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Rebel Salute | General Trees’ eldest daughter makes a ‘forward’, with no slackness
It was at Sunsplash in 1987 that General Trees (given name Amos Edwards), one of Jamaica’s most popular dancehall toasters, first invited his daughter Kareen on stage to perform with him. And tonight at Rebel Salute inside Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann, Trees again called on his musical daughter.
CommentsRebel Salute 2020 | I am the Bounty Killer of Comedy - Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley
Music festivals are best known for - well - music. However, the non-music act at Rebel Salute, long-standing comedian Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley, had patrons in stitches from the minute he walked on to the stage at midnight, down to the last second at half-past the hour.
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- Minimal band changes for Rebel Salute tonight
Payback puzzle - Pinnock reimbursed thousands of US dollars in questionable spending
In the latest revelation from a special audit of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), President Fritz Pinnock was found to have been reimbursed for fixed assets costing US$12,697.41 that were reportedly purchased on behalf of the university....
CommentsDeregistration fears plunge at UWI
After maintaining a 3.5 grade point average (GPA), bearing hunger some days and travelling for hours to get to The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, to pursue her studies, 22-year-old Moesha Clarke was told she could be deregistered...
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Executive chef cooks for infirmary residents
For the last five years, Thora Daley and her team has staged the Elegant You Tea Party in Toronto, Canada, from which funds raised are used to support the St Ann Infirmary, here in Jamaica. The Elegant You team includes executive chef Selwyn...
CommentsJamaica well positioned to host UN tourism conference
Strategies for coping with natural disasters and enhancing resilience to speed up recovery, with the capacity to build back better where necessary, are expected to dominate discussions at the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to be...
CommentsSports royalty - Fraser-Pryce, Gayle take top honours at RJRGLEANER Sports Awards
As expected, iconic sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and last year’s long jump surprise package Tajay Gayle last night walked away with top honours at the RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards 2019. In...
CommentsScorpions struggle against Volcanoes
The Jamaica Scorpions once again showed fragility with the bat, as the home side were totally outplayed on the second day of their West Indies Championship Regional Four Day match against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at Sabina Park yesterday. The...
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Court orders Morgan’s Harbour operator to vacate property
The Court of Appeal has given Lashmont Financial Services a month to vacate the Morgan’s Harbour Hotel in Port Royal, dating from its late-December 2019 judgment. The order upholds a February 2018 Supreme Court decision made by Justice Carol...
CommentsRegional Castrol dealer WIP hires Guyana distributor
J amaican bunkering company West Indies Petroleum, WIP, which holds the rights to sell Castrol lubricant oil to five Caribbean countries, has appointed a local distributor in Guyana. WIP has held the distributorship for the marine and energy...
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‘We play music, but we don’t play’ - Scorpio, Dynamq promise ‘A’ game at Rebel Salute Dubplate Display
Tonight Rebel Salute will witness a glorious Dubplate Display with two selectors who have a lot of sauce – the legendary sound man Jack Scorpio of Black Scorpio fame and Dynamq, the Sudanese Child, also known as the notorious River Nile Crocodile...
CommentsEminem surprise album advocates changes to US gun laws
Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing Music to Be Murdered By yesterday. The follow-up to 2018’s Kamikaze – also released without warning – was announced on Twitter just after midnight. The Detroit rapper also released a new...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Solving the Patois problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: I just read Dr Alfred Dawes article ‘The Patois problem’ published in last Sunday’s Gleaner on Patois (Jamaican Creole – JC). For full disclosure, let me first state that I am a graduate of the Jamaican Language Unit (JLU). I...
CommentsPublic must be part of development
THE EDITOR, Madam: I like Robert Stephens’ column ‘Port Royal development: Wrong approach’ in yesterday’s Gleaner. It could have been stronger, given the gargantuan effort he has put into the issue. In my mind’s eye, Port Royal is part of a larger...
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Ukrainian PM submits resignation after tapes
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Ukraine’s prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying President Volodymyr Zelenskiy – a former sitcom star with no previous political experience – knows nothing about the economy....
CommentsDershowitz, Starr join Trump impeachment legal team
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s legal team for his upcoming Senate impeachment trial will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton. The...
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