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January 12 12:26 AM
Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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January 12 12:24 AM
Singer Kenneth Roxborough dies at 78
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January 12 12:24 AM
From hurricane escape to flooded fate
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January 12 12:22 AM
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July 29, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — With the release of a new album approaching, Kanye (KAHN'-yay) West is making sure he's up to date with the social networking sites. H...
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By Basil Walters Observer staff reporter 
July 29, 2010
THE vocal trio of Donald 'Tabby' Shaw, Fitzroy 'Bunny' Simpson and Lloyd 'Judge' Ferguson, with their Studio 38 performance last Sunday night, proven ...
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July 29, 2010
Reggae Sumfest 2010 has come and gone, but, as expected, there were moments of high and moments yet to be defined. We take a look at some, in no parti...
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July 28, 2010
Music teacher at the Balaclava High School, Ann Marie Laing, walked away with top honours, $500,000 and a recording contract for a single for her entr...
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July 28, 2010
The highly anticipated Smirnoff Dream weekend has done it again. Like last year the pre-sold armbands have been completely sold out but much earlier t...
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AP 
July 27, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Singer Wyclef Jean is considering a run for president of Haiti but has not decided whether to seek a five-year term as le...
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AP 
July 27, 2010
TOKYO (AP) — Actress Angelina Jolie, in Tokyo for the weekend opening of action thriller Salt, brushed off rumours about her shaky relations with Brad...
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July 27, 2010
The experience that the organisers market as the "greatest Reggae Show on Earth", Reggae Sumfest, was made bigger and better for patrons thanks to the...
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By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston 
July 27, 2010
THE curtains came down on the 18th staging of Reggae Sumfest on Saturday, July 24 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment complex with some exciting perfo...
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July 27, 2010
THURSDAY, JULY 29 Claro Lunch Hour Concert @ Spanish Town Square. Featuring: Festival Song finalist. Time: 12:30 pm. FRIDAY, JULY 30 CoCo Fridays @ Ma...
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July 27, 2010
THIS week, Reggae Night brought out the shine in most of the stars, but it also showed up the lacklustre in a few. Of the original 10, only nine remai...
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July 27, 2010
Emancipation Jubilee 2010 promises to be another pulsating affair. Patrons attending the annual cultural celebration held at the Seville Heritage Park...
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July 27, 2010
Hot on the heels of their Emancipation Park album launch before hundreds of fans new and old, Nomaddz continues The Trod on Friday July 30 with an unp...
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July 26, 2010
Summerfest Productions director, Johnny Gourzong, has mixed feelings about this year's staging of Reggae Sumfest. While he was upbeat about the produc...
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July 26, 2010
Reggae Sumfest organiser Johnny Gourzong has expressed pleasure at having international R&B star Usher as the headline act on International Night II, ...
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July 26, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper DMX surrendered to a judge Monday to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence for a 2002 reckless driving conviction. Los Angele...
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July 25, 2010
FIWI Music, co-founded by musician Courtney John, created a buzz with the recent release of the promo riddim mix, Money Magnet. The mix is a teaser fo...
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July 25, 2010
SAN DIEGO - Comic book fans no longer have to imagine what it might be like to see all their favourite superheroes in one place. They got the chance S...
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July 25, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's Salt at the weekend box office. ...
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July 25, 2010
TUESDAY, JULY 27 Customer Appreciation Party @ The Deck, New Kingston Featuring: Deck selectors Time: 6:00 pm THURSDAY, JULY 29 Claro Lunch Hour Conce...
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July 25, 2010
VOCALIST Chevaughn Clayton, currently on tour with reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, gave a memorable performance at the 2010 Ottawa Bluesfest in Canada recent...
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BY CECELIA CAMPBELL LIVINGSTON Entertainment writer 
July 25, 2010
REGGAE Sumfest International Night II has come and gone, but memories of Usher's performance will linger in the minds of his adoring female fans. The ...
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