'Hop' light but potent
HOP, DIRECTED by Dominique Standaert, is a delightful drama that simultaneously points to the struggles of racism and living as a migrant in contemporary Europe, while taking a heart-warming look at love, family and friendship.
Chokey Taylor beams with 'Sunshine Reggae'
CHOKEY TAYLOR sports a sunny smile on the jacket of the Sunshine Reggae and he has a right to, as his expression matches the title and quality of the 15-track set. The music at the start of the first track, The Wedding Song (It's All About You)...
Clive Warren: a voice crying in the wilderness
WITH THE current state of the country, both secular and gospel artistes are singing about the hope of a brighter tomorrow. Clive Warren is a contestant in this year's Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Gospel Song Contest.
Yolande Bennett - FASHIONISTA, BEHIND THE SCENES
THE JAMAICAN runway is a stage full of flair and colour. While most persons are familiar with the faces of the models, behind the scenes, it is the designers who are the creative engines.
Action overpowers feeling in 'Last Stand'
BY ITSELF, X-Men: The Last Stand is a very entertaining film. Alas, it cannot stand alone and when compared to the previous two films, it falters. The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner, falters because X-Men rests on the careful balance...
Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) provides service to Calabash
PERSONS TRAVELLING to the 2006 Calabash International Literary Festival in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, from Kingston will have the option of using the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) direct service. The presentations at the festival begin...
'Wisteria' removes the South's pretty mask
WISTERIA IS a slim volume of 41 poems by Professor Kwame Dawes, programming director of the Calabash International Literary Festival, the 2006 edition of which gets under way in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, today.
Musical moments captured at Unity
SUNDAY'S 'CAPTURE the Moment' at Unity on Old Hope Road, St.Andrew, was a concert held in a church, but not a typical church concert. From late afternoon until a few minutes after 10:00 p.m.,ska, reggae,R&B and a touch of jazz delighted an audience...
No flight for copied CDs
IF YOU try to send a copy of a burnt CD with at least one package shipper, your business will be declined. Burning CDs is illegal, and this, therefore, makes shipping them also illegal.
Desmond Dekker dies
DESMOND ADOLPHUS Dacres, more widely known around the globe as Desmond Dekker, is dead. The ska artiste, who was born on July 17, 1941, in Jamaica, died in the United Kingdom at 4:00 a.m. Thursday.
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