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Arts & Culture
Anjell Bryan is Festival Queen
MISS Kingston and St Andrew, Anjell Bryan, was crowned Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Queen 2014 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew on Saturday. The 25-year-old won ahead of Miss St Ann, Sharlene Codner, who was first runner-up, and second runner-up Mis ... Read More
Celebrating
the Chinese on film
THE Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA), in association with the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), will h ... Read More
Remembering Ken Ramsay
A small group gathered at the Redbones Blues Café in St Andrew on Thursday evening to pay hom ... Read More
Parish queens face off on Saturday
COME Saturday night, one of 13 parish queens will walk away with the crown and title Miss Jamaica Fe ... Read More
MoBay braces for Sumfest gains
THE St James Parish Council is committed to investing in the staging of Reggae Sumfest in its capital city Montego Bay. For mayor of Montego Bay Glendon Harris, this fits into the overall aim of the council. "The parish council is taking the time to invest in projects like Reggae Sumfest, as there are benefits to be earned over the long and short term. Furthermore, we want Montego Bay to become the entertainment capital of Jamaica, so we must support this venture and others like it." He note ... Read More
Huge crowd for Sumfest opener
IT was an impressive start to Reggae Sumfest 2014 as a huge crowd turned out for the Sumfest Beach Party at Aquasol Theme Park in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday. From as early as midday patrons began pouring in the venue, many with the FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on their minds. The match was, however, projected on a massive screen, much to their delight. With the match out of the way, DJ Crazy Neil took over the turntable controls and made light work of getting patron ... Read More
Laurie-Ann Chin is Miss Jamaica World
LAURIE-ANN Chin walked away with the coveted Miss Jamaica World 2014 crown at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, Saturday night. The 22-year-old Chin — who wore the sash Miss University College of the Caribbean (UCC) — emerged ahead of the batch of 19 contestants to win over $15 million in prizes, including an Audi A3, courtesy of ATL Automotive, and a weekend for two at a Sandals Resort property. An overjoyed Chin, who also took the Best Figure award, spoke to the Jam ... Read More
BOOM MOVES!
COME July 27, approximately 20 dance groups will battle for the chance to be the top crew and a shot at the main prize of US$10,000, in the Boom Badda Dan: the ultimate dancehall dance battle. In a bid to push dancehall music and make its contribution to promoting Brand Jamaica, Boom energy drink has organised this event which is expected to attract dancers from across the globe. Chieftin Campbell, community relations coordinator for Boom, explained the idea came about having seen where a numb ... Read More
Wright-Good writes good book
FRIDAY, July 4 was a day of celebration for Jamaican motivational author Joan Wright-Good as she launched her second book, You Are Different For A Reason; Maximize Your Difference at Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. "I was very significant to launch this book in Jamaica, because this is where my heart is and you can never forget where you're coming from," Wright-Good told the Jamaica Observer. The launch saw performances from gospel artistes such as Sean Coore and JCee, while Laud Minist ... Read More
Abrupt end to Boston Jerk Music Fest
THE 15th Tropical Lagoon Boston Jerk Music Festival, held last Sunday at Boston playfield in Portland, was beset by challenges. Its musical section, scheduled to end at 8:00 pm, dragged until 9:45 pm when police ordered proceedings closed with Bushman on stage. The Fabulous Five, led by bassist Frankie Campbell, performed hours after being involved in an auto accident in Port Antonio. Four members of the band were in the two-vehicle collision and suffered injuries. Trombonist Romeo Gray came ... Read More
Stines bares ‘Soul’
SOUL Casings — the first book from choreographer Dr L’Antoinette Stines’s doctoral thesis — was launched at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on Saturday. As artistic director of L’Acadco, Stines used her company’s work to showcase each of the book’s chapters which cover her journey from a student of classical ballet in Harbour View, St Andrew, to her studies in New York, and through to t ... Read More
No place to play
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com | Sunday, July 06, 2014
WHEN the curtains close on the David Tulloch-directed For My Daughter this month, it will be the final production at The Pantry Playhouse in New Kingston. In October last year, another New Kingston venue, Stages, closed its doors. It has prompted concern in some quarters that local theatre is experiencing serious challenges. According to director/playwright Dahlia Harris, whose plays include Judgement, God's Way and God Go Wid Yuh, although crowd support fluctuates, things have been tough in r ... Read More
The Art & Soul of Kingston
Kingston is the breathing, pulsing, culturally thriving heart of this dynamic country of ours. It's the birthplace of ska and reggae and the incubator of our most explosive fashions. It's acutely manicured in parts and gaudily colourful in others. It's loud, dirty, dangerous and proud and offers an incredible variety of artistic expression through its multi-faceted character. SO is donning its walking shoes to give you a tour of the many fascinating ways Kingston expresses itself. We take a look ... Read More
Ajamu zooms in on dancehall
THIS is the final in a 12-part series looking at Jamaicans who have excelled in the tri-state (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) area's entertainment and leisure industry. FOR the past 20 years, Marlon 'Ajamu' Myrie has zoomed in on the New York City dancehall scene, using his camera to capture the biggest artistes on the town or in concert. On June 20-21, Ajamu relived many of those moments in 'Dancehall: Music, Life and Culture, an exhibition at the popular Brooklyn Fete venue. It was t ... Read More
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