Caribbean Times 11.03.2016
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A family-owned local newspaper located in New York City serving a vast growing Caribbean population living throughout the New York area.
http://caribbeantimessite.com
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http://caribbeantimessite.com
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entertainment<br />
Swapping the track for the DJ booth<br />
Usain Bolt shows<br />
off his DJ skills at<br />
nightclub Alumbra<br />
MELBOURNE—He’s considered<br />
the greatest sprinter of all time.<br />
But on Saturday, Usain Bolt<br />
swapped the race track for the DJ<br />
booth as he partied at Melbourne<br />
nightclub Alumbra.<br />
The 30-year-old showed off his<br />
DJing skills in the booth, sporting<br />
headphones as he scratched records<br />
and played some tunes for the untamed<br />
crowd of clubbers.<br />
Bolt appeared to be enjoying himself<br />
immensely throughout the gig,<br />
so much so that he even grabbed his<br />
crotch as he pumped his fist in the air<br />
to the music.<br />
The Jamaican sprinter kept his attire<br />
casual for the occasion, dressing<br />
in a plain white t-shirt and light blue<br />
denim jeans.<br />
DJ Horizon was providing the music<br />
for the night, until Bolt arrived at<br />
the club and joined him in the booth.<br />
‘That moment when you’re absolutely<br />
tearing up the decks and Usain<br />
Bolt rocks up and joins you on the<br />
decks,’ Horizon wrote on Instagram.<br />
According to the Herald Sun, Bolt<br />
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<strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Times</strong> | November 3-16, 2016<br />
Cronixx and Chris Chin<br />
Music exec honored by reggae elite<br />
Reception held to celebrate Chris Chin’s music legacy<br />
Kingston, JA: Some of biggest<br />
stars in the reggae industry including<br />
singer Beres Hammond, Capleton,<br />
Chronixx, Etana, Nadine<br />
Sutherland, Ibamar, Lloyd Parks and<br />
Queens Ifrica were in attendance at<br />
a private reception on Heroes Day,<br />
at the Pavilion at Hope Gardens in<br />
Kingston, Jamaica to honor VP Records’<br />
executive Christopher ‘Chris’<br />
Chin. Earlier that morning, Chin<br />
was the recipient of the Order of<br />
Distinction in the rank of Commander<br />
(CD) from the government<br />
of Jamaica for outstanding work in<br />
the music industry both locally and<br />
internationally.<br />
Chris has accomplished much<br />
in the music industry, expanding<br />
the Jamaica Ave record store into<br />
a major distribution outlet and the<br />
largest independent reggae label<br />
in the world, distributing songs<br />
for Sean Paul, Shaggy, Buju Banton,<br />
Maxi Priest, Marcia Griffiths,<br />
Wayne Wonder, Mavado, Beenie<br />
Man, Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw, Patra,<br />
Tanto Metro & Devonte, Super<br />
Cat, Richie Stephens, Chris Martin,<br />
Romaine Virgo and Spice among<br />
others. He has also guided the label<br />
to Billboard’s “Best Independent<br />
Label” (2002 and 2003) and “Best<br />
Reggae Imprint Label” for three<br />
consecutive years. VP has achieved<br />
international acclaim for Sean Paul,<br />
Wayne Wonder, Bunji Garlin and<br />
Elephant Man through major label<br />
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