Peace and Love Academic Scholarship, Inc. (PALAS) awarding fifty-five (55) new scholarships to students in Jamaica for the 2013-2014 school year. PALAS awarded a total of 110 scholarships over the past 2 years. This year there are 16 High School and 39 University/Tertiary students. We still need donation, please share and spread the word to donate: Please donate online at www.PALAS1.org or send a check payable to PALAS, P.O. Box 5461, Alpharetta GA 30023 USA.


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IN JAMIACA: Today's headlines

Today's headlines

BABY ON THE WAY: Kate Middleton Labor: Duchess Of Cambridge Goes Into Labor With Royal Baby

Kate Middleton has gone into labor!
Buckingham Palace confirms that the Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where she will give birth to her first child. In accordance with her pre-announced birth plan, Kate is being attended to by Dr. Marcus Setchell, the Queen's former gynecologist, with Dr. Alan Farthing assisting.
St Mary's Hospital is where Princess Diana gave birth to Princes William and Harry and where Princess Anne gave birth to her children. At this time, we don't know the sex of the baby, as the duke and duchess chose not to find out before the birth. Despite previous reports that Kate is "too posh to push," she'll be having a natural birth.
As for the baby's gender? We'll have to wait until a proclamation is posted on the gate of Buckingham Palace. Our best wishes go out to the royal couple! Read More...

Foods For Brain Health: 5 Yummy Ideas

foods for brain healthNo doubt we've written a lot about brain power here at the Huffington Post. We've written about how reading, writing and playing a wide assortment of games can lead to healthier brains later in life. We've covered how exercise and participation in new and complex activities also can boost your brain.
But what about diet? Certainly the Mediterranean diet has been associated with brain health and longevity.
To simplify things even more, we've come up with five top foods to enjoy for ultimate brain health. Check out our slideshow below. Have we missed anything? Let us know in comments. Read More...

In JAMAICA: Two Killed In Nightclub Shooting In Lucea

Residents of Lucea, Hanover, were left in shock yesterday after a double murder at the Clipper Nite Club in the wee hours of the morning.
Reports are that about 4 a.m., three men armed with guns entered the club, located along Seaview Drive in Lucea, and fired several shots before fleeing.
Two of the five persons hit died on the spot while the others were taken to the Noel Holmes Hospital.
One of the injured persons was later transferred to the Cornwall Regional Hospital.
The dead men have since been identified as 31-year-old Lee McFarlane, also known as 'Lee Buck', of an Elgin Town address, and Ishmael Perez, a 40-year-old Mexican who was once employed to a hotel in the area. Read More...

Bill Maher: 'Why Are We Electing So Many Gynecologists To Congress?' (VIDEO)

Bill Maher Gynecologists CongressAt the end of his latest episode of "Real Time," Bill Maher posed a question you don't hear very often: "Why are we electing so many gynecologists to Congress?" Or, more specifically, "OBGYNs who know nothing about reproduction?"
After declaring his "New Rules" for Hooters, Asiana Airlines and Juror B37 in the clip above (about 3:00 in), Maher lamented "the resurgence of the smart stupid person," such as the neurosurgeon who recently wrote about his experiences in heaven.
"He isn't even the only brilliant brain surgeon who's a also a drooling idiot," Maher said before going on to deride other prominent doctors and politicians for being "accomplished scholars on the outside and on the inside, a creamy layer of Michele Bachmann."
Which lead Maher to his question about the aforementioned OBGYN Congressmen, such as Ron Paul, Michael Burgess and the guy who defended Todd Akin's "shut that whole thing down" theory. Read More...

6-Year-Old Girl Shot During Memorial For Relative Who Was Shot : Quianna Tompkins, 6-Year-Old Girl, Shot During Family Memorial In Chicago

Quianna Tompkins
6 y-o Quiana
A 6-year-old girl was shot in the back and critically wounded along with another woman as the two attended a memorial for a victim of gun violence.
Quianna Tompkins and about 40 others were at a vigil for Brandon "Bones" Snipe, 24, who was killed exactly five years ago on Friday in Chicago. Gunfire erupted, and Tompkins was hit by a stray bullet, NBC Chicago reports. Witness Vanessa Rose said she saw Tompkins run from the sidewalk to the grass, where she collapsed.
One person is in custody, but there may be other suspects.
"[Quianna] is fighting for her life as we speak," Tompkins' mother, Juannakee Kennedy, told ABC News. She pleaded for the group of teens many saw running from the scene to come forward.
"Please, I know you didn't mean to do this on purpose," she said. "Please don't go through life with guilt on your heart. We forgive you. We just want some justice for our baby." Read More...

STILL NOT FREE : Far From The Mountaintop: Black America Still Reaching For MLK's Dream

black america 2013This article is the first in a Huffington Post series examining the state of Black America.
WASHINGTON -- Elijah Cummings, 62 years old, has lived and seen the best -- and the worst -- of what this country means, offers and does to a black man. He knows the promise and pain of Black America.
His parents were Southern sharecroppers who moved to Baltimore for a better life. The budding civil rights movement was active in the city, and schools and public facilities became integrated when he was a boy. They were excellent, and he went on to become student body president at Howard University, earned a law degree and now serves as a Democrat in the House, representing the city in which he grew up.
He recently took his 86-year-old mother, Ruth Cummings, to meet his close friend, Barack Obama. A Pentecostal preacher, she told the president, "I want you to know, son, I pray for you every day." Read More...

OBAMA: 'TRAYVON COULD HAVE BEEN ME' : Obama Takes Over White House Press Briefing To Speak On Trayvon Martin (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made an unexpected appearance at Friday's White House press briefing to talk about the outcome of the Trayvon Martin case and, more broadly, how the United States continues to grapple with racial bias.
"When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is, Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," Obama said.
Obama said he understands why people are so upset that George Zimmerman was found not guilty for shooting and killing Martin, an unarmed teen who was walking down the street one night in his Sanford, Fla., neighborhood, in February 2012. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, pursued Martin for no clear reason and ultimately shot him in what he said was self-defense. Read More...

The Interview : Jamaican singer Diana King to marry her girlfriend of 7 years, Simone?

DIANA KING, The First Jamaican Artist To Ever Come Out & Dinah 2013 Performer, Puts A Ring On It! Turning "Impossible" into "I'm Possible" with dreams of Dinah and end of DOMA coming True! 



If you attended Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend 2013 in Palm Springs, CA, you surely remember the electrifying performance by the iconic Diana King at our Sunday Pool Party.
Diana King
Diana King and friend, Simone
The Reggae/Dancehall legend, who is responsible for chart topping hits like "Shy Guy" and "Say a Little Prayer", gave such a phenomenal performance and an inspiring speech about her coming out a year ago and breaking a major taboo in Jamaican culture, she instantly became our new hero! 
Moving on to Marriage Equality, she proceeded to explain how her 7-year relationship with her Jamaican girlfriend Simone had over the years been extremely challenging as a direct result of DOMA. 
Because Gay marriages until June 26 of this year, were not officially recognized at the federal level, bi-national same –sex couples were not legally allowed to sponsor their “non-American” partners for a green-card, and consequently denied them the right to stay in the United States. For almost a decade Diana and Simone had to deal with the gruesome constraints of a long-distance relationship inflicted by strict immigration laws and, yes, DOMA.  Read More...

'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' Trailer: Shall We Begin? (VIDEO)

mandela a long walk to freedom trailer
"Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom" trailer arrives.
"Shall we begin?" Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela asks in the first trailer for"Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom." As it turns out, marketing for the Weinstein Company release already began last week, when an international teaser for the Oscar hopeful debuted online. That clip showed precious little in the way of Elba, though it did feature his uncanny vocal impersonation of the South African leader; the "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom" trailer that debuted on Thursday provides interested parties a whole lot more in the way of Elba and the film's story. Read More...

REFUGEE CITY : 6,000 Syrians Forced To Flee Their Homes Every Day... At Least 1.8 Million Displaced... UN: One Of The Worst Humanitarian Crises In Recent History

An average of 6,000 Syrians a day have fled their war-torn country since the beginning of 2013, in what the United Nations considers one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history. More than 1.8 million Syrians have officially registered as refugees since the start of the conflict in March 2011, taking shelter in neighboring countries Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon.
The photos below, taken during U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Jordan, are a shocking reminder of the scale of the Syrian refugee crisis. According to AFP, Zaatari is now home to 160,000 Syrians, a number that would equal the population of Jordan's fifth-largest city. The AP puts the population at 115,000.
According to the U.N., the war in Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, with more than 93,000 people already having lost their lives. Read More...

Jamaica Advocay Youth group calls for legalisation of abortion... Read more by clicking below

Lisa Hannah, Minister of Youth
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) has commended the Minister of Youth, Lisa Hanna, for addressing the issue of reproductive health and rights of women and has called for the legalisation of abortion. 
According to Jason Madden, a youth advocate with the organisation, “the illegality of abortion has not prevented about 22,000 women and girls between 15 and 44 years to procure an abortion every year in Jamaica."
 “Many women and girls are endangering themselves because of the inaccessibility and un-affordability of abortions in Jamaica. We believe the time has come for us to protect and promote the reproductive rights of women and girls,” Madden argued. “Far too many are in desperate need and we eagerly anticipate the leadership of Minister Hanna on this important issue.” Read More...

Former MP George Lyn Hailed As A Champion Of The Poor

George Lyn (seated), former member of parliament for North Central Clarendon, is lifted on stage during a People's National Party (PNP) motorcade in the parish in the run-up to the 2011 general election. In background is PNP President Portia Simpson Miller. - FILE
George Lyn (Seated)
Colin Campbell, the political figure who ran on the People's National Party (PNP) ticket in the December 2011 general election for North Central Clarendon, yesterday described the former Member of Parliament (MP) George Lyn as a grassroots politician who has left an indelible mark in the constituency.
Lyn, 81, died in the May Pen Hospital yesterday morning after a long illness.
The former MP suffered a stroke four years ago, and a heart attack about two weeks ago that sent him back to hospital. Lena Lyn, his wife of many years, was by his side when he took his last breath.
"The most outstanding feature of his tenure and beyond is the significant amount of personal resources he dispensed in solving the problems experienced by the people whom he served," Campbell said of Lyn.
Pearnel Charles, the current MP in the constituency, described his long-time political rival as an indefatigable champion of the poor in the constituency he represented for two terms, between 1993 and 2002. Read More...

Vybz Kartel Jury Released Until Next Tuesday

The 12-member jury trying the murder case of dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his two co-accused has been released until Tuesday because the hearing that is taking place in their absence is expected to end on Monday.
Yesterday, Justice Bryan Sykes told the jurors that the process was taking some time to be completed.
The hearing began on Tuesday morning and the prosecutors had said that the process would be completed at mid-day. It was not completed by that time and the jurors were asked to return yesterday morning.
The prosecution is making an application under Section 31(D) of the Evidence (Amendment ) Act. The section addresses the admission of statements in cases where witnesses cannot be found or are not available.
Sykes will make a ruling at the end of the hearing.
Three witnesses have so far testified at the trial which began on Monday in the Home Circuit Court. Read More...

Portia Out Of Her Lane: Parents Wary Of Proposal To Test High-School Athletes But Principal Gives PM's Plan Thumbs Up

A proposal by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to subject high-school athletes to drug testing is not finding favour with some parents.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said the testing of highschool athletes would be in accordance with appropriate approvals from the Ministry of Education, the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association, and parents and guardians.
Portia Simpson-Miller
The proposal was put forward by Simpson Miller in Parliament on Tuesday, just days after news broke that five Jamaican athletes, including high-profile sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, had tested positive for banned substances.
Yesterday, Kirk Grey, who is making preparation to send his child to Wolmer's High School for Boys come September, said he found distasteful the idea of having his son - an avid sports competitor - tested for drugs in high school.
"For children at that age, it is more about the competition and less about the money. Athletes who are in the business for money, you will find them taking the drugs but not the children," Grey argued.
"To have them being tested paints a picture that Jamaica is a drug country and this is what our children are doing." Read More...

THE GLEANER MINUTE: Doping sanction... Athletes walk out... Mandela day... Highway crash...(VIDEO)

JAMAICAN TRAVIS SMIKLE "I Never Attempted To Cheat" after Positive Drug Test

Traves Smikle – File
Traves Smikle
Discus thrower, Jamaican Traves Smikle has released a statement confirming that he returned an adverse analytical finding at the recent national trials. 

In the statement, Smikle did not identify the substance for which he has been tested positive. However, he said he did not knowingly or willfully ingest any banned substance. 

"I have never attempted to cheat and have always considered myself an ambassador for the sport and a strong supporter of drug testing," he said.  Read More...

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IN JAMAICA : 5-y-o boy hit by stroke; father seeks divine help......"doctors told me that they found that one side of my son's brain is bleeding and the other side is swollen,"

Errol Campbell and his 15 y-o son O'Tar
 IN the last two weeks, cabinetmaker and father of three Errol Campbell has been faced with a challenge that would send any parent into a tailspin.
Without warning, the 42-year-old has been thrusted into a race against time to save his ailing five-year-old son Kevrol, who remains unconscious in hospital. The once-active boy was suddenly struck by what they believed as a mysterious illness, which has since left Campbell and his wife Melene on their knees in prayer.
On being rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), "doctors told me that they found that one side of my son's brain is bleeding and the other side is swollen," the obviously distraught father told the Jamaica Observer. Campbell said doctors have, in the last few days, performed an emergency surgery on the child and are now closely monitoring his condition. But this has done little to calm Campbell's fears.
"Doctor seh it don't look like him going make it; but I am just keeping my fingers crossed," the Linstead resident said as he disembarked a bus inside the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, tears streaming down his face. Read more: 

 

This man shouldve been the Prosecuting Attorney. Please Share Does It Get More Honest Then This?: Man Explains Why Zimmerman Is Guilty & How The Fight With Trayvon Martin Went Down. (VIDEO)

USAIN BOLT : Eyes Fixed On King Bolt - As Doping Scandal Rocks Athletics, Italians Hope Poster Boy Is Clean

JAMAICA'S IMAGE has taken a battering in Italy as a result of the positive dope tests of ace sprinter Asafa Powell and countrywoman Sherone Simpson, Italian consul to Jamaica, Carla Gullotta, told The Gleaner from her homeland.
Usain Bolt
Bolt
"It is serious, and I am so very sorry and concerned that this can somehow compromise the beautiful image of Jamaican athletes, and Jamaica, in front of the whole world," Gullotta said.
She said that Italian newspapers have been carrying articles which indicate that the positive tests have been seen as disheartening and pitiful.
"Their wins and their talents were looked at as something new happening in the scenario of sports. People are very sorry and they hope it is not true," Gullotta said.
She said focus has been turned on the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, "praying that he is not involved in the same thing because they say Bolt represents something for Jamaica, something for the rest of the world". Read More...

MUMBAI, INDIA: Insecticide-Laden Lunches Killed 22 Children, Doctor Says....Indian principal on the run after 22 students die from school lunches


STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Police are searching for the headmistress and her husband for questioning
  • At least 75 men attack a kitchen used to prepare school meals
  • The cook refutes claims that she had raised concerns about the cooking oil
  • Authorities believe the poison is a sarin-like nerve gas used in agriculture
Bihar, India (CNN) -- The headmistress of the school where poisoned lunches killed 22 students is on the run.
Local police chief Sujit Kumar said authorities are looking for the principal, who was not named, and her husband for questioning.
The students started soon after their first bite of rice and potatoes at the school in the northeastern state of Bihar on Tuesday. Some fainted.
Twenty four remained hospitalized Thursday.
Now, attention is turning to government accountability over the school food program that feeds more than 100 million children -- often with different standards across the country.
"It is just a reflection of the sort of neglect ... and these sorts of concerns in that state and states around that area," said Reetika Khera of the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi.

"In the southern part of the country, children get not only good quality food, they also get very nutritious food," she said. "But this is not the case in Bihar." READ More...

Matthew Flugence Confesses to Stabbing Murder of 6 Year Old Ahlittia North

Matthew Flugence Confesses Murder New OrleansNEW ORLEANS -- A suspect in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old girl whose body was found in a trash can only days after she disappeared from a suburban New Orleans apartment has confessed to the killing, a sheriff said Wednesday.
Matthew Flugence, 20, was captured Tuesday night after authorities received tips he had been sighted, said Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand. Flugence was booked on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Ahlittia North. "We began interviewing Matthew through the evening and he admitted to the murder of Ahlittia North," Normand said at a news conference.
The 6-year-old had been put to bed Friday night and was found missing early Saturday from an apartment where she lived with her mother and stepfather in the Jefferson Parish community of Harvey, near New Orleans. Read More...READ More...

John Henry Spooner Shooting 13 y-o African American youth in chest and killed him ( VIDEO): Evidence Shows Darius Simmons Killed (GRAPHIC)

John Henry Spooner video
Spooner shoots 13 y-o in chest and killed him
A video entered as evidence in the murder trial of John Henry Spooner on Tuesday appears to show the 76-year-old shooting his 13-year-old neighbor Darius Simmons dead.
The Milwaukee senior is charged with first-degree homicide after the alleged incident in May last year. Jurors saw the video (below), taken from Spooner's own surveillance camera, that shows the suspect walk out of his house, brandishing a gun. After a short argument, the man in the video waves the gun around before he shoots Simmons in the chest. Simmons manages to flee outside the scope of the camera before dying. READ More...

Talia Joy Castellano Dead: Inspirational YouTube Star Dies After 6-Year Battle With Cancer (VIDEO)

Talia Joy Castellano Dead
Talia Castellano
Talia Joy Castellano, the charming teen that inspired thousands with her YouTube make-up tutorials, died at 13 of cancer.
With wise beauty tips and an inspirational story, Talia became an Internet sensation and captivated many with her extensive cosmetic knowledge as well as her experience fighting two forms of aggressive cancer: neuroblastoma and preleukemia. On Tuesday, a message appeared on the teen’s Facebook page announcing her death.  READ More...

AFRICAN AMERICAN woman, Terry Ragland Diagnosed With 'Ghetto Booty' By White Tennessee Doctor Timothy Sweo after back pain complaint



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They don't teach terminology like this in medical school.
Terry Ragland, a woman in Tennessee, was incensed after her doctor, Timothy Sweo, diagnosed the source of her severe lower back pain as "ghetto booty."
I think I blacked out after he said ghetto booty. I think my mind was just stuck on the phrase because I couldn’t believe he said that,” said Ragland, 55, in an interview with area news outlet WREG. READ More...