01/09/2009
Jamaican fined for altering passport stamp date (The Nassau Guardian)
A Jamaican man who changed the date that he entered the country in his passport has been fined $2,500. Noel Ellis admitted altering the Bahamian immigration stamp when he appeared before Magistrate Renae McKay.
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01/08/2009
Deported thief loses legal fight (BBC News)
A Jamaican criminal who fathered four children by four different women in the UK has lost his legal battle against deportation.
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01/09/2009
Percussionist offers heart-pounding entertainment (The Palm Beach Post)
Initially self-taught on traditional percussion, Marijah studied West African, Afro-Cuban and Jamaican rhythms and is now known by drummers from Jamaica to Hawaii as the "High Priestess of Percussion." Move your feet and your soul to the stirring island sounds of the Priestess herself and her Reggae Allstars. They will perform your favorite reggae tunes along with Marijah's own words of truth, ...
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01/09/2009
Rampage sign former Xtreme Soccer League Ironman (OurSports Central)
Rockford, IL, January 8, 2009 - The Rockford Rampage has signed Jamaican native Gary Brooks through the end of the season. An indoor and outdoor forward/ midfielder, Brooks began his professional career in 2002 with the United Soccer League First Division's (USL -1) Virginia Beach Mariners.
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01/08/2009
Spice is nice at Palo Alto's Coconuts (San Francisco Chronicle)
With his new Jamaican restaurant, Coconuts, chef Robert Simpson supplies what his other, the mostly-for-take-out Back A Yard, lacks: atmosphere. Off University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, 4-month-old Coconuts evokes the Caribbean with its mango walls...
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01/09/2009
Rampage Sign Brooks (WTVO - WQRF Rockford)
Rockford, IL, January 8, 2009 - The Rockford Rampage has signed Jamaican native Gary Brooks through the end of the season.
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01/08/2009
Jamaican burial for murdered Ricardo Cox (Croydon Guardian)
The body of murdered student Ricardo Cox is to be repatriated to Jamaica for burial.
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01/08/2009
Caribbean class arrives in Seaford (Eastbourne Today)
Seaford Netball Club have been boosted by the arrival of former Jamaican netball captain Samantha Falconer. (08/01/2009 15:40:00)
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01/07/2009
Best Bets: Jan. 7, 2009 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Coastal Sage Influenced by Jamaican and global roots music, the reggae/roots/dub outfit from Santa Cruz brings its mellow island vibes to Moe's with songs like 'Sand Castles in My Mind,' 'Don't Be Stressed' and 'Made to Fly.
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01/09/2009
Beijing"s Bird"s Nest looks for a post-Olympic purpose (GMA News)
BEIJING - Just five months after the Beijing Olympics, the Bird"s Nest is a cavernous museum searching for a new purpose.
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