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Nominees announced for first Caribbean Urban Music Awards
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SIX YEARS after the Urban Music Awards began, what is touted as one of the biggest annual award ceremonies, has come to the Caribbean.
And it has come to the country widely spoken of as the Caribbean's entertainment capital, as the first Caribbean Urban Music Awards (CUMA) will be staged at James Bond Beach, Oracabessa, St Mary, on Saturday, April 26.
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Investors complain about long wait for cheques at World Wise
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INVESTORS in World Wise Partners yesterday rued the long hours they spent at its Ruthven Road headquarters in Kingston, waiting to collect cheques they requested from as early as last month.
Read »St. Kitts to honour reggae icon Bob Marley
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The Federation of St. Kitts/Nevis has joined in the annual worldwide celebration of world renowned Jamaican reggae icon, Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley.
The salute to the dubbed, “first third world superstar” and “Rasta prophet” will be held tomorrow at Club Kactus, Basseterre, St. Kitts.
Romeo Paris, manager of Club Kactus, said plans are once again on track for the second annual Bob Marley tribute, celebrated under the theme, “Daddy B we miss you”.
According to Parris, being “half Jamaican”, he felt it imperative to stage an event that seeks to recognise the legendary Rastafarian- reggae singer.
Read »Obama Wins NY District Of Jamaican American Congresswoman
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke is among the New York congressional delegates rooting for Senator Hillary Clinton. But on Tuesday, her district was overwhelmingly won by Illinois Senator Barack Obama.
The 11th congressional district, which includes all or parts of the neighborhoods: Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Crown Heights, Ditmas Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Windsor Terrace, saw voters casting their ballots for Obama despite their congressional representative’s unwavering support for Clinton.
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Marley party set to pump
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Next weekend brings solid proof that Joburg is finally over its post-holiday slump and ready to perform like the bustling metropolis it truly is.
Following the success of their Bob Marley tribute gig last year, online arts and entertainment publication JHBLive is hosting a massive party at Carfax on Gwi Gwi Mrwebi Street, Newtown, from 9pm on Saturday, February 9.
Read »Return of Brit reggae stalwarts
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Ali Campbell has to be the most recognisable white man in reggae. Since forming UB40 in Birmingham back in 1979, with his brother and six mates, Campbell has become the pageboy-like face of the world's most popular reggae band. Well, that's if you base popularity on album sales, of which UB40 have clocked up more than 55 million.
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