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The Death Toll From The Massive Earthquake In Central China Exceeded 12,000 Tuesday
JIANGYOU, China (CNN) -- The death toll from the massive earthquake in central China exceeded 12,000 Tuesday, as rescue workers frantically tried to pull victims from the rubble and clear roads of debris so more relief can be delivered.
A senior official with the Sichuan Provincial government said Tuesday the death toll in the province has surpassed 12,000 and is rising, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan, said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that the death toll was based on incomplete figures tallied by 4 p.m. (0900 GMT, 0400 ET) Tuesday.
He said another 26,206 people were injured and as many as 3.5 million homes have been destroyed.
Xinhua also reported that more than 18,645 people were buried under rubble in the city of Mianyang alone -- 3,629 people were also reported dead in the city, which neighbors the epicenter of the earthquake.
A string of nearly 30 seismic jolts hit the province in the first 24 hours following Monday's quake and slowed the progress of 1,300-strong rescue teams. All of those quakes were magnitude 4.0 and above.
A Chinese Civil Affairs Ministry official said his country welcomed foreign donations of money and materials, but it was not ready for outside teams of rescue and relief workers because its transportation system could not handle the additional traffic.
Roads blocked by rocks and mudslides had hampered the effort to reach the epicenter in Wenchuan County, forcing military doctors and soldiers to walk to reach the area almost 24 hours after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake shook central China, Xinhua said.
Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao ordered the military to make it a priority to open the roads into Wenchuan County, home to about 100,000 people, by midday Tuesday. He arrived in the earthquake zone Monday to personally direct the relief efforts.
"At present, we have great difficulties to carry out our rescue work," Wen said. "Blocked roads, disrupted communication and continuous rainfall have all created obstacles to our rescue efforts."
Several thousand additional soldiers should reach the area later Tuesday afternoon, Xinhua said.
Heavy rains forced the military to cancel plans to drop Chinese People's Liberation Army paratroopers into the Wenchuan area, Xinhua said. Bad weather also has grounded all helicopter relief efforts, the military said.
CNN's John Vause saw block after block of devastation in the town of Jiang You, about 60 miles (100 km) from the epicenter, arriving there about a day after the quake hit.
"These people who live in the city are now hunkering down under tarpaulins and under tents," Vause said, as a steady drizzle added to the misery. "Many are afraid to go back indoors because their buildings are no longer safe."
Communications with survivors near the epicenter has been difficult because of broken telecommunication lines and poor weather. An official using a satellite phone did give an initial report that about a third of all buildings had collapsed and another third were seriously damaged, Xinhua said.
In Guixi Township -- 35 km (22 miles) from the epicenter -- thousands of residents huddled under makeshift tents and tarps, their only shelter from a steady rain Tuesday.
Row after row of houses collapsed during the earthquake, leaving people with no place to go. Many injured and hungry people wandered the streets, creating a scene of human misery. The roads to the town were open, but still no relief workers were around.
An expert told CNN the earthquake, which struck at 2:28 p.m. (0728 GMT, 0228 ET) Monday, was the largest the region has seen "for over a generation."
The area is also the refuge for much of China's panda population. The fate of the 130 pandas housed at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center was unknown, Xinhua reported.
President Bush said the United States is prepared to help China "in any way possible" in the quake's aftermath.
A top U.S. aid official said Beijing had not yet requested assistance.
The United States has search-and-rescue teams standing by in Virginia and California, said Ky Luu, the director of foreign disaster assistance for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Luu said Beijing has good disaster-response mechanisms of its own.
"The Chinese have a strong capability of responding," he said, adding that the United States doesn't want to displace the internal expertise. "There is a 72-hour window of opportunity and it may be best to support regional teams on the ground."
Some 20,000 Chinese troops have been deployed to the region, while another 24,000 are scheduled to be airlifted to affected areas, Xinhua reported. Another 3,000 police officers have been activated.
"It looks like they've mounted a pretty monumental effort to do the best that they can there," said Kate Janie, director of Mercy Corps, a humanitarian group channeling disaster aid to the region through a partner agency.
"I think the Chinese government will make very active, proactive, transparent steps in dealing with this." Video Grief is spreading as the scope of the disaster is realized. ť
Zhenyao said 60,000 tents and 50,000 quilts have been dispatched to the disaster zone.
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport reopened Tuesday after authorities inspected its runways for damage following the quake, Xinhua reported. The resumption of air service gives the province additional links for funneling supplies into the badly battered region.
A 40-car freight train, carrying 13 tankers full of gasoline, derailed and caught fire Monday in Gansu province, officials said, according to state-run media, cutting the Baoji-Chengdu railway.
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Monday's quake shook the ground in Beijing, 950 miles (1,528 km) away. Residents of the capital, which hosts this year's Olympic Games in August, said they felt a rolling sensation that lasted about a minute. It resulted in the evacuation of thousands of people from Beijing buildings.
A spokesman for the Beijing Olympic Committee said no Olympic venues were affected.
TMZ has obtained the photos of the man who says he laid the punch heard 'round Los Angeles!
The brawler, who owns a barbershop in L.A., tells us he was playfully arguing with a friend outside the club about money when Suge, who's also friends with the man, misunderstood and thought it was serious. He stepped up to defend his boy -- and that's when the altercation took place. He also says reports he had a weapon are untrue.
Get this -- the barber (he didn't want us to use his name) is only 5'10" and weighs 173 lbs. Suge stands 6'3" and tips the scales at 315 lbs. now tell me about this people di man ago get famous now... best of luck yute
THE POST ABOUT IT AND PICS
-- Edited by JamaicanShem at 21:48, 2008-05-13
MACCLENNY, Fla. -- Baker County deputies investigating a report of a suspicious person at North Prong Cemetery Church found a woman inside and a man hiding under the church. They told investigators they broke in so they could have sex on the altar.Arriving deputies said they found the door of the church on county Road 210 busted out and undergarments scattered on the floor. They found Crystal Ann Rowland, 24, hiding behind the pulpit and Matthew Thomas Pearce, 28, hiding in the crawl space under the church.Pearce told deputies that he had Rowland were drinking when she told him she wanted a "spiritual and sexual experience." Deputies said Rowland broke into the little-used church located next to the North Prong Cemetery near Sanderson.
-- Edited by Crazypickney at 23:23, 2008-03-20
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| Monday, 12 May 2008 | |
 The British government has created a new long-term premium visa for regular visitors to the country.This is the second stage of the country's most recent immigration reform. The home office will require biometric tests such as finger print scans for temporary United Kingdom (UK) visitors from certain countries. The new visa will have a six month length to reduce the need for frequent testing of regular visitors. Additionally, immigration officials believe that the visa will help to protect against identity theft or confusing the identity of the applicant. The news follows other changes in the British immigration system including the new points based system in the application for a permanent UK visa. As part of its ongoing immigration reform, the UK has reduced the entry routes into the country from 80 to five. |
Five sex questions with Foxy from MBC - I love my d*ck dem straight...BADANG!!!
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick holds a news conference to respond to the news that he and his former Chief of Staff are being charged with a 12-count felony complaint March 24, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The charges are related to a text messaging scandal and include perjury and obstruction of justice.
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit City Council has taken the first step toward removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick over a scandal involving explicit text messages to his former aide.
The council's 5-4 vote Tuesday begins a process aimed at removing Kilpatrick. Council members also voted to ask Gov. Jennifer Granholm to remove the mayor and voted to publicly censure him.
A message seeking comment has been left with a Kilpatrick spokeswoman. The mayor's office has said the council's actions are politically motivated.
The text messages between the mayor and former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty were revealed earlier this year. The two had testified during a whistleblowers' lawsuit that they did not have a romantic relationship.
Prosecutors have charged the two with perjury and obstruction of justice.
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City man is suing JetBlue for more than 2 million dollars because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.
The man says in court papers that the pilot told him to "go 'hang out' in the bathroom" about 90 minutes into the San Diego-to-New York flight because the flight attendant complained that the "jump seat" she was assigned was uncomfortable.
The lawsuit says when the man expressed reluctance about sitting in the bathroom, the pilot told him that he was in command and that the passenger "should be grateful for being on board."
A JetBlue spokesman declined comment on the lawsuit.
Laughter overtook the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates' Court recently when Claudette Parkinson appeared to answer to charges that she stole $78,000 from her twin sister's account. Her 23-year-old daughter, Shashett Bryan was also accused in the matter.
Allegations in the matter are that Sonia Parkinson, the other sister and complainant, asked her sister, Claudette, to show her how to use her Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card at a Scotia Bank ATM machine at which time Claudette memorised her sister's account pin number.
She later gained possession of the card and withdrew the funds from her sister's account.
The investigating officer in the case said that photographs obtained from the ATM's camera proved that Claudette did take the funds from her sister's account. However, she denied this but admitted that she agreed to repay her sister the sum.
An agreement was reached in the courts, under the approval of Resident Magistrate Glen Brown, that a monthly payment of $10,000 is made to Sonia until the debt is cleared.
UFOs hovering over Waterloo Bridge? Green men known as Elgar? This can only mean the British 'X-Files' have been opened up to the public for the first time.
The fascinating reports, taken so seriously they were documented by the Ministry of Defence, have been revealed after a Freedom of Information request by UFO researchers.
And, according to the files, the number of reports of UFOs doubled after the release of Steven Speilberg's sci-fi drama Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977.
Among the most sensational is the famous Rendlesham Forest case.
A report from Lt.Col Charles Halt on 13th January 1981 tells how on the night of December 27th security patrolmen spotted odd lights above the forest.
They saw the lights plunge down and went to investigate.
In the forest they found a triangular shaped object 9ft long by 6ft high hovering above the ground.
Flashing lights
The object had a pulsing red light on top with blue lights underneath.
According to the patrolmen a white light coming from the UFO illuminated the whole forest.
The object suddenly took off and flew away. Other airmen on the base also saw the lights.
Investigators studying the site where the craft landed found three depressions in a triangular shape. A radar reading spiked at each depression.
Two nights later more lights were noticed.
Fiction ... but movie Close Encounters Of The Third Kind sparked UFO reportings
Lt.Col Halt's report states that a large red glow split into five separate white objects which hovered in the sky for two to three hours.
His investigations showed that there were no aircraft in the vicinity on the two nights which could account for the phenomenon.
MoD investigators also admit in the files that they could find no explanation for what was seen.
But their task was to ensure that the object was not some sort of spy craft.
Once that was done, investigation stopped and the sighting remains a mystery.
One of the strangest reports in the files is the case in Northumbria where 12 police officers say they saw a UFO in December 1981.
They all reported seeing an intense green light.
In the same month of the same year another policeman in Shropshire claimed to see a UFO hovering above Wolverhampton hospital.
He saw a two foot long, 18 inch wide object like an 'inverted meat dish' flying in the air.
The cop said the dish had an arm which descended from underneath it for about 18 inches.
Other mystery space craft seen flying over Wallasey Town Hall were also recorded by government officials.
One file reveals how easy it is for people to be fooled into thinking normal aircraft are flying saucers.
A group of drinkers at The Walnut Tree near Tunbridge Wells in 1982 reported seeing red and green flashing lights above the pub.
When the local bobby investigated what direction the lights appeared to be travelling he realised it was always towards Gatwick airport.
But other sightings were not so easy to dismiss.
In 1986 a pilot reported seeing a UFO object passing his aircraft just 1.5 nautical miles away.
In his report he states that if it was a missile, he and his crew were, "not impressed".
Two police officers also recorded a sighting of a UFO in April 1984.
The cops responded to a call from members of the public in Stanmore, Middlesex, claiming to have seen a flying saucer.
When they arrived at the scene the two cops saw a circular object, with a dome on the top and bottom, and multi-coloured lights.
Misidentification
Nick Pope, who worked for the MoD for 21 years investigating sightings said: "While there's no evidence of little green men in these files, they should be of immense interest to sceptics and believers.
"Most of the UFO sightings here are probably misidentifications of aircraft lights and meteors, but some are more difficult to explain, and include UFOs seen by police officers and pilots, and cases where UFOs have been tracked on radar."
In the first files released an MoD 1983 memo admits that their experts were sometimes baffled by the sightings saying: "The sole interest of the Ministry of Defence in UFO reports is to establish whether they reveal anything of defence interest (e.g intruding aircraft).
"The Ministry of Defence does not deny that there are strange things to see in the sky."
The memo goes on to say that much of what is seen may be space junk burning up in the atmosphere, unusual cloud formations and weather balloons.
It concludes that the MoD "certainly has no evidence that alien spacecraft have landed on this planet."
But many of the people who made the reports which feature in the files obviously feel that they have evidence.
The Waterloo Bridge UFO was seen by numerous people many of whom called police.
One man, acccording to the files, certainly belives he has seen little green men in the UK.
He claims he was visited frequently by an alien called Elgar who he says was killed by another race of beings in the 1980s.
He also claimed to have seen a space craft crash land near Wallasey Town Hall.
Dr David Clarke, journalism lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, was one of the people who campaigned for the release of the files.
He said: "It has taken 10 years of campaigning to get these papers out and now that they are it lays to rest some of the claims of a cover up by the MoD.
"Personally I think that some of the sightings have got to be of scientific interest. There are some that just cannot be explained."
Another 150 files are due to be released over the next four years.
The appointment of Colonel Trevor MacMillan as the new national security minister has added to the growing number of ex-army officers employed in vital areas of government agencies and other critical positions across the island.
The list includes Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, who heads the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Major Richard Reese, who has been the commissioner of corrections for the last five years. Reese is the man in charge of the country's penal facilities.
Former chief of staff, Rear Admiral Peter Brady ,is the director general of the Maritime Authority. Colonel Torrance Lewis is the director general at the Civil Aviation Authority. Former head of the Transport Authority, Commander John McFarlane, is in charge of security at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.
Security manager
Meanwhile, Colonel Norman Tomlinson is the security manager at MBJ Airports Limited in Montego Bay, St James.
The head of the University of the West Indies Safety and Emergency Unit, Major Clive Davis, is also an ex-soldier.
The list further comprises regional operations manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority, Major Milverton Munroe, and Captain John Ulett who is the managing director of Security Administrator Limited, a subsidiary of Kingston Wharves.
The sitting member of parliament for North Clarendon, Laurie Broderick, left the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) more than 35 years ago after attaining the rank of captain. Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, he hailed Col MacMillan as a man capable for the job.
"The weakness is in our social programmes," argued Broderick.
Commander Floyd Patterson is the mayor of Port Antonio.
Former NBA player Latrell Sprewell officially lost his house Monday. From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A River Hills home belonging to former NBA star Latrell Sprewell was foreclosed on today when he failed to show up in court to contest the action brought by a bank that held his mortgage.
The holder of the mortgage, RBS Citizens Bank, told Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Hansher that Sprewell owes $320,284. According to River Hills records, the house is assessed at $610,000 and has an estimated fair market value of $667,980. Spreewell bought the house in 1994 for $405,000.
I know the automatic reaction among fans is to point and laugh at the silly athlete who didn't know how to manage his money, but there's nothing funny about foreclosure. I'm in the process of buying a house, and over half of the houses I walked through were both empty and in a sad state of disrepair as a result of frustrated owners taking it out on their property before losing it to foreclosure, which is becoming a sad trend in my state. After awhile, it's just depressing.
Money mismanagement affects people of all stripes and income levels, and it's sad when it's entirely self-inflicted by somebody who seemingly had it all before letting it slip away. So while some may crack jokes about Spree's regrettable "I've got a family to feed" quote he made while turning down millions of dollars toward the end of his career, I've lost my sense of humor about people losing their homes. Wherever Sprewell is, I feel for him
| Tuesday Coffee Break - We have di tape, actor under table
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WE HAVE THE TAPE, ACTOR UNDER TWO-FOOT TABLE
Yes, we have the tape, One876 have the tape but is not the tape you expect, you pervs. We have the sex tape between a certain actor and a girl ah get dem freak on. Di man tongue a move like paper stuck innah fan blade. We no really show porn pon our site but mi hear say it de pon a popular Caribbean porn site and it show the popular actor ah 'dine' hard. Bwoy, the people dem no stop frolick inna Babylon. That is why mi hear Jigsy ah bun him out at Bembe the other day, and now mi understand why. Mi hear say X News have the full story.
BEENIE GIVES A LOUDAS?
Yes, mi hear the full story now, and it look like Beenie Man was forced to give a woman a loudas because she ah try set up two set a man fi war at Passion Sundays. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and the woman was determined to get her revenge on a well-known underworld figure by setting up other men to war with him. But Beenie jumped in the middle fi mek the peace and then him figure out say the girl ah cause problems so him just cut her a deafas in front of everyone and the war just cease. Lucky ting because gunshot did ah go fall like rice grain inna one Chinese factory over de. The man dem all have man wid arms outside a lurks fi gwaan wid a bagga tings. As a woman, mi no love what happen, but sometimes, ah just so the ting set up.Yu mek yu bed, yu affi lie inna it.
BENZLY HYPE OUT OF HOSPITAL
Benzly Hype will be released from the KPH today after undergoing a minor operation to reinflate his lungs which collapsed last week. The 'Different Worlds' deejay has had an upper respiratory problem since coming down with a bad case of bronchitis years ago. The deejay is also a talented producer and he has a new riddim called the Amazon which he is doing in collaboration with L.I.N.K Records.
REGGAE MUSIC IS BIG, TO THE WORLD
Mi a watch The Simpsons on Sunday night when mi hear the song Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon come on during the closing credits and mi shock and feel good within myself. The song was recorded in Jamaica with singer Jimmy Cliff's backing group; guitarist Hucks (often "Hux") Brown and bassist Jackie Jackson. The song go inna the top five of the Billboard charts. Big big song, Jamaica to the world. Yo, right now, mi cousin tell me say the new Bimmer dem weh mek inna Germany, reggae music programme fi play inna dem, so the music large.
THE PEOPLE WAAN FI KNOW
what is the real reason that Danielle and Ricardo Fuller break up?
which big female artiste have a new man ah New York?
when is Aidonia next court date?
....why dem kill Rudey outta HWT yesterday? One876 did cover her 'purple-and-white' party last year November, and mi sorry say she gone.
when Deva Brat ah come outta jail?
SENATOR Trevor Norman Neville MacMillan was sworn-in as minister of national security yesterday and immediately warned bad cops in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to leave of their own accord or be made to leave.
"The police force of Jamaica has a lot of good people, honest hardworking people. It also has a few bad eggs. And I am today asking the few bad eggs to stand up and move out, or let the good people get rid of them." the new minister declared.
MacMillan's tough talk was made to journalists covering his brief swearing-in ceremony which was attended by Cabinet colleagues and his family at King's House in St Andrew, and appeared aimed at winning public confidence by signalling that he plans to be a no-nonsense security minister.
He also said that he would pursue social intervention in crime-ridden communities as a key component of ministry policy, which would mark a continuation of the policy direction of the previous government.
".I will be working very hard on social intervention. The social implication of this thing is so great, and therefore, we cannot not do social intervention," he said.
MacMillan used the opportunity to pay tribute to former People's National Party security minister, Dr Peter Phillips who, he said, had begun to implement social programmes in vulnerable communities.
Phillips was quoted earlier as saying MacMillan's appointment betrayed panic on the part of the government and that former security minister, Derrick Smith was used as a scapegoat.
In apparent response to the criticisms, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said his decision to relieve Smith of the portfolio responsibility was not an indictment on Smith.
"The appointment of Colonel MacMillan is in no way an indictment on the part of Derrick Smith. It could not be, because Derrick had only been in the position for eighth months, too short for this to be an indictment.," Golding said.
Smith, who was absent from yesterday's ceremony due to his recovery from minor surgery, will remain in the Cabinet, as the minister of mining and telecommunications. Clive Mullings who previously held the portfolio as well as energy, was noticeably absent yesterday.
A retired Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) colonel, MacMillan served as police commissioner between 1993-1996, a controversial period in which he was dogged by disquiet among the ranks who regarded him as an outsider, but during which he enjoyed high public confidence.
Hoping to head off similar disquiet, the new minister left King's House straight for the Police Officers Club nearby to meet with senior police officers.
He stressed to the newsmen at King's House that he believed the majority of the force to be honest men and women.
"The majority of policemen and women are good hardworking people. Honest people. There is a small number of dishonest people, and it is my intention to motivate the good ones." he said, indicating that he would be promoting house-cleaning by encouraging cops to use the Whistleblower Laws to protect those who expose corruption.
According to MacMillan, crucial to the success of the crime initiatives would be adequate resources. "The most important thing that I can do is to make sure that the security forces have the resources that they need. Remember I am not involved in operations. So I have to make sure that that happens.," he added.
He said the magnitude of the current task warranted strong social intervention to cage some of the 'animals walking around with guns'. "There are some animals out there and they have to be caged. The problem of national security now, is not a (political) party problem, it is a national problem. I am representing Jamaica and anything I do it will be for Jamaica." MacMillan said.
He promised to get as wide a perspective as possible on the types of intervention that were required.
The new minister commended policemen and policewomen, saying they were working under deplorable conditions but maintained a high quality of work. He expressed sympathy to the families of policemen and women killed in the line of duty.
But mindful of the human rights groups, the minister also promised to respect the rights of criminals. "I am a charter member of Jamaicans for Justice and I believe in the human rights, even the human rights of a gunman is something that one has to respect. But the fact of life is that the police have a massive job to do..."
One of those businesses is the Budget Rental Truck on Roosevelt Boulevard. Edgar Marquess says when he opened his store Monday morning; he saw a truck in the driveway with no gas. When he took it to get filled, he knew something was immediately wrong.
Shut the gas pump off---because at that time I was standing in gasI knew instantly what it wasI heard they were cuttingand its going straight out on the ground. My next thought was---how many other trucks?
Marquess Budget truck had the fuel line cut, and 35 gallons of regular unleaded was drained out. Even though thats a lot of gas, its nothing compared to some of the police reports we found at JSO Headquarters.
In the 1700 block of St. Johns Bluff Road South, someone siphoned more than 35 gallons of gas from a Penski truckin the 10,000 block of Main Street North, someone took 15 gallons out of a Napa Auto Parts truck. The UHaul in the 1600 block of Edgewood Ave West had five of its trucks broken intoall five had gas siphoned from themThe Ikon Office Solutions building in the 4800 block of Executive Park Court was hit up for more than 110 gallons of gas when their diesel work trucks were siphoned fromThe UHaul in the 3100 block of Southside Boulevard had one truck hit for 20 gallons5 Budget Rental trucks were siphoned from at the Meineke Car Care center in the 7400 block of Lem Turner RoadAnd the Cintas Fire Protection service was hit when one of their trucks was burglarized, and all the gas was taken from it.
This is definitely a trend weve been picking up on, says Melissa Bujeda of the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office. What you need to do is be eyes and ears for each otherneighbors keep a lookoutwhen you see someone suspicious in the area let us know.
The JSO says there arent many things you can do to protect yourself from becoming a victim of gas theft. The Sheriffs Office suggests for businesses, put up a security fence. It says you should get video surveillance equipment, and security sensors. Investigators say any deterrent helps.
Detectives tell us to prevent gas from being stolen out of your personal car, you can get a locking gas cap, but that wont help if the crook just punches a hole in your gas tank. Police officers tell us the best defense comes from your neighbors. They say neighbors need to be on the lookout for suspicious activity and report anything at once to the sheriffs office.
The Mummy: T**** of the Dragon Emperor will initially take place in ancient times in China and follow the background of the film's villain, China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang (played by Jet Li). The film will move forward to a post-World War II setting where Rick and Alex head to the forbidden t****s of China. In the Himalayas they discover a mummy that can change forms due to a female wizard's (Michelle Yeoh) curse.
Minister of National Security Colonel Trevor MacMillan begins his first full day in office today, in his quest to push a multifaceted approach to crime.
Minutes after being sworn in as a senator and Cabinet minister yesterday, MacMillan told the media that, while he wants the security forces to be tough on criminals, he will push for a coordinated attack on the social conditions which create them.
But that does not mean that the criminals will be given a break.
The security minister said some criminals now roaming the streets would have to be "caged".
His position echoed that of Prime Minister Bruce Golding who announced that he is to meet with representatives of several social-services agencies today as part of a wide-scale assault on crime.
Addressing the factors
According to the prime minister, the meeting is part of a plan to address the factors which are breeding criminals.
He warned that the criminals now wreaking havoc on the society would not be allowed to continue their mayhem while the social problems are being addressed.
"Even while we tackle that (social problems) in a more concerted, more deliberate way, we cannot say to the criminals that 'we working on the causes so we soon come'," the prime minister said.
The prime minister called on the nation to offer support to the new minister of national security, arguing that the country had become too cynical, presuming failure rather than making a contribution to ensure success.
Golding warned that MacMillan was neither a "Superman" nor a "miracle worker" who would instantly solve the country's crime problem.
Prosecutors are waiting on autopsy results before deciding if a Jacksonville mother will be charge
Caliente Cab Company, while denying the allegations, agreed to pay Khadijah Farmer $35,000 and train its staff to be sensitive to gender identity issues.
Farmer says she's happy with the outcome, saying it "does send a positive message."
She says she was humiliated last year when she and her party were thrown out of the restaurant after the annual Gay Pride parade.
Farmer, who wears her hair close-cropped and favors khakis and man-tailored shirts, says she has no intention of changing her look.
The Rap Insider is at it again. His friends at TMZ sent him this exclusive of Suge Knight catching a bad one out in Hollywood. Apparently Suge and his henchmen cornered some guy about some money in the club and roughed him up. After things calmed down a bit, the guy caught up to Suge outside and delivered a right hook that had Suge seeing stars. Witnesses say Mr. Knight was kissing the pavement for a good 5 minutes before he was scraped off the pavement and loaded into an SUV.
-- Edited by JamaicanShem at 18:21, 2008-05-12
Mother's Day grief - Valiant stepson shot to death at entrance to police station
Everton Salkey was not her biological son, but his death the night before ruined Mother's Day for her.
Edna Salkey, Everton's stepmom, said she was especially devastated by the bravado of the gunmen who shot him at the entrance to the Central Kingston Police Station.
"When I heard him die, I feel like I couldn't make it. I didn't sleep for the whole night, I stay up the whole night and never get any shut-eye, because I miss him. I feel like it's my child, and I feel it to my belly bottom," she told The Gleaner yesterday, the pain in her voice obvious.
According to reports from the Constabulary Communication Network, shortly after 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Everton Salkey was driving a bus, registered 4869 EF, which plies the Papine to downtown Kingston route.
Gunmen board bus
On reaching downtown, three men on-board the vehicle, one armed with a gun and the others with knives, robbed passengers of money and cellular phones. Salkey attempted to drive on to the compound of the police station when the gunman opened fire, hitting him.
Police personnel at the station responded and one of the robbers was held.
Father furious
The deceased's father, Westley Salkey, is furious at his son's senseless murder.
"I told them down at Central (police station) last night that them must hang the man them as soon as dem catch dem. Don't mek dem eat out the taxpayers' money," said the irate father.
Wife Edna also shares his regret.
"You see, I am a sickly person and any time I ask him to carry me to the doctor in Morant Bay, he would. He would never frown or make up his face whenever I asked him to do anything for me," she said.
At least nine persons - including a policewoman - were slain on the weekend as the homicide toll, which stands above 500, continues to climb.
Special Corporal Cynthia Patterson, 41, of the Harman Barracks police, who was assigned to the Supreme Court. Patterson succumbed to injuries after she was found suffering with gunshot wounds some time after 5 a.m. Saturday.
A 10-year-old girl gave birth recently in East Idaho after being raped by a suspected illegal immigrant who has since been slapped with the charge of rape.
The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities said. Officials would not disclose the gender, date of birth or paternity of the baby.
"I wouldn't have believed a 10-year-old could conceive in the first place," Davis said.
A hospital spokeswoman would not discuss the condition of the girl or the baby and would not say whether either was still in the hospital Wednesday.
Are you following the presidential race?
Not at all.
Youre not? You know theres a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then theres Hillary Clinton.
His name is Barack?!
Barack Obama, yeah.
Barack?!
Barack.
What the **** is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?
Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.
Barack Obama?
Yeah.
What the ****?! That aint no ****** name, yo. That aint that ***** name. You cant be serious. Barack Obama. Get the **** outta here.
Youre telling me you havent heard about him before.
I aint really paying much attention.
I mean, its pretty big if a Black
Wow, Barack! The ****** name is Barack. Barack? ***** named Barack Obama. What the ****, man?! Is he serious? That aint his ****** name. Ima tell this **** when I see him, Stop that bull****. Stop that bull**** [laughs] That aint your ****** name. Your momma aint name you no damn Barack.
So youre not following the race. You cant vote right?
Nope.
Is that why youre not following it?
No, because its justit doesnt matter. Theyre gonna do what theyre gonna do. It doesnt really make a difference. These are the last years.
But it would be pretty big if we had a first Black president. That would be huge.
I mean, I guess. What, they gon give a dog a bone? There you go. Ooh, we have a Black president now. They shouldve done that **** a long time ago, we wouldnt be in the ****** position we in now. With world war coming up right now. They done ****** this **** up then give it to the Black people, Here you take it. Take my mess.
The only way this interview could have sounded any more ignorant would be if he also added that "Orientals" shouldn't be allowed to drive and women shouldn't be allowed to vote. Ugh.
lol can u believe dis
-- Edited by Lumos at 17:53, 2008-05-11
| Gunman cuts down cosmetologist in busy Half-Way-Tree . Shot twice in head as she falls while running from attacker |
| KARYL WALKER, Crime/court co-ordinator walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
IT was like a scene from a movie as a woman shook uncontrollably before throwing herself to the ground and letting out a loud wail.
".Dem kill 'Rudie'. Lord God, dem kill Rudie," the woman hollered.
The sight of her colleague's body lying on the asphalt in front of the York Plaza on Hagley Park Road in Kingston with gunshot wounds to the head was too much for the woman, identified only as 'Stacy', to bear and she had to be taken away from the scene by a female police sergeant, with assistance from members of the public.
Police identified 'Rudie' as 25-year-old cosmetologist, Sushania Young, of Jacks Hill in St Andrew. 'Stacy', police said, was employed by Young.
Young was attacked and murdered during a brazen daylight attack inside the busy plaza minutes after 11 yesterday morning. The incident drew scores of onlookers many of whom had witnessed the attack, and caused a pile-up of traffic in the usually busy Half-Way-Tree.
Police yesterday reported that Young, who operated a hairdressing parlour at the nearby Central Plaza, located off the Constant Spring Road, went to do business at Clock Tower Plaza when she received a phone call. The police reported that Young drove over to the York Plaza where she allegedly met with a man.
"It was like a movie on cable. Him and her stand up a talk then all of a sudden him pull a gun and she took off. The gunman run her down and fire about nine shots. Some a dem miss cause a when she run inna the street she trip and him go over her and shot her two time inna her head," said a man who claimed he had witnessed the incident.
Another man said Young was overheard shouting, "A whe me do? Whe you a go kill me fah?"
Young's body was bare-footed as crime scene investigators c****ed the scene for clues.
"She run out of her shoes when she see death a face her," one woman said.
The brazen attack caused a mini-stampede as persons doing business at the plaza scampered for cover. At least one store had its glass damaged from the gunman's bullets. No other person was hurt during the incident.
"The boy cold. Him kill the woman like that in broad daylight and when him done him run go down Hagley Park Road," the alleged eyewitness said.
The sight of Young's body, spread-eagled in the afternoon sun, was too much for her employees and some of her customers who were among the large crowd to converge on the death scene.
"We don't know of her and anybody involve inna no mix up so this is a shock. Rudie was a trying girl who build her business from scratch. I can bet the man who do this has never even tried to contribute nothing positive to society," said one woman, tears streaming down her face.
Other persons in the crowd cursed the woman's killer and openly wished that he met an unkind end.
"The man kill a sweet girl like that and want to walk free and enjoy life. I hope the police find him and kill him like a dog," one woman said.
"Death too good fi him. Blind him and cut him heel string. Him fi suffer till him wither away and dead," one man said
-- Edited by Bucky at 00:29, 2008-06-05
Breaking News: Remy Sentenced To 8 Years, Papoose Collides W/ Court Officers Over Verdict
Tuesday - May 13, 2008
Just minutes ago, incarcerated rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to 8 years in Manhattan Criminal Court today (May 13) for weapons and coercion charges.
Remy (born Reminisce Smith) was initially scheduled to be sentenced on April 23, however, Judge Rena Uviller postponed the trial until today, granting the Grammy nominated rapper's attorney, Ivan Fisher, additional time to properly prepare for the date.
As SOHH previously reported, on March 27, a Manhattan jury convicted Remy of first-degree assault, criminal weapons charges and attempted coercion, for shooting her former friend, Makeda Barnes-Jospeh, in the abdomen last July, in a dispute over the rapper's missing $3,000-in which the rapper accused the victim of stealing.
Remy wept as jurors handed down her guilty verdict and was later said to be broken hearted by the decision, according to Fisher.
In a plea to her fans via Myspace, the 26-year-old rapper posted a message of endorsement asking admirers to send in nice letters in her defense to Judge Uviller in hopes their voice would shorten the 25-year sentence she faced.
In efforts to clear her name from behind bars, the Bronx-b****shell phoned into DJ Kay Slay's Shade 45 radio show from Riker's Island and stated she believed the guilty verdict was a result of a biased jury.
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When a girl bumps into your arm
while walking with you
she wants you to hold her hand
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When she wants a hug
She will just stand there
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When you break a girls heart
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When a girl is quiet, millions of things
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When a girl is not arguing,
she is thinking deeply
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When a girl looks at you with eyes full of
questions, she is wondering
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When a girl answers, 'I'm fine,' after a
few seconds, she is {{NOT}} at all fine
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When a girl stares at you,
SHE IS WONDERING WHY YOU ARE PLAYING GAMES.
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When a girl lays her head on your chest,
she is wishing for you to be hers FOREVER
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When a girl says she can't live without you,
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When a girl says, 'I miss you,' no one in this world
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When a girl is mean to you after a break-up
she wants you back, but she's scared she'll
Female Cop killed a town but soun suspicious,she deh dh early mawning out a uniform
| Woman cop among four murdered on weekend |
| COREY ROBINSON, Observer staff reporter robinsonc@jamaicaobserver.com Monday, May 12, 2008 |
Police yesterday identified a woman who was found at North Parade in downtown Kingston on Saturday as a member of the Island Special Constabulary Force and one of four persons murdered by gunmen in the Corporate Area over the weekend.
They named the policewoman as 41-year-old Cynthia Patterson, who was stationed at Harman Barracks.
The other murdered persons are bus driver Everton Salky, of Connolly Avenue in Kingston; and 63-year-old Veronica Ellis and her grandson, Sheldon Williams, 15, both of Keino Pathway in Payne Land in Kingston.
The police say Patterson was found with gunshot wounds after cops patrolling the area heard explosions and went to investigate shortly after 5:00 in the morning. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Yesterday, as news of the fallen officer surfaced, several of her colleagues questioned the circumstances under which she was cut down.
According to an officer at the Constabulary Communication Network, the incident has raised some eyebrows among the police, and only a detailed investigation could answer the string of questions that follow her demise.
"It is really an interesting matter, though, because this happened so early in the morning and the location where the incident occurred is another thing. It leaves us to wonder what she was doing in downtown at that time of the morning," the officer said.
The officer investigating Patterson's murder was said not to be at work yesterday when the Observer tried to get a comment on the killing.
Patterson, who was assigned to the Supreme Court, was clad in a white sleeveless blouse, blue jeans skirt and a pair of red slippers when she was shot. She had no form of identification on her at the time of the incident.
Her death brings to three the number of cops murdered since the start of the year.
Ryan Leslie Talks 50 Cent Remix, It Was A Blessing & A Curse
Ryan Leslie Talks 50 Cent Remix, It Was A Blessing & A Curse
May 10, 2008
With his debut album slated for a fall release, SOHH sat down with R&B sensation Ryan Leslie to find out whats in store for fans and learned why it was a gift and a curse to have a co-sign from 50 Cent.
On the heels of his hit single Diamond Girl, 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew remixed the track for themselves. SOHH asked Leslie how he felt about the song.
The 50 Cent [remix] joint that was actually a blessing and a curse in a lot of ways, he said. For the triple threat, singer/song writer and producer, an endorsement from 50 led some fans to associate the hot track with the G-Unit front man rather than the actual mastermind himself.
I was walking through an airport like maybe three or four weeks ago and somebody says, Hey man, you look familiar, Leslie recalled. And I was like, Oh maybe you know me, I got a song on the radio. I got a single called Diamond Girl. And my man literally just shut me down and was like, You frontin, thats a G-Unit record.
The 50 Cent remix apparently affected Leslies iTunes sales since the track was available as a free download on the G-Unit mixtape and because 50 beat him to a video.
Despite all of the controversy surrounding the lead single, Leslie still admits for 50 to jump on it was like a dope co-sign.
As for his next single, Addicted, fans can expect an appearance from Brooklyn rapper Fabolous and Leslie protégé, Cassie.
Ryan Leslies self-titled debut hits stores on stores August 26.
I am considering buying a pair of cd turntables, music and technoloogy is changing now and more people are post mp3 files which you can burn to cd
I would just like to ask all the DJ them what kind of CD turntables you would recommend (what are you currently using now)
27 Apr 2008 | by A.K.A., Contributing Writer
This issue has turned into a potentially divisive one especially in light of PR pounding that dancehall is taking in recent times with the withdrawal of Red Stripe as a corporate sponsor of Reggae Sumfest and the strict enforcement of the 2 a.m. shutdown time by the police.
DJ_Flamze.jpgShould dancehall clean up its image or should radio stations enforce a rule en bloc that no edited songs be played on air.
Penthouse producer Donovan Germaine feels that there needs to a move away from the playing of songs with sexually suggestive content and edited expletives on radio.
"There needs to be a greater balance, a lot of good reggae songs never get any recognition or airplay. They never get to radio because dancehall songs with numerous edits and questionable sentiments dominate. I have spoken to all the programme managers about this editing business," Germaine, the former manager of Buju Banton, said.
IRIE FM, the country's leading station has already taken a tough stance on the issue.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Ocho Rios, St. Ann-based roots rocking reggae radio banned "all music containing beeps or edits" to remove curse words. But there has been a flouting of that law by various disc jocks since then. However, during the last four months, the reins have tightened once again.
"For the most part, we prefer if our disc jockeys don't play songs which require edits, but for the most part, we allow songs with clean edits. The problem is that if there is a song that requires more than one edit, you run the risk of losing the essence of the song anyway," Mrs. Williams-Green said.
She also pointed out that artistes must recognize that they have a responsibility to the society "to be more creative and conscientious in what they produce for the public".
The use of 'edited material' on air is a slippery slope that has undone several radio disc jocks with slip-ups resulting in expletives being blasted in the homes of the unsuspecting public. A radio disc jock who spoke on condition of anonymity told One876Entertainment.com that he had asked a friend to fill in for him during his prime time afternoon slot a few years ago with catastrophic results."Imagine my shock when I was listening to him play and I heard a song play with two expletives in it. He got a two week suspension and I got a strongly worded memo from my bosses at the station," he said.
Earlier this year, popular ZIP 103 FM disc jock ZJ Liquid received a two week suspension from the radio station after complaints from the Broadcasting Commission suggested that he had breached the regulations and code act during his stint called Fresh to Death Wednesdays on November 7, 2007. According to reports Liquid played a song that had expletives and sexually explicit that was mistaken for an edited version.
DJ Flamez of RJR believes that "radio edited songs tend to imply that people are not intelligent enough to decipher what the bleeped out words are".
"As such, producers need to start clamping down on artistes, who appear to be incapable of writing more intelligent lyrics, to start doing so. Send the message loud and clear, songs containing expletives should not be edited to suit radio, those songs have a place; if they must be recorded. Their place should be strictly in the dancehall where you have an adult audience," she said.
DJ Flamez called out her peers to take a stance and speak out against the playing of these songs on air.
"Any song that contains bleeped out words in 5 or more sentences should not be allowed to play on air, period. And that's the stance that radio personalities need to take as professionals," she remarked.
What Do You Think???
Shane O, Sean Paul together on new tune
Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter
( L - R ) Shane O, Sean Paul - File photos
There is new hope for young dancehall artiste Shane O, as he has teamed up with dancehall superstar Sean Paul for a new single, Girl Territory.
The track, which is featured on producer, Leftside's 'Sand Fly' riddim, was released two weeks ago.
Shane O, whose real name is Roshane McDonald, says he has been working closely with Sean Paul, who is helping to build his career.
"I have been working with Sean Paul. Him a tek care a things fi mi. Wi a roll and him a promote de thing fi mi," Shane O told The STAR.
"From long time mi rate him an' him rate mi. We ready fi do a thing together now. Mi an' him a put in the work fi get the thing globalised. Him a my father inna di business right now and a him a teach mi."
Doing wellThough there is much emphasis on promoting his new single, Shane O says he has other new singles like Life Gonna Be So Nice, Nutten Dis Time and Stones Broke My Mirror. In addition, he says Crab Inna Barrel, which was produced by his manager Damian 'Iceman' Pinnock, is still doing well.
He says he is also working on an album that will be called Naah Go Down. Sean Paul will also be on the album and, he says, he will be doing collaborations with other top dancehall artistes like Spragga Benz and Wayne Wonder, as well as Canadian artiste Jarvis Church.
Shane O is now 20 years old and says he has matured since entering the dancehall scene several years ago. He says he has improved as an artiste, especially in terms of his stage performances, recordings and image.
"Mi a settle onstage now. I can reason with the people, have fun and run jokes onstage. Nutten nuh happen before time. Mi thing a work right now," he said, while noting that he performed well at the Westmoreland Curry Festival recently.
For now, he says he is focusing on doing reality and 'girl' songs. Nonetheless, the public can 'look out fi anything from Shane O.
or are we being shortchanged as usual??
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-- Edited by pengo at 15:12, 2008-05-13
Monday 12 May 2008 @ 9:33 am
Entertainer Warren Future Fambo Williams, formerly known as Future Trouble is about to release his second album entitled Mad.
Fambo, in an interview with THE STAR said that he was still on the front burner, and in fact, had just recently returned from a European tour, where he toured Switzerland and England along with Bounty Killer who was the headline act.
This, he says, was well received.
Since Courtney Cole released the Kung Fu album in the 90s this is my first under the new name Future Fambo, he said.
According to Fambo, songs such as Run Di Place, Drunken Dance and Out will be on the new album, which he hopes to release on June 28. Fambo is also set to travel to New York for a show, where he is slated to perform at Amazuru.
While the entertainer who was born in Parry Town, St Ann, is not riding with any great fanfare in comparison to others, he told THE STAR that the music industry is one that he will continue to be a part of, but it is not an easy road.
My inspiration comes from my uncle Zack who performed with the Astronauts and did songs such as Born Jamaican. I always wanted to be performing.
He went on to state that the music must be spread in a positive way that others can benefit and it was for that reason why he will continue to do uplifting music.
Fambo also pointed out that even his Drunken Dance song, that had been banned in some countries, has a positive message.
It has a line that said, you dont have to be drunk to do the drunken dance, you just go out and dance. So it is all positive, he explained.
Nevertheless, despite the many challenges, the entertainer says he will continue to work as he believes he still has what it takes to run di place.
DARWIN, Australia - An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the cars floor, police said Tuesday.
Constable Wayne Burnett said he was shocked and appalled when he pulled over the unregistered car Friday in the central Australian town of Alice Springs.
The 30-can beer case was strapped in between two adults sitting in the back seat of the car. The child was also in back, but on the cars floor.
But why did Don and Alaine have to jet off to some exclusive location to tie the knot. It is not as if the local paparazzi would be hounding you for the photographs to sell to the highest bidder.
Though we haven't received any confirmation form both parties, we say congratulations on your recent nuptials, and all the best to both of you. May all your troubles be little ones. Cheers from One876Entertainment.com.
WHO IS THE MOST OVERRATED AND UNDERATED PRODUCER IN DANCEHALL
WHO U RATE MORE. DASECA, STEPHEN, DON CORLEON. FLAVA, BABY G, JOHN JOHN, JAM 2, SCATTA, DAVE KELLY,SLY & ROBBIE, GARGAMEL PRODUCTIONS, LEFTSIDE & ESCO, SHANE BROWN, TJ ZJ LIQUID FIRE LINKS, BLACK CHINEY OR LIST WHO U THINK SHOULD GET BADDEST PRODUCER.
-- Edited by yung_berry at 12:32, 2008-05-12
-- Edited by yung_berry at 12:35, 2008-05-12
Teen on weapon possession, robbery charges granted bail
A 17-year-old student of a Kingston high school was last Friday granted bail after he was held and charged with possession of an offensive weapon and robbery with aggravation of another student in St Andrew last month.
According to the prosecution, the teenager was among a group of students who held up and robbed a student of a digital camera at knife point.
The accused teenager was turned in to the police by his mother.
The youngster, who appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court, was offered $30,000 bail with surety and is to return to court on June 23.
The bail was granted on condition that the accused could not leave his house except for when he is to sit his CXC examinations and for extra classes on Saturdays.
He was also told by Resident Magistrate Glen Brown that he should not be seen with anyone on the days specified and that he should return home by the latest 5:00 pm.
"The most I can do for him is to grant him bail, this is a very serious issue and I grant bail under several conditions," RM Brown told the youngster's mother. "Whenever he is seen he must be by himself, because company seems to be a big part of his problem," the magistrate said.
BUs driver try play hero and save him passenger ane end up get shot inna him head
Salky, cops say, was shot in the head as he tried to drive the bus, registered 4869 EF, onto the compound as it was being robbed.
The police report that shortly after 9:00 pm the men boarded the bus as it travelled the Papine to downtown route and robbed several passengers of their cell phones and an undetermined sum of cash. The cops say Salky, in an effort to foil the robbery, turned into the police station but was shot by one of the robbers.
Officers at the station, upon hearing the explosions, rushed toward the scene where one of the robbers was held. The other two, police say, escaped along East Queen Street. Salky succumbed to his injuries at hospital, the cops say.
only time yuh see him and when killa deh pon stage and him run on an seh...
"fat p*n*ny a de*d tonight"
D TSUNAMI
D CYCLONE
D EARTHQUAKE
A WHA DEM A DO FI MEK FADA GOD A WIPE DEM OUT SO ???
One876Entertainmet.com understands that the first staging of Jamaican dancehall artiste Assassins new event called Girls Gone Wild Tuesdays staged last Tuesday, (May 6) at the popular party spot, Weekendz was a success.
Assassin1.jpg With sponsors Sobe Adrenaline Rush on board, the 600 patrons in the venue got down with the early jugglings of the Coppershot Disco and partied with the tantalizing mixes from DJ Christuff and Dr Dre of Renaissance Disco, later in the night.
The event saw familiar faces of the dancehall as popular entertainers gave their support and endorsed the event: Sean Paul, Bounti Killa, Daseca, Serani, Bugle, Voicemail, Ward 21 and Nittie Kutchie. Dancers - Shelly Belly, Keva, and Chi Ching Ching also attended and added their flavour to the event.
Bigger and better things are to come, commented a satisfied Assassin, and the ladies who attended the event got a taste of what is to come. Supahype and Narity from *lo**line hosted an impromptu dance competition and the winners were awarded US$100 and JA$6000 as well as products from Adrenaline Rush, he said.
Come out early as we kick things off at 9pm and we want to finish on time to avoid any problems with the law and we want everyone to enjoy great music and vibes every week, Assassin also said. This event is definitely something that should not be missed. It is on its way to becoming one of Kingstons premiere events.
Assassin has been attacking the airwaves with his lyrical dexterity and recently added his touch to the remix to Ushers popular single, Love In This Club.
Police say 36-year-old Cheri Webb went to a school bus stop in the 5200 block of Astral street. Police say her daughter and three other girls were involved in a fight with two other teen girls.
Officers say after the fight began, Webb gave her daughter a stick to beat one of the other girls.
Police say after the fight, Webb drove her daughter to school.
Webb was arrested over the weekend. She claims she tried to break up the fight.
Webb faces charges of battery and aggravated use of a deadly weapon.
A 15-year-old girl on Wednesday had the scare of her life and is counting her blessings after she was abducted, almost raped at gunpoint and her mother was ordered to pay millions for her release.
There are also unconfirmed reports that after being freed, the youngster was left naked and forced to go on to the busy Hope Road where she sought to get a ride home.
The Half-Way Tree police reported that on Wednesday at about 1:22 p.m., the teenager, who attends a Corporate Area high school, was travelling in a taxi from Half-Way Tree to Hope Road.
Upon reaching the vicinity of Hope Road and Sandhurst Avenue, a blue Suzuki Swift motor car stopped the taxi and two men, one armed with a gun, alighted from the vehicle.
They then ordered the taxi driver into the other vehicle. The armed man then went into the taxi and proceeded to cover the faces of the teenager and another passenger with black plastic bags.
Further reports are that they then drove to an unknown location where he tried to pull off the teenager's underwear.
She refused, so he took her cellphone and sent a text message to her mother, demanding a $15-million ransom for her safe return.
He afterwards returned the cellphone before driving away, leaving both passengers stranded.
The teen walked on to Hope Road where she eventually got a drive to go home. The Half-Way Tree police are investigating.http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/03/31/virgin-media-targets-illegal-downloaders/
A man has been stabbed to death in London's Oxford Street during the evening rush hour.
The man, in his 20s, was attacked just before 1700 BST outside McDonald's on Oxford Street, near Oxford Circus.
Paramedics treated him at the scene before taking him to St Thomas' Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination is expected to take place later. The victim has not been formally identified, but it is understood police know his name.
A woman at the scene said: "I could see paramedics working on the young man on the ground.
"They did that for a couple of minutes, trying to get his heart to normal."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this stage we believe the victim was in McDonald's and then came outside where he was involved in an altercation. We then believe he was stabbed."
A spokeswoman for McDonald's said none of the restaurant staff were involved.
"But obviously all members of staff that were on duty at the time of the incident will speak to the police as part of the ongoing investigation," she said.
Police cordons are in place in Oxford Street between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road.
Transport for London said nine bus routes have been diverted following the
incident.
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Gender socialisation, especially among boys, has been criticised for the marginalisation of Jamaica's males in society.
Facilitator, Patrick Prendergast, assistant lecturer of social marketing at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication, said that women continue to hold positions of power.
"Although the emphasis for the day was on respect for the law and building a non-violent community, we have discussed with the children the way our society is suffering from the marginalisation of our boys," Prendergast noted during the celebration of Boys' Day on Friday, May 9.
He further stated, "The idea is to get them as early as now so that they begin to understand that they are in fact being socialised to think certain things about their female friends and teachers. It is very important in the wider context of our society, when our young males grow up, to recognise their responsibilities."
The Optimist Club of Sunset Liguanea (OCSL) organised the seminar held at the Boy Scouts headquarters in Kingston, for students of Rousseau Primary School. The boys, aged nine to 12 years old, participated in a range of activities and discussions, which explored themes of manhood, non-violence as a lifestyle, among others.
Prendergast considered the day a success.
Feeling Empowered
"The idea is for the boys to go back to their schools, homes and communities feeling empowered and to share with not just their classmates, but family and friends," he said.
Litigation attorney Adley Duncan, 23, who was a guest speaker, explained to The Gleaner the importance of male role models.
"A lot of boys grow up leading less than honest lives and I think it is important to get the message in from early, do the right thing," said Duncan. "I grew up in a family where I had two parents in the home and many young boys in Jamaica do not have that privilege."
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
President of the OCSL, Latoya Wade, emphasised that her aim was to make a difference.
"At this age, they learn all the ground values and core necessities for life and this is where they decide what they want to do and how they are influenced. This is when the impression is being made and it is up to us to influence them to stick to their direction."
Guidance counsellor at Rousseau Primary, Patricia Howell, agreed with Prendergast that the day's activities were insightful.
"I hope to get information so it will help me to plan and organise Boys' Day so that they benefit. Most of the motivators are male and most of our boys are from single-parent homes, so it is very important for the boys to get this exposure to role models."
DISGUSTING!!!! MOTHER ARRESTED FOR FEEDING HER CHILDREN CRACK!!!
The Kansas City (Mo.) Star reported that the children ate crumbs that their mother left behind before she allegedly went out to sell the drug, court papers said.
The newspaper said Children's Mercy Hospital contacted police after one of the children suffered seizures this week.
As part of the police investigation, the other two children who had been in the apartment, ages 3 and 2, were tested for drugs. Both tested positive for cocaine, according to the court documents.
Tasha Cole, 17, was charged with four felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Cole reportedly admitted that she left the children with a friend while she sold drugs. Court papers say Cole told police that when she returned she found the children playing with the plate on which she had "cut" the crack cocaine, the newspaper reported.
The Portmore police say 30 illegal guns have been seized in the Sunshine City along with 284 rounds of ammunition.
The police's increased crime fighting efforts come in the wake of the reports of more than 30 murders and shootings, also since January.
GRATITUDE TO CITIZENS
According to the police, their success would be impossible without the cooperation of the residents and as such are expressing their gratitude for the help received.
"Our relentless efforts would have been futile without the assistance of members of the public. The St Catherine South police would like to express our gratitude to those residents who are fearless in giving the police their assistance," said Constable Verdane Wright, Constabulary Communication Network liaison officer for the division.
In commenting on the seizures of the illegal ammunition, Constable Wright added, "We strongly believe that for each round recovered is a life saved."
Meanwhile, residents are also complimenting the attempts of the police.
Residents with whom THE PORTMORE STAR spoke were quick to point out that while the issue of crime will not be solved overnight, the police have been maintaining a strong presence in the area.This, they claim, gives them the feeling of added security while hindering criminal actions.
"During the early part of the year, some sections of Portmore were going on really bad, but I have to admit the police seem to be doing a good job where maintaining their presence is concerned," Millicent Rosewood, a resident of Newlands, said.
Another resident, Paul Simpson of Garveymeade, made a similar claim. "The police are making themselves seen and this not only makes us feel safe but also hinders criminals who wish to carry out their unlawful acts," he said.
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