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Friday, August 23, 2013 | 7:45KINGSTON, Jamaica — The management team of popular singer Queen Ifrica Friday evening refuted stories carried in the press that Canadian authorities have withdrawn the artistes’ work permit.In a release Queen Ifrica’s team said that the artiste was “appalled and disappointed with the way in which the propaganda machinery is leading the public to believe that she is against any person or group of persons and refutes the claim that her work permit has been withdrawn by the Canadian Government”.The release did not say if the singer would still be performing at the Rastafest show for which she was billed on Saturday, August 24 in Toronto. However, after protests by pro-gay activists in Canada that the dancehall performer was “notorious” for her homophobic lyrics the coordinator of “Rastafest”,Masani Montague was reported as saying that the singer would not be performing “due to circumstances beyond our control”.Meanwhile, Friday’s release said that Queen Ifrica “expresses that while she remains grounded in her morals which espouses heterosexuality, she wants to make it abundantly and emphatically clear, that she does not condone nor has ever supported or advocated violence against any group or community, whether implicitly or explicitly. This she asserts goes against the very grain of her Rastafarian conviction”.“The LGBT must decide whether the rights that they claim for themselves are not rights for everyone i.e. freedom of speech, freedom of choice and the right to live in peace,” the release added.Queen Ifrica was forced to defend her position after perceived anti-gay remarks made at the ‘Grand Gala’ celebrating Jamaica’s 51st independence on August 6. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver
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Queen Ifrica’s work permit not withdrawn —mgmt team says
