IN the face of severe drought conditions Government is seeking to revive the micro-dam project, abandoned more than 30 years ago, in an effort to help ease the demand on domestic water supply islandwide.

Water Resources Authority managing director Basil Fernandez yesterday disclosed that the Administration has again sought the assistance of Cubans in establishing micro dams in selected parishes, to provide water for agricultural purposes.

"We are looking at that again, in collaboration with the Cubans," Fernandez told Observer reporters and editors at the weekly Monday Exchange meeting held the newspaper's Beechwood Avenue head office in Kingston.

The micro-dam project, first introduced in the 1970s by the Michael Manley-led PNP administration to provide irrigation water, fell by the way side after alleged poor management and haphazard implementation. During the initial implementation of the project it was highly criticised as being a conduit for political handouts and not taken seriously.

Fernandez yesterday revealed that a lot of the micro-dams were never properly constructed, saying that only four now remained. One is at Albion in St Thomas, two in Clarendon and one at Bodles in St Catherine.

The WRA head said that the newly constructed micro-dams are expected to adequately provide irrigation, thus relieving the pressure on domestic supply, as people frequently diverted potable water for agricultural use.

He, however, was unable to give a cost of the proposed project or give locations that would receive micro-dams.

"We have not got to the point of detailing and identifying the sites," Fernandez told the Observer.

He said that he has seen no records regarding the original project and the Cuban Government has again been sought for assistance.

"I have to do further investigations to find out exactly what areas were chosen. It is something we are trying to work out with the Cubans," said Fernandez.

Linking of water supply sources islandwide, another long-standing project that has seen slow progress, is also now being energised, according to Fernandez.

The Rio Cobre system, supplying primarily Portmore and the Corporate Area, was implemented in the 1970s, and the Yallahs pipeline, commissioned in the 1980s, are the two programmes that have survived.

However, commenting that the Corporate Area was not Jamaica, Fernandez added that extensive work is being done in western parishes and along the North Coast.

According to Fernandez, the domestic water supply is now interconnected between Negril in Westmoreland and Runaway Bay, St Ann. "This means that water can be transferred from any area that has supply to an area of need," Fernandez said.

"At lot of work has been done in the western parishes and moving along the North Coast," he added.

Fernandez, however, made it clear that South Coast parishes were at a distinct disadvantage as they had the greater demand for water, while the northern parishes had the greater supply.

The approach in southern parishes would be geared more to the increasing in efficiencies of existing supply sources, Fernandez said.

THE country is understandably preoccupied with the modalities and implications of the 'Dudus' affair, but we could be overlooking an issue which is potentially even more damaging.

The Ministry of Finance, at the technical and administrative levels, is so weak that its capacity to manage the passage of the first International Monetary Fund (IMF) pact is in doubt. The number juggling of the current budget is a graphic example of the weakness of the ministry.

It is not Mr Audley Shaw's fault, because a minister is only as good as his technocrats. But it could affect his political career. Mr Shaw cannot be Mr Nice Guy. He must demand and get competent support from his team or change the team.

Minister Shaw has had to work with a constantly changing support team. At the ministerial level, Mr Don Wehby came and left, with little difference to the operations at the finance ministry. Mr Dwight Nelson was replaced by Senator Arthur Williams who, so far, has done well in difficult circumstances but is not deployed on the finance side of the ministry.

Mr Shaw, apparently for personal incompatibility, removed with remarkable speed Mr Colin Bullock. His replacement had a most undistinguished sojourn and has unbelievably been rewarded with a lucrative job representing Jamaica at the World Bank. Not good.

Dr Wesley Hughes was transferred from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and his tenure has been marked by some embar****ing errors, especially the tax package of last December and the guestimates which purport to be budget figures present and future.

Civil servants in the finance ministry claim to be capable of running things and are known to be resentful of anyone who dares to question their actions and competence. They are sceptical of outside advice and technical assistance. Performance has disproved the veracity of that claim, causing Mr Shaw to have to add $4.6 billion to the budget for 2010/11. Some $2 billion in public sector salaries was an error of omission and a further $1.7 billion was an error of commission using the wrong exchange rates.

Dr Hughes cannot be blamed because he cannot do everything himself, but he will be blamed if he does not prevent further incidents. Whether the debacle is due to negligence or incompetence, Dr Hughes must immediately address these deficiencies in the staff of the ministry. Get the necessary skilled personnel from other ministries, the private sector or overseas. Corrective action is better than penning a mea culpa.

The post of director-general of the PIOJ remains unfulfilled and some have suggested that Dr Hughes should return there. Mr Derick Latibeaudiere became unaffordable and has been replaced by Mr Brian Wynter as governor of the central bank. Mr Wynter is doing an excellent job but does not yet have a contract.

Mr Shaw's team consists of PIOJ and BOJ with acting heads and a weak ministry that messed up the tax package and miscalculated the budget figures. This gives us serious cause for concern about the Government's economic management in these perilous times. If the finance ministry cannot get the budget figures correct, what confidence can we have in passing the first IMF test? Dr Hughes must strengthen his team quickly to preserve his long career and avoid further collateral damage.

If the Ministry of Finance does not remedy its deficiencies, then the Government is involved in Russian roulette with two bullets -- 'Dudus' and the first IMF test.

CITIZENS' scant regard for conservation messages is adding to Jamaica's water woes, head of the Water Resources Authority Basil Fernandez has said.

Fernandez, who was addressing the Observer's weekly Monday Exchange meeting of reporters and editors, said despite several campaigns on the ongoing drought and falling water levels, the public's poor attitude towards conservation had not changed.

 

FERNANDEZ all Caricom countries should work together to effects of climate change

"A lot of information has been published but a lot of people don't read. People prefer to watch television, and when you come on television there is just a picture of your face and a little statement and nobody really takes note," he said.

"We had a workshop at the Conference Centre in February and we invited a 120 stakeholders from across the island. (However) we keep getting the same 40 people every time," he said.

At the same time, Dr Michael Taylor, head of the Climate Studies Group at the University of the West Indies, said the situation highlights the overall "add-on" approach taken towards climate change in Jamaica.

"Though climate change and rainfall are intrinsic to our existence they are always treated almost like add-ons in the media, and in the ministries' planning," said Dr Taylor.

"Climate always has to reach to an extreme before anyone notices what people are saying. It is not that it hasn't been preached, and the projections that the end of the year is going to be dry were not out early, but it's how we treat it. We say that it's a thing of the future," he added.

Fernandez, in the meanwhile, stressed that climate change was a regional problem and that all Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries should work together to enhance their capacity to tackle its effects.

"What we have done earlier this year is we prepared a document, which we sent to the Caricom heads of government concerning the water resources situation across the region," he said. "We felt that there needs to be more input from the political side on an integrated fashion to look regionally on our water resources, and the impact of climate change on the Caribbean."

Almost two decades ago, a group of mostly men proposed to march through Half-Way-Tree in Kingston in support of tolerance for homosexual rights. When the news got around, the group was forced, in the interest of its safety, to abandon the plan.

That we've come a long way since then is evident from the report in yesterday's edition of our sister title, the Observer West, concerning the inaugural tolerance walk sponsored by Jamaica Aids Support for Life (JASL).

According to JASL, the march was designed to engender goodwill, support and tolerance for persons living with HIV and AIDS.

However, the truth is that many of the marchers were homosexuals and prostitutes, groups that have not quite gained wholesale acceptance in our society. Indeed, if we care to be honest about it, the practical difference between yesterday's carefully worded exercise and an outright march for gay rights would have been razor-thin at best.

Yet march they did -- safely -- through a very public route in a country that is still largely intolerant of homosexuality and judgmental by any standard. Now that is progress worthy of comment. Because the years of hostility towards these particular minorities, as well as others, have done little to better our society.

Jamaica is no safer, holier, or healthier than it was decades ago when these groups were further back in the closet.

Indeed, there is a valid argument that the suppression of these groups through legislation and other societal pressures has facilitated the spread of the deadly HIV/AIDS virus which is often mistakenly associated with them.

The coarsening effect of our culture of intolerance has made our society almost impossible to govern.

The courts are creaking under a case load that owes much of its weight to murder and other violent crimes; the behaviour of the executive has, over the years, descended into a c****ness that makes for embar****ing reading; and our legislative legacy is replete with anachronistic laws which are simply being ignored by much of the society.

That we cannot continue this way is beyond dispute.

We will, eventually, fulfil the prophesy in the very late great crooner Sam Cooke's lyric, A change is gonna come.

Maybe the change won't take the drastic and sensational format of a complete overhaul of the buggery laws just yet, but over time the dialogue will become more informed and the stigmas which have undermined our progress will continue to fall away.

Wednesday's walk was but another stage in the process.

In time there will be other such events.

It is our hope that they will meet with the same amount of tolerance, not because we carry any brief for them, but for the sake of our development as a nation.

Because whether we like it or not, the fact is that even as we continue to hang on to the past, the world is moving on... without us.

At the same time, the homosexual community needs to cease its offensive attempts to ram acceptance of that lifestyle down the throats of the majority of people in this country. For that will only perpetuate the hostility that people feel towards them.

GUNMEN yesterday afternoon shot up a public passenger bus travelling along Slipe Road injuring three students from Kingston high schools in a brazen display of brutality that left commuters shocked and worried.

"At about 3:00 pm two gunmen opened fire on the bus as it reached close to the Torrington Bridge after the driver failed to follow their orders to stop," Inspector Steve Brown of the Constabulary Communication Network told the Observer.

 

The students, two girls and a boy, were hit during the attack and rushed to hospital. Police said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

Cops said they believed the attack stemmed from an altercation between a group of men in sections of Half-Way-Tree earlier in the day.

"It appeared that men who were injured in that incident had organised the attack," Brown said at the Cross Roads Police Station as his colleagues searched the bullet-riddled bus which was travelling from downtown when the attack occurred.

*lo** spots, apparently from the injured students, stained the sidewalk in front of the station.

Police said the injured children were first rushed to the station by the shocked bus driver after which they were taken by police to hospital.

Meanwhile, at a bar located close to the crime scene, a crowd of curious people gathered but were tight-lipped about what took place.

"All me can say is it sad," said one woman with a red bandana tied on her head and a slipper in one hand.

Another man close by said he was worried about the children.

The incident caused a massive traffic pile up in sections of Cross Roads, one of the city's bustling transportation hubs.

-- Edited by steppz on Wednesday 14th of April 2010 06:57:23 AM

REAL estate developers in the Corporate Area will no longer receive approval for the use of soak-away pits in construction projects despite the fact that sewerage-line coverage in the capital city is a mere 30 per cent.

"Don't come to us with soak-away systems, we're not approving any," Water Resources Authority (WRA) managing director Basil Fernandez said yesterday.

"Nobody's getting soak-away pits if they apply for them," he emphasised, charging that wells in Kingston have been rendered unusable for the most part because of the high level of nitrates and bacteria that are present in the water.

According to Fernandez, more than 6.5 million cubic metres of water is being lost in the Corporate Area every year because of domestic soak-away pit contamination.

Speaking to reporters and editors at the Observer's weekly Monday Exchange meeting, Fernandez argued that it could take between five and 10 years for the ground water to replenish itself if 70 per cent of the existing pits were put out of service.

"It happens over time, but we have to remove the source of contamination," he said.

Connection to National Water Commission (NWC) sewer lines, however, is not possible in all the city's residential communities as the service now covers only 30 per cent of the Corporate Area.

Fernandez nonetheless contended that there are alternative systems, such as the Bio-digester developed by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), that is being recommended to developers.

"It depends on the location and the geology to decide what is best," he said.

In the meantime, Fernandez is advocating a variable billing system where NWC customers are charged depending on the cost to supply water to their community.

He argued that is was unfair for people living in high-elevation communities to be paying the same amount for water delivery as those living on the flat.

"Why should you pump water to somebody who lives on top of a hill at the same rate as those on the flat?" Fernandez asked rhetorically.

Speaking against the background of the last increase approved by the Office Utilities Regulation, Fernandez contended that the cost to deliver water will have to be "looked at realistically".

Using Mandeville as an example, Fernandez said that water pumped into the Manchester town was being highly subsidised because of the energy cost charged by the Jamaica Public Service.

-- Edited by steppz on Wednesday 14th of April 2010 06:56:29 AM

Romain Takes The US By Storm

THIS IS AN POST MADE BY KAT STACKS THIS MORNING AND SENT TO ME THRU TWITTER....

IsPleasure P gay  ?

Young Platinum who Tila Tequila crazy ass also claimed was her babydaddy, had over 16K followers before he deleted his Twitter account today after I asked him about his crazy homosexual tweets I read in his Direct Messages , he was so drunk he didnt even notice I was taking screen shots. He has direct messages of Pleasure P exchanging numbers & other males talking about how horny he is .. WHAT THE F*CK ?

Inbox Direct Messages

Sent Direct Messages

What type of gay ass %&%* is that ?

Young Platinum homosexual friend Deonte was the one who sent me the video, and he also claims he had sex with Pleasure P and that he paid him $10,000 to keep quiet but claims it wasnt enough money to keep him quiet for ever.

APRIL 2008 Vybz Kartel a.k.a Addi di Techa is one of the most controversial and articulate deejays in dancehall-reggae today. The last 18 months has been a turbulent era in his life, marked by the split with his musical father, Bounty Killer, which later sparked a dangerous feud with fellow entertainer Mavado, and the birth of his group, the Portmore Empire.

Since 2005, his personal life has also been in turmoil punctuated by his divorce from his wife of three years, public arguments, allegations of violence by selectors and a DNA test drama with one particular babymother.

Still, he has emerged out of the experience a stronger and more determined individual, ready to lead a highly talented group of young artistes, the Portmore Empire.

It is going according to plan, you know everything take time, so even the time it tek Blak Ryno fi even gain popularity inna Jamaica, it surprising to Vybz Kartel. When Vybz Kartel lef Alliance, you know Ive always been a leader, and we want to bring up some yutes just like how we were brought up in the music, show back some love, pay homage to the music, he said.

Some may argue that he is following the example of his estranged musical father, Bounty Killer, who is the gravity which holds together a loose collection of superstars, the Alliance.

Would you consider re-establishing a friendship with the Killer?

(pause)only time will tell.

Asked if he had any regrets about the feuds hed had with artistes during his career, Vybz Kartel
responded: No man, no regrets. You have to live with the decisions that you make in life, thats what make you a man, you know.

Vybz Kartel has no set pattern of choosing artistes to join the Portmore Empire. In fact, he hates the word recruiting.

It is not a recruiting process, this is not a George Bush ting, he said, laughing.

It is not a group, it is a family unit, we know each other years before the music. Right now, VK is solo person, not attached to a group, mi just have mi family which is the Portmore Empire, we ah do we ting, so we good.

However, Vybz Kartel has gone one better than Bounty Killer, coming up with his own merchandising ideas and spinoffs. Enter the Vybz Rum.

Why rum? Because people, especially the black population consume a lot of alcohol but all of this
money from the alcohol consumption never stay in the community. It always goes back to Europe via Hennessey, Moet, via wire transfer so Vybz Kartel decided to tap in to a little bit of that and keep the revenues local, he said.

He said the idea was originally that of Corey Todd of Vybz Rum Distillers, which handles the distribution of Pimp Juice and distilled Vybz Rum.

Corey Todd came up with the idea and mi just run with it, he said.

Vybz Kartel has a softer side which shows up in his charity work and philanthropy. He plays role in
helping with charitable events at his alma mater, the Calabar High School

I contribute , lend help as a professional, as a past student, he said.

He has also contributed computers, equipment and cash to various primary schools, and high schools, most notably, The Queens High School.

But despite his acts of kindness, he retains a reputation as a hardcore artiste whose deadly
gun-toting rhymes and expletive-laden sexually charged material irks commentators like columnist Ian Boyne. At the end of the day, Vybz Kartel is smart enough to differentiate between Vybz Kartel the artiste and Adidjah Palmer, the individual, the leader and head of his own family unit of four children, three boys, one girl.

He considers himself a role model to his children, something which may surprise his detractors.

Yea, mon. My kids follow the pattern I set at my house, not the pattern of Vybz Kartel the entertainer.
We teach common courtesies, teach family values and principles in the way they should grow, send them to good schools. I am a good role model for my children.

Young Buck had a performance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this past weekend and multiple sources are saying Buck got robbed for his chain.

Rumors have it, that while Buck was performing and a fight broke out between a female in Young Bucks camp and another female in local Cedar Rapids, Iowa rapper Pharaoh T. Gaine$ camp.

Word on the street has that Young Bucks chain was swiped during the altercation and then Young Buck was warned by Pharaoh T. Gaine$ who jumped on stage, grabbed the mic and told Buck not to show up to his own after party tough talking, or he would get busted up.

Sources told AHH. "To get strait to the point young buck had a show in cedar rapids iowa saturday night the 10th in which local rap star and the man that runs the state PHARAOH T.GAINE$ also performing that night, so to make a long story short young bucks home girl starts talkin s**tto T.Gaine$ and he checks her so buck chimes in and T.Gaine$ says to him n***a u in my state i'll run u and yo crew up out here!!!! the chick says somethin and T.Gaine$ gives a female a signal and all the sudden she starts scrappin young bucks girl up then points at buck and says n***a u wanna get yo ass scrapped up to and jumps on stage while recording with a camera, buck being a smart hood n***a says lets ride and takes off and T.Gaine$ jumps on the mic and tells him he better not be at his own after party with all that tough talk otherwise u gettin scrapped up"

Def Sounds will keep you updated as more details are revealed.

Just yesterday Drake stans were treated to a reported feature of the Young Money artist with ex-G-Unit singer Olivia titled Control.
Unfortunately for fans of the song Drake is shutting it down as an unauthorized recording that never happened.
Speaking to fans in a statement Drake says that the collaboration never happened and he doesn't support the use of his voice without his permission.

I support artist collaborations and sampling music that inspires you but I
don't support taking unauthorized recordings and marketing them as features.
I've never worked with Olivia and I apologize to any fan who was duped into
thinking that Control was a collaboration of mine.

Despite the fake Drake song, Olivia is still planning to release her new mixtape Under The Radar in the forthcoming weeks. She previously spoke on Twitter about the Drake collabo being leaked but never mentioned that it was unauthorized.

Hey guys my mixtape comes out n a 2 weeks be clear the 2 records that have leaked r just that mixtape records.sorry I couldn't present it to u myself! but rock out 2em.

Touché Olivia, using old raps for a new song? Do better.

So, the press release was sent out today for Games R.E.D. Album, which is due out June 15th. The first singles called It Must Be Me produced by Pharrell. And if that doesnt work, the next tune is Aint No Doubt About It featuring Justin Timberlake.

It seems as if Game been searching for the right record for a minute now. Krazy didnt go over so well and neither did Big Money. Dont even get me started with Shake. Since December, hes been in the lab with Robin Thicke, Ashanti, Travis Barker , and Common. Looking for Bin Laden? Check the studio. Jokes aside, one can only wonder what the final product will sound like. Guess were just going to have to wait and see what hes got up his sleeve.

According to music blog BeStylist.com, Young Money's Nicki Minaj may have struck a deal with Bad Boy Records owner Diddy for management. The rumors come after reports that Minaj fired her previous management team headed by Debra Antney (rapper Waka Flocka Flame's mother).

Rumors have suggested that Antney's termination was brought on by what Minaj felt was Antney's failure to keep up with managerial duties. Antney is speculated to be the reason the rapper had to forego Rihanna's "Last Girl Standing" tour, as she may have failed to acquire Minaj's international work permit.

Minaj's possible deal with Diddy could be considered an unexpected move. Insiders speculated that the young rapper would take a manager from the Young Money/Cash Money camp. Diddy's public reputation as an industry manager has been admittedly erratic. While having worked with some of the most talented acts in the industry, artists such as Lil Kim, group Day 26, and Mase, have all left the Bad Boy label due to financial conflicts with Diddy.

Minaj has not yet confirmed these rumors.

AIDS ALERT!!! AIDS INFECTED PREDATOR BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON TOMORROW!! (PICS INSIDE)

MediaTakeOut.com just learned that convicted ATTEMPTED MURDERER Shyteek Johnson will be released from jail tomorrow. Shyteek, who used to go by the name NuShawn Williams, was convicted of knowingly infecting MULTIPLE girls with HIV. One of the girls he infected was only 13 years old.

And theres absolutely NOTHING anyone can do about it either. MediaTakeOut.com uncovered that Shyteek has served his full 12 year sentence. And as of tomorrow, he is a free man.

Watch out for your daughters. Please email this article around to all your friends. This dudes photo needs to be out there . . .

As of this morning NO OTHER News source in the WORLD is reporting this. Any news source that uses this information (INCLUDING TO DO A FOLLOW UP REPORT) is required to credit MediaTakeOut.com. We work EXTREMELY HARD to develop our reports, and we deserve credit for them.

Singer is advocating abstinence because of rising HIV cases among women

Forget her in-your-face sexuality. Lady Gagahas a new routine: celibacy.

The lusty singer, 24, has shocked even herself with her latest message to embrace abstinence. Furthermore, she is urging fans to do the same, reports MTV.com.

"I can't believe I'm saying this don't have sex," Gaga said in England, where she is promoting MAC's Viva Glam Campaign to fight AIDS. "It's okay not to have sex, it's okay to get to know people," she says. "I'm celibate, celibacy's fine."

Gaga says she is advocating a ban on sex for herself in part because the HIV cases among women around the world have steadily risen, while cases among men have dropped."It's okay to be whomever it is that you want to be," says Gaga. "You don't have to have sex to feel good about yourself, and if you're not ready, don't do it It's not really cool anymore to have sex all the time. It's cooler to be strong and independent."

Robin van Persie is back in the Arsenal squad for Wednesday's match against Tottenham after five months on the sidelines. 

The Netherlands striker injured ankle ligaments in November while on international duty, but returned to full training last week.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Tuesday that Van Persie will be on the bench for the north London derby at White Hart Lane.

Wenger says that "he lacks a bit of match practice but when I pick a player it means he's fit and sharp."

Wenger accepts that "there's always a gamble in such decisions but we have been a bit cautious in his case."

Arsenal is three points behind leader Chelsea with five matches to go.

An American couple turned the tables on a burglar they caught ransacking their home by dispensing their own summary justice.

Without waiting for the law to arrive, the pair doled out their own punishment to the surprised criminal - they made him clean up the house at gunpoint!

The unlucky burglar was caught red-handed when Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned to their house near Montgomery, Alabama, after a week away.

To their dismay they discovered their home had been plundered.
"Tears just rolled down my face as I walked in and saw everything gone and piles of trash all over my home," Mrs. McKinnon told her local newspaper the Montgomery Advertiser.

When her husband walked into another room to check what was missing he came face to face with the burglar, who was wearing one of Mr. McKinnon's hats.

"My husband Adrian caught the thief red-handed in our home. And what is even crazier, the man even had my husband's hat sitting right on his head," Mrs. McKinnon said.

Mr. McKinnon held suspect Tajuan Bullock at gunpoint and made him sit down until he decided what to do.

"We made this man clean up all the mess he made, piles of stuff, he had thrown out of my drawers and cabinets onto the floor," Mrs. McKinnon said.

When the police arrived the work-shy burglar had the cheek to complain to them - about having to clean up his mess at gunpoint.

"This man had the nerve to raise sand about us making him clean up the mess he made in my house," said Mrs McKinnon.

But the police officer laughed at Bullock when he complained and told him that anybody else would have shot him dead.

Bullock was arrested on burglary and theft charges and was held in Montgomery County Detention Facility.

A police spokesman said the victims were lucky to be able to catch the suspect in the act and hold him until police arrived. It was an unusual case because usually burglars struck while the homeowner was away and were in and out fast so they could quickly sell the stolen items, the spokesman added.

A WEH U GET DA RAFT DEH DAWDIE

1. QUIVA SAY "FROM NOW ON I WILL CHANGE MY NAME, MY NEW NAME IS MRS.PUN

2.MAN GO TO THE GAS STATION AND SEE THE PRICE AND SAY "GAS CHEAP EEH"

3.SMADDY GO TO KARTEL AND SAY"JAH KNO STAR, A LONG TIME MI NUH HEAR NUH NEW TUNE WID YUH"

4.TEK A BUSS FROM HALF WAY TREE TO CONSTANT SPRING AND TELL THE DUCTA KEEP THE CHANGE

5. PASTOR COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU "MI A BEG YUH, BUN DI LATEST DANCEHALL DEM PON DIS FI MI, NUH PUT TOO MUCH GULLY"

6.SMADDY GO TIVOLI AND SAY OUT LOUD "DUDUS SHUD BE ARRESTED"

7.GO DIGICEL, KNOWING THAT THE  CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RITE AND SAY "CUD U SELL MI A HUNDRED DOLLAR BFREE"

8.GO TO A SEVEN DAY CONVENTION AND SAY "I CARRY MY LUNCH, WUD ANYBODY BE INTERESTED INNA HAM SANDWICH AND SOME OF MY PEPSI"

9.CALL EEEN PON BRUCE TALK SHOW AND SAY "MR.GOLDING, I WUD JUST LIKE TO ASK U ONE FAVOR, CUD U SEND 25 DOLLAR TO MI FONE"

10.LOOK A GIRL, GET HAR FI GO INNA BED WID YUH AND YUH SAY "UMM BABES, U SURE U WAAH HAVE SEX?"

POLICE are trying to decide whether or not they should charge a woman for

taking almost a year to report that her daughter had gone missing.

According to the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), the police information arm, Latoya Thomas, aged 18 of Point Hill, St Catherine, went missing in July, 2009. Her mother, however, only reported the matter to the police last Monday.

"She was questioned but she has not been charged," an official at the CCN told

the Observer.

"The investigators were looking at several ways to charge her because of the fact that she took so long to report the incident, but according to them she really never did anything," the offiicial said.

The CCN official said that the woman told police that she did not report her daughter's disappearance to the police because she was fearful that doing so would cause her not to want to return home.

It was not immediately clear yesterday, however, whether or not it was the first time that Thomas had left home.

Thomas, who is of dark complexion, medium build, and about five feet, seven inches tall, vanished after she left home for Spanish Town, St Catherine, on an errand.

She was wearing a pair of blue jeans trousers, a black blouse, and a pair of black slippers at the time, the police said.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is being asked to call the Point Hill Police at 709-5079, 119, or contact the nearest police station.

it soon finish, sowi

-- Edited by gamepun on Friday 9th of April 2010 07:35:12 PM

U EVA TRY WATCH A VIDEO CLIP ONLINE AND THIS THING COME UP BOUT "NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR REGION"

YEAH ITS QUIET ANNOYING

DOES IT MAKE SENSE??

I NEED SENSIBLE PPL TO ANSWER, NOT BOASTERS

We have all heard the 'man bites dog' stories, but how about a real-life 'man marries dog' tale!

This one takes the biscuit, and it could only happen in India, the land of the Kama Sutra.

But you won't find this kind of love story between man and beast in the ancient Indian sex manual.

It took place for real during a traditional hindu ceremony at a temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

The groom in question was a 33-year-old Indian farmer named Selvakumar, and he was wed to a female dog named Selvi.

He married his four legged b!$%h to atone for stoning two other dogs to death and stringing them up in a tree 15 years ago.

He believed the act cursed him and he had been suffering ever since, he told the Hindustan Times.

After he stoned the dogs he said his legs and hands got paralysed, he lost hearing in one ear, and his speech was impaired.

With doctors unable to help him, Selvakumar turned to an astrologer who told him he was cursed by the spirits of the dogs he had killed.

He could undo the curse only if he married a dog and live with it, the soothsayer warned.

Family members chose a stray female dog who was then bathed and clothed for the wedding occasion.

Selvi the bride was brought to the temple by village women and a Hindu priest conducted the ceremony.

The paper showed a picture of Selvakumar sitting next to his canine bride, which was adorned in an orange sari and flower garland.

The paper said the groom and his family then had a feast, while the dog got a bun.

It was reported that Selvi attempted to make a bolt for it -- apparently due to the big crowds -- but she was tracked down and returned to her new 'husband'.

"The dog is only for lifting the curse and after that, he plans to get a real bride," a friend of the groom said.

Deeply superstitious people in rural India sometimes organize weddings to dogs and other animals, believing it can beat certain curses.

SNITCH!!! OPRAH'S DEADBEAT DAD PHOTO'D POSING WITH KITTY KELLEY . . . TELLS HER EVERYTHING FOR HER NEWEST BOOK!! (THAT OLD DUDE IS COLD *lo**ED)

MediaTakeOut.com learned that Oprah's father Vernon is SNITCHING to Kitty Kelly. The man, who raised Oprah, fell out with the talk show queen a number of years ago.

And to get her back, he agreed to DISH all the family secrets to author Kitty Kelley.

That's one dirty azz dude . . . I mean if you're gonna SNITCH to someone . . . you shoulda snitched to US!!!

RUMOR: CHRIS BROWN HAD 'PUBLIC' ENCOUNTER WITH MIAMI GROUPIE!!!

LAWWWWWWD Hammercy!!! MediaTakeout.com just got wind of a CRAZY story. According to an EYE WITNESS, R&B singer Chris Brown and a groupie got it poppin INSIDE a Miami club last night.

Here's how it all went down. According to our snitch, Chris along with rapper Nelly and Bow Wow attended a private "lingerie party" inside a posh Miami nightclub.

The insider explained, "All the girls were either completely naked or wearing lingerie."

Then at about 3:00 AM, Chris and a Latin chick he was talking to most of the night reportedly started GETTING IT IN. The insider told, "She and Chris were dancing and then she [appeared to be performing oral sex on him]. It was crazy that he did it in public like that."

Oh wow!!!

BIKINI PICS!!! SHAUNIE O'NEAL AND HER TWENTY THREE YEAR OLD BF FROLICKING ON THE BEACH . . . SHE DON'T LOOK BAD FOR A WOMAN WHO HAD 5 CHILDREN!!!!

LOOKING FOOLISH!!! VIVICA FOX SPAZZES OUT . . . WHEN SHE CATCHES HER YOUNGER BOYFRIEND KICKIN IT TO SOME CHICKS!!! (DETAILS INSIDE)

MediaTakeOut.com was the FIRST news source in the world to tell you about Vivica Fox' new boyfriend and his ROVING EYE. Well now the mainstream press is catching on.

According to our buddies at the NY Post. Viv actually caught dude kickin' it to some girls . . . while she was inside the club. Here's what theyre saying:

At his 26th birthday party at Geisha House in Atlanta, which Fox hosted, Slimm -- who was celebrating with Allen Iverson and Jermaine Dupri -- was seen chatting up several female guests.

Fox, 45, and Slimm later got into a tiff because she felt Slimm wasn't appreciative of her. "She's questioning whether Slimm is grown enough to handle her."

Vivica . . . girrrrl . . . you are looking real silly now. You had your fun with dude . . . now its time to KEEP IT MOVING . . .

R&B SINGER CIARA RELEASES THE ARTWORK FOR HER NEW SINGLE . . . AND SHE LOOKS CUTE . . . BUT THE ARTWORK LOOKS CHEAP!!!

The 51 year-old accused worshipers of having affairs as she shouted torrents of abuse during services at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Horfield, Bristol.

The mother-of-eight repeatedly interrupted proceedings and caused a nuisance for fellow parishioners over a four month period, Bristol Magistrate's Court was told.

She could face two months in jail under the rarely used Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 after she was taken to court by her church.

She is accused of interrupting, shouting, or causing a disturbance at the church between October 10, 2009, and February 13 this year. She denies the charges.

James King, prosecuting, told the court that Mrs Gardner-Cato caused a disturbance during services.

''She had been going to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in St Paul's and caused a nuisance and they had got an injunction against her," he said.

''Public interest was considered and it was decided that this case does require prosecution.

''She constantly interrupted services, caused a scene and accused people, in public, of having affairs with other members of the congregation.''

Gardner-Cato will face a trial later this year, where five witnesses - including three members of the congregation - will be called to give evidence.

Ruth Cormack, defending, said: ''Her defence is in essence that she was simply worshipping in a normal way that did not cause a nuisance or disrupt.''

Speaking after the hearing, Gardner-Cato said: ''They are trying to make out that I am a person who comes in and disrupts the services. I have been going to this church since I was a child.

''I am not a person who has behaviour that is anti-social or needs to be banned from a church but that is the image they are trying to present.''

Gardner-Cato was released on conditional bail that she does not attend the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

She will face trial in June.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence -- landing in what turned out to be a prison yard.

Garfield Heights police say the chase started in that suburb early Monday over a traffic violation and reached speeds of 90 mph.

Police say that after a race through several communities, the driver and a passenger bolted from the car and

headed for a fence.

They apparently did not realise it was on the outside the state women's prison in Cleveland.

They were arrested along with two other passengers who also tried to flee.

GUNMEN yesterday afternoon shot up a public passenger bus travelling along Slipe Road injuring three students from Kingston high schools in a brazen display of brutality that left commuters shocked and worried.

"At about 3:00 pm two gunmen opened fire on the bus as it reached close to the Torrington Bridge after the driver failed to follow their orders to stop," Inspector Steve Brown of the Constabulary Communication Network told the Observer.

The students, two girls and a boy, were hit during the attack and rushed to hospital. Police said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.Cops said they believed the attack stemmed from an altercation between a group of men in sections of Half-Way-Tree earlier in the day.

"It appeared that men who were injured in that incident had organised the attack," Brown said at the Cross Roads Police Station as his colleagues searched the bullet-riddled bus which was travelling from downtown when the attack occurred.

*lo** spots, apparently from the injured students, stained the sidewalk in front of the station.

Police said the injured children were first rushed to the station by the shocked bus driver after which they were taken by police to hospital.

Meanwhile, at a bar located close to the crime scene, a crowd of curious people gathered but were tight-lipped about what took place.

"All me can say is it sad," said one woman with a red bandana tied on her head and a slipper in one hand.

Another man close by said he was worried about the children.

The incident caused a massive traffic pile up in sections of Cross Roads, one of the city's bustling transportation hubs.

YOU LOSE 'EM HOW YOU GOT 'EM!! SHAUNIE DUMPED FIRST HUSBAND FOR SHAQ!! (DETAILS)

It seems like for the past few weeks, everyone has been DOGGING out Shaquille O'Neal for cheating on Shaunie. This months Essence magazine even calls Shaunie "brilliant" for managing to negotiate a substantial settlement with her NBA baller ex.

Well we here at MediaTakeOut.com decided to do a little DIGGING into Shaunie's past. And we found a WHOLE LOT OF SKELETONS in her closet.

Probably the most interesting one is the one concerning HOW she initially met Shaq.

According to one of MediaTakeOut.com's VERY RELIABLE snitches, Shaunie was MARRIED to one of Shaq's business associates when she first met the Seven foot baller. And she and her husband had a CHILD TOGETHER.

But the insider claims that a WEDDING RING wasn't going to come between Shaunie and the life she now leads today. The insider claims, "I can't say that Shaunie and Shaq were intimate when she was together with her husband, but I can tell you that Shaq was one of the reasons why she filed to divorce [her first husband]."

Ain't that something. We have now OFFICIALLY lost all sympathy for Shaunie . . .

Left: Konshens, performing at the official and original Water Party, held at Sagicor Car Park, New Kingston. Right: The look on his face suggests that he takes his job of 'ducking' patrons with water quite seriously.

In recent weeks, the 'land of wood and water' has been experiencing a shortage of the 'life commodity'. So much so, that the annual event, the official Water Party came under threats of not being held.

The promoters of the event, Island Mas, despite pressure from various groups, remained optimistic that the event would be successfully held on this its fifth staging.

Last Saturday night in New Kingston, the Sagicor car park was abuzz with activity, as loyal patrons lined up outside to take part in this year's staging of the official Water Party.

DJ Billy held down the early vibe, building the momentum for what was to come with the increasingly popular Palance. And due to the current water crisis, promoters decided to go foam.

"The situation was a very sensitive one, we wanted to do our part as promoters and be responsible, so while we had access to water, we decided to hold back. The patrons still enjoyed the event, and we got a record turnout," said Andrew Bellamy a promoter of the event.

Inside the car park, jubilant revellers, jumped, wined and waved, as persons made regular trips to the bars, others filling buckets with water and ducking persons in and around the venue.

The introduction of Skinny Fabulous was to have injected a higher level of energy, but that fizzled as he was way below par when compared with his last performance.

Richie Ras took over selecting duties and instantly made an impact with a string of reggae hits from Sizzla, Tarrus Riley and Buju Banton to the delight of the crowd.

An unbilled performer was announced, the crowd waited to see who it was, and to their surprise, Konshens took the stage. And screams from the females could be heard from miles away as he took his shirt off.

After a very energetic performance from Konshens, Richie Ras continued his set, with Richie Loops' In My Cup and Mavado's Gyal A Mad Ova.

Ras later made way for DJ Liquid who kicked off his set with Owl City's Fireflies. Later, patrons were sent into a frenzy as Sean Kingston's Fire Burning and Mavado and Stacious' Come Into My Room were thrown into the mix.

"Despite the absence of water, the party was mad, fun, we, as patrons, were understanding of the situation and we just made due of the entertainment package, it was overall fun," said Yaneek, a satisfied patron.

So in the end, despite all the initial controversy that surrounded the event, promoters were left smiling at the smooth transition of the event, as the fifth staging was said to be the most successful.

Corpse was still alive at airport, wife says

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle a corpse onto a plane says her husband was still alive when they reached Liverpool airport.

Gitta Jarant told Bild newspaper on Friday she hopes to get the remains of her husband Willi from Britain as soon as possible to have him cremated -- and then return to Berlin.

Jarant and her daughter were arrested at Liverpool's John Lennon airport on Saturday suspected of failing to give notice of Willi's death. She told the paper the 91-year-old former pilot had died at the airport just before the flight.

"I'm not a smuggler," Jarant, 66, told Bild. "My Willi only died at the airport. He suddenly looked so lifeless, like a wax figure. His fingernails turned blue all of a sudden. At home he was still warm -- I swear!"

The retired pilot was pushed in a wheelchair through the airport wearing sunglasses before check-in staff became suspicious and he was prevented from boarding the plane.

"I want to have Willi cremated and then fly home to Berlin with his ashes," Jarant said. They live in Berlin but spent several months each year in England with her daughter, she said.

A Rise in Violent Crime Evokes Citys Unruly Past

It is impossible to know if the recent increase in violent crime in the city is legitimate cause for concern that the bad old days of crime may return, or if it simply represents a blip in a trend line continuing a descent of nearly two decades.

Homicides are up nearly 22 percent in 2010, compared with the same period last year. Shootings are up in the city, to 293 from 257, a 14 percent increase. And there are more victims of gunfire: 351 through April 4, up from 318 in the same period a year ago.

But it is not statistics, but rather the tenor and pace of 2010s spasm of disorder that are suggestive of a bygone era, and have again raised questions about whether New York City is finally at the end of crime declines.

Add to this a depleted police headcount and city and state budgets that remain stubbornly unsolved and crime is suddenly a political hammer: The mayor is lobbying for money from Albany, and state lawmakers are pleading poverty even as they try to close a $9.2 billion budget gap and serve the needs of constituencies from Buffalo to Bridgehampton.

Last week, after hordes of young people swarmed Times Square in what has evolved in recent years into a violent Easter night ritual, the mayor used a term popularized in 1989 when a Central Park jogger was brutally attacked, emblematic of an era when crime in the city was at its apex. That followed comments he made in March when he called the uptick in homicides worrisome, and decried, We have fewer police officers on the streets than we did before.

His choice of words was significant for a mayor who typically gives little credence to minor fluctuations in data. But the posturing is laced with a degree of caution, as city officials strive to sound the alarms of budget cuts while at the same time assuring the public that the streets remain as safe as they have ever been.

Addressing a radio audience on Sunday, Mr. *la*hmberg said that since 2001, overall crime was down 40 percent, murder was down 35 percent and subway crime was down nearly by half.

Under the governors and the Senates budget proposals, the city would lose roughly $1.3 billion, and a little more than half of that under the Assemblys plan. The mayor warned in January that the governors proposal would force the Police Department to lay off 3,150 officers, bringing the force down to same level it was in 1985. He backed off that statement last week, saying on his weekly radio program that the city was not going to lay off cops.

Nonetheless, the police force has been shrinking steadily, from a high of 40,285 officers in 2000, to about 35,600 last year.

Even if the cuts in the governors proposal were fully restored, the departments uniformed count is still on course to drop below 33,000 through attrition by July 2011, its lowest level since 1990, when it had 32,441 officers, including housing and transit police before the departments were merged.

That was the year murders in the city peaked at 2,245, making it one of the nations top murder capitals. Not only is the force smaller, but it is also being pulled in more directions, with roughly 1,000 officers on counterterrorism duty. The department devotes cars and resources to a critical response team and to provide a presence near potential terrorist targets, though those resources can be redeployed to areas with elevated crime.

Some officials worry the city is already slipping toward its lawless past.

What is the tipping point? said Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president. How low can you go, in actual police numbers? And I think what these statistics say, and these other incidents say, especially those who have been around the city all our lives, is we may have tipped a little.

Mr. Stringer added that for the first time in a long time he is hearing from constituents who do not feel safe in the subways or the streets. A string of six stabbings involving high school students over a few days last month, along with a subway brawl that left two people dead and the Easter night mayhem in Times Square have helped stoke those fears.

Kingston, JA (Ms. RAINE INC): Oracabessa's 007 All Stars, comprised of the area's finest young football talent, gets ready to face their most formidable opponents yet - not necessarily in football skill, but certainly in international acclaim. This spring, the All Stars battle some of the biggest names in Jamaica's entertainment industry for the Ocean Splash 2010 championship. Hosted by Triple T Production, Ocean Splash 2010 Celebrity Football Match and Fun Day will be held on Sunday, May 2nd at James Bond Beach.

Prestige, Aidonia, Twin of Twins, Ding Dong, RDX, I-Octane, Vybrant, John Hype, Fyakin, Delly Ranx, Mad Cobra, Captain Barkey, Tony Curtis, Lukie D, Jigsy King, Galaxy P, Mega Banton, Beetle Bailey, Ninja Kid, Little Chris, Mitch, Teacha D, Mr. Peppa, Kashu Man, Higher Boukie, Stikki, and Blacka Pride- The Ocean Splash Celebrity Football Team- under the tutelage of team captain Dancehall deejay Wickerman, will go toe-to-toe with the All Stars in a friendly scrimmage match that will kick-off Ocean Splash 2010.

"Ready? You asking if we ready," says a 007 All Star team member nicknamed 'One Cent.' "You fi ask dem big belly entertainer if dem ready fi we," he jokes.

The image of Oprah as America's benevolent earth mother is about to take a serious hit, thanks to -- who else? -- biographer Kitty Kelley, whose book on the talk show queen comes out Tuesday.

"I was astounded that the woman who seems so open and uninhibited is really so choked by secrets," said Kelley, who interviewed more than 800 people and spent four years researching the book.

In a short excerpt obtained by the Reliable Source, Oprah comes off as a demanding diva unwilling to lift a finger -- or foot -- if she doesn't feel like it.

About five years ago, she contacted Georgetown's L'Enfant Gallery, known for high-end antiques, because she owned works by portraitist John Kirthian Court and wanted to see more. Gallery owner Peter Colasante bought three paintings ($60,000-$80,000 each) and had them shipped from Portugal to his shop for Oprah's consideration. He received strict instructions for her short visit, along with a partial schedule: "2:17 p.m.: Oprah's limousine arrives at L'Enfant Gallery, 2:20 p.m.: Oprah walks into gallery...."

On the appointed day and time, two limos pulled up and Oprah went into Deborah Gore Dean's shop across Wisconsin Avenue. After waiting 30 minutes, Colasante walked over and found his famous client berating Dean. He told Oprah and her entourage (secretary, pilot, hairdresser, makeup man, guards) that he had other appointments scheduled and she needed to honor her timetable.

"Oprah does not walk," she told him, referring to herself in the third person. "Who is this guy?" Then she started screaming at her staff, but finally agreed to cross the street and come through his front door.

"I just don't feel it," she told him. "The vibrations aren't right."

"You'll feel them once you see the paintings we've assembled for you," he said, pointing up the stairs where Court's art was hanging.

"Oprah does not do stairs," she said.

Things went rapidly downhill from there: Colasante's partner hissed that maybe Oprah could use the exercise (unclear who heard), and she stormed out in a huff without buying anything.

How accurate is Kelley's version? Dean, who declined to be interviewed for the book, said she doesn't discuss her clients. Winfrey spokeswoman Lisa Halliday declined to comment.

"Kitty got it just right," Colasante told us this weekend. "I was somewhat dumbfounded to see this side of Oprah. I've been in business 37 years, and I've never seen anyone behave that way before -- least of all anyone well-known, who are generally p**sycats. We had a wonderful time with Barbra Streisand." (He eventually sold two of the three Court paintings.)

No telling what else Kelley has unearthed or who gets to hear it: Her book has an initial printing of 500,000 copies, but she said some major news organizations have refused to schedule interviews for fear of Oprah's power and displeasure.

But Kelley told us she's still a fan. "I love her -- she is a biographer's gift. I started the book the same way I ended up, with a great deal of respect for her."

Nas Ordered to Pay Kelis Big Bucks

 

Nas went to court Monday over his divorce with Kelis -- and walked out a little lighter in the wallet.

According to documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Nas had to immediately fork over $47,249.42 in back child support and $40,454 in back spousal support.

The judge also ordered Nas to pay $10,000/month in spousal support until he pays off the $299,015.50 he owes Kelis.

Nas also has to pay 90% of Kelis' legal fees in the amount of $155,787.28.

Lastly, Nas has to pay $48,549.83 to cover Kelis' accounting expenses.

The lesson, as always -- when Laura Wasser reps your ex, settle as quickly as possible. Nas just learned that the hard way.

A 50-year-old man believed to be of unsound mind was seriously injured after he was beaten by residents of the New Market district in St Elizabeth on Sunday.

Though the incident occurred on Sunday, an official report was only made to the police yesterday.

Reports, according to the police, are that 8 a.m. on Sunday, the man was accused of going to the house of a resident of the community and destroying some clothes belonging to the occupants. The residents then reportedly set upon the man, beating him severely, causing injuries to his head, hands and feet.

He was taken to the Black River Hospital, but was later transferred to the Kingston Public Hospital. His condition is said to be serious.

The Black River CIB is investigating.

Hes supposedly shooting a video for his second single. I wont say which but Ill help narrow it down and you decide:

Light Up feat. Jay-Z
Shut It Down feat. The-Dream
TBD feat. Kanye West

Former model claims actor assaulted her, kept attendants on call

Steven Seagal is accused of hiring young women as personal attendants whose real job was to serve his strange and sometimes violent sexual desires, according to a civil lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles by a 23-year-old former model who describes her experience in harrowing detail.

The plaintiff, Kayden Nguyen, said she met the action star in February through an ad on Craigslist seeking an executive assistant and, after three interviews, was told to pack for a trip to New Orleans, where the A&E show "Steven Seagal Lawman" was taping.

When she arrived, the lawsuit says, she discovered that Seagal had been keeping two young female Russian "attendants" who were essentially on-call for sex 24-seven

On that first night, Nguyen was ushered to a secluded house where Seagal was staying with his wife and the two young women. He then proceeded to treat Nguyen as his "sex toy" despite her complaints, the lawsuit says.She complained the following morning to some of the other employees, assuming that they would deliver the message to Seagal. Hours later, the lawsuit says he assaulted her again, this time forcing her to consume "illegal pills."

The following morning, when she confronted Seagal herself, he told her there had been a "misunderstanding"; but hours later, he assaulted her a third time, an attack that stopped only when she ran away, according to the lawsuit.

The ordeal carried on for several days, and it wasn't until Feb. 28 the following Sunday that she was able to escape the situation, the lawsuit says.

The lawsuit says Nguyen told Seagal that she had to leave to meet with family members who would be suspicious if she didn't show up. Nonetheless, he told her not to leave the house and followed her with a gun equipped with a flashlight as she went out to a waiting cab, which sped away as she jumped in the front seat.

A message left by TheWrap with the action star's attorney, Stuart Rosenthal, was not immediately returned Monday. Messages left with A&E were also not immediately returned.

It was not clear why Kayden Nguyen chose to file a civil lawsuit instead of a criminal complaint. Messages left with her lawyers were not immediately returned Monday.

Nguyen's lawsuit claims that even after she got away, Seagal and his employees tried desperately to persuade her to return. When she escaped, she left behind "everything of value she owned," including car keys, her laptop, clothes, and "hundreds of dollars worth of makeup." She was told she would not get the items back until she signed an agreement stating she would not report the sexual attacks.

ON TO THE NEXT ONE!!! REGGIE BUSH PHOTO'D WITH HIS NEW GF . . . A COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER!!!

MediaTakeOut.com told you that last week, NFL superstar Reggie Bush was dating video chick Dollicia Bryant. Well now he's moved on - to a country singer named Jessee James.

Below are pics of the two, in Las Vegas.

Looks like Reggie's enjoying the single life . . .

FIFTY Y U DOING IT

The extradition of Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher Dudus Coke continues to garner increased interest internationally. In an editorial printed last week, one of Canadas largest Newspapers, The Globe and Mail has weighed in.

The editorial said that stalling over the August, 2009 request to extradite Christopher Dudus Coke has caused a rift in jamaicas relationship with Washington.

It adds that the incident threatens to expose political corruption in the government of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, underscoring the reality that criminal gangs and politics are still linked in Jamaica, as the two main political parties rely on garrison dons to produce votes during elections.

The paper asserted that the Mr. Coke incident has prompted the US State Department to question Jamaicas commitment to law enforcement co-operation.

It also references a major address in 2007 by Prime Minister Golding when he pledged to tackle crime and corruption and that three years later, the governments ambitious initiatives remain stalled in Parliament, and five anti-crime proposals have yet to be debated.

The Globe and mail opines that the Jamaican government must act now and turn the extradition request for Mr. Coke over to the courts. The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across Canada.

It has a weekly readership of 935,000 and is Canadas largest nationally circulated newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star and is widely described as Canadas newspaper of record in the English language.

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Dr. Peter Phillips. The Joint Parliamentary and Executive Committee of the People's National Party (PNP) is calling on Member of Parliament for West Kingston Bruce Golding to see to the immediate removal of offensive and threatening graffiti in his constituency. The grafitti targets Member of Parliament and Chairman of the PNP's Communications Commission Dr. Peter Phillips. A statement from the PNP on Monday night said the Party is extremely disturbed that the sentiment of the graffiti is in keeping with comments made recently in Parliament by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Karl Samuda about Dr. Phillips. According to PNP Chairman, Robert Pickersgill, the Party stands firmly behind Dr. Phillips who has been authorised to speak on behalf of the Opposition on the Dudus extradition issue and the related Manatt Phelps and Phillips debacle.       The Party Chairman adds that the voice of the Opposition will not be silenced. "What we are saying in particular about Dr. Phillips, we are with him solidly he was speaking on behalf of the PNP and will continue to speak on behalf of the PNP in this matter and as he said he is not afraid nor are we," Mr. Pickersgill said. And the JLP is maintaining its code of silence on the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips Affair. The matter was expected to be discussed at the Party's weekly Standing Committee meeting Monday evening. However, no statement was issued following the meeting and JLP General Secretary Karl Samuda once again could not be reached for a comment. The Party has been silent since the matter took a surprise turn late last week following a damning statement by one of the major players in the ongoing saga. Attorney Harold Brady suggested that he and Information Minister Daryl Vaz knew more than they were letting on. His comment also seemed to suggest that the information, if revealed, would be damaging to Mr. Vaz.