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VETERAN BROADCASTER FAE ELLINGTON’S CNN TWEET MAKING THE ROUNDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

Veteran broadcaster, Fae Ellington— Veteran broadcaster, Fae Ellington only sought to endorse a Facebook post by her pastor, Astor Carlyle, but her tweet has been making the rounds on social media. On Tuesday she tweeted: “#CNN Jamaica has pockets of violence. We are not generally known to get up with machine guns & walk into schools & theatres & shoot up people.” Her tweet was an excerpt from an original post made by pastor Carlyle of the Webster United Church. “I want to counter the argument by the reporter from CNN. Jamaica is not a violent country. We have pockets of violence. We are not generally known to get up with machine guns and walk into schools and theaters and shoot up people,” the post read. “Generally we are loving people and a wonderful country with … Read entire article »

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THE JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT HONORED MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY!

THE JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT HONORED MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY!

BY RICHARD JOHNSON—  Top: Songwriter/Arranger Harold Butler receiving his national award. Bottom: Politician and music industry insider Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right) receiving her national award from Governor General Sir Patrick Allen at King’s House in St Andrew, yesterday. (PHOTOS: GARFIELD ROBINSON)—- THE ‘feel good’ factor was in overdrive for yesterday’s National Honors and Awards at King’s House in St Andrew. Scores of Jamaicans were recognised for their contribution to national life. The arts and entertainment industry was not left … Read entire article »

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THE PRESS ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICA HONORS KEITH BROWN, BEN BRODIE AND LINDY DELAPENHA!

 Press Association of Jamaica President Dionne Jackson Miller (left) joins PAJ honorees (from second left) Lindy Delapenha; Clarence ‘Ben’ Brodie, and Keith Brown, as well as Greta Bogues, senior director corporate affairs and external communications at J Wray & Nephew which sponsored the event. (PHOTO: FAE ELLINGTON)— THREE veteran media personalities, who have contributed a combined 153 years to their profession, were celebrated by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) yesterday at the annual Wray & Nephew-sponsored Veteran’s lunch at Spanish Town Road, Kingston. The three media luminaries are: Keith Brown, a founding member of the Public Relations Society of Jamaica (PRSJ; Clarence ‘Ben’ Brodie, long-standing print journalist; and Lindy Delapenha, sports editor of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC), the now-defunct radio and television complex. Among veterans who came out to hail the honorees … Read entire article »

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FAE ELLINGTON – CELEBRATING FORTY YEARS IN THE MEDIA!

FAE ELLINGTON – CELEBRATING FORTY YEARS IN THE MEDIA!

Ellington interviewing guests on the afternoon programme ‘The Bamboo Lounge’ 1975-78.—   By Jody-Anne Lawrence and Rochelle Keane, Lifestyle Writers—- Broadcasting, theatre, board meetings, lectures, event hosting, the wide world of media and journalism, are a part of Fae Ellington’s vast and limitless reality. With years of experience under her belt, the dynamic Ellington continues to strive with grace and poise, always admired because she does everything with such professionalism and style, and never fails to leave each person … Read entire article »

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“DON’T POLITICIZE FESTIVAL…I WILL NOT TOLERATE STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE” WARNS FAE ELLINGTON OF THE JAMAICA CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (JCDC)!

“DON’T POLITICIZE FESTIVAL…I WILL NOT TOLERATE STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE” WARNS FAE ELLINGTON OF THE JAMAICA CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (JCDC)!

By Richard Johnson—– FAE Ellington yesterday blasted legislators for politicising the National Festival activities, describing their comments as stupid and saying that their behaviour was demoralising the staff of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). Her comments come in wake of a heated argument in the House of Representatives last week regarding the theme and design of the CD cover for the National Gospel Song Competition. Fae Ellington (centre), acting chairman of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), … Read entire article »

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