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T20 World Cup will be crucial for Sammy, says Bishop
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay
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Anaesthetic, bleaching cream found in Jackson home, search warrants state
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March 28, 2010
LOS ANGELES,USA (AP) -- Unsealed search warrants in the Michael Jackson case reveal large quantities of general anaesthetic and dozens of tubes of ski...
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Online reggae charts show singjays charting over deejays
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 28, 2010
SINGJAYS Gentleman, Gyptian and the group TOK are topping the online reggae charts worldwide while hardcore deejays are absent. These singjays are dom...
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Kartel: Deejay, gangsta, or porn star?
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Kartel: Deejay, gangsta, or porn star?
March 28, 2010
Deejay Vybz Kartel surely knows how to grab head lines (no pun intended.) He has positioned himself as the top deejay locally and last year released a...
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Destra’s return to Bacchanal
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Destra’s return to Bacchanal
March 28, 2010
Socaphiles came out in droves last Friday for the final seasonal staging of Bacchanal Fridays at Mas Camp, featuring headliner Destra Garcia. Under th...
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Dragon stokes up box office with $43.3M debut
March 28, 2010
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Elva ready to wrangle Comedy Dons
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Elva ready to wrangle Comedy Dons
March 28, 2010
ONE of Jamaica's leading comediennes, Elva Ruddock, will be the lone female on a bill of comedic superstars who will take the stage at the fourth stag...
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Shackled By The Law?
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March 27, 2010
This week I intended to continue the fascinating Cherene Anderson story. As so frequently occurs however, I have opted to postpone the second instalme...
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Year-long celebration for Louis Marriott’s 75th birthday
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Year-long celebration for Louis Marriott’s 75th birthday
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March 27, 2010
A group calling itself Friends of Louis Marriott have put on the table plans to stage a year-long celebration in recognition of the 75th birthday of o...
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Museum exposes Elvis, ‘the threat’ to American morals
AFP 
March 26, 2010
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - When Elvis Presley made his debut he triggered a wave of conservative media outrage scandalized by the young pop idol who they swi...
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Bacchanal Blocko cancelled but lots more revelry in store
March 26, 2010
Bacchanal Jamaica's high energy carnival experience is pushing full steam ahead with the soca revelry up until the ultimate party in the streets, Bacc...
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Clock Riddim ticking away on the air waves
March 26, 2010
Very Huge label producer Chester Walker is at it again. Walker recently released the Clock Riddim which is a 10 track rhythm inclusive of the instrume...
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Barbados PM says no to Mavado, Vybz Kartel show
March 25, 2010
FOLLOWING weeks of intense public debate and front page headlines in Barbados, the Mavado, Vybz Kartel unity concert scheduled for this weekend has be...
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An April to remember for Tren-Setta artistes
March 25, 2010
With three stage shows booked for the month of April -- Release The Chains, Drinkers Paradise and Curry Festival -- Tren-Setta Recording artistes Dann...
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Barrington Levy’s sound to debut at final Death Before Dishonour
March 25, 2010
IRISH and Chin is pulling all stops for the final staging of its widely acclaimed Death Before Dishonour sound clash. Now, the promotions team has add...
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Budget hike for entertainment
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Budget hike for entertainment
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 25, 2010
Music, youth get more money The entertainment and youth sector will see a 40 per cent hike in capital projects totalling $734 million for fiscal year ...
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Singer Johnny Maestro loses battle with cancer
March 25, 2010
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PAJ stages benefit performance of White Witch
March 25, 2010
THE Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has embarked on a programme to aggressively grow its welfare fund. The association will, on April 4, stage a be...
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ZJ Liquid to entertain Champs fans tomorrow
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ZJ Liquid to entertain Champs fans tomorrow
March 25, 2010
ONE of the most highly anticipated events on the sporting calendar each year is undoubtedly the GraceKennedy ISSA Boys & Girls Championships. The annu...
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Matisyahu still tops Billboard Reggae Album Chart
March 25, 2010
IRATION, the Hawaii-based reggae-rock band debuted at number two on Billboard Reggae Albums but Matisyahu's 30-week-old album remained at the top. Tim...
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Destra Garcia for final Bacchanal Fridays
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Destra Garcia for final Bacchanal Fridays
March 25, 2010
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You’re invited to: Our Family Wedding
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March 25, 2010
One enters a movie like Our Family Wedding bracing for cheesiness. As a genre, wedding films are typically about as cloying as two-hours worth of kitt...
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Costa Rican star looks to make name in US
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March 25, 2010
NEW YORK, USA (AP) -- Debi Nova has toured with Ricky Martin, collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas and has been nominated for six Grammys. Yet while ...
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