NEW YORK: Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and “Funky Kingston,” has died. He was 77. Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, had been.... |
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BY MFANUKHONA NKAMBULE.
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. LUYENGO Themba Tsabedze, the 69-year-old man who was allegedly shot dead by former Minister of Public Works and Transport Ntuthuko Dlamini, was no ordinary man. He was a former civil servant. He held a senior position when he retired from the civil service nine years ago. |
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After a long absence from the exhibition circuit, art lovers and collectors had a taste of new works, courtesy of Alexis Galleries, one of the country’s leading art galleries, yesterday. Alexis’ ‘exhibition ground’ was opened for a weeklong show featuring five artists — Afeez Adetunji, Chukwuemeka Michael, Olatunde Taiwo David, Darlington A. |
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From Scriptures, we understand that God is ready to guide our paths in life. It is written, And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them (Isaiah 42:16). |
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News of the five-time Grammy nominee’s ill-health came just weeks after his last known performance, on a national live-stream during Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations in August. A family statement said Hibbert died Friday at University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, surrounded by family. |
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Lekan Otufodunrin. Full disclosure: I have been a member of the Living Faith Church Worldwide popularly known as Winners Chapel and headed by Bishop David Oyedepo since 1993. I count myself blessed to have been impacted by his messages and prayers, and I have no iota of doubt that he is a servant.... |
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Ziggy Marley, son of Bob Marley, tweeted about the death saying he spoke with Hibbert a few weeks ago and, “told him how much i loved him we laughed & shared our mutual respect,” adding, “He was a father figure to me.” A muscular ex-boxer, Hibbert was a bandleader, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist.... |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and "Funky Kingston," has died. He was 77. |
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As authorities continue to ease the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and with churches resuming in-person service, there has been anxiety on how churches will cope with the new normal post-COVID-19. In this interview by OLAMIDE ENIOLA, the General Overseer of New Life For All Nations.... |
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This is beyond ridiculous. My husband works from home, and my kids are visiting. My son-in-law works from our house. This Eversource had a humongous increase in our electric rates, but they’re not ready for a storm that was predicted to be a direct hit on the Hartford area. Of course, this needs to be investigated. |
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PLO: Arab People, Including in UAE and Bahrain, Reject Normalization with Israel.
PLO Senior official Saeb Erekat. (Photo: File) Saeb Erekat, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said today that the Arab people, including in the United Arab Emirates.... |
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