Janet Silvera

Executive Chef Maurice Mullings will take Jamaican cuisine to China this week, leading the island's first official food festival in Beijing as Jamaica celebrates its 64th anniversary of Independence.

WESTERN BUREAU: Executive Chef Maurice Mullings will take Jamaican cuisine to China this week, leading the island’s first official food festival in Beijing as Jamaica celebrates its 64th anniversary of Independence. For Mullings, executive chef at S Hotel Montego Bay, the assignment is unlike any he has undertaken. “I’m excited about the prospects and I’m committed to leaving an indelible mark in China,” he told The Sunday Gleaner ahead of his departure.

Jamaica's tourism industry is still recovering from the worst series of shocks in its history, leaving the sector ill-prepared to absorb a proposed increase in the general consumption tax (GCT), Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President O'Brian Heron has argued.

For nearly three days, a viral video showing dancehall entertainer Elephant Man dragging Dream Weekend videographer Dario Shields across a stage has fuelled debate on social media. But the man behind the camera says the widely shared clip tells only part of what happened.

WESTERN BUREAU: Dream Weekend made an energetic debut in Montego Bay, earning praise from organisers, business leaders and many patrons, while transportation and logistical hiccups highlighted areas for improvement as the festival settles into its new home.

Dream Weekend made an energetic debut in Montego Bay, earning praise from organisers, business leaders and many patrons, while transportation and logistical hiccups highlighted areas for improvement as the festival settles into its new home.

WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly three days, a viral video showing dancehall entertainer Elephant Man dragging Dream Weekend videographer Dario Shields across a stage has fuelled debate on social media. But the man behind the camera says the widely shared clip tells only part of what happened.

WESTERN BUREAU: If there were any lingering doubts about Dream Weekend's historic move away from Negril, they were decisively washed away in a wave of high-octane energy on Sunday afternoon.

The giant swing tourist attraction demolished in Norwood Pen, St James, yesterday was “very, very dangerous” and posed the risk of a major tragedy, according to St James Municipal Corporation Acting Chief Engineer Pete Jackson.

WESTERN BUREAU: The giant swing tourist attraction demolished in Norwood Pen, St James, yesterday was “very, very dangerous” and posed the risk of a major tragedy, according to St James Municipal Corporation Acting Chief Engineer Pete Jackson. The municipality ordered the demolition after discovering that the attraction had been erected without the required building and planning approvals. Officials said cease notices served earlier in the day had been removed before enforcement officers returned to the site.