{"id":79082,"date":"2019-11-12T19:43:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T23:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=79082"},"modified":"2019-11-12T19:54:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T23:54:53","slug":"shaggy-arrives-in-antigua-to-shirley-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/shaggy-arrives-in-antigua-to-shirley-biscuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggae Star Shaggy Arrives In Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Orville Richard Burrell best known by music fans worldwide as \u201cShaggy\u201d arrived on island today (Tues) to engage in days of filming for a new Virgin Holidays destination marketing piece focusing on Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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Tourism minister the Hon. Charles Fernandez was on hand at the Sir VC Bird International to welcome the internationally acclaimed reggae singer and deejay and personally thank him for his upcoming role as a brand ambassador for the twin island tourist destination.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that Shaggy is huge as an entertainer being able to cross all genres of music and that is so important because it means that he has mass appeal globally. We\u2019re really honored and privileged to be able to host him here in Antigua and Barbuda and I believe this will definitely do great things for our product!\u201d said the Hon. Minister.<\/p>

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The next few days for the super star will entail shooting at the island\u2019s iconic tourist attractions pre-selected by a reconnaissance team that travelled to the island in advance of the artists\u2019 arrival.<\/p>

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For Shaggy it\u2019s a way for him to give back to a region where he established his bases by attracting visitors to enjoy the beauty of the islands.<\/p>\n

Shaggy recently concluded a very successful tour with the world renowned UB40 who themselves did a major marketing promotion with Virgin Holidays letting the world know that \u201cAntigua was opened for business\u201d after the passage of Hurricane Irma a few years ago.<\/p>

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The Star will also be featured in \u201cThe Little Mermaid Live\u201d as Sebastian the crab on ABC this month.<\/p>\n

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