While some entertainers throw grand events for fans to help them celebrate their birthdays, singer, Peter Lloyd, wants everyone to help him mark his special day tomorrow by doing an act of kindness. And he intends..
Under the National Think Right campaign, launched at Jamaica House in December, Red Stripe is working with the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) to implement strategies and programmes to bring underage drinking and driving to an all-time low....
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Havalee Henry was recently presented with a cheque for J$1.5 million after her project, a mobile clinic, was one of three selected to receive money from the Arthur Guinness fund...
Ziggy Marley was one of the early winners yesterday at the 56th annual Grammy Awards.Marley won in the category of Best Reggae Album for his effort, Ziggy Marley In Concert...
At the press launch of the 2014 National Pantomime, The Golden Macca Fat, there were promises of magic, eccentric characters, feet-tapping, singing and dancing. It was a promise kept in part....
The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival is promising to be an extra special event this year with an eclectic mix of entertainers down to perform. This year's line-up for the three-day festival being held at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, from January 31-February 1, includes icon Marcia Griffith sharing a stage with the likes of dancehall icon Beenie Man and new roots reggae star Chronixx.
The Staples Center in Los Angeles might be where the awards will be handed out, but Usain Bolt's Tracks & Records (UBT&R) on Constant Spring Road will be the Grammy hotspot tonight.
Last week, we looked at a few examples of how the famed AK-47 rifle has made its way into Jamaican popular music. However, it is as impossible to disassociate the Russian rifle from the M-16, of United States make, as it is to split Bounty Killer and Beenie Man when discussing dancehall rivalries. So, today, we give the M-16 its musical due.
According to Dr Frederik Carpe, a researcher at Oxford University, women with big bottoms are smarter and are less likely to get diabetes since they are more likely to produce hormones to metabolise sugar.
Despite sponsorship woes earlier in the month, the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) seems to be on track to host what they hope will be the biggest staging of Reggae Month.
One suspects that back in the day when Peter Green used to host all-inclusive parties while a student at Calabar High School, he had some idea that he would one day be the brain behind one of fastest-growing and largest event-marketing and promotion companies in Jamaica.
Jamaican singer-songwriter, Kat C.H.R. has come of age with her latest project, Gold, written by her and co-produced with Andrew 'Preggs' Thompson, who has toured the world with international recording artiste Sean Paul, and whose drumming and production expertise has made him a household name throughout Jamaica's alternative music scene.
Relatively new label, Cahban Records, is set to host its first live concert for dancehall artiste Alkaline. The concert, titled Live Me Life, features veteran dancehall/reggae backing band Ruff Kutt and will see young headliner Alkaline performing for up...
For the past couple of weeks, students at the School of Drama, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, have been enjoying high-energy classes with a new lecturer.
Everybody is asking the question, "What is a maccafat?" Beyond a doubt, this is the most provocative title for a play currently onstage in one of the busiest theatre seasons.The Golden Maccafat draws attention to the Little Theatre Movement's (LTM)...
Deadline extended for JCDC Gospel Song competitions - Friday, January 31 is the new deadline for entries in the 2014 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Jamaica Gospel Song and Jamaica Children's Gospel Song...
The National Gallery of Jamaica's (NGJ) Last Sundays programme for January is scheduled for January 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the 'Explorations II: Religion and Spirituality' exhibition ...
