Fashionably DULL - Big bucks eluding the industry
OVER THE past few years, the number of local fashion houses or Jamaican influenced designers has increased; besides already established names like Norma Soas and Les Campbell there are now entities such as SIIM and Catch a Fire. Despite...
British writer Tobias Hill visits Jamaica
SINCE MONDAY, scores of high school students have been getting a new perspective on writing poetry. It is the result of workshops run by Tobias Hill, a multi-award winning British writer now on a 10-day visit to Jamaica. Hill has also been...
Singer looking for comeback
IN THE 1980s Leroy Gibbons used his voice to give local music lovers a 'magic moment'. However in the decade that followed, Gibbons pulled a bit of a disappearing act and the singer was no longer in the limelight in Jamaica. The singer was...
No re-entry, less hassle
'NO RE-ENTRY' signs are cropping up at events all over the place. In fact, the popular Mas Camp venue on Oxford Road in St. Andrew has one prominently placed near the ticket booth. However, why do promoters feel the need to restrict their patrons' movemen
The making of a gospel hit
MANY MUSIC observers have figured that the ingredients currently needed to whip up a secular hit have been reduced drastically in comparison to the days of old. To make a hit these days, an artiste is in need of only two things, it would seem. A 'wicked'.
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