Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
January 11 07:21 PM
Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
January 11 04:33 PM
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...

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Penthouse to release to Ska album this month
July 1, 2012
SKALICIOUS is the title of a ska album to be released this month by Penthouse Records. The set has 15 songs by artistes including singers Marcia Griff...
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Gospel ‘Diss’?
Basil Walters 
July 1, 2012
VETERAN deejay Stitchie has noted the exclusion of gospel artistes from the line-up of the 'Respect Jamaica 50' show, scheduled for July 25-August 6 i...
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School band fever rocks Barbican
BW 
July 1, 2012
A series of pilot events dubbed “Band Fever”, leading up to the September start of the Jamaica Best School Band (JBSB) competition, got off the ground...
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Ted is in charge
July 1, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ted, Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane's comedy about a talking teddy bear, has opened as the No 1 movie in the US with US$54.1 mil...
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Ken Boothe’s Journey continues
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
July 1, 2012
SINGER Ken Boothe is getting ready to release Journey, his latest album. Recorded and produced at his Kingston home studio, the album, according to Bo...
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Moonsplash creates a stir
July 1, 2012
THE recently-concluded two-day 'Just Cool' Moonsplash Festival held at the Dune Preserve — Rendezvous Bay in Anguilla, was a grand affair. The festiva...
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for JA
June 30, 2012
THE Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be staging two performances in Jamaica during September. The first, at the Northern Caribbean University in Manc...
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SWEET AND DANDY
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer 
June 30, 2012
Toots and the Maytals still touring the world SIX days before embarking on another tour, Toots Hibbert relaxes in his spacious living room, sipping re...
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Pomedy series for STETHS
June 30, 2012
The second in Yasus Afari's 2012 Pomedy series takes place at a venue familiar to the dub poet. It will be held today at his alma mater, St Elizabeth ...
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Mikey Bennett, the patriot
Charles Campbell 
June 30, 2012
WE all should stop and take a page out of Mikey Bennett's book of diplomacy. In all his public utterances since the controversy broke about the 'offic...
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UK Guardian lists top eight reggae acts
Richard Johnson 
June 30, 2012
BRITAIN'S The Guardian newspaper on Thursday published a list of top eight reggae acts "you need to know about now". The article — written by Marvin S...
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US-based promoter compiles Top 50 list
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
June 30, 2012
CLINTON Lindsay, who has compiled the New York/South Florida reggae charts for nearly 40 years, is marking Jamaica's 50th year of independence with li...
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Singjay Antwain charting his course
Simone Morgan 
June 29, 2012
UP-and-coming singjay Antwain (Antwain Johnson) said he is gaining musical traction and is slowly emerging as one of dancehall's most promising acts. ...
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MoBay gets ‘Diagnosed’
June 29, 2012
OFFICIALLY Diagnosed, the annual ATI lead up event, is scheduled for Pier One, Montego Bay, tonight According to Steffan-Chad Haughton, marketing and ...
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See people business and leave it alone
June 28, 2012
Elva a talk up! "Cock mouth ketch cock" is a famous Jamaican saying. With all the people who have been caught, including myself, one would think that ...
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No Maddz celebrates Ja 50
Simone Morgan 
June 28, 2012
PERFORMANCE poets No Maddz will be launching their video for the single Sort out You Life Jamaica this evening at the National Stadium. The video, whi...
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Singer Da’Ville returns with new album
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer staff reporter 
June 28, 2012
LOVERS' rock singer Da'ville is back with his third album, Krazy Love, a 14-track set he is confident will put him back in the dancehall reckoning. Kr...
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Puma brings music to the Yard
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter 
June 28, 2012
ATHLETIC Sports company PUMA will be going all out to ensure that there will be fun outside of the Olympic arena at PUMA Yard during the London Olympi...
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R Kelly still coming to Sumfest
Mark Cummings | Observer Writer 
June 28, 2012
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Chairman of Summerfest Productions, Robert Russell, says American R & B singer R Kelly will definitely be performing at Reggae...
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Keeping apace with Cham
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 28, 2012
IN a world where deejays come and go at a rapid pace, Cham believes his staying power in the industry is primarily due to the high quality of his musi...
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J’can experience inspires movie
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter 
June 28, 2012
A chance meeting on a Jamaican beach with a Rastaman and a marijuana-induced dream 10 years ago, inspired hip-hop artiste Kevin 'Kama' Clarke to write...

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