Post Archive

February 2010

Film

The US Embassy presents “Classic Films We Loved”, a selection of films honoring the cultural and intellectual contributions of African Americans.

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Sports

Each year the Jake’s Off-Road Triathlon, known for its rugged race course and community-driven approach, brings athletes and spectators from overseas and around the island to Jamaica’s laid back South Coast. The annual competition, usually staged on a Sunday, will now take place on Saturday, April 24th and will be

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Worth A Visit

I attended the 99th Anniversary mass at the Roman Catholic Holy Trinity Cathedral on North Street last Sunday and was completely pleasantly surprised by the amazing restoration  program that is underway there. For those who don’t know, the inside of the Cathedral was completed painted over with several layers of

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Music

Sezi Sezi, aka Sarah Silvera, gave an entertaining performance this past Saturday at Jo Jo’s Jerk Pit and More at 12 Waterloo Road near Devon House. Accompanied by well-known jazz guitarist Seretse Small, she offered the large audience a mixture of original material and covers easily as succulent as the

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Worth A Visit

The City Museum of St. Louis, the view from the parking lot- yes, that’s an old airplane up there I recently visited the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri and it got me thinking about how cool it would be to have a City Museum of Kingston. The museum in

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Farin X Change

Emerging reggae band Farin X Change launches its self-titled debut album at the Hard Rock Cafe, Ocho Rios, on Friday February 12th, 2010. The event will feature a pre-show VIP reception followed by a concert showcasing the band itself. The party will continue after the show with the music of

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February is reggae month and in keeping with this,  the Reggae Industry Association of Jamaica presents Roots Reggae Wednesdays. Where: the Ampitheatre at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts When: Wednesday February 3, 10,17 & 24 from 8pm to 12 pm. Cost:  FREE

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Music

Two CHR tracks “Beautiful Mistake” and “Gettin Ill” have been added to the IslandFuse VOTE NOW listing. What that means is that if CHR can get the votes she will be listed on the Island Fuse top 10 chart (which features artists like Etana, Sean Kingston, Mavado, Shaggy, and Sean

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