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DEMON ATTACK AT SCHOOL? - Students say evil spirit, principal says it was the holy ghost
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PRICEY BLEACHING CREAM STOLEN - Suspect to appear in court today
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Cops hunt for prison escapee
2 days ago
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Probe launched into drowning teens' incident
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Body found in house foundation
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Trinidad principal puts students' heads in toilet
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Man sentenced for damaging tv
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Body of vendor identified
2 days ago
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Alleged kidnapper beater gets bail
2 days ago
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Trustee on fraud rap remanded
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Firearm seized at high school
Thu, 10th Nov 2011 at 9:12 am
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Vybz Kartel Denied Bail
Wed, 12th Oct 2011 at 10:00 am
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*Newest* 2011 Tony Matterhorn Diss Bounty Beenie “Milli Vanilli” & Big Up Vybz Kartel [Audio] @TuffChinCom
Thu, 06th Oct 2011 at 12:19 pm
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Pon Di Road Weekly Roundup: Pon Di Road (Season 2) #4 – Boston Jerk & Frenchmans Cove
Wed, 28th Sep 2011 at 3:42 am
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Travel Resources: Top 5 Historical Sites in Jamaica
Fri, 23rd Sep 2011 at 1:00 am
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Seeing the excitement of The Lion King on stage
Thu, 22nd Sep 2011 at 1:12 am
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'I Could Have Done Better'
Wed, 14th Sep 2011 at 8:02 am
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SPICE: REGGAE SUMFEST 2011
Thu, 25th Aug 2011 at 10:01 am
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Lead Stories
Maddie’s Story: The Power of Social Media
We’ve all heard about how protestors in Tahrir Square and in the Occupy movement have used social media as a tool to achieve their goals. And some of us might have concluded, “That’s great for big political causes that excite others, but that doesn’t affect me at all. Social media can never be used in my small circle.” But you would be underestimating yourself and the power of social media.
Jamaicans on a whole do have a love affair with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Royal Family, both will always hold a special place in our hearts. The Commonwealth represents a special community, a family with a unique shared history and the United Kingdom of Great Britain is a central part of that history and a major part of the Jamaica’s History, Britain is partly responsible for who we are as a people, our failures and our success, the British culture runs deep, its influence can be seen in every aspect of Jamaican life and will always be a part of who we are.
So, there I was in front of the students at Zelda Glazer Middle when an aspiring writer asked the dreaded question: "How do you overcome writer's block?"
The second staging of the now annual Jamaica Blog Awards took place at the Jamaica Pegasus on January 15th 2011. After a long voting and judging process the best and most popular Jamaican blogs were awarded according to categories like Best Beauty and Fashion Blog, Best New Blog and Best Overall Writer.
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