By Howard Campbell----- February is officially Black History Month in the United States. Throughout the month, the Jamaica Observer will acknowledge the contribution of African-Americans to Jamaican pop culture. Stevie
ALBANY, NY (AP) — Platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule left an upstate New York prison Thursday morning after serving most of his two-year sentence for illegal gun possession and headed straight
NY: Due to popular demand, the 4th Annual Linkage Awards Show has been forced to change its location. The event will now take place at the Mount Vernon High School
Los Angeles based record label, Jah Mix Entertainment, the home of Belizean Reggae superstar, Eljai, has signed a distribution agreement with VPAL Music / VP Records Group, the leading Reggae
By Basil Walters---- ARGUBLY the most provocative presentation during last week's International Reggae Conference at the University of the West Indies (Mona) came from Dr Michael Barnett. From the UWI
Nathan Robb---- By Mel Cooke--- As the Reggae Sumfest festival looks towards its 21st anniversary event in Montego Bay, St James, from July 21-27, on Saturday afternoon, organisers Summerfest Productions detailed their struggles at the start and
'A Different World' actor Lou Myers is dead at age 77.----- Lou Myers, the actor most known for playing Mr. Vernon Gaines on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," is
Damon Harris---- According to Billy Wilson of the Motown Alumni Association, former Temptations member Damon Harris (born Otis Robert Harris, Jr.) died Monday evening at the age of 62. Wilson’s
WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom Wednesday morning to using campaign funds to purchase an array of personal items including Bruce Lee
THREE players in the local entertainment industry have called for the protection of the image of Jamaica-produced reggae music. Veteran artist Freddie McGregor, consultant Clyde McKenzie and promoter Dexton Ennis