I want to start my own sound system but was wondering what is the best CDJs (CD Turntables). i hear people saying pioneer 1000 mk3, pioneer 800 mk2 and even the numark axis 9 because it have nuff special effects.

mi look on youtube to get some professional reviews but still cannot make my mind up.

From reading this forum i see a lot of you are DJs or already play and own your own soundsystems.  so if you guys/girls can give me any advice it would make my decision a lot easier. 

Model dies in apparent NYC suicide dive

NEW YORK - A European Vogue cover model fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday in an apparent suicide, published reports said.

Ruslana Korshunova, 20, died around 2:30 p.m. in a fall from a building on Water Street, in Manhattan's Financial District, The New York Post, the Daily News and Newsday reported. The newspapers cited unnamed officials and police.

Police said the fall was under investigation. Korushnova's New York agency and a spokeswoman for medical examiners did not immediately return telephone messages.

Originally from the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, the almond-eyed, flowing-haired Korshunova appeared in advertisements and on runways for such designers as Marc Jacobs, Nina Ricci and DKNY. British Vogue hailed her as "a face to be excited about" in 2005.

Her break came when modeling booker Debbie Jones noticed her while perusing an in-flight magazine article about Korushnova's hometown of Almaty, according to the Vogue report.

"She looked like something out of a fairytale!" Jones told the magazine. "We had to find her and we searched high and low until we did!"

By: Buffilous






Now let's set the record straight, a sick and tiad a how Jamaicans dem a hypocrite and love crucify people f I whey dem duh inna dem bedroom or in private. Although di jury still out whether a lass di man phone did lass and smady fine it and start Bluetooth di video all ova di place. Personally mi believe odda wise cause mi know how some man hype and galang and mi did hear a likkle ting sey a long time him did have di video a show him friend dem a di radio station...so as mi sey mi nuh suh sure bout di lass phone story.

But wha mi a guh cuss bout is di fact how everybody a persecute di woman like sey a sinting she did thief or a crime she commit. Suh wha if she feel like give har man maximum pleasure...a whey di big crime inna dat. Tell mi now? Mi all hear how di TV station a put har pon suspension and di next ting mi hear is dat she mighta lose har job. Now di last time mi check giving yuh man pleasure is not a crime. It might be embarra**ing when the video buss out like dat, but crime nah.

Di hottest ting bout it is that she have har pickney inna school and him a face no ends a embarra**ment since di video start to blue tooth. Whey mi waan know is why Jamaican people suh obsessed wid whey happen inna di bedroom. Seriously dem need a life man. Mi tiad a all dis excitement ova di video. A bet yuh if a two no name people whey did deh pon one video yuh wouldnt hear peep fire bout it.

Mi dear, mi feel it fi yuh, yeah fi real yuh did kinda stupid fi meck him video yuh wid him cell phone, yuh neva hear bout di whole heap a blue tooth ting whey a gwaan in regards to dat...but if him a teck yuh yuh shoulda meck sure sey yuh teck him back, dat whey yuh have something a hold tuh...cause as mi sey, yuh neva know.

Still on the subject of Milky one, a time fi dem leave har son alone, him neva do anyting, doan terrorise di youth, him done feel bad aready and unno parents whey have unno pickney dem a meck fun a him, memba sey maybe some a unno nuh squeaky clean either, so watch it.

Some customers of the Cable and Wireless prepaid Homefone service are upset by the new terms of service, which takes effect today.

Several customers are complaining that the company is forcing new standards on them and that they had no opportunity to agree to these conditions before they signed up for the service. "I have a problem with all of that (new terms of prepaid service) because its like they are forcing something down my throat. I never got a chance to agree or disagree with the terms," one customer told THE STAR.

Another customer said, while she was informed about the changes, she too did not feel she had a chance to agree.

Fee

Effective today, under the new terms of service, which were advertised in the press for the past few days, prepaid customers must pay a monthly subscription fee of at least $600 by the 27th of each month. Customers who fail to meet this deadline will be given 10 days to do so, after which they will not be able to make or receive calls.

Following this, if the account is inactive for 15 days, customers will have the option of paying $1500 to reactivate the service. But, if that fee is not paid within the 15-day period, the service will be disconnected and the customer will have to apply for post-paid service if they want to keep using the fixed line service.

Losing money

Errol K. Miller, vice-president Corporate Communications & Corporate Affairs Cable & Wireless Jamaica, said the company has a right to change its terms and had to do so because it was losing money. "The simple truth, as we have said several times, is that the company is losing money on the prepaid Homefone product. While we do not disclose precise figures in this extremely competitive market, the reason it is happening can be disclosed. This is simply because thousands of our prepaid Homefone customers hardly ever top up their accounts," he said.

A prototype USB drive using bug protein to store data in the neighborhood of around 50 terabytes worth of data could be here in less then 18 months.

 

This idea first started out by coating DVDs with a layer of protein so that one day solid state memory could hold so much information that storing data on your computer hard drive will be obsolete, says Professor V Renugopalakrishnan of the Harvard Medical School in Boston while reporting on his findings at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Brisbane this week.

What this will do eventually is eliminate the need for hard drive memory completely, he says. Renugopalakrishnan says high-capacity storage devices like the new protein-based DVDs will be essential to the defense, medical and entertainment industries. These trade in terabytes of information with the transfer of information such as satellite images, imaging scans and movies. You have a compelling need that is not going to be met with the existing magnetic storage technology, he says.

 

This is one of the most exciting news since Chris and Rhiana started their young puppy love. Word is that one of the patrons called Rihanna out of her name - and Chris came to her rescue and went gangsta on the nigga.

Chris Brown fighting in a German club.



-- Edited by Flex Designs at 11:14, 2008-03-07

POLICE in East Kingston say they will be paying special attention to sections of 'Bobo Hill' or 'Rasta Hill' in Bull Bay, St Andrew where they believe several wanted men are hiding out.

According to Deputy Superintendent Michael Ellis, fugitives from the division's hotbed communities are believed to have fled to the highly-vegetated Rastafarian community in an effort to ease pressure from cops on the lowland.

"From time to time we have received reports that persons of interest might be hiding out up there," Ellis told the Observer last week.

The deputy superintendent however, stopped short of giving the identity of suspects believed to have taken up residence there.

Ellis's statement came a day after 44-year-old DJ Leon 'Trudy Ranks' Thompson was caught armed in the Rastafarian camp during a predawn raid by the lawmen who were searching for illegal guns and wanted men

The police say upon their approach of a dwelling occupied by Thompson, he fired at them and ran from the building. He was chased by the cops who found him hiding in bushes with a Colt .45 pistol, which had jammed after it failed to eject a spent casing. The weapon also had six rounds of ammunition.

Thompson is to be charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, police say.

 

 

WHY THE DAMN POLICE HAFFI TELL THE MEDIA THIS< BADMAN WATCH NEWS AND READ NEWSPAPER TOO.

NEWLY assigned Superintendent in charge of police in Clarendon, Dathan Henry, says that he will be seeking the help of the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT) to tackle the problem of extortion and homicides that has been stifling businesses in the central Jamaican parish.

"We are actively looking at it and discussing an approach as to which way to go. I think that assistance from the Major Investigation Task force (MIT) in Kingston will help us in finding a new, more modern approach to intercept and apprehend persons involved in extortion," Henry told the Observer.

Henry, who was assigned to the post a month ago, said that business owners in major Clarendon towns such as May Pen and Lionel Town have been suffering from the effects of the parish's spiralling crime rate. But addressing the problem, he said, is extremely tedious as people are afraid to report incidents to the police.

"We know that many of these persons are being extorted but when you go to them they deny it and that is one of our major setbacks. I came here and was introduced to a system for dealing with extortion but that system has to be completely revised and that is why we are seeking assistance from MIT," Henry said. He added that a series of background checks on key players in the extortion ring will have to be done before the elite body is summoned.

Henry, who served in May Pen as deputy chief officer with responsibility for administration between 2003 and 2005, also outlined several measures to curb the problem of gun-related crimes affecting the once peaceful rural parish.
The parish has recorded close to 100 murders since the start of the year.

Among the plans he mentioned were decreasing the influx and mobility of migratory criminals to the parish, a clampdown on the drug-for-guns trade by building better relations with the citizens and the implementation of investigation teams instead of one cop probing homicides.

"Teams will have to be assigned to investigate murders. What that does is that it reduces corruption and the effects of the inexperience of some officers," Henry said. "All the investigators probing a murder will have to meet at one table and each case file vetted out and signed off so the prosecution can make the best judgement as to our next step forward."

Henry added that the number of spot checks along major roadways leading into the parish will be increased.

"Clarendon is very wide and because of the close proximity to Spanish Town a lot of criminals move into the parish and set up residence. We have also been deploying officers and raiding premises where we believe these criminals are," said Henry.

Where the drug-for-guns trade is concerned, Henry said that the support of the public is key in addressing the problem. Intelligence from residents, especially those living in communities close to the parish's south coast, would be the driving force behind stemming the illicit trade, he told the Observer.

Dancehall's ace female deejay, Marion 'Lady Saw' Hall, recently apologised to her local fans for her absence this year from the premier reggae festival, Sumfest. Saw will be taking the summer to explore Europe, where she will be on a month-long promotional tour.

"We will be hitting the ground running," she said. "It will be three and a half weeks of promotion for a project I am working on, and I am really looking forward to it," she said.
Saw left the island yesterday and will have a short breather before her first show kicks off on July 3 in Denmark. Her hectic first week schedule includes performances at some major reggae concerts including the Roskilde Festival in Kolnon, Germany, on July 4; July 5 will see her in France at the Eurockennes Festival, then July 6 in Amsterdam, Holland at Two Sevens Splash. Come July 8, she will be in Frankfurt, then the tour moves to Zurich, Switzerland for another event, Moods and then on to Italy for the Rototom Festival, which will have a Dancehall Night for the first time in its history.

Saw will also perform in Spain, where she did a show earlier this year, return to France for Toulouse Salle le Ramier, move on to Solvakia for the Trencin Pohoda Festival with a return to Switzerland, on July 19, after which she moves on to Belgium on July 20 for the Dour Festival.

The deejay, who is noted for representing well on her overseas engagements, is busy working on an album which will be her first since her release from her VP Records contract.

"The contract with VP expired and we decided not to resign. We are currently working on various projects and this new album is one of them. It is fresh and exciting and all the top producers will be making an appearance. I will also be doing some of the production myself," she mentioned.

Lady Saw recently appeared on one of Hype TV's most popular programmes, Up & Live, where she had a premier of her new video Belvedere Heights. She lauded the work put into the video by director Wayne Wade, who also did the video for another of her singles, Chat To Mi Back.

Saw also holds a space on the Hype TV Top 20 singles chart, with the provocative single Sunday To Sunday on the Big Ship label, which sits at the #14 position after five weeks on chart.

DIRECTOR of the Wisynco Group of companies, William Mahfood, says that if the Jamaica Labour Party-led government agrees to use a portion of its earnings from the environmental levy to finance recycling centres around the island, as much as 50 per cent of plastic waste could be recovered from the environment.

Mahfood, a principal in Wisynco Environmentals, which started the 'Recycle for Life' programme in the late 1990s, says he has already had preliminary talks with Government to that end and is hopeful that it will agree to allow his company to manage the project since the whole country stands to benefit.

"It's not a profitable business but there is use, there is a call for recyclable material and at this point in time, it all is just going into the landfills, the rivers, and into the streams of Jamaica. It is in our interest as a corporate citizen, it is in the country's interest, it is in the people of Jamaica's interest to see recycling start in the country."

Reiterating that the venture was not a money-making opportunity, the Wisynco director said recycling actually costs more money than it makes.

"When we did it, as a company we put up $5 million towards it, as did some other stakeholders. We had a total budget of $25 million but the more money you collect is the more money you actually spend so there is a law of diminishing returns from that point of view."

Since June last year, all imported goods into the island have attracted a 0.5 per cent environmental levy. It is calculated based on the cost of goods, insurance and freight (the CIF value). Goods imported for domestic use up to a value of US$500 (J$35,500 at J$71 to US$1), as well as imports by Government, diplomats and international organisations are however exempt from the tax. This totals more than a billion dollars per year.

Mahfood's plan is to get Government to give over "a couple hundred million annually" from earnings under the levy, so that Wisynco Environmentals can lease lands and set up recycling centres all across the island.

"We went into the [former] Government when they decided that they wanted to apply an environmental levy. Initially, they said they wanted to apply tax on plastics. We said to them that plastic does not make up more than about six or eight per cent of the total waste stream so what about paper and cans and so forth and they said OK. Currently there's an environmental levy which brings into the national coffers somewhere in the region of about $1.2 billion a year. We proposed to Government then to allow us to take a portion of those funds through an expanded model of Recycle for Life... but they weren't interested at the time," Mahfood told the Observer.

But, he points out, given the 20 per cent of total plastic waste the company was able to recover in the four years it was in operation, 50 per cent is not an overly ambitious target.

people always talk about killing battyman, personally i have nothing against them cause dem neva do mi nothing..as far as i can see a man is free to do wat he want to do ......but wat i want to know is would you KILL a battyman ???? and go jail, because from wat i hear thats where dis battyman ting come from ...so would you ? or is it jus a bluff/mouth talk

NOTE:  
Anxiety about sex and your ability to satisfy a
woman is incredibly common... but MOST men never
deal with it.  Be one of the few who is completely
comfortable and confident about your performance:
Read More...



   I've got 4 great pieces advice that are really
going to make a big difference the next time you
feel any kind of anxiety about your sexuality or
even about your sexual ability when you're with
a woman.

   The more I sit down and get really honest with
guys, the more common I see this whole picture
really is.

   Most guys TALK so much about sex... In fact,
most guys BRAG so much about sex... They are always talking about when they got it, who they
got it with, what she looked like...

   And you really get the sense, if you hang out
with the boys, that everyone seems to be pretty
cool about the whole thing...

   Sometimes it can make you feel like, "what's
going on here?  Am I the only one who feels kind
of weird or unsure about this stuff?"

   I promise, you're not.

   These same guys-- even guys that are really
good looking and seem really confident... even
guys that date a lot of beautiful women... even
guys who have been with the same girl for years--
when you sit down and talk honestly, they'll admit
to all kinds of insecurities.

  Nobody wants to be "judged" when they talk about
sex-- so most of the time, we just kind of joke
around and act cool.

   But EVERY guy is at least SOMETIMES nervous
when it comes to sex.

   Yes, even me.

   And you and I both know that being "nervous"
around your woman is NEVER a good thing.

   So many things seem to go wrong once you get
into that head space...

   From "performance problems" to coming too fast,
to just plain weirding her out.  I can remember
plenty of second dates that never happened because
she could tell that I wasn't totally comfortable
and confident when it came time to fool around.

   Women have very powerful intuition when it
comes to sensing this kind of thing-- much more
powerful than men-- and it strongly shapes their
opinion of a man...

   Particularly when it comes to sex.

   The truth is, men who actually are completely
confident, comfortable, and at ease with their
sexuality are so rare, that when a really beautiful
woman DOES encounter a guy like that, she is
usually just blow away.  It's incredibly sexually
attractive and it makes her much more sexually
receptive.

   And (this part is important, so listen up) yes,
YOU CAN LEARN TO BECOME that kind of guy just like
I did.

   Here's another important reason for you to
keep reading what I'm about to tell you...

   Being nervous about sex feeds on itself-- if
you are nervous with a girl on a date tonight, you
are much more likely to be nervous on the next
date you go on.  

   If something happens that makes you feel
insecure in your relationship... even if you've
been married for years... it can make you
nervous when it comes time for sex... and that
can make you even more nervous next time.

   It can actually lead a long-term, solid
relationship into a downward spiral.

   That's why you've got to break the cycle.

   Different guys have different points in the
process where they get uncomfortable, and I'm
going to give you some tips that should be helpful
to all of them.

   For example, for some guys it's before the
first kiss... it's that moment when they feel
things slowing down and they can feel that she
is definitely ready for the kiss...

  The time for that kiss is RIGHT NOW...

  But somehow, something gets all blocked up in
their head and they start getting really nervous,
even though they know she is hoping that he is
going to make his move.

   Wait too long, and she starts to feel it.  

   She SENSES that you are nervous about your
sexuality...

   And then... like the flip of a switch...

   She doesn't want you to kiss her anymore.

   The moment has passed, and if you go for it now,
you're going to get the cheek.

   For other guys that point may be when you start
getting naked...

   For many guys their nervousness is triggered if
she suddenly becomes sexually aggressive and she
really lets him know she wants it...

   Then suddenly he realizes, "whoa!  This girl
is expecting me to perform... what if I don't live
up to her expectations?"

   And one of the most common times for the
nervousness to strike is that moment when things
go from sexy to sex...

   Which is to say-- when you have to stop for a
moment to put on the condom.

   And I know that every guy in the world has
experienced at least once, problems maintaining
their erection to get that condom on when the
pressure was on.

   Believe it or not... it really is possible to
never feel that kind of nervousness again.

   So let's roll up our sleeves and talk about
some specific things you can do to fix this
situation once and for all.

>>1.  Be Authentic

   Take a breath, calm down, and stop TRYING so
hard.

   The first step in becoming more confident about
your sexuality is to accept it in yourself.  

   Stop trying to pretend.

   Stop trying to be someone else or something
you are not.

   And look... I know that what I am talking about
takes guts.  It takes real balls to drop the act
and be yourself...

   Because once you are really being yourself
you've got to face up the fact that if you get
rejected, it's not just some act that got
rejected... it's you.

   But guess what...

   When you are authentic like that you won't
ever be rejected.  Because women deeply admire
the kind of confidence it takes to truly be
yourself.

   Here's the thing that is so counter-intuitive
about this solution... just THINKING about being
completely open and authentic makes most guys
feel nervous.

   Now if it makes you feel nervous, how can it
make you LESS nervous?

   Sounds like it would be just the opposite...

   Well, because while it does take some courage
to be authentic, and it can be kind of scary--
once you break through to the other side, you will
feel FANTASTIC.

   It's like bungee jumping.  The hardest part is
the jumping off.  Once you've gotten up the nerve
to do that, it's a rush, and after that part is over,
you get the fun part of having done it.  

   You feel great because you beat your fear.

   If you feel nervous around a woman, and you
don't try to pretend that you're not nervous-- if
you stop pretending that you're James Bond, and
you just act like the authentic you...

   The nervousness will go away.  You'll feel
great because you faced your fear, and she is
still right there with you-- accepting you with
all of your faults-- the real, normal, you.

   Because for a woman, a man who's not afraid to
be authentic is as rare as a flawless diamond.


>>2.  Stop Thinking About YOU So Much

   Sure you're nervous... because you keep
thinking about all the things you might be
doing right or doing wrong.

   Instead pay attention to HER.

   And no, it is not thinking about HER when
you think something like, "I wonder what SHE is
thinking about me..."

   Stop worrying about the size of your penis,
and stop worrying if it will get hard enough...

   Stop wondering if she thinks you're cool or
sexy.

   Stop thinking about what you should do next.

   Stop all of those thoughts.  Just push them
out of your head.

   Now, obviously, it's very hard to just shove
thoughts out of your head... the more you try not
to think about X, the more you're gonna think
about X.

   Unless...

   Unless you replace those thoughts with something
else to occupy you brain...

   Something MORE INTERESTING.

   What's more interesting than your insecurities?

   How about HER BODY.

   It sounds obvious-- and many guys will tell
me, "but of course I am paying attention to her."

   But they are not really.  

   Absorb yourself in the sight of her body, the
feeling of her skin, the sound of her breath or
soft moans, the smell of her hair.  

   I mean really get lost in her.  

   Not only will it keep you from thinking about
your insecurities, but also, she will really get
into it too.

   Just as a woman can sense if you are nervous,
also she can sense when you are really absorbed
in enjoying her body-- and she will LOVE it.


>>3.  Live In The Moment

   This one is very much related to number 2
above.  I could have really called this 3 1/2
ways of getting rid of your nervousness, but
that didn't sound as good.

   Besides, this idea, even though it's related,
is so powerful that it deserves its own number.

   Like thinking too much about YOU... thinking
itself can become a problem that creates anxiety.

   Many men have a problem shutting off the
chatter in their brain.  They are not just
anxious thinking about themselves, but they are
anxious thinking about the last date that went
wrong, or about what they should tomorrow morning
if they sleep with this girl tonight, or if they
don't, etc.

   All of these thoughts become distracting.
They are the reflection of a nervous mind.

   One way to take care of this is with #2 above--
focus on HER.

   Another way to look at this, a more advanced
way, is to focus on being "in the moment."

   In Eastern philosophy they talk about this a
lot, and they usually refer to it as "becoming
PRESENT."

   It means that you limit your awareness and
thoughts to the exact, present moment that you
are experiencing.

   Don't think about the past-- not the failures
or the victories...

   Don't think about the future-- forget ALL of
those "what ifs"

   And just focus on the RIGHT NOW.  

   This is a very powerful way to experience life.
You can't do it all the time-- obviously there are
times that call for planning (thinking about the
future) or learning (reflecting on the past)...

   But some moments in life really call for being
totally and completely PRESENT.  

   Making love to a woman is one of those moments.

   Becoming fully present, really focusing
yourself to live in the moment, is one of the most
powerful ways to destroy your anxiety...

   And also one of the most powerful ways to live
your life.  


>>4.  Be Sexually Assertive

   This one is a bit more complex than I'm going
to be able to do justice to in a short Newsletter
like this, but I want to introduce you to the idea
because it can be very, very effective.

   Basically the problem I'm going to solve for
you here is one that many guys find extremely
troubling-- and one that makes a lot of guys
very nervous.

   The problem is: "how sexually assertive should
I be."

   Does she want me to be a gentleman, or does
she want me to be bold and "go for it?"

   Not knowing the answer to this question can
put you into a world of anxiety because first of
all, you don't want to screw things up...

   But also, having to think about this does all
of the things that 1, 2, and 3 above are telling
you NOT to do.

   You're not being authentic... because you are
trying to figure out how you SHOULD be, instead of
just being yourself.

   You're not focusing on her... you're trying
to figure out how YOU should act to best be
attractive to her.

   You're not being in the moment... you're
working out how the moment might be in your
future if you do one thing or another.

   Here's the solution:

   Be assertive.

   Don't sit there wondering about it.  Just do
it.

   Look, I'll be straight with you.  This might go
wrong for you once in a while... but it will be
rare.

   The vast majority of women prefer a man who is
sexually assertive...

   Provided OF COURSE, that he is NOT PUSHY.

   You've got to hear her and respect her if she
says "no."

   BUT...

   This is very important...  Tattoo this onto your
hand if necessary...

   Just because she says "no" does NOT mean that
she's not glad you tried!

   Are you hearing me here?

   I'm NOT saying that "no" means "yes."  What
I'm saying is that "no" doesn't mean she
doesn't like it, or that she doesn't like you.

   Women like it when a man is sexually assertive,
even if they don't want to go all the way tonight,
or they are not in the mood.  Even if they don't
want to do what he is being assertive about... they
still like that he's man enough to tell her or go
for EXACTLY what he wants, when he wants it.

   If it goes wrong, and she doesn't just say, "no"
but is actually offended...

   Like I said, this is rare, but usually it is a
case where being assertive went against rule #1...

   Which is to say, being assertive in a non-
authentic way.

   It is still more important to be authentic.

   The real magic happens when being assertive
IS AUTHENTIC for you.

   And that happens only when you have true
sexual confidence.

   When you really know what you are doing, and
you really know what you want, and you are really
certain of how much she is going to like it...

   That is when all that nervous energy finally
just disappears.  That is when you can have
perfect sexual chemistry with a girl without
any anxiety.

   That kind of confidence and assertiveness
is the sort of thing that fills women not just
with sexual desire... but maybe more importantly...

   With RESPECT for you.

   And the really amazing truth is that most guys
don't know is how EASY it is to learn how to make
this confidence an authentic part of your self.

A SMS once deleted cant be read again.but sometimes we hurrily delete some important SMSHere is the technique that must be followed to retrieve deleted SMS.

Required utility:
1) Any system explorer or file explorer program (eg. fileman or fexplorer.provided with the package)

Step 1) Open Fexplorer

Step2) Select drive C: or D: depending on the memory in which the Sms messages have been saved.

Step 3) For example u selected c: , Then open system folder.

step 4) Then in system folder open mail folder.

step 5) Then in this folder u will see different folders (eg 0010001_s) and certain files (eg 00100000). These files are the actual messages. Browse through every folder and open all files till u get the sms u are looking for.

Step 6) For opening the files dont choose options>file>open as it will show format not supported rather choose options>file>hex/text viewer.By selecting the Hex/ text viewer u ll be able to open and read the deleted SMS message

International Reggae Day will be observed today, July 1. Produced annually as a virtual media reggae festival hosted by Jamaica, IRD seeks to c****ine the power of music, media and technology to celebrate and highlight the power and impact of Jamaican culture around the world. IRD 2008 joins with the Toots Foundation in a one-year campaign to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Reggae as defined by the 1968 recording of Do the Reggae by Toots and the Maytals, which is credited with giving the genre its name.

In recognition of International Reggae Day, the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in association with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Jamaica Arts Holdings (JAH) and the Jamaica Trade & Invest (JTI), present the IRD Copyright Forum at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel tomorrow.

According to JIPO's executive director, Carol Simpson, "Participants at the forum will have an opportunity to hear the important findings of the recently released WIPO Report on the contribution of the Jamaican Copyright to the national economy from its author, UWI lecturer and economist Dr Vanus James as well as other speakers.

HOUSTON - Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions.

Horn called 911 and told the dispatcher he had a shotgun and was going to kill the intruders. The dispatcher pleaded with him not to go outside, but a defiant Horn confronted the men with a 12-gauge shotgun and shot both in the back.

Some community activists wanted Horn to face charges for the deaths. Supporters of the retired grandfather said what he did was justified under the law.

After listening to evidence in the case, including testimony from Horn himself, a grand jury on Monday cleared him of the shootings.

"He wasn't acting like a vigilante. He didn't want to do it," said Tom Lambright, Horn's attorney.

Lambright said Horn was not a "wild cowboy" who took the law into his own hands after he saw the two suspected burglars, with bags in hand, crawling out of windows from his neighbor's home on Nov. 14 in the Houston suburb of Pasadena. The neighbor was out of town at the time.

Instead, Horn was a frightened retiree who tried to defend his neighbor's property and when the two men came onto his yard and threatened him, Horn defended himself, Lambright said.

"He was scared. He was in fear of his life," he said.

Grand jurors had to consider two issues in the case: the intentional killing of another person and whether the killing was justified either by self-defense or the defense of property, Harris County District Attorney Kenneth Magidson told reporters.

"I understand the concerns of some in the community regarding Mr. Horn's conduct," Magidson said. "The grand jury concluded that Mr. Horn's use of deadly force did not rise to a criminal offense."

Texas law allows people to use deadly force to protect themselves if it is reasonable to believe they are in mortal danger. In limited circumstances, people also can use deadly force to protect their neighbor's property; for example, if a homeowner asks a neighbor to watch over his property while he's out of town. It's not clear whether the neighbor whose home was burglarized asked Horn to watch over his house.

Frank Ortiz, a member of the local League of United Latin American Citizens chapter, said he hopes federal authorities investigate the case further.

"That's amazing that they would no-bill him with so much evidence against him," Ortiz told the Houston Chronicle in Monday's online edition. "This was no more than a vigilante."

Horn did not speak with reporters on Monday.

A large red sign with the words "No Trespass" on it blocked the path to his front door and a handwritten sign on the door said "Please no media," "No Trespassing" and "Do not knock or ring bell." A couple of neighbors also had signs on their doors asking media to leave them alone.

A few police cars patrolled the area near Horn's home.

The two suspected burglars, Hernando Riascos Torres, 38, and Diego Ortiz, 30, were unemployed illegal immigrants from Col****ia. Torres was deported to Col****ia in 1999 after a 1994 cocaine-related conviction.

The city of Pasadena, where protesters and defenders of Horn engaged in counter-demonstrations, pledged to keep its police force staffed enough to protect its citizens.

Keith Hampton, a Houston attorney not connected with the case, said he didn't expect Horn to be indicted. "This is a real conservative county," he said. "A lot of folks in Houston and Harris County are saying this man was doing a good thing."

In the 911 call, a dispatcher urges Horn to stay inside his house and not risk lives.

"Don't go outside the house," the 911 operator pleaded. "You're going to get yourself shot if you go outside that house with a gun. I don't care what you think."

"You want to make a bet?" Horn answered. "I'm going to kill them."

After the shooting, he redialed 911.

"I had no choice," he said, his voice shaking. "They came in the front yard with me, man. I had no choice. Get somebody over here quick."

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Lil Wayne for Reggae Sumfest.

In 1997, 18 year old, New Orleans native, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. known as Lil Wayne was the youngest member of the Cash Money Records group Hot Boys. He soon surmounted the groups expectations.

Now this Grammy nominated star will be joining other international stars, such as Keyshia Cole, for Reggae Sumfest's International Night on Friday, July 18, 2008.

The group, Hot Boys, careened to stardom with tracks such as "We on Fire" and "I Need a Hot Girl". Lil Wayne's release of his first solo album, "Tha Block is Hot" which debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts, propelled him to stardom as a solo artiste.

The group, Hot Boys, also collaborated with The Big Tymers to produce the internationally acclaimed hit "Bling Bling".

One is hip-hop's king of collaborations. The other is his R&B equivalent. For once, you can believe the rumors: Lil Wayne and T-Pain indeed have plans to form a supergroup. Weezy confirmed the report with a simple "Yeah" on Monday in Los Angeles, where he was filming his spot in Cassie's new video "Official Girl" before he performed later in the day at a sold-out House of Blues. Pain has been publicly hinting about the venture, but didn't come right out and say Wayne's name. Weezy said it's true. "We both have the same energy," he said. "I don't sleep. If you ask anybody, I don't sleep. I think it's the cousin of death. As much as you sleep, you're impersonating death to me. He don't sleep. I play all day. He plays all day and all night. The connection is crazy. He loves to be creative, he loves to work; I love to create, I love to work. He really wants people to respect his rapping; I really want people to respect my harmonizing."

TAXPAYERS waited in line for up to four hours yesterday in crammed Inland Revenue Department (IRD) offices across the Corporate Area to make use of the final day for the 100 per cent tax amnesty on interest and penalty on back outstanding taxes.

At the Constant Spring office in St Andrew, people who stood in long winding lines complained about the long wait to get to 
the cashier.

"I have been here from 11:45 am, but too much 'racketeering' going on that is why I can't get through," an elderly man who was close to the front of the line told the Observer after 4:00 pm. "I knew that it would be crowded, but I never thought it would be like this," he added.

Viralee Lattibeaudiere, commissioner of taxes, told the Observer that the number of cashiers at the Constant Spring collectorate was increased to 20 in order to facilitate the expected rush by taxpayers.

"The office has been packed to capacity since we opened this morning at 8:00 and the crowd doesn't seem to be subsiding," she said. "We are suppose to close at five, but I think that if it continues like this we will have to stay open until whenever because we can't turn anyone away today," the tax commissioner said.

At the Cross Roads collectorate, the large crowd overflowed into the parking lot.

"It has been pandemonium here," principal collector Clive Segree told the Observer, as he laid out chairs under a tent that was erected at the front for senior citizens. "We opened early and from then the line stretched around the building. I have been here for eight years and I have never seen anything like this," said Segree.

A woman said she waited for one-and-a-half hours to get to the door at the Cross Roads collectorate, and that she was likely to spend another three hours inside before getting to the cashier.

"It's not really my fault I had to come here last minute," she said. "I only heard about this amnesty thing last Thursday," said the woman, who declined to give her name.

The scene was no different in downtown Kingston, where people several impatient taxpayers waited in long lines.

"Me nat even know how long me deh yah and if me tink bout it me a go cuss," a man close to the front of the line said. "Them need fi get online service because this is stupid."

Leighton Beckles, public relations manager, said the cashiers were working on shifts to accommodate the rush and that they would likely have to work until about 12:00 am to 1:00 am this morning to accommodate 
the taxpayers.

"It is possible that people [paying taxes] will still be here at 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm," he said. "The trend is that Jamaicans normally wait until last minute to do these things so we are trying to see how we can get persons to comfortably make use of the amnesty," said Beckles.

Since the announcement of the Tax Amnesty on April 11, the tax authorities have collected just over $2.8 billion in outstanding taxes. Persons who make payments by July 31 will get a relief of 80 per cent. This will decrease to 50 per cent if payment is made by August 31; 40 per cent by September 30; and 20 per cent by the end of October.

Yea, mi too foreign, right now, me inna the Big Apple ah chill out fi a minute and check my friends and family. So how fassyface Kiss Teet ah talk say mi get dip from foreign and all these things? Mi ting sort out, mi can travel when mi feel like, if me feel like and how me feel like, one day mi ah go have mi private jet like the yute who run OLINT, weh dem feel like? Later, mi ah go shopping, Jimmy Choos, Manolo Blahniks  and all these things.


WHY WON'T THEY LEAVE MILK ALONE
I read in some paper yesterday that some comedian, Tattwu, did a comedy routine about 'Milk a Soak' in some fake Chinese shopkeeper accent. The jist of the routine is people keep coming to his shop for milk but he says that he has none because the 'Milk a Soak' referring to the frozen bags of milk that Jamaicans often defrost by putting them to soak in water. The way he says it sound like 'Milk a Suck'. I hear that A.K.A has a copy inna the office but mi no listen to it good yet. Anyway, people still ah bun her out, mi listen to Fae Ellington give it to her on Uncensored on FAME, but Tanya ah defend her right to privacy but the fallout continues.
Big up mi boss Claude Mills who was also on the programme, I think he made a good point about us missing an opportunity to have a national conversation about sex and the ancient taboos we have about it in our society, especially in light of the fact that people are lying about their degree of condom use in intimate situations. Memba fi use a condom, no glove, no love. Or you can just buy a Daggering, Vybz Kartel's new line.

KARTEL AND D'ANGEL EQUALS DAGGERING
Speaking about daggering, mi see A.K.A write a story say Kartel ah deny say him de wid D'Angel but him can stay de a tek talk from Kartel, nobody caan tell me nutten. A man like Kartel nah just par up wid D'Angel so and she nah get no daggering. Fi one, the public no rate her, but still, every man waan date her, worse dem girlfriends dem hate her, so the man nah par wid har unless tings a gwaan, after him anno bait, star? How mi sound? Yu like mi rhyming?

SEX IN THE CITY PART 1 WAS FAB
Mi love how Nikki Z kick off the ting last weekend. Crazy stars in the place, like Chris Martin, Iceman, Esco, D'Angel, baller Chin Sue from Harbour View, Chino, Delly Ranks, Nesbeth, and business and corporate heads. Mi love how Nico Bam Bam was spinning. The mini concern kicked off at about midnight with Iceman blessing the place.
He captivated the audience with his hit, Make Sweet Love to Me, with the ladies loving every minute of his set but it was Chris Martin who spiked the temperature of the place with his crazy-sexy-cool appeal as he went from table to table serenading all the females. My girlfriend (thankfully) resisted the urge to slip off her panties and give to him because she is a big CM fan. All in all, it was a fab night, good grown up conversation, wonderful lighting, very sexy people. This Saturday, the mini concert series continues with
Konshens performimg live in his first exclusive performance. We are going to see if Mark Pinnock chose a 'winner' or not. Remember the dress code is sexy, sassy and chic and it is strictly enforced, ah so Nikki Z say. Mi nah go touch back Jamaica till next week but anno nothing, my spies are everywhere.

CHERINE DOES REMIX WITH MADONNA
Big up to Cherine Anderson, we love fi see the beautiful black girls who not bleaching and who are doing well in the business. Big up Patrick Lindsay -- Sly and Robbie and Cherine Anderson's manager - who confirmed that Cherine  had done a remix with Madonna, but that they finally got the approval last week Thursday to release it.

THE PEOPLE WAAN FI KNOW¦

Why Bwoy George caan get no visa? So Jamaican artistes are not alone in this regard, but I believe it is for vastly different reasons. The man dem need fi get back dem visa and not be in the same category as this dude, fi real.

RAVERS CLAVERS ??? M.O.B???? SHELLY BELLY AND DI SQUAD ??? JOHN HYPE SQUAD ..SAMPLE 6 AND CREW .. D&G ...

For Example

Laden==>Big Ship And Supa Hype
Bramma==>Big ship & Chimney Records
Munga==>Don Corleon.........
Wasp==>Don Corleon.....

And So On An Soo Forth
((Not To Sound A WAy))but i think is a fren ting wah unnuh seh???

who unuh think faster?

Homophobia has slowly become a hot topic among dancers in the dancehall. It seems the skin-tight pants, on the verge of becoming leotards, may be giving their fans the 'wrong' impression.

"As soon as you see a man in tight pants you think they are gay. Mi nuh like see man in 'spany' (name for tight pants). Mi nuh like see man inna di long boots dem either. I don't respect men who dress like that because I just think they are gay and using women as a front to prove they are not," says a dancehall follower, Denecia Williams.

How you dress, who you are

Another follower, Lee Swaby, says with confidence, "Dem queer! A their business still how they want to dress, but how you carry yourself have a lot to say about who you are. You may not be a gay; when you dress like that you give off the impression that you are gay. It's the same thing when they bleach out their face and cream out their hair. Might be they have feminine side that they want to come out and the way they dress is the way they choose to do it."

That may sound slightly comedic, but not to those on the circuit. Popular dancer Ice says, while there are dancers who are homosexuals and choose to wear tight pants to show off their assets, there are others who neither wear tight pants, nor are they gay and they are constantly taunted.

"Mi nuh wear tight pants. I always wear straight, not no tight pants like wha deh squeeze up some a dem egg yolk. I don't know if dem tek een the foot part, but it look like when my sister putting on her pants and she haffi deh use comb and pure tings fi try go een. I don't know if them get the style from di woman dem, but dem couldn't stop at the bleaching? Now them gone as far as fi go out and a wear dem sister tings. Me see and know that for myself. Sometimes you will deh pon an ends and a youth will come up and say 'a mi sister tings dis mi a buss a wear inna'. Bogle did say 'fashion over style', meaning to be creative with your style, not like how them dressing now," Ice said.

Ice continued: "It is giving dancers a bad name. I'm not saying that they can't wear slim pants, but they should be fitted pants, not the 'squeeze me' kind, but the kind whe dem can cover dem sneaker."

He said there has been at least one case where an alleged homosexual dancer was attacked. "Well mi hear of one case where (a dancer) who come from Montego Bay get beat, 'cause people a say him a b .... y man. Him wear tight pants and all that and the way him dutty wine, Shabada nuh have nothing pon him. One time people rush dat and him haffi lif outta dat," Ice said.

Another dancer, Kevin 'Taz' Giltress from the Timeless Dancers says he doesn't see how a dancer could do proper moves when his pants simply won't allow it. He says the members of his group prefer comfortable yet trendy clothes.

"As long as is a basic jeans and it have a pattern and style and you just have to go with the flow ... When (a selector) say 'hey tight pants bwoy, mi waah kill uno!' yuh haffi mek sure your ting (pants) straight. You have some dancers out there who wear di whole spandex jeans and capri and mi nuh know why," he said.

'Men in tights'

It's obvious through the comments that there is not only some level of discrimination that gays face in the wider society, but there is also some segregation between the 'men in tights' - whether they are gay or not - and those who prefer to dance freely.

Ice again makes his point by referring to the dancer from Montego Bay: "That is a youth that used to come around us and I used to show him some dance moves and him used to adopt it so fast, but everything change when him start act a way," he said.

"Dem just need fi set trends with dem clothes in another way. Bogle did skinny and him wear jeans that fit him just right, but dem never tight or nothing like that. Is just some a di young youth dem wha a come inna di ting. Dem nuh know how di ting run; everybody a dance, but a nuh everybody a dancer," he concluded.

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Jamaica will this week begin the cultivation of 12 varieties of rice on 20 acres of lands in St Catherine and St Elizabeth on an experimental basis, in a bid to ascertain the variety best suited to be grown in the island.

"Already we have the seedlings and the lands have been prepared for planting," Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

The project is being funded by a grant of US$10,000 from the Caribbean Rice Growers Association, and has also received financial assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the agriculture minister, roughly 15 acres of the crop will be grown at BRUMDEC and Bouges in St Elizabeth, while the remainder is to be cultivated at Amity Hall in St Catherine.

The varieties being experimented with - which include 'sybonnet' from the USA and 'prosequisa' from Venezuela - are expected to yield between seven and 11 metric tonnes per acre.

The island has produced rice in fairly substantial quantities at various times in its history.

The crop has been historically grown in Westmoreland, St Catherine and St Elizabeth.

In 1976 rice cultivation in Westmoreland was limited to the Shrewsbury and Roaring Rivers areas, where it is estimated that a total of 230 acres were under production.

Almost 30 years ago, rice was cultivated in Georges Plain and the Meylersfield area of the parish, covering more than 1,800 acres of land.

In St Catherine, the crop was grown along St John's Road near Dovecot, in the Hellshire Hills and on a 3,000 acre farm at Amity Hall.

At that time too, approximately 6,000 acres of rice were under cultivation in St Elizabeth, with BRUMDEC accounting for 5, 000 acres.

But the yield from the varieties grown at that time, raged from four to six metric tonnes per acre.

The development of rice farming in those days, however, was inhibited by several constraints, mainly, the lack of an efficient rice-drying and milling facility.

Tufton said yesterday, that the move to re-establish the cultivation of rice comes against the background of spiralling food prices and food security concerns.

He said the findings of the experimental plots will be known in October when the crop is harvested.

After that time, he said, a decision would be taken on the variety or varieties to be grown in the island.

Over the last few weeks, Tufton said, presentations have been made to private sector entities, several of which have shown an interest in rice cultivation.

Government, he said, was not interested in cultivating the crop, but is willing to make the necessary resources available to the private sector.

"We are not interested in managing the cultivation of rice, but we intend to provide the necessary resources, including the land to the private sector," Tufton emphasised.

He added that based on preliminary discussions with members of that sector, a local investor has signalled his intention to cultivate 1,000 acres of rice by year end. He did not name the investor.

The Ministry of Agriculture has projected that within the next 12 months at least 5,000 acres of rice would be under cultivation.

 

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-- Edited by Garrick at 20:56, 2008-02-22

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-- Edited by BOOOOOOOOOM at 17:57, 2008-05-29

RESIDENTS IN a number of upper St Andrew neighbourhoods have been seeking the urgent assistance of the police to shut down several sex shops that have invaded their communities, "carrying property values down".

Assistant Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron of the St Andrew Central police confirms that massage parlours or sex shops, are on the rise in the Corporate Area and that the police is currently investigating a number of them.

Personnel at the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) have confirmed receiving complaints from residents, and a meeting has been convened to discuss the issue of sex shops in residential areas, and how to best address the phenomenon. The KSAC's job is, however, challenging as these "houses of pleasure" are ensconced in high-end residential areas and it's not easy to single them out.

Hefty rent

According to the police, operators of massage parlours have been shelling out hefty sums to rent or lease these homes. "They rent because when they are locked down (by the authorities), its easier for them to set up business elsewhere.They are all over the place," the assistant commissioner tells The Sunday Gleaner, outlining some of the locales, including Havendale, Norbrook, Constant Spring and Molynes Road.

Commenting on the impact of these shops on the real estate sector, Realtor Valerie Levy says, "It's disgraceful and should not be allowed. It will bring down property values, absolutely!"

Noting that she had lost one sale in recent times because of related reasons, she cautions would-be buyers: "You should not only look at a house during weekends. Visit on weekdays as well to see what is going on. These massage parlours are described as health shops, but there are other things going on. They will cause residential areas to change," advises Levy, who is past president of the Realtors Association of Jamaica. She adds that the day and night activity of sex shops also presents a security risk to normal residents.

A source from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) says massage parlours are - on the face it - legitimate business ventures for which one can be granted a licence to operate in a residential area.

Abetting prostitution

However, the CCN source points out that if transactions, including sex in exchange for money is proven, operators could be charged with aiding and abetting prostitution which is illegal in Jamaica. Those who operate without licences are fined according to the discretion of judges in local courts, with higher fines for habitual offenders.

In central St Andrew, one air-conditioned studio rents for $35,000 monthly and homes with more space may go for US$1,200 (approximately $86,000) monthly and more. But sex shop operators have no problem paying the exorbitant rent. They do not solicit commercial licences nor do they use signage. With the exception of security guards and dogs, and the unusual traffic of persons observed, they retain the residential façade.

The police are currently concerned about the involvement of minors in the operation of sex shops. "Our most recent concern is that there are underaged individuals who are employed. There is also another concern - showing pornographic material to juniors," Cameron discloses.

Pricey dealsSEX SHOPS, according to Assistant Superintendent Wayne Cameron, are mostly patronised by "men of means", whom he describes as "affluent and influential". They, therefore, have the means to pay for almost anything they ask for," he adds.In one daily paper last week, The Sunday Gleaner counted 12 advertisements for sex shops with such captions as "rude, naughty, sexy girls". One said, "Welcome to naughty girls where all your fantasies become realities. Come in and enjoy being pampered by our lovely angels." Calls confirm that many were indeed offering sex for a price.Men and womenPaying between $1,500 to $2,000 for 20 minutes of 'massaging', men and women patronise such pleasure palaces in Swallowfield, Gore Terrace, Dumbarton and other residential enclaves, located within walking distance of many of Kingston's commercial districts. These shops also proliferate in the dormitory town of Portmore.So-called vacation rentals within the central Kingston area also benefit from a brisk and lucrative trade from ladies who offer 'walking-out' services.They employ between six and 12 women on a shift basis, 24 hours per day in safe areas, or closing late at nights in other areas which are considered less safe.At one place in the Half-Way Tree area, a female Gleaner reporter was offered services costing $1,500 and up. The female provider added that oral sex was available for a negotiable cost.Get extrasAt another 'massage parlour', a male reporter was told. "You can pay extra to get extras, it all depends what you need," a woman offered. When told that the caller was a married man and required extreme confidentiality, the woman laughed and told him that he was more likely to talk than she was. You call me when you are ready," she said, stating that she would be on the job from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.At yet another parlour, our caller was told that all girls were light skin or fair skinned. All "parlours" stipulated that the use of condoms was an absolute must.One resident in Constant Spring tells The Sunday Gleaner that the sex shop in her community had been there for more than eight years. "We know it is a sex shop from the way the place looks. They have security, and on the veranda they have partitions, so we can't see inside. Different men come there at odd times. They have security dogs too," she relates.

The
entertainment at the Riverside Side Drive-in go-go club in Damhead, St
Catherine, came to an abrupt end on Saturday night when gunmen shot and
killed two persons there and injured a third.

The
dead have been identified as Shawn Henry, also known as 'Sleepy', 18
years old of Innswood Village; and 28-year-old Owen Watson, a truck
driver of Stratmore Gardens, both in St Catherine. A female employee
was also shot and injured.

The Star learnt
that about 10:30 p.m., Henry, who is employed as a gate man at the
club, was on duty when two men with whom he reportedly had an argument
walked up, drew handguns from their waistbands and fired shots hitting
him and Watson, killing them on the spot.

The female supervisor who was standing nearby also received gunshot wounds.

This
sent several persons running for cover, while the men reportedly walked
away from the venue. The St Catherine North homicide team, which is
investigating, says reprisal is the motive for the double murder.

The killing occurred on the same day that THE STAR
carried a story about cops warning go-go club owners. It also followed
a killing at the Silver Spoon go-go club in May Pen, Clarendon, earlier
this month in which a female exotic dancer was stabbed to death and her
colleague being charged with murder.

The double murder brings to 105, the number of persons murdered in St Catherine North since the start of the year.

A *lo**y feud is being planned in retaliation to the shooting death of the mother of a well known don in St. Thomas, The Star has been informed.

The woman who was buried on the weekend was killed in Yallahs in the parish early this month. She was killed, sources say, in reprisal of another don's slaying which occurred in the parish in late May.

Information reaching this newspaper are that more than 50 people aligned to another don who was killed in St Thomas last month have been marked for death. Most of the victims we have been told are living in the parish capital, Morant Bay.

There was attempt to commence the attacks last Thursday night, a source told our news team, with an attack on the house of a man in Morant Bay, who is said to be the lieutenant of the don who was killed recently. The man, however, escaped the attack.

"A war a go go on," one informant said, "because (the man who escaped the attack) not going to take it so," the source continued.

St Thomas, formerly a quiet rural parish has been seeing an alarming rise in homicides in recent years. Police admit that all major crimes have gone down except murders, which rose 42 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Reprisal attacks

The Morant Bay police said it had no information of planned reprisal attacks, but said the police would be prepared for any occurrences.

Deputy superintendent in charge of crime in the parish, Carlos Bell, said there was no known rivalry between the two dons.

"I don't have the slightest whim that there might be a reprisal," he said. He said a strong police presence was maintained at the funeral yesterday and the police would be maintaining a strong presence in the parish.

The source of the problem Star sources say, is a power struggle which took an ugly turn after the late don was given a contract to protect the Yallahs ford where a bridge is being constructed. But a rift started developing between the two dons, said to be supporters of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party after a man who was a key ally of one don switched his allegiance and began doing work for the other who was killed a month ago. That man was killed earlier this year.

I have a problem that has been bothering me and I am afraid of going to the authorities. I am a member of staff at a preparatory school in St Andrew. There is a male teacher there who is a homosexual and has sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy. The boy complained to his parents about it and they came to the school raging and this was how we found out. The problem is that this was swept under the carpet by persons in authority and he continues to teach here. There are so many vulnerable boys attending this school and as a mother of a child I am really worried for these kids. This man should not be around children.

What can be done, pastor?

O.S., Kingston, Jamaica

Dear O.S.,

What about the parents of the boy? What action have they taken? Is the boy still attending the school? Are you really sure that a teacher sexually abused a student and the teacher is still at the school?

Pastor

A St Catherine higgler, who has been in custody for several months after being charged with gross indecency, remains with the police despite being granted bail.

The man of a Point Hill address had his bail offer further extended until August 5 when he appeared before Resident Magistrate Lorna Errar in the Spanish Town RM Court on Tuesday.

Beaten

Allegations are that in August 2007, the man picked up two boys, 13 and 14, and took them to his house where he conducted lewd sex acts with them. If they refused, they were beaten.

One of the boys escaped and informed a pastor of his ordeal. A report was made to the police and the man arrested.

On his first court appearance, he said it was the boys who took advantage of him.

The RM expressed concern that no one has come forward to bail the accused.

Popular United States online gossip columnist, Perez Hilton, is continuing his tirade against Jamaica's stance on homosexuality, by adding a new post entitled 'More reasons why Jamaica sucks' to his website, www.perezhilton.com.

Hilton, the self-proclaimed 'queen' of media, who is also known for his flamboyant wardrobe and attitude, is host of a popular website which has become a hot spot for the latest entertainment news and gossip.

Embedded in the post, which was added on June 23, was a link to an article published online at www.globeandmail.com and titled 'It was a Total Nightmare'. In this article, a 30-year-old gay man, who reportedly fled Jamaica for Canada because of the threat of violence, spoke about his experiences as a gay man living in Jamaica.

The man will be the grand marshall of the Gay Pride Toronto parade, to be held this weekend. He spoke of watching a friend being beaten, stoned and chopped to death in Montego Bay, and described life in Jamaica as "miserable with happy times". He also claimed he was beaten and threatened by police officers, and said 13 of his friends had been murdered in Jamaica.

Refugee status

According to the article, the man moved to Canada last January and has filed an application for refugee status. He had high praises for life in Canada and said, "I don't have to look over my shoulder when I walk down the street. Canada is what I want to see Jamaica mirror."

The post has received 243 comments, many of which express extreme disgust and disapproval of the "homophobic conditions" that exist in Jamaica. One person, identified as Chris, wrote "Jamaica sucks, they're all just monkeys, inside and certainly out". Another added, "What a horrible country", while someone else asserted, "I will never visit that country. Never. I'm sure there are other nice parts, but that is intolerable."

Another person, Chaka, wrote,"Face it, your country does suck. A close friend went to Jamaica for her honeymoon. Three days later, they were robbed in their hotel room. Her husband was killed trying to protect her. Torturing and killing gay people is against God's laws. It's wrong and you know it. Don't sit here and talk about your beautiful beaches while you are doing nothing to stop these crimes against humanity."

Other comments, however, re-emphasised the fact that homosexuality is against the law in Jamaica, and chastised Hilton for attacking the entire country. One woman wrote, "I think it's unfair to say an entire country sucks because of weakness that exists in one policy!"

 

We may have heard the last official Kanye West album ... or at least that's what the rumors are. MediaTakeOut.com just spoke with a very influential music exec who claims that rapper Kanye West is contemplating retirement after his Glow In The Dark tour.

The music insider explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "He's been through a lot in the past year and I know he's just not into [music] like he was before." The insider added, "When I spoke to him, he just kept talking about how he wanted to go into fashion. [To] create his own label and all that."

And according to our insider, it wouldn't be the worst move for him. The executive told MediaTakeOut.com, "Right now he's at the top of his game ... and it's always best to go out on top."

Kanye, please tell us thaty you're just talking mess and you're not gonna leave hip hop for a career in fashion. We're not sure that hip hop could survive without you.....

A TODDLER died today after she was knocked down by a car reversing out of a driveway.

Paramedics treated the two-year-old girl at the scene of the collision in Denton, Greater Manchester, but she died later in hospital.

It is understood the motorist was a neighbour of the girl.

Police said the driver was not injured but was treated for shock at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses to the incident in Palatine Mews shortly before 9am to come forward.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Police were called to Palatine Mews in Denton following a report a child had been in collision with a car, which was reversing out of a drive.

"Paramedics treated a two-year-old girl at the scene. She was taken to Tameside General Hospital where she later died.

"An investigation into the collision is underway and any witnesses should call the road policing unit on 0161 856 8473."

DRUG smuggling has reached new depths with drug lords using SUBMARINES to smuggle cocaine out of Col****ia.

 

As the authorities step up efforts to stop airplanes and speedboats long used to export drugs from the worlds biggest cocaine producing country, traffickers are turning to vessels that travel under water to carry on their trade.

 

With only breathing tubes and mini navigation equipment above the surface, they leave almost no wake, making them hard to spot from the air.

 

 

They can sometimes be spied by coast guard patrols and their sound can be picked up by Navy submarines equipped with sonar.

 

The diesel-fuelled craft are used mostly on the Pacific coast to take drugs to Central America and Mexico for eventual sale in the United States.

The Navy estimates the boats travel up to two weeks to get to their destinations.

 

They can transport up to 10 tonnes of cocaine on each voyage, after which they are scuttled to avoid questions.

 

Each costs about $600,000 to make, carries four to five crew members and is outfitted with one or two propellers, allowing it to travel at 10 to 12 knots, the Navy says.

 

Most are more than 50 feet long and built by drug smuggling groups sometimes in collusion with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Col****ia, or FARC, which funds its four-decade-old Marxist insurgency with the drug trade.

 

Col****ia exports 600 tonnes of cocaine per year, according to United Nations monitors, about a third of it from the Pacific coast.

 

If you were a SUPERHERO, who would you be???????
And Why????

So it's been a news worthy few days regarding the fiasco of Buck and 50 Cent/G Unit, and boy does it get juicy with the entire conversation finally hitting the web. 


After the five minute version was initially released and scored mix reactions from our readers, Buck earlier today dropped a diss to save face. In this diss, Buck who was not aware 50 was taping the talks, had to counteract the fact he teared up, to get into a group, that he later is seen on video, saying, f**k them(G-Unit). So what else did Buck tell his fans that still is trying to figure out a way to defend his actions? He raps, the conversation was over a year old, and that anyone who tapes a conversation must have dealings or sorts wit 5-0. 

So in this full version, we hear Buck saying, he's about to lose everything due to back taxes, and how Sha Money dropped the ball in getting him one show, while 50 and his soldiers were out on a month long tour which he could have joined. He blamed that for one of the reasons of him not getting money and being able to pay 50 back. Shame on you Sha! 

So lets backtrack for a second. Didn't Buck say this conversation was over a year old? So why is Buck apologizing to 50 in reference to an incident that took place earlier this year? He states that he was doing a show in Chattanooga trying to feel the climate of him appearing on stage with Lil Wayne. I'm not a mathematician, but i sure know that five months doesn't equal over a year. Also Buck apologizes for his comments he made regarding him not receiving royalty checks, which he expressed few months earlier as well. It's definitely not looking good for Buck's cred following this, and also to add that he admitted taping convo's of Game to expose. 

The rest of the conversation details around the fact that Buck and 50 don't even have each other numbers, the groups leader reminding Buck, that even after someone does something to him one time, he lets them go and Buck responds with, "That's that bullshit bro". The statement was in regards to Game flip flopping his feelings towards 50 that he likes him one day, and the other day its BWS and f**k G Unit. In the the closing moments of the call, 50 scolds Buck for not updating him on the status of his availability and what he's involved with, and offers Buck, Tony Yayo's spot (due to his legal problems) for the shows they have Canada. 

Stay tuned and grab your popcorn as this gets interesting.

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Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama, is promising 100 per cent debt relief for the Caribbean if he becomes the next leader of the United States. That would translate for Jamaica into a $29 billion write-off in central government debt to the US, a small portion of the near $500 billion of foreign debt the island is carrying, Jamaica's finance ministry figures show. Policy to be pursued While Obama himself did not reveal that plan for the region, his foreign policy adviser, Dan Restrepo, told the Government and tourism officials attending the Caribbean Tourism Organisation conference here that this is one of the policies to be pursued by Obama if elected to office. "As you all well know, the poorest countries in the world, including some in the Caribbean, suffer under the weight of enormous external debt. Barack Obama wants to see a 100 per cent debt cancellation for the world's heavily indebted poor countries, including all such countries in the Caribbean," he said. Jamaica's debt The USAID is a a major conduit of US financing to overseas countries and groups. Jamaica's breakout of its US debt shows that it owes the agency $5.6 billion. The country is more heavily indebted to the US Department of Agriculture which it owes $7.7 billion and the Federal Financing Bank, which holds $14.6 billion of the country's US debt. Restrepo also spoke about Obama's intention to facilitate trade between the US and Cuba, saying that the Democrat would personally lead direct diplomacy with Cuban officials. He said the presidential hopeful also understood the unique security challenges of the Caribbean and that the issue of trans-national crime was of great importance to the region. He has, therefore, promised to restore funding for drug control programmes that were cut by the George W. Bush administration and to put an end to the illegal gun trade in the south.

A REPORT on human trafficking in Jamaica, commissioned by the National Task Force against Trafficking in Persons within the Ministry of National Security, reveals a connection between sexual exploitation, forced labour and tourism.

Completed late last year, the report: 'Human trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labour in Jamaica', was prepared by Sybil Ricketts and Dr Leith Dunn of Kingston-based Searchcon Resource Consultants. The study was conducted in Kingston and St Andrew, Negril in Westmoreland and Montego Bay, St James. The findings indicate that the tourist industry, more specifically, the informal sex industry, is a significant contributor to the exploitation of individuals.

Escort advertising

The findings showed that several children in the western resort town of Negril were victims of human trafficking, which was directly related to increased advertising for escort services. Eleven victims from the area were singled out in the study.

"Girls as young as 13 are full-fledged prostitutes," the report noted, stating that some of them live on their own, while others are taken to holding areas in the communities and used as dancers in the more popular nightclubs.

The study also showed consistent poor school attendance by minors in Negril. It says "many (young girls) were observed loitering on a daily basis in the town".

A non-random sampling method was used to select persons for interviews, and a snowballing method employed to reach a sample size of 29 victims. Snowballing involves identifying key informants who then referred researchers to other respondents.

Predominantly female

Across the island, the report confirms that the victims of trafficking are predominantly female (79.3 per cent) with the modal age group being 18 to 24 years, primarily high school leavers without children or partners. Forty-three per cent of the victims were involved in exotic dancing or commercial sex work.

The report highlighted the case of three female victims from Negril who were trafficked to Manchester at night after being promised work and continued schooling, but instead were sexually exploited.

One male victim was recruited through an agency to work at a bank in Grenada, but instead was held under house arrest with others. In yet another case, a child was pimped and constantly forced into sexual activities by her mother.

The majority reported that they worked as sex workers while being trafficked. Another 12.5 per cent worked in a bar or club as well as performed other duties.

Poverty and unemployment were noted by the report as main risk factors for trafficking.

-- Edited by Garrick at 08:22, 2008-06-29

The celebrity gossip site TMZ.com said it is being sued for $20 million by Verne "Mini-Me" Troyer from the "Austin Powers" movies, after the site allegedly aired portions of a sex tape featuring Troyer and a former live-in girlfriend.

Troyer filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, claiming TMZ.com and TMZ TV show violated his privacy rights and infringed on his copyright and trademark by running portions of the tape, according to the site.

TMZ said that Troyer is also claiming that the site violated his right of privacy and misappropriated his name and likeness, and is seeking an injunction to stop further dissemination of the tape.

Troyer also named Kevin Blatt as a defendant in the suit, TMZ said. The site said Thursday that Blatt is trying to sell the tape, which was purportedly obtained from a third party.

According to TMZ, Blatt is the same dealer who brokered Paris Hilton's sex video, and that he was entertaining an offer of $100,000 from a company called Sugar DVD to distribute the Troyer video.

The 2-foot-8-inch Troyer played Dr. Evil's (Mike Myers) diminutive clone in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember." The 39-year-old actor also stars as Toronto Maple Leafs coach Punch Cherkov in Myers' new comedy "The Love Guru."