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BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List - February 2012

By BCNN6 on February 1, 2012 7:14 AM | No TrackBacks

Bestselling authors, Valorie Burton (Successful Women Think Differently -- Nonfiction) and Vanessa Davis Griggs (Forever Soul Ties -- Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors on the February 2012 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List. BCNN1.com has also released the February 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Amazon.com Kindle E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the Amazon Kindle e-book store. Also, BCNN1 is releasing the February 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Barnes & Noble Nook E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the B&N Nook e-book store.

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Celine Dion sizzles at Jamaica Jazz Fest

By BCNN6 on January 30, 2012 2:53 AM | No TrackBacks

"Hello, Jamaica!" shouted Celine Dion to the huge crowd that turned out for her performance at Jamaica Jazz and Blues, at the Greenfied Stadium in Trelawny on Friday night.

After her opening number I Drove All Night at minutes after midnight, the Canadian singer expressed appreciation for the love and support she got from her Jamaican fans.

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Regina's the Belle of the Ball at NCB Awards

By BCNN6 on January 23, 2012 6:30 PM | No TrackBacks

Dennis Cohen (left), CEO NCB Capital Markets Limited, Audrey Tugwell-Henry, senior general manager retail banking and Patrick Hylton, group managing director enjoy the selections from American R&B singer Regina Belle at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel on Saturday night. (Photos: Joseph Wellington)

American Grammy-winning singer Regina Belle was the surprise guest artiste at the National Commercial Bank's (NCB's) Pinnacle Awards Ceremony held at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, St Andrew, on Saturday night.

The function was held to laud the bank's top performing employees for the Financial Year 2010/2011 and was under the theme 'Celebrating Excellence'.

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Singer Etta James Dies

By BCNN6 on January 23, 2012 6:22 PM | No TrackBacks

The legendary singer, whose hits included Something's Got a Hold on Me and rhythm and blues standard At Last, has passed away aged 73 after a battle with leukaemia.

She had been diagnosed with the condition in 2010, according to her long-time friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, and died in hospital in Riverside, California.

Last month, Etta - who had battled dementia and kidney disease during the past few years - was admitted to hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties but was discharged on January 6.

Lupe said at the time: "She is at home with her husband and her family by her side. Her condition remains stable. We think it's best for her to be at home."

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Calling Miss Jamaica Universe 2012

By BCNN6 on January 23, 2012 5:10 PM | No TrackBacks

MARTIN... reigning Miss Jamaica Universe.

The search to find Miss Jamaica Universe 2012 commences this weekend.

The promoters of this year's pageant have organised a series of castings covering the three counties, ahead of the selection of a final bevy of contestants.

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Much Music, Little Money

By BCNN6 on January 16, 2012 8:30 AM | No TrackBacks

With just under two weeks to go before the first event in the 2012 Reggae Month calendar, its organisers, the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) has cash commitments to cover only 20 per cent of its budget.

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Genesis 2012 More than a Concert

By BCNN6 on January 9, 2012 4:50 PM | No TrackBacks

Portmore Vision Gospel Choir in action. (Photos: Karl McLarty)

"Whether Portia passes it [the law] or not, that's not important. It won't stop the act of homosexuality -- only Jesus can. The Church needs to point on itself and ask: 'What are we going to do to change Jamaica?'"

Those were the words of gospel artiste Omari as he took the stage at Genesis held at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church, St Andrew on Sunday evening.

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Aim of Minister's Book Is to Raise People's Spirits

By BCNN6 on December 26, 2011 3:38 AM | No TrackBacks

Minister at the First Church of God Danica Burrows hopes to lift people out of the "doom" with her new book.

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Jamaica The Envy Of The World

By BCNN6 on December 19, 2011 9:07 AM | No TrackBacks

As Celine Dion fans as far as Indonesia and Greece yearn for the artiste, Jamaica now seems the envy of the rest of the world.

From left: Karen Lee Dennis, artiste services manager, Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Celine Dion and Walter Elmore, chairman of Art of Music Productions, pose for a picture ahead of the festival in January. - Contributed

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Gospel Singer Pursuing a Second Chance

By BCNN6 on December 11, 2011 6:52 AM | No TrackBacks

Second chances don't come around that often and this time Lorraine Harris is running with it.

Twelve years ago, the contemporary gospel singer put together a 12-track CD and the music was played at a local radio station.

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Going Digital: Jamaican Music Site To Begin Online Distribution

By BCNN6 on December 11, 2011 5:58 AM | No TrackBacks

Alex Morrissey, creator and CEO of Jamaicansmusic.com

Popular entertainment website Jamaicansmusic.com is expanding into digital distribution.

After recently surpassing the two million-followers mark on social networking site Facebook.com, Jamaicansmusic has decided to help use their popularity to push Jamaican music sales.

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Barnum to Release Negroes Spiritual Album

By BCNN6 on September 5, 2010 12:52 AM | No TrackBacks

Joy T. Barnum entertained guests at the unfinished church in St. George's on Tuesday. It is the first of many gigs around the island to promote her upcoming album Negroes Spiritual. *Photos by Milton Raposo

Singer Joy T. Barnum held a concert at the Unfinished church this week to help to promote her upcoming album Negroes Spiritual.

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Guvna B, Victizzle and FaithChild at the indigO2 Arena

By BCNN6 on September 5, 2010 12:48 AM | No TrackBacks

Award winning Christian gospel artists Guvna B, Victizzle and Faithchild teamed up to present their biggest gospel show at the indigO2 arena last Friday.

The performance has been many years in the making and was packed with many as 8,000 fans.

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We'll Deliver a First Class Festival On a Budget

By BCNN6 on September 5, 2010 12:42 AM | No TrackBacks

For the first year Kingdom Entertainments will produce the Bermuda Music Festival in partnership with Oxford Communications.

This year's headline acts are Ziggy Marley, Angie Stone, Estelle and Toni Braxton while the local artists are Chewstick, Home Grown, Sia Spence and McCartney K. This year, government has scaled back the festival's budget to $800,000 compared to last year's $1.9 million event but Kingdom Entertainment president and the festival's co-producer Chip Quigley promises it will still be a first class event.

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New on DVD: Why Did I Get Married Too?

By BCNN6 on September 5, 2010 12:35 AM | No TrackBacks

Trust is like a car engine. If you take good care of it, it'll take you wherever you want to go. If it breaks, it won't. Here's the catch: A neglected engine doesn't always break down all at once.

No, it wears down ... through abuse, through misuse. And then one day, it just stops, leaving you stranded and alone.

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