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| RIDDIM VIBEZ: San Diego Reggae Sound Systems and Culture |
| 02-14-2009 8:00:53 AM |
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| Reggae music and culture in San Diego doesn't stop with the Tribute to the Reggae Legends concert. It continues with the sound systems spinning the tunes, the restaurants creating the Jamaican cuisine and specialty shops providing the culture. read more... |
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| 36 Hours in Antigua |
| 02-13-2009 5:22:05 PM |
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| TINY Antigua, 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, is one of those famously paradisiacal islands that actually lives up to the hype. Pristine beaches (there are 365 of them, if you can believe the tourist brochures) fleck the coastline, and everywhere you look there is yet another exhilarating view of sea, cliff or tropical landscape. read more... |
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| A reverence for orchids |
| 02-12-2009 6:16:33 AM |
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| In the hands of Prof Julien Kenny the topic of orchids becomes fascinating. For most of us these are somewhat mysterious but boring plants which happen to bear exotic flowers. But the former professor of zoology at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, campus lifts the topic out of the mundane with his recently released Orchids of Trinidad and Tobago. read more... |
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| Jamaica a beautiful hotspot |
| 02-12-2009 5:58:38 AM |
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| There are lots of reasons to go to Jamaica: White sandy beaches, turquoise blue waters, Reggae, Blue Mountain coffee, jerk chicken and the world's fastest people. It's also 24 C on average this time of year, and you can fly there in less time than it takes to drive from Toronto to Montreal. read more... |
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| Trinidad and Tobago Travel Advisory - Danger, Gun at Your Head |
| 02-11-2009 7:30:53 AM |
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| The Trinidad Guardian today carried a summary of current Travel Advisories for Trinidad and Tobago. These Advisories truthfully warn visitors that Trinidad and Tobago is a haven for crime where visitors? bodies and their possessions are at great risk. These Travel advisories paint Trinidad and Tobago as a place where criminals and their guns are safe and where no crime is solved. read more... |
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| Letter to The Gleaner RE: Jamaica a Hurting Nation |
| 02-11-2009 7:21:22 AM |
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| Thanks for Dr. Karen Richards' piece (Sunday, February 08, 2009) on Jamaica Drowning in a Sea of its Own Violence, diagnosing us with Borderline Personality Disorder (DPT) to explain why Jamaica has the highest murder rate in the world (64 per 100,000). Kingston is convulsing with disorder and collapsing under the weight of crime. read more... |
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| Jamaica Winter Savings at Resorts |
| 02-11-2009 7:19:01 AM |
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| This winter, hotels and resorts throughout Jamaica continue to offer savings and special packages, while its national carrier Air Jamaica offers discounted fares. read more... |
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| The Coyaba beach resort in Jamaica |
| 02-11-2009 7:16:00 AM |
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| Images of Jamaica are often associated with serenity and beauty, and after a recent trip, I can rightly justify those images that are conjured from thoughts of an "irie" feeling. Along the hills and the rolling beaches is a quaint, yet luxurious, resort that caters to the locals and the tourists: the Coyaba Resort. read more... |
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| More challenges for Caribbean tourism |
| 02-11-2009 7:07:36 AM |
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| The tourism sector in the Caribbean, enjoying some stability after the devastating fall-out of the 9/11 events in the United States, is again facing major threats - this time from the world wide global credit crunch. read more... |
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| Wild Caribbean update |
| 02-11-2009 7:03:27 AM |
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| The ABC has rescheduled its documentary series Wild Caribbean after it had to be held over due to coverage of the Victorian bushfires. The handsomely shot series reveals what really lies behind this mysterious 'Eden'. It will look very fetching on a big screen TV! read more... |
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| Trinidad and Tobago minister delusional? |
| 02-09-2009 6:05:11 AM |
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| In an attempt to justify the Ministry of Tourism efforts to position Trinidad as a business and convention destination, Tourism Minister Joseph Ross has said business tourism booming worldwide." read more... |
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| Stars shine at the EMEs |
| 02-09-2009 5:59:28 AM |
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| The local music industry turned out in record numbers for the Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) Awards on Thursday evening. read more... |
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| Why Jamaican companies fail |
| 02-07-2009 3:57:36 AM |
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| In what has been described recently as a global "economic tsunami", it behooves Jamaican companies to become more introspective at this time and re-evaluate their company's current posture and also to be more reflective as to why Jamaican companies fail. read more... |
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| The Whole Wide World: Peter Tosh's The Ultimate Experience |
| 02-05-2009 8:49:55 AM |
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| More than 20 years since Peter Tosh's 1987 assassination, the Wailers co-founder's legacy (as well as Bob Marley's) live on around the world, but that rings especially true in his native Jamaica, where he burst out of poverty and misery to become one of the most recognizable names in reggae. read more... |
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| Now Amy's off to Jamaica |
| 02-03-2009 4:26:09 AM |
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| Amy Winehouse is set to go all reggae on her fans after it was revealed she plans to record her third album in Jamaica.But there are fears the singer could slip back in to her old addictions if she is to live on the drug addled Caribbean island. read more... |
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| Human Feelings & Universal Truths: The Timelessness Of Bob Marley?s Exodus |
| 02-03-2009 4:21:05 AM |
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| It had been at least a couple of years since I played Exodus, the seminal Bob Marley and The Wailers reggae album. There was about a foot of snow on the ground and it was a most un-tropical four below zero outside the mountain retreat, but 01aaa_bob_exoduscover.jpgthe coal stove was chug chugging away and the DF&C and I were plenty cozy as the living room filled with the first notes of Natural Mystic, the album's opening track. read more... |
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| Raggamuffin Reggae Festival review |
| 01-26-2009 8:14:18 AM |
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| While not a packed house, those who chose to attend appeared to be thoroughly entertained by the beats as they danced enthusiastically throughout the day. On arrival, Inner Circle had the crowd in the palm of their hands as they capped-off their appearance with Bad Boys, Bad Boys. read more... |
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| Kardinal Offishal - Numba 1 (Tide Is High) |
| 01-23-2009 5:10:26 AM |
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| Fresh from shaking up the UK charts and injecting a dose of Canadian hip hop fun with his hit single Dangerous featuring Akon, Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall returns with his own version of The Paragons' The Tide Is High, a 40-year-old Jamaican jingle that was remade by pop act Blondie in 1980. read more... |
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