Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
Published: Monday Thursday | January 1, 2009
Kingston Parish Church concert delights
Because the goal of Sunday's concert at The Church of St Thomas the Apostle (popularly called Kingston Parish Church) was to raise funds, there may be some hesitancy on the part of organisers to deem the event an overall success. It attracted, after all, less than a half-full church...
'Caught in the Net': funny to the bone
The preset stage: a beige couch strategically placed, yellow walls with 10 entrances, including one for a closet, all screamed another 'Mama on the couch' play. But when the lights came up and the action started to roll, it was clear that the combined Ray...
'Tata' dies at 68
VINCENT 'TATA' Ford, co-writer of Bob Marley's classic 1974 song No Woman No Cry, has died. Paul Kelly, a spokesman for the Bob Marley Foundation, said Ford died Sunday in hospital at age 68...
Recession hits New Year's Eve celebrations
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP): On recent New Year's Eves in South Beach, booking Lindsay Lohan and R&B singer John Legend as the entertainment would have caused a ticket stampede almost regardless of the cost.
Atlanta school gets US$365,000 from Oprah
ATLANTA (AP):A letter from Oprah Winfrey last week seemed like the world's best Christmas present - until teacher Ron Clark noticed an extra piece of paper flutter out of the envelope.That's when the Atlanta educator saw the US$365,000 cheque for the...
