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Reggae Sunsplash, founded in 1978 to promote a slow summer tourist season in Jamaica, was the first Caribbean music festival to introduce reggae to a global audience. The idea of the festival originated with a group of young entrepreneurs who called themselves Synergy. They were led by Tony
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28
1978
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In multiparty elections in 1994, President Chissanó won. In Nov. 1995, the country was the first nonformer British colony to become a member of the British Commonwealth. The presidents disciplined economic plan was highly successful, winning the country foreign confidence and aid. While Mozambique
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Phillips knocks alleged thievery under JLP-run corporations
President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, has asserted that the leadership of the St James Municipal Corporation was seeking to undermine the minority caucus because of their efforts to expose corruption in local
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PM Gonsalves suffered concussion; must be monitored for weeks - Barbados Today
SOURCE: CMC - Prime Minister  Dr. Ralph Gonsalves suffered a concussion when he was struck in the head by an object outside Parliament on Thursday during the protest organised by the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) and two trade unions against a move by his government to have front line
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Louise Bennett-Coverley
the Hon Louise Bennett-Coverley is regarded as the mother of storytelling in the Caribbean. a jamaican , Miss Lou, as she is affectionately known studied at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts as a result of British Council Scholarship. She had her own BBC Radio programme called Caribbean
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Nandlall criticizes Alexis over report saying PPP appeal likely to fail - Stabroek News
Attorney Anil Nandlall today rapped Grenadian Queen’s Counsel, Dr Francis Alexis for remarks attributed to him in today’s Guyana Chronicle that a PPP appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice over a Guyana Court of Appeal ruling has no “real prospect of
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Researcher suggests focus on regional investors - Barbados Today
A university of the West Indies (UWI) international trade researcher is urging the region to put more focus on investment by the local business community and not solely on attracting investment from foreign sources. In the latest Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Trade Policy Brief produced
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Barbados PM Seeks New Debt Repayment System for Caribbean Countries - The Washington Informer
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is promoting a debt repayment system for Caribbean countries similar to what was granted to Britain after World War II that allowed that country to have the fiscal space to return to a path of development, The Jamaica Observer reported
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Marcus Rashford calls for “major review” into free school meal system after outrage on social media - Voice Online
Footballer's request comes after the free school meal packages by the government were condemned The post Marcus Rashford calls for “major review” into free school meal system after outrage on social media appeared first on Voice Online.
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JAS wants to help drive down food import bill
Western Bureau: With Jamaica importing more than US$900 million worth of agricultural produce annually, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Vice President, Denton Alvaranga, wants urgent steps to be taken to improve local production and reduce the...
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Having had her home gutted by fire set by thugs in August, Maya Robinson, a resident of Margaret Street in central Kingston, and her two children, her mother and two other relatives are now destitute as they claim no help to rebuild their lives has...
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JFJ raises geofencing concerns
WITH the Government indicating that it will be using geofencing technology to supervise returning Jamaicans who will self-quarantine at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one human rights advocacy group has said it will be keeping a close watch on the
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PRIME MINISTER PIERRE HOLDS CONSULTATION AND INCLUSION IN MATTERS OF STATE IN HIGH REGARD.
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Oliver Clarke dies - Media giant passes away at home at 75
A central figure in corporate Jamaica, Clarke played a pivotal role in the establishment of the powerful Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in 1976 and was later immortalised among its esteemed leadership over the years when he was inducted into the organisation’s Hall of Fame in
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Dr Alexis must withdraw his remarks about this case before the CCJ
Yesterday’s Sunday Edition of the Guyana Chronicle’s, lead headline loudly screams, `Dr. Francis Alexis, QC says PPP/C appeal to the CCJ has no real prospect of
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Director of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr Patrick McConney says that Caribbean countries must be prepared for an influx of sargassum that is likely to continue for some
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Tomlinson, Maurice (1971- )
Maurice Tomlinson is one of the most well-known gay rights activists in the world. He is an attorney-at-law, law lecturer, journalist, and HIV/AIDS and LGBTI (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered Intersexual) activist in Jamaica and the
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(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed that the Brazilian variant of the COVID-19 virus, which is far more transmissible than other strains, has been detected in Trinidad and
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BBC HARDtalk interview features Professor Sir Hilary Beckles - Barbados Today
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Adventist WHEEL Fund making life easier for hundreds of people
HUNDREDS of people have, since March 2015, been empowered through the Welfare, Health, Education, Empowerment and Local Community (WHEEL) Fund, established by the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists.
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Tech acquired for COVID-19 pandemic useful elsewhere, says Carby
WITH the Caribbean region being menaced by potential twin disasters, COVID-19 and predictions of an active hurricane season, head of the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr Barbara Carby says technology acquired for managing the pandemic should be
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Sister Angella Harris a ‘gentle giant of a woman’
Veteran educator and Franciscan Sister Angella Harris was yesterday hailed as a woman steeped in grace and humility as family, friends, and colleagues and several persons whose lives she touched joined in a memorial service to salute
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PAHO: COVID-19 developments make continuing public health measures in Caribbean urgent
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne said on Thursday that the appearance of new variants of the COVID-19 virus in several countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, combined with an acceleration in the
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Three countries rocked by 4.3 earthquake | New York Carib News
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Academics urged to do more - Barbados Today
The Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services’ (SRC) retiring director is urging academics to do more than write scholarly papers. Neil Paul, who demitted office last week after 15 years with the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, said it was incumbent
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On Sept. 1, 2013, President Macky Sall dismissed Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye and his government. Former justice minister Aminata Touré was named new prime minister. Known for her tough stance on corruption, feminist and human rights advocate Touré named her own cabinet within 24 hours of her
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The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court in Trinidad and Tobago, which has struck down the use of search warrants obtained by the police and used to gain access to a journalist’s home and office from which...
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