Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Tuesday | March 10, 2009
Fifty years of Island

ISLAND RECORDS, the powerful independent company founded in Kingston in 1959, marks its 50th anniversary this year. A statement from founder Chris Blackwell says a week-long celebration scheduled for England in May will mark the occasion... Read More...
Slow start for Mavado
SINGJAY MAVADO'S new album, Mr Brooks - A Better Tomorrow, has made a slow start. The highly anticipated set, distributed by VP Records, failed to make any of Billboard magazine's major charts in its first week of release... Read More...
'The Harder They Come' musical for Toronto
THE STAGE version of The Harder They Come opens at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada, in July. It is scheduled to run for six weeks. "I first saw it in London and thought it was very special. The success of the play has rivaled the original film... Read More...
Something extra
The achievements of women and the birthday of Lady Bustamante dominated the social scene on Sunday... Read More...