LOVERS’ rock giant Gregory Isaacs, who had a massive following in England, will be honored with a Blue Plaque at the house in which he died in London six years ago. The plaque will be dedicated at 59 Weald Lane, Harrow, his widow June Isaacs told the Sunday Observer. “This mean’s a lot…I feel honored, very proud that Gregory has joined his predecessors Bob Marley and Dennis Brown being awarded his own Blue Plaque,” she said. The symbolic Blue Plaque has been placed at homes of famous people in Britain since the late 19th century. Among them are Marley, Brown, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, poet Lord Byron, and authors Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson.  Isaacs was 60 when he died from cancer. June Isaacs said the Blue Plaque for her husband was organized by … Read entire article »

 June Isaacs (right), widow of reggae singer Gregory Isaacs, is greeted by representatives from Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston. The Gregory Isaacs Foundation donated several item of clothing and food to the children’s home.— The Gregory Isaacs Foundation recently presented gift packages of several clothing and food items to children’s home, Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston. This is one of several charities to which the foundation of the late entertainer, dubbed the Cool Ruler, has been contributing since the early 1980’s. “This charity was started by Gregory [Isaacs] and we are following through. We’re always on a collection drive. These stuff were brought from abroad,” June Isaacs, widow of the lovers’ rock artist told the Jamaica Observer. Grace Allen, manager for the Walker’s Place of Safety, expressed appreciation for the gift packages … Read entire article »