CaribWorldNews, FLUSHING, NY, Fri. Sept. 3, 2010: Is the sexy Victoria

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Thurs. Sept. 2, 2010: The 43rd annual West Indian American Day Carnival weekend kicks off in Brooklyn, NY tonight with a benefit concert for Haiti.
The concert will be without its top star, Wyclef Jean, but Kyma

CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Sept. 1, 2010: Sexy Grammy Award-winning Barbados-born singer Rihanna has been immortalized in wax.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 31, 2010: Grammy-winning dancehall singer, Marion `Lady Saw` Hall, is set to drop her new album early next month.

The record, titled `My Way Out,` is her

CaribWorldNews, MIAMI BEACH, FL, Mon. Aug. 30, 2010:  Reggae singer Spragga Benz is set to release his new album on iTunes tomorrow.

`Shotta Culture,` the new album has 17 tracks and also includes 11

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 27, 2010: The final live concert of reggae legend, Robert `Nesta` Marley, is set to hit stores next month.

Marley fans will be able to obtain the special double

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 26, 2010: Sexy Bajan singer Rihanna continues to rule the Billboard 100 charts along with Eminem.

For the past 8 weeks, the duo are holding the top spot on the

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Aug. 25, 2010: Trinidad-born rappe

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Aug. 24, 2010: Trini-America Rapper Foxy Brown is facing a year in jail and her brother could also join her.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 23, 2010: Jamaican-born reggae star Gyptian, who has been enjoying chart success with his new album, `Hold You,`has joined Damian Marley and Nas on their Distant Relatives tour.<

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 20, 2010: Remember that nasty rumor about the Mighty Sparrow dying? Well the Birdie sure has many fooled.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 19, 2010: Another television director wants to take a shot at producing yet another piece of the life of legendary reggae singer Robert Nesta Marley

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CaribWorldNews, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. Aug. 18, 2010: Twenty-five top Caribbean producers and filmmakers are set to attend the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, set for the Canadian city from September 9th -19th, 2010.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Aug. 17, 2010: Haiti`s election board could decide today who makes it on the final list to run for President of the earth quake devastated nation in November.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 16, 2010: Grammy Award-winning Barbadian singer, Rihanna, upped the ante late last week for her New York Madison Square Garden show.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 13, 2010: Several Caribbean be

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 12, 2010: Trinidad American Rapper Foxy Brown faced a grand jury in New York on Wednesday to answer questions about her involvement in two recent altercations.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Aug. 11, 2010: Trinidad-American r

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Mon. Aug. 9, 2010: The mother of all Caribbean festivals in the United States, the 43rd annual West Indian Carnival Festival 2010, is set to rumble in Brooklyn, NY next month.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 6, 2010: Pop and R&B singer and songwriter Ne Yo, is set for a performance in Guyana later this month.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Aug. 4, 2010: Haiti`s ambassador-at-large and Grammy Award-winning star, Wyclef Jean, could confirm rumors tomorrow of his run for the Presidency of his homeland.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Aug. 3, 2010: Two Jamaican music producers are suing Hulk Hogan`s daughter, Brooke Hogan, for use of their song without credit or payment.

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CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mon. Aug. 2, 2010: Bajans will officially wrap up their Crop Over Festival with Grand Kadoonment today from Warrens to Spring Garden.

The annual celebration is Bar

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 30, 2010: Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston definitely has love for Trinidad American Nicki Minaj.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. July 28, 2010: Grammy-Award-win

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. July 26, 2010: Jamaica`s Commander in Chief, Jazz great, Mo

CaribWorldNews, MAPLEWOOD, NJ, Fri. July 23, 2010:  Jamaican recording artist, Da`Ville, whose hit `Always On My Mind` was remixed with dancehall artiste Sean Paul is ramping up his presence in the U.S.
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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. July 22, 2010: Rihanna`s new music video with rapper Eminem is reportedly literally burning hot.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 20, 2010: Jamaican reggae singer Gyptian, who has been enjoying widespread air play for the single `Hold You,` is set to release his new album by the same named today, July 20th

CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mon. July 19, 2010:  The countdown to Crop Over 2K10 in Barbados is heating up with the Sweet Soca competition set to kick off next week at the Soca Royale in St Philip.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 16, 2010: `Beautiful Girls` singer, Jamaican American Sean Kingston, has been accused of sexual assault.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. July 15, 2010: Popular Jamaican reggae stars, Chaka Demus and Pliers, are suing their record label for more than $10 million in unpaid royalties and trademark infringement.

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. July 14, 2010: A trial date has been set for Jamaican dancehall star, Bounty Killer, who is fighting firearm and wounding charges.

Bounty, born Rodney Pryce, i

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 13, 2010: Sexy Bajan singer Rihanna will be playing less U.S. venues this summer than originally anticipated.

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. July 12, 2010: A reggae singer and producer who started a successful solo career in the 1970s has passed away at the age of 54.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. July 9, 2010: Dancehall star Vybz Kartel remained jail last night even as sales of the shoe brand Clarks, which he recently sang about, is skyrocketing.

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CaribWorldNews, UNITED NATIONS, NY, Thurs. July 8, 2010: An international committee backed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, is meeting in Paris to decide what steps to ta

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. July 7, 2010: After facing criticism for depiction of violence in his Jamaica-shot video, Young Money rapper Drake has forked over some cash to help a good cause in the Caribbean nat

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Tues. July 6, 2010: International R

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 2, 2010: Fresh from her wins at the BET Awards, Trini-American rapper, Nicki Minaj, is in the news again.

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. July 1, 2010: Jamaican cops are seeking to question a popular dancehall deejay.

The Jamaic

CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. June 30, 2010: Sexy Bajan singer, Rihanna, has canned her July 2 concert at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, which was scheduled to be the opening night of her

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Tues. June 29, 2010: Sexy Trinidad American singer, Nicki Minaj, was a top winner at the 2010 BET Awards Sunday night.

CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon. June 28, 2010: The annual D.C. Caribbean Carnival wrapped up last n

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. June 24, 2010: American Actor Ben Stiller is the latest celebrity to pitch in to help Haiti.

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CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, New York, Tues. June 22, 2010: The 2010 Gay Caribbean/USA Pageant returns to Brooklyn, NY for another year.

CaribWorldNews, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Mon. June 21, 2010: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie quietly paid a low-keyed visit to Haiti this past weekend.

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. June 18, 2010: Brooklyn`s own Caribbean dance company, Something Positive, is set to debut at Lincoln Center tomorrow.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. June 18, 2010: The 22nd annual Caribbeana Comedy Festival returns to D.C. this weekend with several top Caribbean artistes.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. June 18, 2010: The countdown has begun to the 18th annual D.C. Caribbean Carnival, set to take over the Washington Metropolitan Area next weekend.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. June 17, 2010: Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of the late legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, seems set to put roots down in LA.

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CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Weds. June 16, 2010: The countdown has begun to the second annual Caribbean Cultural. Conference, set for Brooklyn`s Medgar Evers College this weekend.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. June 15, 2010: Several Caribbean artists have lent their talent on a new CD compilation set to benefit the Caribbean Tourism Organization`s Scholarship Foundation.

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Mon. June 14, 2010: A South Florida interior designer whose work was popular with movie stars, models and fashion icons, has been found dead in the Bahamas.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 11, 2010: World Cup soccer fever is in the air and the FIFA-sanctioned soundtrack to the international soccer tourney features at least two Caribbean American singers.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. June 10, 2010: Jamaican-American singer, Sean Kingston,  has released a new single he hopes will be a big summertime hit.

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CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Weds. June 9, 2010: Seems the fall-out from R&B singer, Chris Brown`s infamous assault of Barbadian-born singer Rihanna, is still following him.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 4, 2010: Call him Dr. Wyclef Jean.

Grammy-winning Haitian-born humanitarian and ambassador ha

CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Weds. June 2, 2010: Reggae singer Buju Banton will have to continue to sit tight in jail.

A judge yesterda

CaribWorldNews, TEL AVIV, Israel, Tues. June 1, 2010: Sexy Bajan singer Rihanna took her tour to Israel this weekend, performing in front of thousands of fans Sunday night.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. May 28, 2010: Jamaican-born singer, O`Neil Edwards of the group Voice Mail, has succumbed to injuries suffered from gunshot wounds.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. May 28, 2010: R&B star Chris Brown, whose career has taken a nose dive since the domestic violence fiasco with then girlfriend Rihanna, is set to perform in Jamaica this July

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. May 27, 2010: A former Illinois paint salesman was last night crowned the new American Idol.

CaribWorldNews, ACCRA, Ghana, Tues. May 25, 2010: Fire has reportedly razed the Ghana Akwapim Mountain recording studio and residence of Rita Marley, widow of the late reggae legend Bob Marley, news reports indicate.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Fri. May 21, 2010: Spanish-born actor, Antonio Banderas, is taking on a version of a popular Bob Marley song in his latest film set to open today.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. May 19, 2010: BET may claim to serve the entire black market but neither reggae or reggaeton has not made it into a category for the annual awards.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. May 18, 2010: Jamaica`s tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, says he is concerned about the portrayal of Jamaica in the new music video from Canadian-born singer Drake.

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Mon. May 17, 2010: The new Robin Hood and his bunch of Merry Men are seemingly big fans of Jamaican American singer, Sean Kingston`s `Beautiful Girls.`

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 14, 2010: Jamaican American pop/reggae singer, Sean Kingston, is set for a performance tonight in Dar es Salaam.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. May 13, 2010: Two Jamaican dancehall stars are recuperating in hospital after being shot in separate incidents earlier this week.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. May 12, 2010: Dancehall singer Movado may no longer have a visa to travel to the United States but his career is far from over.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Mon. May 10, 2010: Well known sacred Afro-Cuban drummer, Francisco Aguabella, has passed away at his Los Angeles home at the age of 84.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 7, 2010: Grammy-winning reggae singer, Damian Marley has teamed up with Nas and are set to drop their first collective album this month.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. May 6, 2010: Haitian-born, Grammy-winning hip-hop star, Wyclef Jean, this week paid special tribute to military mothers at Camp Pendleton`s Base Theater.

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CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Weds. May 5, 2010: A top Jamaican dancehall star and a Jamaican American singer are both vying for the Best Reggae Video award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 4, 2010: A Barbados-born singer who was the first Barbadian to be appointed entertainment coordinator at a hotel on the island has passed away in New York.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. May 3, 2010: Caribbean Soca Star, Machel Montano, says he`s open to speaking to politicians or joining in at picket lines on behalf of the West Indian community in need of immigration

CaribWorldNews, PHILLIPSBURGH, St. Maarten, Fri. April 30, 2010: Sir Ian Valz, an outstanding Guyana-born, Caribbean-based dramatist and playwright has passed away in St. Maarten, his adopted home.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. April 29, 2010: The Best of CaribbeanTales Film Festival, founded by Frances-Anne Solomon, opened last night at New York University with Stephanie`s Black`s masterful, `Africa Unite

CaribWorldNews, SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Weds. April 28, 2010: Haitian-born, Grammy Award-winning singer, Wyclef Jean, is set to appear at the Billboard Latin Music Awards tomorrow.

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CaribWorldNews, PHILADEPHIA, PA, Mon. April 26, 2010: The already Lightening Bolt electrified audience at the Penn Relays on Saturday was taken to another level of black, gold and green p

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. April 23, 2010: Jamaican dancehall artists may be facing a tough time – from Caribbean island nations bans to U.S. visa cancellations and gay rights protests, but dancehall

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Thurs. April 22, 2010: Sexy Barbados-born Grammy-winning singer Rihanna suffered a rib injury that landed her in a Swiss hospital.

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CaribWorldNews, SEATTLE, Washington, Weds. April 21, 2010: A Washington-based model and waitress who had claimed she was raped by magician, David Copperfield, in the Bahamas has dropped the charges.

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CaribWorldNews, CASTRIES, St Lucia, Tues. April 20, 2010: Another Jamaican dancehall reggae singer has been denied a performance permit in a neighboring CARICOM island.

CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Mon. April 19, 2010: Guess who`s coming to dinner? In Cuban-born music star`s case, Gloria Estefan, it was President Barack Obama and Estefan wasted no time in making her case for the Ladies

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 16, 2010: There`s no stopping Bajan Grammy-winning singer Rihanna`s rise back to the top after the sordid domestic abuse she endured last year.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. April 15, 2010: Dancehall’s Bounty Killer will have to spend another two nights in jail after being remanded again to prison on Wednesday.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. April 14, 2010: Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean will have to make room for one more award this week.

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CaribWorldNews, NEWARK, NJ, Tues. April 13, 2010: Three reggae artists are paying tribute to Jamaican athletes with a song titled simply, `Black, Gold & Green.`

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CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mon. April 12, 2010: Celebrated Barbados-born poet, historian and cultural critic,  Dr. Kamau Brathwaite,  is set to host a selection of films from the Best of CaribbeanT

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Fri. April 9, 2010: Damian Marley, the son of late reggae legend, Robert Nesta Marley, has teamed up with a top rapper for a London Concert.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. April 8, 2010: Jamaican dancehall star Bounty Killer is set to face an April 14th trial for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

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CaribWorldNews, BRADES, Montserrat, Weds. April 7, 2010: If you ask Danielle Dieffenthaller how she was able to get the popular soap opera Westwood Park made back in 1997,  she would

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. April 6, 2010: Jamaican dancehall star Bounty Killer is in the news again, this time for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend.

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CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mon. April 5, 2010: Several changes are on the cards for this year`s Barbados Crop-Over Festival, the Barbados government said late last week.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. April 1, 2010: A  30-year-old opera singer with Guyanese roots has taken on a top role in the Washington National Opera`s `Porgy and Bess.`
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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Mar. 31, 2010: Haitian Ambassador to the U.S., Ray Joseph, believes his nephew Wyclef Jean, was targeted by other NGOs.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 29, 2010: Grammy-winning singer Wyclef Jean is set to release a new album this summer.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Mar. 25, 2010: Jamaica’s Grammy-winning reggae singer, Sean Paul, is set to play Columbia this April.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Mar. 24, 2010: An appeal is currently underway for back-up  reggae singer Connie Campbell who is currently facing a medical tab of US$200,000.

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CaribWorldNews, TAMPA, FL, Tues. Mar. 23, 2010: The attorney for jailed reggae singer, Buju Banton, is requesting an emergency motion to have his client moved out of the current jail facilities.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Mon. Mar. 22, 2010: Seems American Idol`s most popular judge is set to tie the knot in the Caribbean.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 19, 2010: Son of reggae legend, Ky-Mani Marley, has kicked off his book tour.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. Mar. 18, 2010: Barbadian Grammy-winning singer Rihanna has again made it to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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CaribWorldNews, CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Tues. Mar. 16, 2010: Grammy-winning recording artistes Ne-Yo Shaggy and Steel Pulse are among the acts set to rock this year`s Saint Lucia Jazz Festival.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 12, 2010: I can hear my editor screaming for joy as I thumb this

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. Mar. 10, 2010: With just five days to go before he is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Jamaican Grammy-winning musician and actor, Jimmy Cliff as released a new EP ex

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Mar. 8, 2010: Items from reggae legend, Bob Marley, will be among the memorabilia to be displayed at the new Jamaica Music Museum.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. Mar. 4, 2010: Grammy-winning Bajan singer Rihanna is being sued by her personal trainer for over $26,000.

CaribWorldNews, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Weds. Mar. 3, 2010: A US-based, Jamaica-born music producer is suing a South African telecommunication for alleged copyright infringement.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 1, 2010: Who would have thought it? JLo impersonating RiRi?

Well it has happened. On Saturday

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 26, 2010: Reggae singer, Buju Banton, may be jailed but he has been nominated for three awards.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Mon. Feb. 22, 2010: Haitian-born Grammy Award-winning singer, Wyclef Jean, is set to be honored by the NAACP this week.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Fri. Feb. 19, 2010: With Buju Banton locked up in a Florida jail, gay rights activists are turning their attention to another reggae singer.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Feb. 18, 2010: Belize-born rapper, Jamal Shyne Barrow, has signed a seven-figure deal with Def Jam records.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Feb. 15, 2010: The famous 1985 original song `We Are the World` song-, crafted then to support Africa, has been remade to aid the victims of the January 12th quake.

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CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. Feb. 12, 2010: The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica will dedicate its March Brooklyn perform to the memory of its Founding artistic director, late professor, Rex Nettleford.<

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Feb. 11, 2010: Just a year

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Feb. 10, 2010: R&B singer Beyonce is set to play Trinidad next week.

The singer will bring he

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Feb. 9, 2010: Haitian-born rapper and humanitarian ambassador, Wyclef Jean is set to kick off a series of live online concerts tomorrow in New York City.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 27, 2010: Jamaican-born reggae star, Shaggy, has pulled together a number of Caribbean artists to sing for Haiti.

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CaribPR Wire, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Jan. 25, 2010: The 2010 Jamaica Jazz And Blues festival kicked off its inaugural week of performances Sunday evening, January 24, with Roy Ayers and Tony Greene at the Jamaica Pegasu

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 22, 2010: Bajan award-winning singer, Rihanna, is lending her voice to help the people of Haiti by trying her hand at a Bob Marley classic.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 20, 2010: Singer Wyclef Jean is defending his charity, denying he has ever used donations for personal reasons.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. Jan. 19, 2010: One of Trinidad`s most popular TV programs `Soca Star` starts airing on CIN ch.73 every Sunday at 1 – 2 p.m.  

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 15, 2010: Hollywood`s finest stars are among those pitching in to help Haiti as it grapples with the after effects of the Tuesday, January 12th earthquake.

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CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Thurs. Jan. 14, 2010:  Grammy-award winning Bajan singer Rihanna seems to be taking every opportunity to strip down these days.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 13, 2010: A claim of rape at the Bahamas home of David Copperfield has disappeared for the magician.

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CARIBPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Jan. 10, 2010:  The countdown has begun to the Caribbean`s best music festival - Jamaica Jazz & Blues – which is set to wrap up for three nights on the field of the Greenfield

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 11, 2010: Barbados-born Grammy-award winning singer Rihanna is set to perform at next month`s Super Bowl Fan Jam.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 8, 2010: Grammy-winning pop sensation, Beyonce Knowles, is set to perform in Trinidad next month.

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CaribPR Wire, MIAMI, FL, Thurs. Jan. 7, 2010: Jazz musician, Jon Saxx

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Jan. 6, 2010: His steamy good look and incredible voice earned him the title of the Argentine Elvis Presley. On Tuesday, the man who swooned his way into the hearts of many passed aw

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Jan. 10, 2010: Grammy-winning Bajan singer, Rihanna, is adding another title to her resume – that of author.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 4, 2010: A Caribbean American group in New York is hoping to inject economic vitality into the Bob Marley Boulevard corridor in Brooklyn, NY.

CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mon. Dec. 28, 2009: Sexy Bajan singer, Rihanna, went home for a Caribbean Christmas this past weekend.

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Weds. Dec. 23, 2009: Top golfer Tiger Woods may be spending a Caribbean Christmas in the Bahamas, reports indicate.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Dec. 22, 2009: Fans of reggae singer Sanchez are being urged to look out for a new 15-track album from the singer in the New Year.

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CARIBPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 18, 2009:  The Caribbean’s best music festival, Jamaica Jazz & Blues, has moved its main stage acts for the January 2010 festival to the Greenfield Stadium in Trela

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Dec. 17, 2009: Jamaican ska and reggae star Jimmy Cliff is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March.

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Weds. Dec. 16, 2009: `Pirates of the Caribbean` star, Johnny Depp, has received a top honor in the Bahamas.

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CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Thurs. Dec. 10, 2009: Sexy Grammy Award-winning Bajan singer, Rihanna, has announced a U.K. tour for 2010.

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CARIBPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 9, 2009:  The Empress Of Soul, multiple Grammy award winning singer and former Motown icon, Gladys Knight, is set to return to Jamaica this January for the Caribbean’s best m

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, LA, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: He`s been criticized as a homophobe and his concerts targeted by gay activists bent

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. Dec. 2, 2009: Bob Marley & The Wailers` `Catch A Fire` is among several recordings set to be inducted in the 2010 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues.  Dec. 1, 2009: Grammy-winning Bajan-born singer, Rihanna, is set for a private concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Thursday.

CaribWorldNews, ORLANDO, FL, Mon. Nov. 30, 2009: Billionaire golfer, Tiger Woods, is praising his wife`s actions following Friday`s car accident that began a frenzy of media reports of an alleged affair.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Nov. 24, 2009: Jamaican reggae deejay, Sean Paul, is set to kick off a five-city U.S. tour next month.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Tues. Nov. 23, 2009: Puerto Rican-born singer, Jennifer Lopez yesterday blamed the sweaty back of one of her dancers for her fall at the American Music Awards on Sunday night.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Fri. Nov., 20, 2009: Grammy-winning Bajan singer Rihanna is on a roll, having bounced back incredibly well from her February 8th domestic abuse scandal.

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 CaribPR Wire, LONDON, England, Fri. Nov. 20, 2009: The 2010 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival kicked off its UK launch recently as organizers begin the countdown to the January 24 to 30, 2010 event.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Nov. 19, 2009: Grammy-winning reggae singer Damian `Jr. Gong` Marley and Nas are set to come together next month for a National Geographic discussion on the cultural links of hi

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. No. 18, 2009: Top Jamaican American rapper, Busta Rhymes` collaboration with Janet Jackson has been included in a new release of her top hits.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 13, 2009: The song of a Jamaican singer has been prominently featured at the much publicized wedding of Khloe Kardashian.

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Caribworldnews, New York, NY, Weds. Nov. 11, 2009: Haitian-born, Grammy-winning singer, Wyclef Jean, is teaming up with a major money transfer giant to push a co-branded prepaid gift card.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Nov. 9, 2009: Days after Rihanna spilled all the gory details about her February 8th assault at the hands of former beau, Chris Brown, the 20-year-old R&B singer is reactin

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 6, 2009: Grammy-winning Bajan singer Rihanna is set to detail her abuse of February 8th for Good Morning America today.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Nov. 6, 2009: October 12, 2009, marked t

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri., Nov. 6, 2009: A Grenadian is among a dozen artists who are displaying their professional work at a Collective Exhibition in New York.

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Weds. Nov. 4, 2009: A four-time Grammy winning country music star is set to play the Bahamas next month.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Nov. 3, 2009: Grammy Award-winning Barbadian-born singer, Rihanna, is set to speak publicly for the first time of her assault at the hands of her former boyfriend, Chris Brown.

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Mon. Nov. 2, 2009: A top singer with Guyanese roots is claiming racism by a U.K. music store.

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CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, N.Y., Fri. October 30th, 2009: Fans of reggae music may know them for songs like `Pass the Kouchie,` and `Deeper Roots.`

CaribWorldNews, JACKSONVILLE, FL, Thurs. Oct. 29, 2009: Gay protests nationally has so far failed to stop Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton from completing his U.S tour.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 29, 2009: Michael Jackson`s star power continues to make mega-bucks months after his death with the latest film on the final days of his professional life earning millions alre

CaribWorldNews, MELBOURNE, Australia, Tues. Oct. 27, 2009: Several top Caribbean musicians are set for Australia`s premier reggae festival in January.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 26, 2009: Bajan-born pop star Rihanna is set to sail away next month aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 23, 2009: Famed Caribbean American singer, Maxwell, is among the top performers nominated for 2009 Soul Train Awards.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Oct. 21, 2009: Grammy-winning singer Rihanna is going Russian - `Russian Roulette` that is.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Oct. 20, 2009: Get ready for the memoirs of Wyclef Jean.

Jean is only 35 but is already set to ha

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 19, 2009: The music of Jamaican artist, Ce`Cile will soon be heard on the reality show, `Keeping Up With The Kardashians.`

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Thurs. Oct. 15, 2009: Former Bahamas senator, Pleasant Bridgewater, on Wednesday denied she tried to  blackmail actor John Travolta.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Oct. 14, 2009:  Haitian born, Grammy-award winning artist, Wyclef Jean, is set to release a new album.

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. Oct. 13, 2009: A Jamaican-born jazz pioneer, who distinguished himself in a long six-decade career as a musician, bandleader, composer, producer, arranger, and promoter as

CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Oct. 9, 2009: Miami is the stage for the final Caribbean carnival of the year, as the annual event gets underway this weekend at Bicentennial Park.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. Oct. 8, 2009: Pressure from gay rights activists has resulted in the cancellation of Jamaican reggae singer, Buju Banton`s LA concert.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Oct. 7, 2009:  Trinidadian-American actress Nia Long is candidly discussing the issue of weaves and nappy versus straight hair in the new Chris Rock documentary, `Good Hair.`

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Oct. 6, 2009: Jamaican reggae star, Buju Banton, yesterday answered his gay critics by insisting he does not condone violence.

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CaribWorldNews, BOSTON, MA, Mon. Oct. 5, 2009: Grammy-winning Haitian-born rapper, producer and ambassador, Wyclef Jean, is going back to school today.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 2, 2009: When it comes to his home land, there is no questioning the commitment of Ambassador Wyclef Jean to improve the lives of Haitians.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 2, 2009: Caribbean musicians are being urged to take a stand against police brutality at the second annual `Reggae For Justice Concert.`

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CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Thurs. Oct. 1, 2009: Jamaican-born, Grammy-award winning dancehall star, Sean Paul, last night was declared the winner of the best reggae album.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Sept. 29, 2009: Reggae is coming to CitiField, New York this Saturday as singer Gramps Morgan gets ready to perform at the New York Mets versus the Houston Astros game.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Sept. 28, 2009: The band known widely for `Bad Boys,` the theme song of the `Cops` TV show, has released a new album.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 26, 2009: A Jamaican national has won an Emmy Award for his multimedia documentary Hope: Living & Loving with HIV in Jamaica.

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Thurs. Sept. 24, 2009: Hollywood actor, John Travolta, on Wednesday admitted in a Bahamas court that his son Jett was autistic.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Sept. 22, 2009: Sean Paul`s `So Fine,` release has been remixed for the Desi (Asian) market.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Sept. 21, 2009: Grammy-winning Jamaican dancehall star, Sean Paul, is set to perform at a Marlins game later this week.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 18, 2009: The World`s fastest man, Usain Bolt and his management team are gearing up to give back in a big way this Christmas.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Sept. 17, 2009:  Over the past 47 years since Trinidad and Tobago`s independence, the words, `… here every creed and race find an equal place…`  from the

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. Sept. 16, 2009: The man who co-wrote the classic reggae film, `The Harder They Come,` passed away Tuesday at the age of 69. 

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, California, Weds. Sept. 16, 2009: Captain Jack Sparrow is set to return for another Pirates of the Caribbean film.

CaribWorldNews, NORFOLK, Virginia, Tues. Sept. 15, 2009: Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton is set for several performances this month despite some cancellations brought on by gay activists protesting his music.

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Sept. 14, 2009: The mother of Jamaican reggae singer, Beres Hammond, has passed away at the phenomenal age of 98.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 11, 2009: Four independent designers from St. Vincent and the Grenadines are set to make a NY splash later this month.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Sept. 10, 2009: Get ready for the Bob Marley Bobble Head.

The figurine of the late, great reggae

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Sept. 9, 2009: Grammy dancehall singer, Sean Paul, is set to headline a show in Lagos, Nigeria later this month.

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Tues. Sept. 8, 2009: Jamaican reggae sta

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 4, 2009: It`s the last official weekend of the summer in the U.S. and for Caribbean nationals, it largely means non-stop party as top acts descend on the Big Apple for mus

CaribworldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Thurs. Sept. 3, 2009: The annual West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn, New York, the largest in North America, gets underway tonight with the Clash of the Calypso Titans.

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Weds. Sept. 2, 2009: Bajan Grammy Award-winning singer, Rihanna, seems to have taken her top off for the September issue of Italian Vogue.

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CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Tues. Sept. 1, 2009: The Bahamas is now hoping a deal with pop star Mariah Carey helps to boost declining tourism numbers.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: Gay activists are still on the war path against Jamaican singer, Buju Banton.

Concert promoters Live Nation and AEG hav

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 28, 2009: Reggae legend, Robert Nesta Marley may be dead some 28 years but his music is still making the charts.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. Aug. 27, 2009: Just a day afte

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. Aug. 26, 2009: R&B singer Chris Brown was on Tuesday sentenced to five years` probation and six months` community labor for beating up his former girlfriend, Grammy-winning si

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Tues. Aug. 25, 2009: Grammy-winning Jamaican dancehall singer, Sean Paul, was last night forced to cancel his free performance at the Martin Luther King Jr. concert series in Brooklyn.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 22, 2009: Grammy winner Sean Paul is among the top line-up of reggae and dancehall singers set for Irie Jamboree 2K9.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 21, 2009: Haitian Hip Hop star, Wyclef Jean, is set to host the 2009 MTV Africa Music awards.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 20, 2009: Ace lyricist and leader of the `Gaza`-based Portmore Empire, Vybz Kartel, is paying tribute to the world`s fastest man.

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CaribWordlNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Aug. 19, 2009: Japanese reggae group, Mighty Crown, has once again made history in the dancehall industry with the release of their new Nike sneaker.

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Tues. Aug. 18, 2009: Designers from Brazil, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and the U.S.  were among those who showed up for the 2009 Bikini Under the Bridge, this past weekend in Brooklyn,

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 14, 2009: Trinidadian-American Actress Nia Long is making headlines globally again, this time for her naked picture.

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CaribWorldNews,  BROOKLYN, New York,  Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: A Gay Caribbean pageant is set to take center stage in More...

CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Weds. Aug. 12, 2009: The Bahamas` lagging tourism sector may be given a boost as the island gets ready to showcase to the world its own beauty and host the beauties of the Miss Universe

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Aug. 11, 2009: Jamaican American hit maker, Sean Kingston, is set to release a second album this fall.

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CaribWorldNews, BOSTON, MA, Mon. Aug. 10, 2009: Stephen Marley and Snoop Dogg? Who would have thought it? But the two wrapped up the Blazed and Confused tour of 2009 Saturday night in well – a blaze of flickering

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 7, 2009: Bajan Grammy star, Rihanna, is set to be among the star powered guests of the new Jay Leno Show.

CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Weds. Aug. 5, 2009: Barbados soca star Edwin Yearwood has again won the 2K9 Crop Over Road March King title.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Aug. 4, 2009: Conscious reggae crooner, Tarrus Riley, is set to release his much-anticipated third album today.

CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mon. Aug. 3, 2009: The 2009 King and Queen Of The Bands were crowned in Barbados over the weekend as Grand Kadooment brings an official end to the 2K9 Crop Over season today.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 31, 2009: The late, great Robert Nesta Marley`s `Legend` album is still making musical history.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. July 30, 2009: Sexy Barbadian singer, Rihanna, seems to have had a craving for some island cuisine this week.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. July 22, 2009: Jamaican-born dancehall star, Sean Paul, is to perform on ABC`s `Good Morning America` Summer Concert Series this week.

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CaribWorldNews, TORONTO, Canada, Tues. July 21, 2009: The musical based on Jamaica`s Perry Henzell`s `The Harder They Come,` has hit a Toronto stage.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. July 20, 2009: Haitian-born singer,

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 17, 2009: The surviving members of the Jackson Five and brothers of the late King of Pop are set to be in Jamaica next week for the salute to Michael Jackson by Reggae Sumfest, the

CaribWorldNews, QUEENS, NY, Fri. July 17, 2009: Irie Jamboree, which has become one of New York`s premier reggae events will this year be switching venues.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. July 16, 2009: Actress Nia Long, whose roots stretch to Trinidad and Tobago, has slammed pop stars who launch a movie career.
The actress insisted singer like Beyonce Knowle

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. July 16, 2009: The paintings of Guadeloupe artist, Lali Lalie, will be on view in New York later this month.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. July 15, 2009: Jamaican American rapper and multi-platinum artist, Busta Rhymes, has signed an exclusive, worldwide administration deal with Kobalt Music Group.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 14, 2009: Rap heavy weights, Jay-Z and Kanye West are among the singers reportedly set for the new Rihanna album.

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CaribPR Newswire, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. July 13, 2009: The count-down has begun to the 17th annual Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica`s `greatest show case` of reggae music, which is set to get underway next week at an ea

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. July 10, 2009: Jamaican dancehall star, Bounty Killa, was last night in police custody.

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CaribPR Wire, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. July 10, 2009: As the Jamaica Tourist Board continues its focus on special events and festivals, the organization has once again provided sponsorship support for the staging of the

CaribWorldNews, BALTIMORE, MD, Fri. July 10, 2009: Its carnival time in Baltimore this weekend.

The 28th annual carnival gets underw

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. July 9, 2009: Ziggy Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, is claiming he and the late Michael Jackson recorded a duet together.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. July 8, 2009: `Gone Too Soon.`

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Tues. July 7, 2009: A 12-year-old Welsh and Iranian boy is set to join top entertainers today in the musical farewell tribute to the King of Pop, Michael J. Jackson.

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CaribWorldNews, HAVANA, Cuba, Mon. July 6, 2009: Former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, is being celebrated in a new reggaeton song.

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CaribPR Newswire, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. July 2, 2009: This year`s `world greatest show case` of reggae music will be dedicated to the memory of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Reggae Sumfest officials said this w

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. July 1, 2009: Harlem came alive Tuesday as thousands braved rain and lengthy wait time to pay their respect to the King of Pop, the late Michael J. Jackson.

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CaribWorldNews, BALTIMORE, MD, Weds. July 1, 2009: With the D.C. carnival concluded to rave reviews, focus has now turned to the Baltimore Caribbean carnival.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Tues. June 30, 2009: Rihanna was the only Caribbean singer nominated for the 2009 BET Awards. On Sunday night the singer managed to grab just one of the three awards she was nominated f

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. June 29, 2009: The first female Wailer, from Bob Marley and the Wailers has surfaced.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 26, 2009: Caribbean entertainers are MIA from this Sunday`s BET Awards but Haitian singer Wyclef Jean, is set to be honored.

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CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. June 25, 2009: The D.C. Carnival is sticking to its `with a purpose message` as it gets ready to host the Magic Johnson Foundation HIV/AIDS mobile at its street party this weeke

CaribPR NewsWire, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. June 24, 2009: Organizers of the `world`s greatest reggae showcase,` Reggae Sumfest 2009, are making winners of site fans.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Tues. June 23, 2009: Barbadian Grammy-award winning songstress, Rihanna, never took the stand yesterday. Instead, her former beau copped a plea deal that will see him spending the next

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 19, 2009: Haitian-born singer Wylcef Jean, is giving a taste of his new music to fans of his blog site.

CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. June 19, 2009: The count down has officially begun to the annual Caribbean carnivals in D.C. and Baltimore.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. June 18, 2009: The Marley name continues to be a recognized brand and to reap money for the late singer`s family.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. June 16, 2009: News of a sex tape featuring singer Rihanna is allegedly a hoax.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. June 16, 2009: Conscious reggae artist, Queen Ifrica, is set to debut her highly anticipated album today.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. June 15, 2009: Eighty-two year-old Jamaican-American recording star, actor and humanitarian, Harry Belafonte, believes he could not pass on the torch in the struggle for peace and hum

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 12, 2009: Singers Toni Braxton and Neyo are among the top performers added to `the world’s greatest showcase of reggae music,` Reggae Sumfest promoters revealed at a pa

CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. June 12, 2009: Guyanese New Yorkers will eulogize calypsonian Lady Guymine at a memorial service this Sunday.

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CaribWorldNews, BALTIMORE, MD, Fri. June 12, 2009: The annual Baltimore Caribbean Carnival is less than a month away, but organizers say they still urgently need sponsorship to make this year`s event a success.

CaribWorldNews, PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Weds. June 10, 2009: A singer who was hired to impersonate Toni Braxton at a Suriname event was on Tuesday cleared of all charges after spending three months in jail.

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. June 10, 2009: The 2009 Reggae Sumfest train rolls in to New York tomorrow afternoon for the Big Apple media kick-off of the world`s greatest showcase of reggae music.

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CaribWorldNews, PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Tues. June 9, 2009: After three months in a Suriname jail, Trina Johnson-Finn, a Las Vegas entertainer accused of posing as Toni Braxton at a concert in February, was released by a

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. June 8, 2009: Trinidad and Tobago Soca king, Machel Montano, is set to `light it up` at Radio City Music Hall this weekend.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 5, 2009: A rapper with Trinidadian roots is following in the tradition of Lil Kim and Foxy Brown.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 5, 2009: Twenty-two-year-old Sandhurst Tacama Miggins was the runner-up to the title of `Make Me A Supermodel,` the Bravo reality series with Tyson Beckford.

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CaribPR  Newswire, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. June 5, 2009: `I Bust The Windows Out your Car,` singer, new R&B sensation Jazmine Sullivan, is set to rock Reggae Sumfest 2009.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica ,Thurs. June 4, 2009: The new Jamaican dance style, `Daggering,` has reportedly been blamed for a number of fractured penises among Jamaican men,

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CaribWorldNews, New York , NY, Weds. June 3, 2009: Grammy-award winning singer, humanitarian and Haiti Goodwill Ambassador, Wyclef Jean, is set to be presented with the 2009 ASCAP-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award next M

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Tues. June 2, 2009: Actress Nia Long, daughter of immigrants from the twin islands of Trinidad & Tobago, is set to be presented with a Caribbean Heritage Month award later this mont

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. June 1, 2009: Promoters of the world’s greatest showcase of reggae music will return to the Big Apple later this month for the 2009 kick-off of Reggae Sumfest.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 29, 2009: Easy Star All-Stars has retained the number one spot of the Billboard Reggae top 10 chart.

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CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 29, 2009: If you haven`t yet confirmed your accommodations for Reggae Sumfest already, it`s not too late to take a pick from your choice of all inclusive or non-all inclusive

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. May 28, 2009: From Grammy winning singer to actress?

Seems Bajan-star Rihanna is set to take Hol

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. May 27, 2009: Several reggae, gospel and dancehall artistes are stepping in to help raise money for children living with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.

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CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 26, 2009: Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley is among the top reggae and dancehall acts that have so far been named to perform at the 17th annual `heart throb of summer` show thi

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 22, 2009: The closest British living relative to renown reggae singer, Robert Nesta Marley has been traced to North Devon, UK.

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CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Thurs. May 21, 2009: Jamaican-born, Grammy winning star, Shaggy, is set to perform in Botswana tonight.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. May 21, 2009: Adam Lambert proved his mettle all through Season 8 of American Idol but nothing could have prepared the San Diego-born singer`s fans last night for the upset

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. May 20, 2009: Adam Lambert`s stirring rendition of Sam Cooke`s classic, `Change Gonna Come,` on American Idol last night may help win him the title.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 19, 2009:  Rapper Snoop Dogg seems to be trying his hand at the reggae genre.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. May 18, 2009: Reggae is set to come alive on one of New York’s most magnificent rivers again this summer as some of the industry’s top conscious artists celebrate Reggae o

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. May 14, 2009: BETJ may promote some of the cultures of the Caribbean but the nominees of the 2009 BET Awards are largely rap and R&B stars, with Rihanna being the lone exception

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. May 14, 2009: It`s official – Adam Lambert is in the final two of the American Idol competition.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. May 13, 2009: There is no denying Adam Lambert`s talent, and if Tuesday night`s performance was any indication, then Lambert could be the next American Idol.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. May 13, 2009: Is Rihanna hitting back at Chris Brown in a new song?

The Barbadian-born, Grammy-wi

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 12, 2009: R&B star Chris Brown insists it was not him who leaked any photos of Rihanna on the Internet.

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 8, 2009: For Car

CaribWorldNews, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thurs. May 7, 2009: Amy Winehouse, who has been holidaying on the island of St. Lucia for several weeks now, has been added to the line-up of the 2009 St Lucia Jazz Festival.

CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. May 7, 2009: It will be a man`s world – at least on the American Idol finale set for May 19th.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. May 6, 2009: A Suriname judge has again denied an appeal to release an American-born impersonator, jailed in the country since February.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 5, 2009: Top Jamaican comedian, Oliver Samuels, is set to thrill Caribbean fans in four U.S. states with a new play.

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CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. May 5, 2009: Janile Ballentine, the son of popular dancehall entertainer, Desmond `Ninja Man` Ballentine, has been slapped with a murder charge.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. May 4, 2009: International reggae stars Buju Banton and Shabba Ranks are set to take over the Madison Square Garden in New York this weekend.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 1, 2009: Who can forget the silky sounds from `For Lover`s Only` or `Changed?` Well get ready for more from R&B singer Maxwell.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. April 30, 2009: Singer Chris Brown is set to appear in court again for another hearing next month in the assault case involving singer Rihanna.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. April 29, 2009: Get ready for the return of Grammy-winning, Jamaican dance-hall star, Sean Paul.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. April 28, 2009:  Get ready for another Marley album.

Julian Marley, the son of reggae legend

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 24, 2009: Haitian singer Wyclef Jean this week received the ASCAP Creative Voice Award from the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization.

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CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thurs. April 23, 2009: Bajan-born Grammy singer Rihanna is showing off her country to `I Kissed A Girl` singer, Katy Perry.

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CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. April 23, 2009: When independent filmmaker Uscala `Johnny` Desarmes wanted to tell his story about a slice of life through the eyes of a Haitian-American family, he called upon s

CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Weds. April, 22, 2009: Jamaican American singer, Sean Kingston, is set for a Miami labor of love concert this week.

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CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. April 21, 2009: Two of Jamaica`s top reggae singers, Denroy Morgan and Sizzla are both set to release new albums today.

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