Jamaican Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) popular song contest - Chicago 'Been There', not quite done that
Last year, Ricardo 'Chicago' Gayle made a bold pronouncement that his fellow contestants "should notbe comfortable if I come even second in online voting". He was talking about the nine other contestants, he was competing against in the Jamaican Cultural Development Commission...
GOSPEL - 'Perfect Love' not enough for Hugh Miller
It is not good enough that Hugh Miller is a member of the gospel group Perfect Love; he now wants to stand at the fore, running his own show. Miller wasalso a back-up singer in last year's Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Gospel Song Competition.
'Transformers' wrecks 4th of July records
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Sci-fi action film Transformers smashed another box-office record by grossing US$29.1 million on its second full day of release, the most ever for a July 4 holiday, according to figures released on Thursday.
Rebellion in a language
MOVIE: Roots, 30th anniversary edition, Episode 2.GENRE: Historical dramaRATING: Five starsRUNNING TIME: 95 minutesWHO'S IN IT: Edward Asner, LeVar Burton, David Greene, John Erman, William Blinn, Jan Scott, Lynn Stalmaster, Louis Gossett Jr....
'Roots' not without its critics
Near the beginning of the second episode of Roots, after the uprising by Africans on the Lord Ligonier, there is the landing at port in America on September 29, 1767. That takes place at Annapolis, Maryland, now a famed training base for the U.S. navy...
AUDIOREVIEW - Little change in 'Revolution: Chapter 1'
Album: Revolution: Chapter 1Artiste: Yasus AfariGenre: Reggae (dub poetry)Rating: Two out of fiveWhen a CD is entitled Revolution: Chapter 1, one expects a whole new radical effort by an artiste. However, this album falls short of the mark.
Three weeks to 'Breaking Performance'
The summer holiday is upon parents again, leaving them in pursuit of suitable activities to engage their children in. One such possibility is the Breaking Performance summer workshops in performance and public speaking, to be held at the Pantry Playhouse on Dumfries Road in New Kingston.
New HBO channel for Caribbean
MIAMI, Florida: HBO Latin America GroupSM announced yesterday the official launch of its new HBO channel tailored-made to satisfy the needs of Caribbean audiences after two weeks of successful trials. The new totally digital and 100 per cent...
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