Mandeville's Institute of Arts & Culture is headed by a husband-and-wife team of veteran educators. Dr Nolma Coley Agard is an author, playwright and theatre director, while Keith Agard is an artist. ...
Nine days of KOTE 2014Kingston on the Edge (KOTE), the largest visual and performing arts festival in the English-speaking Caribbean, kicks off its seventh staging today at Redbones Blues Café in New Kingston.
After the staging of Funfest in Easter this year, the family-oriented event will again be held on Sunday, June 29, at Hope Gardens, Old Hope Road, St Andrew....
Screenwriters now have until tomorrow to submit entries for the Aunty Roachy Festival's short film competition.A new feature of Jamaica Festival, the Aunty Roachy Festival, is geared towards the development and showcasing of Jamaican storytelling in all...
United Kingdom (UK) Gospel singer Annastasia Baker has released a song pleading for the release of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls still held by extremist group Boko Haram.Baker, who won UK Gospel contest 'Time2Shine' last year, released her new single,...
Fans of late R&B star Aaliyah have voiced objections over the upcoming biopic about her life.On Tuesday, it was revealed that Disney Star Zendaya Coleman had landed the role of the singer, who died in a plane crash in 2001.Many fans raised...
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the latest Ivy League University to add Turn Back Blow to its library catalogue.Turn Back Blow, written by Jamaican author Roger Williams, was already listed as part of...
In an effort to preserve the cultural partnership between Jamaica and Japan, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will participate at the One Love Jamaica Festival in Tokyo, Japan, set for Saturday and Sunday...
After years of being temporarily closed to the general public, The Ward Theatre will reopen its doors later this month. Earlier this year, Jonathan Greenland, executive member of the Ward Theatre Foundation...
On Sunday evening, for the 10th time, the Kingston chapter of Soroptimist International of Jamaica presented a Classics in June concert for the enjoyment of aficionados of the genre....
Tupac Shakur was one of the most controversial, musically gifted and socially complicated minds of our time.Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Tupac fans joined together to show that his music lives on.#HappyBirthdayTupac...
Four years ago, they got involved in the World Cup when Ziggy Marley released the song, Africa Land. This time around, the Marleys have joined 'the greatest show on earth' through fashion....
Raging Fyah's signature style - soulful roots rock reggae music - is presented in fine style on their sophomore album, Destiny, which the group launches today.Kumar Bent's voice resonates throughout the album, rich and electrifying, expertly enhanced by...
Jamaica's sexy songbird Denyque is promising that tomorrow night will be special, when she launches her new music video, How to Rave.Set for the Mercedes Benz showroom at 51 South Camp Road at 7 p.m., the video launch is...
Lily Allen lied about being offered a role in Game Of Thrones.The Air Balloon singer was reportedly offered the chance to work alongside her actor brother Alfie Allen - who plays Theon Greyjoy in...
Bright lights, colourful costumes, high energy and some artistic moves brought the curtains down on the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Festival of the Arts, National Finals - Dance....
AP:In a summertime battle of sequels, a pair of kooky cops beat out flying dragons for the top spot at the box office.The R-rated comedy, 22 Jump Street, debuted in first place with $60 million, followed by How to Train Your Dragon 2, which opened with...
Winston Hubert McIntosh more popularly known as Peter Tosh was born on October 19, 1944. Having moved to Trench Town as a teen where he met Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Tosh quickly rose to fame as part of the reggae band, The Wailers.
The Coalition to Preserve Reggae (CPR) Music, Inc has joined forces with the International African Arts Festival (IAAF) to bring roots reggae music back to the main stage of the festival for the 43rd staging of the annual event.
Jamaica's Greatest Reggae Show, Reggae Sumfest, will this year celebrate its 22nd anniversary with Pepsi Cola Jamaica, who is on board for another exciting staging.
