On Tuesday June 21 at 6pm, Bookophilia is hosting celebrated poet and author, Jacqueline Bishop, as she reads from her collection of poems Snapshots from Istanbul, and her novel The River’s Song. Ms. Bishop was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, before going to the United States to attend college —

Come down to the Palmyra Resort and Spa for the July 1 weekend and enjoy the stunning Palmyra facilities PLUS the BNM SO REAL Beach Party on Saturday July 2 (remember date was changed) with HOUSE DJ’s STEREO MASSIVE. YardEdge has negotiated special rates for our TRIBE!! Our Package: US$150.oo per night

LOVE THIS NEW VIDEO by Nicole ‘Sky’ Grey! The ‘Lollipop’ video recently premiered at Caribbean Fashion Week and was directed by William Richards.  It’s great to see new concepts, style, and visuals in our local videos. Also a talented actress, Sky recently starred in the Jamaican indie film, ‘Better Mus

Rootz Underground goes on tour July 2, here is their summer tour schedule. And check out their new video for Unknown Soldier. Lots more on Rootz Underground in our archives!

Here’s a trailer on a documentary by David Ritter that examines the minority groups of Jamaica from a contemporary and historic outlook. David Ritter is a film maker, adventurer, lover of music and art, and the director and creator of the ‘Forgotten Faces’ series. ‘Forgotten Faces’ is a video documentary

Here are the dates for the summer 2011 tour for Dubtonic Kru. Dubtonic Kru recently won the GLOBAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS “BEST NEW BAND IN THE WORLD” 2010 – 2011. JUNE 09 LAKEPORT, CA KONOCTI VISTA CASINO 01 JUNE 10 SANAT CRUZ, CA MOES ALLEY JUNE 11 CASPAR, CA CASPAR

Once again, Smokin’ Jacket put on a great show this past Friday night at Carlos Cafe. With an eclectic mix of local (Farenizzi, Bridgez, Mia J, M) and international (Daniel Bedingfield) talent, Smokin’ Jacket continues to bring entertaining live music shows to Kingston. Here are some shots from the show…

JAMAICAN designer Nandi Chin Fernandez was  declared the winner of Bride’s Magazine’s Operation Dream Wedding Dress competition. Fernandez greeted the announcement by Bride’s editor-in-chief Millie Bratten on ABC’s Good Morning America, with tears of joy, saying, “It means the world [to me], it really does,” when asked for her reaction

Smokin’ Jacket returns tonight at Carlos Cafe with New Zealand-born British singer-songwriter, Daniel Beddingfield headlining along with local artists Farenizzi, Mia J, Bridgez and M. For more info For review and photos from last Smokin’ Jacket  

Here’s the program for the Anancy Festival being held in Kingston this Saturday, June 11. 2pm – 6pm. The venue is the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 3.  Admission is free. Program