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Legendary Anti-Slavery Vessel's Itinerary: Amistad here for brief fortnight
2008-04-04 05:16:00
Many Bajans have been looking out for the Amistad , which was "secretly" docked near Port St Charles, can now plan when they wish to pay the famous vessel a visit... Here is a preview of the Captain in his own words -There is also a showing of the Spielberg classic which placed Djimon Hounsou on the map in Hollywood! Above the itinerary is a portrait of the real Cinque from those centuries ago! DATE EVENT VENUE DESCRIPTION April 4 at 7:00 a.m. Arrival Ceremony Fort Willoughby, Bridgetown Flotilla, libation, official remarks, cultural performances, official tours for dignitaries, the media and general public April 6, and 13 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. April 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Public Tours Fort Willoughby Make it a family fun day and capture this his...
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Jamaica Diaspora Spreads its Message at Ziadie Cup Soccer Match
2008-04-04 04:50:00
In a drive to educate Jamaicans living in South Florida, the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation will extend its message of collaboration and communication in the diaspora on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at the 4th Annual Dennis Ziadie Cup Soccer Match .The soccer match will be played at the Silver Shores Park, in Miramar.The Silver Shores Park is located at 15700 Pembroke Road in Miramar (Southeast corner of Dykes Road and Pembroke Road). All Jamaicans are invited to attend and learn more about the continuing organizing effort among Jamaicans across the United States.Match attendees will learn more about the upcoming Jamaican Diaspora Conference in Jamaica on June 16-17, meet advisory Board members, and learn how they can join the various committees and share their expertise and Jamaican spirit.
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21st Century Dungeons + Dragons = Satellites & Soldiers? The Occult of
2008-04-04 04:16:00
Skulls. Black cats. A naked woman riding a killer whale. Snakes. Swords. Occult symbols. A wizard with a staff that shoots lightning bolts. A dragon holding the Earth in its claws.No, this is not the fantasy world of a 12-year-old boy. It is ... part of the hidden reality behind the Pentagon’s classified, or “black,” budget that delivers billions of dollars to stealthy armies of high-tech warriors.[A new] book offers a glimpse of this dark world through a revealing lens — patches — the kind worn on military uniforms.Trevor Paglen, an artist and photographer finishing his Ph.D. in geography at the University of California, Berkeley, has managed to document some of this hidden world. The 75 patches he has assembled reveal a bizarre mix of high and low culture.“Oderint Dum Metuant,” reads a patch for an Air Force program that mines spy satellite images for battlefield intelligence, according to Mr. Paglen, who identifies he saying as from Caligula, the first-cent...
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EDWARDS PRAISES COLLYMORE FOR SOUND ADVICE GOING INTO 2ND DIGICEL TEST
2008-04-04 03:37:00
Fast bowler Fidel Edwards who picked up the first three Sri Lankan wickets on a severely rain affected first day of the Second Digicel Test said that he must give credit to his half-brother Corey Collymore - a fellow Barbadian and the West Indies seam bowler who is not currently in the squad. "I got a bit more focussed, Corey has been telling me that I need to be a bit more patient on this (Queen's Park Oval) wicket and let the ball do the talking," Edwards told journalists after the end of the day's play when Sri Lanka finished on 217 for 5 after recovering from 117 for 5. Edwards picked up the first three wickets to fall and then fellow fast bowler Jerome Taylor grabbed two more to put the visitors in trouble but a sixth wicket stand of 100 between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chamara Silva brought Sri Lanka back into the game on a day when 43.3 overs were lost due to rain interruptions. Dilshan is not out on 57 while Silva, who replaced injured wicketkeeper Prasana Jayaw...
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Callaloo Poets & VIIA nourish the Mind, Body & Soul on April 19th *
2008-04-03 06:12:00
April 19, 2008 is the third Saturday of the month and the Callaloo Poets and the Virgin Islands Improvement Association (VIIA) will present 'Food 4 Thought: Nourish the Mind , Body , and Soul '. This 'open mic' event starts at 7:00pm at Mellow Moods in Road Town, Tortola. Performers are asked to arrive at Mellow Moods at 6:45PM for sign-up.Poetry Readings are held every third Saturday of the month. Visit the respective websites for more information about the Callaloo Poets and the VIIA
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Ice Hockey In Barbados: The Ultimate Sens Army Hockey Road Trip - Lands in
2008-04-03 05:34:00
Operation Barbados , the ultimate Sens Army hockey road trip, landed Tuesday in sunny Bridgetown, Barbados, to begin a four-day hockey experience.Team owner Eugene Melnyk personally welcomed 200 Senators fans as they prepared to watch tonight's Sens game at Bert's Bar, the island's hottest sports bar and restaurant. The trip marks the largest contingent of Ottawa Senators fans to invade Barbados.All trip participants will join Melnyk for two televised Sens games at Bert's. The Senators hosted the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday before they set off to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs tomorrow Thursday 2nd.Special thanks are bestowed upon air carrier Zoom Airlines in addition to the Barbados High Commission in Canada. In conjunction with Zoom, the Commission arranged for medical equipment and supplies to be shipped on the Operation Barbados flight for future use at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados's largest medical facility.
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Revival of Important Initiative from Underestimated Barbadian Hotelier ** S
2008-04-03 05:13:00
Here is a great programme sidelined last year, but at the vanguard again this year - let's hear it for Adrian Loveridge!
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SRI LANKA LOOKING FOR CLEAN SWEEP OF DIGICEL TEST SERIES
2008-04-03 04:07:00
Former world record holder for the most Test wickets Lance Gibbs is of the view that rookie West Indian spinner Sulieman Benn has got to add variety to his bowling armoury in order to be successful at the international level."He has got to bowl six different balls because on that type of track (Providence in Guyana) batsman could get accustomed to you," Gibbs said while endorsing the inclusion of the 26 year old left arm spinner in the West Indies squad after he made his debut in the First Digicel Test against Sri Lanka in Guyana and was retained in the squad for the Second Digicel Test in Trinidad and Tobago."I would say he has got the ability but he's got work to do, he could become a success story but it is all in his hands, he's got to learn the strengths and weaknesses as far as batsmen are concerned and use that effectively," Gibbs said in an exclusive interview with DigicelCricket.com."In Guyana (during the First Digicel Test) Benn fought the wicket too much, as a spinner y...
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What's hot or not in the Afro-American Literary Community - Available on Am
2008-04-03 02:36:00
Review: "Is obsession required to experience the ultimate in sexual fulfillment? Dickey searches for the answer to that question in his latest steamy romance (after Waking with Enemies) via Nia Simone Bijoux, a ghostwriter recently moved to Atlanta. A devout Anas Nin fan, Nia's in hot pursuit of the perfect lay. Enlivened by sometimes catchy narration ('Self-pleasuring was popcorn.... My body was telling me it needed steak'), Nia's adventures with 'identical sins,' twins Mark and Karl, introduce her to the dubious delights of threesomes and more, leading eventually to a showdown with Mark's wife, Jewell Stewark, a TV anchorwoman. Marred somewhat by Nia's pretentious airs (her self-involvement can be crippling to the narrative), this erotic potboiler still delivers its message that saying 'yes' to pleasure can also lead to self-enlightenment." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis: Filled with sexual energy, "Pleasure" centers a...
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SNAPPING A SHUTTERBUG RED-HANDED: GRAND CANYON PHOTOGRAPHER {Betty Holford
2008-04-03 01:56:00
Betty Holford has contributed many times to my News-Blog, whether crystals or baby deer, etc. I never fail to receive an e-mail from her that always makes me THINK...This time, like most other occasions I put the incident under the SNOPES microscope and also another via Google, this is a site called Truth Or Fiction.Even so for the REAL deal, check the links, for those fascinated with the TRUE pictures and the apocryphal anecdote going along with it? ENJOY!This is a case of a photographer photographing another photographer. The following pictures were taken by Hans van de Vorst from the Netherlands at the Grand Canyon , Arizona. The descriptions are his own. The identity of the photographer in the photos is unknown.I was simply stunned seeing this guy standing on this solitary rock in the Grand Canyon. The canyon's depth is 900 meters here. The rock on the right is next to the canyon and safe. Watching this...
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What do Barack Obama and David Kirton have in common? Time for Change (Remi
2008-04-03 01:32:00
Time for Change has become a Universal movement, a rally cry for people who desire a new direction for the world and their lives. David Kirton's album and song titled 'Time for Change' is in tune with the worlds pulse.This video remix of the 'Time for Change' music video features Barack Obama , his words and strength. For many, Barack Obama symbolises positive Change, not only for the United States but for the Caribbean and rest of the world. Kirton has a long history of protest songs starting with his debut albums title track 'Stranger', (Hiding in the bush)"Smiling faces can be so deceiving you never really know what the mind is thinking. Smiling faces show no traces of the deepest secrets that lie with in, with in the hearts of man."Modern Roots, Kirton's second album hit even harder with track 4, 'To Know Jah' - "Your speech sounds so good on the radio, you smile so brightly on my TV, but when its time to deliver on all those promises, all we get is a bag of excuses."K...
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Barbadian Artist sings virtues of 'pit bull' puppy - needs home real bad!
2008-04-01 02:40:00
Got a note from one of the sweetest people in Barbados, Corrie Scott - she is a shutterbug par excellence and artist nonpareil, she has a bittersweet tail... Ahem - TALE, of a type of dog some folk may fear rather needlessly... Here goes -[This is] an adorable pit bull (we think almost 100% if not all pit bull) puppy, about 3/4 months old. It was found by Donna and she has nurtured back to life what was a bag of bones. Most of you know I have an ardent love and admiration for this much maligned breed. They are the most loving and wonderful temperament if brought up in a normal house. My babe Clio whom many of you see on the road with me is a testament to how pit bulls really are if brought up in a loving home. In fact my pit bull has the shameful reputation of having been attacked by a cat who was eating her food! And then one day at my studio in the garden she was chased by a chicken who had her chicks with her. A most hilarious sight, seeing a breed of dog that has this fearsom...
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Reggae takes the voyage on Danger Zone's Journey's Riddim: Crossing a good
2008-04-01 00:33:00
Danger Zone's Journey's Riddim has now been officially released and like the pre-released version, which was premiered in the last quarter of 2007, the riddim has attracted support from a wide cross section of the music fraternity and been hailed as one of the best riddims presently on the airwaves. Danger Zone has added some tantalizing instrumentals to the pre-released version and the final product can only be described as immaculate. The Journey's Riddim was produced by Della Danger, Ce'Cile and Jigsy King of Danger Zone Records. Danger Zone artistes have five songs on the production: Cutty Corn returns with Poochie Loo, Jigsy King and Tony Curtis team up again to present Show Off, Ce'Cile and Jigsy King Plant It, Jah Cure continues his musical Journey and Ce'Cile pledges to Ride or Die. All five tracks boast the high quality and superb production that Danger Zone has become known for. With Journey, Jah Cure continues to impress with his amazing vocal capab...
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Virtual Book Tour of Afro-American Author Kaira Denee ** SHAMELESS PLUG **
2008-04-01 00:12:00
Brittany, Shari and Nia never knew the importance of self-respect, self-confidence and trust... But they’re about to find out. How will their stories end? You decide!Art director by day, Brittany parties hard after hours and sleeps with all kinds of anonymous well-dressed, rich brothers with nice cars. But her dangerous behavior is about to catch up with her. Shari’s blissfully married to husband Dex—until Brittany’s younger sister, Tangie, comes to stay with them, and Shari starts suspecting she’s knocking boots with Dex... Nia has enough problems with her half-sisters, who don't accept her because her father was Cuban. Now an ex who badly wronged her in the past is back, adding more confusion to her life. Can these friends help each other through?Now you have a chance tomorrow April 1, 2008 {Ed's Note: No Fooling!} at 9:00 pm EST for the first stop on Kaira's virtual book tour! To do so, you just have to register online. It's a great opportunity to ask h...
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UK comedian's widow passes away here in Barbados - this as late comic's ima
2008-03-30 15:15:00
My first taste of Bob Monkhouse was at the Lone Star Restaurant when it debuted in 1997, he was quite hilarious but also ill I did not know - he passed on not long after...Now it seems his wife of 35 years has decided to join him -Jackie Monkhouse, 71, was found by her maid at her home in Barbados .Monkhouse's agent of 38 years, Peter Prichard, said: "It's a case of somebody dying in their sleep. It's a shock for all her friends. There was no reason to believe she was ill."She divided her time between the Monkhouses' property in the Sugar Hill area of the island and their home near Dunstable, Bedfordshire.She started in life as his secretary and became extremely supportive of him even before she knew the late comic would leave us five years ago -Friends said she never fully recovered from Monkhouse's death from prostate cancer in 2003.She was his secretary and they married in 1973 after he split from first wife Elizabeth.Monkhouse died aged 75 after being one of Britain's top c...
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Slip by Warrens or Worthing and drop off your card and see if you get a cha
2008-03-30 14:52:00
This month at The Lucky Horseshoe, you are invited to drop your business cards into the box/jar provided and get a chance to win Lunch vouchers valued at $50.Be a part of the April Spring Draw at both Lucky Horseshoe locations.The Draw will be done LIVE on the Lucky Horseshoe 1/2 Hour Show on Hott FM at 10am every Friday in April.
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Barbados branch of US Embassy enables video group to trace life of US State
2008-03-30 00:48:00
President of a United Sates based production company Manifold Production Inc. Mr. Michael Park and his wife Gina, spent a day in Nevis on a fact finding mission earlier this week in preparation for a documentary on the early life of Alexander Hamilton, who was born in Nevis and spent his formative years on the island. In an interview with the Department of Information, Mr. Park explained that the 90 minute documentary would be filmed in 2009 and aired on Public Broadcast Service (PBS) in 2010. “We are making a 90 minute documentary about Hamilton for PBS and as part of the documentary we want to talk about his formative years in Nevis. It was here the first years of his life that he became educated that the foundations of his brilliant career were laid and we are looking to find a way to put that in a documentary. So we are here exploring the island, looking for scenes that would reveal what Hamilton’s life in Nevis was like. It will be filmed next year and maybe s...
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NEW WEBSITE HAS ALL THE TEST ACTION FOR CRICKETING FANS - EXPECT MORE, GET
2008-03-30 00:01:00
DigicelCricket.com the full featured website of the official sponsor of West Indies cricket has undergone a complete renovation and overhaul. The full featured website has been relaunched and fans of West Indies cricket can visit DigicelCricket.com for all the latest actions, news, photographs, exclusive videos and more. The website will have live score updates throughout the Digicel Home Series, latest photos from all the matches, match reports and exclusive video diaries from West Indies players. In addition the Fan Zone will have interactive games, polls and other fun features where fans can have hours of addictive enjoyment. One exciting feature is the Spot The Ball contest on the website where fans will have to spot the ball in a photograph in order to win sensational prizes from Digicel. And as West Indian fans always have comments and thoughts on the game they can use the Message Board forum to discuss the matches or the Digicel Home Series in general. The Media Gallery wi...
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AUDIO VISUAL AIDS DEPARTMENT TO HOST ART WORKSHOP
2008-03-29 23:47:00
Art teachers from the island’s primary and secondary schools are set to benefit from the upcoming Audio Visual Aids Department ’s (AVAD) Art Education Resource Materials Workshop . Scheduled to take place during the Easter vacation, the workshop aims to introduce teachers to the AVAD's ‘Seeing Art’ concepts that have been captured on DVD. Sessions will explore some of the ways in which the content of this art education television series can be used to enhance teaching and learning as well as to develop an appreciation for the Visual Arts. The initiative is being conducted in collaboration with the ‘Collectors Club’ and will be held in the Department’s Training Room. Teachers may attend one session from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on either Monday, April 7; Tuesday April 8; or Wednesday, April 9.Interested persons must register on or before Tuesday, April 1, by calling Audio Visual Aids Officers, Arlette St. Hill at 430-2482 or Gale Gooding at 430-2985. Information may al...
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FORMER CWC 2007 OFFICIAL APPLAUDS SPORTS TOURISM STRATEGY OF SKN
2008-03-29 23:34:00
The sporting facilities being constructed by St Kitts' Ministry of Sports around the main island will raise the chances of the twin-island federation being successful in the sports tourism sub-sector. This is the firm belief of Donald Lockerbie, President of OLYMPVS INTERNATIONAL LLC - a worldwide sports facility and operations consulting firm, based in North Carolina (USA), Barbados and Switzerland. Lockerbie, who served as Venue Development Director for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, is highly respected in international circles and is considered to be the pre-eminent planner of many of the United States’ most acclaimed football and track and field facilities. He became familiar with St. Kitts and Nevis during his CWC duties, as the refurbished Warner Park served as the venue for first round matches for four teams including world champions Australia as well South Africa. Mr. Lockerbie visited St. Kitts and Nevis last week and attended the opening of the 37th CA...
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BARBADIAN INCOME TAX RETURNS DUE BY APRIL 30
2008-03-29 20:19:00
The Inland Revenue Department is making sure that everybody in Barbados, both residents and non-residents, who either ran a business, vocation, trade, manufacture or an undertaking of any kind or an adventure or concern in the nature of trade in Barbados during income year 2007, then they have to file an income tax return by April 30.Returns must also be filed by individuals who derived an assessable income from ownership of property, a trust or estate; residents in Barbados whose income from employment was in excess of $22,500; as well as non-residents of Barbados receiving income arising in Barbados. A pensioner, 60 years or over whose assessable income, inclusive of pension, was in excess of $40,000 must also submit a completed income tax form.Persons filing returns must set out their assessable income, indicate the deductions to be claimed, calculate the taxable income and the amount of tax payable.Persons who don't file a return by April 30, or fail to estimate the tax payable...
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MARK KENNY: BRINGING AUTHENTIC JAMAICAN TALENT TO THE MASSES
2008-03-29 14:06:00
The phenomena of Rising Stars and Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall have created a level of enthusiasm and an anticipation rarely seen in the history of television talent shows in Jamaica. Many do not know who the brainchild of these two massively popular shows is and even more interestingly, that he is not a native Jamaican . Born in Dublin Ireland, Mark Kenny has been an ardent fan of Jamaican music and culture since the 1970s. The professionally trained pianist became a convert to reggae after listening to the group 'Culture' who are credited with influencing the development of Punk Rock music in the 1970s. Kenny has developed a sophisticated appreciation of Jamaica's music and culture which is manifested in his work with Digicel Rising Stars and Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall. Kenny began his television career in 1990 as a producer with Animedia, one of Ireland's largest animation companies at the time. He excelled and went on to produce one of Irelan...
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Jumbies at St Lawrence: Big Easter Bash - Sat. 29 March, w/Kite, NexCyx &am
2008-03-29 13:42:00
It is Kite season. It is Easter time. Someone suggested eating donuts.Jumbies Big Easter Bash features Kite & NexCyx (plus Billy Kincaid too) on stage (rumour has it that they may all be on stage together at some point).The Rebel will be at the turntables. Banks on special. Happy hour is from 10:00 pm to1:00 am.Mount Gay Kite Cocktail specials (The 'Firefly' & '13 Degrees North') and that (Passoa) donut eating competition.Skip dinner at home. All made possible by Mount Gay, Passoa, Going Places Travel and Banks.Call 420-7615 if you have any donut preferences.
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T'dad set for some hot wickets in their tail - As Windies take on Colombo,
2008-03-29 12:59:00
After virtually securing all the records at the Guyana National Stadium during the First Digicel Test match when the stadium became the 97th Test venue in the world, Sri Lanka now moves to take on West Indies in the Second and Final Digicel Test at the Queen’s Park Oval in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago. The two teams have never played a Test match against each other in Trinidad so numerous records are up for grabs. The five Test matches Sri Lanka played in the Caribbean were in Guyana, Antigua, St Vincent, St Lucia and Jamaica. Their victory in the First Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium was their first Test win in this part of the world. Malinda Warnapura and captain Mahela Jayawardene who both scored centuries in Guyana were the second and third Sri Lankan batsmen to score triple figures in the West Indies following Marvan Atapattu's 118 in St Lucia in 2003. And Warnapura is the second Sri Lankan batsman, again following Atapattu, to score a century and a half ...
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Traffic Safety: No Act of Fate - Accidents take lives of hundreds - many in
2008-03-29 11:20:00
Crop Over is soon here, and I was looking at PAHO's newsletter about vehicular mishaps and although it referred to the Caribbean, the closest they got was by Costa Rica, the story primarily dealt with South American territories and the horrors they cause long after the wreckage is hauled away!Yet I could not help but recall the bus and van tragedies that surrounded Kadooment and Emancipation last year, I am sure there were other terrible accidents in the rest of the region, but naturally the Bajan events are the ones we're very familiar with, so for a few moments I am going to look at both last year and see how it melds with what PAHO is worried about -In October 2006, a group of high school students from Buenos Aires were returning from a field trip to a rural school, where they had met and shared experiences with students from very different, less privileged backgrounds. On a highway in the province of Santa Fé, a truck collided head-on with their van. Nine of the students,...
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FUEL SURCHARGE CONTROL TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN SKN: RETROACTIVE FROM START OF
2008-03-12 13:23:00
The Kittitian Government is regulating the fuel surcharge paid on electricity bills, retroactive from January 2008. The announcement made by the SKN's Minister of Finance, and Hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in his Budget Address, stated that the fuel surcharge of householders can no longer be more than 50% of the current (primary) charge. This policy change was in direct response to consumers’ requests that there be controls placed on the surcharge. The necessary software to ensure a smooth transition has been acquired, installed, and is being test run. Even if there are slight delays in the mailing of any bills as a result of the new system, all customers will still have their surcharge controlled effective January 15 th, which reflects the start date of the 2008 billing cycle. Both the Technology and Electricity Departments have teamed up to make certain that the new system is fully implemented. The new control on the fuel surcharge is in additi...
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ROOTZ UNDERGROUND'S MOVEMENT MARCHES FORTH ON THE STREETS OF THE UNITED STA
2008-03-12 12:07:00
MOVEMENT by the Jamaica-based group ROOTZ UNDERGROUND released on Riverstone Records/Mystic Urchin was released in the US last week through Ryko on the Mystic Urchin imprint. The group made a West Coast mini-tour recently hitting the 27th Annual Ragga Muffins Festival at the Long Beach Arena where the met up with several DJ's and VJ's for interviews at the festival press conference. The fan response was notable and they were able to get a chance to meet and greet at a booth in the arena hosted by the Jamaican Tourist Board.In advance of the festival, the group has had some early believers on the West Coast including Indie 103.1 FM's Native Wayne Jobson who had this to say: "One of the best bands to come out of Jamaica in 10 years, they weld molten reggae into new shapes by soldering in some lava rock. 'Victims of the System' is as dangerous as it comes." The band spoke live on-air with Native Wayne by phone from Kingston, as well as with DJ Big Jim at KUCI-UC-I...
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COMMONWEALTH DAY 2008: MESSAGE FROM 1st NON-ELECTED PRIME MINISTER OF THE
2008-03-12 11:38:00
This year’s Commonwealth Day theme is “The Environment Our Future” – it could not be more relevant – we all have to take urgent action today to guarantee tomorrow’s future. Commonwealth States share the same dilemma. We need to find a way to grow and develop our economies without destabilising the climate, and destroying the foundations that underpin our growth, stability and development. The only way out is, together, to build a low carbon global economy as soon as we can.I look forward to working further with my fellow Commonwealth Heads of Government over the coming months to help deliver our Action Plan and achieve these goals. In particular, I want to continue to develop a shared understanding of what climate change will mean for our economies and societies; to draw on Commonwealth networks, so that we can explore the economic, social, and health opportunities, particularly for developing countries, of a transition to low carbon...The Commonwealth brings together ...
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Trailer: Clifton Polo, Rappers who turned Good Citizens, New Advertising at
2008-03-11 04:00:00
There is a lot happening in terms of new articles between now and Sunday, I'm currently doing a LOT of research for many of the following items - more than I used to do at CBC, too! Plus a heavy day-job workload, Oy!Folks are just DYING to know what I thought of Clifton too - not only was I surprised, also narrowly escaped the mother of all hangovers and I learned a lot about the sport from many key umpires and players in that sport. I have been examining other polo websites overseas to verify, and the results are stunning!There are other avenues where local polo can accelerate their market growth without breaking their advertising budget, by setting a great example - see the photo? Where did that happen? Keep watching this space!Meanwhile - do you realise how many folks are now USED-TO-BE rappers? In fact, some kids these days may get shocked to learn some folk started out doing word rhymes about street-life... A lengthy feature is in the works...A popular gaming and munching esta...
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Kamau Brathwaite's "Odale's Choice" at EBCCI - March 14-16 & 22-24
2008-03-11 03:24:00
The University of the West Indies – Cave Hill CampusErrol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI)presentsEdward Kamau Brathwaite's ODALE'S CHOICEDirected by Sonia WilliamsMarch 14th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd & 24th6:30pmTickets $25.00 at the DoorThe experience of Odale's Choice will be a unique one where the procession starts each evening at 6:30pm in front of the Main Lobby of the UWI Campus and proceeds to the EBCCI Theatre with a grand procession of female chanting with the spirit reminiscent of the great rebellion of the Ibo women against the British in Nigeria in 1929…“We are the cubs of the tiger… When we invade the forest… All of the gazelles and the deer and the antelopes race up the trees…”This presentation will feature the talents of students, lecturers and friends of the Bachelor in Fine Arts Programme at the Errol Barrow Centre. These artists and performers bring an intensity and honesty to their performance that must not be missed!