VP Records is set to release the long-awaited and latest installment of Reggae Gold on June 30th, 2009. The compilation is Reggae’s most highly-anticipated release of the year and will be part of the definitive collection from the genre this summer. Reggae Gold 2009 compilation features a varied assortment of top reggae artists and hits including E...

AFTER producing hits such as ‘She’s Royal’ - which serves as the women’s anthem - ‘Parables’ and ‘Beware’, Jamaican reggae singer Tarrus Riley is now embarking on journey to give his fans another album of positive, conscience reggae music. The new album, ‘Contagious’, is scheduled for an August release and includes ‘Musical Contagious’, ‘Start a Ne...

CaribPR Newswire, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. July 2, 2009: This year`s `world greatest show case` of reggae music will be dedicated to the memory of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Reggae Sumfest officials said this week. With just days to go before Sumfest 2009 gets underway in Jamaica, Chairman Robert Russell, at the Montego Bay Launch of Reggae...

FIG TREE was awakened last night (June 29) with a buzz of activities in the form of competitions, games and live entertainment in the first ever SP City Fest, presented by the Constituency Five Representative, the Hon. Shawn Richards. The evening’s event, suspended by a late start, started showing promise in the latter part of the afternoon when ...

FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD dramatist Rae-Dawn Thomas will be staging an afternoon of drama at the Tucker Clarke Primary School on June 26, from which the proceeds will be donated to a boy and girl of that institution with the best Test of Standards results. According to Thomas, the presentation will commence from 4:00 p.m. and the money will be going toward...

In a celebration of culture, creativity and music, the island of Montserrat will host the 4th Annual Calabash Festival, July 11 -19, 2009. The week-long event offers a wide selection of festivities that highlight the hidden talents of local artisans and designers. Key events on this year’s program include a fashion show, a performing arts productio...

AS the 2009 Antigua Carnival gears up, the names of seven beauties who will be vying for the Queen of Carnival crown have been revealed.The bevy of beauties who will be competing in the most prestigious and coveted pageant in Antigua and Barbuda are Jahmeel Jones, Janelle Alexander, Melissa Bird, Nathalia Barnes, Ryancia Henry, Sharlene Colthard an...

AS we continue in our efforts to sensitise the public on the qualities of the “Sensational Six” who will be contesting this year’s Miss Cultue Queen Pageant, this week we have decided to focus on Mika O’Brien, Miss Carib Brewery SKN Ltd. Name: Mika Rochelle O’Brien...