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Christopher Clayton's drawing of reggae icon Bob Marley. -Contributed Screening to celebrate Kingston's 140th and Ja's 50th anniversaries Davina Henry, Staff Reporter Marley: The Definitive Story documentary, is slated to premiere tonight on the lawns of Emancipation Park. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, general manager of the Bob Marley Foundation, said the documentary would really show more about Bob Marley, the man, rather than the musician. According to her, individuals who have already seen the documentary describe it as very emotional. The documentary will be released on April 20 in the United States, but members of the family decided to do its first major premiere in Jamaica because of Bob Marley's roots. According to Lynch-Stewart, the Marley family wanted to expose the film to as many people as possible because it "recognises and respects his heritage." The Emancipation Park showing of the film is in celebration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary and Kingston's 140 years of existence. Newly appointed mayor of Kingston, Angela Brown Burke, in her address, said that Bob Marley was loved across the length and breadth of not only Jamaica, but across the world. She said Marley's message "transcends the…
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CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer Veteran dancehall artiste Snagga Puss, aka Di Herbal Man, is hoping to make a comeback to the local dancehall scene. According to the artiste, who also operates a herbal medicine production business, he feels he has become more conscious and better at his musical craft than ever before. Snagga Puss revealed that contrary to what his critics may think, he is still very much into dancehall and reggae music. However, he only took some time off to study. "Mi neva give up pon music, mi did just park music to study about health. I went to Germany and spent five years studying biochemistry and a scientific course on the human biological structure. I have now mastered that art and now I am ready to channel that knowledge and energy into music," he said. Snagga Puss added that his herbal products can enable him to help others, and that his lyrical content will reflect what he learnt in Germany. This he believes will help musicians and the society on a whole to learn about good health practices. "So much great musician die and we don't know why. So I study health because I want to help others…
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St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundations' (SCDF) youngest and energetic president, Stuart Johnson (27), said that Carnival has undergone a transformation like no other and confidence has been restored in the minds of carnival stakeholders. Johnson said that the SCDF has looked at every facet of Carnival and continues to make the necessary improvements in the "people's festival." Much effort has gone into the marketing of St.Maarten's Carnival on a larger scale, SCDF continues working on promoting its name amongst influential stakeholders both locally and abroad, and has fostered a relationship with other Carnival committees in the region, such as Aruba, Curacao, Trinidad, Anguilla, Miami, St. Eustatius and Saba. This year SCDF has focused strongly on the marketing aspect of carnival by placing a heavy emphasis on the marketing of local events as well as the general season of carnival. One of the major marketing aspects which the SCDF continues to be a welcoming addition is the three year agreement signed with Tempo Music Network. "We feel proud of this agreement as it is a solid medium for the further promotion of St. Maarten's Carnival product," Johnson said. He emphasized on the carnival experience on St. Maarten is like no other,…
INDIVIDUAL CALL IN/ON-LINE RESERVATIONS For guests making reservations individually, an on-line link has been set-up below. Simply cut and past any of the links below and include with your electronic correspondence to delegates/guests. Guests will be directed to the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto’s home page with the group code already entered in the appropriate field. All they will need to do is enter their arrival date to begin the reservation process. RESERVATION LINKS: ONE (1) KING BED: CNZCNZA Courtyard Marriott - One King Bed $119 TWO (2) QUEEN BEDS: CNZCNZB Courtyard Marriott - Two Queen Beds $119 Should guests wish to call into our reservations department for bookings, they may call us at 1-800-847-5075. RESERVATIONS/BILLING/PAYMENT: Guestrooms: All charges paid by each individual Guarantee: Non-guaranteed guest rooms will be released at 4:00PM. Should individuals wish to guarantee room, a credit card will be required or convener may guarantee to company. Other Charges: Room Service, Restaurant Meals and Business Centre Services to be paid by Individuals Carnival Nationz, we look forward to welcoming this very important group to the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto.
Thursday, April 5th 2012, Destra Garcia's camp at www.MyDestra.com announced today they will be doing a LIVE interview on D' Bandit's Treasure Mix at 6pm, this Saturday April 7th live on CHRY 105.5FM, or http://www.DBandit.com/live . De Treasure Mix is regularly scheduled on 105.5FM in Toronto every Saturday from 6-9pm with various segments throughout the program. One of the segments on this program is a feature segment called The Interrogation Spotlight which is an Interview and Bio Spotlight on various artists with Caribbean Flavour. This segement spotlight has had the likes of Machel Montano, Popcaan, Baby Cham, Jah Cure, Tarrus Riley just to name a few. Garcia's camp says they are excited for this opportunity and are looking forward to be Interrogated by D' Bandit. Tune in on Saturday April 7th to get "The truth and nothing but the truth, inside The Interrogation Spotlight". For all TORONTO Destra Garcia fans, be sure to catch Destra on Saturday April 7th signing her CDs at Harlem Underground from 1pm - 3pm located at 745 Queen Street West M6J 1G1.