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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
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DJ Mac gives UK-based Drip Rick Vi the green light
December 25 01:39 PM
Fast rising Uk-based dancehall artiste Drip Rick Vi is enjoying a great run in dancehall. The witty deejay has scored a place on one of the hottest be...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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Democrats demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — One of Manchester’s most wanted men was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Mike Town in the parish ...
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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‘Mi Rahtid’, Jamaican grandma turns social media star serving up recipes
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A Florida family’s efforts to preserve their Jamaican matriarch’s recipes, passed down through generations, have transformed the 96-year-old woman int...
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US congresswoman condemns death of Haitian man in ICE custody
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US congresswoman condemns death of Haitian man in ICE custody
December 25 09:48 AM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – United States Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has condemned the death of a Haitian man in the custody of the ...
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Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
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Pope urges Russia, Ukraine dialogue in Christmas blessing
December 25 09:33 AM
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humani...
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Keith and Tex still flying flag for rocksteady
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Keith and Tex still flying flag for rocksteady
December 14, 2025
With 2026 marking the 60th year since the birth of rocksteady, not many of that genre’s stars are still around. Keith and Tex, who had several hit son...
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‘A major loss to the world’: Government pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
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‘A major loss to the world’: Government pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica and the global music community are mourning the death of reggae icon and film pioneer Jimmy Cliff, who passed away early M...
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Owen Gray, trailblazing Ska singer, dies at 86
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Owen Gray, trailblazing Ska singer, dies at 86
Howard Campbell 
July 20, 2025
LONDON, England — Owen Gray, the Ska singer who helped introduce Jamaican music to the United Kingdom, died here on Sunday at age 86. His daughter, An...
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Queen Ifrica sued for allegations against her father
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Queen Ifrica sued for allegations against her father
June 14, 2024
The family of Jamaican ska singer Derrick Morgan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Morgan’s daughter, popular reggae singer Queen Ifrica, allegin...
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Big screen dream for Don Drummond’s story
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Big screen dream for Don Drummond’s story
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
May 7, 2024
When staff at Bellevue Hospital discovered the dead body of Don Drummond on May 6, 1969, it marked the end of a life punctuated by spurts of genius an...
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Gaylads singer BB Seaton dead at 79
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Gaylads singer BB Seaton dead at 79
March 4, 2024
LONDON, England – BB Seaton, a prolific singer-songwriter in the ska and rocksteady eras, died here on Monday at age 79. Dennis Alcapone, his friend o...
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Complex Ricki wants to ‘Make a Change’
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WATCH: Wanted man killed in Manchester confrontation, police say
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Two American men denied bail on rape charges in The Bahamas
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