8+ hour, 53+ min ago   (440+ words) SIXTY-FIVE students graduated from the Food For The Poor (FFTP) Jamaica Band Camp on August 20, marking the programme’s largest cohort. Food For The Poor also celebrated 16 years of transforming young lives through music in Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town, and across…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (600+ words) AT least two Kingston entrepreneurs whose livelihoods depend on charging US Embassy visitors a fee to store their mobile devices or provide them with phone calls are requesting a meeting with embassy officials, seeking ways to adapt after a new…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago   (518+ words) EXECUTIVE director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr Carey Wallace has underscored the importance of collaboration as Jamaica’s entertainment sector in driving economic growth and advancing the country’s development. Wallace made the call on Tuesday during the official launch…...

1+ day, 1+ min ago   (286+ words) Aspiring artistes are expected at 8Rivas Ultra Lounge in Ocho Rios on September 16 for the opening round of the Reggae Trail Talent Search, organised by music industry veteran Paula “Suzie Q” Rose. The 11-week event showcases budding acts from across Jamaica…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (389+ words) AT 21, Javier Davis is already learning that sometimes, supporting the arts means doing the work before anyone is watching. With no certainty that the idea he has will bear meaningful fruit, Davis formed Di Talent Lab — a space where, so…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (423+ words) Dancehall artiste 450 is gearing up to make his debut performance at the highly anticipated Caribbean Music Awards (CMA). The fourth annual ceremony and showcase will take place on Saturday, September 19 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (470+ words) Whenever Lloyd “Bread” McDonald of The Wailing Souls visits Jamaica, he usually drives by Channel One, where the group made its name in the 1970s. The legendary studio’s deterioration shocked him. When he saw scenes of Channel One’s demolition on social…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (425+ words) AFTER three years of celebrating Caribbean excellence in New York City, the Caribbean Music Awards (CMAs) is coming home. For the first time since its inception, the awards ceremony will be staged on Caribbean soil, with Trinidad and Tobago selected…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (325+ words) CHANNEL One, where countless hit songs were recorded during the 1970s and 1980s, has been demolished. The facility, located at 29 Maxfield Avenue in Kingston, was destroyed on September 5. Tony Hoo Kim, whose family owns the property, refused to comment on the action,…...

5+ day, 51+ min ago   (315+ words) Singer Fred Debs heard a lot about reggae as a young artiste in his native Lebanon. Some of the stories were positive, others negative. But he saw the good side of Jamaican culture while recording Seasons, his first song. The…...