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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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March 21, 2010
MONDAY, MARCH 22 Socacise @ Mas Camp, Oxford Road, Kingston Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Uptown Mondays @ Savannah Plaza parking Lot, Constant Spring Road Ti...
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Tribute to the icons – simply the best
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer staff reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 21, 2010
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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Full house at Acropolis for In-Digg-Nation
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Full house at Acropolis for In-Digg-Nation
March 21, 2010
SLOT machines were not the only things being played at the Acropolis Gaming Lounge last Friday night. Drums were being struck and guitars were being s...
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Sunshine Carnival, Trini Invasion set for Easter weekend
March 20, 2010
The Caribbean carnival spirit is in full swing across the island and two anticipated events are set to unfold this Easter weekend. On Saturday April 3...
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Gossip mag admits to fictitious interviews with Beyonce, Snoop
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March 20, 2010
BERLIN, March 19, 2010 (AFP) -- German celebrity gossip magazine Neon admitted Friday it had published five made-up interviews since 2004 with stars s...
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Steele among acts for Int’l Kite Festival
March 20, 2010
CANADIAN reggae singer Steele will make his return to the Jamaican stage as a part of the line-up for the 2010 Jamaica International Kite Festival, sc...
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Hawaii band beats Bob Marley with new album
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March 20, 2010
IRATION, the Hawaii-based reggae-rock band has outsold reggae icon Bob Marley to top the US iTunes reggae charts for a week, but the band argued that ...
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Lady Gaga fires back in NY court at music produce
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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff ready for phase two of his illustrious career
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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff ready for phase two of his illustrious career
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March 20, 2010
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Bless Redbones… popular restaurant and blues café restarts with prayers
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March 20, 2010
"We call upon all that we hold most sacred to -- Bless Redbones. We call upon the earth, our planet home, We call upon the mountain, the waters that r...
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Alison Hinds aim to top Jamaica chart
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Alison Hinds aim to top Jamaica chart
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March 19, 2010
Soca queen Alison Hinds plans to top Jamaican charts with her deejay-studded album Caribbean Queen but noticeably absent is fellow Barbadian star Riha...
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Scotiabank adopts C Sharp Band
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Scotiabank adopts C Sharp Band
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Shal for Diamonds of Kilimanjaro at Mas Camp
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Shal for Diamonds of Kilimanjaro at Mas Camp
March 18, 2010
THE soca frenzy at Bacchanal Jamaica's Mas Camp continues this Friday under the theme Diamonds of Kilimanjaro. Patrons can expect a live performance f...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction propels Jimmy Cliff onto iTunes, Amazon
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 18, 2010
The music catalogue of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff is charting on iTunes and Amazon online Reggae charts following his recent induction into the Rock and ...
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Swimmers, artistes provide thrills at Music ‘n’ Sync
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Swimmers, artistes provide thrills at Music ‘n’ Sync
BY SIMONE MORGAN Observer reporter 
March 18, 2010
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Jay Sean, Sean Paul collab featured on Now thats what I call Music
March 18, 2010
THE club-bumping Do You Remember by British pop sensation Jay Sean and Jamaican dancehall star, Sean Paul, will be featured on the 75th edition of the...
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March 18, 2010
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Investing in the music
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer writer 
March 18, 2010
Local acts benefit from share of US$5 billion annually, argues economist Jamaica's share of the US$5 billion (J$448 billion) annually invested by inte...
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Wonderful end to Negril’s One Love Reggae Series
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March 18, 2010
Reggae crooner Wayne Wonder headlined the final concert last Tuesday night, in the winter series of the One Love Reggae concerts. "I want to give Negr...
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March 17, 2010
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Reggae Sumfest takes place July 18-24
March 17, 2010
NOW celebrating 17 years, Reggae Sumfest, which has been dubbed the "greatest reggae festival on earth", is scheduled to take place in Montego Bay, Ja...
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Jimmy Cliff raises the roof at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
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Jimmy Cliff raises the roof at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
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March 16, 2010
(AP) -- An eclectic batch ranging from Swedish pop group Abba to punk pioneers the Stooges entered the rock star firmament Monday on being inducted in...
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