We all love a good party: the right ambiance, great friends, tasty food, and, of course, a skilled DJ with the perfect playlist. But, what happens when one of the most important elements is off? When the music isn’t to your taste, is offensive, or...
It has been more than two months since Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica. While Plantation Cove, which hugs the north coast of St Ann, was impacted by the hurricane, it luckily did not sustain major destruction from the Category Five storm...
During the Christmas period and moving into the new year, several production houses offered up plays for audiences to savour. Opened on Boxing Day, Jambiz’s Boopsie’s Homecoming has been an instant hit. The initial reaction from theatregoers was...
Laughter has been credited with many positives, from being good medicine for the soul to significantly slowing down the ageing process. Laughter has now been ascribed the honour of helping people achieve a sense of normalcy as they attempt to...
What if you had one big dream and discovered that someone you love was the architect of its demise? What would you do when you made that discovery, and how would it colour your relationship going forward? This forms the basis of Patrick Brown’s new...
After 22 years of offering up comedy served hot and spicy, the organisers of the Boxing Day show Christmas Comedy Cook-up have the recipe down to an art. Friday’s installation was another series of giggles, guffaws and giveaways as people came...
It was an evening filled with smooth syncopated rhythms and clear improvisations as the Blend Bar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel hosted a gathering of jazz enthusiasts who turned out to enjoy Thursday Night Jazz last Thursday. Conceptualised and...
One did not need to be a music aficionado to appreciate the voices raised in celebration of the Yuletide season, as the Kingston College Chapel Choir presented ‘Tidings of Comfort and Joy’ at the St Augustine Chapel on the school’s North Street...