Woman Attempts To Kill Husband Via Oral Sex By Adding Poison To Vagina......CAUTION, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU LICK! COZ THIS TING MAYBE POISONOUS.

An unidentified Brazilian woman is being sued by her husband for allegedly trying to kill him, reports theUK Mirror. And what was the woman’s weapon of mass destruction? Her poisonous vagina!
 According to court documents, the woman actually painted a poisonous substance on to her vagina and lured her unsuspecting husband to bed.  She then asked him to perform oral sex on her.
The man, who is also unidentified, was reportedly more than willing to oblige his seemingly sex-fueled wife, but when he began to perform his husbandly duties, he noticed an unfamiliar odor emanating from her privates. 
The man reportedly became so concerned about the strange smell — fearing that there was something medically wrong with his wife — that he insisted she accompany him to the nearest hospital to be examined by a physician.
After the pair arrived at a Sao Jose do Rito Preto hospital, the woman was put through a series of tests in order to find the root of the foreign odor. The wife’s ruse was reportedly discovered when doctors detected the poison and it was revealed the woman had in fact concocted a plan to orally poison her hubby with her vagina. more

Fire! 13 homeless.....6 houses razed in East Kingstonn tenement......"I lost everything," she said, as she struggled to hold back the tears.

A policewoman offers a drink to
 Jacqueline Shawna Russell who
 lost all her possessions in yesterday’s
 fire in East Kingston. Russell was
 one of 13 victims of the blaze.
 (PHOTOS: KARL MCLARTY)
Thirteen people, including five children, were yesterday left homeless when fire of unknown origin gutted six houses in a tenement yard in East Kingston.
Police report that at about 11:30 am residents in the area saw smoke coming from a house located off Wellington Street and raised an alarm.
"I was on the road talking to a friend and I heard someone shout out fire," said Deadre Lewis.
The 47-year-old female resident said she rushed to investigate and found that her house was among several buildings on fire. The discovery triggered a mad rush as residents, armed with buckets of water, made a desperate attempt to put out the blaze.
They were forced to beat a hasty retreat as the heat and smoke from the angry blaze made their task difficult.
Residents remove furniture from
 one of the houses gutted by
 fire off Wellington Street,
 East Kingston yesterday.
As the fire razed the houses, residents from neighbouring streets rushed to remove furniture and other items from their homes in fear that the fire would spread.
Lewis was not so lucky. "I lost everything," she said, as she struggled to hold back the tears.
Jacqueline Shawna Russell, 36, was another female resident counting her losses as she was left with only the clothes on her back. "Everything I work hard for gone," said the obviously distraught Russell, who sat on a sidewalk, her head in her hands as she wept. more

Tell Barbados to pay Jamaican Shanique Myrie the nearly $4 million in damages she was awarded by the CCJ last year.....Sen. Bobby Montague presses Nicholson on CCJ ruling

BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Senior staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com
Saturday, February 22, 2014   

OPPOSITION Senator Robert 'Bobby' Montague yesterday called on Foreign Affairs Minister Senator AJ Nicholson to press the Barbadian Government to pay Jamaican Shanique Myrie the nearly $4 million in damages she was awarded by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) last year.
MONTAGUE… says the lack of quick payment
 by our sister nation makes the dream of
 a Caribbean Court of Justice just a
 dream, nuff bark but no bite
"Let us insist, Mr Minister, that Miss Shanique Myrie be paid the funds the court has ordered. The lack of that quick payment by our sister nation makes the dream of a Caribbean Court of Justice just a dream, nuff bark but no bite," Senator Montague told the Upper Chamber yesterday during his contribution to the 2014 State of the Nation Debate.
Myrie, in 2011 on a visit to that island, was detained at Grantley Adams International Airport and subsequently deported after being subjected to an illegal body cavity search and what she said was demeaning treatment.
She filed a suit against the Barbadian Government but is yet to receive the US$38,620 in pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages that the CCJ awarded her in October 2013. 
"Can you imagine the cries and howling if it was Jamaica to pay?" Senator Montague asked yesterday. "Minister, the weakness of your Government is showing; it seems they all tek us fi bwoy. We can't allow our citizen to be poorly treated; get a court ruling in her favour and allow others to be thumbing their noses at us. more

Highly-placed source says sprint superstar, USAIN BOLT will miss Gibson Relay in JAMAICA.

OLYMPIC and World sprint champion, the mercurial Usain Bolt, will not run at the prestigious Gibson Relays at the National Stadium today, an impeccable Jamaica Observer source said.

Usain Bolt competing at last year’s
Gibson Relays.
 (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS
Leading up to the meet, speculation had been rife over whether or not the world's fastest man would grace the track as part of the Racers Track Club relay team.
Also, meet organisers and Bolt's coach Glen Mills yesterday would not say if the superstar would make an appearance. Ryan Peralto Jnr, a member of the organising committee, told the Observer that he could neither confirm nor deny Bolt's participation.
"Usain Bolt always speaks of his support for Gibson, but based on history, I don't have anything to predict this year," he said. "Mr Mills spoke at our Howard Aris Memorial Lecture at GC Foster last night (Thursday) and then we got a request for some additional persons to run in a particular individual event... but they didn't quite want to say," Peralto added.
Meanwhile, queries to Mills revealed little. "Check the start list," was his terse response. more

IN JAMAICA: Agent Sasco's (also known as Assassin) crime plan...... the authorities should stop focusing on certain communities when there is an upsurge in a particular area. Rather, they must look at the issue as a Jamaican problem. DO YOU AGREE with his suggestion?

Agent Sasco
 (also known as Assassin)
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com
Saturday, February 22, 2014   
LONG-TERM solutions and not quick fixes. That's the suggestion to authorities by deejay Agent Sasco, in order to curb the spate of violence gripping Jamaica.
For Agent Sasco (also known as Assassin) the authorities should stop focusing on certain communities when there is an upsurge in a particular area. Rather, they must look at the issue as a Jamaican problem.
"It is not a Dunkirk or East Kingston problem. When you look at it, it is the same violent acts which just pop up from community to community," the deejay insisted.
"We really need to look into ourselves and establish why certain acts of violence take place and work towards solutions for the country as a whole... it can't be a three-month thing. Police, soldier and curfew, and once the violence die down they move on to the next community."
Police on guard in Dunkirk
During the past two months, East Kingston has been rocked by a series of violent acts including the be-heading of a woman last weekend.
Agent Sasco spent his formative years in the troubled McIntyre Villa (Dunkirk) community of East Kingston. He told the Jamaica Observer that based on his interaction with persons in these communities, there is lack of hope.
"When you talk to the people who live in these realities one gets a sense that they feel they do not have much to live for -- a sense of hopelessness. In addition they feel marginalised by the wider society." more

CHRISTIE'S MANSION OF SKETCHINESS: Chris Christie's Mansion Fund Collected Millions From Political Favor Seekers.....Prudential itself has given gifts totaling at least $150,000 over the last several years.

WASHINGTON -- In January 2010, as newly elected New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) took office, there was a major change at the top of the Drumthwacket Foundation, a nonprofit that has restored and helps maintain the majestic, white-columned governor's mansion in Princeton, N.J.
John Strangfeld, the chairman of insurance giant Prudential, and his wife, Mary Kay Strangfeld, volunteered to serve in the top two positions on the foundation's board. They were elected chairman and vice chairman, respectively, by the rest of the board that same month.
The posts may have appeared largely ceremonial. But within the Christie universe, they were significant. The governor and his family don't live at the mansion, but the first couple is invested in its restoration and upkeep. In 2012, Chris and Mary Pat Christie hosted 72 events there, or about one every five days. The governor is the honorary chairman of the Drumthwacket Foundation. His wife is the president.
The Strangfelds, in turn, played the role of fundraiser. Behind the scenes, they helped raise money from other donors to ensure the foundation's success, and they were good at it. Prudential itself has given gifts totaling at least $150,000 over the last several years.
In November 2011, as the foundation's revenues skyrocketed, the Christie administration awarded Prudential a record-setting $250 million tax incentive to move its Newark headquarters a few blocks down the street, to a shiny new glass office tower. more
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IN JAMAICA: Manchester Member of Parliament, Peter Bunting has disclosed cave attack on a 17-year-old male linked to lottery scamming

Mandeville, Manchester - Minister of National Security and Central Manchester Member of Parliament Peter Bunting has disclosed that the near fatal attack on a 17-year-old male in Manchester may be linked to lottery scamming.
Security minister - Peter Bunting 
He spoke to the press following a visit to the cave in his constituency Friday morning.
“As I have been briefed by the police on where the investigations have reached thus far, it seems to suggest that it is somehow related to lottery scamming. At least one or more of these young men seem to have been involved….,” he said.
Police reports are that the student who did not return from school on February 12 was reported missing.
He was found in an isolated cave two days later in an unconscious state and severely wounded.
Two teenagers were remanded when they made their first appearance in the Mandeville Residents’ Magistrates court Thursday in relation to the incident. They will return on March 12, while another teenager is still on the run.
“Wherever this lottery scam activity goes violence follows,” said Bunting. more

Lawsuit charges Sony cheated 'Idol' winners....Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Jordin Sparks.

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed in New York charges that Sony Music Entertainment cheated "American Idol" contestants including Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood out of at least US$10 million in royalties.

Kelly Clarkson (Photo: AFP)
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by 19 Recordings, a music company founded by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller.
The lawsuit says 19 discovered the royalty issue from two separate audits of Sony's records.
Other artistes named in the suit include Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Jordin Sparks.
Attorney Richard Busch, of the Nashville firm King & Ballow, says the legal action was necessary to protect the rights of 19's artistes. A Sony spokeswoman said she had no comment on the lawsuit. more

Canada Defeats United States 1-0 To Reach Sochi Olympics Hockey Gold Medal Game (PHOTOS)

Jamie Benn #22 of Canada scores a second-period goal against Jonathan Quick #32 of the United States during the Men's Ice Hockey Semifinal Playoff on Day 14 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 21, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.  (Photo by Julio Cortez-Pool/Getty Images)
Hockey bragging rights will stay north of the International Boundary for another four years.
Canada's men's hockey team defeated the United States 1-0 in the semifinals of the Sochi Olympics tournament on Friday at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Canada's Jamie Bennscored the only goal in a tense semifinal matchup between the North American rivals who faced off for gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Canada won that matchup 3-2 when Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal in overtime. With goals harder to come by in this clash and Crosby yet to score during these Olympics, Canada's defenders smothered a United States squad that had racked up goals since arriving in Sochi.
“It doesn’t get much better than that," Benn said after win, via CBC. "We found a way to win and it was a great team effort.” more
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CLARENDON, Jamaica : More MADNESS outta Jamaica. When will it end? 77-year-old elderly man Lloyd Robinson MURDERED....A group of men shot and killed the 77 y-o man then set his house on fire.

CLARENDON, Jamaica — An elderly man was shot dead at his home in Settlement, Four Paths, Clarendon, in the wee hours of Friday morning.
He is 77-year-old Lloyd Robinson.
Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that about 12:05 am, Robinson and other tenants were at home when they heard a commotion and went outside to investigate.
A group of men, wearing masks, were allegedly seen dressed in army attire and brandishing guns. They opened fire and Robinson was hit.
The other tenants managed to escape injury. The armed thugs then set the house on fire.
The police were summoned and on their arrival Robinson was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. more

Police intensify search for accused in east Kingston beheading......Police release photograph of 'Hopeton', the murderer.

39-year-old Desroy Barrett,
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police say they have intensified the search for the man who is accused of chopping and beheading a mother of six in east Kingston on Sunday.
He has been identified Desroy Barrett otherwise called Hopeton.
Thirty-four-year-old Karen Renford was killed a few metres from her house off Mountain View Avenue, allegedly by Barrett who is the father of four of her children.
"The search for the suspect in the case has intensified… we have some leads" a senior police from the division told ONLINE OBSERVER Friday.
Neighbours of Renford said that they heard screams coming from the house shared by the couple, and when they went to investigate her headless body was discovered outside. Her head was found a short distance way.
Barrett, who was at the house on Sunday, has not been seen since the incident.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police on Friday released a photograph of 39-year-old Desroy Barrett, otherwise called ‘Hopeton’, who they say is wanted in connection with Sunday's murder of Karen Rainford.
His last known address is Hampstead Place in St Andrew.
The police are appealing to Barrett to turn himself in immediately, and are also urging anyone knowing his whereabouts to contact the Elletson Road police at 928-1261, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.  more

13 Famous People Who Once Got Food Stamps.....1) Bruce Springsteen 2) Senator Patty Murray 3) Dr. Ben Carson 4) Barbara Buono & more.......

WASHINGTON -- When Jan Koum sold his company, WhatsApp, to Facebook for $19 billion on Wednesday, he signed the paperwork against the front door of the welfare office where his family used to collect food stamps.
Koum's not the first famously successful person who has gotten food stamps in the past. Here is a list of 13 others who've received benefits from what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which currently benefits 47 million Americans.
bruce springsteen
Bruce Springsteen: The Boss was on food stamps once, at least according to former bandmate Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, who told The New Yorker's David Remnick in 2012about Springsteen's early days in Asbury Park.
"In the late afternoon," Remnick wrote, "after lunch, Lopez and I were driving around Asbury Park and he started laughing and pointing. 'That’s where we went to get food stamps -- all of us, Bruce, too,' he said." more

President Barack Obama called A 'Subhuman Mongrel' by a Republican......Rick Perry: I Have A Problem With Ted Nugent Calling Obama A 'Subhuman Mongrel'......Rand Paul: He Should Apologize.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said he takes issue with rocker Ted Nugent calling President Barack Obama a "subhuman mongrel."
"I wouldn't have used those words," Perry told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday. Perry quickly shifted from Nugent's comments, telling Blitzer people need to be focused on things like jobs instead.
Rick Perry
Ted Nugent (L) & Rick Perry (R)
"The idea that Ted Nugent has said something that's outrageous shouldn't surprise anybody. He's been saying outrageous things for a lot of years," Perry added. "He shouldn't have said that about the president of the United States." Perry addressed the issue earlier Thursday after a breakfast appearance before the Texas State Society, according to the Dallas Morning News.
“That’s Ted Nugent…That’s just Ted. Anybody that’s offended -- sorry, but that’s just Ted,” Perry said. “I don’t take offense, no. If we would spend a whole lot more time talking about how to create jobs instead of trying to pick apart people’s descriptions of somebody, we’d probably get a lot further along in life.” more

Business in JAMAICA: Gov't expects US$500m from private sector partnerships......it is possible to realise capital investments amounting to in excess of half a billion US dollars

GOVERNMENT expects to earn over US$500 million from partnering with the private sector in operating it air and sea ports.
Dr. Peter Phillips
The transactions aim to save the cash-strapped government capital expenditure on these assets. These include the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) and Port Community System.
The government expects to earn from taxes, concession fees, capital expansion works. It also expects greater technology transfers and efficiencies from the transfers. The assets would be transfered via Public/private partnerships which are government services or ventures operated by the private sector. Among the types of PPP projects that are commonly provided are roads, utilities, buildings, schools, and hospitals.
"Based on our financial modeling and forecasts it is possible to realise capital investments amounting to in excess of half a billion US dollars over the concession period when all of these are combined," indicated finance minister Dr Peter Phillips in his address at the public/private partnership conference held at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Thursday. "For example the privatisation of KCT is expected to stimulate economic growth — not just in the investment — but the further development of Jamaica as a logistic centre of the Caribbean." more

Malcolm X was more than King’s alter ego..... TODAY is the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X .

Friday marks the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, and the 20th-century icon is still making headlines.
Malcolm X
His memory remains contested and debated, as witnessed by the recent controversies over his depiction in rapper Nicki Minaj’s cover art and a Queens, N.Y., public school teacher forbidding students to write about him during Black History Month out of ignorance over his true political and historical legacy, describing Malcolm as too “violent.”
Malcolm X, though, stood astride the world stage alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, and should be remembered as a working-class hero.
He’s frequently reduced to being King’s opposite number: eloquent, but angry. But in reality, Malcolm X became black America’s unofficial prime minister, a brilliant and prophetic activist, organizer and intellectual whose life reminds us of the possibilities of a liberated future in America and beyond.
Malcolm’s outsized status as one of black America’s most enduring and important icons makes it easy to lose sight of his humble origins. Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Neb., the son of Earl and Louise Little, pioneering black nationalists who followed the teachings of Marcus Garvey. As a teenager he came of age during the global freedom surges of the early 1940s, but drifted, in between short stints at various blue-collar jobs, into the criminal underworlds of Detroit, Harlem and Boston, which eventually landed him in jail for almost seven years. more

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/20/3948376/malcolm-x-was-more-than-kings.html#storylink=cpy

Former New York DJ, 78 y-o David Herman, indicted on 7 y-o child sexual exploitation charge in the Caribbean

NEWARK, United States, Thursday February 20, 2014, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a retired New York radio personality has been indicted by a US federal grand jury for attempting to transport a 7-year-old girl from Bergen County, New Jersey to the Caribbean to sexually abuse her.
image
David Herman, 78, of Airmont, New York,
 and St. Croix, was arrested in October 2013
 at the St. Croix airport, where he
 expected to meet the child,
 ICE said. (Credit: lohud.com/)


 
On Wednesday, ICE said the indictment follows an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark, HSI San Juan and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
David Herman, 78, of Airmont, New York, and St. Croix, was arrested in October 2013 at the St. Croix airport, where he expected to meet the child, ICE said.
He was indicted on Tuesday on one felony count of attempting to transport a minor to engage in sexual activity.
“This case shows anyone who attempts to exploit a child can and will be held accountable for their criminal actions regardless of where in the world the investigation leads or how much time has passed,” said Andrew McLees, special agent in charge of HSI Newark. more 

MANDEVILLE, JAMAICA: Monstrous cave attack! Two teenagers remanded, another on the run after gruesome attempt to kill 17-y-o boy......"Those guys (must) be put away. They are monsters in our society,"

BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com
Friday, February 21, 2014

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Two teens charged in connection with the attempted murder of one of their peers, who was left to die in a cave, were remanded when they appeared in the Mandeville Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Anthony Forbes, 18, is before the Court on a charge of attempted murder, while a 16-year-old (name withheld because he is a minor) is charged with conspiracy to murder.
The two are to return to Court on March 12.
The police have confirmed that they are searching for a third teenager, a 17-year-old boy, alleged to have been involved in the crime.
Robert Cleary, father of the injured 17-year-old who is recovering in hospital under police protection, told the Jamaica Observer that he believes the teenager on the run is extremely dangerous.
"Those guys (must) be put away. They are monsters in our society," said Cleary.
The police have confirmed that the fugitive, a high school student, has a case pending in the Porus Children's Court for stabbing another youngster late last year in his community of New Hall, central Manchester.
He was reporting to the Mandeville Criminal Investigation Bureau according to the conditions of his bail.
In the latest incident, the teenaged victim from Inverness in Central Manchester — who turned 17 on Monday — was found on February 14 in a remote cave in New Hall, severely wounded with stab wounds and other injuries.
He had gone missing on February 12 after attending school. more

VYBZ KARTEL MURDER TRIAL ENDING: Waiting for verdict as Prosecution, defence score on closing arguments....Kartel painted as an arrogant, conceited person who thought he was above the law when he plotted to murder Williams over two missing guns.

LEAD prosecutor Jeremy Taylor and defence attorney Miguel Lorne both scored crucial points during their closing arguments in the Vybz Kartel murder trial in the High Court in downtown Kingston yesterday.
Continuing his marathon presentation, which began on Tuesday, Taylor launched into convincing arguments as to why Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) and the other four accused — Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell,
Kahira Jones, André St John and Shane Williams — should be convicted of the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams.
He painted Kartel as an arrogant, conceited person who thought he was above the law when he plotted to murder Williams over two missing guns.
He said Kartel seemed to be expressing glee when he referred to Williams as 'mince meat' in a BlackBerry message.
"He thinks I am untouchable, I am the Worl' Boss, nothing can happen to me," Taylor told the jurors.
Referring to text and BlackBerry messages extracted from a phone ascribed to Kartel, Taylor pointed out that when Kartel discovered that he was a murder suspect he tried everything to flee the island fast.
"Police were looking at the house so he wanted to be outside of Jamaica," he said.
He also looked back at the evidence of the prosecution's star witness who testified under oath that he was inside the Swallowfield, Havendale house when Williams was attacked and had to flee for his life. more

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: Teacher killed by gunmen remembered as an outstanding educator

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Janice Atkinson Reid, the Dunrobin Primary School teacher who was gunned down by criminals at her home in Portmore, St Catherine was Wednesday night remembered as an outstanding educator.
Reid, affectionately called ‘Mrs AR’ was shot dead in January; the brutal act sparking outrage across the society.
"She was a person who would always strive for excellence," said Dunrobin Primary School principal Noel Watt.
He was among the hundreds of mourners who flooded the grounds of the Dunrobin Avenue school in St Andrew, to reflect on the life of the slain teacher.
Wednesday during the memorial emotions ran high as relatives, friends and close associates wept openly.
"She was a committed and devoted teacher who has left a tremendous impression on those who came to know her," said Nadesha Johnson vice principal of the neighbouring Dunrobin Preparatory School.
Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has condemned the attack against the teacher. ...

BIG WARNING FOR THE CARIBBEAN: Seismologist warns powerful earthquake a warning for the Caribbean

Seismologist warns powerful earthquake a warning for the Caribbean

  
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Dr. Joan Latchman (File Photo)
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC – The Director of the Seismic Research Unit of the University of the West Indies, Dr. Joan Latchman says Tuesday’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake is the “biggest” to occur in the Barbados zone since 1980 and warned regional countries to be prepared for a massive quake in the future.
“This would be an earthquake we don’t expect to see for tens of years….In my analysis this would be the first earthquake in this magnitude range since we have been recording about 1980,’ she said of the quake that was felt in Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The seismologist said that the strong quake was also a reminder that the Caribbean should not to be complacent. more:

COFFEE Roasters of Jamaica compliant with US food laws......Coffee Roasters expects export boost.......exports bring in an estimated $30 million annually

Compliant with US food laws, Coffee Roasters expects export boost

BY SHAMILLE SCOTT Business reporter scotts@jamaicaobserver.com | Wednesday, February 19, 2014    
Now that Coffee Roasters of Jamaica has fulfilled requirements
to meet US Food Laws, it will boost exports to North America
and target additional European markets.
COFFEE Roasters of Jamaica should see a boost in sales to North America now that it is fully compliant with US Food laws. What's more, the certification will enable it to increase exports to Europe. Presently, the company, which roasts and packages ground coffee and whole beans, exports bring in an estimated $30 million annually from about 20 per cent of its total production, according to Mark Fletcher, managing director of the company. "If we didn't do it (get certification), chances are we ...More

VYBZ KARTEL MURDER TRIAL: Prosecution rips into defence's argument of conspiracy to convict Kartel

LEAD prosecutor Jeremy Taylor ripped into arguments put forth by defence attorney Tom Tavares-Finson that the police had hatched a conspiracy to convict his client Vybz Kartel, during his closing remarks in the murder trial at the Supreme Court yesterday.
Kartel
Using quotes from the Bible, a former British parliamentarian and comparisons to a series of movies, Taylor painted a picture of an alleged plot by Vybz Kartel to kill Clive 'Lizard' Williams over two missing guns.
"There is no moral or ethical dilemma or crisis in this case. What you are required to do is weigh the evidence. Look at credibility and reliability. Do aspects of the case add up or is it a scattershot?" he told the 11-member panel of jurors.
Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, Shawn 'Storm' Campbell, Kahira Jones, Andre St John, and Shane Williams are jointly charged with 'Lizard's' alleged murder. In telling the jurors that all the accused do not have to 'sink' with Vybz Kartel, Taylor poured cold water on the unsworn statement given by Vybz Kartel and his four co-accused even though he told the jurors they must consider it.
"It is not evidence. It is a lesser species than evidence but you must consider it. It is a right that they have. Evidence must be taken under oath," he said. Taylor continued where he left off on Tuesday in asking for justice for Williams. more

Buju again appeals drug conviction..... Banton was sentenced to 10 years in a Tampa, Florida, court for drug-related offences.

INCARCERATED reggae star Buju Banton has filed yet another appeal in the United States to reverse his conviction on drug charges.
Buju
The appeal by attorneys Professor Charles Ogletree, Jack Cushman and Max Stern was filed with the 11th US Circuit Court on February 4.
Ogletree, who is the head of the law department at Harvard University, said he accepted the offer to represent Banton -- whose real name is Mark Myrie -- because it was clear that he did not receive a fair trial.
"There is no way in the world he received a fair trial," Ogletree told the Jamaica Observer yesterday.
After two trials, Banton was sentenced to 10 years in a Tampa, Florida, court for drug-related offences. However, information later emerged that jury foreman Teri Wright had defied an order from Judge Tim Moody and had studied aspects of the Pinkerton Law and Banton's music. The Pinkerton Law was used by the prosecution to convict Banton for using a telephone to facilitate a drug-trafficking offence.
The information came to light after Wright admitted her misconduct to a reporter. Wright was then ordered by the court to hand over a computer she had used to study the law, but instead handed over another computer. A computer forensics expert hired by Banton later proved that the hard drive on the computer had not been used for a number of years. more

Zimmerman chased by mob in Miami

KINGSTON, Jamaica — George Zimmerman has reportedly left Miami after being chased by a mob and told there is a US$10,000 bounty on his head.
DailyMail news reported that Zimmerman, 30, appeared on CNN Monday to accuse President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder of making him a “scapegoat”.
Zimmerman
It has emerged his words came hours after infuriated protesters ambushed him, his girlfriend and her son at a beach.
"Speaking on national television to Chris Cuomo, he revealed he still receives death threats seven months after he was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin. He said he suffered a 'miscarriage of justice' in his trial for the killing of the Florida teen, and maintains that he acted in self-defense within the law," the report said. 
When asked what he was being made a scapegoat for, he responded: “The government, the president, the attorney general.
I don’t know what they're thinking or why they're thinking it, all I know is that they're doing it. I don't know what agenda they have." more

Forex: J$107.99 to one US dollar......the Canadian dollar traded for J$98.13 and the British pound ended trading at J$180.80

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 | 4:54 PM

 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar traded at an average J$107.99 on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary.
Trading closed at an average J$107.89 to one $US on Tuesday, February 18.
Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar traded for J$98.13 and the British pound ended trading at J$180.80 on Wednesday....

Kartel Trial: Police cordon Supreme Court; defence lawyer protests..... Relatives of the four accused barred from entering courtroom

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Defence attorney in the Vybz Kartel murder trial Christian Tavares-Finson Wednesday morning lodged a complaint against the heavy security in place at the Supreme Court and environs downtown Kingston.
Tavares-Finson complained that family members of the accused men were barred from entering the court while relatives of the victim Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams were allowed inside.
However Justice Lennox Campbell told Tavares-Finson that he was directing his concerns to the wrong forum.
Wednesday morning the police established a cordon from South Parade, King Street and Church Street and Harbour and King Street intersections barring traffic from approaching the courthouse. Anyone seeking to enter the courthouse, including members of the media, was searched by the cops. 
On Tuesday evening the police announced a road closure and traffic changes downtown Kingston until Friday, but did not give a reason. 
Kartel (Adijah Palmer), Shawn Campbell, Andre St John, Kahira Jones and Shane Williams are being tried for the August, 2011 murder of Williams. more

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Jimmy Fallon & Will Smith Give Us The Evolution Of Hip-Hop Dancing


HiphopJust like Michelle Obama and Justin Timberlake before him, Will Smith joined Jimmy Fallon in a dance-off to give the kids a lesson of in the history of dance. This time, on the very first "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the duo, both clad in denim overalls, performed the Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing. What else could we expect from the Fresh Prince?
Watch as Fallon and Smith remember the early '90s with the dance moves we all remember, like those popularized by MC Hammer, that move everyone does when they're about to breakdance, and of course, whatever we were doing in a fisheye lens. more

KIEV BLEEDS: Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured… Fires Continue To Burn In Kiev… EU Sanctions Possible... Ukrainian President Blames Violence On Opposition Leaders… Olympic Great Urges Both Sides To Lay Down Weapons

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The ministry of health says that 25 people have died and over 240 were injured during the clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
The Ukrainian president is blaming opposition leaders for the deadly violence that has erupted in central Kiev.
Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
In a statement published online early Wednesday, President Viktor Yanukovych said that he had already made several attempts to compromise, but that opposition leaders "crossed a line when they called people to arms."
Yanukovych said opposition leaders had to "draw a boundary between themselves and radical forces," or else "acknowledge that they are supporting radicals. Then the conversation ... will already be of a different kind." more

WATCH: This 12-Year-Old Figure Skater Will Blow Your Mind (VIDEO)

This amazing child athlete might be the next Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi or Johnny Weir.
At just 12 years old, Starr Andrews has mastered the art of figure skating. She started skating at 3, after taking cues from her figure-skating mother, she told HuffPost Live's Mike Sacks"I used to sit on the sideline and watch her skate, and I used to scream because I wanted to get on the ice with her," Starr said.
Starr AndrewsStarr's talent has already given her an audience bigger than any other 12-year-old would expect. A video of her performing a routine to Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair"went viral and has racked up more than 15 million views on YouTube. The youngster said the performance was a way for her to let loose from the more rigid routines she usually learns. more

VYBZ KARTEL MURDER TRIAL IS COMING TO AN END: Is Williams chopped up fine, fine? prosecutor asks jurors in final statement

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Senior prosecutor in the Adijah ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer murder trial. Jeremy Taylor Tuesday evening addressed the jurors on behalf of the Crown.
Taylor said that after all is said and done Palmer's family knows where to find him.
He then asked: "Where is Clive Williams? Where is he? Is he chopped up fine, fine like mince meat?
Taylor told the jurors that the first issue they have to deal with is whether Williams is alive, "If you find that Williams is alive then the case done."
At another point Taylor told the jurors that the accused men are free to make their case but noted that in "another trial Williams wasn't given that opportunity by Mr Palmer who we believe was judge, jury and executioner".
Earlier defence attorney Tavares-Finson said asked the jurors to reject the corruption and conspiracy that took place in the matter by returning a verdict of not guilty.
Vybz Kartel and his co-accused Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Andre St John, Kahira Jones and Shane Williams are being tried for the August, 2011 murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams. more
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