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Our take on the Rihanna-Chris Brown musical ‘reunion’

February 22, 2012
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We know you’ve heard about it by now – Rihanna and Chris Brown chose the occasion of her 24th birthday on Monday to reveal their new quid pro quo collabos with each other – him on her tune ‘Birthday Cake’ and her on his tune ‘Turn Up the Music’. And they used their closely...

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Would you?

February 17, 2012
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Would you?

Well? Would you? Saw this yesterday on the Facebook page of Bajantube - a super popular Barbadian entertainment/video upload site and it definitely gave me pause! I stopped, scrolled back up and my jaw dropped. It’s like a social studies project on Barbados tatted on...

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Doh hurt dem Kamla!

February 16, 2012
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Waaaaaiiiiiieeee dread! Kamla, Kamla, Kamla. You are such an enigma to us here at Islandista. Is not enough we have conflicted feelings about yuh politically. But then yuh step out at Machel Monday in de US$700 El Vee hightop sneakers. Dey killing me… and...

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Bajan band CoverDrive hit UK No. 1!

January 30, 2012
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  Hurrayyyy!!! for funky, spunky Bajan pop/rock band CoverDrive who achieved their first number one single in the United Kingdom yesterday. The young quartet signed with Sony and Geffen less than a year ago. It has been a rapid rise that has taken a...

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Anya in Marie Claire spread!

January 4, 2012
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Anya in Marie Claire spread!

Run right out and pick up the January edition of Marie Claire – because islandista design star Anya Ayoung-Chee is featured in it! Hurrrray! She posted some page pix on her Facebook page today and the interview looks captivating. Our favourite bit? How Michael...

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‘I Am An Islandista’ featuring Jeunanne Alkins

Jeunanne Alkins I am so proud to feature the next brilliant and creative Caribbean woman in the ‘I Am An Islandista’ series. One - because like...

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