EVENTS

By Kediesha Perry/Observer writer--- Gregory Isaacs AMERICAN group The Manhattans, alongside Gerald Alston, will be the headliners at next year's staging of Red Rose For Gregory: The Mother's Day Edition.

Julia Roberts says the late Martin Luther King Jr and his wife Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill for her birth. The actress, 55, revealed that the couple made

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL--Observer senior writer-- Johnny Clarke Abetting man since his early teens, Marvin "Horseman" Pitterson likes the odds for his Stars R Us show which takes place November 26

Jamaican songbird Karen Smith.--- A concert under the patronage of Consul General to Miami, Oliver Mair, will be held in Florida to honor the late Jamaican songbird Karen Smith. Dubbed,

International Dancehall Superstar, Sean Paul and Hot 97celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the release of Sean’s Grammy-winning album, Dutty Rock, onNovember 12, 2002, with a special anniversary concert. Sean Paul

By Kevin Jackson/Observer writer--- (Photo: BBC) The MOBO Awards, an annual British music award presentation honoring achievements in "music of black origin" will return on November 30. The announcement was

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer--- Leon ANYTIME a Jamaican gig comes his way, Leon is up for it. The latest, a fund-raiser for the Issa Foundation, was something the

 It has been the most asked question in the last few months, “Who is appearing at the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival?” Ask no more, the word is out. The producers

Ernie Smith is one of the artistes on the all-star line-up for October 9. A new date has been set for the inaugural Karen Smith Memorial Scholarship Concert. The event,

By Yasmine Peru - STAR Writer--- Derrick 'Duckie' Simpson, founder and leader of legendary roots reggae band Black Uhuru says that reggae is now "owned by the white guy". Simpson