Beacon Of Light Begins To Go Dim....Alpha Boys' School struggles with finances, sister determined to expand and progress

Members of the Alpha Boys' Band
perform during a visit from the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to the
institution in September last year.
-Gladstone Taylor/Photographer

Beacon Of Light Begins To Go Dim

Since its inception, Alpha Boys' School has played a pivotal role in the lives of young, at-risk boys in Jamaica by equipping them with invaluable skills and ethics, preparing them for the arduous role of adulthood. Administered by the Religious Sisters of Mercy since 1890, the school has also played an important role in Jamaica's musical journey. READ More...

Residents from Tivoli Gardens and west Kingston will be assembling at Half-Way Tree Square for a rally and march to Jamaica House to deliver a petition

Lloyd D'Agular

Gardens March & Horses Down The Road

"On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.," the news release says, "residents from Tivoli Gardens and west Kingston will be assembling at Half-Way Tree Square for a rally and march to Jamaica House to deliver a petition addressed to the prime minister demanding an international enquiry into the May 2010 massacre by the security forces." READ More...

A Corporate Area businessman, who operates a multimillion-dollar construction company, has been taken into custody by investigators from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA),

Businessman Held In Money Laundering, Murder Probe

A Corporate Area businessman, who operates a multimillion-dollar construction company, has been taken into custody by investigators from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA), following a probe into allegations of money laundering, murders and other major crimes.

Residents Protest Police Killing Of Firefighter, Two Others....The two policemen involved in the fatal shooting of three men in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland

Residents Protest Police Killing Of Firefighter, Two Others

WESTERN BUREAU:The two policemen involved in the fatal shooting of three men in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, last Friday have been removed from front-line duties.The cops are now to face an administrative review by a team which includes representatives of the Bureau of Special Investigation and the Assistant Commissioner of Police for Area One, Devon Watkiss READ More...

Ann Coulter CPAC: Pundit Tells Chris Christie Weight Joke, Calls Bill Clinton 'Forcible Rapist'

Ann Coulter spoke at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, firing off an insult about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's snub from the annual conference.

"Even CPAC had to cut back on its speakers this year about 300 pounds," Coulter said. READ More...

ENTERTAINMENT: White Reggae Artiste Tries To Connect

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White Reggae Artiste Tries To Connect

He visited Jamaica to shoot and promote his two latest reggae videos with Kabaka Pyramid and Richie Spice, but for United States-born artiste Jason McCommas, he is on a quest to highlight and uplift the genre.

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Records Tumble … As Champs 2013 Goes To The Wire

Delano Williams of Munro College winning
heat 1 of the Class One Boys 200m.-Ian Allen/Photographer

Several records went crashing on yesterday's final day of the 103rd Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships as the defending champions Calabar and former champions Holmwood Technical marched to the top spots.

Calabar, who were locked in a three-way battle at the start of the day, came out roaring - taking the lead when it counted and outlasting their main rivals, Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC). READ More...

HORRIFYING NEWS : 9-Year-Old Who Gave Birth Reportedly Sterilized Against Her Family's Wishes... READ More at www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

Posted by Ericka Sóuter

on February 8, 2013 at 10:49 AM

Hers was a hard story to hear. A 9-year-old girl giving birth to a baby when she is just a baby herself. It brought tears to our eyes. The victim of a sexual assault, police in her Mexico town were on the hunt for who they believed to be the father. READ More....

Action on the blue track and green infield of the National Stadium has sizzled since Tuesday's opening day of the 2013 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships.

Supporters of Kingston College,
Calabar High and other schools having fun.

The purple and white army of Kingston College (KC) and the green and black pocket of soldiers from Calabar were heard before they were seen as they burst on to the scene armed with vuvuzelas, drums and flags. READ More....

Michigan's Choir Performing Jamaican Traditional Song.|Amazing. Mek mi hold yuh hand gyal ,mek mi hold u hand. Watch and Share

A lottery scam based in Jamaica has been ripping off senior citizens in the U.S. for the last year and a half. Members of Congress are calling on the Justice Department to crack down, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor.

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Youngest Silver Pen Winner Suggests Improvements For Jamaica's Image

Gleaner Managing Editor Jenni Campbell
presents the Silver Pen award for
November 2012 to 19-year-old
Lipton Matthew of Ardenne
High School. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographe

Matthews, a grade-13 student of Ardenne High School, sat beaming with joy as he had just been awarded the coveted Gleaner Silver Pen award for November 2012.He won his first Silver Pen award for the letter titled 'Innovate to renovate Jamaica', which was published on Monday, November 12, 2012. READ More...

Lil Wayne Hospitalized For Seizures, TMZ Reports

Wayne reportedly has been hospitalized again.

According to TMZ, Wayne was hospitalized for seizures in Los Angeles this week. The rapper suffered a seizure on Tuesday after shooting a music video and was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital. READ More...

Pastor Who Seduced Teen Girl Claimed Jesus Wanted Them To Have Sex

A disgraced Indiana megachurch leader who seduced his teenage parishioner evidently told her Jesus wanted them to have sex.

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MOTORISTS will be able to use the newly-constructed Cassia Park Bridge in St Andrew by early next week.

New Cassia Park Bridge to open next week

Thursday, March 14, 2013

MOTORISTS will be able to use the newly-constructed Cassia Park Bridge in St Andrew by early next week. According to Courtney Shaw, site contractor for YP Seaton — the company contracted to carry out the construction of the bridge — only ...more

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UPDATE: Fire at Wyndham Hotel New Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The police are asking motorists to avoid the New Kingston area especially the Knutsford Boulevard vicinity of the Wyndham hotel where fire fighters are working to bring a fire at the hotel under control.

In the meantime access to the area has been blocked off by the Police. Read more...

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JAMAICA BOYS & GIRLS CHAMP ....Day 2

O'Hara Plans Fast 200m Final

Michael O'Hara

Calabar High star Michael O'Hara is expected to get a significant amount of his school's points in Class Two, but the all round athlete says he is not feeling the pressure, as he promises a 'very fast' 200m final. O'Hara, who comfortably won his heat in 21.62 over medal contender Raheem Chambers of St Jago, who did 22.47, will, of course, need to secure his spot in the final through tonight's semi-finals, but the youngster is already projecting something special when the final rolls around on Saturday. READ More...

Roots-reggae icon JOHNNY OSBOURNE is relaunching his career once more with not one, but two albums in 2013.e than four decades after he first burst on the scene,

Johnny Osbourne Returns - Regularised US Citizenship Gives Artiste New Lease On Life

More than four decades after he first burst on the scene, roots-reggae icon Jeffrey Osbourne is relaunching his career once more with not one, but two albums in 2013. READ More...

Roots-reggae icon Johnny Osbourne
spends time with his daughter,
gospel singer Jewel.
- Photo by Leighton Levy

In JAMAICA : Unfair treatment at Boys and Girls Champ for smaller schools. READ More at www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

Coaches Cry Foul! Small Schools Face 'Endless Struggle' To Gain Corporate Support, Lament Unfair Treatment

Performers take part in the opening ceremony
on Day Two of the ISSA/GraceKennedy
Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships
at the National Stadium. See Section B
for more coverage. Photos by Ian Allen/Photographer

Local high-school track and field is certainly a story of 'haves' and 'have-nots', and with the ISSA/GraceKenendy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships now taking place inside the National Stadium, a number of coaches of less-fancied teams are calling for equal treatment. READ More...

Extradite Scammers - US Senators Blast Jamaica For Slow Action To Combat Lottery Scam

A RANKING member of the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging yesterday rapped Jamaica for failing to do enough in fighting the lottery scam, arguing that the efforts to combat the scourge should be comparable with the country's tourism marketing campaigns. READ More....

BREAKING NEWS...NEW POPE...White Smoke At Sistine Chapel Indicates Pope Election

White smoke appeared at the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday afternoon indicating that a pope has been elected and has accepted the position. According to Catholic tradition, the newly appointed Bishop of Rome is the 266th successor of St. Peter and leader of the worldwide Catholic Church consisting of 1.2 billion Catholics. READ More....

JPS Rate too high Several residents of Whitfield Town in St Andrew, like 57-year-old Mavis Brown, have admitted that for years

Residents Say Bills Too High

Several residents of Whitfield Town in St Andrew, like 57-year-old Mavis Brown, have admitted that for years they never used to pay for electricity, but think the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is dealing them a hard...READ More...

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

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...

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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

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

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

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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.

"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.

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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.

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

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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.

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