Jamaica doping scandals tip of iceberg, Dr Paul Wright tells BBC

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dr Paul Wright, one of Jamaica's most senior drug testers, told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that the island's anti-doping regime has been woefully short of the international standards required.

Dr. Paul Wright

Dr Wright in an interview published Monday said that the country's recent rash of failed tests might be the "tip of an iceberg". According to the BBC Dr Wright said that the sudden surge of Jamaican athletes failing tests at the country's national trials in June had left him fearing the worst.

His comments come a week after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) visited Jamaica to investigate claims that the country's athletes were not being tested rigorously enough. Read more: 

Barbadian pleads guilty to selling misbranded chemotherapy and cosmetic drugs

Many of the drugs did not meet FDA labelling requirements including a warning that indicates a drug has a risk of serious or life-threatening effects.

VIRGINIA, United States, Monday November 11, 2013, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says the Barbadian co-owner of an international drug company has pleaded guilty to selling misbranded drugs.

ICE said Talib Khan, 42, who is also co-founder of Gallant Pharma International, Inc. “pleaded guilty to selling misbranded chemotherapy and cosmetic drugs, and conspiracy to commit importation fraud, sell misbranded drugs, distribute prescription drugs without a license, and defraud the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration)”.

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Tessanne Chin: "My Kind of Love" - The Voice Highlight (VIDEO PERFORMANCE)

Tessanne Chin wows the coaches and the crowd with her take on Emeli Sande's "My Kind of Love."

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Obama's Socialist Plot To Ruin America Sends Stocks Soaring.....In fact, the S&P 500 is up 108 percent since the day Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009

Contrary to what Mitt Romney and many on Wall Street predicted, the stock market is booming in President Obama's second term.

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, the broadest measure of the U.S. stock market, is up 24 percent so far this year, Bloomberg pointed out on Monday. If the market keeps this up, it will be the best performance in the first year of a president's second term since 1997, the year after President Clinton's re-election, when the S&P rose 31 percent. The only other second-term gain that tops it is 1985, when the market celebrated President Reagan's re-election with a 26-percent rally.

In fact, the S&P 500 is up 108 percent since the day Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009, making him only the fifth president since the Great Depression to enjoy a stock-market doubling. Of that small group of lucky presidents, Obama has the best average yearly percentage return, according to the New York Times' Floyd Norris. read more

Vote for TESSANNE CHIN - The Voice........ Vote for Tessanne 1-877-553-3709

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For those of you that don't know, we now move away from the "judges" portion of the competition to the Live Rounds, which means every performance by Tessanne that you see as of this point in time will be happening in real time. It's also the portion of the competition where advancement doesn't necessarily depend on the judges, but on votes. Click This link to Vote for Tessanne Chin on the Voice.

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Please come out to this event for Vanessa Campbell on www.RulaBrownNetwork.com on Sunday Nov. 17 at 3-7pm ET. See you in the chat room.

Please come out to this event for Vanessa Campbell on www.RulaBrownNetwork.com on Sunday Nov. 17 at 3-7pm ET. See you in the chat room. You will be able to call in and send your love for Vanessa. 115 scholarships have been awarded in
her name over the past 3 years by Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS). See you on Sunday in the chat room.

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RULA BROWN - "LIPS OF WINE" (Taken from the forthcoming CD "Peace and Love, 1984-2014") (OFFICIAL). Part proceeds go to PALAS.

An amazing version of a Dennis Brown original song "Lips of Wine". 
Ruel Brown, aka Rula Brown was born in East Kingston, Jamaica 
and attended XLCR High School in Jamaica. 

Lips of Wine is one of the first song, written by the late Dennis Brown.
It was always a favorite of the veteran
Rula Brown, Radio host, singer, song-writer, producer and philanthropist. The song is about someone who 
desperately misses their love by thinking a lot of they need each other and whether they are feeling so.
Oh how I would love to hold her close to me and taste her lips of wine. On the other hand maybe it's best I forget all about her. Download for 99 cents at Amazon.com, CD Baby, iTUNES and all digital stores or www.RulaBrownNetwork.com.. read more

AUKLAND, NEW ZEALAND : Sunshine Girls Claim Fast5 Bronze

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls claimed third spot in the FAST5 Netball World Series yesterday.

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls celebrate Usain Bolt
 style after securing the bronze-medal
 position with a 44-17 win over South Africa,
 at the World Fast5 Netball Championships in
 Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. -
 Collin Reid photo courtesy
Courts Jamaica Limited, Scotiabank
 and Supreme Ventures Limited

The Jamaicans finished the tournament with a bang, beating South Africa 44-17 in the play-off.

It was a one place improvement on last year's fourth placing for the Sunshine Girls, who lost to South Africa in last year's play-off.

Shooter Jhaniele Fowler, who was named Player of the Match, had mixed feelings about the final result.

"It feels good, but it would have felt better if that was our semi-final performance. But it still feels real good," she said.

"We wanted to end it on a high note because we didn't make the finals, but we wanted to go out with a bang. I'm really happy my team showed up and showed up real good." read more

IN JAMAICA: ANDREW HOLNESS STILL JLP LEADER

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Andrew Holness has retained the leadership of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) after defeating Audley Shaw. It was just announced moments ago at the special delegates conference summoned to choose the leader of the JLP at the National Arena in Kingston.

Holness’ victory comes after a bitter campaign with Shaw during which accusations and counter claims were thrown by the two camps of supporters.

Andrew Holness  1/1

Both Holness and Shaw are now expected to address the large assembly of delegates.

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George Stinney, Black Teen Executed In 1944, May Get New Trial (NEWSY VIDEO)

An undated photo provided by the
 South Carolina Department of
 Archives and History shows
 14-year-old George Stinney Jr., the youngest
 person ever executed in South Carolina. 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of a 14-year-old black boy executed in 1944 for killing two white girls are asking a South Carolina judge to take the unheard-of move of granting him a new trial in hopes he will be cleared of the charges.

George Stinney was convicted on a shaky confession in a segregated society that wanted revenge for the beating deaths of two girls, ages 11 and 7, according to the lawsuit filed last month on Stinney's behalf in Clarendon County. read more

IN JAMAICA: Legislators propose change to strengthen anti-gang law

Damion Crawford

MEMBERS of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act 2013 are at one in calling for an amendment to the proposed Bill to ensure that gangs which hold communities or individuals hostage by way of threats can be prosecuted on those grounds alone.

The issue came up during the examination of Section 2 (b) (i) and (ii) of the Bill, called the Anti-Gang Legislation, which defines what constitutes a criminal organisation under the Act at Gordon House on Thursday. Read more: 

BREAKING NEWS: Brooklyn Shooting Leaves 4 Dead this morning

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a gunman killed three people in an early morning shooting in Brooklyn before killing himself.

The office of public information says the violence erupted early Monday, minutes after midnight, at a building on Maujer Street. One person was also wounded on the arm and has been hospitalized in stable condition.

The office confirmed that all four died from gunshot wounds but did not provide any other details on how the shooting occurred, the victims or the suspect.

Police say they haven't determined yet what touched off the violence, but are investigating a possible link to a music band. The office says police did not fire their weapons and reports of sniper fire on them are incorrect. read more

Typhoon Haiyan Death Toll Hits 942, Philippine Military Confirms (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

TACLOBAN, Philippines -- TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military says it has confirmed 942 people have died in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

Military spokesman Lt. Jim Alagao said Monday that 275 others were confirmed missing from the storm, one of the strongest on record. The death toll is expected to rise considerably. Two provincial officials predicted Sunday that it could reach 10,000 or more.

Disrupted transportation and communications links have made it difficult to count the dead and distribute relief goods. Destruction from the typhoon, which slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, was extensive, with debris blocking roads and trapping decomposing bodies. read more

RULA BROWN - "LIPS OF WINE" (Taken from the forthcoming CD "Peace and Love, 1984-2014") (OFFICIAL). Part proceeds go to PALAS.

An amazing version of a Dennis Brown original song "Lips of Wine". 
Ruel Brown, aka Rula Brown was born in East Kingston, Jamaica 
and attended XLCR High School in Jamaica. 

Lips of Wine is one of the first song, written by the late Dennis Brown.
It was always a favorite of the veteran
Rula Brown, Radio host, singer, song-writer, producer and philanthropist. The song is about someone who 
desperately misses their love by thinking a lot of they need each other and whether they are feeling so.
Oh how I would love to hold her close to me and taste her lips of wine. On the other hand maybe it's best I forget all about her. Download for 99 cents at Amazon.com, CD Baby, iTUNES and all digital stores or www.RulaBrownNetwork.com.. read more

BREAKING NEWS: HAIYAN HELL- 10,000 FEARED DEAD ....* "People are walking like zombies, looking for food".....Typhoon Haiyan Death Toll Tops 10,000, According To Official Estimates

* "People are walking like zombies, looking for food"

* Death toll could leap once isolate coastal villages are reached

* Aquino considers martial law, or state of emergency, to stop looters (Adds Aquino, writes through)

By Manuel Mogato

TACLOBAN, Philippines, Nov 10 (Reuters) - One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the region.

Super typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70 to 80 percent of structures in its path as it tore through Leyte province on Friday, said police chief superintendent Elmer Soria, before weakening and heading west for Vietnam. read more

Tony Brevett's Unheralded Greatness.....Late Melodians lead singer also led rocksteady transition

Although Brent Dowe has been hailed by many as the man behind The Melodians and the one who went on to achieve most success as a solo recording artiste, Tony Brevett must lay a strong claim as the man who secured the group's position as one of the top Jamaican vocal trios of the 1960s.

Melodians lead singer Tony Brevett,
 performing as a solo act at
a bash to honour
 Ken Boothe in New York City

Brevett's strong lead vocals on the majority of the group's early hit recordings gave the group real credibility.

Brevett passed away two weeks ago and we are remembering him for his enormous contribution to the group and, by extension, to the establishment of the rocksteady beat. read more

Freddie McGregor calls for more recognition...... "Even after 50 years of musical contributions to my country, I am still not being fully recognised."

VETERAN reggae act Freddie McGregor does not feel he has been given his due for his contribution to Jamaica's music.

His comments come as he celebrates 50 years in the local music fraternity. "Even after 50 years of musical contributions to my country, I am still not being fully recognised. I can't help but to wonder what is the criteria to be honoured as too often talents are killed because of friendship and payola," he told Sunday Observer.

McGREGOR... even after 50 years
of musical contributions to my
country, I am still not being fully recognised

 

McGregor, who received an Order of Distinction (OD) from the Jamaican Government in 2003 for his contribution to the music industry, said veterans including Ken Boothe and John Holt are among several veterans not given enough credit locally. "If I was to be given Jamaica's highest honours, I would ask that it be given to a John Holt or Ken Boothe as they have been paving the way years before me," he said.

Both Holt and Boothe received ODs in 2004 and 2003, respectively. Read more: 

MUST READ: Everything You Know About Your Personal Hygiene Is Wrong (VIDEO)

Heads up, you're probably covered in bacteria and fecal matter right now.

Pretty much all aspects of your daily routine tend to be disgusting and your hygiene habits are way worse than you think. Although this list doesn't cover absolutely every way your life is a fungal-fueled fiasco, these are some of the more pressing habits you should probably address as soon as humanly possible.

You'll probably want to do a lot of this after reading. read more

Man Buried Alive In Brazil Rises From Grave, Gives Mourner Quite The Scare (VIDEO)

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It's not every day you see someone climbing out of a grave. But for one woman in Brazil, who was visiting her family tomb, that's exactly what she was in for.

According to local reports, the woman, who has not been identified, was at a cemetery in Sao Paulo's Ferraz de Vasconcelos when she heard some odd noises and saw some dirt moving near a grave. That's when she spotted a man, buried alive, trying to pull himself from the ground.

"I was terrified to see a man who I thought was dead, trying to get out of the grave," the woman recalled later, according to local reports. read more

Two years of hell in a Barbados prison.... ‘Because I was Jamaican they treated me like a dog’

A Jamaican man, who claims he was locked up in the maximum security section of Her Majesty’s Prison in Barbados for two years without being brought before a court, says he is suing that state for false imprisonment, wrongful arrest and pain and suffering.

Fifty-year-old Jahnoy Cassells said the xenophobia of an immigration officer resulted in him being arrested and thrown into prison despite committing no crime or breaching any immigration law. Cassells said he was living in Guyana and travelled to Barbados at the invitation of the Barbadian parents of his girlfriend, who was born in Guyana. “I got no hassle at the airport and was in Barbados for a couple weeks before I decided to access a work permit so I could organise a reggae concert featuring Sugar Minott, who fathered four children with my sister,” Cassells told the Jamaica Observer. Read more: 

JLP race: Winner must move fast to reunite party...... JLP Area Council Delegate Distribution

ANDREW Holness or Audley Shaw will be celebrating this afternoon after delegates' votes are tallied in the fiercely contested Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leadership election at the National Arena in Kingston, the scene of many political battles in the past.

Holness

But, after the celebrations — which will likely stretch into Sunday night — the victor will need to move swiftly to heal the deep wounds that have been inflicted on the Opposition party during the leadership campaign that started in September. Read more: 

Republicans Just Changed The Rules AFTER A Virginia Election To Change The Outcome

Already shaping up to be one of the closest races in state history, a last-minute rule change is stirring up the recount to decide who will become Virginia's next attorney general.

The Daily Press of Newport News, Va. reported Friday that Republican candidate Mark Obenshain had an unofficial lead of just under 1,300 votes over Democratic challenger Mark Herring. That tally did not include full provisional ballot totals, and as of Saturday, a fresh rule change was complicating matters.

According to a report by WTOP radio, the Virginia State Board Of Elections decidedFriday to change rules relevant to Fairfax County, banning legal representatives from helping count votes, unless the associated voter was actually present. The board changing the rules is dominated by Republicans. read more

Bounty Killer Blasts Mr Vegas and Ricky Trooper The Killer being the Killer... Di man seh "Morals over Money"...

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77 y-o LEE "Scratch" PERRY Jamaica's Musical Reggae Genius 3-hour interview with Dr. Ev of CRS. One of the most amazing interview.....Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Chris Blackwell, Tuff Gong revealed.

77 y-o Disc jockey, producer, record businessman, songwriter, singer Lee Perry has been a guiding force in the development of reggae.In addition to his own trailblazing music, Lee Perry has produced hits for the Wailers,Junior Byles,Max Romeo,the Heptones,Gregory Isaacs,Junior Murvin, and the Clash.His recording debut with The Chicken Scratch on Dodd's Studio One label in the early 60s,he became known as Scratch Perry.He produced hits for Justin Hines, Delroy Wilson, and Shenley Dufus.

Lee Scratch Perry

He recorded his own material like Trials and Crosses and Doctor Dick. 1968, he had a hit with People Funny Boy, billing himself as Lee King Perry.People Funny Boy was one of the first real reggae hits.Most of Perry's late-60s hits,like Clint Eastwood,Live Injection, and Return of Django #5 U.K,1969, In 1969 Perry began working with the Wailers. Aston Family Man Barrett and his drummer brother Carlton from the Upsetters become the most acclaimed Jamaican group in the world. Duppy Conqueror,Small Axe,Kaya, and Sun Is Shining were some of the Wailers' songs Perry wrote. In 1974 he built his Black Ark Studio.Perry was one of the pioneers of the reggae instrumental studio art known as dubbing reworking a taped track by removing some parts and exaggerating others. read more

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Brian Fernandez, 6-Year-Old Chicago Boy, Shot 3 Times In Overnight Violence

In what's tragically become a now-familiar report, another young child has been critically injured in Chicago gun violence.

The latest victim is 6-year-old Brian Fernandez, who was shot three times while sitting in a car with his 7-year-old brother, Roger, Wednesday evening in Gage Park.

The Tribune reports the Brian was shot while sitting in the backseat of the car driven by his 19-year-old brother shortly after the two small boys got out of their tutoring class at a family friend's house in the 5600 block of South Mozart Street.

Brian was shot in the shoulder and chest and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Wednesday night, the boy's mother said through an interpreter her son was stable.

"But the bullet did go through," the mother told the Tribune. "It went into the chest and went out the back. They gave him morphine to try to control him." read more

TOKYO, JAPAN: Portia boasts of 2011 election victory to Japanese lawmakers 'I whipped Andrew'

TOKYO, Japan — Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday told Japanese legislators that she gave Opposition Leader Andrew Holness a whipping in the national leadership debate in the run-up to the December 2011 general elections.

"The media gave the gentleman the edge, but the night of the debate I whipped him," Simpson Miller boasted, as she explained to the House of Councillors how she became Jamaica's first female prime minister, and that she was holding the office for the second time. "The demand for my presence in the 63 constituencies was very high," she continued, "and the fact that I represent the strongest constituency for the party, I was able to give of [myself] the other constituencies to ensure that we had a landslide victory. And we did."

Simpson Miller, who is on a three-day visit to this Asian country, told the members of the Upper House that since the election she has been having regular meetings with the electorate to ensure that she remains "close to the people", despite the many challenges facing the country, especially those relating to the economy and the recent financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund. She said that her closeness to the Jamaican people facilitated their asking questions, making suggestions, and speaking on the country's issues.

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DALLAS COWBOYS: Tony Dorsett diagnosed with signs of CTE.....he has signs of chronic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to head trauma, depression, dementia and suicide in former NFL players.

Tony Dorsett, the Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Fame running back, received the news he suspected was coming on Monday.

Running Back, Tony Dorsett

“It hit me like a ton of bricks,” he told the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday, confirming a report by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that tests at UCLA show he has signs of chronic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to head trauma, depression, dementia and suicide in former NFL players.

Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure and former All-Pro defensive lineman Leonard Marshall received the news from researchers after having brain scans and clinical evaluations at UCLA. Another player also was tested, although those results and his identity are not yet available. Last year, UCLA tested five other former players, according to ESPN, and found signs of CTE in all of them. CTE is marked by an abnormal presence of tau protein, which strangles brain cells. read more

LUCIANO...overcomes.... what the people need is spirituality through positive messages

LUCIANO, looking to rebuild his career after some personal challenges, is scheduled to release his 20th album, The Qabalah Man, this month.

The 14-song set is his fourth album in less than three years. It will be released November 29 by VPAL Records, a subsidiary of VP Records.

United States of Africa, Write My Name and Rub A Dub Market are the previous albums Luciano released, results of a hectic period of recording. Last week, before heading out for shows in Canada, he said he is not concerned about overexposure.

"What the people need is spirituality through positive messages and that's what Luciano and reggae is all about," Luciano said. Read more: 

IN JAMAICA: Cops Accused Of Beating Mentally Ill Man Caught On Camera, Interdicted

The policemen accused of beating an inmate at the Falmouth Police Station in Trelwany last month have been placed on interdiction following a probe including the viewing of video footage. 

The decision was made following a recommendation by the Inspectorate of Constabulary, which had been instructed by the Police Commissioner to investigate the incident. 

Thirty-one year-old Kamoza Clarke, who is said to be mentally ill, was beaten to a near vegetative state and remains in hospital. The Police High Command says the Inspectorate detected breaches of Force policies and has recommended that all police personnel involved be interdicted. read more