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Trinidad and Tobago Mourns the Loss of Soca Artiste Ricardo Drue<\/strong><\/p>

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, expressed his heartfelt condolences on the untimely passing of Antigua-born Soca artiste and songwriter, Ricardo Drue. The beloved entertainer, who was engaged to Soca superstar Patrice Roberts.<\/p>

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Trinidad and Tobago Mourns the Loss of Soca Artiste Ricardo Drue Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago\u00a0 Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, expressed his heartfelt condolences on the untimely passing of Antigua-born Soca artiste and songwriter, Ricardo Drue. 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