Hempstead, LI:Nassau County Executive, Edward P. Mangano, and the Jamaica Cultural Alliance have announced the launch of the First Annual Long Island Caribbean-American International Festival (LICAIF).

There has been an obvious growth in live music events and this revolution seems to be appreciated by the players and their audiences.Lloyd Laing, Reggae News Corporation chief executive officer, who...

Derrick Harriott's 1967 Solomon is the age-old story of a man, woman, money and wisdom, the last not so much in the sense of balanced, informed decisions, but womanly wiles. For while the legendary biblical king's decision-making capability was renowned, so was his appetite for women.

Solomon never made it to the top of the charts, going as high as number three but no further. Ahead of it were The Heptones with Baby Be True and Penny For Your Song by The Federals. "There was a real powerful crop of artistes at the time," Derrick Harriott reflected.

Debra Ehrhardt got a standing ovation on the first night of Jamaica Farewell, which has been running at The Theatre place on Haining Road.The following morning, Ehrhardt revealed plans to make the one-woman play into a movie.

Kerry Moxam, Miss 12 to 12 Promotions, is already one of the 10 finalists in this year's Miss Jamaica World (MJW) competition.