One of the biggest reggae festivals in the world, Sting, traditionally held every year on 26 December (better known to English speakers as Boxing Day), will have as the watchword of its 2006 edition: "Love and happiness". In recent years the festival's organisers have indeed achieved an unquestionable success on security at the event, long a weak point.
Besides this new slogan, the press conference held on Wednesday in Kingston also unveiled a few programming details, a month ahead of the festivities: international artists to open the show, a section devoted to women with Macka Diamond, Spice and Face, a few young artists such as Busy Signal, Aidonia or Little Hero, and finally the heavyweights with Buju Banton, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man.