A colourful Beach J'ouvert ... Event filled with fun, paint, performances
Another year has come and gone and left carnival enthusiasts wanting even more. Saturday night at the James Bond Beach in Oracabessa St Mary, patrons were treated to yet another staging of the highly anticipated Smirnoff Beach J'ouvert.

'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1
Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg's talking birds have edged out Tyler Perry's sass-talking grandma at the weekend box office. Hathaway and Eisenberg's animated family adventure Rio took in US$26.8 million to remain the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday.

The Cathedral Choir performs 'Works from all the Masters'
Something about the event, on Good Friday, felt idyllic. The setting was the Saint James Cathedral Church, the seat or throne of the Jamaican Anglican Bishop, located in the cradle of Jamaica's historical site, Spanish Town.

Four top bands to perform at 'Tribute to the Dragon'
In the tradition of The Dragon - the legendary musician and band leader Byron Lee, who carved out a reputation for always doing things bigger and better - the Byron Lee Foundation will on Saturday April 30, pull together four of Jamaica's top bands to perform on a show billed 'Tribute to The Dragon'.

The return of water
Just a few days left for one of the biggest, wettest, soca event of the year - 'WATA's Official and Original Water Party'. With main sponsors on board, WATA, Digicel Jamaica and Appleton Jamaica Rum, Island Mas Jamaica is raging and ready to go on Saturday, April 30, with their theme 'the return of water'.

Western Consciousness dancehall-style looms
After almost a full year of planning, promoter Worrell King has now completed the line-up of artistes for the most risqué edition of his popular one-day showcase, Western Consciousness 2011, which will unfold at Paradise Park, in Smithfield, Westmoreland, on Saturday April 30.

Something extra - 'Miss Half Moon' sent off in style
For the first time, Maya Angelou's 'Phenomenal Woman' and Half Moon's queen of marketing, Myrtle Dwyer was outdone by her peers.

Something Extra - Spanish-Jamaican Foundation hosts charity golf
Golfers from near and far converged on the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course on Sunday, April 10, to raise funds for the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation's (SFJ) Real Madrid Foundation Football School.