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CARIBBEAN
RIDDIMS
ON
WZAB
880
AM
URGE
LISTENERS
TO
GIVE
Our
thoughts
and prayers go
out to
everyone
in Haiti
at
this
harrowing
time.
We
also
convey
our
heart-felt
concern
to
all
our
Haitian friends here
in
South
Florida,
hoping
for
the
safety
of
family
and
friends.
Visit
our
website
www.caribbeanriddims.com
for
updated
information
on
how
you
can
assist
the
relief
and
rebuilding
effort
in
Haiti.
Tune
in
to
Caribbean
Riddims
with
Eddy
Edwards
on
WZAB
880
AM
every
Saturday
at 3
pm
for
updates.
We
will
continue
to
focus
on
rebuilding
efforts
as
we
realize
that
the
needs
will
be
long-term.
Caribbean
Riddims
is
three
solid
hours
of
muisc,
informative
features
and
chances
to
win
tickets
to
the
hottest
upcoming
events
in
South
Florida.
Segments
include
De
People's
Politics
with
Attorney
Marlon
Hill,
Eco
Lounge
with
Ken
English
and
the
Retro-Revolution
- a
30-minute
music
mix
of
classic
hits.
Caribbean
Riddims...The
Radio
Show
for
People
in
the
Know.
LISTEN TO WZAB 880 AM
Caribbean
Saturdays
on WZAB
begins
at 9:00
am with
Don
Daly's
Caribbean
Upliftment
Show
which is
followed
by Mike
Andrews
at noon
with
The
Caribbean
Connection.
Caribbean
Riddims
with
Eddy
Edwards
follows
at 3:00
p.m.and
South
Florida
Caribbean
Sportsline
is on at
6:00 pm.
Visit
our
website
at
www.caribbeanriddims.com |
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HELPING
HAITI
Jamaican
Diaspora United
States
Joint
Statement
- Haiti Earthquake
Relief
and
Recovery
On
behalf
of
the
many
Jamaicans
and
persons
of
Jamaican
descent
residing
throughout
the
United
States,
we
would
like
to
express
our
profound
sorrow
and
hope
for
recovery to
the
people
of
Haiti
and
their
Diaspora.
Our
community
is
are
gathering
official
information
from
federal,
state,
local,
and
international
sources
and
government
officials
on
the
assessment
of
the
tragic
aftermath
of
the
earthquake
in
Haiti.
Given
our
experience
with
dealing
with
disaster
rescue
and
recovery
in
the
Caribbean,
it
is
incumbent
upon
us
to
be
part
of
the
coordinated
and
efficient
international
relief
effort.
Most
importantly,
we
would
like
to
encourage
all
community
leaders
and
citizens
in
our
respective
regions
to
organize
their
own
database
of
contacts
for
mobilization
and
to
catalog
all
offers
of
donations
offered,
whether
human
or
in-kind.
All
organizations
are
encouraged
to
restrain
from
uncoordinated
collection
of
items
without
the
direction
of a
logistics
and
transportation
plan
for
these
items.
At
the
present
time,
we
have
been
advised
that
financial
funds
are
the
most
important
need
in
support
of
all
relief
efforts,
for
example:
American
Red
Cross
PO
Box
37243
Washington,
DC
20013
Memo:
AP
2885
Haiti
Relief
and
Development.
By
phone
at
1-800-REDCROSS
By
internet
at
www.redcross.org
By
texting
"HAITI"
to
90999
on
your
cell
phone
Read
more
at
www.caribbeanriddims.com
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NOW
IN
FLORIDA
VMBS now
has a
Florida
Representative
Office
where
customers
can
service
their
VMBS
accounts,
open new
accounts
as well
as make
use of
the many
other
financial
services
VMBS
offers.
The
office
is
conveniently
located
in the
County
Square
Shopping
Center,
21461 NW
2nd
Avenue,
Miami
Gardens,
FL 33169
Tel:
305.770.2622
/
2643
/
2654
Toll-Free:
1.877.770.8627
(VMBS)
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Rhythms of Africa for Miramar Cultural Center
Drummer Willie Stewart
Willie Stewart, legendary drummer for the band Third World, will lead a vibrant musical ensemble composed of musicians and vocalists at a contert celebrating the rhythms of Africa that have influenced cultures throughout the world.
The event will be at the Miramar Cultural Center on Saturday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m. The event is free, but patrons must present a voucher which will be available at MiramarCulturalCenter.org on January 20.
Rhythms of Africa is under the distinguished patronatge of Consul General of jamaica, Honorable Sandra Grant Griffiths.
Lauderhill Regional
Chamber of Commerce
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VMBS
Donates
Books,
School
Supplies
to
Parkway's
Wee
Care.
Suzette
Rochester,
Manager,
Victoria
Mutual
Building
Society
(VMBS)
-
Florida
Representative
Office
(standing
at
far
L),
reads
to
students
at
the
Parkway
Baptist
Church
Wee
Care.
The
VMBS
Representative
Office
made
a
donation
of
books
and
schools
supplies
recently
to
the
school
as
part
of
its
community
outreach
project
in
Florida.
The
Society
opened
its
Offices
in
Miami
Gardens
and
operates
with
a
mandate
to
promote
its
varied
products
and
services
to
Jamaicans
and
friends
of
Jamaicans
in
the
Diaspora.
By
extension,
existing
and
prospective
customers
of
the
Society
have
access
to a
wide
range
of
financial
services
geared
to
towards
savings
and
investments
for
retirement,
vacation,
education
and
mortgage
loans
for
residential
and
commercial
purposes.
BAJAN
TENNIS
PRO
IN
CANADA
PROMOTES
CARIBBEAN
GETAWAYS
Lionel
Eli,
a
former
Barbadian
Davis
Cup
player
now
based
in
Toronto,
said
that
in
this
year's
challenging
global
economic
environment
he
is
prepared
to
offer
his
treasured
database
of
sporting
clients
to
the
region
for
the
design
and
promotion
of
fitness
getaways.
The
president
of
the
Lionel
Eli
Tennis
Academy,
who
also
is a
respected
personal
trainer
and
injury
therapist,
commented,
"we
believe
the
Caribbean
is
the
perfect
location
for
North
Americans
to
escape
from
both
the
stresses
of
life
and
the
cold
wintry
conditions
we
experience
each
year
...
so I
look
forward
to
offering
tennis
and
health
and
wellness
packages
to
our
existing
database
of
sporting
enthusiasts
here
in
North
America."
This
month
Eli
travels to
his
native
Barbados with
an
entourage
of
Canadian
tennis
players
who
will
participate
in a
week-long
tennis
camp,
including
playing
friendly
matches
with
Paragon
Tennis
Club.
Eli
believes
that
the
Caribbean
continues
to
give
lip
service
to
the
concept
of
sports
tourism
and
believes
the
region
is
still "missing
the
ball"
by
not
attracting
the
thousands
of
potential
visitors
who
are
interested
in
training
in
ideal
climatic
conditions.
Lionel
Eli
with
15
year-old
student
Iman
Mulesa
at
Tam
Heather
Curling
and
Tennis
Club
in
Canada.
"We plan to extend our program beyond Barbados this year and approach destinations like St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Jamaica and the Bahamas, provided there is interest in developing what we think is a very lucrative market," said Eli, who added that he also hoped to share some of his team's coaching skills with locals in the Caribbean.
Eli,
who
has
helped
prepare
numerous
top-ranked
Canadian
players
secure
full
tennis
scholarships
to
colleges
in
the
United
States,
said
health
and
fitness
"must
become
a
priority
if
we
are
to
enjoy
quality
of
life
here
on
earth,"
as
he
encouraged
both
the
public
and
private
sector
to
participate
in
the
getaway
program.
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DE ROMPING SHOP
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JOAN ANDREA'S NEW BOOK ON SALE
Joan Andrea Hutchinson's newest offering "Kin Teet Kibba Heart Bun" records how Jamaicans from humble circumstances used their ingenuity to overcome the obstacle of a shallow pocket to live, love and raise children in dignity. Practices that have become the unseen foundation of what is making the country great today. In her words it is "Celebrating the creativity of jamaican 'poor' people.
Using the humour in the Jamaican language, Hutchinson authentically retells the pieces of the recent and not too recent past that, she says we are too busy now to hear from our grandmothers. I would add, the grandmothers are probably themselves out in the workplace and are too busy to tell.
Joan Andrea Hutchinson's
JAMAICAN PROVERBS...
Pretty and Proud
A perfect gift for any occasion.
This
38
track
compilation,
features
popular
- as
well
as
some
of
the
lesser
known
-Jamaican
proverbs,
with
humourous
explanations
and
examples.
Jamaican
Proverbs
...
Pretty
and
Proud
makes
a
perfect
gift
for
any
occasion,
as
it
is
beautifully
packaged
and
produced,
appropriate
for
children
who
will
enjoy
the
humorous
explanations
and
adults
who
have
forgotten
or
never
knew
the
proverbs.
ORDER YOUR COPY NOW.
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January 2010 greeted us with some real cold temperatures, especially here in South Florida where temperatures fell as low as 32 degrees, Fahrenheit. This was one of those times when we could not call our friends up North and brag how we were running around in shorts and tees as they freeze their derrieres off.
While the cold may have had some of us hibernating for a few days, it was business as usual for us at De Riddim Box, as we were busy gathering timely information for our first issue of the new year. This month is off to a very rapid start with the Martin Luther King Holiday on January 18, we take time to remember and honor the civil rights leader.
January also brings the week-long Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival in Jamaica, January 24 to 30, wrapping up with three nights at a new venue, Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, just 10 minutes from Montego Bay. Air Jamaica is offering bargain rates from many U.S. cities so it is not too late to Get Up and Go.
We are very excited about a number of new projects we will be launching this year, along with some of our annual events which will be improved and more exciting. We will also partner with other companies to offer discounts and savings on a number of products and events.
Speaking of discounts, we are offering a five dollar discount to subscribers who purchase tickets to our Valentine's Variety show, Love is a Funny Little Thing, scheduled for Sunday, February 14 at the Miramar Cultural Center. See details below on how to access the discount offer online at www.miramarculturalcenter.org using the code LOVE. This offer expires on February 1, so get your discount tickets today.
As usual, the January issue of De Riddim Box is filled with information on upcoming events and flashbacks of happenings you may have missed. Forward to friends and family members so that they are informed about activities in South Florida's Caribbean Community.
Remember to tune in to Caribbean Riddims, every Saturday, on WZAB 880 AM for updated information, special give-aways and lots of music. You can also visit our website at www.caribbeanriddims.com.
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My Funny Little Valentine!
The second staging of the hit Valentine's Variety Show, Love is a Funny Little Thing, is back at the Miramar Cultural Center on Sunday, February 14. Love is a Funny Little Thing is an evening of Caribbean comedy, romantic poems and love songs featuring comedians Chris Daley & Elva Ruddock, storyteller and poet, Joan Andrea Hutchinson, Reggae pioneer, Dobby Dobson, songstress Gem Myers, Jazz guitarist Eugene Grey, & vocalist Endel I. The perfect way to spend Valentine's with that special person.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER
SAVE $5.00
As a valued subscriber to De Riddim Box we are offering you a Five Dollar Discount on tickets to Love is a Funny Little Thing. Purchase your tickets online at MiramarCulturalCenter.org and use the promo code LOVE and SAVE $5.00.
This offer is not available to the general public and expires on Feb. 1.
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JAMAICA FAREWELL FOR ORLANDO
Debra Ehrhardt's highly acclaimed one-woman show heads to Orlando on Saturday, January 23 at 8:00 pm at the Orlando Reporatory Theatre. Jamaica Farewell is set against the political upheaval in Jamaica in the seventies and is based on Ehrhardt's true life story.
Jamaica, Farewell will take you on an unforgettable journey escaping poverty, revolution, prison time, rape and death in an island paradise brought to the brink of ruin by political turmoil. With the odds stacked against her, she pulls off a daring dangerous caper with the unwitting help of an American CIA agent in order to fulfill her lifelong dream - starting over in America.
The show has been optioned by Tom Hanks for a movie deal and has played in L.A., New York, Atlanta and Europe to rave reviews.
Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com.
Third Annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Reading Festival
 South Regional - Broward College Library is proud to announce the third annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Reading Festival and the SR-BC Library's Anniversary Celebration. The Celebration, titled "Miss Lou and wi Kulcha" will feature an exciting slate of panelists who will address several facets of Jamaican culture that influenced Miss Lou on Saturday, January 30, at 2:00pm at the library located at 7300 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines.
Fr. Easton Lee, well-known poet, dramatist and composer, will speak on the Elements of Ancestral Teachings, while the Element of Drama will be presented by Dr. Susan Davis ("Dr.Sue") an actress, poet and educator, who was mentored by Miss Lou. World-acclaimed dancer, choreographer and educator, L'Antoinette Stines (Artistic Director of L'Acadco) will present the Element of Dance with illustrations performed to the exciting "voice" of the drums.
Ms. Lilieth Nelson - writer, performer, educator and "Artistic Scientist", former Chairman of the "Traditional Folk Forms Committee" of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and member of the famed University Singers, will address the Element of Music and will also be launching her new book -"Angles of Reflection: Poems by Lil." Moderator will be Dr. Marcia Magnus.
This year's Louise Bennett-Coverley Reading Festival promises to be an entertaining, educational and unforgettable afternoon of Jamaican ("Kulcha") Culture, with Tallawah Mento Band, Jamaican Folk Revue and some of our best performers and literary minds. Admission to the event is FREE, refreshments will be served and signed books and CDs will be available.
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TATI, INC.
Transforming America Through Interaction
DOMINICAN WENDY ROBIN SINGING HER SONG IN HONG KONG
 Wendy Robin is a vibrant and electrifying performer. Wendy's career as a singer and entertainer began in her native country of Dominica with the super group Steady Vibes. The young group made two recording which received significant airplay in Dominica and other Eastern Caribbean Islands. Wendy moved to Canada, where she continued singing and also won two beauty pageants: Miss Dominica Ontario in 1996 and Miss Black Ontario and 1997.
Currently Wendy is on contract in Hong Kong setting the place on fire with her powerful show six nights a week. Wendy's theme this time around is called "Wind Up" and this is what she is causing her audience to do.
Wendy Robin recently released her CD "COLOURS OF THE SEA" in Hong Kong to rave reviews. Wendy's CD release event was quite a success with many of her fans, media and record execs in attendance. This CD is very personal to Wendy who can now add songwriting to her abilities.
Wendy have performed in South East Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau) for more than 5 years and brought on some electrifying performances to audiences in The Grand Hyatts, Mandarins and Le Meridien all 5 Star Hotels. Wendy has also performed in most of the Canadian provinces as well for huge audiences in Toronto at Caribana. Wendy always mixes her amazing vocals with high energy performances. Wendy Robin have also performed in New York, Miami, Chicago, New Jersey, Connecticut just to name a few cities in the USA.
Wendy 's Motto is to make sure her audiences shout and react to every song being performed and in doing so she always try to put on a show and add a different flavor whenever she and her band hits the stage.
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HOW YU FE MISS DAT?
Sax Artist Wins South Florida Jamaica Jazz Fest Quest
CaribPR Wire, MIAMI, FL, Weds. Jan. 6, 2010: Jazz musician, Jon Saxx and his band, the Irresistible Journey, walked away the winner of the 2010 South Florida Jamaica Jazz Fest Quest.
Saxx and his group were declared the unanimous winner of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival amateur music contest before a packed house at the Ginger Bay Cafe in downtown Hollywood Florida, on Tuesday, January 6.
Jon Saxx and the Irresistible Journey beat out five other bands to win the annual talent search competition and the chance to be flown to Jamaica later this month to perform perform at the Caribbean's best music festival, the 2010 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Trelawny, Jamaica between January 24 and 30, 2010
Joy Schaaffe, of Air Jamaica; Karlene Shakes of the Jamaica Tourist Board; Noel Jones of Ginger Bay Café and Lukee Chung of Frame by Frame and Island Stylee.com agreed with the audience that Saxx and his band performed phenomenally.
He has been voted Best Local Jazz Artist in South Florida by Miami New Times in 2008 and has performed with Najee, Montell Jordan, Howard Hewitt and at the Monthly National Anthem Performances for the Miami Heat.
Other competitors of the Jamaica Jazz Fest Quest South Florida on January 6th included Saxx Kehv, the prince of reggae soul; Soul Stank, The Kirk Green Project, Larry Dogg and Da band and Narda "Nadiva" Malcolm.
Gladys Knight, one of the many stars scheduled for Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Trelawny, Jamaica, Jan. 24 to 30.
The festival has become synonymous with the culture of Jamaica and will feature not just local performance but a slew of international acts including multiple award winners Gladys Knight, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Erykah Badu, Billy Ocean, Joe Roy Jackson, Kelly Price, Tamia, Deborah Cox, Hall and Oats, Jon Secada, Monty Alexander, Roy Ayers, Third World, Machel Montano HD, Marion Hall, and the Max Klezmer Band.
Jamaica Jazz since its introduction in 1996 was known as the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, has attracted thousands of patrons from the USA, Europe, the Caribbean and Jamaica.
This year the festival is again being presented by the Jamaica Tourist Board. Other sponsors include Air Jamaica, Iberostar, Rose Hall Resort, CVM TV, Link Up Group, Jamrock Magazine and The Gleaner Company among others.
Tickets and packages are available at www.jamaicajazzandblues.com.
SHAGGY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
The Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation recently handed over a cheque for $30 million, to the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the proceeds from the Shaggy and Friends concert staged at Jamaica House on January 2.
For the past few years, diamond-selling Reggae act, Shaggy has taken on the country's lone children's hospital as his pet project donating vital equipment valued at millions of dollars to the facility. This year saw the second staging of the concert which featured a top-flight list of local and international acts including, Boyz II Men, Joe, Mario Winans, Beenie Man, Queen Ifrica and Baby Cham.
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Jazz in the Gardens tickets on sale
Last year close to 40,000 attended Jazz in the Gardens and enjoyed incredible performances from Kenny G, Babyface, Frankie Beverly, Roy Ayers, Erykah Badu, and a host of other world renown artists, while enjoying a wide variety of ethnically diverse foods, and merchandise from around the world.
On March 20th & 21st 2010, Jazz in the Gardens will return to Dolphin Stadium to host an even more incredible lineup and provide a festival experience second to none. This time the Jazz in the Gardens Weekend Experience will grow to include pre-festival events, after parties, the beach, shopping, and affiliated experiences such as the Uptown Escape Celebrity Golf Classic. Visit the website JazzintheGardens.com for details and tickets.
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DIGICEL NETWORK RESTORED IN HAITI
January 17, 2010 - Kingston, Jamaica -The Digicel network is now functioning well in Port-au-Prince with more and more customers connecting to it and being able to make and receive calls, text messages, email and BlackBerry Messenger messages.
With coverage in the rest of the country good, Digicel is also ensuring that all of its two million plus customers in Haiti can stay in contact with friends and family by giving each and every Digicel customer US$5 of free call credit - totalling US$10 million.
Since deploying a team of technicians to Haiti following the earthquake on Tuesday, January 12th, Digicel has been working to restore its network in Haiti to full capacity.
As well as the US$5 million which is being donated to NGOs by Digicel directly, Digicel has set up the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. By Friday evening - just two days after it went live - a massive US$300,000 was donated by Digicel customers across our 32 markets worldwide.
In addition to previous aid drops over the last five days, Digicel has assembled a 110,000lb cargo of medical supplies, food and water ready to go to Haiti from Jamaica.
Digicel would like to thank people across the world for their contributions and to encourage them to keep giving to help the people of Haiti at this difficult time.
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