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Claudia Gardner has been a practicing journalist for more than 17 years, most of which have been spent at The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper. She studied Media and Communication at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), where she specialized in Print and Online Journalism as well as Social Marketing. In June 2007 she won the “Caribbean Hotel Association/Caribbean Tourism Organisation/American express Print Journalism Award for “Excellence in Tourism Reporting” at the Caribbean Tourism Media Awards in Miami. The CHA, CTO and American Express noted that her research and writing provided outstanding examples of reporting that would be recognized anywhere in the world.

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‘Dancehall Professor’ Says Much Of Jamaica’s Music History Documentation Lies Exclusively In Hands Of Foreigners

A leading professor in culture at the University of the West Indies (UWI), is contending that longstanding prejudices against Dancehall, Reggae and Jamaica’s other music genres, has resulted in much of the documentation of the island’s musical history being undertaken by foreigners, many of whom refuse to share the content with the nation unless they are paid.

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Fantan Mojah Takes Aim At Foota Hype Over ‘Fire King’

Fantan Mojah has taken aim at Dancehall music selector Foota Hype, after reports surfaced on social media last week, that the self-proclaimed “Viral King” had slammed him for his contentious Fire King video, and labelled him an uncreative copycat for mimicking younger artists in the video.

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Suubi Studies Sociology

Two years after attaining his dream of achieving his high school diploma, Dancehall singjay Mr. Vegas, who also goes by the name Suubi, is getting even more studious, and apparently has his sights set on solving some of the world’s social problems.

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Cedella Marley Upbeat About Receiving AFUWI Honor

Cedella Marley is beaming bout her impending American Foundation for The University of the West Indies’ (AFUWI) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Global Leadership, which will be presented to her on Sunday, February 21 at the organization’s Annual Awards Gala.