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A weekend of activities to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Percival Howell, widely considered to be the founder and father of the Rastafari Movement in Jamaica, kicked off on Friday afternoon.

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“Children live what they learn and you have to learn how to love,” said Kamau Imhotep, a percussionist and vocalist of rising roots-reggae band Kuzikk.

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“It’s a blessing to be alive and standing beside I man daughter,” proud dad Albert ‘Ilawi’ Johnson told the gathering last Wednesday at Kingston Dub Club, just as he took “a talkaphone” as directed by his daughter, Hempress Sativa.

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A take-anywhere door lock, silicone spikes that keep your shower clean, and a chunk of etched glass that smooths your feet.

Fifty-eight years in the business and Marcia Griffiths still commands the stage as she makes an entrance fit for a queen at Intimate: Beres and Buju Live at Plantation Cove in St Ann. #IntimateJamaica #GLNREnt

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On Emancipation Day, Tuesday, August 1, Ayoka Davis, the Miss St Ann Festival Queen for 2023, is hoping to get the best birthday gift ever – the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen crown.

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From a field of nine contestants, who all embodied the theme ‘The Jamaican Woman: Strong, Dignified, Creative’, Jhanielle Powell was last Saturday night crowned Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen.

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#ICYMI : It was nothing but love for Beres Hammond as the reggae crooner entered the stage at Intimate: Beres and Buju Live at Plantation Cove in St Ann. #IntimateJamaica #GLNREnt

He may be the king of warriors, but his songs reflect themes of love, commitment, humility, level-headedness and spiritual refreshing rather than fighting and war. Warrior King, however, easily explains what would seem to be an anomaly

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Richard Smith Jamaica Gleaner The feathers, gems, dancing and smiles. It was a fun time at Jamaica Carnival 2023! So we decided to have a little fun with revellers at the Gen XS lunch stop with a Carnival vox pop. #CarnivalinJamaica

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Thanks to the transatlantic partnership of the organisations the Jamaica Film & Television Association, The British Council, and We Are Parable, droves of creators and consumers of film enjoyed themselves at The Shot List.

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Erickay Chambers, a 22-year-old mathematics teacher at William Knibb High School, was crowned Miss Trelawny Festival Queen 2023 on Saturday night.

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A rigorous getting-ready-for-the-Olympics type of training session is now an integral part of daily life for Freddie McGregor. But the veteran reggae singer is not complaining; in fact, his heart is full of gratitude.

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On July 22, spirits will be lifted at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay as Minister Marion Hall promises a divine cultural experience to those who will converge for the annual Reggae Sumfest production.

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The thanksgiving service for music industry stalwart Claudette Kemp, the manager for reggae artiste Capleton, will be held at the Boulevard Baptist Church, 2 Washington Boulevard, on Wednesday, July 19, starting at 2 p.m.

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On Sunday, June 25, starting at 2 p.m., the Jamaica Music Museum will host a programme honouring the memory of the late Rastafari elder, leader and visionary Douglas ‘Dougie’ Mack.

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With the thrust for greater diversity in film taking hold internationally, one local film-maker is calling for more work to be done locally.

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With July 1, International Reggae Day, just around the corner, co-founder Lisa Ann O’Gilvie took the time to complete our Five Questions feature.

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Arrian Patman, a 25-year-old with a bachelor’s degree in diagnostic imaging – radiography from The University of the West Indies, was crowned Miss Westmoreland Festival Queen 2023 on Sunday night.

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Yellowman’s classic, Zunggunzungguguzungguzeng — the dancehall song with arguably the longest title — turns 40 this month.

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