PHILADELPHIA - Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia bar this week. Lt. Frank Vanore said the investigation of Tuesday's shooting was continuing. Harrison has not been arrested or charged.

"He was interviewed," Vanore said Friday. "Why he was interviewed, that is all part of the investigation. No one is a suspect."

Radio station WIP, citing unidentified sources, reported the alleged shooting victim argued with Harrison at Playmakers bar. The victim left and headed to his car, Harrison followed and gunfire broke out, the station reported. The alleged victim was shot in the hand and did not identify the shooter, according to the radio station.

Harrison, a prep football star at Philadelphia's Roman Catholic High, has owned Playmakers since July 2004, according to state records.

After the first day of their rookie minicamp, Colts coach Tony Dungy said he knew little more than had been reported.

"My phone has been ringing, too, but I don't have any details," Dungy said. "I really don't have any more information than you do."

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league is aware of the report and is looking into it. Harrison's agent, Tom Condon, did not immediately return a call.

A source told WIP that ballistic tests showed the shots were fired from a custom-made Belgian weapon, and police determined Harrison owns that kind of gun.

Police went to a Philadelphia car wash owned by Harrison and questioned him about the gun, the station said. Harrison acknowledged owning such a weapon, but told officials it never left his suburban Philadelphia home, the radio station reported.

The source told the station a gun was discovered in a bucket at the car wash, and tests showed it had fired bullets that matched those at the scene.

Harrison has played his entire 12-season career with the Colts and is the franchise's record-holder in every major receiving category receptions (1,042), yards (13,944), touchdowns (123) and 100-yard games (59). The 35-year-old is one of only four players in league history to top 1,000 receptions.

But after eight consecutive Pro Bowl appearances, last season was the most frustrating of Harrison's career.

He injured his left knee against Denver on Sept. 30, finished with 20 receptions for 247 yards and one TD and missed all but five games.

Team president Bill Polian said in February that Harrison was recovering from offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and had been rehabilitating the inflamed capsule in his left knee. He was not expected to be completely healthy for the start of the Colts training camp July 24.

The typically quiet Harrison has a reputation for being humble on and off the field.

But he's still one of the Colts' most visible players and their longest tenured veteran. Harrison, along with Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James, were nicknamed Indy's triplets in the late 1990s. He was a first-round draft pick in 1996 out of Syracuse and wound up the best receiver in a class that included Keyshawn Johnson and Eric Moulds.

Off the field, Harrison was sued following the 2005 Pro Bowl when three boys accused him of attacking them when they tried to get his autograph. The suit alleged Harrison "violently and physically attacked" the minors, including placing a "potentially deadly choke hold" on one of the boys, but it was later dismissed.

Due to, ahem, financial difficulties, Michael Jackson is back in the studio recording a new album. And hes serious about it . . . like, keep all kids away serious. The New York Post says:

Hes hired music producers RedOne and Akon to mastermind his new album, and the trio began working together at the Palms recording studio in Las Vegas Wednesday. Michael is producing the album himself and then will sell it to a record company when hes finished, our spy said. To maintain the utmost concentration, Michael has banned his kids from the recording studio. He realizes this is very important and doesnt want any distractions. (Source)

He doesnt want any distractions? Im pretty sure I read in last years pedophile handbook (now in paperback!) that distractions is code for unsupervised semen receptacles. And what parents are still letting their kids hang around with this pederast? Taking your underage children to hang out with Michael Jackson is like taking a pastry to Rosie . . . both will be swallowed whole.

Tom Cruise has reportedly signed up to star in Mission: Impossible 4.

The actor, who is married to former Dawson's Creek star Katie Holmes, is said to have made peace with Sumner Redstone, the CEO of Viacom, after falling out when Redstone made the decision to drop Cruise's production company, United Artists Studio, from Paramount Pictures.

Waiting on the green-light

The pair were spotted at the Beverly Hills Hotel last month discussing plans for Cruise to star in the fourth film in the successful franchise.

A source said: "Tom will make Mission Impossible: 4 once Paramount green-lights the script. There will most definitely be another Mission: Impossible!"

Cruise's United Artists Studio, which he runs with production partner Paula Wagner was responsible for last year's political thriller Lions for Lambs, starring Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

Cruise can next be seen in the comedy Tropic Thunder alongside Robert Downey Jr and Owen Wilson, and the highly controversial war drama Valkyrie.

The makers of a video game which was outlawed for being "sadistic, brutal and bleak" have finally had the ban lifted after an extended legal battle.

Horror title Manhunt 2, made by the successful British games developer Rockstar, has been granted a certificate after a nine-month fight with the British Board of Film Classification.

Last June the BBFC refused to grant a rating to the game, effectively making it the first to be banned in the UK for a decade.

The game in which players take the role of a patient who escapes from an asylum was accused of unremitting and gratuitous violence, with BBFC director David Cooke saying that Manhunt 2 could not be given had been rejected because of its "sustained and cumulative casual sadism".

The game's makers rejected those accusations, and said that the game was no more violent than many mainstream horror films. However, when a modified version of the game - with some of the more gruesome sequences removed - was again rejected, the matter became subject to a legal game of cat and mouse.

It eventually ended at the high court, where the BBFC's decision was overturned and the UK's censorship arbitration body, the video appeals committee (VAC), granted the certificate.

An edited version of the game will now be released with an 18 rating.

"We are pleased that the VAC has reaffirmed its decision recognising that Manhunt 2 is well within the bounds established by other 18+ rated entertainment," Rockstar said in a statement.

Lawrence Abramson, a partner at Harbottle & Lewis who represented Rockstar in the case, said that the entire censorship system needed to be rethought to take account of the video games industry.

"The system works in films, but the gameplaying experience is different," he told the Guardian.

The BBFC refused to comment.

Ecuador could make good sex a right for women

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

A new inalienable right could be enshrined soon in Ecuador's constitution: the pursuit of sexual happiness for women.

The proposal by a member of the ruling party has created a stir in this socially conservative Andean nation, where a constitutional assembly is at work.

-- Edited by Jamecho at 14:40, 2008-05-01

I am a 16-year-old who has two children and am pregnant with my third. The father of my children is 47. I have been forced to prostitute myself because I don't have an education and my boyfriend doesn't support me and the children. I have slept with many, many men and I do not know who the father of my unborn child is. I'm afraid that if I tell my current boyfriend that I am not sure if he is the father, he will kill me.

I am waiting for your fatherly advice.

M. S., Westmoreland, Jamaica

Dear M. S.,

How is it that you are only 16 and are carrying your third child? The father or fathers of your children should have been arrested. You don't know who has impregnated you because you have been working as a prostitute. You are in big trouble and if it is not your boyfriend who got you pregnant, I hope that he will have mercy on you and help you.

I wonder if you would consider giving up the child you are carrying up for adoption. And I also think that you should consider asking others to help you with the first two children so that you can go back to school. You have been having unprotected sex and by doing so you are putting your life in danger. So, please desist from doing so.

Pastor

Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer

Mavado - File

Today we complete our six-part interview series with Mavado, one of the featured acts for the upcoming show, Rendezvous, on May 10. In yesterday's instalment, he spoke about travelling to New York and being denied entry. Today, we pick up on the impact of his lyrics.

Mel: There will be those who say dat yu lyrics help fuel de crime an' de crisis (in Jamaica). How yu respond to dat?

Mavado: Fuel de crime an' de crisis? (In a questioning, near incredulous tone). Hol' on now me don, how my music fe fuel de crime an' de crisis. Me waan some a dese people come explain to me an' tell me ow dat appen, wen de yute dem a dead fe hungry. Hol on deh now. How much per cent outta yute time yu tink a yute ave fe tek fe lissen music? How much per cent? Hundred per cent?

Mel: Nah man, me woulda put it a 10 less dan 10, him haffi go places an do tings.

Mavado: A yute don' ave five per cent a time fe lissen to music. Worse inna dem ya time ya wen people can hardly fin' food an fin' job an' dem ting deh. Yu understand? So wen a man a go come to me an' tell me sey my music a mek yute a war wid yute an' dese tings, im affi explain to me ow dat appen. Yu understand? An dere is no explanation all now.

Yu know wha a go mek crime appen more? Yu see de dance whe dem a lock off two o'clock? An 12 o'clock durin' de week, yu see de people whe deh a de dance gate dem a sell, de 20 people an de 50 people whe string a sell fe sen' dem pickney a school an' fe have suppen? Yu see dem people whe cyan sell nutten now, a dem ting a escalate crime bout yah. Memba me tell yu dat.

Poverty. Yu hear dat. Me a go show yu ow a poverty a escalate crime bout ya. Dem sey every yute lissen to Mavado y'nuh. Dat mean sey Norbrook an' Cherry Garden an' Aylsham an all a dese place, Armour Heights, an de whol' a dese place de yutes dem lissen to Mavado y'nuh. Yu hear people dyin' in dese place? Yu know why? None a dose no affi worry which part dem a get a nex' night dinner, cause dem parents done ave dat provide fe dem. Yu understand? Or dem a work fe provide it fe demself. An dese yutes lissen to Mavado, dem go out an party, dem lissen to Killer, Mavado, Kartel, Beenie, everybody. Buju, everybody dem lissen to. Jus' like everybody else. Yu understand? So ow music fe mek yute a do crime? A music bring people togedda. Memba me tell yu dat.

Mel: Yu see yusself as a role model fe de yute dem?

Mavado: Yeah! Definitely! Yu understand? Dat's why wen we inna de street an de yute dem see we, de yute dem no see we a do nutten. Yu understan. Cause wen de yute dem see we inna de street wat dem see we a do? See we stay so an easy. So if a yute say we a him role model, wen him see we him suppose to stay so an' calm too ... (There is laughter from the other persons. He addresses them for a sentence or two.) A lie me a tell? Tell me if a lie me a tell dog. A lie me a tell? Cause wen yu a role model yute watch how yu move an everyting y'nuh bredren. A yute come see Mavado stay so inna him Range. A yute waan come have Range too. Dat mean im waan work toward havin' a Range. Dat mean we haffi provide work an school an all a dese tings dat de yute dem can work fi have tings more dan fe rob fe get it bredren. See wha me a sey?

(He goes on to speak about the improvement in his performance, the Red Stripe event at Mas Camp where he fell and his chain was taken by someone in the audience, leading to a bottle throwing by someone else and Red Stripe's sponsorship withdrawal).

Mel: Yu consider yusself a deejay or a singer?

Mavado: Deejay or singer? (There is a long pause as he considers). Me consider mesself as a missionary wid music, in which me jus' consider mesself as a man whe jus come fe do music... Yu understand? Cause more time all me mesself, me no know if me sing or me deejay. Me jus' know me jus a do some music. Yu understan'? So me jus' ave mesself as a missionary fe music. In which, right now, yu done see wha a gwaan. So all likkle from dis, we no know wha can appen. We coulda alla gi dem some different music again.

Mel: Wha kin a music you lissen personally?

Mavado: Me is a man whe lissen all kinda music y'nuh me don, cause me jus love music (Before the interview Mavado was singing a Jah Cure. After he sang an Air Supply).

Mel: Yu lissen R&B an ...

Mavado: Yeah man. Sof' music, dancehall music, R&B, y'nuh, Alternative, all a dese music, me jus' like dem. De only music me nah go too too lissen a music whe me no understan'. If me no understand whey u a say me nah go lissen yu. Or if yu a say wha me no like or me no waan hear yu sey an me no feel yu shoulda sey me nah go lissen. But any music oddawise me jus' lissen, cause me love music.

(We talk about the Jay-Z remix of On The Rock).

Mel: Yu feel yusself changin' as a artiste in any way? Yu feel yusself a grow as a artiste in terms of ..

Mavado: Yeah man. Definitely.

Mel: Yu tink yu writing better now?

Mavado: Well, fe tell yu de trute, to see tru every work. Ere is a man a buil' ouse ova de years. Wen im start at one stage to a nex' stage to a nex stage yu ago better. If yu write book yu ago better afta a while. Yu get fe experience more, yu realise more tings y'nuh. Yu start focus more an all a dese tings. So derefore as day goes by, me do de work, den jus' betta meds, yu understan'?

Mel: Ow yu did come up wid (the lyrics) squeeze har nipple like de trigger of a gun?

Mavado: Squeeze har breast. (laughs). Hear waapen man. Everyweh me go as a yute, as a artiste, wen me go so bam an go break big, ooman ... More time me go do me show dem all ova de worl', me show mostly full a woman dan even man. More time people woulden' even know dese tings, like all wen me go America y'nuh, cause my show dem ram y'nuh, wen me go America an all dese places, all a de front a me stage y'nuh, a hundreds a ooman. Line off right row. A fight fe come up pon de stage an dem ting deh. An more time some girl come hug me. Yu know dem girl ave a way fe hug me an squeeze up pon yu. An more time we ave some girl a sey (he starts laughing as he speaks) "squeeze me like ow yu squeeze de trigga a yu gun nuh?" Yeah! So we sey "wow, a dat dem a sey"? Arright! Cause dem a tell we fe sey dese tings, see it? (Hearty laughter all around.) Yeah man!

(After a long pause, the mood changes with the next question.)

Mel: A song like Dying, seen, yu tink bout dat ting a lot? De dyin part of tings?

Mavado: Yu see in life, yu haffi tink about good an yu haffi tink bout bad. Cause life an de worl' base up offa good an' bad. Yu understan'? An if yu tink bout life yu haffi tink bout deat' too. From yu born an' yu grow people start tell yu from yu live yu haffi dead one day. Y'nuh. Not sayin' dat yu a introduce death, say 'yow come me ready fe dead, come now'. Yu understand? But yu haffi tink bout da part deh a life, cause it deh deh. Yu understand? So even wen a man hear me come an sey Dying, an dem ting deh, a jus a way, a way how we know sey yeah. Yu see music, wen yu a do music yu haffi mek it real y'nuh. Yu understand. An yu haffi talk bout de real tings wha a appen. An we ave whole heap a fren whe we los'. Nuff fren' an family whe we los'. See it. An we no feget dem, no true dem gone we feget bout dem. We still remember dem. An my way fe show dem remembrance more time, me always do it inna de music. Yu understand? So Dying a jus one a dem song deh whe me express meself den. Jus' like wen me sey (breaks into song) "Mama even if dem kill meÉ" Yu understan'? A jus to de amount a tings wha a appen an people jus' waan draw we dung an waan pull we dung an people jus waan get rid a we more time an dem ting deh. Yu see it. So me jus haffi mek me modda know sey Mommy straight up, right now, if any one a dese tings appen jus no bodda worry, cause yu done know ow' it go. De greates' ting is dat me know me set certain tings fe yu. Yu see it. Which is yu cyaa tell Mama don' cry fe har son wen him gone, but jus' still a tell Mommy sey yow no cry but we know yu ago cry. Yu understan'. So a jus desso it deh. Mmmm.

(We speak bout his growing up a hoping for better, getting his children and how it changed his focus and made him work harder, as well as when younger youths come up in the future. "A so music go. Yu nah go hear bout Mavado every day," he says. He breaks to return a call to his sister)

Mel: Yu feel if you were singing some R&B song an' some cultural song, yu feel yu woulda get de break whey u get?

Mavado: Hear wha mek yu get de break. When yu sing wha people waan hear. Yu see when yu sing wha de people dem waan hear..., dem sey 'yeah', a dis me like y'nuh. A dat gi yu de break. Cause music is a cycle y'nuh. Now me a sing bout gangsta dis an gangsta dat. Yeah? Wha, yu feel like me can sing bout gangsta dis an gangsta dat all de day a my life? Cause de people nah go hear bout gangsta dis an gangsta dat all de day a dem life. It ago reach a time wen dem waan hear back some nice song again an some dis an some dat. Yu understan'? An den me still haffi go deh deh an sing some nice song too. Cause desso it deh. Yu understan'? Mmmm.

Mel: Wen all de music an all de albums mek an all de show dem done an everyting, how yu want to be remembered?

Mavado: (Pause, then chuckles). Me a go memba whe me fe memba man. (Laughter all around).

Mel: Me nah talk ...

Mavado: (Laughs again knowingly) Yeah man.

Mel: How you want people to remember you? Wat you want your place in Jamaican music to be?

Mavado: (After a long pause) Me waan my ting come set as (he pauses again) one a de genius dem y'nuh, whe come done a great work inna dancehall. In spite a all a de gangsta music an everyting, we still come do work whe great same way. An bring de music to even anadda level, cause, we bring it to anadda level same way. Cause we know yu ave de worl' a talk bout it. An wen dem talk bout Mavado, whe dem sey im come from? No Jamaica? Cassava Piece?

There is no stopping Mavado. Despite controversial media attention, the dancehall luminary remains the topic of positive conversation whether it is his generous donations for battered women, a customized dub for Barack Obama, his score on latest Grand Theft Auto video game or critical praise from the worlds most esteemed publications.

The latest Rolling Stone Magazine rates Mavado as the Best Reggae Artist in their Best of Rock 2008 issue. Mavado ranks amid this years crop of hand-picked winners such as, Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Lil Wayne, Danger Mouse and Chris Brown. Rolling Stone journalist Evan Serpick raves, If you think reggae died with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, think again. Jamaica's latest star, Mavado, c****ines hip-hop-influenced beats with ominous minor-key vocals about street life and salvation.

Also Billboard Magazine recently applauded Mavado for gaining the attention of hip hop mogul, Jay-Z for his On The Rock remix. "For most Jamaican dancehall artistes, securing a successful rapper on a song's remix is a hard-won seal of approval. So when Jay Z, who has never recorded on a reggae track, rhymed on a remix of singer Mavado's current hit, On The Rock, it became arguably the greatest endorsement ever given to any dancehall record," Pat Meschino stated in the Billboard article picked up Reuters, the world's largest international multimedia news agency.

A lot of the positive moves made by Mavado often go unnoticed amidst the clamor of the negative headlines by certain media. Recognition from prestigious publications as well as the adulation of thousands of fans around the world is a great support system for Mavado and gives him the strength and drive he needs to keep moving forward. We will all continue to stay focused and positive, states Mavados manager, Julian Jones-Griffith.

Mavado has been involved with a multitude of notable contributions over the last month. The popular Grand Theft Auto IV video game, in stores today, will feature Mavados hot song Real McKoy, currently on the official trailer. Mavado recently donated $10,000 to the Womens Centre Foundation in Jamaica. His proceeds will help provide counseling, skills training and education to pregnant teens and shelter for battered women. Also Mavado cleverly flipped his popular On The Rock to We Need Barack for Russell Simmons and Green Lanterns official Barack Obama mixtape. The album will be given away as part of the candidates campaign and feature other artists Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West, Jay Z, Common and Mos Def.

According to the UKs Guardian Mavados tune is the most interesting of the compilation's contributors. Dave Stelfox further clarifies, the song may be awesome or hilarious depending on the way you look at these things, but the one thing it's not is incongruous. Despite not being eligible to vote in the US, Mavado still has every right to comment. After all, whatever happens there affects us all, no matter what flag we live under.

As his career flourishes, Mavado never skips a beat. Currently, the talented dee-jay/singer is in the studio working on his yet to be titled sophomore album on VP Records set to be released this summer. Neil Edwards, Mavados A&R, says There will be lots of surprises. It will definitely be a groundbreaking album for dancehall.

Tragedy struck the quiet community of Rosewell, Cla-rendon, on Tuesday night between 10:00 and 11:00, when 55-year-old Stanley Jarman was burnt to death in his two-bedroom board house.

Jarman, who was blind and lived with his son who is in his early 20s, was home alone as his son was in Old Harbour at a club with friends.

When the STAR visited the scene, Jarman's son said, "I was in Old Harbour at a go-go club when I received a call that my house was flat. I left immediately and when I arrived I saw the crowd and the house was already burnt out with my father lying with his face down and his legs and hands completely burnt off."

He added, "I don't know why someone would do this to us because I now lose my father and I have nowhere to live."

The police have not say what caused the fire. However, they would not rule out arson.

One resident said they were still in shock. "The community feel bad about the way his life come to an end because he was a peaceful man and will be missed by many," the resident said.

The May Pen police are investigating.

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- David Blaine took on a Zen-like appearance in the water tank as the minutes ticked by during his attempt to set a new breath-holding record. Oprah Winfrey, however, was anything but calm.

She fidgeted in her chair, pursed her lips, placed her head in her hands, and kept seeking reassurance from the doctor at her side about the 35-year-old magician's persistently high heart rate.

"I'll be glad when it's over. I don't like suspense," she told the audience during a commercial break.

Soon enough, Winfrey -- and Blaine -- could breathe a lot easier.

Submerged in a water-filled sphere on the stage of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" during a live broadcast, Blaine held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds. That bested the previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds, set February 10 by Switzerland's Peter Colat, according to Guinness World Records.

A WOMAN was trampled to death by cattle as she walked her two dogs on a footpath across a field.

Sandra Pearces terrier ran to a cafe shaking and *lo**y as the usually gentle herd stampeded.

Farmer John Sanderson could not revive the probation officer, 45, at South Elmham Hall, Suffolk.

Diners had heard mooing and mooing.

Lili Gooch, of London, said: The Jack Russell came for help. Its tragic.

Beenie Man In, Mavado Out


Now that Bounty Killer and Mavado have been banned from Guyana for security reasons the promoter of the show slated for this weekend in Liden has expressed his disapproval calling the move by the Government unfair.

The gangster from Cassava Piece, Mavado was scheduled to perform at the upcoming event this weekend, but due to the newly imposed restrictions, alternate plans had to be made and the King of the Dancehall Beenie Man is set to fill the void left by the Alliance deejay.
Event promoter Ryan Apple was quoted in the Stabroek News (Guyanese newspaper) referring to the ban as an unjustified and unfair move by the government that ignores the investment made. He said government appears to be putting Mavado in a box by pointing to a few of his songs, adding that the artiste has a variety of music that speaks to other things, and has wide appeal. When the ban announcement was made only security concerns were mentioned.

Regarding Bounty Killer he said ,I find it strange that government is moving to ban an artiste that was here last year and sang those very songs that are now popular and someone whose music receives much airplay. They have no idea how many persons came in for Linden town day to see Mavado and the efforts that were put into the promotion, Apple stated.

Though no official word has reached him on the ban Apple said he has already made contact with Jamaica and according to him, they were not as stunned as him. He said that discussions were held in advance with Mavados people about how sensitive the local atmosphere is right now.

Apple said that if government had issued guidelines for the Linden show instead of banning the artiste, he would have abided by them. He added that the security concerns being cited need to be elaborated upon.

In announcing the ban on Monday on Bounty Killer and Mavado, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said his ministry had exercised a lot of patience with entertainment organizers over the types of shows they hold here, pointing out that not long ago the authorities had sat down with some of the organizers to draft a set of conditions by which shows would be guided. But he noted that these conditions had not been upheld and as such they were blacklisting Bounty Killer and Mavado.

The meetings Rohee referred to were held last year following the Guyana Music Festival which featured Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton among others, and where several declamations were made against the gay community. Though Rohee did not elaborate on the bans now in effect, Bounty Killers explicit incitements to murder gays is believed to have been a deciding factor while in Mavados case, the gangster image he portrays has worked against him.

People ah email asking where is Tuesday Coffee and all these things but mi did busy ah hnag out wid mi girlfriends dem who come down fi two weeks so mi tek the day off, mi entitled to it, so mi just go shopping, sort out myself, after all, mi have an image to maintain. So people, how some artiste just inna pure problem so? Dem a get a SPIRITUAL BEATING, memba mi told yu so. Mi ready fi talk de tings dem.

BEENIE SURVIVES ANOTHER ROUND OF TAX COURT
Beenie, Beenie, Beenie. The big man lawyer go tax court yesterday and inna the dep-ty trial stage and ting. From what mi a gather pon the road, is like Beenie ah go all out fi fight it because him neva earn so much inna the time. Wesley Snipes beat the tax fraud case inna the US but dem neva stop till dem get him pon tax evasion charges and now him a serve three years. Beenie ah try blame Shocking Vibes fi the bill but it look sticky. All mi know US$660,000 ah nuff money fi just one person pay.

ADAMS STAR IN ROYAL PALM ESTATE
What a way Adams gwaan good on Royal Palm Estate Sunday, mi haffi watch the repeat on Thursday night. The man just act the role perfect, but him sound like himself and mi love Macka Diamond role inna it, but people ah say she neva too great but she get a passing grade. However, mi hear say Angel definitely need some acting lessons. Perhaps, she needs to fly down a special coach from Hollywood, LA to work on her craft and have Beenie pay for it. Heheh! JUDGEMENT!

NO WAY TO CASSAVA
What a way the Cassava Minister ah try force on the cassava idea pon we? Yes, mi know say is a suitable substitute for rice, and that it rich in fibre, calcium, potassium, iron, vitamin C and all these things, but this is not Barbados weh dem use it and mek fritters. We ah Jamaicans, plus cassava has been linked to weight gain. Ah we say SUMMER BODY, weh dem feel like?

NO BEER AT DANCEHALL EVENTS, PUH-LEASE!
No artiste caan pick up pon demself and ask fi no boycott of beer and Guinness. Mi undastand what the artiste dem a say still, but dem fi undastand say Red Stripe nah reject dancehall, dem a reject the violence that is in dancehall and dem have every right to do that. Ah fi dem money. Look how dem spend our money fi endorse things overseas, mi hear say dem a spend money pon sponsorship events in the UK and dem ah host the finals of the Red Stripe Music Awards 2008 on the 12th of May in the UK. Wah mi vex 'bout is that dem neva endorse the Reggae Academy Awards which was the first to lick out against the violence.

WHAT'S POPPING?
Richie Stephens, the Jamaica flag jacket suit sell off. Mi love it, Take Me Away was real nice on Sunday.

What really happen to Munga? Mi hear say him a recuperate and ting, hope this no affect him ability to deejay. Wish him all the best.

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-- Edited by "STAINLESS" at 00:49, 2007-04-27

MUNGA AND DON PART WAYS?
The streets ah talk say Munga and Don Corleone nah link straight again because Munga waan voice fi some other producers and Don ah screw pon that. To the vibes, mi hear say dem kick off wicked and arguments and all these things. Mi just hope say dem put dem differences aside because Munga need a hit fi the Summer right now worse Deva Brat coulda get bail today.

It rains every day and the birds won't shut up -- yeah, spring's here, and Samsung's celebrating by dressing up the T10 in this fetching black and purple floral number. Details are scarce, as the "La Fleur Special Edition" of the well-regarded PMP isn't official yet, but we'd expect to see it pop up rather soonish.

According to Sandra Rose:

A Memphis high school principal is under fire by the ACLU for outing gay students at her school. Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union say Daphne Beasley, the principal of Hollis F. Price Middle College High School overstepped her boundaries when she requested a list of gay couples form her teachers so she could keep an eye on them and monitor their behavior.

The teachers complied with her request and Beasley then posted the list of names revealing the sexual orientation of the students to other students and teachers.

Beasley is also accused of calling the parents of gay teens to report their alternative lifestyles. (Source)

While I think that principals actions are bizarre and she needs to be removed from her position, I was surprised to learn that the Atlanta public school system allows gay clubs in high school.

This same system doesnt offer home economics, sex education or drivers ed. Whats wrong with that picture?

As a gay teen in high school, I dont recall needing to belong to a club. Some teens are confused enough as it is about their sexuality and can be easily influenced by the presence of a gay club in their schools.

It doesnt surprise me that many of my friends who thought they were gay in high school grew up to marry the opposite sex and start families.

On Sunday at the weekly Passion Sundays dance held on Hillview Ave. in St. Andrew, dancehall deejay Beenieman hit out against the recent efforts by local law enforcement officials to ensure observance of Jamaicas Noise Abatement Act. The Act has been on Jamaicas law books for over 10 years now (since 1997), but largely ignored, until recent islandwide efforts by the police to enforce its weekend (2 a.m.) and weekday (12 midnight) cut-off times. At Passion Sunday, Beenieman took the mic at around 1 a.m., and spoke for several minutes to patrons, complaining about the 2 a.m. cut-off time, and highlighting that music helps to keep youths off the streets. He said there may even be an increase in crime as a result of the over-zealous efforts to enforce the Act.

BY RICHARD SISK & JAMES GORDON MEEK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON - Five years after President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech about Iraq, America's twin wars are looking more like "Mission: Impossible."

On May 1, 2003, Bush flew on a Navy jet to the carrier Lincoln, where he announced "major c****at operations in Iraq have ended" and the U.S. had "prevailed."

Today, that same ship is sailing back to the Persian Gulf and 4,370 coalition troops and thousands more Iraqis are dead.

The U.S. is no closer to Bush's pledge that "we will leave."

In April, the U.S. death toll spiked to 50, the most since September, prompting White House spokeswoman Dana Perino to remark Wednesday, "It's been a very tough month in Iraq, but we are taking the fight to the enemy."

In his Lincoln speech, the President also boasted: "In the battle of Afghanistan, we destroyed the Taliban, many terrorists, and the camps where they trained."

Yet in 2007, a record 232 coalition troops died in that country, where the Taliban insurgency has expanded to every corner and Al Qaeda has "reconstituted some of its pre-9/11 operational capabilities," a State Department report grimly stated Wednesday.

U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan has grown from 8,000 five years ago to 31,000.

One official attributed last year's 16% increase in violence cited in the new report to NATO troops going on the offensive.

"When there were no cowboys in Indian country, there was no fighting going on," NATO Brig. Gen. Carlos Branco told the Daily News. "When you introduce a lot of new cowboys into the area, you get a lot more fighting."

In 2003, Bush said the Army's 82nd Airborne Division was "on the trail of the terrorists" in Afghanistan; the unit has returned twice.

In Kabul that day, ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said, "We're at a point where we clearly have moved from major c****at activity to a period of stability and reconstruction."

BOUNTY'S HOUSE NEARS COMPLETION
But all dem a ban Bounty and a fight him career, the man dun rich and happy already. Mi hear say the house finally complete after almost ten years of building, and re-construction and all these things. People did even a wonder if ah obeah dem obeah the house, but we glad fi see a ghetto yute achieve him dream because ah crazy millions spend inna the house. Mi hear say it have movie theatre, swimming pool, and one underground club. Mad ting. It need fi go pon MTV Cribs.

Monopoly NCN Radio Bans Bounty Killer & Mavado Songs NCNradio_edit.jpgCapitol News reported yesterday evening that monopoly NCN radio has taken the decision to ban the music of Bounty Killer and Mavado from their airwaves. According to a report carried on livinguyana.blogspot.com the move follows the government banning the two Jamaican dancehall artistes from traveling to Guyana to perform or for any other purpose. On air presenters were informed of the move late yesterday afternoon. This is a natural move following the banning of the artistes from Guyana. Mavado was slated to perform alongside Lady Saw at the Linden Town Week this weekend but since his ban has been replaced by the self proclaimed dancehall king Beenie Man.

Mariah Carey Weds At Her Home In The Bahamas mariah_carey&nick_cannon.jpgWow! News has been circulating on the internet that Mariah Carey tied the knot with Nick Cannon the 27 year old who was cast as her lover in her new video...but is it a real life situation? According to several published reports, Carey, 38, married Cannon, 27, on Wednesday. If the pair did indeed wed, it would be a whirlwind romance. Word that the two were seeing each other first surfaced in the last few weeks. Last Saturday, Carey was seen sporting a huge diamond ring on her finger at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her movie, "Tennessee," in which she plays a waitress. Cannon was at her side at the party. Speculation swirled that the couple were engaged. Latina.com was first to report that the two got married, at Carey's home in the Bahamas. Friday's New York Post also has the pair wed and E! Online quoted a relative of Cannon's as saying that he called his family and confirmed the news. "He called us and told us all about it. We are happy for him. If that is what he wants then we are happy for him," Linda Cannon, identified simply as a family member, was quoted telling E! Cannon has put out a rap album, but is best known for his role in the movie 'Drumline' and he's featured in Carey's upcoming video for 'Bye Bye.' The release described it as 'crafted from platinum and features a square emerald cut fancy light pink diamond as the center stone surrounded by 58 intense pink diamonds and two half moon diamonds on each side. 'The total carat weight of the ring center stone is 10 carats is a jaw-dropping 17 carats with a value of $2.5 million.' Another secret Hollywood wedding...could it be Mariah is taking notes from Beyonce?

Deva Brat was remanded in custody once again after failing to secure bail when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrates' court yesterday. The deejay will have to spend another three weeks in prison before his next court date on May 26. "The policeman did not come to court but the lawyer was present and made the bail application. However, based on the statement, the Clerk of Court denied bail, but the judge wanted to allow bail, but did not because more information was needed from the policeman so a proper assessment could be made. The court may have to issue a summons to get the policeman to attend court," one source told One876Entertainment.com. Deva Bratt is facing the court to respond to charges that he had sexually assaulted a 14 year-old girl in February of this year. He is also appearing before the court on a separate carnal abuse charge, however, word on the street is that the alleged victim has not been attending court to pursue the matter.

This little monkey is missing her mummy so to make sure she's not losing out zoo keepers have given her a teddy bear to cuddle.

 

Conchita is a three-week-old white-naped mangabey monkey who is being hand-reared at London Zoo.

The tiny primate keeps hold of her teddy bear companion while her mother recovers from a caesarean.

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But it's not all down to the teddy, as this mini-monkey is also being looked after by keeper, Andrea Payne.

The species, which are native to West Africa, are on the critically endangered list following loss of habitat.

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The white-naped mangabey is restricted to a small region between the Nzo-Sassandra river system in Côte d'Ivoire and the Volta River in Ghana.

The species are typically slender with long limbs monkeys found in African tropical forests.

They can grow up to 90 cm long and females can weigh up to about 6kg.

 

Figures show 6,500 under-eights are being taught in illegally-high classes of 31 or more up from 4,280 last year.

The problem is heightened with a record 824,000 school children speaking English as their second language.

One in seven primary-age pupils speaks a foreign language as a first tongue, the Government statistics show.

In inner-London more than half 53.4 per cent have English as a second language. Many hail from eastern Europe.

Shadow Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: "It is clearly more difficult for teachers if children arrive at school unable to speak English

According to WNBC :

NEW YORK -- A man was arrested for allegedly holding a student hostage with a gun on the C.U.N.Y. Harlem campus on Wednesday, according to a City College spokesperson.

After being tipped off, a security guard went over to the administration building to investigate reports of a man with a gun. When confronted, the man pulled out a black gun and held it to the head of a female student's head, a school spokesperson said.

Two police officers from the 26th precinct arrived on the scene moments later with guns drawn. The man released the hostage, put down the gun and was arrested by the police. No one was shot or injured, according to police.

A school spokesperson said another female student saw the gun in the man's backpack in the North Academic Center around 2:45 p.m. She went across the street and notified someone in the financial aid office, who then notified security.

Security called the police before investigating.

The suspect has been put under psychiatric evaluation at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, according to police

Underground mainstays Atmosphere [click to read] killed it this week selling a very impressive 36,300 copies of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. This sixth album from Atmosphere has been basking in the glow of outstanding reviews, and landed the #5 spot on the charts this week, dethroning Rick Ross as the top seller for Hip Hop. Atmosphere was beat by a second-week domination by Mariah Carey - who's E=MC2 went gold this week - Leona Lewis, Flight of the Concords, and Ashlee Simpson, respectively.
Rick Ross' Trilla comes in at #15 this week, selling 26,700 copies and working towards gold, while Alicia Keys moves up to #24 from #30 despite some negative press revolving around comments made to Blender Magainze about 'gangsta rap' being a conspiracy theory. As I Am sold 16,400 copies this week. Following one spot behind is Danity Kane's Welcome to the Dollhouse at # 25. Diddy's ladies sold 16,100 copies this week.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
Rank Artist Album This Week Total
1
Mariah Carey
E=MC2
181,889 - This Week
646,101 - Total

5
Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons
36,378
36,526

15
Rick Ross
Trilla
22,605
465,719

24
Alicia Keys
As I Am
16,429
3,415,764

25
Danity Kane
Welcome to the Dollhouse
16,130
438,439

Flo Rida's Mail On Sunday is back in the top 30 with 15,600 copies and a #27 spot, while Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin' still has yet to break 300k in its seventh week on the charts. Snoop came in at #35 this week with 13,200 sold (for a total of about 291,300). Prodigy's H.N.I.C Pt 2 debuted at #36 this week with 12,900 sold, as Gnarls Barkley's The Odd Couple loses steam once again. The duo dropped from #20 to #47 with 10,600 copies sold this week. Despite RIAA reports that Lupe Fiasco's The Cool went gold, Nielsen Soundscan shows the Chicago rapper selling just over 467,000 copies. As reported by DX last week [click to read], RIAA reports sales from outlets that Soundscan doesn't. Bizzy Bone's A Song For You debuted at #148 with 4,200 sold while Lyrics Born also finds a spot on the Top 200 at #192. Everywhere At Once, the seventh LP from the half-Japanese American, half-Italian American rapper sold 3,300 copies.
Other Notables
Rank Artist Album This Week Total
27
Flo Rida
Mail On Sunday
15,613 - this week
201,227 -

35
Snoop Dogg
Ego Trippin
13,231
291,286

36
Prodigy
H.N.I.C pt 2
12,962
13,341

47
Gnarls Barkley
The Odd Couple
10,637
131,790

192
Lyrics Born
Everywhere At Once
3,324
3,336

Can The Roots match the success of Atmosphere next week? Will the new release from 9th Wonder and Buckshot make some noise on the charts? Stay tuned as DX brings the play by play.

BY TANANGACHI MFUNI, ETHAN ROUEN & LEO STANDORA
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

The 18-year-old son of a New York City cop was stabbed to death in the hallway of a Brooklyn apartment building Thursday night, police sources said.

Police found the victim, Renato Scantlebury, bleeding heavily from his wounds in the Bushwick building shortly after 6p.m. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Woodhull Hospital.

A tenant said that just an hour earlier, Scantlebury had gotten into a fistfight with two men outside the building after he made a snide comment about their T-shirts.

"He died over that?" said the stunned tenant.

Witnesses told investigators they saw two or three men fleeing from the scene at 1160 Gates Ave.

Scantlebury lived a few blocks away on Kosciuszko St. with his mother, Police Officer Lisa Wade, who works in recruitment for the NYPD, sources said.

A man who identified himself as the victim's father said the 6-foot-tall teen was an aspiring rapper who doted on his 1-year-old daughter.

"He wanted a good life for his little girl," the dad said. "He was working at a Chuck E. Cheese downtown, but he had a demo out and was hoping it would be his big break."

"He was just a good kid," the dad said.

..  R.I.P

-- Edited by mz más quería veterano on Sunday 30th of May 2010 10:14:03 PM

NEW YORK, New York -- It appears Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are ready to make beautiful music together.

A source close to Mariah has confirmed to Access Hollywood that the music diva is engaged to Nick Cannon.

Reps for both singers were unavailable for comment.

The couple sent the rumor mill into overdrive when 38-year-old Mariah (with
Nick on her arm) was seen sporting a dazzling new piece of bling on her ring finger at the after party for her Tribeca film, Tennessee, in New York.

When asked at the party what he loved about Mariah, 27-year-old Nick gave a one-word answer.

Everything, he told People.

Up until recently, Mariah had been romantically linked to music executive Mark Sudack. However, she never confirmed the romance.

Mariah was previously married to record executive Tommy Mottola from 1993 1998.

Nick was previously engaged to Victorias Secret model Selita Ebanks in 2007. However, the couple called off the engagement that same year.

This will be the first marriage for the Drumline star.

Source: http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/9303/confirmed-mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon-engaged/

A HOODIE queuing to buy violent video game Grand Theft Auto IV STABBED a passer-by who taunted him.

The victim, 23, was knifed four times with an eight-inch hunting blade.

Hed made a rude remark to gamers outside the store just before the games midnight launch yesterday.

 

Stunned witnesses thought it was a STUNT laid on by the developers of the 18-rated game until cops arrived.

Marcus Henderson, 24, said: It was like a scene straight from the game itself.

Malcolm Critchell, 22 one of 100 people queuing outside Gamestation in Croydon, South London said: The victim was covered in *lo** and had cuts all over him and a huge gash on his back.

"I thought he was promoting the game. Then the police turned up.

The lad later left hospital refusing to make a complaint.

Meanwhile, muggers broke an 18-year-olds jaw and nose as they stole his £40 copy of the game in Leyland, Lancs.

GTA IV featuring casual violence and drug dealing sold out within hours of going on sale across the UK.

 

-- Edited by biggaman121 at 10:48, 2008-05-02

We're back! THE STAR poll is here once again and dare we say, better than ever. We 'hit' the streets with all the juiciest questions about sex, obeah, music, religion and much more and now we're ready to give you the results. Prepare to be shocked and amused like never before.

It is often said that Jamaica is one of the most homophobic societies. In recent times especially, our stance against homosexuality has made international headlines and has even earned us an ultimatum from a Canadian human rights group.

We went to the streets and asked :

Do you have any friends or family members who you think are probably gay men or lesbians? Here's what we found out :

Yes .................................. 11%

No .................................... 84%

Don't Know ....................... 5%

As expected, the majority of the people polled said they did not have any friends or relatives who were gay. Somehow this does not come as a surprise as it would be very strange if more than 11 per cent had admitted knowing a gay person. This small margin however, was at least honest enough to talk about the fact that they were, in some way or another, associated with a gay person.

-- Edited by pengo at 13:23, 2008-02-26

-- Edited by STAINLESS at 00:43, 2008-02-27

ME WAA HEAR FROM DI LADIES MOSTLY

Rate it on a scale of 1-10 =)

You have been talking to this person for quite some time now and you think she is worthy to be considered as a potential spouse. Subsequently, you organise a third date, the acid test to see if there is a meaningful connection beneath the chemistry.

Reviving the past

"I remember I went out with this woman once and all she kept talking about was her past relationship. Apparently, the guy was a jerk and her outlook on relationships was that all males are jerks." - Greg

If you have not got over your previous relationships, don't jump into another. Many females do this and unfairly judge the men they are currently dating. If James did you something wrong, take it out on James, not Michael.

Not sharing the load

"Me and this person have been going out for some time now, but the one thing that bothers me is that she doesn't pay for anything. It's not as if she is unemployed or I am forcing her to go out with me. I like her, but I would never marry her." - Chad

If you were born in the '50s or '60s, this would be a hard concept to grasp. But this is the 21st century and the playing field has been levelled. Both persons need to be supportive where finances are concerned. It's also very important for a woman to show a man that she can function independently.

Being argumentative

"There was this woman I dated, who had a problem for every solution. It was as if she did not want to see us happy, hence we argued constantly. The things that we argued about were so trivial. Sometimes, I call to say hi, and out of nowhere an argument arises." - Mark

Being in a relationship is not the same as being in a war. A man wants a spouse who can provide comfort and care.

A South Carolina teenager arrested for plotting to b**** his school had designs for an arsenal of explosives including a nail b**** that would have "devastated" students in a crowded hallway, a local police chief said today.

Ryan Schallenberger, 18, called his plot "Columbine III" and laid out details in a "b**** summary" that described the different types of explosives he would use in the suicide attack. He even recorded his expenses.

"I think he was more concerned about a high body count than killing anyone in particular," Chesterfield Police Chief Randall Lear told ABC News.

Schallenberger's "summary" contained details for a nail b****.

"Inside a school, with confined concrete walls, just a little bit of nails, nuts and bolts, ball bearings and some of these explosives devices, it would devastate the student body," Lear said.

Authorities arrested Schallenberger on Saturday after a package arrived at his family's rural South Carolina home and his parents opened it to find 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a substance that can be used as an explosive when c****ined with diesel fuel or another accelerant.

SALES of Grand Theft Auto IV set tills ringing across the country yesterday - with the controversial computer game selling out within hours.

Thousands of fans had queued up around Britain at midnight on Tuesday to be among the first to own a copy of the adults-only adventure, the latest in a series which has been criticised for its violent storylines involving drug-dealing and prostitution.

And by lunchtime yesterday, stores were already turning customers away after selling out of their entire allocation of the £39.99 title for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Gerry Berkley, trading manager for games at Woolworths, said: "Grand Theft Auto IV has been flying off the shelves with our stores selling 200 copies a minute at one stage. Yesterday was a sell out. We are currently doing everything we can to secure additional stock for our customers."

The game is expected to make £200m in its first week on sale alone with internet retailer Play.com expecting to shift 500,000 copies before the weekend. It took on 90 extra staff to help pack them all up.

Andy Mcfie, ASDA's games buyer, added: "By 7am yesterday, we had sold two-thirds of all stock, and we had sold out completely by 10am. We are looking to get more as soon as we can."

But there has been disappointment for some players who did get their hands on one and were desperate to complete the missions within the first 24 hours. Many had taken the day off work, or thrown a sickie, to play.

Internet forums have seen a small number of gamers complain that their copy of the adventure freezes mid-way through. The problem appears to be confined to PlayStation 3 copies, although a few Xbox 360 owners have claimed to experience it.

Stores are now bracing themselves for a new wave of deliveries and customers at the weekend.

HMV's Gennaro Castaldo said: "We opened around 20 of our stores at midnight to cater to the expected demand, and many other HMV stores nationwide opened early to accommodate the anticipated rush - allowing customers to buy a copy on their way to work.

"If they aren't already, most of our stores are likely to be sold out by tomorrow, and are already awaiting their next stock delivery in time for the weekend."

He added: "As predicted, GTA IV is proving to be our fastest-ever selling computer game. It's the most pre-orders our hmv.com website has ever had for a games title and the intense level of interest over the last few weeks has attracted more mainstream customers, including quite a few female players."

Yup, Ne-Yo is just another of the American celebrities that is stuck with the gay rumour. He came out loud and clear in an Essence interview regarding his sexuality.

"Honestly, when I first heard that there were rumors out there about me being gay I thought, wow someone must really hate me. There's nothing wrong with being gay, but I just couldn't understand why someone would make up lies like that. I remember speaking to Jay-Z about it and he was like, "Look, man you haven't made it until someone says youre gay."

"Okay, so because I can respect a woman's shoe game, and not to mention that I've bought a few pairs of shoes in the past for the women in my life, that makes me gay? That's hilarious."

That's speaking his mind we suppose...but hey what does he mean by there's nothing wrong with being gay...what's so right about it!

SOCCER superstar Ronaldo cried foul when three hookers he booked turned out to be BLOKES.

 

The AC Milan striker spotted they had the wrong tackle and gave them the red card from his hotel room.

 

But the trio of transvestites saw a chance to net some cash. They claimed Brazilian Ronaldo back in Rio de Janeiro recovering from a knee injury had used drugs with them.

 

One even demanded £15,000 in hush money.

All four ended up in a police station after rowing in the early hours.

But last night inspector Carlos Augusto Nogueira said Ronaldo was in the clear and may have been the target of a blackmail plot.

 

He said: "He just wanted to have fun and meet some other people outside his usual environment. He is quite shocked. He told me he is suffering some psychological problems as a result of his injury."

 

Ronaldo, 31, had offered the hookers £300 to keep quiet even though prostitution is legal in Brazil.

 

Two were identified as a brunette named Andre Albertini and a burly blond calling himself Carla.

 

Albertini showed newsmen a car registration document in the stars full name of the name of Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima left as a guarantee of payment.

 

Ronaldos press spokesman released a statement insisting: "As a result of recent happenings and with the objective of clearing things up, the athlete Ronaldo never used drugs and has no personal criminal record and has been victim of an extortion. He appreciates the decency of the authorities that are dealing with the issue, and if necessary he will take action."

 

Former Real Madrid and Inter Milan star Ronaldo has had surgery on his left knee and hopes to be back in action in six months.

 

His career has been blighted by injury but that has not stopped him winning two World Cups with Brazil, in 1994 and 2002.

 

In the second tournament he scored eight goals including two in the final against Germany.

A feud between students of North Street neighbours St George's College and Kingston College, over a teenage female student, has now left two boys nursing stab wounds in hospital.

A male student of St George's College was the latest victim of the dispute when he was stabbed yesterday afternoon in downtown Kingston. He was admitted at the Kingston Public Hospital.

According to teachers and students of both schools, the feud started after a female student was slapped by a student of St George's College. The girl reported the incident to her boyfriend from Kingston College, who went to her assistance.

The student then proceeded to confront the offending boy, who was slapped. Since this incident, which occurred a week ago, there have been other altercations between students of the schools.

Fear

When The Gleaner visited the campus of St George's College yesterday, several teachers were seen discussing the incident. As The Gleaner team left the campus, three schoolboys asked for escort to downtown Kingston as they said they feared for their safety.

Rupert Hemmings, principal of Kingston College, said his school and St George's are making efforts to quell the disturbance which has arisen because of the fights between boys of the schools.

"Kingston College and St George's College have had very warm relations for 83 years. Things have happened where these kids unfortunately don't know how to resolve their conflicts without disputes," he said.

"I went over to St George's today (yesterday) to appeal to the youngsters and tomorrow (today) they will reciprocate. We will do everything in our power to get these kids to behave in a manner which reflects the image of the school."

Efforts to get in contact with the principal of St George's, Margaret Campbell, were unsuccessful as she was locked in a meeting when The Gleaner visited the school. Subsequent calls to her office also went without an answer.

A teacher at St George's, who requested anonymity, called on parents to police their children more effectively, as her interaction with them on a daily basis has indicated a crisis.

"Parents need to pay more attention to their boys, because they come to school and they have no respect for authority. You cannot say anything to them, you just have to try with the good ones within the class."

Would you agree it is more then just what they are working with(pum pum) or no?

How can a man obtain that same power and gain the title of "King worthy"?

Mavado is out and Beenie Man is in...he will replace the singjay this weekend in Linden, Guyana. Mavado who was expected to perform there was banned from entering the country.

The Promoter Ryan Apple voiced his displeasure at the fact in an article printed in Guyana's newspaper Stabroek News. He expressed his dismay at the act and described as being "unfair."

"I find it strange that government is moving to ban an artiste that was here last year and sang those very songs that are now popular and someone whose music receives much airplay. They have no idea how many persons came in for Linden town day to see Mavado and the efforts that were put into the promotion", Apple stated to the newspaper.

Apple went on to say in the article that if government had issued guidelines for the Linden show instead of banning the artiste, he would have abided by them. He added that the security concerns being cited need to be elaborated upon.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Though it looks like a space-aged android playing the harmonica, it's actually a device designed to protect you in a biological or chemical attack.

The product was one of hundreds on display recently at a massive homeland security trade show where everything from mobile command centers, tiny surveillance cameras, robots and a soldier's helmet equipped with a video camera were on display.

Was it enjoyable or boring, for the first time with does new faces