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March 25, 2010
POPULAR Trini sensation Destra Garcia and her band are set to continue the soca revelry at Bacchanal Jamaica's last Bacchanal Fridays at Mas Camp toni...
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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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Nomaddz live on Saturday
March 24, 2010
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Sri Lanka refuses to grant visa to Akon
March 23, 2010
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Actor Boy nominee David Tulloch elated at recognition
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March 23, 2010
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Soca Queen Destra Garcia for Digicel Night
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Soca Queen Destra Garcia for Digicel Night
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Perhaps one the Caribbean's most energetic and charismatic performers, and undisputed queen of soca Destra Garcia will take the Bacchanal stage in the...
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Winfrey settles US defamation suit
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March 23, 2010
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Sri Lankans hurl stones in protest against Akon concert
March 22, 2010
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Cuba to send delegation for CFW 2010
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IN a bid to strengthen cultural exchanges and cooperation among the countries in the Caribbean, executives of Pulse Investments Limited, organisers of...
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THE closing item on Friday night's tribute to Jamaica's recently departed cultural icons truly summed up what these guardians of the arts are, Simply ...
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