A dancehall dictionary endorsed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and Jamaica Lexicography Project is currently being researched for publication in four languages in an attempt to profit from the internationalisation of dancehall, says editor Joseph Farquharson.

It will take five years to complete and include a team of four translators one editor and one research assistant, Farquharson told intellectuals at Symposium 2010 within the Department of Liberal Studies, University of Technology on Thursday.

Farquharson said it will be the first such publication by linguists whilst asserting that that the previous two known dancehall dictionaries did not adhere to rigourous scholarship. They include The Original Dancehall Dictionary by Joan Williams published in 1995 and The Official Dancehall dictionary by Chester Francis-Jackson. The problems of the existing dictionaries included out-dated "slanguage" and ambiguous or non-lexical definitions, said Farquharson, an advanced doctoral candidate in linguistics at the University of West Indies, Mona who holds a MPhil in European Literature (Spanish) from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

The dictionary will not only have phonetic pronunciations but include sentences which utilise the defined word. For instance, "the gal dem a bawl fi mi anaconda" would be translated to "the girls are [crazy] about my big d*&^", he stated.

"If it was 'The girls are demanding my large penis' it really and truly would not have been in the spirit of dancehall and really one had to find the appropriate language that you are translating into," he explained to nodding intellectuals in agreement.

The dictionary is proposed to be published in English, Japanese, German and Spanish. Farquharson added that research into a French publication would be done in order to capitalise on the importance of reggae in that market. The target market are citizens of the four language groups but also universities within the UK, Germany and Jamaica that lecture on Jamaican culture.

"It is a partnership between the Jamaica Lexicography Project and JTB. We are getting decent information on the culture of the country that can be sold to tourists. So it is not something put together overnight by any and everybody which can misrepresent the country. But it will be well researched and put together that the JTB can put its stamp on to say we know this is reputable and we can help to promote it," he explained. "And of course to line my pocket too," he added.

Farquharson's presentation was entitled Making Culture Pay: Towards a Jamaican Dancehall Dictionary, which attempted to use the dictionary as a marketable liberal art project.

ST JOHNS, Antigua A former police officer, Weston Gordon, has been extradited to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges. He was accompanied by two US marshalls.

Last year, US law enforcement authorities had requested Gordons extradition so he could stand trial on an attempted murder charge in addition to four counts of aggravated assault and one count of being in possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.

The US is alleging that in September 2005, in New Jersey, Gordon accosted the complainant Earl Matthias and his 14-year-old son in a store and allegedly stabbed Matthias twice in the stomach.

Gordon was arrested and was granted bail but failed to show up for his trial on July 17, 2006. He subsequently left the US for his homeland.

But his attorney said at the time Gordon left the US jurisdiction he did not have the necessary immigration status to remain in that country.

AN ex-policeman who was said to be the reputed leader of the Unity Gang was yesterday shot dead in an alleged shoot-out with the police at Morgans Lane in Homestead, St Catherine.

Police said the reputed gang leader -- Mark Sewell -- was fatally shot after he engaged a police team in a shoot-out. A firearm was taken from his body.

SEWELL left police force in 1995

Residents of Morgans Lane claimed that Sewell, 41, was murdered by the police and yesterday morning blocked the Old Harbour main road as they protested against the killing.

"Murder them murder me son. He was a man who was doing so much for the youth and the area," said a grieving Patricia Mitchell, mother of the slain man.

The distraught mother claimed that at about 6:00 am her son was at home when the police came and demanded that he open the grille gate to his house. The police, Mitchell said, opened fire on her son who had gone outside only in his underwear.

A resident, who claimed to have witnessed the early morning shooting, said: "I saw when the police them came and started knocking down the grille to Sewell's house and he told them he was searching for a key. When he finally opened the door one policeman in the group walked up to him and shot him several times."

The resident added that while Sewell was on the ground another cop stood over him and pumped a bullet into his body.

"After them shoot him, I saw when one a the police take out a gun from him other policeman friend waist and fired it up in the air," the resident claimed.

In the meantime, the police, in their version of the shooting, said: "Cops were on operation in the community when they came under gunfire. The fire was returned and Sewell was fatally shot."

The police promised a full investigation into the claims by the resident.

Meanwhile, a relative of the slain man told the Observer that Sewell was founder of the Day Break Foundation, which was assisting people in and around the Homestead community.

"It was just yesterday that he was at a meeting at the Ministry of National Security to deal with a homework programme to help students," the relative said.

Sewell left the police force in 1995, but it was not clear under what circumstances he left.

FOR the last few years billionaire mutual fund boss Michael Lee Chin has taken some major hits with many speculating whether he was due to hit the canvas. His mantra of buy, hold and prosper no longer had any relevance, the pundits said.

Like Muhammad Ali in his classic fight with George Foreman in Zaire, he has proved the Doubting Thomases wrong and has staged a remarkable recovery.

It was only in November of last year that bondholders in Jamaica were baying for *lo** sensing that Lee Chin was vulnerable and hoping that he would go meekly into the night. The man proved to be made of sterner stuff.

A decade ago his Canadian mutual fund company AIC had Cdn$14 billion in funds under management which has dropped to as low as Cdn$3.4 billion. Last year saw a 42 per cent fall in funds under management as investors cashed out and took to the hills during the financial crisis. In late summer of last year he sold AICs Canadian business to Manulife Financial, opting to take stock and serving as a fund sub-advisor. He still manages Cdn$2.5 billion for Manulife.

Commenting on the deal, he stressed the value of liquidity as the rationale behind this move. But more prophetically, he said: This sale reflects our overall strategy to return to our roots of managing money and concentrate on our investment advisory services.

What has now transpired is that the AIC Advantage Fund is up 70 per cent from March of 2009 and a number of businesses in its portfolio have gone from strength to strength. So how did Lee Chin stage a remarkable comeback?

There is no special secret. All I simply did was stick to what I know best and have experience in, which is wealth management.

There are five ways to attain wealth:

1. Own a few high-quality businesses

2. Thoroughly understand those businesses

3. Make sure those businesses are in strong longterm growth industries

4. Use other peoples money

5. Hold these businesses for the long run.

In Jamaica, your publisher Butch Stewart embodies this thinking. He began ATL 40 years ago utilising his strengths as a salesman and marketer. He has branched out into the newspaper business and hotels and his portfolio consists of a few well-managed businesses, which he has never sold. His son Adam is now the CEO and is being groomed as part of a succession plan so that the businesses can be held for the long run. This is how you create wealth buy, hold and prosper.

Lee Chin began his career in 1977, cold calling as a mutual fund salesman. He says he has a full understanding of wealth creations inimitable laws and that long-term growth is driven by insatiable desire for wealth from an aging population who will need to save more.

These savings have to be managed and right now many pension funds are underfunded. They have to make up the losses they sustained during the financial crisis and so have to be properly stewarded. This spells more fee income. Management traditionally gets 2.5 per cent of the assets being managed. So, you see I am able to generate strong recurrent cash flow.

He went on to point out that mutual funds, segregated funds and money management operations are generally off balance sheet and that this business model requires no inventory, no loans, no receivables and no heavy capital expenditure.

Last year, 140 banks in the United States went bankrupt largely because their balance sheet assets were seriously diminished so impacting their capital base. One only has to see what happened to CitiGroup. It is interesting to note that last year no wealth management firms went belly up. Why? Because their assets are off balance sheet and there are no balance sheet risks. Yes, revenues may fall but the net worth is not any serious way diminished. Mutual funds by their very nature have low capital expenditure requirements and are highly leveraged, in that we use other peoples money, and this has helped AIC, said Lee Chin.

He points to the fact that many of Canadas leading financial institutions are indeed looking to wealth management as a major revenue arm and that it stands at the core of strong financial institutions. These businesses are comprised of banking, insurance, capital markets and wealth management. Yet, growing wealth management is a key strategy for each group.

The AIC boss cites Royal Bank of Canadas (RBC) 2008 Annual Report, which reads: We will continue working to extend our lead in the Canadian wealth and asset management markets, with client-focused products, services and strategies. We plan to improve operating performance and to expand US wealth management through organic growth and bolt on acquisitions.

To further underscore his point he drew attention to Scotiabanks 2008 Annual Report, which reads: We are continuing to build our wealth management business. We signed an agreement to purchase a 38 per cent interest in CI Financial Income Fund, one of Canadas leading asset managers.

This goes some way in explaining Lee Chins decision to buy into successful wealth management companies and stick with them.

AIC is the second largest shareholder in CI, Scotia being the largest. In 2007, he sold Berkshire to Manulife and two years later, AICs Canadian operations to that insurance giant but stayed on to manage assets under management thus employing his core competence.

The mistake I made until 2007, was to be too heavily positioned in the financial sector. When the crisis hit there was too much of a corelation between the various arms. Although wealth management is our core business and what we know and do best, I had to find a way to reduce portfolio volatility. Today, 67.4 per cent of the AIC Advantage Fund is in financial services and its counter-cyclical holdings have grown to 30.4 per cent. It became imperative that I found areas where there was no co-relation and so I looked to India, a country full of potential and opportunities.

Speaking with Jonathan Ratner of Canadas Financial Post, Lee Chin said: "Life is not linear, you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that define you. I have one thing on my side, the fact that I walk the talk. How many financial advisors or stockbrokers can say they're on Forbes' list of the wealthiest people in the world?" (Part II next week.)

Researchers from the GW Cancer Institute looked at 581 breast cancer patients who were examined between 1997 and 2009 at seven hospitals and clinics in Washington, D.C. and found that:

• Insured black women and uninsured white women waited more than twice as long to be given a definitive breast cancer diagnosis than insured white women.
• Lack of health insurance slowed the speed of diagnosis among white patients, but having insurance did not lead to quicker diagnosis among insured black women.
• Overall, black patients waited twice as long as white patients to begin treatment after breast cancer diagnosis.

"We thought having health insurance would even the field and that insured black women would have had the same rate of evaluation as insured white women, but that was not the case in our study," Heather Hoffman, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, said a news release from the school.

The findings highlight the need for improved outreach and other types of assistance for black patients.

"Black women should be the focus of breast cancer screening outreach and follow-up because they experience greater delays in diagnosis and in treatment than white women, regardless of insurance status," Hoffman said. "We need to determine what other barriers contribute to diagnosis and treatment delays in insured black women and all uninsured women."

GOING IN!!! CHRIS BROWN AND BOW WOW HAVE PUBLIC TWITTER FIGHT . . . BOW WOW BRINGS UP RIHANNA . . . AND CHRIS BROWN GOES IN ON ANGELA SIMMONS!!!

MediaTakeOut.com learned that after Bow and Breezy had this PRETTY VICIOUS Twitter dissing contest, the two claimed that they were ONLY JOKING.

We don't know . .. . this sounds WAAAAY to personal . . .

MONTEGO BAY, St James A 32-year-old mechanic, who was locked up after his name was mistakenly published on the list of men most wanted by the St James police, is seeking to set the record straight following the recurrence of the error in the electronic media.

"I have no idea how my name got on that list. The minute I saw it last month I went to the police station to have to clarify it and they locked me up. I was never charged, never brought to court... It was my lawyer who went to the judge and got me out, " Glenroy Thomas told the Observer West.

Thomas, the father of four children, was freed on March 16 after the St James Resident Magistrates' Court granted an application for a writ of habeas corpus presented by his attorney, Delford Morgan.

Now he's wondering if he has a case for compensation.

"I am thinking about it," he told the Observer West.

"I think he ought not to take this lying down. He should seek counsel to determine whether his fundamental rights have been breached," Morgan told the Observer West. "He was locked up for 14 days and now for the mistake to be repeated... this can only compound the situation," he added.

Pastor Knollis King Snr of Rose Heights United Full Gospel Church of God, who accompanied Thomas to the station and is providing moral support for the couple, said it was very important that Thomas' name be cleared. "I understand what this young man has been going through and it is a matter of utmost importance that his name be cleared." he said.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that since January the Police High Command has taken disciplinary measures against its members.

A release from the Constabulary Communication Network stated that 41 policemen from the rank of constable to sergeant had their application to serve a further five years in the police force refused by the Acting Commissioner.

Twenty-eight members of the Constabulary including two gazetted officers were asked to retire in the public interest.

Ten reportedly lost their jobs after being convicted by the courts for criminal offences.

Following hearings at internal tribunals, 38 policemen and policewomen including three members of the Island Special Constabulary Force and two members of the Rural Police (district constables) were dismissed.

Also as a result of internal hearings, eight members were reduced in rank, 47 severely reprimanded; 30 reprimanded while several others were fined a combination of 263 days pay.

Are the Bone Thugs totally out of Harmony? After getting the rumor that Bizzy Bone would not be on tour with the rest of the group, I am getting word that Krayzie Bone is leaving too. If this is true, it would be a tremendously bad blow for the crew. Then, they would only have Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone! OUCH! I know Flesh is like WTF!? Can I get paid!? Anyway, a statement of some sort is supposedly coming down the line. Seems pretty sad that one of the most legendary rap groups cannot pull it together.

As I finished, I got this in my inbox:

Two-time, Grammy Award Winning rapper Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony said goodbye, Monday night to his former hip-hop group. The Thugline Records Official MySpace announced its status as "Saying Goodbye". Sources close to to the camp posted on their official web-site that Krayzie Bone has left the group.

Krayzie won a Grammy Award for his work on Chamillionaire's "Ridin" and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Tha Crossroads". Rapper Bizzy Bone of the same group left as well, and so it remains the three current members, Layzie Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Wish Bone, who are related by *lo**. It's not said if Wish Bone is leaving Thugline Records as well.

Oprah Not Taking Any Damn Paternity Test

BREAKING NEWS!!! RIHANNA RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL!!

MediaTakeOut.com has some SCARY news. Two nights ago, R&B singer Rihanna was RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL!!!

It all started on Monday night when Rihanna was performing in Zurich. Immediately after the show, she was rushed to the hospital. She was taken to the emergency room in a black Mercedes accompanied by a camp of bodyguards, drivers and assistants.

According to reports, Rihanna stayed at the ER for about two hours before being released.

What happened? Neither Rihanna's people nor the hospital are commenting. But apparently Rihanna is feeling much better now. Because last night she was back on stage on performing in her concert in Lyon, France.

Developing . . .

IN TODAY'S EPISODE OF WHITE FOLKS DO THE DARNDEST THINGS . . . CHECK OUT WHAT ONE MTO READER SAW A LADY DOING IN A CROWDED AIRPORT!!!

FACEBOOK FAIL!!! MAN LOSES HIS JOB . . . WHEN ONE OF HIS FACEBOOK 'FRIENDS' SNITCHES TO HIS BOSS!!!

As such he is advising promoters and those who are interested in having him appear on their events that he will only contracts streamlined through his designated booking agency.

I will not be honoring any contract that is not streamlined through my booking agency, I-Octane stressed adding that he is forced to take this route as he doesnt wish to be branded as a no show artiste.

According to the artiste all booking arrangements were terminated on March 31 with the exclusive new booking arrangement taking effect on April 1.

BLESS

I-OCTANE

Mi glad say di war done caz di man dem stiffle too many good artist.
Too much a dem more time like a dem a di only artist in a Jamaica. yu eva hear some riddim a play more time and a look forward fi hear a song and dem only play di Vado and Kartel pon di riddim or deh in a dance or party an a jus dem two many deh di selector a play nuh Busy, nuh Donia, nuh Assassin, nuh Killer, nuh Beenie, nuh Sizzla     
Tell mi weh yu tink

With his court case now behind him, dancehall artiste Poor and Boasy has recently announced that he has tied the knot with Tanya McKenzie-Johnson, a 19-year-old student currently attending the University of West Indies, Mona.

The deejay, born Omar Johnson, told THE STAR that he has found a new life through her, and for this reason he feels very special.

"Mi never know seh mi woulda get so much love, to how people used to treat me," said a blissful Poor and Boasy via the telephone.

The wedding took place two months ago at a private church in Liguanea, St Andrew. But, it was like love at first sight for the reigning Magnum King of the Dancehall, who claimed to have forked out $180,000 on the wedding rings.

"It was like love at the first sight. Mi pop up inna one bar and see har, and from there everything go smooth," he said.

The deejay, who rose to stardom after winning the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall competition last year, said that his wife's family members have been giving him strong support since they got married.

"Mother love me and everybody a show support. It's a nice feeling and I love her," he said. Not much information about his wife was disclosed, however, it's understood that she is originally from Atlanta in the United States of America.

Poor and Boasy said he was well aware that the public will be surprised to hear such news, but for the moment he's loving every minute of his new life.

"Yeah, man, mi know dem a go surprise... memba say mi a come from nutten enuh, but right now mi love everything wah gwan," he said.

2. Busy, Busy, Busy Signal, how was your night with Gary?

3. Why Vybz Kartel was so late for Bolt show, arriving at 4 am?

4. Why Lisa Hype and Stacious a cuss over fellatio? Who a nuh pro or junior?

5. Who fah clash a guh mash up Sting this year, Lisa Hype & Stacious or Killa & Kartel?

6. If the government is using Gully/Gaza as a distraction?

BILL N RECEIPT!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. ROMONE / SALLY / MARSHA AND ROSIE 

sigh...mi nuh tink nuh gyal tek man like dem 4 yah at all.....dem a di ORIGINAL groupie.....from dem ina teens to now mi tink Romone a touch 30.....n is tru di person write seh sally and romone have degrees...sally all have masters....mi neva hear a marsha have nuh degree....but anyway ..a tru seh all a dem **** dem one a nedda man...SALLY %$^ MARSHA BABYFADDA CARL...both SALLY, ROSIE AND ROMONE %$^ ELE but a romone alone eeditat enuf fi breed for him...their son is around 10-11 cause him suppose to a start 1st form soon....dem say neva lef u man roun MARSHA cause she will suck him weh from u.....ol nastiness......but it used to be SALLY AND ROSIE as a tag team fi di man dem til SALLY haffi tek weh harself n run go a farrin...fighten fi si she come back ina di same groupie @#%#^&...dem all used to call SALLY.....SUCKHOOD SALLY ...dwl....she used to %$^ WAYNE MARSHALL TO



1b. ...and a tru seh ROSIE cyah read n write too properly ...dunce is a understatement....mi see pon fb like ROMONE give it to har bout it ...but dem a fren ? but from long time me si seh ROMONE n ROSIE nuh too tight ...a wonda a which c**ky malice dem a keep up ?? dwl...mus be di ANACONDA !! 



2. ROMONE AND SIDONIE



i just dont know how 2 gyal fi breed fi di same man n di 2 a dem a bes of fren ???? eeeh ? but a tru ELE nah gi di 2 a dem nuttin fi dem pickney ...more time ROMONE dip up unda him nastiness



3. JODY MYRIE



di myrie dem a some ghetto come uptown people who get rich offa drugs money...a dem own mainland construction ting over spanish town and a dem used to keep di party nmame special delivery....nuh too know jody files but me hear him is a wicked smaddy....one time long time me did hear seh how did a %$^ a girl ( a popular girl to but mi nah mention har name cause mi nuh too sure if its true) and when him done him mek di res a him fren dem come een an get a piece to n rape di girl...and tru dem guys deh (di myrie ) dem have dem money...dem backative strong so u cyan too retaliate....n me did hear seh him have somethin n him will %$^ u n give it to for spite.



4. SPRAGGA N KEISHA



mi attach one picta wid dem...him hardly bring har out and worse picta dem rare...dwl..u can see did despair ina har face...poor ting...more time me sarry fi har ...but a truu when me seh more time when di bun-ning a get too much she lef di pickney dem ina di house upa belgrade heights n go farrin go cool out....and a roun 5 pickeny she have fi him....she a eediat cause from me reach # 3 mi nah have no more....CAUSE BABY NAH HOLD MAN AGAIN !!



5. LADY SAW AND JON JON 



mi love LADY SAW u nuh...but is a shame she cyah hold har man JOHN JON ( fi him father KING JAMMYS who was di big producer back in di day fi SHABBA, SANCHEZ all di legends dem ...anyway).....SAW n JON JON dem deh fi how long and maybe tru she cyah have kids dats y him %$^ so much gyal pon har....mi all hear seh him have young baby wah day n did gyal have "ive got your man" aplay pon har phone fi SAW ,....a use SAW song gainst har...lol

A group of selectors have teamed up to do a song called Dem Alone.

The song is on ZJ Chrome's 'Mad Collab' rhythm. It features Razz and Biggy, Tony Matterhorn, Richie Feelings, Jigsy and Fire Links.

Biggy said the idea came after hearing ZJ Chrome's rhythm, on which he said he wanted entertainers to do collaborations. Originally, Biggy said the song was supposed to be done with only him, Razz and Tony Matterhorn.

"On a day-to-day basis, selectors just come link wi (at the studio). As the day pass by, more selectors come, so everybody just come inna di song too," Biggy told THE STAR.

It also heralded something new for Matterhorn.

"Me and Richie Feelings nuh really talk so a da day deh wi really talk. It did nice 'cause di whole a wi a brethren. It just come in like when di whole a wi deh a dance," said the selector, who recently released Just Tell Dem Seh featuring UK-based artiste Gappy Ranks.

For Razz and Biggy, Dem Alone is one of many tracks that they have been featured on. They are on the Major Lazer's Pon Di Floor remix that will be called Inna Di Air. They are also on the intro and chorus of Demarco's Leggo Mi Head, Mr Vegas' More Than You and Summer Again by Bugle and Chevaughn.

However, "we wouldn't seh wi turn artistes, we just refuse fi limit wiself. It's just a vibes. If it work it work, if not we a still selectors first and foremost," Biggy said.