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Eve added to Jamzone International Night 2011 Lineup

Eve Jihan Jeffers

Renowned rapper Eve will be performing at the Jamzone International Night Super Concert along with confirmed R&B Megastar, Trey Songz on Saturday August 13th, at the Guyana National Stadium! The news, which was disclosed on Monday by the Hits and Jams team, has been receiving great reviews from fans both locally and internationally who are even more excited to witness the once in a lifetime event.

Eve Jihan Jeffers 33, is an American recording artist and actress. Her first three albums have sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled “Fetish.” She ranked number 46 on VH1’s “50 Greatest Women of the Video Era” show list. As an actress, she is best known for her roles as Terri Jones in the films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business and as Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom ‘Eve’. This year, Jamzone Summer Break will feature ten days of incredible activities suitable for people of every age and varying personal interests.

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“Historic” Jamzone Summer Break 2011 set for August

Trevor Rose Manniram Prashad Kerwin Bollers Yog Mahadeo Rawle Ferguson Ms. Hinds

Trevor Rose Manniram Prashad Kerwin Bollers Yog Mahadeo Rawle Ferguson Ms. Hinds

Jamzone 2011 promises to be an historic and record breaking event according to Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad at the official launch of the event recently. Prashad applauded the organizers for developing the event over the years, moving it from being a one day beach jam to the longest running summer event in the Caribbean. This year Jamzone Summer Break will run for ten(10) days, from August 12-21, 7 days longer than any other event regionally event. Throughout those days various events will be held to cater to the entertainment appetite of a broad cross section of persons. It is because of this hard work and dedication that Prashad noted that every year the event is touted to be better than before and “they have delivered all the time.”

Thousands of visitors are expected to be in the country for this year’s event even to the point where Delta Airline is offering direct flights out of Guyana bound for North American destinations until September. There are the regular Guyanese who come back in time for Jamzone annually in addition to the fans of the various headline acts slated to perform.

Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Yog Mahadeo echoed similar sentiments at the press conference. The company, which has been sponsors of the event from its initial year, is proud to be associated with Jamzone.

According to Mahadeo “Jamzone has come aboard and made us very proud.” It was also revealed that GT&T has signed an exclusive contract with Hits And Jams for the 3-5 years to exclusively sponsor the mega event.

The organizers went the extra step to introduce specially branded “Jamzone” merchandise ranging from towels and caps to bags and baskets. These items are available at Ashmins, Princess Hotel and Cheddie Jagan International Airport Timehri.

Co-director of Hits and Jams entertainment Kerwin Bollers outlined a laundry list of activities to be pulled off during this year’s 10th day activity.

The events are as follows;

  1. Masters Cup 20/20 Cricket Competition- Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan set to make appearances- August 12th
  2. International Night- Trey Songz ready to sizzle at the National Stadium- August 13th
  3. Masters Cup Finals- August 14th
  4. Jazz, Fashion and Food Festival- first event of its kind locally- August 15th
  5. Kidz Zone- Dora the Explorer and Spongebob Squarepants- August 16th
  6. Introduction of contestants for the Miss Jamzone International Pageant- August 17th
  7. Black Tie Auction and Dinner with items provided by the respective pageant contestants- August 18th
  8. Regional Concert- Vybz Kartel and Movado to rock the National Stadium- August 19th
  9. Chutney Bollywood and Film Night- August 20th
  10. Beach Jam and Pageant- August 21st

By – Andrew Ross

 

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Fastball premier this Saturday along with Dancehall stars Konshens and Jory!

Konshens
Konshens

On Saturday July 2 the Mining Town, Linden will get the first taste of the newly introduced Fastball game as the tournament kicks off at Mackenzie Sports Ground. The action starts at 15:00hrs with several thrilling matches during which fans who wear the Fastball official T-Shirt will be eligible to win over one million dollars and many other great prizes!

 

When the Fastball excitement ends the party begins with mind-blowing performances by chart-topping Jamaican Dancehall singer Konshens and Guyanese megastar Jory. Earlier this year, Cricket enthusiasts were treated to a successful 10/10 tournament however, this time around, GTT is offering Football lovers a chance to be a part of this new, fun exciting game which will definitely change the way we play local football! Each match lasts a period of 30 minutes and several other changes have been altered to the original format to create Fastball.

 

Tickets are available for $500 at all GTT Offices and the Major Sports Center in the Leap Building. Patrons can also grab their official ‘Fastball’ T-shirts for $1000 for a chance to win fantastic prizes!

 

 

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GT&T Kids Stage – Second Quarter Finals

Much hype is being created by the Cellink Kidstage contenders showcasing that Guyanese tots and teens are as equally talented as their senior counterparts. The result is that the organisers are poised to take the event a notch higher.

Quarterfinal competitions started on April 10. The second was tagged on April 17 and the other is carded for April 24.

On April 17, a most memorable quarter final was staged at the Theatre Guild and those who competed in the categories out of Essequibo and Georgetown were most competitive. These 15 contestants are currently awaiting public votes to determine who moves forward to the semi finals.

The judge’s scores make up 80 percent of the total, the studio audience and the public have 10 percent each to contribute to their favourite contestant.  Members of the public have every Sunday after the programme is broadcast until Thursday night to vote for their favourite performer. To vote, members of the public can text the contestants’ number to 620-kids (5437).

However, patrons in attendance for the live show are required to write the names and contestant number at the back of their tickets and submit these after the show.

Cellink Kidstage, a talented programme for children between the ages of 4 and 14, is aired every Sunday evening at 20:00 h on NCN channel 11.

Performed in the 8 to10 category last Saturday were some exceptional pieces such as Prospective Beauty Queen done by Alliah Corlette, and African Drumming done by Osei Clarke among others.

In the 11 to14 category performances included patriotic presentations like Without the Essequibo, done by Kevon Lewis; Berbician Schemona Trinidad presented After God’s own heart and Essequibian Anuradha Frank presented her interpretation of an Indian song titled Heartbeat.

After the second quarterfinal competition, children from that segment are anxiously awaiting the results. Some have even commenced rehearsals with high hopes of entering the semi finals which starts on May 1, 2010.

The Cellink Kidstage preliminary winners are Teryka Mohabir, Shani Bellamy, Children of Paradise, Shaquille Boyd, The Cambridge Family, Tamara Smith, Alpha Harry, Naomi Alsopp and Carlissa Blair from Linden.

They will each receive $5, 000 and an on stage place for the third quarterfinals on Saturday at the Theatre Guild, Kingston, commencing at 13:00hrs