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148 passengers stuck on an Air Jamaica flight Saturday for 8+ hours
www.muzikspace.com - Flight No. 0040 was scheduled to depart BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport at 7 a.m. Airport spokesman Jonathan Dean says it pushed back from the gate at 8:35 a.m. After deicing, the pilot tried to taxi to the runway, but the plane ended up at the very edge of the pavement, leaving no room to maneuver. more... ()
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  12-21-2009 9:26:27 AM
 
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EU cuts import tariffs in a bid to end 'banana wars'
www.muzikspace.com - The European Union has agreed a deal to cut tariffs on banana imports, signalling the end of the world's longest-running trade dispute. Banana producers in Latin America will be subject to lower EU import tariffs as a result of the deal. more... ()
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  12-16-2009 7:19:06 AM
 
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Divers find Captain Kidd's ship in Caribbean
www.muzikspace.com - American archaeologists believe they have discovered the shattered remnants of a ship abandoned in the Caribbean by the notorious Scottish buccaneer Captain Kidd. more... ()
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  12-16-2009 7:13:58 AM
 
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Multi-agency approach being taken in Jamaica to control explicit music on the air
www.muzikspace.com - "There were weaknesses in management controls over output, and some on-air persons lack a basic understanding of the critical role that media plays in development. In light of extensive research which reveals that songs with violent lyrics increase aggression, related thoughts and emotions, and feelings of hostility without provocation, regulatory intervention is necessary and since then, great strides have been made in building consensus around Content Standards", the Minister said. more... ()
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  12-16-2009 6:55:32 AM
 
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Jamaican senator wants marijuana decriminalised
www.muzikspace.com - Jamaican Senator Dennis Meadows has revived interest in the debate on the decriminalization of marijuana (ganja) in Parliament. "What I am advocating is that ganja, at the level of spliffs for private use, (should) be treated similarly to a traffic ticket," Meadows argued in his contribution to the 2009/10 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday more... ()
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  12-14-2009 12:26:22 AM
 
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Economy in L. America, Caribbean expected to contract 1.8% in 2009
www.muzikspace.com - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said Thursday that the economy of the region will contract 1.8 percent in 2009, due to the global economic crisis. According to ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Barcena, "the worst of the crisis has been left behind. The engines of the growth are being turned on again, but we do not know how long the fuel will last." more... ()
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  12-14-2009 12:08:35 AM
 
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Buju Banton faces drug conspiracy charges
www.muzikspace.com - Buju Banton, the Jamaican reggae star whose anti-gay lyrics have drawn international criticism, is in a federal lockup in Miami, facing drug conspiracy charges. Drug Enforcement Administration agents say Banton, real name Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in custody since Thursday and will soon be transferred to Tampa, where the U.S. Attorney is charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine. more... ()
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  12-13-2009 3:02:47 PM
 
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Hard Rock plans to enter Caribbean with an all-inclusive resort and casino
www.muzikspace.com - We want to officially welcome the newest member to the Hard Rock family: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana! Hard Rock's first all-inclusive resort, right in the heart of one of the most beautiful places on Earth, the beaches of the Dominican Republic's east coast. more... ()
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  12-02-2009 5:09:50 AM
 
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JetBlue set to boost trips from Logan to Caribbean
www.muzikspace.com - JetBlue plans to announce today that it will increase flights from Boston to the Caribbean by 25 percent. The news, which comes a month after the low-cost carrier revealed plans to increase its total number of flights out of Logan International Airport by 30 percent, positions it to become the biggest airline flying out of Boston. more... ()
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  12-02-2009 5:06:12 AM
 
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When Crime Comes to Paradise
www.muzikspace.com - EIGHTEEN cruise passengers were robbed at gunpoint on Bahamas tours last month. A retired British couple was seriously wounded in a machete attack at their second home in Tobago in August. A pregnant American tourist was abducted and killed during a morning jog in Fajardo, P.R., in February. more... ()
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  12-02-2009 5:03:43 AM
 
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Wiz Records Jamaica's Official Website is now available
www.wiz-records.co.cc - Hey guy's check out my new website dedicated to Dancehall and reggae music which was produced by my label. Check it out and offer your support http://www.wiz-records.co.cc more... ()
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  11-27-2009 11:44:13 PM
 
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St Vincent to keep Queen
www.muzikspace.com - The eastern Caribbean nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines have voted to keep the Queen of England as their head of state. Preliminary results released by the elections commission show nearly 56 per cent of voters rejected a referendum that would have replaced the British monarch with a president chosen by Parliament. more... ()
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  11-27-2009 12:24:13 AM
 
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R.I.P Kevin 'Squingy' Bennett
www.muzikspace.com - Bass Odyssey selector Kevin 'Squingy' Bennett reportedly passed away last night. Doctors pulled the life support plug on the selector who had been breathing with the help of a life support machine after his lungs had collapsed.Keith Walford, owner of Bass Odyssey, confirmed this morning to a reporter that Squingy had died. more... ()
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  11-25-2009 5:06:13 AM
 
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'Unchained': Instead of taking cruises, local retirees sail the Caribbean on their own
www.muzikspace.com - Many people dream of someday taking a Caribbean cruise, but for baby boomer Bill Shafer and his wife, Sue, the dream of cruising has been a reality for the last two years. Instead of sailing aboard a cruise ship, the Fountain City residents have experienced the Caribbean while living aboard their 38-foot sailing yacht, appropriately named Unchained. more... ()
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  11-23-2009 5:26:01 AM
 
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Rising sea levels threaten Caribbean region
www.muzikspace.com - The Colombian city of Cartagena is trying to plan ahead as scientists say cities nearer the equator, where temperatures are already higher, are at greater risk if global warming isn't checked. more... ()
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  11-23-2009 5:23:40 AM
 
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Assets Of Former Caribbean Bank Owner On The Auction Block
www.muzikspace.com - Assets worth nearly $70 million of a former Caribbean banker accused of ripping off more than 375 investors, hit the auction block Wednesday. The cars, art, jewels and wine fine of the missing 58-year-old William Wise of the Caribbean-based Millennium Bank have been ordered auctioned in a move to recoup some money to repay investors. The Rockingham-based Iron Horse Auction Co. of North Carolina is conducting the auction under a federal court order. more... ()
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  11-19-2009 6:54:09 AM
 
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Criminals soon to be posted on Facebook
www.muzikspace.com - The privately-owned, social-networking Web site, Facebook, is being considered for use to post photographs and other information about wanted criminals. Acting Police Commissioner James Philbert said so during Tuesday’s launch at the Marriott, Invaders Bay, of Crime Stoppers Caribbean Most Wanted. Philbert said improvements to the official Police Service Web site and other online media also were being considered to disseminate information about criminals and receive assistance from the public in the fight against crime. more... ()
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  11-19-2009 6:51:29 AM
 
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New laws can't protect Jamaica's children
www.muzikspace.com - NEW legislation will not make Jamaica's children safer if Government does not uphold its own laws and if citizens fail to hold leaders who do not fulfil their obligations accountable. This is the view of Dr Wess Stafford, president of international child advocacy organization Compassion International. more... ()
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  11-19-2009 6:27:10 AM
 
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Another downgrade hits Jamaica
www.muzikspace.com - Claiming Jamaica appears close to defaulting on its debts, ratings agency Moody's Investors has downgraded the country's local and foreign currency bonds from B2 to Caa1 with a negative outlook. Yesterday, Moody's said delays in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) factored in the downgrade. more... ()
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  11-19-2009 6:24:46 AM
 
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Michael Jackson`s Caribbean Born Doctor Avoids Jail Time
www.muzikspace.com - Michael Jackson`s Caribbean-born doctor has reached a deal that has allowed him to keep out of jail. Dr. Conrad Murray on Monday reached a deal in his child support case brought against him by the mother of his son, Nenita Malibiran of Santa Clara County, California. Murray avoided time in a Nevada jail by coughing up a few hundred dollars in child support yesterday. more... ()
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  11-17-2009 6:21:42 AM
 
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Execution set: DC sniper John Allen Muhammad's letter proclaims himself 'this innocent black man'
www.muzikspace.com - Lee Boyd Malvo was Muhammad's teenage accomplice, who is serving a life sentence. Muhammad fostered a father-son relationship with Malvo but the two were not related. more... ()
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  11-10-2009 4:12:39 AM
 
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Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates
www.muzikspace.com - Heirs of the Jamaican reggae legend are plunging into the global trademark wars, seeking to enforce their exclusive rights to an image that has grown steadily in scope and appeal since the Jamaican superstar died of brain cancer in 1981 at age 36. more... ()
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  11-01-2009 1:54:11 PM
 
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Caribbean Crash Pilot Hailed A Hero
www.muzikspace.com - A British pilot thought to have been killed when his plane plunged into the Caribbean sea is being credited for saving the lives of all nine passengers on board. Robert Mansell, 32, originally from Knowle in the West Midlands, had to ditch his light aircraft in the water off the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire when its right engine failed. All the passengers managed to escape after the controlled emergency landing and were left floating in the sea until they were picked up by a cargo ship crew. more... ()
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  10-24-2009 11:46:06 PM
 
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Final: New South Wales Vs Trinidad & Tobago
www.muzikspace.com - The New South Wales Blues think-tank are little apprehensive of Trinidad & Tobago team as the Caribbean game is little bit different from others.Skipper Simon Katich said the Caribbean team goes all out right from the first ball. “They are pretty fearless. We are bit more structured and set a platform for targets,” he said. more... ()
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  10-23-2009 1:03:01 PM
 
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Explosion rocks Gulf gas facility in Puerto Rico
www.muzikspace.com - A plume of inky black smoke loomed over the island, forcing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to divert plane traffic and keeping school children at home. Authorities warned that more tanks could explode before the fire is extinguished. The cause of the explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. in the suburb of Bayamon was unknown. more... ()
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  10-23-2009 12:54:32 PM
 
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Drug feud shooting kills 8 in Puerto Rico
www.muzikspace.com - Feuding drug gangs opened fire in a crowded bar in Puerto Rico over the weekend, killing eight people, including the unborn child of a pregnant woman who was wounded, police said on Monday. A 9-year-old girl was also among the 20 injured. The shooting at the La Tombola bar in Toa Baja, a suburb of the capital San Juan, was one of the worst in the history of the U.S. Caribbean island territory, which is a transit point for drugs being smuggled to the United States. more... ()
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  10-21-2009 6:47:16 AM
 
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Jamaica's gays worship in the closet, by Micah Fink, Global Post
www.muzikspace.com - KINGSTON, Jamaica — It takes just 15 minutes to set up an underground church. Two boxes and a white sheet make up the pulpit. The altar is a card table. Folding chairs constitute the pews. Then Rev. Robert Griffin, a solidly built gay American minister in his mid-40s, unpacks a battered cardboard box; inside is a wooden chalice, two candle holders, a communion plate and a dog-eared copy of the King James Bible. Add a pianist warming up on an electric keyboard and suddenly an empty meeting room is transformed into the Kingston branch of the Sunshine Cathedral, Jamaica’s only gay church. more... ()
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Jamaica bestows top civic honour on star sprinter Usain Bolt
www.muzikspace.com - KINGSTON, Jamaica - The world's fastest man has received one of his Caribbean homeland's highest honors. Usain Bolt received the Order of Jamaica award during Monday's heritage celebrations in Kingston. At 23, Bolt is the youngest person to receive the honor. more... ()
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  10-21-2009 6:27:00 AM
 
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Jamaican Murder Suspect Returned to Polk County Jail
www.muzikspace.com - After facing extradition from Jamaica for more than a year, triple-murder suspect Davion Parson has finally been brought back to Polk County, but prosecutors had to agree not to seek the death penalty. The 21-year-old former Lakeland resident was booked Sunday into Polk County Jail on three counts of first-degree murder, jail records show. During a brief Monday hearing, Polk County Judge Robert L. Williams Jr. denied bail for Parson. more... ()
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Motherwell's Humphrey has Jamaica or Scotland options
www.muzikspace.com - Motherwell winger Chris Humphrey has revealed he qualifies to play for Scotland or the country of his birth, Jamaica. However, the 22-year-old could end up playing for Scotland as his mother was born in Kilmarnock. He told skysports.com: "Of course everyone's childhood dream is to play for their country. more... ()
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Netball: Silver Ferns keep cool, overpower Jamaica
www.muzikspace.com - The Silver Ferns' growing confidence in their combinations, and a steely resolve under pressure, was rewarded with a 61-56 netball win over Jamaica in Kingston today (NZT). The New Zealanders were pushed right to the final whistle in the first of two tests, but refused to be shaken and secured the hard-earned win with a perfectly timed five-goal run in the closing five minutes. more... ()
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  10-21-2009 6:16:27 AM
 
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Antigua and Barbuda to seek IMF standby accord
www.muzikspace.com - Antigua and Barbuda will seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after agreeing the outlines of a fiscal consolidation program, the government of the twin-island Caribbean state said on Friday. Like other small Caribbean economies, the nation of around 85,000 people has been feeling the impact of the global economic downturn, which has reduced tourism revenues and financial remittances across the region. more... ()
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