Added by Caribbean Fever on December 31, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said in a New Year's message the "illusion" around President Barack Obama was over and rich nations had left the world on the verge of ecological disaster.
Quoting from both Karl Marx and the Virgin Mary, Latin America's leading critic of US power said only socialist and Christian principles could right the wrongs of capitalism.
"It's not an easy task, I acknowledge," Chavez said in a written message…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 30, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Teddy Riley from the groups (BlackStreet & Guy)Accused of Attacking His Daughter With Guitar (Over his Girlfriend?) …
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Added by Jamaican me happy on December 30, 2009 at 11:00am —
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Portmore Empire
"LISA HYPE IS NO LONGER PART OF THE PORTMORE EMPIRE..."
KINGSTON, JA (Ms. RAINE INC.): Portmore Empire Leader Vybz Kartel has officially announced that the Portmore Empire is parting ways with Dancehall deejay Lisa Hype. Kartel issues the following statement:
Lisa Hype is no longer a part of the Portmore Empire. The members of the Empire have unanimously…
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Added by dumplins on December 30, 2009 at 9:00am —
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An escaped convict on the run from an open prison taunted police on Facebook - by posting a picture of himself tucking into his Christmas dinner.
Crook Craig 'Lazie' Lynch, 28, was serving a seven year sentence for aggravated burglary at Hollesley Bay prison in Suffolk when he absconded on September 24 this year.
Last week it came to light that Lynch has successfully evaded Suffolk police ever since, despite posting regular…
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Added by Britt on December 29, 2009 at 6:50am —
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HAVANA, Cuba, December 28, 2009 - Cuba's tourism arrival numbers continue to rise even as its Caribbean counterparts continued to struggle in 2009.
Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero, told the country's parliament that visitor arrivals to Cuba were on track to reach 2,425,000 before the end of 2009 - a new record for the country.
The forecast means the communist island would see a 3.3 per cent increase in arrivals compared to the…
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Added by runjamaica on December 29, 2009 at 5:31am —
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*Following in the footsteps of her mentor Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks has announced an end date to her daytime talk show.
“This will be the last season of The Tyra Show,” Banks tells People.com. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years.”
Once the current fifth season is a done deal, Banks says she will focus on the launch of Bankable Studios, her N.Y.-based film…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 29, 2009 at 4:52am —
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After its staging at Jamworld on Boxing Day, Supreme Promoters, producers of Sting, can no longer claim the title “Greatest one-night show on earth”. There was nothing great about Sting; it was pop dung from start to finish ... and then some.
The promoters were riding on the peace bandwagon, but at no point was there any mention of the peace pact, and worse, former rival deejays Vybz Kartel and Mavado did not appear on stage together…
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Added by runjamaica on December 28, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Pope Benedict XVI delivered his Christmas Day blessing hours after being attacked by a woman who jumped the barrier at the start of mass in St Peter's Basilica.
The woman was identified as Susanna Maiolo, a Swiss-Italian national with psychiatric problems, who was involved in a similar incident last year, according to Vatican officials. On that occasion, wearing a red sweatshirt similar to the one she wore yesterday, Maiolo jumped the…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 28, 2009 at 10:13am —
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Added by Britt on December 27, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Political heavyweights share the stage:(l. to r.) Rep.Charles Rangel, Percy Sutton and Mayor David Dinkins
Dahved Levy: Percy Sutton was a HEAVYWEIGHT with a LIGHTWEIGHT approach, because of him there was an outlet for Frankie Crocker, because of Frankie Crocker there is Dahved Levy.
Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and…
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Added by Dahved Levy "rocking you" on December 27, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Mary J. Blige Reportedly Owes The IRS 6.5 Million In Back Taxes
Mary J. Blige wants her estranged husband to pay his half of the debt that they shared together while married.
According to TMZ, new legal documents suggest that Blige and Martin “Kendu” Isaacsare $11,622,614 in debt, with a lot of that…
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Added by runjamaica on December 26, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night announced a roll back of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) items, which currently do not attract the tax.
This means that items like, breads, bulla, crackers, salt, eggs, cooking oil and sanitary napkins will continue to be tax-free.
The rolling back of the GCT on the basic items is only part of the changes the Government has made to the new tax package, which takes effect on January…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 25, 2009 at 1:15am —
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Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z are to change their names.
The couple, who married in April 2008, are to take on both of their respective surnames in order to keep the 'Crazy In Love' star's parental line from dying out.
Jay-Z - whose real name is Shawn Carter - will now be known as Shawn Knowles-Carter, while Beyonce is to become Beyonce Knowles-Carter.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "They want to keep Knowles…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 24, 2009 at 4:48pm —
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BY ERICA CALOGERA
Thursday, December 24, 2009
HOTLINE NUMBERS FOR AA PASSENGER JA CRASH: 1(876) 501-9522 and 1(876) 836-5900
I was on flight AA331 to Kingston. There was turbulence the whole way. The flight was overbooked and there was a long standby list of Jamaicans wanting to get home for Christmas.
I walked into the crowded plane last, that is before they started boarding the standbys. A delay was announced.…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 24, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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The Narcotics Police are on Tuesday afternoon probing what they believe is a major drug network operating at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).
The probe was sparked by last week's arrest of four employees at the airport and the seizure of nearly one hundred pounds of ganja.
An Air Jamaica Customer Service agent and a Customer Service agent employed to Jamaica Dispatch Services Limited are among those…
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Added by CaribbeanFever.Com on December 24, 2009 at 1:18am —
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Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought, a report said Tuesday.
The Pan American Development Foundation's report also said some of those children — mostly young girls — suffer sexual, psychological and physical abuse while toiling in extreme hardship.
The report recommends Haiti's government and international donors focus efforts on…
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Added by Dahved Levy "rocking you" on December 23, 2009 at 2:39am —
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NBC) -- A Memphis attorney has admitted to biting off part of a man's nose during a confrontation at a popular Midtown restaurant.
According to a lawsuit filed by Greg Herbers, Mark Lambert bit off and swallowed part of his nose during a dispute last June at Dish on South Cooper Street.
Lambert is a trial attorney with the Cochran Firm.
The incident at Dish began in the men's room when Herbers became…
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Added by dumplins on December 23, 2009 at 2:10am —
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CelebrityMania: Rihanna has been reported getting into trouble with her record label after she poses in nothing but a skimpy pair of shorts for the cover of GQ magazine's January 2010 issue. According to Star Pulse, the 21-year-old Barbadian beauty has faced the wrath of her record label boss Antonio "L.A." Reid since the photoshoot was so raunchy.
The "Russian Roulette" hitmaker herself has admitted things got so steamy on the photo set…
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Added by Wendy on December 23, 2009 at 1:52am —
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said "Let's not kid ourselves, the Obama illusion has finished"
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative aims to tackle Black women’s economic disparities
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