Rootz Underground is on the move again… This band does a fantastic live show…check them out! See below for their upcoming tour dates: Apr 18th Club Crawl, Tucson AZ Apr 19th Multicultural Earth Day, San Diego CA

“Do radio deejays contribute to the state of popular Jamaican music?” That’s the question on the table for the upcoming community forum and panel discussion hosted by the Coalition to Preserve Reggae music (CPR), in association with ZYNC TV NEW YORK LINKZ and People of Black Heritage on Thursday, April

On Saturday April 11th 2009 carnival jumbies from around Jamaica and beyond gathered at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa to participate in the annual Beach J’ouvert party. Well produced by Bacchanal Jamaica, Beach J’ouvert 2009 featured Machel Montano HD and friends and the music of Sparkles Disco, DJ Smoke from

There are several exciting events now on  at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Let’s support our budding artists! School of Drama presents its major production: COLOURED GIRLS Director – Trevor Nairne Coloured Girls emerged from the black militant-didactic confrontationist period of the 1960’s and 70’s

YardEdge:  What exactly is BNM anyway? Steve Urchin:  Brand New Machine…a ground breaking + envelope pushing new series presented by Mystic Urchin…every Weds night @ Fiction nightclub

Creative Television (CTV), a Jamaican cable channel for Arts and Culture, in its contribution to Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) 2009, telecasts its Jazz Jammin’ Marathon to cable viewers across Jamaica. Read more at Jamaica Offbeat…

This week Helen MacMillan presents  three workshops that deal with various healing techniques… Tuesday April 7th – 7pm Yes We Can Jamaica! An interactive evening where we will go through a process of release and connection to Spirit with a view to opening to inspired ideas for moving forward personally,

Jake’s, known for its “off-the beaten track” atmosphere, is gearing up once again to offer locals and foreigners alike its annual staging of the Jake’s Off-Road Triathlon set to take place on Sunday, April 26th . This year, however, the organizers are adding a brand new mountain bike race (Jake’s

Sonita Abrahams Sonita Abrahams is the Executive Director of RISE Life Management Services (Reaching Individuals Through Skills and Education), Yoga teacher at Afya Yoga Center, mother and grandmother.  YardEdge talks to Sonita about working with at risk youth in Jamaica… YardEdge:  Tell us about your work? Sonita: I was hired

While I agree with the motivation behind this campaign (to pressure the Jamaican government and private sector to improve protection for and decrease discrimination against homosexuals in Jamaica) I think the campaign’s target is misdirected. The campaign is encouraging a boycott of Red Stripe products in major US cities (as well