NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Dec. 30, 2005: Before there was Bob Marley, there was Byron Lee & and his Dragonaires band, developing and popularizing the sound called ska and adding to the mix, calypso. The year was 1956, some 20 years before Marley emerged on the world’s stage. [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Dec. 22, 2005: Multiple Grammy-award winning singer James Ingram has played arenas all over the world but Jamaica and the Caribbean holds a special place in his heart. Ingram, who will play the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival on January 28, 2006, says playing to the audience in [...]

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – December 21, 2005 – On December 20, 2005, Jamaica welcomed its one-millionth visitor from the United States for this year, when a New York family landed at Montego Bay

Contact:                                                             Steve Dawson                                                             1-877-JTB-NEWS jtbnews@ruderfinn.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   NEW FLIGHTS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAMAICA TO BEGIN ON DECEMBER 17 [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Dec. 16, 2005: Singer Richie Stephens, dubbed Jamaica’s ‘Golden Voice’ of reggae, can’t wait for January 27, 2006. That’s the night Stephens says he intends to serenade fans for an entire hour and then some, to top tunes from his musical repertoire. However [...]

NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Dec. 14, 2005: On January 31, 2006, Penalty Recordings in conjunction with Fine Gold Productions will release ‘ It’s All About Dancing: A Jamaican Dance-U-Mentary ,’ the first official DVD to capture the vibrant and sometimes outrageous culture of the Jamaican dancehall.   The film features [...]