ENTERTAINMENT
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By Nelson A. King
Several veteran entertainers
have been including in this year’s
honors list in Jamaica, including
Cedella Marley, daughter of reggae
legend Bob Marley, and veteran
comedian Oliver Samuels, both
of whom have been awarded the
Order of Distinction (Commander
Class) in Jamaica’s annual National
Honors and Awards, according
to CaribbeanNationalWeekly
(CNW).
It said the Order of Distinction
(OD) is Jamaica’s sixth highest
honor. The Commander Class is
a notch higher than its Officer
Class, which is being awarded to
nine persons this year.
The National Honors and Awards
are scheduled for Oct. 19 at King’s
House in Kingston, the Jamaican
capital.
CNW said on Aug. 14 that the
recipients of the OD (Officer Class)
are veteran singers Eric Donaldson
and Keith Lyn; deejay Big Youth;
former Third World Drummer Willie
Stewart; Deiwght Peters, head
of modeling agency Saint International;
noted dancer and choreographer
Clive Thompson; British
broadcaster/sound system selector
David Rodigan; and music producers
Jon Baker and Robert Bobby
“Digital” Dixon (posthumously).
“Interestingly, Marley was cited
for her mentorship role with the
Jamaican women’s soccer team,
which qualified for the World Cup
in France last year, and not music,”
Jamaican comedian Oliver Samuels.
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Afro-Dancehall international singer
Sweetz, whose real name is Musulyn
Myers.
By Nelson A. King
In a woman-empowering anthem,
Sweetz uses “Wombman” to encourage
women to “continue being bosses
in any and every space,” according to
Jimmy Forte, artist representative at
Creators Island Agency.
“The 27-year-old goes back to her
Caribbean roots to convey in her new
Afro-Dancehall record that no one can
keep a ‘Wombman’ down,” Forte told
Caribbean Life on Wednesday.
Continued on Page 28
By Nelson A. King
Popular Guyanese singer Eddy Grant
says he has taken “prompt action”
against United States President, Donald
J. Trump’s political campaign team,
claiming it is liable in excess of US$100
million for the “unlawful use” of the
superstar’s 1983 US chart topping hit
“Electric Avenue” in a video criticizing
Joe Biden, the US Democratic Presidential
candidate.
Grant said on his official online store
that the animated video, which was
posted to the personal Twitter account
of Dan Scavino, White House Deputy
Chief of Staff, “plays unflattering audio
quotes from Biden, set to the tune of
‘Electric Avenue.’”
“In my particular case, they have
sought to encapsulate my intellectual
Continued on Page 28
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