Jamaica Broilers says thank you with Best Dressed 50 Fest
WESTERN BUREAU: With a police estimate of 45,000, western Jamaica graciously accepted the 'Thank you Jamaica' gesture of Jamaica Broilers' Best Dressed 50 Fest at Dump Up Beach on Friday and Saturday. The Gleaner-sponsored...
Vinyl Record Collectors Association members take a spin to Florida
Representatives of the Vinyl Record Collectors Association of Jamaica will travel to Fort Lauderdale on May 23-26 to attend their annual 'gathering'. The event, which is being staged 10 years now, will see record vinyl collectors from different chapters...
'Iron Man' is pure gold at the box office
LOS ANGELES (AP): The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in US$100.7 million during its opening weekend, and US$104.2 million since debuting last Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever...
University Players' production of 'A Tempest' celebrates Aimé Césaire
The University Players, the resident theatre company of the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of the West Indies, Mona, will be staging an English translation of Aimé Césaire's play A Tempest (Une tempéte) from May...
What's so special about Césaire?
The Associated Press Paris: The esteemed Martinique poet and politician Aimé Césaire was a leading figure in the movement for black consciousness.Césaire died in Fort-de-France on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Singer Ana Strachan returns for a classical performance
Classical singer Ana Strachan came off her break to perform at Jamaica Musical Theatre Company's (JMTC) final show of its concert series 'Sounds of Music - Concert Gems' recently at Alhambra Inn yesterday. Strachan, who was the 2003 Grand Champion of its World Performing ...
Something Extra...
The weekend was one whirlwind of activity. From trying on different hats to weddings to ruby celebrations and an Evening of the Classics...
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