Some peeved party patron(s) ought to call on the Fair Trading Commission to investigate misleading advertising by the organisers of several so-called 'premium inclusive' parties.
Some time after, 'Rex N: A Celebration', had begun last Thursday evening in the Oriental Gardens, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Principal Gordon Shirley set the context for the university's marking of Rex Nettleford's passage through life.
Reggae Month 2010 ends today, with more than 30 events having been scheduled for February. The series of activities spanned the island with a mix of live concerts, symposia, films, parties, workshops, exhibitions, school tours and trade fairs.
In the rituals of the Maroons, Kumina, Revivalism, Pocomania, Rastafarianism and reggae, the African drum is never quiet. But how could it have been in a country where during a particular period of our chequered past it was the singular voice of liberation and promise? In its hypnotic and pulsating beats lie its power and strength. It is even immortal.
Vogue's style. com predicted that she would be one of three new faces to watch for the fall/winter show season and Pulse's Sedene Blake has already surpassed expectations.
Olivia Grange said "from my vantage point as Minister of Culture and the minister with responsibility for entertainment, I believe that the month was not as celebratory as last year's observance.
The University of the West Indies hosts the book launch of Lauris Faith Mair's My Life I Make - Revisited: Spiritual Reflections on Reggae Lyrics tomorrow.
When a dear one 'goes gently into that midnight', it is often a painful experience for those who are left behind. And when the sunset is sudden, the ache, now shrouded in shock and horror, must be quite agonising.
Influential saxophonist, Cedric 'Im' Brooks, is in a coma at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City.Junior Blake, a friend of the musician, said he was admitted there February 18.
Jamaican popular music has a proud record of producing great drum-and-bass teams - Lloyd Knibb and Lloyd Brevette of the Skatalites, Carlton and Aston 'Familyman' Barrett of The Wailers, and Sly and Robbie....
NEW YORK (AP):After turmoil that included public squabbling, threats of a line-up change and a rehab stint, Aerosmith is back and ready to rock.The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have announced their Cocked, Locked and Ready To Rock European summer tour -...
"It is a great experience to come to Jamaica to sing," American blues singer Joan Cartwright told The Gleaner.Cartwright, who goes by the name Diva JC, is the featured artiste on the annual US Embassy event, Blues on the Green...
Look out, Hollywood, there is a new kid in town. It is the Barbadian film Hush 2 - End The Silence. After a successful eight-week run in Barbados, it was Jamaica's turn to experience the Marcia Weekes-penned and directed movie...
The 2010 Miss Global International beauty pageant was launched at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday under the theme 'Beauty for Tourism'.Speaking to those in attendance, Lachu Ramchandani, the pageant's...
The most anticipated event each year in Trinidad and Tobago is its road march (also known as Pretty Mas), which takes place on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
London-based Trojan Records has launched a campaign for rare Desmond Dekker memorabilia, for possible inclusion on expanded versions of his first two albums, which the label plans to reissue this year...
Now in its seventh year, Yasus Afari's Poetry In Motion rumbles on Sunday at Villa Gardens, Mandeville, starting with an all-inclusive dinner at 4 p.m.; show time will be at 6 p.m.
Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Setting one's alarm for 2:30 in the morning, on the Monday before Ash Wednesday, may seem a tad crazy to anyone who has not participated in Trinidad's J'Ouvert...
Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
With the 2010 International Reggae Conference heading to a close last Saturday at the Assembly Hall, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, a German tag...
