Russian scientists working at a 'graveyard' of extinct mammoths and woolly rhinos in Siberia claim to have found a bacterium which could prolong human virility and life span.

Already nicknamed 'pre-historic Viagra', experiments on mice show it increases mental alertness, physical prowess and sexual activity, with females reportedly having babies into old age.

The findings are an unexpected byproduct of detailed research into the extinct creatures whose well-preserved remains have been found in the permafrost Yakutia region of eastern Russia. 

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Kartel plans...LEGAL FIGHT AGAINST BAN - Deejay to challenge Broadcasting Commission's decision

MZJA Family, Its almost Valentines Day, and most are thinkin about what to give/ do for their partners! So, lets make it a little easier for some of us by telling what you would like your partner to give/ do to you on Valentines Day!

Even if they wont do it, what is your wish for that day?

Open for ALL IDEAS!

Amy Winehouse has decided to record her new album in Jamaica.
The drug addict singer who has put her drug days behind her has ironically decided to record her latest album in the drug haven of Jamaica.
It is universally known that crack and cocaine are easy to obtain in the island.
A source of the Sun has said that Amy is feeling and looking better but is worried about the influences awaiting her back in the UK.
Amy is presently in St. Lucia creating havoc by starting fights, stealing other guest's
drinks and walking around naked.
She will return to the Uk to do administrative business before returning to the Caribbean.

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Ernest Smith, member of parliament (MP) for South West St Ann, is calling for singers and producers involved in the recording of obscene songs to be prosecuted for breaching the Obscene Publications Act

Smith, who was making his presentation during the debate on the Sexual Offenders Bill in Parliament on Tuesday, called for the commissioner of police and the director of public prosecutions to take steps to arrest and prosecute these persons.

"... Once they hear those songs, even a first-year law student can recognise and see that these songs are in breach. Why is it that over the years, Mr Speaker, these singers and producers have not in fact been prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act?" he asked.

In further cementing his point, the MP blamed the makers of these songs for influencing children to carry weapons. "Some of them have criminal records, why do you think our little children carry knives and guns to school? 'Cause they are being influenced by these songs."

He also blamed the artistes for minors having sex.

"Why do you think a group of statisticians have said that some 90 per cent of our children under the age of 16 are in fact sexually active, yet we have a law against that. It's because of the musicians and their songs."

This latest attack comes days after the Broadcasting Commission's latest directive to radio, television and cable stations to stop playing daggering, sexually explicit songs or 'bleeped' song. This directive has influenced a widespread debate with members of the public openly sharing their views on several talk shows and in newspaper articles.

Smith, who said some musicians' behaviour cause people like Bob Marley to turn in his grave, also shared his opinion during his presentation. He said: "In so far as the Broadcasting Commission is concerned, Mr Speaker, I notice that recently they put a ban on a certain song. I only ask one question when it comes to that: What have they been doing all these years? Sleeping?"

Since the restriction was implemented earlier this week, radio disc jocks are said to be playing less Jamaican music and they are having a hard time finding enough clean music to fill the slots.

The police have confirmed that a major fraud case has been uncovered at the Accountant General's Department in downtown Kingston.

Damion Brown, a supervisor who worked in the pensions department, has since been charged in connection with the case.

It is reported that over the past two and a half years, Brown swindled millions of dollars in pension cheques that were drawn in the names of dead pensioners.

The Gleaner/Power 106 News has been informed that the supervisor, claiming the pensioners were unable to sign the cheques to have them cashed, fraudulently added the names of some of his relatives.

Between 2006 and January of this year when he was caught, he allegedly routed the cheques through his relatives' bank accounts each month.

Unfamiliar persons

The Gleaner/Power 106 News understands the breach was discovered last month while Brown was on vacation leave and the relatives of the dead pensioners turned up at the accountant general's department to report that they had received cheques for their loved ones. In addition, the cheques carried the names of unfamiliar persons.

An investigation was subsequently launched and the police called in.

It is reported that investigations have so far determined that cheques amounting to $9 million were drawn between 2006 and 2007.

Gleaner/Power 106 News sources said that, in December last year, $750,000 was defrauded in pension payments.

Teen rapper Soulja Boy may have been robbed at gunpoint earlier this week at his home in Atlanta. However, reports are still unconfirmed.

Via text messages on the rapper's official Twitter page, he left an ATL night club "zooted" at around 11:30 p.m. on Monday (December 29). Then hours later, the next day, two more texts popped up, stating robbers kicked in his door, and almost took his life.

"Thanking God for my life," Soulja Boy's Twitter message read. "Six n****z kicked in my door and tried to kill me."

"Glad we alive, they had AKs and pistols and tried to kidnap my boy Jbar," another message read later that afternoon.

Later Tuesday evening (December 30), the messages mysteriously disappeared, and the teen rapper hasn't addressed the alleged attack as of press time.

Ever since the shocking messages, the rumor has popped up on several gossip sites. Then on New Year's Eve, two masked men posted a viral video (via Bossip), claiming responsibility for the crime. However, the men claimed that they were the only two robbers and not six, as Soulja Boy originally said. They also said that only one pistol was used, and not AK-47s.

In the video, the two men boast of monitoring the young rapper's movements, attending his album release party, and then following him by to his home.

While the video was first met with skepticism by online fans, a rep for Soulja Boy confirmed to AllHipHop that an incident did take place. However, no further information was released, other than stating that the crime is "a serious situation."

Anahad OConnor
The New York Times News Service

Blowing your nose to alleviate stuffiness may be second nature, but some people argue it does no good, reversing the flow of mucus into the sinuses and slowing the drainage.

Counterintuitive, perhaps, but research shows it to be true.

To test the notion, Dr. J. Owen Hendley and other pediatric infectious disease researchers at the University of Virginia conducted CT scans and other measurements as subjects coughed, sneezed and blew their noses. In some cases, the subjects had an opaque dye dripped into their rear nasal cavities.

Coughing and sneezing generated little if any pressure in the nasal cavities. But nose blowing generated enormous pressure equivalent to a persons diastolic *lo** pressure reading, Dr. Hendley said and propelled mucus into the sinuses every time. Dr. Hendley said it was unclear whether this was harmful, but added that during sickness it could shoot viruses or bacteria into the sinuses, and possibly cause further infection.

The proper method is to blow one nostril at a time and to take decongestants, said Dr. Anil Kumar Lalwani, chairman of the department of otolaryngology at the New York University Langone Medical Center. This prevents a buildup of excess pressure.

THE BOTTOM LINE
Blowing your nose can create a buildup of excess pressure in sinus cavities.

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A spokesperson for one of Jamaica's major carnival operations has challenged critics of the annual festival, saying characterisations of the event as wholly lewd were unfair.

Samantha Franklyn, public relations manager for Bacchanal Jamaica, argued that the lyrics of calypso and soca - the main genres of music played - were not as sexually explicit as those in Jamaica's dancehall circles.

She also said carnival was not merely about gyrations.

"I personally don't engage in lewd dancing, or wining down on the streets, and all my life I practically have grown up going to carnival events. I have never seen my parents engage in any lewd activities, so parents are respon-sible for monitoring their children," Franklyn told The Gleaner on Tuesday.

Debate on decency

Raging national debate about public decency has coincided with a clampdown last Friday on the broadcast of violent and sexually explicit content on radio, television and cable.

The Gleaner first broke news of the Broadcasting Commission's ban of free-to-air X-rated songs, including the dancehall phenomenon of daggerin', the simulation of violent sex. Soca and calypso songs with overtly sexual material will also face the axe. The ban does not apply to recordings on CDs or DVDs.

Rampin' Shop, the chart-topping song performed by deejays Vybz Kartel and Spice, has become the cause célèbre of supporters of the ban who have registered outrage at the lyrics. Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) has, however, blasted detractors, saying the controversy was being stoked by social hypocrites.

Parental vigilance

Franklyn suggested that a wholesale blackout of carnival parades would adversely affect the festival's marketing edge, explaining that it drew support from droves of tourists and Jamaicans based overseas.

Such action could deplete sponsorship, she said.

The Bacchanal Jamaica spokes-person called for a shifting of res-ponsibility from event promoters to parents, who she believed should more vigilantly monitor radio and television content which children consume.

She also suggested that media houses find middle ground on the airing of carnival.

"The media houses, too, have a role to play as it relates to carnival. ... They can censor what parts of carnival they don't want to put on the airwaves, (but) Mas Camp is not only about wining," Franklyn said.

Ras Kassa, a leading music-video director in the island, this week called for an across-the-board policy on music fit for airplay, not a targeting of dancehall alone.

"They should insist carnival is not shown live on TV, because it's not only Grandma putting up her leg, but it's the children in Kiddies Carnival too," he told The Gleaner.

Michelle Laidlaw, assistant manager of Jamaica Carnival, another major promoter, declined comment.

Carnival, better associated with Caribbean neighbours Trinidad and Tobago and South American bacchanal Mecca, Brazil, was pioneered in Jamaica by the late Byron Lee in 1990. Weeks-long celebrations climax after the end of Easter with road parades, featuring a kaleidoscope of costumed marchers - some scantily dressed - and colourful music.

A Romeo and Juliet story played out in India after 21-year old Ratan Mandal and 18-year old Kanchan Kumari secretly married in January. Originally from rival clans, both families met in what was supposed to be an effort to settle the family dispute.

It ended in tragedy after Kanchan Kumaris family killed her, her lover Ratan, and six members of his family. Their beheaded bodies were found floating in the Bihar provinces Ganga River.

Wilders, who is the leader of the Freedom Party, flew into the UK in the face of a ban from the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith just after 2pm to show an anti-Muslim film at the House of Lords.

He was seized by two border guards who boarded the BMI aircraft as it sat on the tarmac and was marched into a side room in the main Terminal One building.

The politician, who was invited by the UKIP peer Lord Pearson and cross-bencher Baroness Cox, had earlier been warned that Miss Smith viewed his presence in the country as a threat to the fundamental interests of society.

The Home Office refused to confirm the flight on which the politician would be placed.

But Mr Wilderss spokesman in Amsterdam said that he understood that he would sent back to the Dutch capital within two hours.

As he was escorted off the aircraft Mr Wilders said: Is this how Great Britain welcomes a democrat?

He was invited to Westminster to show his 17-minute film Fitna, which criticises the Koran as a "fascist book", by a member of the House of Lords.

But on Tuesday he received a letter from the Home Office refusing him entry because his opinions "would threaten community security and therefore public security" in the UK.

Mr Wilders condemned the British Government as "weak and cowardly" and vowed he would make the trip anyway.

He left Amsterdam on a BMI flight at lunchtime and the aircraft touched down at London's Heathrow Airport at about 2pm.

BMI refused to confirm that Mr Wilders had booked a flight with the airline, citing data protection laws.

A spokesman said only: "We are obliged to observe Government-enforced travel restrictions. If they are imposed, we are duty-bound to abide by them."

Mr Wilders has urged the Dutch government to ban the Koran and warned of a "tsunami" of Islam swamping the Netherlands.

His film sparked violent protests around the Muslim world last year for linking verses in the religious text with footage of terrorist attacks.

He has launched an appeal against an Amsterdam court's order that he should be prosecuted for hate speech.

Mr Wilders said he had already shown his film to Denmark's parliament and would take it to Italy and the US House of Representatives in the coming weeks.

He told the BBC: "I was very surprised and very saddened that the freedom of speech that I believe was a very strong point in UK society is being hara**ed today."

More:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4602261/Dutch-politician-Geert-Wilders-to-be-deported-after-being-refused-entry-to-Britain.html

KARACHI: Karachi police have registered a case against three unidentified women who allegedly abducted a man and raped him over four consecutive days, and later throwing him near Qayyumabad River in an unconscious state.

The victim identified as Khalil, 23, works as a waiter at a restaurant. Khalil revealed that, on the night of January 27, an identified man ordered him to deliver food to the women sitting in a car outside the restaurant.

After giving me the order, the man went towards the car. I took the order to the car where the women told me that they had recently shifted to the area, the Daily Times quoted him as saying. The women then asked him to deliver food to their house every day. They asked me to go along with them in the car to see me where their house was, he added. Once they got to the house, they gave me milk that had some drug in it ... I fell unconscious after drinking it.

As he regained consciousness, Khalil found that the women were forcing themselves onto me. According to assistant superintendent of police Asad Raza, the women sexually assaulted Khalil for four days, and then threw him near Qayyumabad river. His condition is really bad ... his genitals are bleeding and he cannot walk properly, said Raza.

Raza said the women belonged to rich families of Karachis Clifton area. Its a complicated case ... but we are hoping that we will solve it soon, he added.

A shortage of resident magistrates in St Catherine has led to the postponement of the preliminary inquiry against a police superintendent charged with vehicular manslaughter.

Appearing before the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court Tuesday was Superintendent Yvonne Martin-Daley of the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St Catherine.

She is charged in connection with the death of Constable Mark Needham of the Motorised Patrol Division. He was killed during a crash on the Spanish Town Bypass on his way to work about 7:30 a.m. on July 15 last year.

Defence attorney Anthony Pearson asked for the earliest possible date. The inquiry was rescheduled for March 19.

 

Persistent rain which has battered eastern parishes destroyed a key road in the community of Friday, Portland, Monday, leaving a mere footpath for residents to exit districts in the Rio Grande Valley.

Affected areas include Mill Bank and Comfort Castle.

The state of roads in the Rio Grande Valley came to national attention after a market truck plunged into a ravine, killing 14 persons, on December 19, 2008. The Office of the Public Defender has said the condition of the road may have contributed to the crash.

These photos taken by Josh Hunter capture the extent of the devastation wreaked by heavy showers in Friday.

Brandy baby bro has gotten himself into quite a pickle amidst claims that a former contestant on his VH1 reality dating series, For The Love Of Ray J, is several months pregnant with the Sexy Can I singers child.


Monica Danger Leon (the chick with the tattoo on her face) alleges that she is more than three months pregnant with Rays J after letting Ray dip her bat while filming the series last November.

Monica tells The National Enquirer that she became pregnant after a series of unprotected intimate encounters with Ray J.

I was locked in a mansion with him and 13 girls from October until the end of December. Toward the end of the first week of filming, we made love for the first time - and we slept together every night after that.

Monica says she was on the Pill, but the contraception failed during that period. She is now engaged to marry rapper/actor Nick Cannons brother Gabriel.

The vixen has allegedly told Ray J about their pending bundle of joy, and the star is reportedly eager to get involved in the childs life.

But Monica isnt so sure thats what she wants.

I saw him playing around with other girls - making out with them and smacking their butts, and it made me sick to think he could be giving me their germs when he was kissing me.

A representative for the show has branded Monica a liar, simply saying: Weve been told that the story is not true.

More details emerge.Chris Stepfather, Donelle Hawkins, is speaking out on his behalf about the Chrihanna fiasco and wants to set the record straight on his abusive past:

CHRIS BROWN has taken another hit in the wake of his reported attack on girlfriend RIHANNA on Sunday (08Feb09) - the singers former stepdad has confessed the damning story does not surprise him. Brown attacked his mothers ex in a magazine article in 2007, claiming he was a terrifying force within the family. Brown told Giant magazine, He used to hit my mom He made me terrified all the time, terrified like I had to pee on myself. I remember one night he made her nose bleed. I was crying and thinking, Im just gonna go crazy on him one day And now Donnelle Hawkins is having his say after Brown was charged with making criminal threats following his Sunday morning fight with Rihanna. Asked what he thought about reports his former stepson had attacked his girlfriend, Hawkins tells Usmagazine.com, I wouldnt be surprised, adding, He has to take responsibility for his own actions. And Hawkins is using the interest to dismiss reports he abused Browns mother. He adds, There was a lot of arguing between his mom and I (but) I never raised a hand at his mom. I spanked Chris one time. I became the bad guy. Chris was really mad at his mom for leaving his dad, so I became the scapegoat. No matter how much I tried to be a father figure, nothing worked.

The cops have dusted Chris Lambo for fingerprints:

Were told the black dirt all over the car is residue from when the cops searched it for fingerprints. Brown reportedly abandoned the Lamborghini after his alleged altercation with Rihanna on Sunday morning.

This entire ordeal is just plain craziness. Peep the video below detailing the events below.

Brandy baby bro has gotten himself into quite a pickle amidst claims that a former contestant on his VH1 reality dating series, For The Love Of Ray J, is several months pregnant with the Sexy Can I singers child.

Monica Danger Leon (the chick with the tattoo on her face) alleges that she is more than three months pregnant with Rays J after letting Ray dip her bat while filming the series last November.

Monica tells The National Enquirer that she became pregnant after a series of unprotected intimate encounters with Ray J.

I was locked in a mansion with him and 13 girls from October until the end of December. Toward the end of the first week of filming, we made love for the first time - and we slept together every night after that.

Monica says she was on the Pill, but the contraception failed during that period. She is now engaged to marry rapper/actor Nick Cannons brother Gabriel.

The vixen has allegedly told Ray J about their pending bundle of joy, and the star is reportedly eager to get involved in the childs life.

But Monica isnt so sure thats what she wants.

I saw him playing around with other girls - making out with them and smacking their butts, and it made me sick to think he could be giving me their germs when he was kissing me.

A representative for the show has branded Monica a liar, simply saying: Weve been told that the story is not true.

Superintendent McArthur Sutherland testified Tuesday that 26-year-old labourer Sheldon Pusey told him that he killed 64-year-old Ambassador Peter King, but it was in self-defence.

Sutherland said Pusey made the disclosure shortly after he cautioned him when he saw him at the Half-Way Tree Police Station lockup about 8 a.m. on March 6, 2007. The cop said he cautioned Pusey that he was not obliged to say anything unless he wished to do so and that it would be submitted as written evidence.

He said Pusey told him that he wanted to talk to him in private and then said, "A me kill Peter King, but a self-defence."

Pusey said he did not have a lawyer and Superintendent Sutherland said he got duty counsel Berry Bryan to represent Pusey during an interview later that day.

Berry is representing Pusey at his trial, which began on January 19, in the Home Circuit Court.

Sutherland said he asked Pusey 129 questions in the presence of his lawyer. The questions and answers were tendered into evidence Tuesday.

The Crown, represented by prosecutors Caroline Hay and Dahlia Findlay, is alleging that sometime on March 19 or 20, 2006, King was stabbed and chopped several times at his home at 11A Waterloo Road, Kingston 10.

Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh is presiding at the trial.

BOTTOM TOWN, Trelawny

Jamar Riley uses a stick to indicate the level of the stagnant water which has been a source of discontent among residents of Bottom Town. (Photo: Alan Lewin)

Health officials in this parish are moving to avert a looming outbreak of infectious diseases in this small community which has been plagued with a raft of social ills for quite sometime.

"The situation here is potentially dangerous... "If nothing is done in short order, then we are likely to have persons who will become very sick from leptospirosis which can cause death, diarrhoeal diseases which if not properly managed can also caused death, skin rashes which are very contagious, mosquito-borne diseases such and dengue and skin diseases such as tinea (ring worm)," medical officer of health (MOH) for the parish, Marcia Johnson Campbell warned on Tuesday.

Dr Johnson Campbell said the existing conditions in the community could lead to mental stress.

"Getting up each day and to look around and see garbage surround you, cannot be good for your mental health," said the MOH, who was assigned to the parish almost three years ago.

Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Trelawny, Marcia Johnson Campbell.

The community of Bottom Town sits on approximately 15 acres of low-lying lands and is bordered by the Clarks Town main road to the East; Mac Hill district in the West and sections of the vast Long Pond Sugar Estate in the North.

The area accounts for roughly 1,500 persons. A large number of the working population is employed to the Long Pond Sugar Estate.

Bottom Town - like a few other communities in the parish - is beset by a plethora of social problems, including inadequate sewage disposal, flooding, unemployment, a high percentage of teenage pregnancy, a lack of proper garbage disposal system, poor road conditions, as well as a large number of dilapidated houses.

Two larger ponds in the community, - which boasts a basic school, several grocery shops and three churches - provide a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Two months ago, the community was placed under the microscope of the Trelawny Health Department, after the poor state of the densely populated area was brought to its attention.

"Health care workers who work in the community recognise that there seems to be a serious problem with garbage collection, stagnant water, with waste water being on the road and in particular drainage from pig pens and blocked drains," Johnson Campbell noted.

She said the health department has now realised that "enough is enough and that the situation has to stop now" and as such, is moving swiftly to prevent what could become a major catastrophe in the community.

Luckily, she added, so far there has not been an increase in any disease in the area.

" But we are not taking any chances," she stressed.
As part of the department's drive to address the ills of the community, several stakeholders including mayor of Falmouth and chairman of the Trelawny Parish Council, Colin Gager, member of parliament for the area Dr Patrick Harris, representatives from the National Environmental Planning Authority (NEPA), National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and councillor for the area Fernandez 'Bingey' Smith, toured the community last Friday.

"What we discovered there was a lot of garbage, the drains were in a terrible state, the way the people rear their animals and dispose of their waste was appalling and this is of great concern to us," Gager said following the tour.

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While every other news source in the world is speculating that Chris Brown is facing several years in prison for his assault against Rihanna MEDIATAKEOUT.COM DISAGREES!!! In fact MediaTakeOut.com suspects that Chris Brown will likely serve less than a year in prison for the assault against Rihanna and he may get off completely!!

Many people in the media are speculating that Chris Brown will be brought up on felony domestic battery charge but HE WONT!! MediaTakeOut.com discovered that, under California law, Chris Brown CAN NOT be charged with domestic battery. Thats because the domestic battery law only applies to a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former co-habitant, or the mother or father of his or her child. Since Chris and Rihanna dont live together (Chris has continuously maintained his own apartment), arent married, and dont have a child together the law doesnt apply.

So that means that the district attorneys best chance to prosecute Chris is under the Crinimal Threat charge. But according to TMZ, that might not work either. Heres what theyre reporting:

During [Rihanna and Cris] argument, he started hitting her. According to the police report, she ordered him to drive her home and "faked a call" to someone, saying things like "He's dropping me off. Make sure the cops are there."

Rihanna told cops the fake call enraged Brown. He said something to the effect of "You are really fu**ed up now. I'm going to kill you." This statement is the basis of the criminal threats charge. As one law enforcement source told us, "It's kinda weak, and the D.A. is not going to prosecute a high profile case like this unless it's solid."

That means that Chris Brown will likely only be charged with simple assault (a misdemeanor that carries a 6 month jail time). And given the fact Chris is a first time offender, and that people close to Chris tell MediaTakeOut.com that Rihanna was actively involved in the scuffle it may be difficult for the prosecution to make any assault charge stick.

Developing

As easy as it is to talk a drunk 18-year-old out of her tank top -- Joe Francis has just been sprung from house arrest.

A Federal Court in L.A today released Joey boy from casa lockdown in his tax evasion case.

Joe had been in the doghouse after being 5 hours late for a hearing last week. Joe said he was too sick to make the trek to court.

The judge didn't buy it and placed him on house arrest -- until the doc came in today and backed up Joe's story.

Law enforcement sources have now gotten specific with us... police took pictures of Rihanna's injuries and they are "horrific."

As we reported, the photos show major contusions on both sides of the singer's face -- there is serious swelling and bruising. Her lip is split and her nose *lo**y. We have now confirmed there are bite marks on one of her arms and on several fingers.

And we now know this... Rihanna claims Brown struck her with his fists and that's what did the damage. There was no object used in the alleged attack.

Rihanna refused treatment at the scene, but before she left cops took photos. We're told the photos alone are "devastating proof of abuse."

And we've learned it was not Rihanna who called 911. Someone in the area heard her screams and called.

Chris Brown may have gotten lucky because the charge he was booked on is kinda weak, law enforcement sources tell TMZ. But he's still in big trouble, and Rihanna says it's not the first time he's attacked her.

Sources say the Los Angeles County District Attorney kicked the case back to the police for further investigation because evidence that he made criminal threats against Rihanna is kind of thin. Our sources are quick to say he will, however, almost certainly be charged with felony domestic battery, a lesser offense but still serious.

Here's how it went down, according to the police report. After Chris received a text message from a woman who wrote about getting together, an argument erupted. By the way, initially, Rihanna would not tell cops what started the argument.

She did, however, tell them that during the argument, he started hitting her. According to the police report, she ordered him to drive her home and "faked a call" to someone, saying things like, "He's dropping me off. Make sure the cops are there."

Rihanna told cops the fake call enraged Brown. He said something to the effect of "You are really fu**ed up now. I'm going to kill you." This statement is the basis of the criminal threats charge.

At that point, according to the report, Brown allegedly began a violent attack with his fists. At some point, Rihanna took the keys out of the ignition and threw them outside.

And there's this. According to the police report, she told cops this was not the first time Brown hit her. She referred to it as an ongoing and escalating abusive relationship.

We're told the criminal threats charge is based on that one statement Brown allegedly made. As one law enforcement source told us, "It's kinda weak, and the D.A. is not going to prosecute a high profile case like this unless it's solid." That's why it was kicked back for further investigation.

Given the brutal nature of the attack, which the photos clearly show -- contusions on the face, swollen eyes, cut lip, *lo**y nose, bite marks on fingers and arm -- a felony domestic battery charge is virtually a done deal. That, however, is a less serious offense than making criminal threats.

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Controversial deejay Vybz Kartel is spearheading a movement to challenge the Broadcasting Commission's recent ban placed on all daggering songs and songs that require bleeping.

The artiste is not only pleading with his fellow entertainers to unify against the ban implemented by the Broadcasting Commission, but he is also enlisted the assistance of his lawyer, Michael E. Deans, in an attempt to get a judicial review.

"Whether yuh seh 'Gaza' or 'Gully', you need to stand up against the commission. The artistes need to lobby for dancehall and reggae music and for people's freedom of choice," he said.

The deejay further said: "The ban is dangerous to the culture of the dancehall. Soon, the next step might be that we can't do social commentary songs, weed songs, songs about the inconsistency of government. I believe what they are doing is bordering on intellectual slavery and dictatorship with traces of communism."

When THE STAR spoke to Deans, he said he was looking into Kartel's legal options.

Intelligent person

"Vybz Kartel is a very deep, introspective and intelligent person who is concerned about his freedom of speech and is outraged and rightfully so."

Kartel came under public scrutiny recently because of the content of his collaboration with Spice, Rampin' Shop. The song is said to be sexually explicit and has been publicly bashed by a number of persons, including a newspaper columnist.

Chino performing during the pre-show at the Youth View Awards show.

It was all about music and fashion at the Youthlink sponsored Youth View Awards on Saturday night at the National Indoor Sports Centre.

Being about the 'young, hot and hype', artistes and youths came out looking ready to rock the red carpet after 6 pm.

Male artistes like DJ Nicholas and Voicemail looked elegant in full suits while others went for a more youthful look in vests. Women such as Tifa, as well as sisters Tessane and Tami Chynn, looked elegant in black dresses, while dancer Keiva went all out in a gold gown and singer Raine Seville stood out in a colourful blue dress.

Red carpet

The event started on the red carpet as the artistes were interviewed by Intense as they entered, while music from Coppershot kept the vibe alive.

Performances from DASECA's first lady Raine Seville started off the night as she drew the crowd to the stage, singing Drive Me Crazy. Kahlil followed with the theme song to Fresh Prince of Bel Air, while Chino had the crowd singing along to Protected and We Nuh Like Dem. Laden and RDX moved their performances on the actual red carpet with Time to Shine and Dance respectively, as the dancers showed off the latest moves.

Inside, the venue was elegantly decorated with a small VIP section and, although the venue was not jam packed, the crowd maintained the vibe throughout the night.

D'Angel started off the night with a sizzling performance of Stronger and First Lady, accompanied by dancers. The artiste looked lovely in a gold dress, which she slipped out of on stage to reveal a little white shorts outfit. Hosts Voicemail and Pepetta Little from Intense did a good job making jokes and easily held the attention of the audience. Aside from a few technical difficulties and delays the show went well.

Performances

Left: 1. D'Angel strikes a daring pose. Right: 2. Keiva the diva was looking hot in this outfit. - Winston Sill photos

Other than performances from the likes of Etana, Tifa, Laden, SOP a crowd pleasing Tami Chynn and an energetic Goddy Goddy with Chakka Chai Chai, the dancers also took centre stage. Ding Dong, Keiva, Mad Michelle and Shelly Belly made a tribute to the recently deceased dancer Ice, doing his signature 'gully creepa' and other dance moves. Shady Squad did an excellent set with a choreographed piece as well as an exciting dance off with S.L.I.

As the show ended after 11pm, audience members moved to the back of the venue where the after-party was blazing with Coppershot spinning some of dancehall's finest hit tunes.

Following these attacks the Broadcasting Commission announced its latest stance against 'daggering and bleeped songs' last Friday.

This move, however, is not one that Kartel will easily accept. "This (the ban) is not a stand against music but dancehall music, and in effect, ghetto people who are fighting for their livelihood. If you listen to the radio, all you're hearing is hip-hop music which 90 per cent are all edited versions of the original. It's a double standard if Candy Shop, Lollipop and I Kissed A Girl can be played so, too, can songs like Rampin' Shop, it's a straight double standard."

He called on the fans of dancehall music to call the Broadcasting Commission to lodge complaints against other forms of music with violent and sexual content in soca and hip hop. And if all this fails, "...we ask Jamaicans to boycott radio," he said.

Kartel is accepting petitions against the ban at cmillsy@yahoo.com or they can be sent to the studio of the Portmore Empire at 14 Kirk Avenue, Havendale.

Travellers member Ray 'Fluggo' Brown is currently at the Kingston Public Hospital after getting beaten at Get Jiggy, a dance held on Saturday night in Whithorn, Westmoreland.

A close associate of Fluggo told the STAR that the selector had his jaw broken and is experiencing severe internal bleeding. According to a report in the STAR on Monday titled 'Deejays beaten at show', two deejays and a selector were reportedly held and beaten early Sunday morning after another deejay failed to show up and perform at the same event.

Another person who also experienced damage from the show was selector Ricky Trooper who although wasn't attacked, his sound system and truck were damaged.

Tension

According to Trooper, tension surrounding the show began prior to the event as he explained, "dem set a people who plan di show a people we play for all di time, years Travellers a play fi dem, years Foota Hype a play fi dem. Dem ask me to get Lady Saw and Ninja Man fi di show, mi get them, dem gimme $50,000 to give Lady Saw." Trooper explained that Lady Saw agreed to do the show but shortly before something came up and the artiste couldn't attend.

Trooper continued, "dem know Lady Saw couldn't make the show, mi try get someone else but on short notice; it neva work out. On di night of di show, with Ninja Man and Bounty Killer onstage bout 6 a.m., Ninja announce seh it a go stop, caw di police seh di show haffi stop. Some people a ask weh Mavado deh, Busy never turn up, dem fling few bottle onstage and Ninja seh nuh bodda wid dat and everyone left the venue."

Selector Ricky Trooper - Contributed

Trooper told the STAR that while packing up his equipment, someone approached him, blaming him and Foota Hype for what occurred. Feeling the 'bad vibes' Trooper and his crew decided to leave the venue. Foota Hype, Fluggo and a few artistes were left behind. That was when the beating incident is said to have taken place.

Beaten by patrons

When the STAR spoke with an associate of the organiser for the event, he claimed that no artistes were beaten. He said Foota Hype was beaten by patrons of the event as they believed it was his fault that Mavado was a no-show. He said, "the guy who got beaten, it was his job to drop off the money to the artiste and he didn't. The patrons beat him up caw a him dem ketch, the other guys fled the scene. Trooper and Travellers fled the scene 'cause Trooper get money to pay Lady Saw to come."

Trooper however, tells a different tale, saying "...Dem mash up Foota Hype and Fluggo, a nuh no patron do it, nutten nuh go so." According to Trooper, he still has the $50,000 to give back to the promoters and is surprised by the whole incident. "I've been in this system for years and do tings for dem, is a family ting, a people we hold a chat and reason wid," he said.

Even behind bars DMX can't stay out trouble. The jailed rapper has reportedly been placed in lockdown and has been slapped with a bread and water diet for threatening Arizona jail officers.

According to The Associated Press, DMX refused to report for work Sunday (February 8) when called upon by jail officers and insulted them.

I already have a job and dont need this (expletive), DMX allegedly said.

The rapper then failed to report for his medication later in day and then told jail officers that he might assault somebody to get respect.

DMX was being housed in the Tent City in Maricopa County Jail and has been moved to lockdown where he is currently on a bread and water diet.

The rapper is currently serving a three month jail sentence for various felony charges including drug possession, identity theft and animal cruelty.

AMERICAS FIRST lady Michelle Obama is said to be unhappy with a toymaker who made dolls reportedly based on her daughters Sasha, 7, and 10-year-old Malia.

Ty Inc. released its Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia dolls just before Barack Obamas inauguration on January 20.

But a spokesperson for Michelle Obama said: We believe it is inappropriate to use young private citizens for marketing purposes.

However, the company claim the dolls were not inspired by Malia and Sasha Obama.

The incident follows criticism levelled at Michelle Obama over whose designer clothes she is wearing.

The Black Artists Association has reportedly taken the first lady to task for not wearing anything by an African-American designer.

Co-founder Amnau Eele told Womens Wear Daily, Its fine and good if you want to be We Are the World by representing all different countries.

But if you are going to have Isabel Toledo do the inauguration dress, and Jason Wu do the evening gown, why not have Kevan Hall, B Michael, Stephen Burrows or any of the other black designers do something too?

February 11, 2009. MediaTakeOut.com initially reported that Rihanna was not cooperating with police. It now appears however, that shes had a change of heart. And according to E! news, what she claims happened that night is even worse than we could have imagined.

According to E! News, Rihanna told police that Chris not only punched and beat her but he choked her unconscious while threatening to kill her.

They began squabbling after leaving Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party late Saturday. Shortly after midnight, things blew up. Brown pulled his silver Lamborghini to the side of a street in L.A.'s Hanc**k Park neighborhood. That's when, per the source, Rihanna grabbed the car keys and tossed them out the window, sending Brown into a rage.

He tried in vain to find the keys, then came back to the car, put his hands around her neck and, according to the insider, said, "I'm going to kill you!"

According to the source, the 20-year-old "Disturbia" singer told police that she lost consciousness, and when she awoke, Brown had fled.

According to the source, her right eye was blackened and badly swollen and she had hand prints on her arms. The responding officers were so concerned about her, they drove Rihanna to the hospital in their squad car instead of waiting for an ambulance.

And it gets worse for Rihanna. According to the UKs The Sun, Rihannas injuries are so extensive that she may need plastic surgery. The paper reports:

The Umbrella singer may need plastic surgery.

Hog riding demonic, says Shango
Still, Prince Shango, a well-known spiritual leader, believes that these practices are demonic and carry a terrible spiritual penalty. I have read that this practice is done in Mexico. In this case, young men have sex with a pig and once they ejaculate, they then drown the pig because they feel that the pig is now possessed by the devil. They ride the hog because it can make them wealthy but everything you do carries a reaction and if it doesnt affect them, it will affect their families later on, Prince Shango said. 
 

Obeah oils do brisk sales
Jamaicans are a superstitious people as evidenced by the brisk sale of obeah oils and concoctions at well-known drug stores in downtown Kingston and Parade.
 Prosperity oils are the biggest sellers with the people, one worker in the popular drug store said.
The classic prosperity oil has been used for at least 100 years. It is best made on a Thursday and is believed to be most effective if allowed to sit for three weeks after mixing, and, as its name suggests, guarantees prosperity for its wearer.

Reports are circulating the web that moments prior to being brutally attacked, singer Rihanna flipped out on boyfriend Chris Brown when she found a text message from an ex-girlfriend on his phone.

The NY Daily News, citing a music industry source, reports that the 20-year-old songstress and Brown were fighting over the text message while the couple were driving nearby her Hollywood Hills home. Rihanna attempted to get out of the car when the fight escalated.

He got a booty call. He got a text. Rihanna saw it and she got upset. They started to argue. She got out of the car. He wanted her to get back in, so he grabbed her, the industry source tells NY Daily News. She pulled away. Thats when shes told people he hit her.

According to an E! Online exclusive report, the Umbrella singer grabbed the keys from the ignition and threw them out onto the street, sending Brown into a rage.

After failing to find the keys, Brown came back to the car, put his hands around Rihannas neck and, according to the E! report, said, Im going to kill you!

The NY Daily News source scoffed at reports that the fight erupted after a jealous Brown scolded Rihanna for spending time with producer Timbaland at a pre-Grammy party.

The inside source says, Chris has been trying to contact her. So far she hasnt taken his call. Her family is on their way to be with her. She has some close girlfriend looking after her.

OK! magazine is suggesting that the feud started on Feb. 5th when heiress Paris Hilton and Brown were being flirty at the Verizon & BlackBerry Storm Grammy party at Boulevard 3, while Rihanna performed.

He and Paris went outside together, a witness tells OK!. Back inside, they got closer. Paris was all over him, the partygoer says. Rihanna caught wind of it and spent the rest of the night glued to him.

Brown has been charged with one count of making felony criminal threats. The singer posted a $50,000 bond and was released by police Sunday night. A March 5 court date has been set.

Sowhat side do you believe?

Talk about having a GREAT boyfriend. MediaTakeOut.com just EXCLUSIVELY learned that R&B singer Chris Brown bought Rihanna a brand new Ferrari F430 Spider. According to one of Rihanna's pals, Chris took the Bajan singer to a Los Angeles Ferrari dealer last week and asked her which car she most wanted. Then, according to our spy, he bought it for her. The insider explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "He found out which [Ferrari] that she liked the best and then he called the dealership and ordered it." Nothing says true love like a brand new Ferrari....

Green Globe's director of operations, Claire Hendrie, who flew to Jamaica to present the award to Sandals Negril, commended the resort for continuously meeting and exceeding Green Globe's standards for environmental preservation and community involvement.

"Sandals have been leaders in the field," she
said. "They have been a source of inspiration."

Stewart, in response, said that with Sandals leading the way, he hoped projects such as its biodiesel refinery at Sandals St Lucia, which converts fats and oils from the resort's kitchen into fuel for its diesel engine vehicles, and its wind turbine and solar generation power plant at Fowl Cay in The Bahamas, would become commonplace in the industry.

He pointed to the ability of the award-winning hotel chain to influence environmentally friendly practices in the proliferation of Green Globe-certified hotels across the island, which no doubt followed their lead in 1998, when Sandals Negril first received Green Globe certification.

"In 1998, nobody knew who Green Globe was," he remarked. "Now there are many Green Globe-certified hotels here, among them many small ones. With the inaugural certification of Sandals Negril in 1998, all Sandals resorts had now been certified with the international body, which monitors sustainable and environmentally friendly development practices in the travel industry.

In thanking Green Globe for the recognition, Stewart said that the hotel was committed to the cause of environmental protection, evident in the launch of its Sandals Earth Guard, a programme dedicated solely to the preservation of this tradition.

The company's Earth Guard committee, he said, comprised two full-time engineers who ensured that all of Sandals' development plans, from inception, go through a multi-organisational process, which vetted them for environmental sustainability. Among the projects under the Earth Guard programme, he noted, would be the abolition of the use of plastic drink bottles at the resorts.

"Anything we are designing from the onset has to be designed with environmental standards in mind. ...this is a huge passion for me," Stewart added.

He also praised the team of environment managers at each Sandals resort, led by SRI's director of environmental affairs, Richard May, for their tireless efforts in ensuring the organisation remained at the top in environmental protection

THE National Works Agency (NWA) says it has reopened, to at least single-lane access, the majority of the more than 60 roads blocked by persistent rains in the parishes of St Mary, Portland and St Thomas. Five roadways, however, remained blocked in two parishes.

The NWA's manager of communication and customer services, Stephen Shaw, said teams from the agency started working early yesterday morning to reopen the affected corridors.

This section of the White Hall main road in St Mary collapsed Monday night during heavy rains. (Photo: Tyrone Charles)

He said, however, that the roadways from Grandy Hole to Golden Valley, Rio Nuevo to Lambkin Hill and Montreal to Top Derry in St Mary remained impassable. The White Hall main road in the parish was also impassable.

Shaw said heavy equipment was working to get the Grandy Hole and Rio Nuevo roadways reopened by last night.
The NWA spokesman said sections of the Montreal and White Hall main roads which had collapsed would require a medium-to-long-term solution. "A detour route has been created for the White Hall main road, while efforts will be made over the next few days to carry out temporary works on the Montreal corridor," said Shaw.

In Portland, the roadway from Seaman's Valley to Millbank, which was affected by a breakaway, was impassable up to last night, marooning over 2,000 persons. ". Efforts are now being made to engineer a temporary solution for the persons who use this roadway, which is without an alternative route," said Shaw.

Transport and Works Minister Lester 'Mike' Henry, responding to a desperate call from East Portland Member of Parliament Dr Donald Rhodd, said arrangements are to be made for emergency repair works to the damaged roads.

"I'm meeting tomorrow morning with the Finance Ministry to assess the position but I must remind the Opposition that I hope that if I sign for emergency contracts below $10 million it will not be questioned," Henry said.

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, speaking briefly on the matter, said "the situation would have to dealt with as quickly as possible".

In the meantime, the NWA said it would continue to monitor the stretch of road from Balcaress to Wakefield where landslides have been repeatedly blocking the road over the past few days.

News China VP to visit Jamaica Posted: 2009-02-11 09:35:01 Live Regular updates on Power 106 »» Weather Information »» More News/Updates The Governments of Jamaica and China are expected to sign a number of agreements when the Vice President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping visits the island this week. The Chinese VP is expected to arrive in the island this evening for a four-day visit. The agreements will cover partnerships in agriculture, finance, education and infrastructure development. Mr. Xi Jinping and Mr. Golding will hold discussions at Jamaica House on bilateral and multilateral issues.

THE DAUGHTER of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher caused outrage last week after referring to a black tennis player as a golliwog during an off-air onversation.

Carol Thatcher worked as a roving reporter on the BBCs The One Show, but the corporation has said they have no plans to use Thatcher again after she made he offensive remark.

It is believed that she made the comment about a male player involved in the Australian Open. Thatcher had been speaking in the green room with the shows presenter, Adrian Chiles, and other members of the production team. A BBC source said Chiles was Òvery shockedÓ and others in the room told Thatcher they found her

language offensive.

A spokesman for the BBC said: The BBC considers any language of

a racist nature wholly unacceptable. We have raised the issue with the

individual concerned and are discussig it as a matter of

urgency. Both the BBC and Thatchers spokesperson have refused to

reveal the identity of the player concerned.

A spokesman for Thatcher said: ÒShe made a light aside

about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the

jam pot when she was growing up. Theres no way, obviously,

that she would condone any racist comment.

Thatcher has called her comments a silly joke.

Carol is mortified that anyone should take offence... She has

summarily apologised, her spokesman said.

-- Edited by wasp001 at 12:28, 2009-02-11

The Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson, is due in court today.

Mr. Robertson is to answer to charges of using abusive and calumnious language to the police.

The MP allegedly committed the misdemeanor in Norris, St Thomas last month when he went to help Rameish Simpson, who had been shot by the police.

It is reported that Mr. Robertson transported the injured man to the Kingston Public Hospital for treatment.

Summonses were served on Mr. Robertson more than a week after he allegedly committed the offence.

Mr. Robertson has denied that he was involved in any incident with the police, which would have caused him to use indecent language.

Rameish Simpson is facing charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and shooting with intent.

He has been in custody since January 3 and is to return to court on Friday.

CHRIS BROWN is set to incur the wrath of hip-hop king JAY-Z over his alleged assault on R&B star RIHANNA. Brown was arrested on Sunday for felony battery after an incident with an as yet unidentified woman, reported to be Rihanna, in a vehicle in Los Angeles. And Jay-Z, who discovered and mentored Rihanna, was reportedly enraged upon hearing the allegations, warning of retributions for Brown. A source tells Us Weekly magazine, "He hit the roof. Chris is a walking dead man. He messed with the wrong crew."

February 10, 2009. On June 5th, 2007 MediaTakeOut.com reported on a Complex magazine interview where Rihanna admitted to having violent fights with her brother.

Here's an excerpt of that interview. Given the recent charges against Chris Brown, it's worth a re-read:

COMPLEX:Did you see 300?
Rihanna:: 300 is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The choreography, the fighting, the costumes, the productionphenomenal. I make everybody watch it.

COMPLEX:So you didnt think it was too violent.
Rihanna::Oh, not at all. That was the good part. Im the oldest child with two brothers. We talk all the time now, but we used to fightand when I say fight, I dont mean arguments, I mean physically fight.

COMPLEX: Who won?
Rihanna::I hit the older one in his face with a glass bottle.

COMPLEX: Whoa. Remind me not to piss you off.
Rihanna::Yeah, my mom was pretty upset.