Club Entertainment returns to Cross Roads

Cross Roads, once the entertainment centre of Kingston, was all but abandoned as such until recently when a brave entrepreneur, Mr. S. Campbell, made a conscious and deliberate effort to revive entertainment in this important business district.

Just 500 yards from the heart of Cross Roads, the doors of the Fahrenheit Entertainment Centre were recently opened on Old Hope Road. It consists of a bakery and restaurant on the first floor, sports bar & nightclub on the second and an adult entertainment club on the third.

For those who work and pass through the area, the restaurant is opened from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at night, but opens beyond 10 when there is a high demand. It serves authentic Jamaican and Chinese cuisine.

One of the impressive features of the centre is the absolute spaciousness of the sports bar. It is equipped with several pool tables and the kind of slot machines that are popular at hotel gaming rooms and neighbouring bars around the islands. Fahrenheit's concept of the sports bar incorporates what was once very popular at most lounges - tables and chairs for indoor games such as dominoes and ludo, which are still very popular in Jamaica. Of course, it also boasts a fully stocked bar of local and international libations.

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FAME Anniversary Party - Absolutely Blazin'!!!

The four elements were in full alignment on April 1, when the FAME FM family rang in its 23rd Anniversary at Sugar Man's Beach, St. Catherine.

The first element - earth - was represented by the sand. The second, which was certainly in abundance, was wind. The third was fire and it was adequately supported by the blazin' FAME FM Team. The beautiful Caribbean Sea was the source of the final element - water. To cut a long story short, for the FAME Anniversary party, 'everything (did) plug in, nothing nuh plug out'!

Sugar Man's Beach Club became 95 FM's temporary home, as fans from both near & far joined in on the twilight celebration. The Beach Club, with its two-storey wooden structure, reclining chairs and the like, was exhausted as members of the FAME team capitalised on every imaginable corner, leaving behind a trail of heat in their wake. The FAME FM logo and other paraphernalia were strategically placed around the perimeters, with a heavy-duty stage placed right by the seaside. This only helped to cement the almost totally care-free setting and ambience.

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Lanny Davidson - Fighting for Fatherhood

We kiss their bruises, calm their fears and often times we watch them while they peacefully sleep. They are oblivious to the many evils and hardships of the world around them and we do the best we can to create a safe and nurturing environment in which they can thrive and have the best childhood ever.

This is what parenting is about. It is about the ability to give and give selflessly in all that we have and to sacrifice in order that their lives are enriched every single day.

But just how far are we really willing to go for our offspring? How far does our love extend and how passionate can a parent be about seeing his or her children grow up in a warm and stable home? Buzzz spent an afternoon with one father who is single-handedly raising two teenagers in a society that is matrifocal in its outlook and sometimes unkind to males who wish to shoulder the everyday responsibilities usually seen as 'women's work'.

Meet Lanny Davidson, a self-employed copier engineer by profession and a man who has dedicated himself to being the best father possible to his 18 year-old son Randy and 14 year-old daughter Wendy, both of whom live with him.

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Maia Chung - charting her own path

Her father may have wanted an accountant in the family, but for her, spending hours pouring over figures could never have translated into fun. Never one to take that well-trodden path, she learnt from early that you get out of life what you etch out for yourself.

In designing her own path, this quiet yet brilliant rebel with a cause threw herself into her passion for writing, which she has cultivated from childhood. This evolved from simply penning stories to full-scale production. Today, Maia Chung is CVM Television's 'it' girl, a position that she has earned with commitment to her craft and some incredibly long hours that most of us would shirk from doing.

Yet this familiar face is also a dedicated mother and wife who has worked assiduously to create a working balance that allows her to achieve her goals while holding down the fort at home with her sons. Her ability to find the positives in every turn and the good in every situation has served her well in both her career and her personal life.

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