CRICKET LOVELY CRICKET: West Indies Seek To Extend Test Run to 6 wins. READ More at www.RulaBrownNetwork.com


Windies Seek To Extend Test Run

Marlon Samuels
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):West Indies plan to extend their unbeaten run in Tests to six consecutive wins when they meet Zimbabwe here today in the first of two Test matches that wrap up their Caribbean tour.West Indies are currently on a four-Test... READ More....

The Evolution Of Music - Embrace The Change, Says Jamaica Music Museum Curator


The Evolution Of Music - Embrace The Change, Says Jamaica Music Museum Curator
Over the past couple of years, dancehall music has experienced an unprecedented dominance of local airwaves. Jamaica, a country revered for producing one of the most original genres of music and some of the world's most celebrated in that same genre...  READ More...

Jamaica Faces Battering In US Over Lottery Scam Jamaica's image will take a beating across the globe this week as the deadly lottery scam goes before the United States Senate and will be featured on a major American television network.


Jamaica Faces Battering In US Over Lottery Scam

Jamaica's image will take a beating across the globe this week as the deadly lottery scam goes before the United States Senate and will be featured on a major American television network.The Senate hearings, which are divided into two panels, will start... READ MORE...

IN JAMAICA: Fight For Glory: Top Hurdlers Get Champs 2013 Under Way

Some of the island's top junior hurdlers will be the highlight of today's opening day of the 2013 Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium. READ More...

RYAN BUDGET: $4.6 Trillion In Cuts... Medicare Vouchers... Huge Medicaid Cuts... Millions More Uninsured


WHAT ELECTION? 
RYAN BUDGET: $4.6 Trillion In Cuts... Medicare Vouchers... Huge Medicaid Cuts... Millions More Uninsured

Budget Would 'Devastate' Food Inspections, Housing Assistance...Education, Infrastructure On Chopping Block... Huge Tax Cut For Highest Earners... 'Class War On Behalf Of The Rich'... 'Solves Inequality Like A Flamethrower Solves A House Fire'

Six-month-old Jonylah Watkins was shot 5 times Monday. She DIED of her wounds in the hospital Tuesday and no arrests have been made in her shooting death. READ More at www.RulaBrownNetwork.com



Jonylah Watkins Dies Baby Shot Dead Chicago
Six-month-old Jonylah Watkins was shot five times Monday. She died of her wounds in the hospital Tuesday and no arrests have been made in her shooting death.
The 6-month-old infant girl shot five times on Chicago's South Side Monday died in the hospital Tuesday morning.
Jonylah Watkins was rushed to Comer Children's Hospital Monday afternoon in serious-to-critical condition after being shot in the 6500 block of South Maryland Avenue in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood around 12:48 p.m. READ More.....

Jamaica's CASH PLUS..Seven-Member Jury Selected For Carlos Hill Fraud Trial The jury is to return to the Home Circuit Court tomorrow to begin hearing testimonies

Seven-Member Jury Selected For Carlos Hill Fraud Trial
The jury is to return to the Home Circuit Court tomorrow to begin hearing testimonies from witnesses in the case. 
A seven-member jury was this morning selected for the fraud trial of Former Cash Plus boss, Carlos Hill. 

Hill is charged for fraudulently inducing people to invest in Cash Plus. The jury is to return to the Home Circuit Court tomorrow to begin hearing testimonies from witnesses in the case. This morning, Hill's $10 million bail was extended. READ More...

Holness Goes To Court Over NHT - JLP Leader To Challenge Special Provisions Law


Holness Goes To Court Over NHT - JLP Leader To Challenge Special Provisions Law

Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness
OPPOSITION LEADER Andrew Holness is to head to court to challenge the constitutionality of the NHT (Special Provisions) Act, which was passed in the Houses of Parliament last week. Holness will file... READ More...

Shot In The Grave - Violence Follows Killer Dad To Burial Ground


Shot In The Grave - Violence Follows Killer Dad To Burial Ground

A brother of the Trelawny father who last month murdered his two children before committing suicide is now facing the possibility of several charges after a bizarre incident at the burial in the Trelawny community of Woodgrove late yesterday afternoon. ...READ More

Rep. Paul Ryan slammed at Fox News over Obama Care repeal threat


Fox News Host Challenges Ryan's Obamacare Threat

Paul Ryan on Sunday said that the GOP House budget was tailored to assume that the Affordable Care Act would be repealed.
"Are you saying, as part of your budget, you assume the repeal of Obamacare?,"asked Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace.
Paul Ryan Obamacare"Yes," said Ryan, adding that, "we're going to propose replacing Obamacare with patient-centered health care, with a better health care system for everybody."
Ryan defended his opposition to the law.

Michael Vick's Book Tour Reportedly Canceled


Michael Vick's Book Tour Reportedly Canceled

Michael Vick

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Senate Dems Unveil Funding Bill To Avoid Shutdown


Senate Dems Unveil Funding Bill To Avoid Shutdown

Government Funding Bill

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A HORRIFIC CRIME: 6-Month-Old Shot Multiple Times In Chicago: Baby, Her Father Wounded In South Side Gunfire


6 Month Old Shot Chicago Johnylah Watkins
Six-month-old Johnylah Watkins and her father Jonathan were shot Monday afternoon on Chicago's South Side.
A 6-month-old girl and her father were shot multiple times in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood Monday afternoon.
According to DNAinfo Chicago, the child was one of two people wounded in the shooting, which took place around 12:48 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Maryland Avenue.  READ More...

Sarah Palin Had Affair, Used Cocaine, Had 'Fetish For Black Guys,' New Book Alleges

Joe McGinniss's new book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, hits bookstores next week, but its controversial claims about the former Alaska governor are already making waves.
In the book, McGinniss writes that Palin had a one-night stand in 1987 with future NBA basketball player Glen Rice nine months before she married her husband Todd. He quotes a friend who said Palin "had a fetish for black guys for a while." READ More....

U-ROY and Winsome Benjamin LIVE interview w/ RULA BROWN on Sultry Sunday Slow Jamz (VIDEO) on www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

Legendary Jamaican DJ, DADDY U-ROY & Reggae Songstress, WINSOME BENJAMIN appeared LIVE on CAMERA interview with RULA BROWN on Sultry Sunday Slow Jamz (SSSJamz) on Sunday March 10, 2013. WATCH THE FULL 90 mins. EXCEPTIONAL, MUST SEE TV.

Ashley Judd Senate Run: Actress, Activist Planning To Declare Candidacy, Sources Say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ashley Judd, the 44-year-old actress and social activist, has told key advisers and political figures that she is planning to announce her candidacy for U.S. Senate here this spring.
Ashley Judd Senate RunJudd told one close ally that she plans to announce her run for the Democratic nomination for the 2014 race “around Derby” -- meaning in early May when the Kentucky Derby brings national attention to Louisville and the Bluegrass State. READ More.....

In Jamaica Perverts On The Loose - Deported Sex Offenders Roaming Undetected


Your neighbour could be a dangerous deported sex offender and neither the police nor any other state agency knows. Jamaica has no official means of keeping tabs on deported perverts. Official statistics obtained by The Sunday Gleaner show that between 2008 and 2012, some 244 persons were deported to Jamaica for having committed sex crimes overseas. READ More...

Tappa Zukie Slams Payola - Feels Underappreciated In Jamaica

Tappa Zukie - Contributed

Iconic reggae artiste Tappa Zukie considers himself an English rather than a Jamaican artiste. According to the veteran, the Jamaican music industry shelved several of his biggest songs, only paying attention to Oh Lord, giving the appearance he is a one-hit wonder. However, the deejay/producer says this is not so. As a matter of fact, according to Tappa Zukie, Oh Lord almost doesn't rank in the top-five songs of his catalogue. READ More...

FOR THE RECKORD: Laughter And God -Two Playwrights Respond To Hard Life

Oliver Samuels (left) and Audrey Reid are both in 'Boy Blue'. - File photos
Oliver Samuels & Audrey Reid
Ginger Knight encourages us to laugh with his comedy Boy Blue (at Theatre Place, Haining Road). Dahlia Harris (who wrote, directed, produced and acts in her play) has a title, God's Way 2: Carlton's Redemption, which indicates the path she thinks we should take: "God will take care of you". READ More...

Justin Bieber Lunges At Paparazzi, Has To Be Restrained By His Own Bodyguard (PHOTOS)


Is Justin Bieber unraveling before our eyes?
Justin Bieber Lunges PaparazziJust hours after he passed out backstage at his London concert and was rushed to hospital, the teenage pop star almost got violent with the paparazzi. Photos show the 19-year-old lunging at photographers, and he evidently had to be restrained by his own bodyguard. READ More....

Beyonce Tracklist: Leaked Photo Shows Likely Fake Songlist For Upcoming Album


Beyonce TracklistDetails about Beyonce's upcoming fifth studio album have been sparse. Queen Bey has yet to announce a name or release date for the expected 2013 album.
This week, however, a leaked photo posted to Twitter and Facebook announced all of the album's details, from the title to the release date to the tracklisting. READ More....

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View'? Us Weekly Reports Co-Host Is Being Ousted

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being fired from "The View," according to Us Weekly.
Elisabeth HasselbeckQuoting anonymous sources, the magazine reported Friday that the conservative co-host is following Joy Behar out the door after market researchers found that her political views were clashing with the audience. "People did not watch the show because of Elisabeth. So they told her yesterday her contract would not be renewed," a source told Us Weekly. READ More...

Justin Bieber's Fashion Evolution

Billboard cover boy Justin Bieber has taken a strong stance in both the music and fashion worlds over his short-yet-extremely successful career. From being discovered in 2008 on YouTube to hanging with Anna Wintour, this lil' fashionisto has propelled to stardom with super human discipline and style.
Justin Bieber's Fashion Evolution

Bolt, Blake Could Miss May Meet

Coach Glen Mills has played down fears that two of Jamaica's biggest track stars, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, will miss this year's Jamaica Invitational, after recent confirmations of overseas assignments close to the May 4 local event.
Usain BoltBolt, who won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the Beijing2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games, will be making his first competitive appearance in the Cayman Islands at the May 8 Cayman Invitational, less than a week after the Jamaica Invitational. READ More....

More Resources Needed To Tackle Childhood Cancer in Jamaica


In Jamaica, paediatric cancers and serious blood disorders are often fatal because of a shortage of health-care professionals and resources to diagnose and treat these children... READ More...

Three-year-old Xyhir Ince succumbed to trilateral retina blastoma last year.
Three-year-old Xyhir Ince succumbed
 to trilateral retina blastoma last year.

Cash Plus Payday - US$75m Identified, Could Start Reimbursing Investors, According To Documents


Carlos Hill - Colin Hamilton/Freelance PhotographerCash Plus investors have greeted news of a possible payout with excitement and cautious optimism. Yesterday, news first broke through The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre that former head of the failed investment club, alleged fraudster Carlos Hill, has indicated to the authorities that he wants to make amends. READ More....

FILI-BUSTED Rand's Stand Guides The Way For Real Filibuster Reform


Rand Paul FilibusterThere was a real-life, old-timey talkin' filibuster on the floor of the Senate Wednesday, courtesy of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who interrupted the confirmation process of would-be CIA Director John Brennan to bring attention to, and seek a remedy for, the lack of a specific legal framework governing whether or not an American citizen not deemed an "imminent threat" may be the target of an extra-judicial killing, while on American soil, without something that resembles "due process." READ More....

Richard Sherman To Skip Bayless: 'I'm Better At Life Than You' (VIDEO)

Sherman BaylessJust because Richard Sherman didn't want to be baited into criticizing Darrelle Revis during an appearance on ESPN's "First Take" on Thursday didn't mean that he didn't talk any trash. Rather than directing his verbal barbs at his NFL peers, the Seattle Seahawks' combative cornerbacktook on Skip Bayless. READ More....

Chris Brown Explodes: Singer Furious With Valet Over $10 Parking Fee (VIDEO)


Chris Brown Explodes
Chris Brown exploded with anger at a valet in L.A. when he was told he had to pay a $10 parking fee. Here, Brown attends Elton John's Oscar bash. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for EJAF)
Something as small as a $10 surcharge is apparently enough to set Chris Brown off.
On Wednesday night at Los Angeles' PINZ bowling alley, Brown exploded on a parking attendant over a $10 valet charge, according to TMZ. The 23-year-old, who had been at the venue for a charity event, was furious he had to pay the fee.
"F*ck ten dollars," the singer said, TMZ reported. He was allegedly angry because he had only been inside for 30 minutes and didn't think he should pay. After threatening to "turn this whole thing on out," he got his keys and drove away. It is unclear whether he paid the $10 or not. READ More....

Kelly Rowland Didn't Like Her Dark Skin Color, Says Beyonce's Mom Helped Her Embrace 'Chocolatiness' (VIDEO)

Kelly Rowland Skin One look at Kelly Rowland and a flurry of thoughts come to mind, which include--but aren't limited to: "Her body is a wonderland!"..."That hair is laid!" and "I would give my first born child to have her flawless skin!Video, Kelly Rowland, Beyonce's Mom, Bv-Fashion-Beauty, Chocolate Skin, Dark Skin,  Kelly Rowland Beauty, Kelly Rowland Dark Skin, Kelly Rowland Photos, Kelly Rowland Skin, Kelly Rowland Tina Knowles, Beauty and Skin, Skin-Complexion, Tina Knowles, Black Voices News  READ More...

WATCH O'Reilly uses the F*** word during broadcast...Bill O'Reilly Goes Nuts...oreilly goes balistic on inside edition. Watch here at www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

Pizza Delivery Guy Gets Ridiculously Lousy Tip On $1,453.95 Bill (PHOTO)

FOLLOW:
Next time you hand the delivery guy a less than desirable tip, remember that the Internet can and will be used against you.
Reddit user jfastman took to the site on Tuesday to describe and display what has to be one of the cheapest tips of all time: $10 for a whopping $1,453.95 bill. That's not even a 1 percent tip! The tip, which the Reddit user says his friend received in exchange for 85 pizzas, can be seen if you just scroll down a bit. READ More.....

MAVADO Feat. Karian Sang - "Take It" Official VIDEO (HD)

In Jamaica Cop arrested for smuggling contraband to prisoner

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A police constable was yesterday arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle contraband to a prisoner at the St Ann’s Bay police station on Monday. The police officer was charged for breaching the Corruption Prevention Act. Checks by the Jamaica Observer revealed that ganja was included in the pack ...more
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/#ixzz2MlrIIulm

CRICKET LOVELY CRICKET...Daley, Taylor lead West Indies to series win over Sri Lanka

Stafanie Taylor of West Indies plays a shot during the ICC Women’s World Cup Super Six match against New Zealand played at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai, India. (Photo: ICC/Solaris)

 
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CMC) — West Indies Women have won the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka after a hard-hitting half-century from Stafanie Taylor and an impressive five-wicket haul from medium pacer Shanel Daley spurred them to a 34-run win in the third match yesterday. Read more: 

MAVADO's "Take It" Video debuts on Billboard Charts

Take It video debuts on Billboard
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
MAVADO'S Take It video premiered Monday on Billboard, a first for a Caribbean artiste in this medium. Take It is done with Karian Sang, a Jamaica-born, Canada-based singer. Distributed digitally by Zojak World Wide and produced by Troyton Music, th ...more  Read more: