Sunday, April 08, 2007

Marley Makes Swiss Teen's Dreams Come Through

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Marley makes Swiss teen's dreams come true All Magalie Billod ever wanted was to visit the birthplace of her idol BY KERRY MCCATTY Su...
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Friday, March 23, 2007

Young Jamaican Pilot Takes Off On Historic Journey

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By Alva James-Johnson South Florida Sun-Sentinel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - When Barrington Irving wants to get into the flying mood, he jum...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Ska - One of Jamaica's First Gifts to the World

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Ska is a Jamaica-originated music genre that combines elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is...
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Saturday, March 03, 2007

Willard White - One Of The World's Great Bass Singers

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Knighthood For Opera Star White Willard White, one of the world's great bass singers, has received a knighthood in the Queen's birth...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Agnes Macdonald - First Lady of Canada

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Agnes Macdonald, Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe Susan Agnes Macdonald née Bernard (August 24, 1836 – September 5, 1920) was the second wi...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Sly & Robbie - Legendary Reggae Duo

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No matter how advanced drum machine technology gets, reggae at its most genuine will always be characterized by at least one core element: a...
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Mighty Diamonds - Reggae Band

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The reggae road is littered with the bodies of fallen vocal groups that contributed a couple of tunes or an album of note and then disappear...
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Culture - Reggae Band

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In terms of his commitments to a strictly-roots outlook, an unwavering belief in Africa as a true homeland and upholding the iconic status o...
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Sister Carol - Reggae Artiste

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Known as the "Black Cinderella" and "Mother Culture," Sister Carol has led the way for women in reggae. Her music is ric...
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Linton Kwesi Johnson - Reggae Artiste

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One of the great artists to emerge from the British reggae explosion of the late '70s was Linton Kwesi Johnson, who combined dialect-hea...
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The Abyssinians - Reggae Band

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The Abyssinians were one of the key groups to emerge from the roots reggae era of the late '60s and early '70s, a classic vocal trio...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Rare Artifacts From Port Royal Go On Display at US Museum

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MORE than 200 rare artifacts from the historic city of Port Royal went on display last week at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in ...
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Stacey McKenzie - Jamaican Super Model

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Stacey McKenzie (born in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Canadian fashion model, runway coach and most recently a judge on the new Canadian reality ...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

Israel Vibration - Reggae Band

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Israel Vibration is a reggae band, featuring a vocal harmony trio. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig,...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Sheryl Lee Ralph - Singer and Actor

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Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956 in Mandeville, Manchester Jamaica). is A Jamaican American actress and singer. Best known for he...
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Grace Jones - Model, Singer, and Actress

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Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress. Early Life The daughter of a prea...
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Jamaicans Are a Colorless People

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Don't waste your time asking a Jamaican his/her color/race. We are colorless. We live in racial harmony in Jamaica. Our Motto is ...
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Monday, February 12, 2007

Dr. Albert E. Forsyth - Aviator and Physician

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Albert E. Forsyth, who was born in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1897, was brought to Port Antonio in Jamaica in his early childhood. His father, Hora...
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Dr. Edmund Clarke Kinkead - Optician and Physician

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Edmund Clarke Kinkead was born in Kingston on July 18th, 1873, the eldest of the twelve children of Edward Daniel and Ursulena Clarke Kinke...
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James Josiah Edwards - Brilliant and Distinguished Doctor

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James Josiah Edwards was born in Ulster Spring, Trelawny, in 1865. He was the sixth child and the fourth son of the thirteen children of Wil...
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