It’s Jamaica Dance Umbrella time again this weekend at the Philip Sherlock Centre, UWI, Mona. The Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA) will once again showcase the best dance talent in Jamaica and beyond our shores through the Jamaica Dance Umbrella (JDU) 2012 showcase. This will take place

Here’s the latest single and video from Sean Paul’s new album “Tomahawk Technique.” The “Tomahawk Technique” album is out in Europe and Japan and is doing very well. The idea behind the lyric video is to promote the whole “Olympic” feel of the song as the song was inspired by Usain

The community of Treasure Beach will kick off its celebrations of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence with the Inaugural staging of Treasure Beach CULTUREFEST 2012 over the weekend of Friday February 24 to Sunday February 26. Treasure Beach CULTUREFEST 2012 will offer cultural, sporting, music, literary and visual art events

  Here’s a great post by Pret-a-Portie on Jamaican women entrepreneurs in Fairy Hill, Portland and their paper making business. “The Nature’s Handmade Paper Project has been a mainstay of the Fairy Hill community in Portland for over 20 years. The project grew out of the ‘coming-together’ of a few

Here’s a trailer for another Jamaican movie, Man Free by Kinsey Beck, that I’ve recently come across… For more info MAN FREE Great to see so many movies coming out recently on Jamaica…

  The Best of the Jamaica Reggae Film Festival 2011 is happening on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Redbones.  The night will feature Jamaican documentaries, animation, music videos as well as new Jamaican short films.

  For lovers of literature and a good lime, Two Seasons Talking Trees Literary Fiesta is happening on Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Treasure Beach on Jamaica’s South Coast. Talking Trees is part of the Treasure Beach Culture Fest 2012, taking place from February 24-26, 2012. Two Seasons Guest House

Red Bull Music Academy is holding their Annual Application Info Session, this year in Kingston. For more info follow Tandra Lytes on Twitter/DJLytes. This is an invite only event so put in your reservation early – seating will be very limited. For more info on Red Bull Music Academy 2012 see

Below taken from the Hollywood Reporter. Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald’s biography of reggae king Bob Marley brings him to life. Stirring up an exhaustive portrait of the legend behind the music, Kevin Macdonald’s Marley is sure to become the definitive documentary on the much beloved king of reggae. Filled with thrilling

  The inaugural Caribbean Yoga Conference (CYC) held from February 2 to 5, 2012 at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Jamaica was a smashing success with approximately 250 people from all over the world in attendance. The conference was a first of its kind amongst yoga