Now that California is considering legalizing marijuana…what’s stopping us? Surely there’s lots of tax revenue there?  And we could for sure use it… Your thoughts? Read more at The West…

Area Youth Foundation’s new CD “Building Bridges”, launched recently, is more than a collection of tracks burned onto a disk. Throughout Area Youth’s 12 years of working together with wonderfully talented young people, they have been creating songs that uplift, inspire and entertain.

This is part 2 of a 3 part post. Part 1 can be found here. Treasure Dub (Treasure Isle) 197-something An austere cover from the “heavy manners” period of the 70s Dub as a musical technique did not really emerge on the Jamaican scene until roughly 1972, although proto-dub was

The Afflicted Yard Presents… “MOVIES THEY NEVER SHOW IN JAMAICA….THE WRESTLER”.

UNIVERSITY DANCE SOCIETY 38TH SEASON THIS WEEKEND Marlon Simms Denise Gibbs Michael Holdgate Maria Hitchins Sade Bully Stephanie Belnavis Lawson Pinder

Check out Stanley&Empress on Friday’s Fashion’s Night Out! Empress & Nadia Stanley Stanley&Empress Boutique will be making this event an unforgettable shopping experience with music, fine wines and cocktails, fabulous Jamaican designs and BARGAINS galore. Starting at 5p.m on Friday, September 10th Stanley&Empress Boutique will be discounting all the pieces

Photo by  Joanna Francis a past student of the Edna Manley College. The Jamaican government recently announced it’s intention to cut funding to the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts by two thirds (although they managed to find US$500,000 or J$40 million for this year’s Jamaica Jazz

Rootz Underground will be on the road again in March/April. Their upcoming dates are March 24th-  Negril, Jamaica Spring Break show for Soul Rebellion April 24th-   Austin, Texas at Flamingo Cantina April 25th-   Houston, Texas at the Houston International Festival April 26th-  Lafayette, Louisiana at the International Festival

This is the last in a series of interviews with Jamaican dancers and choreographers who participated in the recent Jamaica Dance Umbrella showcase. YardEdge: Why are you an artist/dancer and when did you first become one? Kyisha: Dancer/ Choreography- At nine years old doing ballet at Vickers Dance Studio