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JAMAICANS THANK THE US EMBASSY FOR NEW COVERED SECTION!

JAMAICANS THANK THE US EMBASSY FOR NEW COVERED SECTION!

BY KIMMO MATTHEWS JUNE Martin stood in front of the US Embassy on Old Hope Road, Kingston last Friday with a smile on her face. The trip to the embassy was not the first for the Martin, who appeared to be in her early 50s and who said that she had travelled more than 100 miles, from Westmoreland, to conduct business at the mission. Using her hand to shield her face from the rays of the early … Read entire article »

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NEW JERSEY-BASED PROMOTER TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NATURAL BLACK!

NEW JERSEY-BASED PROMOTER TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NATURAL BLACK!

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston—- NEW Jersey promoter Derrick Plunkett is angry that singer Natural Black did not show up for his Caribbean New Jersey Reggae Awards on April 14. In a telephone interview with the Jamaica Observer, Plunkett said he intends to teach Natural Black aka Mortimer Softley, a lesson. NATURAL BLACK… had every intention of attending the show but he had a ‘bad vibes’ (PHOTO: music.fiweh.com)   “I want to teach him a lesson that he never does it to … Read entire article »

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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS RELEASED ON BOND!

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS RELEASED ON BOND!

George Zimmerman released on bond STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Zimmerman has been fitted with a monitoring device He does not speak to reporters O’Mara describes Zimmerman as “worried” about the case Zimmerman, who apologized in court to Martin’s family, says the shooting was in self-defense (CNN) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the February death of Trayvon Martin, has been released on bail from a Florida jail. Zimmerman walked out of the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida, … Read entire article »

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COMPANY AIMS “TO BRING MIAMI’S SOUTH BEACH TO HELLSHIRE” THROUGH MASSIVE INVESTMENT!

COMPANY AIMS “TO BRING MIAMI’S SOUTH BEACH TO HELLSHIRE” THROUGH MASSIVE INVESTMENT!

Entertainment company pumping $50m into Hellshire waterfront A local investment group aims to launch a multi-purpose waterfront entertainment facility in Hellshire by July. The venue — which is costing upwards of $50 million to develop over two phases — is influenced by the world famous South Beach entertainment spot in Miami, Florida. “We are trying to bring South Beach to Jamaica, where nothing like it exists,” said Oneil Walters, chief operating officer of Ultra Entertainment Limited, the outfit … Read entire article »

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DISCOVERY OF UNDERGROUND WATER COULD SPELL RELIEF FOR MILLIONS OF AFRICANS!

DISCOVERY OF UNDERGROUND WATER COULD SPELL RELIEF FOR MILLIONS OF AFRICANS!

  Hissaeni Abdoulaye, 46, center, washes his face with water from an animal trough, after using a donkey to pull it up from a well which took twenty men a week to dig by hand, in a wadi near Tchyllah, a desert village in the Sahel belt of Chad, Thursday, April 19, 2012. UNICEF estimates that 127,000 children under 5 in Chad’s Sahel belt will require lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition this year. (AP Photo/Ben … Read entire article »

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NEW VOTER ID LAWS COULD HURT PRESIDENT OBAMA IN NOVEMBER!

NEW VOTER ID LAWS COULD HURT PRESIDENT OBAMA IN NOVEMBER!

* In Florida, a court challenge over voters’ rights * Groups say registering voters more difficult now * Obama, aided by voter drives in 2008, could feel impact By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – New state laws designed to fight voter fraud could reduce the number of Americans signing up to vote in this year’s presidential election by hundreds of thousands, a potential problem for President Barack Obama’s re-election bid. Voting laws passed by Republican-led legislatures in a … Read entire article »

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PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT TO BENEFIT JAMAICA’S MUSIC INDUSTRY!

PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT TO BENEFIT JAMAICA’S MUSIC INDUSTRY!

More money for artists Groundins By Charles Campbell IT seems like we have finally found a minister of information with the gumption to do what the government should have done years ago. After numerous consultations with stakeholders, the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica has recommended and Minister Sandra Faulkner has accepted a number of proposed amendments to the broadcasting act, to be placed before parliament in this our 50th year of independence. Five of these proposal, if approved, would be … Read entire article »

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THE NIGHT PETER TOSH WAS MURDERED!

THE NIGHT PETER TOSH WAS MURDERED!

  CRIMES THAT ROCKED THE NATION! By Sybil E Hibbert— HOW did the internationally known Jamaican icon and reggae singer, Peter Tosh — second only in fame to the legendary Bob Marley — really die? And, after the impact of his brutal murder hit the local and foreign Press, what other sensation could one have imagined the blood-thirsty killers had in mind, when they also massacred, in one sitting, well-known broadcaster and disc jockey, Jeff Dixon, o/c Free I; … Read entire article »

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HOW WE LIVING: A SMALL COMMUNITY OFF MAXFIELD AVE “FROG CITY” – FACES ACUTE HEALTH RISK!

HOW WE LIVING: A SMALL COMMUNITY OFF MAXFIELD AVE “FROG CITY” – FACES ACUTE HEALTH RISK!

FILTHY ‘FROG CITY’ Deon Malcolm, a resident of ‘Frog City’, points to an area that was once a dump in the the community—. BY Erica Virtue– The offensive smell of faeces hung like a thick dark cloud over theCorporate Area community residents call ‘Frog City’ but which could easily be called ‘Filth City’. The community, located off Maxfield and Chisholm avenues, is correctly known as Ricketts Crescent but for anyone familiar with the area, it is ‘Frog City’. When our … Read entire article »

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FOREIGNERS TRAVELING TO JAMAICA FOR HEALTH-CARE!

FOREIGNERS TRAVELING TO JAMAICA FOR HEALTH-CARE!

Dr Neville Graham examines a patient at the Winchester Surgical and Medical Institute – File By Tyrone Reid—-   Jamaica’s public-health sector is described as ailing and creaking with several concerns about the level of resources provided by the Government, but it appears that the system is not so bad after all. In fact, the local health sector is good enough to attract people from other Caribbean countries and the United States who rush to the island to treat some ailments. Dr Neville … Read entire article »

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