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Mento music, the folk beat some musicologists consider Jamaica's first popular sound, is the subject of a documentary being produced by British film-maker Rick Elgood. Hot Pepper, the name of the project, is scheduled to be released in early 2010. Elgood...
Tags: Rick Elgood, Jamaican, hot pepper, Jamaica, Kingston, Folk music, Entertainment Culture, Mento
He also noted that in some sense, it seemed people had lost the true meaning of the season and were more preoccupied with the festivities. "Christmas has become a clich� thing for many people. They are caught up in the festivities of the season and not...
Tags: Calvert, nana moses, Kevin, fresh sense, Jamaican, Jamaica, Kingston, Entertainment Culture, Religion Belief
Maroon chieftess Gloria Simms has started a group to give voice to female Maroons as well as preserve and transmit their culture in Jamaica. Simms, who is the founder and director of Maroon Indigenous Women's Circle, is from the Trelawny Town Maroons...
Tags: Gloria Simms, Trelawny Town Maroons, Maroon Indigenous Women's Circle, Jamaican, female maroon, maroon women, Jamaica, Kingston, Ethnic groups in Suriname, Slavery, Accompong, Jamaican Maroons, Maroons, Sierra Leone Creole people
He is credited with increasing global understanding and appreciation of Caribbean culture and identity." Jamaica's ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, marks a significant milestone for the organisation which was established in 1994. The...
Tags: COJO, Jamaican, Jamaica Outreach, Jamaica Pegasus, Gary Williams, Rex Nettleford, United States of America, Kingston, Rhodes Scholarship, Jamaica, University of the West Indies
GHL restructures operations Monday, November 23rd 2009 Guardian Holding Limited Guardian Holding Limited (GHL) made significant changes to the Group’s operations during the third quarter of the year. The decision was taken to put Zenith (UK motor insurance...
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Last year a man was shot and killed just offstage in a conflict among the party's own hooligan elements. In the past Labourites attached to the (in)famous Gang of Five were roughed up, thrown out and disbarred by fellow Labourites loyal to the leader.
Tags: Labourites, Jamaica Labour Party, labour parties, Karl Samuda, Burchell Whiteman, West Kingston, Jamaica Civil Service, Jamaican, PNP, JLP, Kingston, Jamaica, Bruce Golding, Edward Seaga, Politics
Jamaica's sovereign credit ratings by rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) in quick succession, first on August 5 to CCC+ and, more recently, on November 2 to CCC, both with a negative outlook, gives a glimpse of the challenging headwind facing the Jamaican...
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The Hilton poolside offered the perfect setting for the launch party which was well attended by art lovers. Mark Cameron has moved past his landscapes into impressionism and abstract with his current exhibits. His subjects include Bill Cosby and Marilyn...
Tags: Mark Cameron, Oceanside California, art exhibits, Jamaican, cameron launches, Jamaica, Mandeville, Hospitality Recreation, Oceanside
Gallimore was speaking at the Public Sector Customer Service Conference, put on by the Modernisation Division in the Cabinet Office, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Wednesday. He noted that in the recently launched productivity report for Jamaica...
Tags: Andrew Gallimore, modernisation division, public sector, Jamaican, Jamaica, Kingston, Business Finance, Customer experience management, Customer service, Information Technology Infrastructure Library
Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer International child advocate Dr Wess Stafford believes there is hope for the country, as the Church plays its role in making positive changes, and despite the many problematic issues that confront children. Stafford said...
Tags: Jamaican, Jamaica Pegasus, Dr Wess Stafford, Dr Las Newman, Jamaica, Kingston, Compassion International, Health Medical Pharma