November 27, 2012

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Jamaican jazz singer Myrna Hague says thanks after being presented with a Caribbean Hall of Fame Award at the Pegasus hotel in St Andrew on Friday evening. She was among 25 recipients at a function organised by the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation.

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