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SHARON GORDON TO RECEIVE 2014 WOMAN OF GREAT ESTEEM EMERALD AWARD April 16, Brooklyn, N.Y., Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Inc (CPR) is pleased to share that Sharon Gordon, co-founder and chairperson of the organization is among five women who will receive a 2014 Emerald Award from the Woman of…
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Dr. Rachnilda Lynch 18th ANNUAL WOMAN OF GREAT ESTEEM EMERALD AWARDS CELEBRATION AT THE NEW YORK RITZ CARLTON April 16th, Brooklyn, N.Y., The Board of Directors of the distinguished Woman of Great Esteem (WGE) Organization is pleased to announce that the 18th annual staging of the prestigious Woman of Great…
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Jimmy Cliff calls for reparations Thursday, March 27, 2014 JIMMY Cliff has added his weight to the longstanding call for reparations from European countries which benefited from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The singer's support comes on the heels of a renewed pact by Caribbean leaders to seek financial compensation from…
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Altar call for dancehall BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer reporter This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Saturday, March 22, 2014 WITH the image of dancehall music taking a beating after the March 13 conviction of deejay Vybz Kartel and three accomplices (Andre 'Mad Suss' St John, Kahira Jones and Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell) for murder, members…
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Garnett Roper, Guest Columnist Dancehall Dulls The Senses, Poisons Minds Published: Wednesday | March 26, 2014 Garnett Roper, GUEST COLUMNIST When Minister of National Security Peter Bunting asked for divine intervention in Jamaica's crime situation, he could not have anticipated the speed and nature of the intervention. The murder conviction…
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Cindy Breakspeare said she knew the King of Reggae, the man who would later become the father of her love child, because they would say hello to each other in passing. "Yes I knew him, but to be a devotee of the music, part of an elite group of spiritual…
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Dennis Brown concert at Kingston waterfront Thursday, February 20, 2014 | 1:02 PM KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) says that this year’s 5th Annual Dennis Brown Concert will take place on the Kingston Waterfront, on Sunday, February 23 starting at 5:00pm. The concert will feature “some…
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Brooklyn, N.Y., February 18th 2014... In celebration of Reggae Month and African Heritage Month, Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Inc., (CPR) in association with Paul Robeson Freedom School will host CPR's annual State of Reggae Reception to kick off the Community Conversation series now in its sixth season. The highly…
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Dancehall Artist Mavado DJ could lose visa Published: Saturday | February 9, 2013 The Jamaican entertainer at the centre of a bribery case involving a former security official at the United States (US) Embassy in Kingston will automatically lose his American visa and could face criminal prosecution, a US-based attorney…
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Dancehall Artist Mavado State Department Officer Admits to Taking Bribes From Dancehall Star Mavado For U.S Visa News By Patricia Meschino, Kingston | February 08, 2013 11:59 AM EST According to a February 7 report by Scott McCabe, staff writer for the Washington Examiner, a U.S. State Department law…
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Monday, 04 February 2013 21:35
Indiscipline and the unravelling of the social fabric
Written by CPR Reggae Bishop Howard Gregory Indiscipline and the unravelling of the social fabricSunday, February 03, 2013Howard GregorySEVERAL years ago when the municipal authorities in the city of Montego Bay decided to introduce a system of traffic lights and an accompanying one-way flow of traffic on many streets, I pointed out that it…
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Dr. Carolyn Cooper Superpower Jamaican Accent For Super BowlPublished: Sunday | February 3, 2013 14 CommentsCarolyn Cooper, ContributorDon't mind the IMF. Thanks to Volkswagen of America, Inc, we're being reminded yet again that Jamaica is a cultural superpower. According to Wikipedia, "A superpower is a state with a dominant position…
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'Respect, Boss Man' - Introducing Dave From That VW ADPublished: Monday | February 4, 2013Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner WriterWestern Bureau:Like much of the world, Erik Nicolaisen's primary relationship with Jamaica is through reggae music."When I was nine or 10, my older cousin gave me a mixtape of Yellowman, Burning Spear,…
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Monday, 04 February 2013 20:45
Les Green: Arrival in Jamaica was like stepping back in time
Written by CPR Reggae Les Green: Arrival in Jamaica was like stepping back in timePublished: Monday | February 4, 2013Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green, who spent eight years with the Jamaica Constabulary Force after being seconded by Scotland Yard to assist with improving the investigative capacity of local enforcement, has painted a…
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