Arts & Entertainment
 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – September 1, 2010 – Twenty-five year old Kai Ayanna Indira McDonald was selected to represent Jamaica at the tenth edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant to be held in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.
More than 80 contestants from various countries and territories will compete for the title in December 2010, where Miss Earth 2009, Larissa Ramos of Brazil will crown her successor at the end of the event that will broadcast by VTV, ABS, CBN and The Filipino Channel.
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Business
KINGSTON – September 1, 2010 – The global food sector is one of the largest and fastest growing industries worldwide. Farms, fresh produce stalls, supermarkets and cafes are just a few of the components that make up this colossal business, which continues to expand at an astonishing pace. Globalization has driven niche foods, such as ‘pan’ chicken, beyond their birthplace and spurred increased employment opportunities locally, regionally and internationally. In fact, jerk chicken, a product of the ‘pan’ cooking technique, has exploded in popularity over the past several
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Arts & Entertainment
(Kingston, Jamaica) — September heralds the back-to-school season, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end just yet, nor does it mean you have to choose between buying your high schooler’s biology books and seeing some of your favourite stars.
This Saturday, September 4, THE STAR will be hosting a live Digicel Rising Stars concert at The Gleaner’s parking lot, 7 North Street. The show which will begin at 4p.m. will feature the Top 5 Rising Stars contestants: Dalton Harris, Jermaine Michael, Camaley, Toni Blair and Nekorah
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Arts & Entertainment
 The Star of Jamaica’s #1 Dancehall Film, “Shottas” Spent The Past 10 Years Mastering His Masterpiece
August 26th, 2010 – Miami Beach, FL – August 31st marks the big day when Spragga Benz digitally releases one of his greatest creations, “SHOTTA CULTURE” on iTunes. Some may wonder, what is ‘Shotta Culture’? So we went straight to the source for answers. Spragga Benz stated, “It is the culture that I live, the culture that I’m from. I call my album Shotta
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Arts & Entertainment
 Deejay Chuckleberry who scored a top ten hit last year with Good Life, is currently on tour in Canada. The series of shows, which began last Saturday, is set to continue for another week.
“The tour kicked off with three performances at the Mystic Mountain music festival. After that, I have a couple of other gigs all over Canada, the promoters have already confirmed three of these shows and there may also be more in the works, so I cannot determine how
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Arts & Entertainment
 (Kingston, Jamaica 18th, Aug 2010) Any artiste who chooses aliases must never forget that a name is as relevant to its character as the lyrics. Over the years we have seen the positive and negative effect aliases have on characters example, Assassin (the character) is probably one of the most respected Dancehall artistes there is, he’s responsible, consistent and a true Dancehall star but the name (alias) does not fit the character and certainly have not created opportunities other artistes have benefited from such as working with corporate entities. On the other hand an alias can be very effective, it can become a brand and sells the character such as the alias, Vybz Kartel. The character is creative and trendy and has become one of Dancehall’s most influential artistes. Aliases distinguish the character and identifies with their lyrical content.
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