Happy Independence Day Barbados!!!!

Thanksgiving Party, One Caribbean Family

Yes gentle peoples, Charlotte Trini was on hand to cover the first of many events from "One Caribbean Family". On the inside, DJ Thunder was on the set jammin' the sounds of sweet Soca, special thanks to Soca Freaks for passing through, the crowd was lovin' de vibes. A mixture of old school and new school reggae and soca reamed from the speakers whole night. We experienced some technical difficulties at one point but is no scene, when the music came back the vibes was nice. Yo, we even hear some wicked tunes from back in the day... reminded us of the days back home. Trini, JA, BIM, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia or wherever you from, it was memory lane.
The Caribbean Flavor party was a nice vibes and a decent turn out. So don't miss the next one! Any how we will let the pictures talk for itself. Latah allyuh!

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Thanksgiving Party!!!

Who: One Caribbean Family
What: Caribbean Flavor Thanksgiving Party
Where: J.S. Oasis
1200 SE6th Street, Charlotte NC
When: Wed. Nov.26th, 2008
Why: To have a good time!!!

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Also look out for their "New Year's Eve" Party!!!

There will be big things coming from this group!!!

TJJ TV!!

This is very entertaining to me.....

Trinidad beats Cuba in World Cup qualifier

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP)—A pair of goals by Kenwyne Jones and Dwight Yorke in a two-minute span in the second half helped Trinidad and Tobago to a 3-0 win over Cuba on Wednesday night and a place in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.

Keon Daniel added a late goal for Trinidad, which needed only one point to advance.

“It was significant that we had this result tonight because even though people felt this was going to be an easy game, we didn’t play particularly great in the first half,” Yorke said.

There was some tough talking at halftime, he added.

“We got in at 0-0 but things could have gone the other way and we recognized that. Some harsh words were said and full credit to the players, because they stepped up to the plate.”

On a heavy surface soaked by two days of torrential rain, Trinidad almost took a second-minute lead when Cuban defender Jenier Molina slipped and gave up possession. Russell Latapy’s shot was wide and the game remained scoreless.

Cuba had a chance in the 24th minute when Mario Leonard’s drive beat goalkeeper Clayton Ince only to hit the inside of the post. Roberto Balmaseda failed to convert the rebound.

Jones missed a number of opportunities before Yorke’s pass put him through one on one with Cuban keeper Danis Quintero Chevans in the 67th minute. The Sunderland striker slotted the ball beneath Chevans to send the home fans in Hasely Crawford Stadium into a roar.

“I believe Kenwyne Jones has the capacity to be one of the best forwards in the world,” said Trinidad’s Colombian-born coach Francisco Maturana. “He is a rock, and it’s been a few years he’s been like that.”

Two minutes later, Jones returned the favor when he hit Yorke inside the penalty area. Yorke drifted past a Cuban defender before driving a low right-foot shot beyond Chevans.

Daniel completed the scoring in the 89th minute. Carlos Edwards worked down the right flank, ran to the byline and cut the ball to the top of the box, where Daniel calmly side-footed a shot into the top of the net.

Lionel Richie Headlines JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival 2009

Kingston, Jamaica: - January 22 – 24, 2009 will see Rose Hall, Montego Bay come alive with the JAMAIACA Jazz and Blues Festival which is gearing up to be even more electrifying than in previous years.

The Festival, which has hosted acts such as George Benson, Erika Badu, Kenny G, Dionne Warwick, Michael Bolton, Kenny Rogers, Shaggy, Third World and a host of other top-class local and international performers, is expected to live up to its reputation of being the premier event on the Caribbean's entertainment calendar. London's effervescent and multi-talented new artiste, Estelle; Grammy Award-winning star Lionel Richie; and hit-makers Atlantic Starr are just some of the acts which will grace the stage at the 2009 Festival.

The new branding of the event as the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival was endorsed by the Jamaica Tourist Board, which now assumes the Title sponsorship of the festival. The change has given the Jamaica brand prime placement, a move which is expected to aid in positioning Jamaica as a premier event destination. Air Jamaica, original owner and promoter of the festival, remains committed to its partnership with the event, and will be the presenting sponsor for 2009.

Turn-Key Productions, the current promoter and producer of the festival, is happy with the name change. Walter Elmore, President of Turn-Key Productions remarked, " we are excited about the name change as it reflect the confidence that the Jamaica Tourist Board has placed in us to stage a world class event which is worthy to be associated with the brand JAMAICA."

A key feature on the line up will be the chart-topping O'Jays, whose I Love Music and Living for the Weekend seem ageless. The O'Jays celebrates 50 years as a performing group in 2009 and this anniversary debut in Jamaica promises to be spectacular. The group will also use their performance at the event to produce an anniversary DVD. Also included in the lyrical mix is Maxi Priest, known for such songs as, Close to You, Some Guys Have All the Luck and 1996 hit, That Girl featuring Shaggy. Maxi will use his performance at the festival to launch his new album which will hit the streets in 2009.

Vocalist Randy Crawford, accompanied by pianist Joe Sample, is also expected to be a hit with the audience. The two have had a long history starting with the 1979 classic Streetlife recorded with R&B veterans, Crusaders, of which Joe was a member. More recently the magical combination has again struck gold with the single Feeling Good, released in 2007. Randy has also worked with both Eric Clapton and David Sanborn to release the hit Knocking on Heaven's Door and has produced other well known hits such as Give Peace a Chance.

Alto Reed, renown saxophonist of rocker Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, will perform alongside several other legendary musicians as Alto Reed and the Blues Entourage. The combined musical talent of the group is without question and they are expected to excite the crowd with an amazing performance. Lou Gramm, former lead singer of the group Foreigner, and known for hits such as, Midnight Blue, I want to know what love is, I Don't Want to Live Without You and Say You Will will also add his musical flair to the 2009 event. The 14-year-old Canadian sensation, Nikki Yanofsky who thrilled the crowd gathered at the Aqueduct on Rose Hall at the 2007 staging of the Festival, and who is now a top-selling recording artiste in Canada, promises to once again deliver a sizzling set at the upcoming event.

The Festival, well known for its tradition of presenting a creative mix of musical genre on its worlds-class stage, will also feature the Cuban band, Los Van Van, whose music is a fusion of rock, funk, hip-hop, disco and Afro-Cuban sound.

There is no doubt that Jamaica Jazz and Blues 2009 will deliver all that is expected and more. The 40,000 plus patrons which attend the event over the three-day period is made up not only of Jamaicans, but also includes a wide range of visitors from the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. With the increased attention that is being paid in promoting the 2009 Festival internationally, it is expected that the number of visitors to the 2009 event will increase, a fact which the JTB feels will greatly assist in filling the 4,000 new rooms which will be available between the Montego Bay and Negril areas by January.

The 2009 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival presented by Air Jamaica will be staged at the historic Aqueduct in Montego Bay from Thursday, January 22 to Saturday, January 24. Tickets for the Festival go on sale later this year. For more information and all the updates please visit the festival online at www.jamaicajazzandblues.com

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Antigua-Barbuda honours US president-elect with 'Mount Obama'

MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda paid lofty tribute to US President-elect Barack Obama by renaming the volcanic mountain known as "Boggy Peak."

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer

"I shall take immediate measures for Antigua and Barbuda's highest mountain peak to be dedicated in your honor and renamed 'Mount Obama,'" Prime Minister W Baldwin Spencer wrote in a congratulatory note to the victorious US presidential candidate on Wednesday.

The 1,327-foot (402-metre) volcanic peak rises over southwestern Antigua in the former British colony whose 85,000 residents are mostly descended from African slaves brought in to harvest the sugar cane fields in the 1700s.

"Your message of change will ignite hope and action in people of many countries who might still be passive in the face of inadequacies and injustice," Spencer wrote to Obama, who will be the first black US president. "Your election will not only transform America, it can transform the world."

Calypsonian Crazy Predicted Obama's Victory!!!

Edwin Ayoung

“In Time To Come

America Will Have a Black President.

“I am happy I live to see history in the making.”

— CalypsoniaN EDWIN ‘Crazy’ Ayoung

MICHELLE LOUBON

In 2000, Edwin Ayoung dared to make such a bold prediction in the classic In Time To Come. In 2008, he lived to see it fait accompli.

As he monitored Tuesday night’s election coverage he was ecstatic that Barack Obama was elected America’s first African American president.

Obama clinched arguably the most prestigious job in the world from Republican John Mc Cain, 73. He was also the first Democrat to receive more than 50 per cent of the popular vote since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

In his typical, ebullient style, Ayoung said: “Wow! Big licks!

“I backing Obama. I want him to win by a landslide. The man will be great.”

Breaking a bottle of red wine, Ayoung gushed, “I am just so happy for Obama. When I sang that song people said I was mad. People in the calypso fraternity said, ‘He really mad. Now, we know he crazy for sure.’ Everybody say ‘I was singing stupidness.’”

Ayoung, who pioneered soca parang, said he had received the same response from his fraternity when he sang the first soca parang—“Parang Soca” in 1976.

“They say I singing stupidness. They pelt the tapes at me.”

Still, he persevered; receiving nightly encores at the Revue Tent, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain, for In Time To Come.

The gem even took him to the Dimanche Gras finals in which he had placed sixth; while Shadow ruled the roost—with the rib-tickling What’s Wrong With Me.

Last laugh for Ayoung

Again for 2008, Ayoung, 64, had the last laugh on his critics, detractors and “doubting Thomases.”

He said: “I am happy I live to see history in the making. I may not live to see my other predictions. But I live to see this one. This is the big one, baby, as Sanford (Redd Foxx) would say.”

Ayoung said: “I remember Duke...my good friend... ‘boy, that will never happen now.’ People must be saying Crazy is ah obeah man. I is a Jesus man. I eh have no crystal ball. I just had foresight. You, see, I eh so crazy after all.”

Ayoung, who had just returned from a performance in Antigua, said he felt, if they had been given the chance the entire Caribbean would have voted for Obama.

Ayoung said Obama’s victory has enabled America to regain the respect of the international community, particularly for its bungled war against Iraq.

“This is great for America. This is fantastic for black people all over the world.”

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Rihanna New Face of Gucci!!

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Nov. 5, 2008: Sexy Grammy award-winning singer, Rihanna, is the new spokesmodel for fashion house Gucci's new campaign for The United Nations Children's Fund.

Rihanna will front the Italian designer's Tattoo Heart range of products. A quarter of all profits made from the line will be donated to the children's charity.

Gucci creative director, Frida Giannini, said Rihanna was chosen because her `strong personality` was a good fit for the cause, because `a musician and a beautiful woman was the perfect icon for this campaign.`

Caribbean celebrates historic Obama victory

By Oscar Ramjeet
Caribbean Net News Special Correspondent
Email: oscar@caribbeannetnews.com

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: History was created on Tuesday night when 47-year-old Senator Barak Obama defeated 72-year-old Senator John Mc Cain to become the 44th President of the United States of America and the first African-American to move into the White House.

The Caribbean Diaspora, especially in New York, California, and Florida, turned out in full force to support the Illinois Democrat following calls by regional leaders in Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and St Kitts and Nevis, amongst others, to support Obama, who in his victory speech pledged to unite America. He repeated the speech he made at the Democratic Convention more than four years ago when he said there is no blue state or red state but a United States

In his concession speech, Mc Cain said it was an historic election and America today is different, since the country has come a long way to see a African-American as president. He pledged to work with Obama and called on all his supporters to rally behind the President-elect and to bridge the differences and work towards improving their country.

McCain expressed regret that Obama's grandmother, the woman who moulded his life, did not live to see him elected as president.

Obama, in his victory speech, said that McCain has made a lot of sacrifices for his country and said that he is looking forward to working with him in rebuilding the nation. He said that there are many challenges ahead. He referred to the two wars and the financial crisis being experienced in the country.

He spoke out against partisan attitudes and said that he will be the president for all America, even those who did not support him.

Political commentators and analysts said that a large number of Latinos supported Obama, which assisted him to win Florida, one of the key states along with Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Thousands in Caribbean stayed up until the early hours of Wednesday morning, following the election results and listening to the concession and victory speeches. The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) made special arrangements with the US Embassy in Barbados to report on the election.

Barack Obama 44th President!!!

I try to stay away from politics but this is a beautiful moment!!!

I Love It!!!

I love the way Google does it. You know what to do today!!!!

Thanksgiving Party!!!

Who: One Caribbean Family
What: Caribbean Flavor Thanksgiving Party
Where: J.S. Oasis
1200 SE6th Street, Charlotte NC
When: Wed. Nov.26th, 2008
Why: To have a good time!!!

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Also look out for their "New Year's Eve" Party!!!

There will be big things coming from this group!!!

Masquerade Ball Tonight!!!

Don't forget the Masquerade Ball tonight!!! Look out for the CharlotteTrini camera!!

Guyana`s Jonestown Tragedy on MSNBC

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 30, 2008: The 30th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre in Guyana is set to be revisited with a documentary premiering on Sunday, November 9th at 9 p.m. EST.

The documentary, titled `Witness to Jonestown,` will air on MSNBC and will take an insider's look at an unforgettable American tragedy. Co-produced with Peacock Productions, the two-hour documentary will be the first offering from MSNBC Films.

Through exclusive, rarely-seen footage that was shot inside the Peoples Temple on the eve and day of the disaster, the film will provide an intimate first-hand account of this unimaginable catastrophe, a press statement said.

In `Witness to Jonestown,` viewers will be introduced to many members and relatives affected by the massacre and see archival and present-day interviews with surviving and former Peoples Temple members, who will attempt to answer the questions of how and why 900 Americans would follow one man to their deaths.

Among them are: Stephan Jones, the son of the Peoples Temple leader, Reverend Jim Jones; Grace Stoen, whose attempts to reclaim her son from the Temple outraged Jones; Terri Buford, in her first in-depth television interview since she defected from the Temple's inner circle; and Tim Carter, who witnessed the deaths of his wife and child in Jonestown before he escaped through the South American jungle.

NBC News lost two of its own journalists at Jonestown. Their survivors and those of Congressman Leo Ryan will also be included. While NBC's own Fred Francis and The Washington Post's Charles Krause, who was wounded at the airstrip, provide chilling remembrances and insight as the first television and print journalists to arrive on scene and witness the horrific aftermath.

Beres Hammond Readies 25th Album!

By Patricia Meschino

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): With a voice as soulful as Otis Redding's, as romantic as Luther Vandross and as purely Jamaican as reggae itself, Beres Hammond has been a consistent hitmaker since the '70s. Those qualities are still on display on his 25th album, "A Moment in Time."

Due November 11 on VP Records, the set reconfirms a widely held appraisal of the 53-year-old as Jamaica's greatest living singer-songwriter.

"You would be hard-pressed to find a singer alive that has the catalog that Beres Hammond has," says Ainsworth "Big A" Higgins, an on-air personality at Jamaican radio station IRIE-FM. "Someone would have to look at the works of (the late) Dennis Brown and Bob Marley to find his equal in terms of hit songs, and he continues making hits for a generation young enough to be his grandchildren."

Hammond's most successful effort for VP Records, the 2001 Grammy Award-nominated "Music Is Life," has sold 46,000 U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His all-time best seller is the 1994 Elektra album "In Control" (67,000 units).

"Beres is not a follower of trends. He is not going to make Sean Paul records -- he is going to make Beres records, traditional Jamaican records, and those records have a sales ceiling in America," says Dante Ross, who signed Hammond to Elektra in 1993 and is now vice president of SRC Records. "He doesn't need the industry to survive. He tours like a mad man, his voice is timeless, and he will be making great records for another 20 years."

Hammond's lack of crossover success is of greater concern to the reggae industry, which struggles for a consistent presence in the mainstream despite the music's far-reaching influence, than it is to Hammond. His recent tour attracted capacity crowds in Toronto and Montreal and upward of 20,000 fans at a free concert in Brooklyn's Wingate Park.

"Things couldn't be any better for me than they are now. When I first started out, I just wanted to be on the road, performing. I never imagined it to be like this," the bespectacled singer says, gesturing to the luxurious interior of his tour bus after his Brooklyn performance. "At one time there wasn't any bus, and now we have two on the road, and I have had it like this for many years. There are many artists who have been on the Billboard charts and still can't have this kind of fan base."

Hammond has amassed his global fan base with a succession of No. 1 singles in Jamaica and on reggae charts internationally. His songs seamlessly shift between political and spiritual themes and occasionally pay homage to the artists who have most inspired him.

But Hammond is renowned as reggae's most sublime romantic crooner. Whether he's singing about pledging a lifetime of devotion ("Full Attention") or stealing love on the side ("Double Trouble"), his impassioned vocals bring a deeper texture to the love-song prototype, as do his lyrics, which adapt everyday circumstances as handily as references to the Songs of Solomon.

For "A Moment in Time," which he produced at his Harmony House studio in Kingston, Hammond worked with an ensemble of Jamaica's finest musicians. "Still Will Be Heaven" juxtaposes orchestral strings with a one-drop rhythm as Hammond muses on a long-term relationship that hasn't gone stale over time but has grown more profound, much like his music.

"I just get a song in my head and record it in the matter it came to me," he offers as the reason for his enduring allure. "I don't change nothing, and it always seems not to be wrong."

Diwali

CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Oct. 28, 2008: Caribbean nationals of the Hindu faith will join Hindus around the world in marking the festival of lights, of Diwali today.

Hindus, particularly in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana mark the annual event yearly with a national holiday in their countries.

The day is marked by the distribution of sweets to signify the importance of serving and sharing. It is celebrated to signify the victory of good over the evil within every human being.

Byron Lee Presented with Order Of Jamaica

CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Oct. 27, 2008: Bandleader extraordinaire, Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee, has been conferred with the National Honor of Order of Jamaica for his contribution to the island`s music industry as he battles with cancer.

The pioneer musician was presented with the order by Governor General, Professor Sir Kenneth Hall at the Tony Thwaites Wing at the University Hospital of the West Indies where Lee is currently a patient.

Addressing the ceremony, Bruce Golding Prime Minister of Jamaica, said the O.J. was most richly deserved by Lee, leader of the world-famous band, Byron Lee and the Dragonnaires.

`Byron Lee and the Dragonnaires was an institution that made such an impact on the lives of so many people that Byron’s contribution must be boldly recorded when the history of Jamaican music is being written,` Golding said.

In playing his part to popularize Jamaican music, the prime minister said Byron Lee and the Dragonnaires had taken the music to `our living rooms and then to the rest of the world.` He said that even where people did not understand what was being played they were still drawn to the music.

Noting that the band only last year celebrated its 50th anniversary, Golding said Byron Lee and the Dragaonnaires had entertained, inspired and mesmerized three generations of Jamaicans. He said that in the process, the band had brought Carnival to Jamaica, ` expanding and enriching our music and our culture.`

The prime minister said Jamaica was proud `to pay tribute to Mr. Lee for all that he has done for our music and for his powerful fight against cancer.`

Lee, 73, was diagnosed with stage three cancer in November 2006.

Rihanna Tops Ocean Style Magazine's Most Beautiful List!!!

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 24, 2008: Caribbean high fashion and luxury lifestyle magazine Ocean Style proudly unveils its 51 Most Beautiful People in the current issue.

This highly anticipated list reflects a wide range of accomplished and talented individuals scattered throughout the globe. It promises to surprise readers who didn't know the heritage of these highly recognized individuals who hail from the Caribbean, otherwise known as 'a tropical mecca of good living.'

The selected individuals were chosen through a combination of physical attractiveness and beauty, personal character and substantive achievement, with the final cut reflecting the ethnic diversity, culture, values and ambition inherit in the phrase 'Caribbean Roots'.

Barbados is the proud home of the R&B Pop Sensation, Rihanna, who tops this inaugural list ahead of such notables as Lenny Kravitz, Nia Long, Gabrielle Reece, cricket superstar Brian Lara and former beauty queens Penny Commissiong, Lisa Hanna, Wendy Fitzwilliam and Giselle LaRonde-West. The music world is well represented with Sean Paul and Machel Montano topping the list, two of the region's best known and most popular, along with Wyclef Jean, Bryce Wilson, Tammi Chynn, Shaggy, Faye-Ann Lyons and Cezar among the notables.

The Top 10 is below and the full list can be viewed in the new issue of Ocean Style (Now Available on Newsstands!). To get an early look visit the website at www.oceanstylemagazine.com.