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Recently, the Jamaica Observers Chat magazine published its Top 10 list of artistes who have not been seen in a while. Heres our list


1 Aidonia - From 2005 to 2007 he was all over the charts and stage shows. Not much from him in 2008.

2 Alley Cat - In 1995/6 he hit the charts with a couple hits; although hes booked for Sumfests Dancehall Night tonight, nothing much has been heard of him since the late 90s

3 Alozade - In 1999 he stormed the scene with Street Dreams followed by Nuh Watch Gal (a collaboration with Kiprich & Chico) in 2000. He was incarcerated in 2001 for a few months, then seemingly in the wilderness until 2006 when he teamed once again with Kiprich & Chico on the hit song Bad Out Deh; nothing since though

4 Bascom-X - In 2004, Who Do You Think Of (on the Hard Times riddim) was in constant rotation on radio and in the dancehalls; followed by a few other minor hits in 2005. An illegal gun charge in late 2007 has seemingly helped to put his career on pause.

5 Boom Dandimite - since the Scare Dem Crew disbanded, apart from an occasional guest appearance alongside Bounty or Ele at a dance, we havent seen much of him

6 Brian & Tony Gold - They hit the charts in the late 1980s with Bullseye, did background / back-up singing for numerous hit songs of the 90s and were constantly on tour with Shaggy a few years ago; but where are they now?

7 Buccaneer - From Neighbourhood in 1994 to Soco Numa in 1998 and Classical Party in 2004, Buccaneer has been on the scene for years; then he seemed to change his focus to producing and has all but disappeared from the scene as an artiste

8  Chico - From 1998 to 2000 his singles ruled, and although he has been consistently recording on new riddims over the years, hes still to find the formula that he had in the late 90s
 
9  Chronicle - in the name!!! was the trademark intro line for this singer whose dubplates dominated the dancehall in the mid-1990s. Where is he now??

10  Cobra- From the international hit Flex in 1992 to a flurry of hits throughout the 1990s, Mad Cobra was a deejay in demand. In recent times he has featured on the occasional new riddim but is still to find the right formula to hit the charts once again

876radio.com has just learnt from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) that a bench warrant has been issued for the arrest for Alliance head honco Bounty Killer after he failed to show for a hearing in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate Court. According to the reports Bounty Killer was scheduled to appear before the courts yesterday (July 31st) to answer charges of using indecent language and disorderly conduct during his performance at the recently concluded Reggae Sumfest held in Montego Bay. Attorneys representing the entertainer told the court that the Warlord is presently in the Virgin Islands on professional engagements, hence the reason for his absence. They also explained that his absence was by no means a sign of disrespect to the city's court and asked that the execution of the warrant be extended until August 21st. Bounty's arrested stems from his July 18th performance at Sumfest dancehall night where he uttered some unwelcomed commentary about two of his fellow entertainers that was met with boos to show the audience's disapproval.

Yo, ah A.K.A just call me and wake me up, mi fall asleep drunk inna mi car after me mash up Hedo II, but mi caan remember at all wah go down. Mi caan talk about that (worse mi lawyer say mi muss be careful) but mi decide fi just write a few lines fi mek oonu know say mi alright. People, as mi write this, I am baked out of fricking skull, Negril did crazy last night, Pretty In Pink sell right off, Daydreams tek time full up inna the day till it cork towards the nighttime. Matterhorn, Kurt Riley, Bambino and Renaissance played a nice stream of hits all throughout Daydreams. Later on, at Pretty in Pink, ZJ Liquid and Matterhorn mash up the place wid some crazy girl tunes and all these things.  The only thing is that the selectors played the same set of tunes over and over again, like dem run outta ideas. I don't mind the girls' tunes, but why the same bad man tunes over and over and over ad nauseum? The Pretty in Pink party was largely incident free (except for what me and my homegirls gwaan wid), I saw a little disturbance between two guys who needed to go a little easy on the vodka and cranberry, and me see a girl box a man inna him face after she claimed he touched her in a highly sexual way. Apart from that, people were knocking back the Red Stripes and vodka like crazy, my particular drug of choice last night was the Manhattan, a uber-sexy drink that I urge all you party people to try. Anyway, since mi already up, mi a go to mi hotel go freshen up and eat some all-inclusive breakfast before mi touch RIO little more. I'll check in later. CIAO! (Mi ting gone international now)

Barack Obamas life story will be the subject of a comic book to be released October 8 from IDW Publishing.

Incarcerated R&B singer Waymond Suave Anderson accused notorious rap mogul Suge Knight of sending him threats to change his testimony regarding the 1997 death of The Notorious B.I.G. in court yesterday.

According to The Los Angeles Times, the former singer testified that he received various hand written messages wrapped in plastic at Corcoran State Prison from the former Death Row Records owner. He says this led him to provide false information at last years trial deposition to find out who murdered Biggie.

Despite claims from Anderson that the warnings were personally delivered by ex-Times reporter Chuck Philips, the journalist denies all acknowledgement of any transactions.

That never happened, said Philips in a phone interview with the newspaper. Im flabbergasted by this whole thing. This is the ultimate betrayal.

Philips recently made headlines himself after the Times had to retract a story he wrote claiming rap mogul Diddy and Czar Entertainment president Jimmy Henchmen Rosemend had the late Tupac Shakur shot in 94. It was later discovered that he used fabricated documents in the article.

Aside from threats from Knight, the singer has also accused police officers, a prosecutor and two of his previous defense lawyers of corruption.

Anderson became involved in the Biggie murder case when he accused former LAPD Officer David Mack of the rapper's death only to recant the allegations.

He was initially locked up for life without the possibility of parole in 97 after being convicted for torching a drug users dope spot near the University of Southern California and murdering a man by setting him on fire to avenge an unpaid drug debt.

Prior to his trial, Anderson was found mentally incompetent and sent to a mental facility where he later escaped before returning to trial. He was also previously caught fabricating evidence to win his freedom.

At press time Suge and his attorneys were not available for comment.

Jamaicans could be sought for Iraq and Afghanistan

Finding it difficult to recruit enough soldiers to meet its international commitments, the British Army is reported to be thinking about signing up Jamaicans to fill the posts.

Looking for soldiers within countries with historical and or current British ties, the British military has been facing a hard time getting and retaining soldiers with its engagements in Iraq and continued efforts in Afghanistan against the Taliban.

 

 

 

 

HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest profit from operations ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results were well short of Wall Street expectations and its shares fell.

The world's largest publicly traded oil company said net income for the April-June period came to $2.22 a share, up from $10.26 billion, or $1.83 a share, a year ago.

Revenue rose 40 percent to $138.1 billion from $98.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter.

Excluding an after-tax charge of $290 million related to an Exxon Valdez court settlement, earnings amounted to $11.97 billion, or $2.27 per share.

Analysts on average expected Exxon Mobil to earn $2.52 a share on revenue of $144 billion, according to a survey by Thomson Financial. The estimates typically exclude one-time items.

The record-setting results were largely expected, given that crude prices in the second quarter were nearly double what they were a year ago. Natural gas prices were significantly higher too.

But investors expected even bigger profits Thursday, especially after Europe's Royal Dutch Shell reported a 33 percent jump in second-quarter earnings to $11.6 billion, which fell just shy of Exxon's own record earnings from 2007.

Exxon Mobil shares fell $2.81, or 3.3 percent, to $81.57 in morning trading.

Setting U.S. profit records has become commonplace for Irving-based Exxon Mobil. The $11.68 billion topped its own U.S. record of $11.66 billion, posted in the fourth quarter of last year. Right behind that was the $10.9 billion it reported to start 2008.

Exxon Mobil owns the record for at least the top six most-profitable quarters for a U.S. company, as well as the largest annual profit.

The company, which produces 3 percent of the world's oil, got its biggest boost from its exploration and production arm, where earnings rose 68 percent to $10.01 billion from $5.95 billion a year ago. The main driver was record crude prices, partially offset by lower sales volumes and higher operating costs.

Once again, Exxon Mobil's results revealed a troubling trend at the heart of its business.

Production on an oil-equivalent basis fell 8 percent from a year ago a significant blow for a company that generates more than two-thirds of its earnings from oil and gas production. That follows an opening quarter of 2008 when the company said overall production fell 5.6 percent from a year ago.

Excluding last year's loss of its Venezuelan assets, a labor strike in Nigeria and lower volumes because of production-sharing contracts, Exxon said production was down about 3 percent in the most-recent quarter.

Like its competitors, Exxon Mobil said it took a beating from lower global refining margins. Earnings from refining and marketing fell 54 percent in the quarter to $1.55 billion.

For the first six months of 2008, Exxon Mobil said it earned $22.57 billion, or $4.25 a share, from $19.54 billion, or $3.45 a share, in the first half of 2007. Revenue rose to $254.9 billion from $185.5 billion.

Hip-Hop star Rick Ross has hit back at recent reports surrounding his previous employment with the Florida Department of Corrections. During an interview on Friday (July 25), Ross addressed the latest developments as rumors and maintained that he is a victim of a massive smear campaign.

Speaking to Phoenix, Arizona Hip-Hop station Power 98.3 (KKFR-FM), he responded to the question of his past employment by simply saying Dont believe the hype.

In the game we in, its real competitive, Ross told Power 98.3 FM. Competitors have to do what they have to do to eat. We making the best music. Yall seen the BET Awards, yall saw the magazine. We the biggest in the game, we the best in the game. Just keeping it real. And anytime somebody can attack my character, like I said, you get nothing from the Boss. I dont give haters the pleasure.

In video footage of the interview, which took place during a fan meet-and-greet at the Virgin MegaStore at the Arizona Mills Mall, Ross is seen dancing and interacting with fans, apparently undaunted by the continuing appearance of evidence of his two-year stint as a Correctional Officer at the South Florida Reception Center in Miami-Dade County.

Ross said he views the discussions the documents have created among his fans, foes and colleagues alike as part of in the rap game.

When you get to my level, youre a great conversation piece, Rick Ross calmly explained. Im big on the blogs, Im big on the magazines, and I appreciate that as an artist. Thats why Im in the game. I got in this game to introduce people and to make great music. And thats what its about.

Just keep the rumors coming, added Ross, whos sophomore album Trilla debuted at #1 on Billboards Top 200 album chart.

We gon keep the records coming, we gon keep the music coming. Like I said, Im one of the realest sources of this real street music in this game. Straight out of Miami, straight out of M-I-Yayo. One of my closest homies was on Americas Most Wanted.

Ross also revealed that he and Foxy Brown were no longer an item.

It's 6pm - do you know where your telemarketer is?

Chances are, they'll let you know pretty soon. The dinner time phone calls have become something of a punch line, and a definite annoyance, for many Canadians.

But those bite-interrupting rings may soon be coming to a merciful end.

As of September 30, you'll be able to register your number on a "do not call" list similar to that already available in the United States.

The catalogue will have exceptions, including charities, political parties, pollsters and established business relationships. Bell Canada will operate it on a five-year contract, and is responsible for investigating complaints.

Which means you may be able to finish a meal in peace come fall.

• The Canadian Direct Marketing Association has offered a "do not contact service" for several years. You can use it to request they take you off their mailing and calling lists for three years. But the Association is phasing it out once the new federal program begins. To find out how to opt out in the meantime, click here.

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Several secondary school teachers are caught in a bind trying to explain homosexual unions as a viable family option as presented in a Ministry of Education-recommended textbook.

The controversial clause in the book entitled, C-SEC Home Economics and Beyond (Management) by Rita Dyer and Norma Maynard, reads: "When two women or two men live together in a relationship as lesbians or gays, they may be considered as a family. They may adopt children or have them through artificial insemination."

Tailor-made for the course

The head of the home economics department at a prominent high school told The Gleaner that the book in question was tailor-made for the course. "It is a recommended text and it is prepared based on the current syllabus. Just as how the syllabus is laid out by the CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council), this book follows the exact format."

Documents viewed by The Gleaner news team from one prominent high school in Kingston showed that 'Same sex' was listed among the types of families. The documents also revealed that an assignment was given for the students to find photos that depict the different family types. Two photos depicting male as well as female homosexual unions were submitted as a part of the assignment and the student was given an A+ for her efforts.

While Jamaican law does not explicitly prohibit homosexuality, anal sex between men or buggery is a criminal offence.

The faculty at the institution vehemently denied that the teacher was presenting homosexual unions as an acceptable family type. The two vice-principals, who met with The Gleaner, conducted an investigation when our news team brought the matter to their attention. After the investigation, they concluded that the teacher did not act inappropriately.

"The teacher did not teach about same sex (families). She listed it just to say it existed. It was not taught, it arose and the teacher addressed it," said one of the vice principals who requested anonymity. "It's not in her notes or her lesson," he added as he presented a copy of the teacher's lesson plan for our perusal.

The administrators of the prominent institution also pointed out that the teacher told her class that homosexual unions were not socially accepted.

In defence of the teacher's actions, the vice principals presented a ninth grader's notebook in which same sex family as a type was listed, but no definition was provided. However, the assignment in the student's book requested that pictures be presented to depict five of the eight listed family forms.

This student also chose to use a photo that depicted the homosexual union.

However, when the principals conducted their own investigations they did not include the views of the students. "After speaking to the teacher and the Head of Department we didn't think it was necessary. We have responsible teachers here," one principal said.

Sylvester Anderson, president of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica, categorically stated that his organisation would resist any attempt to teach that homosexual relationships are accepted family types.

"We cannot agree to it being taught as an acceptable form," Mr. Anderson stressed.

At the same time, Susan Hitchener, Director of the Roman Catholic Secretariat told The Gleaner that her organisation does not support the promotion of homosexual unions. "We (Roman Catholic Church) would not approve of teaching same sex marriages in schools. It's not that it doesn't exist but it is not something the church wants to promote," explained Miss Hitchener.

She also noted that it should not be perceived that the Roman Catholic Church is against homosexuals, but appreciated that the church is against homosexual activities. "And, therefore any teaching with regards to same sex relationships or marriages would not be approved of," she said.

Additionally, Miss Hitchener noted that while her organisation does not possess complete autonomy over the schools that fall under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church, it does have influence over the books that are chosen from the pool of Ministry recommended texts.

Efforts to get a comment from the Ministry of Education were unsuccessful.

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man who claims to have had sex with 1,000 cars has defended his "romantic" feelings towards vehicles.

Surgeons in Peru are preparing for an operation to separate the legs of a girl born with the rare condition "mermaid syndrome" or "sirenomelia".

Nine-month-old Milagros Cerron has been dubbed the "little mermaid" because her fused legs resemble the tail of a fish.

Usually babies with the condition die within days of birth. Milagros is one of only three known survivors.

A medical team, led by surgeon Luis Rubio, will operate on the girl on 24 February in a hospital in Lima.

The team includes trauma surgeons, plastic surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, neurologists, gynaecologists and a paediatrician, and the operation is expected to last five hours.

Feet splayed

Most sirenomelia sufferers have severe organ damage and die within hours.

The only person who is known to have survived in the long term is 16-year-old American Tiffany Yorks, whose legs were separated before she was one year old.

Milagros - whose name means miracles in Spanish - is relatively unharmed.

Her abdomen merges into her legs, which are connected by skin down to the feet, which are splayed in a V-shape.

She has normal bone structure and independent movement within the two joined legs.

She has only one kidney, and only a single channel for her digestive tract and genitals.

Hopeful

But because the operation will not concentrate on these areas, Dr Rubio says he feels her chances of survival are good.

"Every surgical procedure has risks but we are taking every precaution," he said.

She will need operations to correct her rudimentary digestive channel and genitals at a later date.

Milagros was born in the mountain city of Huancayo, 200km (125 miles) east of Lima, to very poor family.

Her father, 24-year-old Ricardo Cerron, said: "I keep thinking about what's going to happen and how's the operation going to be."

Mother Sara Arauco, 19, said: "My dream is that everything is going to turn out well."

STAGES OF SEPARATION PROCEDURE 1 - Legs are fused together by skin and feet splayed in a V-shape 2 - Saline sacks inserted and gradually filled to stretch the skin 3 - Two operations, three months apart, separate the legs, using the stretched skin to cover the wounds 4 - A later operation will rotate splayed feet forward

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a special world with music

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its melody
And holds us fiercely in its sound.

Its base spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a key may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

-- Edited by fabian1971 at 10:22, 2008-08-01

should there be a rematchh?? r dem fi guh read and a bok and wacth dora and barneyy??? u be di judge vote

there seems to be alot of talk about "controlling" the internet to limit piracy (this seems to include file sharing of music, movies, etc etc

Whats your view?

Can THEY stop this??  (isps, regulatory watchdogs etc)

mek me now

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-- Edited by Dane at 13:45, 2008-07-16

"Cell phone calls on airplanes in flight are not only unsafe, they're obnoxious and they should be permanently banned, according to some members of Congress."

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One of the island's best-known crime fighters, Super-intendent Harry Daley, spent last night behind bars at the Horizon Remand Centre and could spend many more days in custody if he is found guilty of corruption charges.

Daley, dubbed 'Bungles' on the streets, was taken into custody yesterday and charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.

He was taken to the Horizon facility where he spent the night being guarded by a team of soldiers.

Since the start of this year when a major clampdown began, more than 50 members of the force have been charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.

But Daley, a tough street cop who made his reputation in problem areas such as west Kingston and Spanish Town, St Catherine, is the most senior.

According to the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), members of the Anti-Corruption Branch conducted a covert sting operation in downtown Kingston yesterday and arrested Daley.

However, CCN did not provide any details of the operation or the actions which led to Daley's arrest.

CCN reported that the head of the Anti-Corruption Branch, Assistant Commissioner Justin Felice, has said the investigation was ongoing and no further comment would be made.

Felice was equally terse when he spoke with The Gleaner, refusing to add anything to the two-paragraph release from the communication unit.

Receiving marked money

But sources close to the investigation claim Daley was held after he was seen receiving money which had been marked and recorded by the police yesterday.

This did not seem to impress his attorney, Valerie Neita-Robertson, who argued that there was a grand set-up.

Neita-Robertson expressed concern about the treatment being meted out to her client, who is a senior member of the police force. She said up to late yesterday, she was still trying to find out the allegations against Daley.

"We are really concerned that we don't know what the allegations are against our client and I am even more concerned about it because a statement was issued to the media by ACP Felice even before we had been told what the matter is about," she said.

Head of the Police Officers' Association, Superintendent Michael James, was cautious with his comments.

James said the association, which represents members of the force above the rank of inspector, was awaiting additional information on the arrest of one of its members

Up to late yesterday afternoon, police and military personnel were still at Superintendent Harry Daley's house in Ebony Vale, St Catherine, where they reportedly seized two guns and several magazines.

The Gleaner visited the location and saw dozens of soldiers and two policemen thoroughly searching the building.

Daley was last in the news in June when he was involved in an altercation with a member of the Jamaica Defence Force during a police/military operation in Spanish Town.

It was reported that the soldier pointed his gun at Daley, who was then head of the St Catherine North Police Division.

The senior cop had claimed that he was not aware of the massive operation in the area under his command.

In the aftermath of that incident, Daley was transferred to the Detention and Courts Division in what many described as a 'slap down'.

When, as human beings, we undergo some painful experience, we often try hard to forget it, to let go so that we can move on. Slavery was the worst form of oppression and human degradation. It lasted for over 300 years and ended 170 years ago. Yet, we cannot forget it. We dare not forget it because it is part of what defines who we are and how we came to be who we are.

It tells of more than just the pain we had to bear, uprooted as we were from the land of our ancestors, struggling as we did to preserve our culture in a new, hostile environment where privileges were few and rights non-existent. It also tells of the sustained resistance we mounted, sometimes quiet, sometimes aggressive, and the determination we maintained, always believing that one day we would be free, that one day we would get our lives back restore our dignity, rebuild our pride and go forward as a people.

Don't forget slavery

Therefore, slavery is not to be forgotten. It is not something to be kept off our résumé, because it is a testimony to our strength and capacity to endure and overcome, to triumph over adversity. And, so, no matter how tough the times may be or how difficult the challenges we face, we know that we can prevail, that we will be victorious, for we have faced the toughest of times before and we made it.

But the abolition of slavery did not leave a void that must be filled. The slave master's job is not vacant; it was declared redundant.

Respecting freedom

When individuals and entire communities are forced to live in fear, their condition is not much different from what was experienced under the slave masters. When we sow seeds of disunity and set one against the other, we are employing the same tactics that were used in slavery. When we disrespect each other, we are behaving just like the slave master who disrespected us.

Being a free people means that we must respect each other's freedom and the right of everyone of us to live peacefully and seek after our well-being. Being a free people means that we must strive and work together to attain the happiness and prosperity that we were denied for so many years under slavery.

I call on all Jamaicans to think on these things as we observe the 170th anniversary of our emancipation.

A bench warrant has been ordered for the arrest of controversial dancehall artiste Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Price, following his no-show in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

However, the execution of the warrant has been stayed until August 21.

Price was booked to appear in court to answer charges of disorderly conduct and using indecent language during his performance at Reggae Sumfest two weeks ago.

Left the island

His attorney, George Thomas, told Resident Magistrate Sandria Wong-Small that the deejay had left the island.

"I got a phone call to say that Mr Price is off the island as he is contracted to work in the Virgin Islands and this is not out of disrespect for the court," Thomas said.

According to the attorney, the deejay should have known that court matters take precedence over every other event that he may have had to attend.

Thomas also asked Wong-Small that any arrest warrant order be stayed.

Bounty Killer was arrested and charged on July 18 after his performance at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay.

He was cited by the police for allegedly using expletives when he reacted angrily to boos from patrons after he made unsavoury comments about fellow dancehall artistes Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis and Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentine.

World 100 metres record holder Usain Bolt, former record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown are to be recognised by the Government for their outstanding contributions to track and field.

Earlier this week, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, told journalists that she planned to make an important announcement next week in relation to members of the Olympic team.

When contacted yesterday, Minister Grange declined to deny or confirm the reports that the three top athletes are to be given national honours.

Recommendations made

Informed sources close to the athletes' relatives told The Gleaner that recommendations were made and have since been approved by the relevant authorities.

The three will join a long list of Olympians who have received national honours. Among them are Merlene Ottey, Grace Jackson, Deon Hemmings, Juliet Cuthbert, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden, Arthur Wint, Les Laing, Donald Quarrie and Bert Cameron.

The Gleaner has also learnt that another recommendation was made to UNESCO to appoint Asafa Powell ambassador of peace for sports.

Bolt clocked 9.72 seconds on May 31 in New York to smash Powell's 9.74 mark which was set in Rieti, Italy, on September 9 last year.

The 21-year-old Bolt, who is the holder of the World Junior record for 200m, will go into the Beijing Games as the fastest man in the world over the 100m.

World record

Powell, 25, held the 100m world record for almost three years. He first broke the record on June 14, 2005, when he clocked 9.77 to beat the old mark by one-hundredth of a second. He equalled that 9.77 mark twice before his 9.74 run last year.

A three-time Olympian, Campbell-Brown won the 200m final in Athens four years ago to become the second Jamaican woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

At the same Games, she piloted the Jamaican sprint relay team to victory, becoming the first Jamaican woman to win two gold medals at the same Games.

The 26-year-old Campbell-Brown will enter the Games with a world-leading 21.94 in the 200m.

Bredreens & Sistreen Jamaica Independence Day round di corna...a who celebrate it & where????

mi gwaan post di pics sunday (inna di members photos forum) cah mi gwaan mash it up inna di dance saturday.......seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelecta.....YUH MADDA!!!!!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO EACH & EVERYBODY....BLESS UP...ONE LOVE!!

Lover implicated in woman's death charged

Steven Causewell, who has been implicated in the death of a female companion Nordia Mitchell, at Oaklands Apartments in Constant Spring, St Andrew, was charged with murder yesterday, hours after his lawyer brought his detention to the courts.

Acting Deputy Superintendent Altamouth Campbell, who is in charge of crime, at the St Andrew North Police Division, confirmed that the accused was charged. Causewell is to appear in court on Monday.

Causewell's attorney filed an habeus corpus application in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday indicating that his client should be released or charged as he has been in police custody for over two weeks.

Carlos Hill et al had bail extended

Cash Plus boss, Carlos Hill, his brother, Bertram Hill and chief financial officer, Peter Wilson, had their bail conditions varied when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Fraud charges

All three are before the court on various fraud charges following the collapse of the multibillion-dollar alternative investment scheme in April. Carlos Hill is facing four counts of fraudulent conversion, four counts of obtaining money by false pretence and one count of conspiracy to defraud. His brother and Wilson are charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud.

Big fine, but no time

Tashieka Mair, Star Writer

WESTERN BUREAU

A Manchester woman, who tried to leave Jamaica by way of a forged document, was spared a custodial sentence when she appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Petoni Dyte, 23, from Mandeville, pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document, which resulted in a $100,000 fine being imposed on the mother of one. If the fine is not paid, she will serve three months in prison.

Canada bound

Dyte was taken into custody on July 27 at the Sangster Inter-national Airport in Montego Bay. It is said that she presented a Canadian citizenship card to an agent at the Air Canada counter to board a flight to Toronto.

The agent contacted immigration officers after becoming suspicious of the document. During an interview, Dyte confessed that the document was forged.

Chinese issue

A further check at the Canadian Embassy revealed that the card, which was in Dyte's name, had actually been issued to a Chinese national.

Attorney Adrian Dayes, who mitigated on Dyte's behalf, asked that she not be sent to prison and that her conviction not be recorded. He said his client was going to meet with her father whom she had not seen since 2004, and was trying to make arrangements for her to reside with him in America.

However, RM Winsome Henry said the outlined circumstances did not present any suitable situation that would warrant her granting the attorney's request.

Stick to coffee - drug dealer told

WESTERN BUREAU

A St Ann coffee farmer was fined $5,800 after pleading guilty to drug-related charges in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Anthony Cann was slapped with charges of possession and dealing in ganja after he was seen walking towards the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay with a bag containing ganja.

Alleged robber shot dead

A man alleged to be one of a group of robbers being sought by the police in connection with a number of robberies along Barnett Street, St James, was fatally shot yesterday.

Dead is Jeffery Johnson of Gulf, Norwood, in Montego Bay, St James.

A home-made gun was also seized and his alleged crony arrested.

Robbing bar

According to reports, the police were alerted while the alleged thugs were robbing patrons at a bar.

Upon arrival of the police the men ran. The police reportedly gave chase during which Johnson pulled a gun and aimed at the police, who opened fire, hitting him.

He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Recent police reports summarise that several persons have been robbed along the street.

The police say that the victims are often dragged on to a nearby lane where they are relieved of cash and personal items.

Protesters decry teen's shooting

Rasbert Turner, Star Writer

Spanish Town

The fatal shooting of a teenager by the police in Linstead, St Catherine, on Tuesday night, caused residents of Zepherton to mount a roadblock on the main road, protesting against the police version of the incident.

Roadblock

For several hours, motor vehicles travelling on the busy thoroughfare were held up as the residents used debris to block the road, which was eventually cleared.

Dead is Ramdeen Hall, 16, of Victoria district.

Residents claimed that the police mistook Ramdeen for someone else and he was shot dead in cold *lo**, and they are demanding justice.

"My brother is no gunman, the only thing him do is play football and give jokes, and it really sad how them come shoot him and said that he was wanted," remarked Marsha Hall, sister of the deceased.

Robbery reported

The police version is that at 10:45 p.m. they received reports of gunmen robbing persons in Linstead. When they visited the area, Hall and two other men fired at them. The shots were returned, they ran and Hall was later found cl**tching a home-made gun.

Investigators told THE STAR that Hall was wanted for shootings and murder. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Special Investigations has commenced a probe in the matter.

Lifeguard pleads guilty to drug charge

WASHINGTON - A top U.S. biodefense researcher apparently committed suicide just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him in the anthrax mailings that traumatized the nation in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a published report.

Two of Canada's biggest tobacco companies will pay $1.15 billion in criminal and civil penalties after pleading guilty to customs charges related to contraband cigarettes and smuggling.
  
Under a court settlement released Thursday, Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited was fined $200 million and Rothmans Benson & Hedges (TSX:ROC) $100 million as part of the criminal charges.
  
The companies will pay another $815 million in civil damages to the federal and provincial governments over the next 15 years.
  
In total, Ottawa will receive $575 million, with the provinces getting the rest of the $1.15 billion.
  
The companies pleaded guilty to "aiding persons to sell and be in possession of tobacco manufactured in Canada that was not packed and was not stamped in conformity with the Excise Act," the RCMP said.
  
Revenue Minister Gordon O'Connor hailed the settlement and the RCMP said the fines are the largest ever levied in Canada.
  
"Today's announcement sends a clear message that governments right across Canada are united in their efforts to enforce Canada's tobacco tax laws . . . and fight contraband tobacco in this country," O'Connor told a news conference.
  
"Together the civil and criminal payments effectively ensure that no monetary benefit was realized as a result of these activities."
  
But Garfield Mahood of the Non-Smokers Rights Association said while he welcomed the fines, "justice escapes us" because none of the executives who presided over the operation went to jail.
  
"There's no winners in this because the industry has addicted a whole bunch of young people who then became lifetime annuities for these companies." The companies, he added, will profit for years.
  
"Over time the companies will financially benefit. And literally thousands of people will die in the future as a result of this crime."
  
Almost immediately following the announcement, Rothmans announced it will be acquired by Philip Morris International Inc. for $2 billion, or $30 per share in cash.
  
In a statement, RCMP assistant commissioner Mike Cabana said the guilty pleas bring to an end more than eight years of investigation by the force and the Excise sections in Ontario and Quebec.
  
The charges involved the shipment of contraband tobacco in Canada to locations in the U.S. and near the Canada-U.S. border between 1989 and 1994.
  
From there, it was distributed to smugglers or black-market distributors who brought it back into Canada for further illegal distribution.
  
The smuggling operations became so pervasive that it caused governments to roll back tobacco taxes, reducing the price of cigarettes to similar levels that existed in the U.S.
  
That brought an end to smuggling, but it made "cheap" cigarettes available throughout Canada, said Rob Cunningham, an anti-smoking activist and author with the Canadian Cancer Society.
  
As well, it set the stage for today's black marketing in cheap cigarettes. He said since taxes were hiked after 1999, independent manufacturers have taken up shop in several native reserves, most notably in Akwesasne, near Cornwall, Ont., and the Six Nations reserve near Brantford.
  
"We now have a different problem today, and it's very significant and growing," he said. "But the actions of the tobacco companies 15 years ago did fuel a capacity for contraband networks to exist."

 

-- Edited by RiddimRyder at 15:14, 2008-07-31

Hong Kong comic filmmaker Stephen Chow will help Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox produce a movie based on the popular Japanese anime series Dragon Ball, Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported on Thursday.

Chinese-American director James Wong, whose credits include Final Destination and the TV series The X Files, will direct the movie, scheduled to start filming within the year. Steven Chow's company has confirmed the story to be true.

War of the Worlds actor Justin Chatwin, who played the son of Tom Cruise's character, will portray the lead character Son Goku, a monkey-tailed warrior loosely inspired by the "Monkey King" Sun Wukong in classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. Chatwin is currently receiving strict physical training under the guidance of a stunt company.

James Marsters, who had roles in Smallville, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will play the villain Piccolo in the movie.

"I have been a Dragon Ball fan for a long time," Stephen Chow, who presented many classics including Kung Fu Hustle, told the Oriental Morning Post, "The airy and unstrained story leaves much room for creation." Chow also explained why he would not be directing the film, "I only direct original movies that I have composed. This is my principle."

Chow is recommending Zhang Yuqi, leading actress in his new sci-fi film A Hope, to play the role of Goku's girlfriend in the film.

Dragon Ball, created by Akiry Toriyama, is one of Japan's most successful cartoons of all time. Between 1984 and 1995, Toriyama created 519 installments of the original manga for the publisher Shueisha and its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

The manga's 42 compiled volumes have sold over 150 million copies in Japan and over 300 million copies worldwide. Both the manga and its anime adaptations (Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z) have enjoyed success in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. The 17 animated movies in the franchise have been viewed a record 49 million times in Japanese theaters.

Fox first acquired the live-action film rights to Dragon Ball in 2002.
 
(CRI November 15, 2007)




Is it just me...or anybody else think dem tek toooo long fi do this?....dbz dont really have the hype like it used to 5 years ago

The Albert HUBO was a humanoid robot built in 2005 by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. It has a voice synthesiser and voice recognition technology, and also has advanced vision sensors.

And it has Albert Einstein's head!

Why would you spend all that money on a robot, only to inflict upon it the ugliest animatronic head ever created? Plus the two independently moving eyes really freak us out.

Worse still, if technology keeps developing, the HUBO could actually become a realistic post-death scenario one day.

Call us crazy, but surely life wouldn't be worth living when you're attached from the neck down to a giant, unbalanced iPod?

Let's say you won the lottery. Or robbed a bank. Or an incredibly rich and distant relative left you the entire estate. Just pretend you've got a huge fortune on your hands. How would you spend it? Start dreaming and find out!

even though jamaicans dont find it a problem.............

but how wud u feel if another race called u the "n" word

wats the value of it? wat does it mean to u as a black person?

how has every1 summer have been goin on since it started in June...

mine is ok nothin special happen yet

Mavado with his 'Money Changer' has surprisingly claimed the #1 title, making a sudden leap from the number four spot to top everybody. It's quite a move to dethrone the 'Ele' 'Gully Creeper' from the top position while simultaneously vaulting over Beenie's seemingly invincible Gimme Likkle that held the shot to watch title for a number of weeks. The cash hauler has definitely overcome its obstacles on the chart.

Vegas with the Daggering has wasted no time on the chart and have copped the Shot To Watch title after only six weeks on the chart. The single has taken up the #4 position after leaving the #6 place.

Elephant Man's 'Nuh Linga' has claimed the Greatest Gainer title; the single has jumped four places up the chart to take up the #7 after leaving the #11 spot. 'Ele' might not be able to stay creeping at the top but he still lingers on the chart.

The Empire continues to rise as Vybz Kartel makes his debut with his 'Money Fi Spend' single which roars into the chart as a New Entry this week. The single is on the Big Ship label and it has debuted at #18. Finally, the lyrical genius has make his way to the chart, let's see how much other skills he has other than spending money.

THE CHART AIRED FRIDAY'S @ 9:15pm WITH REPEATS DURING THE WEEK ON HYPE TV CAN BE VIEWED  IN THE WEEKEND CHAT ON FRIDAY'S, YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THIS WEEK TOP 20 SINGLES CHART ON HYPE TV WEBSITE JUST LOG ONTO www.hypetvjam.com .

                   WKS.    Artiste Name  Song Title
TW  LW   Released  
 

1        4         9    Mavado Money Changer Juke Boxx | 1wk@ #1  New No. 1  
 

2        2       9      Beenie Man Gimme Likkle Born So Records |
 
3         1     14     Elephant man Gully Creeper Seanizzle | 5wks@ #1
 

4          6       6     Vegas Daggering  KirkleDove/Irish & Chin | Shot To Watch 
 

5           3      13    Richie Spice The Plane Land No Doubt | Peak @ #3  
  
6           5      13      LUST Just As I Am Borne Music |  Peak @ #2
  
 

7           11       7      Elephant Man Nuh Linga Board House | Greatest Gainer  up 4
  
 8           7       16     Bounty Killer Nuh Fren Fish Foota Hype | Peak @ #5  
  
 9           9        10     Lady Saw Sunday To Sunday Big Ship |
  
10           8        11    Stacious Falling Down John John |  Peak @ #8 
  
11          12        7      CeCile Ride Or Die Danger Zone/SoBe |

12          14        4      Vegas Nuh Fight Over Man Legend | 
   
13          10       17     Mavado On The Rock   Baby G | 1wk@ #1
  
14          13       17      Damian & Stephen Marley The Mission Baby G | 2wks@ #1
  
15          15       23      Beenie Man Wine Gal T J Records |  6wks@ #1
     
16          16         6       Natalie Storm Gal Fi Get Boo  Ward 21|
  
17          19          2       Konshens Winner Natural Bride/Cash Flow | 
 
 18  New Entry    1      Money Fi Spend Vybz KartelBig Ship | 
 
 
19           17          18     DaVille Yesterday Fashozy Records |  Peak @ #2  
 
 20          18          16      Mega flex Love Question Flex Production | Peak @ #9

Courtesy of WNBC.com
An FAA spokeswoman said at least seven people have been killed in a small plane crash in Owatonna, Minn.
Elizabeth Isham Cory said the plane crashed at or near the city airport Thursday morning. Heavy weather was moving through the area at the time.
Cory said authorities believe the plane was en route from Atlantic City, N.J.
Owatonna is about 60 miles south of the Twin Cities.
According to the Owatonna Airport, the plane crashed at the end of the runway during its landing.
The Lear Jet was reported down about two miles northwest of the airport, according to news reports.
The airport is just north of the city, west of Interstate 35.

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Charges Could Be Filed In Case

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An 11-year-old girl mistakenly left behind during a field trip has prompted an investigation.
The girl was visiting Orlando with a group from 21st Century Community Learning in Lakeland when she was left at the park.
A program manager told WKMG-TV that the special-needs student was left behind when the children were forced to unload one bus and reload in a different area before leaving Epcot.
It was not until the bus made it back to Lakeland that the child was reported missing.
"I started screaming and crying," the child's mother, Beverly Jackson, said. "(I) just said, 'God, return my baby.' The child could be lured and that's what I was afraid of."
The girl was alone at Epcot for about three hours before park officials located her.
She's back home with her family Thursday.

Mi just reach a Negril people,  mi know say oonu ah cuss say mi no write nothing from morning but the drive down did long, and mi did stop and look fi one of mi hottie hottie cousin dem and ah labrish little and all these things. All I can say is that NEGRIL NUH GOOD AGAIN! Abena de ya pon the Negrilside if yu waan know where fi find me. How some gal say dem ah hot gal and dem nah go ATI? Dem stuck inna dutty Kingston fi the Emancipation weekend while dem man gone floss wid we inna Negril. As mi reach the hotel, mi see a little ting go down,

BOUNTY HOUSE SALT EH? WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST

How Bounty so salt? How one man so salt? First, the house tek almost a decade fi build and crazy calamity a befall it and all these things. Now, call it say it almost complete now because the big theatre system gone in, and the Italian tiles dem gone in and everything almost fully sort out and then one next calamity..BOOM, a man get shot dead on the premises. Lawd! Mi still caan believe the CCN report weh one876 get yesterday, but what the road ah say is that the man is a car dealer and mi don''t know what go down between him and some people money but afterwards him end up dead. Mi no know if the police dem a style him or the investigations are bonafide, but condolences to the man family. But the question everybody ah ask is why him get bullet bullet bullet ah Bounty house? When mi reach back a Kingston, mi gi yu the full story, fi now, mi ah gwaan party. Is Bounty really in the Virgin Islands? Mi hear say warrant out for his arrest after he failed to appear in the Montego Bay RM court today. Thursday's warrant was however stayed until August 21 when the entertainer is booked to reappear in court. What is really going down with Bounty?

HARRY BUNGLES ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION

What a stress! The big bad police officer who response fi Passa Passa and keeping the peace inna certain volatile communities. How that happen to the big top cop? Memba when dem block road when dem reassign him? Dem tings de no normal, dem man de ting different, mi no have nothing more fi say.

BLACK QUEEN DISSES MILK

Why Black Queen ah diss up mi good good friend Milk? Mi hear the song yesterday when Claude Mills send it to me on mi email last night, and the song no all that bad but it no great either. It sound like one of the old time riddim de, the one weh Sizzla ah say slew dem wid karate on. She ah talk up a bagga tings but mi a wonder if she can deliver it liv 'cause mi is a girl who will shout out low Milk, ah fi her catty and ah fi her mouth! Anyway, ah music we say, Black Queen gwaan do yu ting, tek yu forward and do yu ting. Mi will post the link later so yu can listen.