Articles Tagged “US”
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US still has Cuba on list of countries that support terrorism
The United States has denied reports that it plans to remove Cuba from a list of countries that support terrorism. “I saw that report. Let me say firmly here it is incorrect,” US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters here. “This department has no current plans to remove Cuba from the state sponsor of [...]
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Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke sentencing pushed to January 2012.
The sentencing of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the former Tivoli Gardens strongman, has been postponed until January 17, officials close to the case told the Observer. Coke’s sentencing had originally been scheduled for this Thursday, following a plea bargain which was reached between his attorneys and prosecutors in August. He faces more than 20 years in [...]
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New Caribbean Channel launched in U.S., Canada and UK markets – CEEN
International Media Content Ltd. (IMC), parent company of the Caribbean’s most watched sports cable television channel – SportsMax, has launched a new cable channel to serve the Caribbean Diaspora in the U.S., Canada and UK markets – CEEN! The Channel, CEEN (Caribbean Entertainment Everyday Network, pronounced “seen”), started broadcasting on Cablevision, the 8th largest cable [...]
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Blackberry Outage affects North America, Canada, the Caribbean and JAY BLESSED!
As a die-hard blackberry user I totally ignored the murmurs yesterday of a blackberry outage, thinking that it was one of those stupid chain Blackberry messenger blasts that people tend to believe and send. But today my best friend, buddy, pal and life source, also known as my “blackberry,” has not been able to deliver [...]
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61 year old American woman swimming from Cuba to US with no shark cage!
A 61-year-old American woman is attempting to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the United States without the protection of a shark cage. Diana Nyad set off from Havana late on Sunday. She is hoping to arrive in Key West in Florida on Wednesday. The US and Cuba – two former Cold [...]
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1,400 lbs Heroin Seized In Panama and $180 million worth of Cocaine from Honduras!
On August 2nd, more 1,400 pounds of heroin were seized in Panama. Police there are calling it the biggest drug bust in the Latin American nation’s history. The drugs were found inside an abandoned truck parked on side of the road in the Caribbean Sea-coast town of Gobea. The drugs were separated into 639 packages, each [...]
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King of Dancehall Gets His US Visa Back!
The ”King of the Dancehall” Moses Davis aka Beenie Man can now travel to the United States now that his US visa has been reinstated! Beenie Man was among Jamaican entertainers such as Bounty Killer, Aidonia, Ricky Trooper, Vybz Kartel and Sizzla who had their US visas revoked last May. Mr. Davis received his visa on July 29th. Earlier this [...]
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Nicki Minaj fined for cursing on stage at Sumfest!
According to Go-Jamaica, Onika Maraj, who goes by the name Nicki Minaj, was yesterday served with a summons for using indecent language while performing onstage at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, St James. According to police, her court date was set for Thursday, July 28. However, her lawyer made an appeal for the matter to [...]
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Have you ever heard of European Reggae Sensation – Gentleman?
Tilmann Otto better known by his stage name Gentleman is a German reggae artist that has six albums under his belt and over one million collectively sold in Europe. Gentleman is now getting ready for his U.S. album debut Diversity, which will be released on Sept 13th. Diversity already has international success, #1 in Germany [...]
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“California Green” New Single by Black Judah featuring Snoop Dogg
They are based in California, United States, the ebony and ivory Reggae duo, Black Judah; Known by many Jamaicans for a number of singles but more notably a single featuring one of the genre’s popular artiste Warrior King, called Mercy Please. The song became a staple in Jamaica after receiving extensive airplay on several [...]
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US Decrees That Marijuana Should Remain Classified As A Highly Dangerous Drug Like Heroin.
Marijuana has been approved by California, many other U.S. states and the nation’s capital to treat a range of illnesses. However, in a decision announced July 8th, the US federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin. The decision comes almost nine [...]
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He Smuggled 6lbs of Coke Where???? Read the craziness inside….
A 21-year-old major league baseball prospect was busted trying to smuggle more than six pounds of cocaine into JFK Airport. US Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Christian Martinez after they found the drugs stuffed inside the soles of four pairs of sneakers after he flew in from Dominican Republic on June 29. Officials valued [...]
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The madness and bacchanal behind Machel Montano at the White House!
Well….I don’t even know where to start, but I will begin by saying, the fact that our Soca Monarch 2011 winner and musical prodigy Machel Montano will be performing at the White House today is not only historical but a moment for all Trinbagonians to be filled with pride! Now with that aside, I will [...]
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Canadanian regulators have prohibited the trading of Rohan Marley’s Jammin Java
Regulators in British Colombia, Canada have prohibited the trading of shares in Jammin Java, a coffee company chaired by Rohan Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, over failure to file its financial report. The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a cease trade order against the stock inside its jurisdiction, posted on the BCSC’s [...]
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Obama is first US President to visit Puerto Rico in 50 years.
President Barack Obama makes a rare presidential visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, spending about five hours there on a trip aimed as much at Puerto Ricans on the mainland as those on the island. The roughly 4 million residents of the U.S. Caribbean territory are American citizens but can’t vote for president, while the [...]
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Jamaican politician James Robertson visa revoked for alleged “illicit drug trade” involvement
Well yesterday I told you that Jamaica’s Energy and Mining Minister James Roberston had his visa revoked. Well… news coming in has stated that, not only has James quit his job but allegedly the reason his and his wife’s visa was cancelled was because the US government believed he was involved in the “illicit drug [...]
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JAH CURE fans rally on social media to start a petition for UK & US visas!
Reggae superstar Siccature Alcock better known as Jah Cure is in very high demand. The Jamaican singer’s fans have started an online petition for him to get visas to travel to the US and UK. Jah Cure was only 19 when he was sentenced to 15 years for Rape and Robbery charges by a Jamaican [...]
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