SWEET RIVER, Westmore-land - The Westmoreland Police and members of the Narcotics Squad yesterday busted a major car-stealing operation while on a ganja eradication drive deep inside the woods of a section of the Sweet River community known as Pipers Corner.

The police party removed the scrapped remains of what appeared to be three new motor cars and a portion of car parts, including a set of model rims.

Police and curious onlookers view the frame of a stolen vehicle from the recent car-stealing ring bust.

During yesterday's opera-tion, the police also destroyed two and a half acres of fully-grown ganja, three huts and 2,000 ganja seedlings.

According to a highly placed police source, intelligence established a link between yesterday's car- stealing bust and the death of 47-year-old ganja farmer, Donovan Comrie, who was shot and killed in his ganja field Monday afternoon. The police surmised that he may have been killed by the operators of the car-stealing ring which was headquartered in close proximity.

Comrie was suspected to have expressed that the operation of the car-stealing racket would serve to expose his illegitimate cultivation.

The police reported that Monday about 4:30 pm, a friend heard explosions and upon investigation found Comrie suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The police were summoned and he was taken to the Savanna-la-mar Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The ganja field that was destroyed during yesterday's operation was reportedly owned by Comrie.

With nine people wounded, two fatally, police called it one of the largest mass shootings in Miami history.

But the weekend *lo** bath in Liberty City -- triggered by a mystery gunman who unleashed a hail of bullets on a street dice game -- underscored the same themes woven through much of Miami's urban violence, big or small.

Guns, poverty, lack of jobs and education, black-on-black violence, little cooperation with police -- familiar themes highlighted anew Saturday at a news conference organized by city leaders.

''This is a sick situation,'' said Rev. Jerome Starling, a firebrand activist. ``Last night was a terrible night in our community.''

Both young men slain were teenagers: Brandon T. Mills, 16, and Derrick ''Termite'' Gloster, 18.

The two teens were part of a large crowd of about 50 people who gathered around a street craps game Friday evening on Northwest 15th Avenue just south of 71st Street.

The games had been going for hours, witnesses said, first in the parking lot of a dilapidated three-story apartment building known for drug sales. Then it moved across the street, next to Brewton's grocery store.

There, Kenya Coles, 25, and her sister had gone to pick up potato chips and soda. As they paid at the counter, Kendra said she noticed a man outside pulling a gun from his waistband.

''Big, like an AK-47,'' she said.

Just before 10 p.m., the attacker ambushed the crowd with the weapon. Past a small apartment building and the Pavilion Laundromat, a second burst of gunfire erupted behind the Miracle Fry Conchfritter eatery.

Joan Rutherford, 45, was warming up chicken and rice at her next door apartment. She dived to ground, then ran outside along with more onlookers.

One teen lay on the ground, gasping for air, cash clenched in his fist, Rutherford said.

''His face was totally gone. The aroma of *lo** was in the air,'' she said. ``I've never been in the service, but it was like c****at, like Vietnam.''

One of the wounded teens was Andrew Jackson, 16, shot in the buttocks. He lay on his stomach on the sidewalk when his mother came rushing to him.

'He was just calling out to me, `Mommy! Mommy!' '' said mother Danielle Coles, 45.

Hundreds gathered on the street. Patrolmen, some called in from other city patrol zones, rushed to control the crowd.

The two teens were declared dead immediately.

The diminutive Gloster lived with his grandmother, Brenda Estinat, 53, in a modest pink house just blocks from where he met his demise.

It is normally a moment of cheery reassurance when an airline pilot greets passengers during preparations for take-off. But Alexander Cheplevsky sparked panic on flight Aeroflot 315 when he began to speak.

His slurred and garbled comments ahead of a flight from Moscow to New York convinced passengers that he was drunk. When he apparently switched from Russian into unintelligible English, fear turned to revolt.

Flight attendants initially ignored passengers' complaints and threatened to expel them from the Boeing 767 jet unless they stopped "making trouble". As the rebellion spread, Aeroflot representatives boarded the aircraft to try to calm down the 300 passengers.

One sought to reassure them by announcing that it was "not such a big deal" if the pilot was drunk because the aircraft practically flew itself.

Mr Cheplevsky did little to ease passengers' fears by refusing to leave the c**kpit to show that he was sober. When he was finally persuaded to face them, witnesses said that he appeared unsteady on his feet and had *lo**shot eyes.

"I don't think there's anyone in Russia who doesn't know what a drunk person looks like," Katya Kushner, one of the passengers, told the Moscow Times, which had a reporter travelling on the flight.

"At first, he was looking at us like we were crazy. Then, when we wouldn't back down, he said 'I'll sit here quietly in a corner. We have three more pilots. I won't even touch the controls, I promise'."

Aeroflot's bad day got worse when it emerged that the socialite and television host Ksenia Sobchak was on board. Ms Sobchak, one of Russia's best-known personalities, demanded that all four pilots be replaced.

The airline finally relented and summoned new pilots to fly the jet to New York three hours late. More than 100 passengers passed the time as they waited by signing a petition declaring that they believed Mr Cheplevsky had been drunk.

Ms Sobchak told Ekho Moskvy radio a few days later that she believed the pilot had been in no condition to fly. She said: "It took him three attempts to say the words 'duration of flight'. Even after Aeroflot personnel asked him to do so, he barely made it out of the cabin."

An Aeroflot spokeswoman said that tests had revealed no trace of alcohol in the pilot's *lo**. She blamed "mass psychosis" among passengers for the decision to replace the crew, although the company later issued a statement saying that Mr Cheplevsky could have suffered a stroke just before the flight.

The pilot told the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda that he had been celebrating his 54th birthday with friends the night before the flight on December 28, but insisted that he not been drinking.

The row is a public relations setback for an airline that has worked hard to overcome its "Aeroflop" image. In the Soviet era, it was known for its unsmiling air hostesses, poor customer service and inedible food.

It came just months after an Aeroflot subsidiary was involved in Russia's worst air disaster for two years, when a jet crashed in the Urals city of Perm killing 88 passengers and crew. The airline banned subsidiaries from using its name and logo after the crash in September, saying it wanted to protect its safety record.

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - The Rotary Club of Cape Coral in Florida, USA, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Mandeville have donated a state-of-the-art anaesthetic machine worth $3.5 million to the surgical ward of the Mandeville Regional Hospital.

"Hospitals and healthcare are very important to us at the Rotary Club," Milley Burden, immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Cape Coral said at ceremony to formally hand over the donation at the hospital last Friday. "We are looking forward to collaborating with the Rotary Club of Mandeville for future projects."

Hospital CEO, Paulette Elliott, thanked the collaborating clubs for their gift and underlined the importance of the contribution to the hospital's operations.

"I want to thank you all wholeheartedly for your continued support and friendship. I know that there are many Rotarians who advocate for us and without your help and support this hospital would be in a great deficit, so I hope you will continue to help us provide quality care," she said.

Meanwhile, McClooney Blair, president of the Rotary Club of Mandeville, expressed his delight at the success of the joint venture and assured the hospital that there is more equipment on the way.

"I can assure you CEO, that we will be handing over more equipment before the Rotary year is over," Blair said. "Let me take this opportunity to solicit the support of the public to help raise funds for more equipment here at the hospital."

A Canadian Government organisation has recommended fundamental changes at the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), including the way the DPP is appointed.

The International Legal Programme Section (ILPS), an arm of the Canadian Department of Justice, said the absence of a clear process in the Constitution for appointing the DPP "risks undermining the credibility of the appointee exposing him or her to accusations that the appointment was based on political or personal connections rather than professional merit".

The recommendations come two years after the former People's National Party Government invited the body to carry out a preliminary assessment of Jamaica's Justice system with a view to design a longer term programme for justice reform. Since then a five-member team of the ILPS undertook a detailed analysis of the organisation and operation of the Office of the DPP under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme.

In a report, containing 48 recommendations, tabled in Parliament Tuesday, the organisation said one option was for the DPP to be selected by the Public Service Commission, through an advertised process, in addition to parliamentary input in
the selection.

The Canadian organisation also proposed that the DPP be appointed for a fixed term of seven years. The Constitution, at present, guarantees the DPP's tenure until the age
of 60.

In the meantime, the ILPS said it was "very reluctant to endorse an overly rapid expansion of plea bargaining in Jamaica at this time" until "the level of integrity of police investigators had increased significantly, the Office of the DPP is more solidly structured and the efficiency of the courts improved".

It said while plea bargaining can, in appropriate cases, be an important method of accomplishing the aims of criminal law, it should be expanded progressively instead of indiscriminately, given the current state of Jamaica's justice system.

THE Police Officers Association (POA), the body representing top cops, have objected to the retention of businessman and Gleaner chairman, Oliver Clarke, on the newly named Police Services Commission.

Superintendent Michael James, head of the association which represents officers from the rank of deputy superintendent to commissioner, told the Observer Tuesday that several members had come out against the decision to retain Clarke as a member of the commission.

According to James, the cops thought Clarke was "feisty and condescending".

"Quite a number of members of the corps have signalled to us that they are not pleased with his inclusion. They described him as insulting and belittling. The membership is uneasy," James said.

James, the POA chairman has been doing the talkshow round, speaking for members who said they were also opposed to Clarke based on how he treated cops while he (Clarke) served on the Police Civilian Oversight Authority.
"There is also concern over his attitude towards members," said James.

A newly-named Commission, headed by Professor Gordon Shirley, was named last week Monday to take over the reins from the Noel Hylton-led membership, whose term expired on January 31. The other outgoing members are Justice Avril McKain, Dr Lloyd Barnett and Dr Marshall Hall.

The proposal for Clarke and firebrand preacher, Reverend Al Miller, to be included on the commission, was met with resistance as Opposition and Government representatives haggled over the make-up of the commission. But while Clarke was allowed to continue serving, Miller was rejected.

The move to keep Clarke was seen as a retrograde step as a wholesale change of membership would be more acceptable, James said.

"Why not go for a 100 per cent renewal of the commission?" James asked.

The Police Service Commission appoints and disciplines officers from the rank of police commissioner down to inspector and also recommends which cops are eligible for study leave and retirement.

Grange Hill, Portland- Retired banker 61-year-old Herbert Salicram had just sat down with his granddaughter to watch the 7:00 pm television news Monday when two masked criminals forced their way into his house and subjected him to a most savage death.

Neighbours said they were told that the men, armed with knives, attacked Salicram when he opened his front door to investigate the source of a liquid substance he had seen flowing under the door from outside.

The criminals demanded money, got it, then told Salicram, a farmer, that they wanted "the long gun", neighbours said.
When they were told that Salicram had no gun, they started stabbing him all over his body, the Observer was told.

Isoline Salicram, widow of slain farmer and former bank manager, Herbert Salicram, is a picture of grief as she reflects on the brutal murder of her husband at their home (shown here) in Grange Hill, Portland Monday night. (Photos: Everard Owen)

Apparently not satisfied that they had inflicted enough harm on Salicram, who once held a management position at the Bank of Nova Scotia head office in downtown Kingston, one of the robbers went upstairs the farmer's house, got a bed sheet and threw it over Salicram. They then ordered his frightened granddaughter to get them kerosene oil, tied her hands after she handed it to them, then poured the kerosene on the injured man and the sheet and set it ablaze.

Shocked at the gruesome act, Salicram's granddaughter freed herself, fled and alerted neighbours who rushed to the house, but got there after the killers had escaped. The neighbours put the fire out but were unable to save Salicram.

Yesterday, Salicram's wife of 32 years, Isoline, was a picture of grief as she stood outside their house.

"I was on my way home when I heard," she told the Observer. "It has affected me badly. They tied up our granddaughter's hands and threw kerosene oil on her."

Mrs Salicram and neighbours described Salicram as a good man who was always willing to give a helping hand to people in need.

"I live here from [I was] a child and I know that man and he troubled nobody at all," said one woman who gave her name only as Mary. "Mi belly cut mi and pain mi fi know seh dem kill him like dat."

The neighbours said Salicram was born and grew up in Grange Hill and had returned home to farm after retiring from the bank.

Salicram's brother-in-law, Lloyd Lindsay, described him as a disciplinarian. "He was very excellent, but some people might not have liked him because of how strict he was," said Lindsay.

"I would like them to get the two men who did this and discipline them," he added.

Yesterday, the police said they found Salicram's partially burnt body lying on its back in the passage between the dining hall and the living room of his four-bedroom house.

The cops said they had no suspects in the murder, Portland's third since the start of the year.

Following 2008's record of more than 30 police personnel from the St James division facing the courts for several offences, yet another member of the force has been charged.

Facing the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on a charge of simple larceny is 23-year-old constable, Wayde Catton.

Catton was arrested on Monday after it was alleged that he stole US$600 that had been left for an inmate at the Freeport Police Station lock up a year ago.

Inconsistencies

Despite his not guilty plea and his attorney's argument that his client, who has been a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force for the last three years, only got clothes and not money, Resident Magistrate Winsome Henry ordered that he be remanded until February 19 when the case will be tried. RM Henry cited inconsistencies in his explanations as one of the reasons for denying bail.

The prosecution is alleging that on January 24, 2008, the complainant went to visit an inmate and was informed by the accused that she could not see the prisoner as it was not his day for visits. The complainant allegedly left US$600 and items of clothing with the constable and he assured the complainant that they would be given to the inmate.

Further allegations are that later that day the complainant received a call and was informed that the inmate did not get any of the items.

The complainant returned to the station three days later and spoke to an inspector and an investigation was launched. The constable allegedly admitted to receiving the items but insisted that he gave them to the inmate. However, he was accused of changing his story and claiming that he left the items at a window and they were stolen. He subsequently said he only got the clothes, not the money.

Horace McLean, a resident of Orangefield, St Catherine, believes the closure of Windalco would deal a devastating blow to nearby communities. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

AN AIR of uncertainty sits over some north St Catherine communities as residents brace for major reper-cussions from the pending closure of the West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco).

The alumina-producing company announced on Monday that it intends to cut the positions of 250 temporary employees as it moves to suspend operations at its Kirkvine plant in Manchester and its Ewarton plant in St Catherine.

Windalco said the shutdown would be temporary, but the news has sent tremors down the spines of many taxi operators, shopkeepers, bartenders, housewives and labourers in communities such as Cotton Piece, Ewarton and Orangefield.

Businesswoman Jean McKenzie is already feeling the effects of the Windalco shutdown. Two months ago after Windalco sent home 150 workers as the demand for alumina remained flat on the world market, McKenzie's business also took a nosedive.

Dining customers

"I may have to close down business, especially the restaurant," McKenzie told a Gleaner news team at her bar in Ewarton. Most of her dining customers were bauxite workers, she said.

"I am very worried about the closure. When I heard the news yesterday (Monday), my head started to hurt. If the bauxite company closes, I may have to close too," McKenzie explained.

With the downturn in the bauxite sector, she said daily revenue was sometimes a mere $1,000. McKen-zie says her business experienced a 90 per cent reduction in traffic, which has fuelled her unease.

In Orangefield, Horace McLean, secretary of the citizens' associa-tion, summed up the pending closure of Windalco in one word: "Devastating!"

"It is going to have far-reaching effects on us," he predicted.

In October, McLean lost his job as a maintenance worker at Windalco when the company began sending home workers.

"We knew that the plant may close down, but we never thought it was going to happen so (quickly). I thought it could have survived until year end," McLean said.

Another former Windalco employee told The Gleaner that the community had long been feeling Windalco's economic pain and the forecast seemed to be grim

A 162-page document containing a list of people and companies that invested with Bernard Madoff's firm was released Wednesday in a court filing. The list was compiled by AlixPartners of Dallas, Texas.

Check to see if your name is on the list...

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Put aside time for this, it's 43:19.

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An uncle who said he was only trying to discipline his rude niece when he hit her with a rake was sentenced to 12 months' probation when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Roger Gayle appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown to answer to a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm.

The allegations are that Gayle's 14-year-old niece, who was living with him, was disrespectful towards him after he talked to her about about cleaning up the house and taking pride in her surroundings.

The argument occurred while he was using a rake to clean up the yard. He hit her with it, causing bruising and swelling.

Gayle said he was only trying to instil some discipline in the child. He was sentenced to be on probation for a year and the child, the court was told, would be sent to live with her father.

Dancehall artiste Marlon Lawrence, known in the music fraternity as 'Hitlist', was granted bail in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, where he appeared on charges of abduction and rape.

The court was told that in late January the entertainer saw the complainant in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, and offered her a ride. He allegedly told her that he would be taking the toll road and eventually took her to Port Henderson Road, St Catherine.

It was outlined that he drove the complainant to a guest house, paid for a room and told her that they were going to talk. The woman was said to have spurned his advanced, but she was raped.

After her ordeal, she was taken to Spanish Town and released at a shopping centre where she called her companion and related what happened.

An investigation was launched after the police received information and the entertainer was picked up at a studio along St Johns Road in Spanish Town and subsequently charged.

His lawyer, Earl Hamilton, told the court that his client was a good artiste whose music gave a positive message and that he had contracts for future shows. The crown did not oppose bail which was offered in the sum of $80,000. He will return to court on May 18.

Tarrus Riley won the lions share of the statuettes handed out during the inaugural Reggae Academy awards at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday night. He walked away with four awards including Most Popular Song and Best Reggae Song for his monster breakthrough hit, Shes Royal. He also grabbed the Best Solo Male Vocal Performance, and Breakthrough Reggae Artiste awards, and then inspired two others, Rupert Campbell won for Best Reggae Video (directors award) for She's Royal while engineer Romel Marshall won for Best Reggae recording. He was just on fire that night.

Beenie Man won one award for Most Popular artiste, while dancehalls major champions, Bounty Killer, Mavado and Vybz Kartel were shut out of any major statuettes. However, Munga Honourable did win for best Breakthrough Dancehall Artiste. Sean Paul shared best Reggae Vocal performance for On My Mind with Daville.

Billboard-topping producer Don Corleone was also shut out as Stephen McGregor won best dancehall compilation for Tremor as well as best dancehall rhythm for Tremor. A large number of the awards went to the Marleys including best album for Stephen Marleys Mind Control and best producer while Best Dancehall Recording (engineers award) for One Loaf a Bread. Bob Marley won a special award for being a Reggae Icon.

Shaggy won Best Dancehall Album for Intoxication, and while Jay Will won Best Dancehall Video for Shaggys Church Heathen remix.

The show itself was a spectacular show with a few glitches, and poignant moments such a minutes silence in honour of legendary producer Joe Gibbs who died at age 65. Demarco then did Fallen Soldier, and the emotions in the venue seemed to spike towards a mixture of joy and regret as the industry paused to turn and look back at the sacrifice of those who had gone before, and the challenges that still lay ahead. It was a sort of watershed moment in reggae music.

Josef Bogdanovich, executive producer of the Reggae Academy award show, beamed with pride at the evenings end.

This shows that with unity, we can achieve anything, the Down Sound Records CEO said. This was a Pan Caribbean effort, with experts from Jamaica, Bahamas, Grenada, Trinidad, it started after 8:20 and finished promptly at 11:30, I flew in an expert from Miami who dealt with television production so it went well. Most people seemed to have enjoyed the show, Chris Blackwell, and even the Prime Minister stayed for several minutes afterwards just lyming. It took a lot of work, but it is a creditable effort that augurs well for the future.

Jamaica Federation of Musicians union president Dezzie Young hailed the Reggae Academy awards as a great first effort.
The media and all the stakeholders must now rope in and get behind it. When the show is edited, people will be amazed, it shows that when we come together, we can do wonderful things. It turned out to be a stellar event, and you could see the pride in the faces of all those who attendedits definite plus, Mr. Young said.

Lloyd Stanbury is the chairman of the Reggae Academy Awards.

There were three special statuettes handed out. The Reggae Trailblazer Award went to Chris Blackwell while guitarist Ernie Ranglin, a major force in ska, reggae and jazz, won a Reggae Legend nod.

Reggae Academy Award winners
Best Solo Male Vocal Performance - She's Royal, Tarrus Riley
Best Solo Female Reggae Vocal Performance - Roots, Etana
Best Reggae Album - Mind Control, Stephen Marley
Best Instrumental Recording/Album - Making Notes, Robbie Lyn
Best Solo Male Dancehall Vocal Performance - Nah Go A Jail, Busy Signal
Best Female Dancehall Vocal Performance - Chat To Me Back, Lady Saw
Best Dancehall Vocal (Performance by duo or group) - Love Is Wicked, Brick and Lace
Best Dancehall Album - Intoxication, Shaggy
Best Dancehall Video - Church Heathen Remix, Jay Will
Breakthrough Reggae Artiste - Tarrus Riley
Best Dancehall Riddim - Tremor, Stephen McGregor
Best Gospel Album - Prodigal Son, Prodigal Son
Best Gospel Song - Can't Stop Now, Kemoy Rowe, William Barclay and Courick Clarke (Songwriter's Award)
Best Music Producer - Stephen Marley
Best International Reggae/Dancehall Artiste - Collie Budz
Best Reggae Compilation Album - Jamdown Riddim Driven, Delmar Drummond Dangerzone (Executive Producer's Award)
Best Reggae Video - She's Royal Rupert Campbell (Video Director's Award)
Best Reggae Recording - She's Royal, Romel Marshall (Engineer's Award)
Best Reggae Vocal Performance (Duo, Group, Collaboration) - On My Mind, Da'Ville and Sean Paul
Best Dub Recording or Album - Live As One, Zion Train
Breakthrough Dancehall Artiste - Munga Honourable
Best Reggae Riddim - Guardian Angel, Arif Cooper/Fresh Ear (Producer's Award)
Best Dancehall Song - Nah Go A Jail Again, Reanno 'Busy Signal' Gordon (Songwriters' Award)
Best Reggae Song - She's Royal Omar 'Tarrus' Riley (Songwriter's Award)
Best Dancehall Compilation (two or more artistes) - Tremor Riddim Driven, Stephen McGregor/Big Ship Music
Best Dancehall Recording - One Loaf a Bread, Damian Marley (Engineer's Award)
Best Solo Male Vocal Gospel - This Place, Prodigal Son

Performance
Best Solo Female Gospel Performance - Pray For Peace, Chevelle Franklyn
Best Vocal Gospel Performance by a group, duo or collaboration -Ketch A Fyah, Prodigal Son and Jason Mighty
Best Gospel Music Video - Gully People Supen, Andrew Grey(Video Director's Award)
Most Popular Song - She's Royal, Tarrus Riley (People's Choice Award)
Most Popular Artiste - Beenie Man

Special Awardees
Reggae Trailblazer Award - Chris Blackwell
Reggae Legend Award - Ernie Ranglin
Reggae Icon Award Bob Marley

The abandoned house in St Ann, in which 16-year-old Nisa Grant was killed on Thursday night. - Photo by Carl Gilchrist

 

A 17-year-old second-year student of the Brown's Town Community College is to be charged with murder following intensive police investigations into the death of a teenage girl of Mount Edgec****e, Runaway Bay, Thursday evening in Brown's Town, St Ann.

"He will most definitely be charged by the end of the day or by the weekend," Deputy super-intendent at the Brown's Town Police Station, Edgar Brown, told The Gleaner yesterday.

The suspect was taken into custody for questioning after he reported that he and the girl, 16-year-old, grade 10 York Castle High School student, Nisa Grant, were attacked by two men in the community as they took a short cut Thursday evening.

Stab wounds

Grant's body was discovered after 6 p.m. with several stab wounds and her throat slashed.

According to the police, the deceased and the suspect previously shared a relationship, which she ended in December 2008.

This, the police claim, led to the suspect attacking and killing the teenager.

The police allege that "Grant, in an effort to end the relationship, proposed a casual relationship with the suspect. He took this very hard and he purchased a knife and communicated with her sometime in the afternoon and made arrangements for her to visit him at home. He met her along a lonely path, took her to an abandoned building where he stabbed her several times and slit her throat".

The police also confirmed that *lo**stained clothes, allegedly belonging to the suspect, were found some distance away, near a cemetery.

The police theorise that after committing the act, the suspect changed his clothes before visiting the station.

His report, according to the police, was that he and the girl were taking a short cut through premises housing an abandoned two-storey building, shortly after 6 p.m., when they were attacked by two men. He managed to escape, but the girl was not so lucky.

Grant's fully clothed body was discovered on the upper floor of the building.

The death sent shock waves through the town, with several persons expressing anger.

When The Gleaner visited the murder scene Thursday night, several persons were still seen milling around the house, but were kept at bay by the police tape.

The body was eventually removed close to midnight.

HANG HIM b*m*oCLAAT

He's been branded as a heartless adulterer, but friends of Alex Rodriguez claim the Yankee slugger is actually an "emotionally abused" husband whose wife, Cynthia, gave him permission to see other women.

Angry over the lumps he's been taking in the press, several pals think it's time we heard his side of the story.

"Alex has always been into psychotherapy, making himself mentally stronger," a longtime confidante tells us. "He's had several therapists. Cynthia has a master's degree in psychology. Once she found out how vulnerable he was, she got into his head. Several of us begged him not to marry this woman, but he did it anyway."

The cultural divide between her Orthodox Greek upbringing and his Dominican heritage quickly became apparent, according to several of his friends.

"She said she wanted him to become a mainstream sports star," says a source. "She didn't want him typecast as a Latin player. She discouraged him from taking part in Hispanic community events."

"She wouldn't even let him eat Spanish food," claims another source. "She didn't like him hanging out with old buddies from Washington Heights."

Even his staunchest defenders don't deny A-Rod's eye wandered. "When you keep a man caged, he's going to go crazy when you let him out," argues one source. Sometime in the past year, say friends of both, Alex asked her for a divorce.

"He said, I hate this. I want out,' but she kept insisting they could work it out," says a source. "After about six months of him asking for a divorce, she said it was okay for him to see other people, but she wouldn't agree to a separation."

As for Cynthia's claim that he had an "affair of the heart" with Madonna and that the singer "brainwashed him" one bud says, "Cynthia's the reason Alex met Madonna. She kept hounding him to call [Madonna's manager] Guy Oseary and get them backstage at one of her concerts."

Says another pal: "Cynthia brainwashed him, not Madonna."

Among those who lost touch with A-Rod after his marriage was his former coach Eddie Rodriguez. Eddie would only say, "Maybe we've grown away from each other, but my love for Alex is like father and son and that will never change."

A spokesman for Alex declined to comment on the claims. Lawyers for Cynthia did not return several calls and e-mails.

January 31, 2009. Over the past week rappers 50 Cent and Rick Ross have been trading barbs over hip hop diss tracks. Both tracks were whack so we didn't put either up.

But MediaTakeOut.com just caught wind that 50's turning it up a notch. In a new video, created yestreday, 50 claims that he will do "everything in his power" to destroy Rick Ross.

Why do we get the feeling that this war is not going to end well. Hopefully nobody turns to violence.

Barron Hilton -- Paris Hilton's bro -- is getting gas from a 76 Station employee, who claims Barron scewed him up good during a drunken drive.

Fernando Mendoza Tellez is suing Hilton for injuries he suffered a year ago after Barron struck him at the station in his Mercedes Benz. It happened at 8:30 AM and Barron was allegedly snockered, drove the wrong way on Pacific Coast Highway and then entered the 76 Station and began driving wildly in circles. Barron was busted and subsequently pled no contest to DUI.

Tellez is suing for unspecified damages.

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LOS ANGELES  An exotic dancer was set on fire outside the club where she worked early Thursday, burning more than 60 percent of her body, police said. They were searching for two suspects.

A woman and a man called the 27-year-old dancer outside around 1 a.m. and then doused her with a flammable liquid next to the Babes & Beer sports club in the San Fernando Valley, police said. The dancer ran back inside and patrons came to her aid, police said.

Police identified the suspects as Rianne Celine Theriault-Odom, 27, and Nathaniel Marquis Petrillo, 22, both frequent patrons of the club. They were being sought for investigation of attempted murder, police said.

"Given the condition of this victim, they may be responsible for ultimately her murder," Deputy Chief Michel Moore said. "This is a terrible, terrible attack."

Moore said the dancer, a mother of two, was in grave condition after being burned over more than 60 percent of her body. Her identity was not immediately released.

A sign at the club indicated it was a sports bar. A message left at the club was not immediately returned.

It was a slightly delayed "surprise!" that greeted deejay Bugle as he walked into Heather's Garden Restaurant in New Kingston for his surprise birthday bash on Saturday night.

Despite the seconds delay, the artiste was obviously surprised to see an array of friends, family and fellow artistes awaiting his arrival. Laughing and going over to his DASECA family first, Bugle soon greeted and mixed with everyone there as music was played by deejay Chromatic with Biggy on the microphone making mischief as usual.

 He claimed to be very surprised, saying, "Boy dem call me seh one of ma frens having a birthday get-together so I should stop by, I had to go over to dem boy dere a while ago and ask dem if a really my party."

With a beautifully decorated venue and videos of Bugle being played in the background, it was an intimate affair as artistes such as Demarco, Kiprich, Tarrus Riley, Bounty Killer, Munga Honourable, Voicemail and Leftside showed up to wish the artiste well.

A cake was soon cut by Bugle and fellow DASECA artiste Raine Seville as new artiste Denyque from Arrows Studio sang Bugle happy birthday. Bugle soon said his thanks: "Nuff love and respect to everyone who came, everyone here tonight a mi real family." Persons mixed, mingled and partied, having fun until the early morning.

Bugle strikes a pose with his girlfriend Raine Seville during his birthday party held at Heather's Garden Restaurant on Saturday, January 31. 

The Bembe Squad showed their support with Biggy, Razz and Jigsy coming out for Bugle's party. 

Bugle and Bounty Killer.
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Following widespread concern over the explicit contents of the popular dancehall tune 'Rampin' Shop' by Vybz Kartel and Spice, The Gleaner canvassed the views of several educators/ analysts yesterday during a Gleaner Editors' Forum on the lyrics of the...

Doran Dixon, president, JTA

"It comes down to making sure that you know what your children are doing and encouraging them to stay away from certain things. I personally do not think that there is any more crudeness to (Rampin' Shop) than to some other songs that have gone before. We need to encourage parents to monitor their children and to encourage them to know the difference between trash and what is not."

Nadine Molloy, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals and Vice-Principals of Secondary Schools

"The schools will continue to speak out on songs and other forms of literature like this. We will continue to speak out against it, as we have been doing, and we are calling on parents to monitor much more closely what their children are doing. Many of our children are unmonitored and unguided, so we are calling on parents to partner with the schools some more."

Robert Wynter,management consultant

"This is no different from several other songs. It's just that it has got more publicity at this time. You cannot separate our children from what is happening in the society. You just have to, as parents, monitor them closely and ensure that they are on the right path. Raise a child the way he should go and he will never depart from it, regardless of what is going on outside."

Miranda Sutherland, president, NationalParent-Teacher Association of Jamaica

"We are saying to our parents that you will have to begin to monitor the kind of phones that you purchase for your children. Some of them that have the phones with wireless connection, they are exposed to even more lyrics than these."

Dig Eddie Murphys weak ass excuse for being a dead beat daddy:

Eddie Murphy has never met Angel, the 22-month-old daughter he fathered with Spice Girl Mel B.

To see the kid, hed have to see the mother, a friend of the Norbit actor, 47 (who has five other children by his ex-wife Nicole Mitchell, and two from a previous relationship). Maybe when shes older, Eddie will see Angel, but not now.

Mel says, I want Angel to know she has two parents who love her so much, but the insider scoffs, Mels a crazy woman. Eddie wants to stay far away from her.

If this brotha could spend half as much time with his baby girl as he did with his jump off, we may actually have a touch of respect for the dude. SMH.

Nikki Z - file photos

Nikki Z what a ting doh eeh? Dem people deh finally issue ultimatum to your people eeh? Is eider dem lock off or you get let go! Lawd. But nuh say nuttin, yuh strong, yuh will rise again. Yuh juss need fi be more careful nex time, cause yuh ting when deh gwaan good an God know, mi cyaan find one nex word except fi say a did carelessness pon your part fi mek a next bad wud slip after yuh juss come back suspension fi di same ting. Mi nuh know if a tiyadness or carefreeness. Jah know. But mi have high hopes fi yuh, so gwaan hol' it and memba "your attitude determines your altitude". Bless.

EME Award Winners The Some of the Winners Song of the Year - Mavado 'I'm So Special' ; LUST 'Just as I am' (reggae) DJ of The Year - Vybz Kartel (Male); Spice (Female) SingJ - (M) Mavado; (F) - D'Angel Vocalist - (M) Tarrus Riley; Etana (F) New Artiste - Konshens (M); Stacious (F) Producer - Steven McGregor , Album - Etana 'The Strong One' Collab - Damina & Steven Marley Gospel Song - Goddy Goddy'Chakka chi chi' Gospel Artiste - Prodigal Son Best Come Back Artiste - Harry Toddler Best Duo - RDX Best Video - Shaggy Big Man Dont Cry (reggae); Busy Signal 'Tic Toc' (Dancehall) That was just some of the winners at Richie B's EME awards last night... I dont know but Harry Toddler should feel good yes... because that category for best come back artiste look like it was carved out for him... mi never hear anything bout come back artiste of the year in any award..

Angel, better known as DCs Cover Girl and 50 Cents hottest new protégé, is originally from Washington DC. Angel was born in Ethiopia and brought to United States after one month. This exotic beauty is Trinidadian and Ethiopian.

Angel was found in DC by professional photographer/model agent Mike Styles, CEO of his own Modeling Agency Style Entertainment. They met and talked about him doing her photo shoot and managing her. They started working together with Mikes partner Michelle Vierya and everything has blossomed since March 2006.

Within 8.5 months Angels career took off from the very beginning. Angel is a stunningly, unbelievable uniquely built women. Her measurements are 34 C, 22, 40. She has a beautiful face, a Colgate smile to match with a humble, aggressive, smart and very driven attitude. Outside of modeling, Angel is interested in getting into real-estate. She has achieved certain goals in modeling by keeping a professional attitude, staying motivated, following the fashion trends, keeping fit, eating right and consulting with her management team Style Entertainment in order to push her modeling career along. Angel has been in fashion shows, numerous national magazine covers, top principal roles in music videos with major artists, roles in movies, hosting events, and promotional campaigns. Angel has shot for every major urban publication except for two.

Have you ever wanted to see Mini-Me's sex tape co-star, Ranae Shrider, naked ... without a little person on top of her? Well, you just might get your chance!


Shrider has shot a series of scantily-clad photos with the hope of submitting them to Playboy and getting in the mag -- much like Audrina did back in the day, except Audrina is ... ya know, hot.

We're told Ranae really wants to get into Playboy -- but Verne Troyer would prefer she stay out of the spotlight, since all she does is remind people of that whole sex tape thing. A sex tape we too would like to forget.

i had this discussion with a friend earlier today so i wanted to know and give proof, no mek up sumthing 

Me seh me have a friend and she said she meet this cute guy. Him nice and ting and him look like somebody she coulda par with. She wasn't looking for some one to settle down wid just someone to date. Anyways dem go out a couple a times. Him carry her go movies and party and she say him know how fi av a good time. She think all was going well until him seh him ago introduce her to him close friend. She tink the man must rate her to want introduce her to him paari.

Anyways dem go watch a play the nite and she meet the fren. Could you guess and tell me wah happen. She like the man fren. But to how she stay she neva want the man fi know and besides the fren was there wit him woman. So she play it cool. She seh wen she go home the nite she a wonder y she like the man fren and y she neva meet him fuss instead.

About a week pass and she try fi forget the fren cuz she know nutten couldn't gwaan. So it was Saturday and her man call her seh dem a go out. Wen the man come pick her up guess and tell me who in a the back a the car - no the fren and a different woman.

MI WANT KNO AH WHO ... TEL ME A WITCH GYAL...HMMMMM

kartel sell him soul fi money[spoiler]

a true say Aidonia box Black Rhino

The Birth of the Prince of Dancehall

Dynasty was born on October 26 1981 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, to parents of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, and then came to the US at the early age of 8. He was raised in the Musical Melting pot of Brooklyn, New York, in the tough neighborhood of East New York. Growing up with Jamaican, Trini and Guyanese neighbors really helped him indulge in what was the realest Caribbean Culture (Good Food and Tantalizing Rhythms). It was here during his youth, where he witnessed the birth of Dancehall in the US. He would hear the latest songs by veterans like Ninjaman, Shabba Ranks, Cutty Ranks and Papa San to name a few, blasting from local record shops.

By the time he was 11 years old, he was already sneaking into local dancehall clubs absorbing the culture and the scene. He would then go on and see the arrival of a new generation of deejays. But it wasnt until he heard Super Cats superb vocal style that would inspire him to learn and sing in patois and become the artist he is today. One of the first Jamaican deejays to break through the U.S. market, Super Cat helped pioneer the fusion of dancehall with Hip Hop and R&B.

Coming from Puerto Rico, Dynasty was already heavily influenced by the music that had taken off in Panama, Spanish reggae. This was the basis for what was later known as Reggaeton, which was developed in Puerto Rico, his birthplace. With influences from dancehall, hip-hop and various other Latin American musical genres, such as b****a, plena, salsa, merengue, latin pop and bachata as well as that of hip hop, R&B, and electronic, it allowed him to start to spit with finesse in Spanish while still incorporating his Reggae style.

Fast forward to the year 2004, where Reggaeton takes over the Music scene. This was the year that reggaeton gained widespread popularity in the United States, eventually gaining attention in many Western countries. While performing at different Reggaeton events, Dynasty met Giovanni Padrino Suarez through mutual associates in the Dominican Republic. After hearing each others styles and collaborating through songwriting, Dynasty and Padrino created a fusion of Reggaeton, Dancehall reggae riddims, and Spanglish lyrics.

During this time, Dynasty was signed along with his partner to Urban Box Office a Reggaeton and urban Latino record label based in New York City responsible for some of the biggest projects in Reggaeton history. After putting finishing touches on their debut album, UBO then decides to hold the album. This was when Jose The DA Salcedo, Project Manager for the group, decided instead to distribute 25,000 copies of their mixtape in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. He felt along with that presence they could also earned their stripes by embarking on a 15 City tour, performing all over the U.S. in events such as the Billboard Latin Music Conference, Festival, Calle Ocho, Latin GRAMMY ® Street Parties, Reggaeton on the River, and abroad in numerous festivals throughout the US, The Carribean and South America. They shared the stage with big name acts like Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Busta Rhymes, Wisin y Yandel, Notch, Alexis y Fido, Beenie Man, Pitbull, Kat De Luna, Toby Love, NORE, Juelz Santana, just to name a few.

Unfortunately, due to financial mismanagement by the label, UBO went bankrupt in December 2006. It was during this time when along with long-time business partner Jose The DA Salcedo, Dynasty decided to focus on his solo career and go back into the studio. They went on to meet an old associate that used to work with Padrino, Kev Charlatan who was starting up a new studio, called Charlatan Music. With The DA having relationships with Dancehall producers in Jamaica and overseas, and Charltan having a new lab to work out of, Dynasty went back to his Jamaican roots and started to record tracks over Jamaican riddims. This got the attention of one of the hottest DJs on the scene, DJ Locorious. His online radio program, which won him the Best Internet Radio DJ of 2008 (Latin Urban Mixx Awards), has generated, till now, up to 300,000 listeners a night. Locorious was already in the process of starting up his own Production Company, so along with The DA and Kev Charlatan, Dynasty decided it would be a great Idea to create his own Production Company called New Chapter Music Group, with Dynasty becoming the 1st artist signed under the imprint.

Dynasty is currently regarded as one of the brightest, most Talented up and coming stars in the Dancehall music scene. Evidence to this is his feature on the IRT Ryddimz DVD Vol 4 magazine which chronicles Caribbean music and culture from a NYC perspective. It recognizes NYCs Reggae & Soca movement as an amalgamation of various Caribbean backgrounds and influences. Dynasty also just finished filming his 1st 2 videos, a 2-in-1 actually. The 1st track entitled Let the Riddim Play, is an ode to all the Women, DJs and Dancehall parties he has experienced in life. The 2nd track is entitled Playa Haters, a track where Dynasty unleashes a verbal attack on everyone and anyone who has doubted him from Day 1, currently one of the hottest Street Anthem in NYC. Also look out for new chunes from the prince of Dancehall who will also be working with Stephen Di Genius McGregor, producer for Sean Paul, Elephant Man, Movado, Vybz Kartel and may other big name Dancehall Artists.

2008 is definitely the Year of the Prince.. The Prince of Dancehall that is.

For Booking, Drops and More Information, Please Contact:

Jose The DA Salcedo
President
New Chapter Music Group
p. (646) 407-5545
e. newchaptermusicgroup@gmail.com
w. www.newchaptermusicgroup.com
m. myspace.com/daprinceofdancehall

-- Edited by Dj.Delvito at 01:22, 2008-06-15

Despite my ripe old age of 73...I am member of MZJ because I love music and meeting people...but I am also a member for more serious reasons.

I can advertise my business

It is significantly cheaper to employ online social networking strategies than to pay for advertising. When you social network, you can prescreen potential customers. You learn what your prospects like and what they dont. That personal relationship you gain when you connect with your potential customer is more valuable than what you would get had you advertised. Advertising is impersonal: the one size fits all concept does not seem to work anymore.

Credibility and trust

Connecting with prospects on a personal level builds trust and credibility. A general rule of thumb is to offer your services, expertise or help before you ask for it. It is acceptable to promote your services when asked. If youre not careful, your attempts could be considered spam. Instead, wait for the opportunities to present themselves instead of forcing a situation.

Its Who You Know

When you socialize, you meet others who know others. How are you going to meet the president of a large corporation? You start by talking to his friends. You ask your associates if they know someone who is connected with him And on and on.

Social networking relationships are supposed to benefit both parties. Never take more than you give. When the opportunity presents itself, dont be afraid to ask your contact to introduce you to a prospect. The old saying rings true: its not what you know; its who you know.

Posted here

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Think about it fellow members...it's always about the fun and play but always bear in mind the other more meaningful potentially productive long term relationships...

Why are you a member?

 

Ok, this issue or delima has reached my mind and I think that I should get another opinion one what I think of this. why do old people pray???


SEE POLLs TO VOTE

-- Edited by J-goose productions at 15:36, 2009-02-01

WHAT IS THE BEST RIDDIM EVER?

noooooooooooooooo sah
watch di gal teethe.. my gaaad..

50fy better gi di greedy wonga gutt miami gal dem some food..

Mutabaruka - File

In the recorded interview with Lutan Fyah played before he performed at the launch of his 'Africa' double-CD last Tuesday evening, he named Bob Marley as one of the persons who helped spark his creativity.

And guest speaker Mutabaruka also mentioned Bob Marley to the large audience at Weekenz, Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, after asking how can the performers of violent songs say that their music has no influence on those around them.

Influence the world

"And we have artiste like Bob Marley who influence the world? What Bob Marley do, but sing a song?" Mutabaruka demanded.

He noted that there were artistes who were involved with guns and also "not necessarily knife play, but daggering play".

"A artiste a lick out pon politician an' when you look at him life and him music, it worse than what the politician a do," Mutabaruka said. "How can a artiste sey when him sing a song it no influence nobody fe do nutten?" he questioned.

Crucial role

He went on to point out the crucial role of the artiste in the society today, saying "is only the artiste right now the people look towards. So if the artiste is behaving worse than the politician and the preacher we in a serious problem in Jamaica".

"If artiste only imitate what is happening in America we in problem," Mutabaruka said.

He complimented Lutan Fyah on naming and putting out an album called Africa in this "bling time", but cautioned that "a whole heap of the radio station them not going to play it".

"And I tell the brethren don't pay nobody no money to play your album. No payola business to play good music in Jamaica," Mutabaruka said, to applause.

More applause

There was more applause when he asked if after all the production fees an artiste really had to pay more money to get a song on the radio, adding that it is time artistes stop paying radio announcers.

Plus, "is the worst music find the biggest money to get the biggest play," he said.

And Mutabaruka closed with a reminder to all of their responsibility towards Africa as well. "We hope many people buy the album and we hope you don't download it for free," he said.

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The dong-handler from the Super Bowl porn fiasco is thrilled that a huge audience was able to see her work ... even if it was only for 30 seconds.


TMZ happened to run into Tristan Kingsley in the San Fernando Valley -- aka the porn capitol of the world -- where the "Wild Cherries 5" star seemed to be soaking up her newfound mainstream exposure.

Comcast is currently offering $10 in apology money to anyone who saw it -- but anyone interested in seeing more of Tristan can check out sure-to-be-classics like "Masks and Capes, Ropes and Gags!" and "Double Jeopardy for Captive Girlfriends!"

You probably won't find them at your local Blockbuster.

Patrick Johnson's decision to collect over 68.2kg (150lb) of marijuana has landed him in jail for at least a year.

Johnson appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magist-rate's Court yesterday to answer to charges of possession of, dealing in and trafficking ganja.

The court was told that on January 26, the police, acting on information, stopped a car being driven by the accused in the Eleven Miles area of Bull Bay, St Thomas. The car was searched and a bag containing the weed was found in the trunk.

When he appeared in court, Johnson told Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown that he went "to the country" to pick up the contraband for a friend of his father. He said the friend was travelling to the Bahamas.

Borrowed car

Johnson, 30, who hails from St Thomas, said he borrowed the car from a friend who rented it.

He was sentenced to $15,000 or six months for possession of ganja, admonished and discharged for dealing in and fined $200,000 or six months for trafficking ganja. In addition, he was sentenced to 12 months. If his fines are not paid, his sentences will run consecutively.

A 25 year-old man who resides in the Shettlewood  community situated between the border of Hanover and St. James received the shock of his life when he was accosted and given  a sound beating on Sunday night,  after he was caught leaving the house of a female resident with a Lada bag containing several panties (underwear) belonging to the woman.

Sherlock Holmes journeyed to the community and spoke to the woman who related that she was satisfied with just giving the accused a sound beating and was not very interested in pursuing the matter much further. However, she still gave an account of this intriguing incident to the reporter.

According to her, on Sunday afternoon about 7: 30 p.m., she went to visit a family member who resides in the neighboring community of Ramble. When she arrived at her relatives house, he was not there so she journeyed back home and reached her gate at approximately 9 p.m.

On reaching her gate, a male friend called out to her and she started a jovial conversation with him. A few minutes later, the friend asked her if there was anyone in her house and informed her that he had heard strange noises coming from a section of a room at the rear. She told him she was alone at home but at that same instance she too heard the strange sounds.
The woman further stated that the friend accompanied her and they both silently walked to the back of the house where she noticed that a window was forced open. She reached for a machete which she had in her yard and her companion reached for a piece of wood as they both quietly entered the house.

On entering the bedroom, she saw a man with a Lada bag in his hand going through her dresser draw. She immediately lashed out at him and the man ran for the open window but was held by the womans companion. To her surprise, the robber turned out to be a taxi operator whom she knew quite well and who on a regular basis made passes at her (sexual advances).

She asked him what he was doing in her house and before he could answer she slapped him several times with the machete. What came next came was a shock to her. As she dragged the bag from him and investigated what he had stolen from her house, she found the bag filled with over fifteen of her panties (underwear).

Mi nah tell u no lie, missa reporter, me haffi  gi the boy a dozen slap and mi frien whop up some lick under him skin,  said the woman who remarked that they later marched him from the house and from her yard onto the roadway. She again started to beat him and he begged for his life while shouting out to her that he was sorry and not to tell anyone what he had done.
Is this a classic case of if you cant ketch Mary (not her real name), fetch har panties? [Source Western Mirror]

50 Cent has responded to Rick Ross' "48 hour" deadline by promising a career ending strategy aiming to discredit the rapper's image and launching a cartoon lampooning Ross's former career as a Corrections Officer.

Fif has recently launched an anti-Ross cartoon series titled "Officer Ricky."

"D*mn, Rick, why you got me up in this motherf*cker man," an animated prisoner says to corrections officer Rick Ross. "Is it because I said you and your mama look like the Klumps...Or is it because I said your baby's mama is a call girl? But Brooke is a call girl god d*mnit...You wouldn't have did this if you were still on Slip-N-Slide, Khaled told you to do this to me? I'mma get that motherf*cker. You think you lost your shoe deal because of me? It's 'cause you a cop, Rick! Nobody likes the f*cking cops, Rick!" (Nah Right)

This latest move comes after the G-Unit leader revealed his new plans regarding the Miami rapper.

"There's nobody in control of me, I do what I want, so I'm deciding to f*ck your life up," 50 said regarding Ross. "I can already see from here...this n*gga's a total fraud...but I paid for the transcripts to your court case...now I know you, and there's so much new information about you, I think it's fair to say I know you now, and everybody else will know you real soon. They'll get a chance to see some interesing sh*t. I know your name was Teflon. I know you were sleeping on Greg Street's couch trying to get a deal at Suave House. I just know you're a bum." (This Is 50)

Ross responded to 50's diss track "Try Me" last Friday (January 30).

"I heard that, I was positive that couldn't be the response," Ross told Shade 45's Angela Yee. "Say he's f*cking joking...we all gonna act like we ain't hear that garbage. We gonna give you another 48 hours. Take your time. Go back in the lab and come up with something else." (Shade 45)

Tensions initially grew after Ross referenced Fif in his name dropping "Mafia Music" record.

"I'm stepping on your crew 'til the motherf*ckers crunch," Ross rapped, "And making sweet love to every woman that you lust / I love to pay your bills, can't wait to pay your rent / Curtis Jackson baby mama ain't looking for a cent / Burn the house down, gotta buy another / Don't forget the gas can, jealous motherf*cker..."