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Grange salutes Jimmy Cliff on induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Jimmy Cliff raises his trophy during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia 'Babsy' Grange has congratulated international reggae artiste and actor, Jimmy Cliff, on his recent induction into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In a release, Grange noted that Cliff was "most deserving" of this honour. "Jimmy Cliff ...more
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Reggae Sumfest takes place July 18-24
Thursday, March 18, 2010
NOW celebrating 17 years, Reggae Sumfest, which has been dubbed the "greatest reggae festival on earth", is scheduled to take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from July 18-24, 2010. Reggae Sumfest, according to a release from the organisers, enjoyed r ...more
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 At the movies Alice in Wonderland Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Stephen Fry Brooklyn's Finest Starring: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes Our Family Wedding Starring: Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia Rem ...more
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Ky-Mani's book stirs controversy
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
MIAMI, USA (AFP) -- A son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, has written a new book claiming he was deprived of his father's fortune for years unlike his half-brothers and half-sisters, sparking a row that could trigger legal action. Ky-Ma ...more
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The formula is simple, just follow it!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
There is still a few weeks left in the competition and the $3 million is still left on the table. Last week's contestant did not even touch the big money. I have tried over the past few weeks not to comment too much on the contestants but to focus on ...more
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Jimmy Cliff raises the roof at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
(AP) -- An eclectic batch ranging from Swedish pop group Abba to punk pioneers the Stooges entered the rock star firmament Monday on being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff and Britain's Genesis and The ...more
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Global Thursdays @ The View, 39b Eastwood Park Rd St Andrew Time: 10:00 pm. Jagra Karaoke Thursdays @ Elevaton Lounge, Portmore (Upstairs Petcom) Time: 8:00 pm. FRIDAY, MARCH 19 Soca Blow Out Fete Part 1 @ Sky View N ...more
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Disney star Selena Gomez has 'natural' appeal in the Caribbean
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Selena Gomez is the star of Disney's most popular television programme the Wizards of Waverly Place. She boasts the largest fan club on Facebook of any celeb on the site with nearly four million members. Part of a Disney traditio ...more
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Winfrey due in Philadelphia for defamation trial
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa. A federal judge this week refused to di ...more
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Mavado, Vybz Kartel concert still on in Barbados
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
THE Mavado, Vybz Kartel show will go on. A report carried Sunday in the Barbados Nation newspaper stated that, despite suggestions from the police to cancel the event, the unity concert featuring the two Jamaican dancehall will be held as scheduled ...more
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 AT THE MOVIES Brooklyn's Finest Starring: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes Our Family Wedding Starring: Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia Dear John Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum Cop Out Starring: Bruce Will ...more
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Mission: Impossible actor dies at 83
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2010 (AFP) - US actor Peter Graves, who became popular in the 1960s because of his role in the television series Mission: Impossible died here Sunday at the age of 83, police said. The police said the actor had died of "natur ...more
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Warner Music joins with KKR to bid for EMI
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
LONDON, March 14, 2010 (AFP) -- US firm Warner Music has joined forces with private equity giant KKR to consider a bid for British music company EMI, which would break the company up, a newspaper reported Sunday. Warner and the private equity firm m ...more
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American Cinematheque to pay tribute to Perry Henzell
Monday, March 15, 2010
The American Cinematheque will on Friday salute the memory of legendary Jamaican film-maker, Perry Henzell with an evening dedicated to his feature films at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Henzell has been called "the most important ...more
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Saint International held the finals of its Fashion Face of the Caribbean at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston on Saturday night. Teenagers Chevaugh Frazer (left) and Orneilia Edwards won the male and female titles ahead of fellow hopefuls from ...more
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Visual artist to release Tsunami video
Monday, March 15, 2010
Shock-artist Christopher Irons who massacred chickens for art will release a music video inspired by the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami. The award-winning artist turned artiste said that the video entitled Tsunami should increase his exposure, despite its ...more
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Ricky Blaze hunts the big break with I Feel Free
Monday, March 15, 2010
In recent months, the song I Feel Free has caught on like wild fire. Its in regular rotation on radio stations including ZIP 103 FM and its also a staple at parties and sessions. I Feel Free was recorded by New York based producer/deejay Ricky Bla ...more
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Mas Camp rolled with Alison Hinds
Monday, March 15, 2010
With a potent voice and a high-energy show, Caribbean Queen of Soca, Alison Hinds had Bacchanal Jamaica's Mas Camp 'rolling' in an exhilarated frenzy last Friday. Coming out in high numbers with flags ready to wave, guests who arrived early were tre ...more
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Alice In Wonderland tops box office with $62 million
Monday, March 15, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) -- Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland fell down a rabbit hole and came up a box office winner, garnering $62 million in ticket sales, industry figures showed yesterday. The live-action, 3-D version of Lewis Carroll's ...more
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Monday, March 15, 2010
MONDAY, MARCH 15 At the movies Brooklyn's Finest Starring: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes Our Family Wedding Starring: Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia Dear John Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum Caption A scene from the Dear ...more
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London's Carnaby Street marks 50 years as style icon
Monday, March 15, 2010
LONDON, March 14, 2010 (AFP) -- London's Carnaby Street, a potent symbol of the Swinging Sixties where the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix hung out, is marking 50 years as a style icon -- and looking to the future. Musicians, models and ...more
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Tekla Metfet links Bob Marley with the Bible and African Philosophy
Sunday, March 14, 2010
ON February 6, 1995 --the 50th birthday of Robert Nesta Marley OM -- Janet L DeCosmo in a paper presented at a seminar on Bob Marley at the University of the West Indies, Mona sought to compare the Rastafari folk philosopher with David of Biblical ...more
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Entertainment loans grow seven times faster than total loans
Sunday, March 14, 2010
ENTERTAINMENT loans increased seven times faster than the growth of total commercial bank loans in 2009, according to data from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). Entertainment loans issued by commercial banks grew 28 per cent to $530.8 million whilst the t ...more
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Gyptian's career resurrected by Hold Yuh
Sunday, March 14, 2010
IT'S been five years since he shot onto the musical radar with the chart-topping and thought-provoking single Serious Times. Since then he has racked up a handful of minor hits including Mama Don't Cry, I Can Feel Your Pain and Beautiful Lady. Now ...more
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English producer scores big with Etana
Sunday, March 14, 2010
LONDON-BASED producer, Curtis Lynch, of Necessary Mayhem Records, is riding high on the buzz of August Town -- a song that he produced for the soulful Reggae crooner Etana. Based on the overwhelming response to the single, the Curtis Lynch/Etana col ...more
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Beres Hammond Live In Concert at Studio 38 this evening
Sunday, March 14, 2010
REGGAE royalty Beres Hammond will perform live in concert at Studio 38, Pulse Centre, Trafalgar Road this evening. Hammond is the fourth performer in the Live at Studio 38 series, following such greats as John Holt and Ken Booth in January, ...more
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