Caribbean Airlines deputy speaks on personal success

What’s wrong with getting inspiration from Trinidadians when its positive? OCEAN STYLE writes that Mr. Jaikaran is credited with bringing Caribbean culture to the forefront in New York City. He has introduced successive generations of North American and Caribbean audiences to emerging talents from the islands of the Caribbean, many of whom are today among the most powerful brands in the region. He was also the director of the extremely successful International Soca Monarch franchise, the biggest competitive showcase for Soca music which was the driving force behind the world-famous…

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Paradox of Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello

Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, called slavery “an abominable crime,” but was a slaveholder himself. During his lifetime he owned more than 600 slaves, who worked on his Virginia plantations, including Monticello. Isaac Granger Jefferson, shown here, was the son of Monticello’s blacksmith and overseer. He was also a blacksmith. The complex estate operations required many laborers with various skills. A new exhibition, mounted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, examines Jefferson’s dilemma and the lives of six Monticello slave families. The exhibition, Slavery…

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Happy birthday greetings to US Abraham Lincoln February 12

Born in poverty on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln grew up to become one of America’s greatest presidents. He took office as the 16th president in 1861 and saw the Civil War break out just a few weeks later. During the war, which claimed 623,000 lives, Lincoln provided strategic military leadership to the Union (U.S. government forces) as he sought to reunify the nation. “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy,” Lincoln said. His Emancipation Proclamation freed…

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Merritones Music at Home in Saint Thomas

SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE WITH MERRITONES! It’s going to be a day to REMEMBER February 12, .. so get ready!!! Come on out to ‘Our Beach’. It costs nothing to enjoy music by Merritone in their home parish – Saint Thomas.. ALL DAY WITH MERRITONE MUSIC on the beach! FREE ENTRY! Fees apply only for food, drinks, travel, any other pleasure offer!!! _____________________________________________________ SPECIAL TRANSPORT : Shuttle Express by Play Station. Buses ($2,500 round trip) leave 10:30 from Total Gas Station, Spanish Town PORTMORE Town Centre Swallowfield Office Park, 3 South…

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Highlighting January 2 in Jamaica, world culture history!

Important arts, culture and creative events happening around the world, especially in Jamaica on January 2. Power to the creative minds IN THE YEAR 2009: The first Shaggy and Friends concert is held on the lawns of Jamaica House. The event is the brainchild of reggae superstar Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell to raise funds in aid of the Bustamante Children’s hospital.

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Happy life, be it Christmas Chanakah, Kwanzaa etc

We all have our tiny family cells to concentrate our love on.. but let’s all remember as the year closes ::: WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY!!! Live love! Love Jamaican living and be real… Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa— FORWARD with Jamaica love across the globe.. Thanks for choosing to be a part of the www.antheamcgibbon.com family!! LIVE as long as you have life in you — raise a melody!!! Jamaica creativity ROCKS the universe!!

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