Its PAPARAZZI time again courtesy of Sean Paul who will be celebrating his birthday BNM style with Sanjay and the CopperShot family along with special guest Richie D! But it will be Sean Paul giving out the presents on his birthday: Free “Odyssey” Mixtapes for EVERYONE! For more info

The first exhibition for 2010 is Edward Lucie-Smith: 40 Photographs which will open on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 11 am. The exhibition consists of a selection of 40 of the 61 photographs recently donated to the National Gallery of Jamaica by noted Jamaican-born art critic, poet and photographer Edward

Chef Martin Maginley from Round Hill Hotel and Villa’s is combining local produce with local culture and revolutionizing Jamaican cuisine. Read more at The Daily Green Also check out the article on Pantrepant, Chris Blackwell’s farm in Trelawny, an example of  community supported agriculture.

Garlands created by the children of Unity Primary school and the ladies of Unity Craft Circle delighted guests at Island Outpost’s the Caves in Negril this season. The hotel, voted by CondeNast Traveller as the number one 2009 All Inclusive Caribbean Resort, hosted a New Years Party – a Blue Moon

Engineroom at VP Records’ Soca Gold 2005 Launch Party @ Club Gabah, Los Angeles, CA Christopher Edmonds, aka Engineroom, has been spinning cutting edge Caribbean dance music for parties, clubs, concerts and the radio since 1985 in Jamaica, Florida and California. View from Engineroom’s booth- Reggae On The River, Humboldt

Peter Dean Rickards has brilliantly captured the essence of  Josef Bogdanovich, CEO of Downsound Records, in a thirty minute pilot episode of a new series,  DiMaggio: The Last Don (screened one night only last June). In the pilot, Bogdanovich, who runs Kingston-based entertainment company Downsound Records, is involved in artist

Accompong, St. Elizabeth Here’s a list of some of the more interesting events that are happening in January – let me know if you have any to add. Jan 2 SHAGGY & FRIENDS SAVE A LIFE CONCERT – Jamaica House, Kingston More info Jan 6 ACCOMPONG MAROON FESTIVAL  – Accompong, St.

The Shaggy & Friends concert will be held on the lawns of Jamaica House today, January 2. Support  this worthy cause in aid of the Bustamante Hospital for Children. For more info see story in Jamaica Gleaner

Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! Thanks to all the loyal YardEdge supporters out there and here’s to a great 2010! And now for the Best YardEdge Posts: 1.  Flagstaff  Heritage Tour and Trails Launched in Cockpit Country 2.  The Area Youth Foundation Transforming Lives 3.  The Top Dub Albums

For all the Rootz fans out there…Strawberry Hill is the place to be 31/12!