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Politicians highlight need for collaboration to achieve sustainable infrastructure
June 18 07:57 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, says infrastructure is one way to foster equality, admitting that loc...
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
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11th Diaspora Conference ‘greatest homecoming experience’, says Jarrett
June 18 07:36 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chairman of the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference and CEO of The Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett,  has described its culminati...
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
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Horror injury overshadows Canada’s first World Cup win
June 18 07:28 PM
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to clinch their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday in a Group B match marred by a h...
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis agg...
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
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Duckie assumes head coach role at Waterhouse
June 18 05:32 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Top coach Donovan Duckie has taken over the reins at Waterhouse FC, following the sudden resignation of Argentine Javier Aintein....
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Morgan eyes World U20 slot
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Morgan eyes World U20 slot
June 18 05:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Edwin Allen High’s Joel Morgan ran an easy 1:54.25 to lead the qualifiers for the finals of the Under-20 boys 800m on Thursday’s o...
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UK man charged with attempted murder after 3-y-o thrown to alligators at zoo — reports
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UK man charged with attempted murder after 3-y-o thrown to alligators at zoo — reports
June 18 04:51 PM
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom — A toddler was rushed to hospital on Thursday after he was allegedly thrown into an alligator enclosure at a Cambridge...
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Alleyne strikes as West Indies edge Scotland in Women’s T20 World Cup
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Alleyne strikes as West Indies edge Scotland in Women’s T20 World Cup
June 18 04:47 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Aaliyah Alleyne's late three-wicket burst helped West Indies survive a huge scare at Headingley on Thursday as they bea...
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Search for jury extended in case of Jackson doctor
March 24, 2011
LOS ANGELES, USA — A judge concerned about finding enough jurors for the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor extended the search yesterday, even after c...
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Catch Di Riddim – March 25
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Catch Di Riddim – March 25
Kevin Jackson 
March 24, 2011
Owa Fest gets the support The first staging of Owa Fest took place last Saturday at the Bowa Banks community off Windward Road in east Kingston. The e...
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Family gathers to bury Liz Taylor at LA cemetery
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Family gathers to bury Liz Taylor at LA cemetery
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March 24, 2011
GLENDALE, California (AP) — Elizabeth Taylor's family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service yesterday at a Southern California ...
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Red Bull Music Academy hosts workshops for musicians
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Red Bull Music Academy hosts workshops for musicians
March 23, 2011
CREATIVE collaborations, production info sessions, techniques of rhythm production, jam sessions. This is the formula for the first-ever Red Bull Musi...
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Denno’s video to premiere this weekend
March 23, 2011
MASTER One recording artiste Denno's video for the fast-rising single Caah Stop Dah Yute Yah will be premiered this weekend. Since its release the son...
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Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
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Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
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March 23, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal lif...
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Benefit concert for Japan
March 23, 2011
TO support Japan's earthquake relief, Japanese sound system Mighty Crown and their management team Irish and Chin are calling on the reggae community ...
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Singing Melody tops Dutch music charts
March 23, 2011
Reggae vocalist Singing Melody is now awaiting the release of the video for his latest single Wi Set The Trend which wrapped last Monday evening in th...
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Tifa, Lady Saw celebrate with Nuvo in MoBay
March 22, 2011
Nuvo, the world's first sparkling liqueur has chosen the second city, Montego Bay, for its official launch in Jamaica at an event hosted by local dist...
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Beres for Ardenne fund-raiser this Saturday
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Beres for Ardenne fund-raiser this Saturday
March 22, 2011
This Saturday, the grounds of Ardenne High School are expected come alive with the soulful melodies of internationally acclaimed artiste and Parent Te...
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Hard Drive coming with conscious music
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Hard Drive coming with conscious music
March 22, 2011
THE music arena is already filled with promising artistes all seeking that big break. Tian Harris aka Hard Drive knows that only too well. Still, he i...
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Charles Hyatt Foundation launched
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Charles Hyatt Foundation launched
March 22, 2011
The launch of the foundation dedicated to the life of thespian, radio, stage and screen actor, broadcaster and comedian, the late Charles Hyatt, got u...
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Soul singer Loleatta Holloway dies
Kevin Jackson 
March 22, 2011
AMERICAN soul/disco singer Loleatta Holloway has died. The 64-year-old former Salsoul recording artiste died of heart failure on Monday. Holloway bega...
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Charged night at Fun in the Son
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Charged night at Fun in the Son
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March 21, 2011
With barely contained anticipation, the patrons covered the distance from the University of the West Indies' main gate all the way to the UWI Mona Bow...
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Brown has R&B on lock, but what about pop?
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March 21, 2011
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Stylish Adjustment Bureau ends in fizzle
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Stylish Adjustment Bureau ends in fizzle
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March 21, 2011
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt fall in love and flee shadowy figures in the immensely stylish romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau. If only the ending ...
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Happenings – March 22
March 21, 2011
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Half Pint ready for One Love Reggae Concert
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Half Pint ready for One Love Reggae Concert
March 21, 2011
Fresh from his recent tour of the US East Coast as well as Hawaii, veteran reggae vocalist Half Pint will be the featured performer at the weekly One ...
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Imij and Company fires up Bacchanal Fridays
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Imij and Company fires up Bacchanal Fridays
March 20, 2011
THE fifth staging of Bacchanal Fridays could easily be described as the most pulsating and exciting yet. Set under the theme Vegas Vacation, the hundr...
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Limitless tops box office with $19M
March 20, 2011
CHICAGO USA (AP) — There was no stopping Limitlessat the box office. The science-fiction thriller opened at Number one this weekend with $19 million, ...
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Wyclef says bullet grazed hand in Haiti’s capital
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March 20, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Musician Wyclef Jean said yesterday that a bullet grazed his hand as he stepped out of a car to make a telephone call, bu...
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Thanksgiving service for Beverley Dexter
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March 20, 2011
Young Jhada Dwyer (left) is a picture of sadness as he carries the urn bearing the remains of his grandmother, renowned Jamaican soprano Beverley Dext...
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