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Lieutenant Stitchie Dies at 60: Dancehall and Gospel Icon
Veteran Jamaican deejay and gospel reggae minister Lieutenant Stitchie, the “Wear Yuh Size” star known as the Governor, has died at 60, two years…
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Mighty Sparrow Dies at 91: The Voice That Made Calypso a Caribbean Force
Slinger Francisco, the Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypsonian known to the world as the Mighty Sparrow, died peacefully in New York on Sunday after a brief…
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Granville Straker, Vincentian Who Built Straker’s Records Into a Calypso Empire, Dies at 86
The St. Vincent-born founder of Straker’s Records, the Brooklyn label that carried calypso and soca to the world, has died at 86. His family…
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Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Dolly Parton, one of the most recognisable figures in American culture, died on 25 August in Nashville at 80. She leaves behind more than…
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The Vincentian They Called the Godfather of 2 Tone
Vibert Cornwall left St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 1961 and became Ray King, one of the most electric live performers in 1960s Britain…
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Fantan Mojah, roots reggae’s voice of faith and defiance, dies at 49
The Hail the King singer, one of the defining voices of the modern roots reggae revival, died Tuesday in Kingston after years of heart…
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Tributes Pour In for Lindsey Graham from Trump, Senate Leaders and World Figures
Tributes flowed in from President Trump, congressional leaders and foreign heads of state following the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71, as…
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Lindsey Graham Dies at 71, Trump Ally and Veteran Senator
US Senator Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican and close Trump ally, dies at 71 after a brief illness, his office confirms.
