After a successful launch in April, the second staging of the local hip-hop party and showcase #PayAttention will be held on Saturday, May 19, at the Heather’s Garden Restaurant, 9 Haining Road, starting at 8:00 p.m. The event will feature performances by local R&B artiste Tari Prime and hip-hop artistes Shermon Dadz and Five Steez. [...]

Even the most erudite musical historians and ardent aficionados of reggae icon Bob Marley, who have studiously absorbed every iota of verifiable information and distilled all the anecdotes and conjecture pertaining to his life and work, would have still gleaned something new and interesting from the recently released documentary “Marley: The Definitive Story”, directed by Kevin [...]

Jamaica’s six-member junior team finished 26th from a field of 31 participating countries at the 2012 DAKINE International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships (WJSC) presented by Billabong, which was held at Playa Venao in Panama from April 14 to 22. Hawaii took home the team gold at the event, and Jamaica, which had [...]

Jamaican model, recording artiste and actress Nicole ‘Sky’ Grey’s latest film “Restless City” opened in limited release on April 27 in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, and will expand to Chicago, D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit and Seattle on May 5. The film, which was an official selection at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, explores the [...]

Internationally acclaimed dancehall superstar Sean Paul his been extremely busy in recent times, producing rhythms, touring to promote his fifth studio album “Tomahawk Technique”, staging his weekly club series Dutty Rock, teaming up with Fine Champagne Cognac Rémy Martin, and most recently performing in Belfast, Ireland on April 13 at MTV’s Titanic Sounds festival. This [...]

Created in 2011 by fashion designer Juanita S. Reid, the Syiim swimsuit line will debut its first collection at this year’s staging of Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW) from June 7 to 11. The swim and resort collection, called Exhibela (from the Cuban salsa dance meaning “Exhibit her/Show her off”), is inspired by exotic tropical cultures, [...]

Motorsport enthusiasts are all fired up for the upcoming Carnival of Speed race meet on April 8 and 9 at the Dover Raceway in St. Ann. The first event of the 2012 race season for the Jamaica Race Drivers Club (JRDC), Carnival of Speed will once again be dominated by the Doug Gore vs. David [...]

Valerie Wint, the eldest daughter of Arthur Wint – Jamaica’s first Olympic gold medallist, officially launched her book “The Longer Run – A Daughter’s Story of Arthur Wint” on March 15 at Bookophilia on Hope Road. The launch of the book, which was actually published last year by Ian Randle Publishers, took place in the [...]

The impressive works of young and upcoming artists are currently on display at The Mutual Gallery and Art Centre’s “Art Fresh 2012″ exhibition, which opened on March 8 and will run through to April 7. The exhibition brings together self-taught artists with less than a decade of professional experience, formally trained artists who graduated from [...]

The Jamaica Orchid Society staged its annual show on March 24 and 25 at the Exhibition Hall of the Jamaica Horticultural Society, located at Gibson Drive, Hope Pastures, adjoining Hope Botanical Gardens. Held under the theme “Carry Mi Orchid”, a reference to the Jamaican folk song “Carry Mi Ackee Go A Linstead Market”, [...]