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Following an impressive debut last year of the Reggae Symphony, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA), three reggae icons will again grace the stage of the Center for a second performance to be held on Sunday, March 29. The premiere performance "Reggae Symphony 2009" will feature reggae ambassador Freddie McGregor, reggae songstress Marcia Griffiths, and veteran singer...

In an effort to breathe new life into the sport of boxing, the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (JBBC) says it will be placing greater emphasis on the development of boxing among the youth. In an interview with JIS News, General Secretary of the JBBC, Leroy Brown, said that one of the things that the Board is trying to do...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange has said that she believes that the most important step that the country can take towards controlling crime and violence "is to breakdown that wall that exists between the police and the citizens, especially our young citizens and the police." Minister Grange was the guest speaker at the official launch of the National Police Youth...

The third annual Marcus Garvey Fair, to honour the legacy of Jamaica's first National Hero, was held recently at Liberty Hall in Resource, Manchester. Events Co-ordinator Valerie Dixon, who has spearheaded the celebration over the past three years, told JIS News that the fair served as a means of "carrying on the legacy of a man, who laboured tirelessly to...

Jamaican musicologist Dermott Hussey says that a study of the global penetration of Jamaica's Reggae music into communities which have adopted it, could reveal that its internationalization was the country's finest hour. Addressing a Reggae Symposium and Art Exhibition at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Monday (February 23), Mr. Hussey noted that Reggae enjoys international fame, like...

The life and work of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, were celebrated in a brief ceremony at National Heroes Park , in Kingston, on Tuesday (Feb.24) to commemorate the 125th anniversary of his birth. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, and Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller, were among the...

A developmental workshop on wardrobe planning and basic make-up application, was held by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), on February 24, at the Ridgemount United Church, in Mandeville, Manchester. Twenty-seven participants representing schools and businesses from the JCDC's Central Region, comprising Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, were taught how to groom and care for the skin, build a wardrobe...

Some three thousand records of Jamaican music from the vast collection of the Barnes brothers of broadcasting, Jeff, Winston and Ed have been turned over to the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports for placement in the Jamaica Music Archives. At a handing over ceremony at the Press Room at the Office of the Prime...

Trench Town Culture Yard, internationally recognised as the cornerstone reggae music, has been designated a Protected National Heritage Site by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), boosting its potential to attract visitors. A ceremony, to unveil a plague bearing the designation, was hosted by the JNHT yesterday (Feb. 20), in the Kingston inner city community. Executive Director of the JNHT,...

An agri-business expo, aimed at sensitizing young people about the various business opportunities in the agricultural sector and strategies to establish successful enterprises, was held recently in St. Elizabeth. Scores of residents of the parish attended the event, which was staged at the Santa Cruz Community Centre. Regional Community Development Manager for the Social Development Commission (SDC), Yvette Anderson-Barrett, advised...

Ida Stewart of Lime Tree Garden in St. Ann is not the world's oldest person, but she is one of the longest living Jamaicans. The Registrar General's Department (RGD) yesterday (Feb.19) presented the super-centenarian, fondly called Miss Ida, with a birth certificate to verify that her correct age is 112 and not 122 as was believed. An edition of the...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has assured His Majesty King Juan Carlos 1 and Queen Sofia of Spain, of the government's commitment to returning Spanish Town to its glory days. Ms. Grange, who was speaking at a civic function at Emancipation Square today (Feb. 18) in honour of the visiting Monarchs, said that serious efforts were...