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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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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...
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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal
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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)—Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a meek 2-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday as Gabriel Martinelli's...
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
January 11 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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MayLo to star in Ghett-O-Life
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MayLo to star in Ghett-O-Life
July 13, 2010
MAYLYNNE Lowe has been heralded as one of Jamaica's most talented thespians, consistently hitting the mark in major commercial productions. Popularly ...
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Claro lunch hour concerts promise to excite
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Claro lunch hour concerts promise to excite
July 13, 2010
With a stellar lineup featuring the ten finalists of the Claro JCDC Festival Song Contest, patrons in and around the Half Way Tree metropolis and Span...
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Happenings – July 14
July 13, 2010
FRIDAY, JULY 16 Makka Pro Surfing Competition @ Makka Beach, Southaven, Yallas, St Thomas. Time: 10:00 am. CoCo Fridayz @ Mango Ranch, 16 1/2 West Kin...
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Fashion Block
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Fashion Block
July 12, 2010
Saint International capped StyleWeek Jamaica with its annual staging of Fashion Block on Sunday night. The open-air fashion show staged along Knutsfor...
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Plans in high gear for Ochi Seafood festival
July 12, 2010
THE organisers of the fourth annual Ocho Rios Seafood festival are confident that this year's staging could be one of the blockbuster events of the su...
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Monty Alexander for Jazz At Lincoln Center
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Monty Alexander for Jazz At Lincoln Center
July 12, 2010
The phenomenal sounds of Jamaica's acclaimed Commander of Distinction and renowned jazz pianist, Monty Alexander, is set to add to the excitement in N...
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Remembering Sugar Minott…
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Remembering Sugar Minott…
July 12, 2010
Canada-based L3 Magazine pays tribute to Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott WE will never forget the vibes that filled the room when Sugar Minott's 'chune' Good T...
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Twin of Twins star in remixed Kung Fu film
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Twin of Twins star in remixed Kung Fu film
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July 11, 2010
Comedians Twin of Twins are starring in Ching Pow, Far East Yardies--a remixed Kung-fu film slated for November release which will rely on local bootl...
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Blazing farewell to Africa’s first World Cup
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Blazing farewell to Africa’s first World Cup
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July 11, 2010
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s Soccer City erupted in lights for the World Cup closing ceremony, with singers performing a melody o...
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Despicable Me tops weekend box office at $60.1m
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Despicable Me tops weekend box office at $60.1m
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July 11, 2010
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Despicable Me wasn’t such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million....
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J-Lo threatened with $40M lawsuit
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J-Lo threatened with $40M lawsuit
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July 11, 2010
ISTANBUL, (AFP) — A hotel in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus has threatened Jennifer Lopez with a 40 million dollar lawsuit after she cancelled a con...
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Godfather of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, dead at 54
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Godfather of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, dead at 54
BY YASMINE PERU 
July 11, 2010
FOUNDATION reggae and dancehall artiste, Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott passed away Saturday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew....
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Sugar Minott dead at 54
BY YASMINE PERU 
July 10, 2010
Foundation reggae and dancehall artiste, Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott passed away Saturday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew....
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A call for reggae renewal
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A call for reggae renewal
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July 10, 2010
An appeal has been made for a renewal in reggae music. The call from university lecturer and musicologist, Dr Clinton Hutton — at a symposium on Inter...
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Promoting a Caribbean state of mind
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July 10, 2010
Almost nine years ago, I was part of a panel discussion on CMC moderated by Jessica Odle. The other panelists were Keith Nurse, Caribbean academic ren...
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Stop reminiscing about reggae
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Stop reminiscing about reggae
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
July 10, 2010
ELECTRONICA/REGGAE selector DJ Afifa urged a mostly revisionist university reggae music symposium last Friday to stop reminiscing about vintage reggae...
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Sugar Minott dies at 54
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July 10, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sugar Minott, a smooth-voiced singer and producer who helped to popularize reggae music, has died. He was 54. Minott died yesterda...
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Website posts recording of Mel Gibson’s racist rant
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Website posts recording of Mel Gibson’s racist rant
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July 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson is heard using a racial epithet and calling his ex-girlfriend a "whore" in a recording released by a celebrity news webs...
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Munga makes himself heard at the Village
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Munga makes himself heard at the Village
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter 
July 9, 2010
Dancehall artiste, Munga Honorebel screamed into the mic as if it were Babylon or his lover at Village Blues Bar in Kingston two Tuesdays ago but the ...
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CVM rolls out Live@Seven
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CVM rolls out Live@Seven
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July 9, 2010
Now 17 years old, CVM TV is offering more to the viewing public with the addition of the programme, Live@Seven. Commencing July 26, the one hour long ...
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Bar-bee completes video shoot with Trina
July 8, 2010
The video for what is being touted as one of the hottest songs for the summer, Come See About Me, a collabo with singer Bar-bee and US hip-hop artiste...
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Jampro’s $2.3 Million bill
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July 8, 2010
Film division spends millions on photos for website Jampro has defended the $2.3 million it will spend for new photographs on its film website — filmj...
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