Sumfest presents 2006 line-up
THERE WAS a burst of applause when the last of several glossy, coloured banners was unrolled at the Liguanea Club, New Kingston, on Wednesday evening. It was a picture of rapper 50 Cent, his larger than life face keeping company...

Shaggy greets Prime Minister with 'Strength of a Woman'
ON SUNDAY night at the 'Celebrities and their Mothers' concert, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said she was the luckiest woman in the world. Upon her arrival, she joined Shaggy on stage, the deejay serenading her with Strength of a Woman.

'Third World' director takes First World award
YESTERDAY, DIRECTOR Chris Browne (Third World Cop) received a spanking new notch on his filmmaker's belt when he became the first Jamaican to win the prestigious Hartley-Merrill International Scriptwriting Prize with his script, Ghett'a.

Ziggy Marley supports enviro focus in schools
MUSIC ISN'T the only thing at the top of a certain Marley's list these days. Ziggy Marley recently made a contribution to the Jamaica Environment Trust's (JET) Schools' Environment Programme (SEP), to aid in the development of environmental education...

'Family Secrets' lacks body
THE THREE-HANDER Family Secrets, written by Roberto Ramos-Perea and directed by William Lampert, is an interesting play which never quite fulfilled its potential. The play has just completed its two-weekend run at the Dennis Scott...

Sinking from dockside
NEW YORK (AP): LONG BEFORE the big wave hits in Poseidon, the first sign of trouble comes from looking at the cast list. Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett - they're all too good-looking.