'Original Dancehall Jam Jam' covers eras
FROM BIG Youth to Gyptian, Burru Banton to Perfect and Pinchers to I-Wayne, a blend of performers was announced for the third staging of The Original Dancehall Jam Jam on Wednesday afternoon.

Community central to 'Unity Splash'
FROM THE start of the show in 1993 to the entrance price and parking for the 2006 renewal, the community spirit of Magnum Unity Splash was emphasised on Tuesday night.

Stitchie takes his ministry backstage
THE MOST recent Heineken Startime saw thousands of people, lots of Heineken, some vintage stars - and Stitchie. The gospel artiste brought his ministry to the Mas Camp Village on Oxford Road in New Kingston, where the event was held.

Death moves Renay McKnight to song
THROUGH DEATH came sudden inspiration out of the mouth of a near babe. The then eight-year-old Renay McKnight rose to the occasion and sang a farewell lullaby for her uncle at his funeral.

Live Wyya 8th in band battle
LIVE WYYA emerged eighth in the world finals of the Global Battle of the Bands Competition, held on Wednesday night. The final showdown of 24 winning bands from their respective countries took place at the London Astoria.

A novel 'Pride and Prejudice'
IT IS a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is an absolutely fabulous story. Its newest adaptation to film, directed by Joe Wright and scripted by Deborah Moggach, is a very eloquent and entertaining...

Genesis 2006 goes triple
THE GENESIS Festival 2006 will be a 19-hour triple fest of music, with shows in Kingston, Mandeville and Montego Bay. "It's going to be a radical day and the young people are going to have a radical time," said the Reverend Dr. Peter Morgan.

Int'l flavour to Klyde Broox book launch
WITH POETS from Jamaica, Bermuda, Guyana and, of course, Canada, the launch of Klyde 'Durm-I' Broox's poetry collection, My Best Friend Is White, took on international proportions.