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Sumfest venue ‘a pigsty’

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KINGSTON – Reggae Sumfest may be forced to relocate to the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium if conditions at the Urban Development Corporation-owned Catherine Hall complex in Montego Bay, St James, are not improved.Sumfest would become the second major event forced to move from the tourism capital as a result of the absence of a suitable show venue. The first was the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.Catherine Hall, where the event has been staged over the past 18 years, was compared to a pigsty by patrons attending the three-night event, which ended Sunday.

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