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Man, 27, Googles himself, sees his photo on a MOST WANTED criminals site, then turns himself in 'to clear his conscience'.....Even though no one was harmed, police wanted Christopher Viatafa, 27, on suspicion that he shot a firearm towards an inhabited building

When one man decided to google himself out of curiosity he found his face on Northern California's Most Wanted website and decided to turn himself in.

Christopher Viatafa saw this mugshot photo
on a Northern California 'Most Wanted' website
and decided to turn himself in

Christopher Viatafa, 27, of Paolo, Alto California handed himself over to the San Leandro police station where he was wanted for allegedly firing a handgun at the San Leandro Senior Center on East 14 street on August 8.

According to police he got into an argument, pulled out his gun, and fired a few shots at the ground.

Even though no one was harmed, police wanted him on suspicion that he shot a firearm towards an inhabited building.

SFGate.com reports that when Viatafa saw himself on the Most Wanted website he turned himself in so that he could clear his conscience.

As of Friday, Viatafa was listed on the site as a 'captured fugitive.'

The search operation has now been focused on two 'corridors', one which extends from north west from Thailand to the Kazakstan-Turkmenistan border and the other which opens out into the southern Indian Ocean.

WHAT DOES NEW RADAR SIGNAL FROM SEVEN HOURS INTO FLIGHT MEAN?

The 'corridors' stretching north and south through the countries surrounding Malaysia are based on a satellite reading from seven and a half hours after the flight took off.

When the signal was received at 8.11am on March 8, the plane could have been anywhere along the red lines pictured above.

When the satellite in question received the signal, beamed into space, all it could tell would be how to adjust its systems to get a stronger read, an official told the Washington Post.

Combined with previous data, and the maximum flight distance of the plane, investigators have been able to plot a rough area from which they think the signal would have come.

The data cannot show where exactly the plane was, or which direction it was travelling in.

Countries in the plane's potential flightpath have now joined a huge diplomatic effort to locate the missing passengers, but China described the revelation as 'painfully belated'.

While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak refused to confirm that flight MH370 was taken over, he admitted 'deliberate action' on board the plane resulted in it changing course and losing connection with ground crews.

The plane's communication system was switched off as it headed west over the Malaysian seaboard and could have flown for another seven hours on its fuel reserves.

It is not yet clear where the plane could have been taken, however Mr Razak said the most recent satellite data suggests the plane could have headed to one of two possible flight corridors.

Countries in the plane's potential flightpath have now joined a huge diplomatic effort to locate the missing passengers, but China described the revelation as 'painfully belated'.

KARTEL VERDICT AFTER EFFECT: Threat Level High - Lizard's Sister In Protective Custody, Advised To Limit Interviews

Published: Saturday | March 15, 2014

Stephanie Breckenridge, the sister of Clive 'Lizard' Williams, is in protective custody today as concerns mount about the increasing threat level against her family.

Entertainer Vybz Kartel and three other men
were convicted in the Home Circuit Court
of the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams and
are to be sentenced on March 27.

Entertainer Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer and three other accused were on Thursday convicted of the murder of Williams.

Speaking yesterday from an undisclosed location, Breckenridge said she was unable to elaborate on her feeling towards the guilty verdict because of advice from the police.

She claimed that the threat level against her family is now high and her team has taken the decision for her to limit interviews.

"We've been in protective custody and they are aware of an increased threat level. They were saying not right now. We have a meeting later today (yesterday) so I will ask them. I don't see anything that will increase my threat level but apparently people have been upset that I've been talking period, so that's where the problem lies," she said.

Entertainers Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer, Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Kahira Jones and André St John were all found guilty of the August 2011 murder of Williams.

The other defendant, Shane Williams, who was represented by Everton Dewar, was freed. more

Substitute teacher, 22, charged with sex assault and kidnap after boy, 15, came home with a love bite on his neck Tanikka Bella Queen banned from working in schools after arrest Queen and the student exchanged 2,400 text messages, police say

A Las Vegas substitute teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student after his father noticed a love bite on the boy's neck.

Tanikka Bella Queen, who was working as a long-term substitute at Hyde Park Middle School, faces charges of sexual assault against a child, sexual seduction and kidnap.

The 22-year-old, who taught geography, initially denied having a relationship with the teenager, but later told police she was in love with him.

When detectives searched cell phone records they found 2.400 messages, 108 phone calls and 38 images that had been shared between Queen and the student.

Queen was arrested Tuesday, but the alleged inappropriate relationship began shortly after she started teaching at the student's school on February 2.

Charged: Substitute teacher Tanikka Queen is accused of having a relationship with a 15-year-old student

The student's father reported Queen after discovering messages from Queen about the relationship on a cell phone belonging to the boy's sister.

He also noticed a love bite on his son's neck.

According to police reports seen by the Las Vegas Review Journal, Queen and the boy would meet at a park, or arrange tutoring sessions at the lunch break. more:

IN JAMAICA: PALAS recipient and former XLCR Head Boy, RYAN SWEENEY among 10 students who participated in the 2014 Model United Nations forum at HARVARD UNIVERSITY........UWI on show at Harvard forum...."I am very confident that they will not just represent the UWI, Mona, but Jamaica on a whole very well,".

Ryan Sweeney, PALAS

THE University of the West Indies' Department of Government, Mona is expecting major returns on its investment in 10 students and a lecturer who represented the institution at this year's Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) in Boston, Massachusetts.

The students and UWI lecturer in the Department of Government Dr Omar Hawthorne left the island last week for the United States to participate in the 2014 Model United Nations forum which ended on Sunday.

Head of the Department of Government
at Mona Dr Lloyd Waller (second right);
Senior Assistant Registrar at UWI
Michelle Ashwood Stewart (third right),
and Dr Omar Hawthorne (fourth right),
lecturer in the Department of Government,
Mona, with the 10 students who
represented the campus at the
Harvard National Model United Nations
in Boston, Massachusetts.

"I am very confident that they will not just represent the UWI, Mona, but Jamaica on a whole very well," said Head of the Department of Government Dr Lloyd Waller.

"The department is seriously focused on broadening the scope of our students' engagements, locally and internationally. The more practical exposure, the better. This is absolutely critical to ensuring that our students are well rounded and ready for the world, no matter where they go," Dr Waller added.

HNMUN serves as a forum in which students from colleges and universities around the globe meet, in a United Nations format, to discuss the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Top performers are awarded at the end for their efforts. This year participants will address a number of issues, including drug decriminalisation and Latin American-European Union trade relations. The UWI students say their objective is to help the institution reclaim the accolade of "best university in the region". more

XLCR clobber Campion 16-0 in schoolgirl football....The Excelsior train continues to roll on in the ISSA/KFC/Locker-room Sports Schoolgirl Football competition.

Saturday, March 15, 2014 Sherdon Cowan

The Excelsior train continues to roll on in the ISSA/KFC/Locker-room Sports Schoolgirl Football competition when they clobbered Campion College 16-0 in Zone F return-leg action on Thursday.

Age Animo

The Mountain View-based school dominated their lesser opponents who continue to labour in the zone and are rooted at the bottom of the table. Jonathan Grant came out 4-2 victors over Bridgeport High, while Tivoli High got by Immaculate Conception 3-0 in other Zone F action.

Wolmer's Girls won their battle against Innswood High 1-0, Ardenne High were 2-0 victors over Tarrant High and Spanish Town High recorded a 3-1 win over Edith Dalton James High in Zone E.

Old Harbour High scored a 6-0 win over Tacius Golding in Zone D, Camperdown High defeated Cumberland High 5-1 in Zone G, while Lacovia High brushed aside DeCarteret College 4-0 in Zone B fixture.

Zone A saw Rusea's High getting the better of Spot Valley High 1-0 and Montego Bay High edging Westwood High 2-1. Lennon High eased past Mile Gully High 4-1 in Zone C, while Fair Prospect High blanked Paul Bogle High 5-0 in the recently added Zone H. With only two schools drawn in Zone H, Fair Prospect High as the zone winners will duel against the next best third-placed side of the first round for a spot in the second round. more

Former New Hampshire GOP Chair Saves $1,000 A Month With Obamacare.....Stories similar to Cullen's are being told by folks across the country -- that the Affordable Care Act has benefits that must be weighed against its downsides.

WASHINGTON -- The former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party will save $1,000 a month in premiums for his family's health care package after signing up for a new policy through the Obamacare exchange.

State Republican party chairman Fergus Cullen stands in Concord, N.H.,
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, by a map of New Hampshire he hand colored
showing where Republican strongholds are. | ASSOCIATED PRESS

But Fergus Cullen said the savings aren't enough to turn him into a supporter of the new health care law. He said he anticipates higher out-of-pocket costs with his new Anthem-administered plan, and he's frustrated by what he sees as a lack of information about coverage options. His old plan, which was pricey but covered what he needed, was cancelled by his insurer because it didn't meet Obamacare regulations.

"Fundamentally, the plan I wanted to buy is one that gives me catastrophic coverage for my family and lets me self-insure for everything else," Cullen said in a phone interview with The Huffington Post.

Stories similar to Cullen's are being told by folks across the country -- that the Affordable Care Act has benefits that must be weighed against its downsides. What makes his tale a bit rarer is that he's one of the few Republicans of stature willing to acknowledge the tradeoffs. more

IN JAMAICA: US$20m medical facility slated for St James....construction of a state-of- the- art medical facility at a cost of US$20 million in the upscale community of Cinnamon Hill in Rose Hall, St James.

Friday, March 14, 2014 | 5:51 PM

ST JAMES, Jamaica -- Hospiten Group, a Spanish-based company, Friday morning announced that it will begin construction of a state-of- the- art medical facility at a cost of US$20 million in the upscale community of Cinnamon Hill in Rose Hall, St James.

Construction for the 22-bed facility is expected to begin within another few weeks and should be completed by the end of next year.

Dr Pedro Luis Cobiella

The full-service facility will be equipped with an Image Diagnosis Centre, a Surgical Block, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a Clinical Analysis Lab and a 24/7 Emergency Room.

“The project is slated for completion during the second half of 2015 and will create more than 300 direct jobs and the equivalent during construction, Hospiten's chairman, Dr Pedro Luis Cobiella, said during a presentation at the Montego Bay Convention Centre Friday.

Addressing government officials, medical personnel and members of the business community, Dr Cobiella said the Group's maxim has always been to achieve excellence in the services provided, "both in medicine and in patient care, the result of which is that all our hospitals have obtained international recognition for quality and excellence in services and management".

An important part of that achievement, he noted, lies in understanding, respecting and adapting to the environment, "to the different cultures of the places we settle in". more

MALAYSIA PM: IT WAS 'DELIBERATE' ....SEIZED IN THE SKY? Missing Plane Was Hijacked, Malaysian Official Says.... U.S. Official: Key Evidence Of 'Human Intervention'... WSJ: 'Sharpened On Sabotage'... Expert Needed For Key Scenario To Play Out... CNN: Classified Analysis Shows Likely Crash Location... REPORT: Bizarre Altitude Changes While Under Pilot Control... THEORY: Steered Toward Andaman Islands...

AP | by EILEEN NG and JOAN LOWY Posted: 03/14/2014 11:50 pm EDT Updated: 03/15/2014 12:59 am EDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Investigators have concluded that one or more people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, switched off communication devices and steered it off-course, a Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said Saturday.

No motive has been established and no demands have been made known, and it is not yet clear where the plane was taken, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. The official said that hijacking was no longer a theory. "It is conclusive," he said.

He said evidence that led to the conclusion were signs that the plane's communications were switched off deliberately, data about the flight path and indications the plane was steered in a way to avoid detection by radar.

The Boeing 777's communication with the ground was severed just under one hour into a flight March 8 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Malaysian officials previously have said radar data suggest it may have turned back toward and crossed over the Malaysian peninsula after setting out on a northeastern path toward the Chinese capital. Earlier, an American official told The Associated Press that investigators are examining the possibility of "human intervention" in the plane's disappearance, adding it may have been "an act of piracy." more

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Vybz Kartel, 3 co-accused found guilty of murder.....he could be spending more than two decades behind bars for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams....THE look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all....His eyes were reddened, and as reality sank in, he stared blankly.....The four men will be sentenced on March 27

BY KARYL WALKER Editor -- Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Friday, March 14, 2014

THE look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all.

The deejay, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, appeared drained and forlorn as he seemed to try to come to grips with the fact that he could be spending more than two decades behind bars for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams.

His eyes were reddened, and as reality sank in, he stared blankly.

A man hoists a Vybz Kartel poster amidst a
crowd of the deejay’s supporters on Barry Street,
downtown Kingston across from the Supreme
Court yesterday, hours before Kartel and three
of his co-accused were found guilty of
murder. (PHOTO: KARL MCLARTY)

He has already been locked away for close to three years. Sitting beside him was co-accused Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell. He, too, seemed as if the wind was thumped out of him, even as he tried to show a brave face. However, his pain was evident.

As the jury foreman stood and read out the verdicts at the prompting of the court registrar, Kahira Jones bowed his head slightly while Andre 'Mad Suss' St John maintained the poker-faced look he carried throughout the trial. Both co-accused were also found guilty of murder.

In contrast, Shane Williams, who was found not guilty, was obviously relieved but still seemed to hurt for his friends who were taken back to New Horizon Adult Remand Centre without him.

"Mr Williams, the jury having not found you guilty, the charge against you has been dropped. You may go," Justice Lennox Campbell told the young man.

An elated Everton Dewar, who represented Williams and maintained his innocence throughout the gruelling 65-day trial, said justice had been done for his client.

"My client has been in custody for 30 months and has finally got some justice. He needs some psychological treatment due to the time he spent behind bars," Dewar said.

The jurors voted 10 to one in his client's favour but found the other four accused guilty by the

same margin. more

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: VYBZ KARTEL FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER...3 Found guilty...Verdict was 10:1.....Shane Williams was found not guilty. A juror is to be prosecuted for attempted bribery to the foreman...More on www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

Vybz Kartel

Thursday, March 13, 2014 I 7:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica

Vybz Kartel aka Adidja Palmer was found guilty for murder in the death of Clive 'Lizard' Williams on August 16, 2011. It is alleged that Williams was lured to Kartel's Havendale, St Andrew home where he was beaten to death over missing guns. Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Shane Williams, Andre St John, and Kahira Jones were also on trial for murder. Shane Williams was found not guilty.
Justice Lennox Campbell instructed “Madam Foreman and your members, you must remind yourselves of your oath. You must come to a verdict based on evidence,” was Campbell’s parting instructions. The verdict in the case was 10:1.A juror is to be prosecuted, according to POWER106, they are investigating a juror for misconduct in the case. Police Thursday evening arrested a male juror who attempted to bribe the foreman of the panel. News broke minutes before the afternoon sitting that a bribe attempt had been made. The foreman rejected the offer and made a report. At the beginning of the afternoon session .More to follow.....

Jurors return with a majority 10:1 verdict verdict in the Home Circuit Court on Thursday. Justice Lennox Campbell sent the jurors back for continued deliberation.

Thursday, March 13, 2014 | 6:03 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The eleven member jury in the Vybz Kartel murder trial returned with a majority 10:1 verdict in the Home Circuit Court on Thursday.

Justice Lennox Campbell sent the jurors back for continued deliberation.

Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was charged jointly with fellow entertainer Shawn Campbell, also called Shawn Storm; Kahira Jones; Shane Williams; and André St John for the murder of Clive‘Lizard’ Williams .

Williams was allegedly killed over a missing gun belonging to Kartel.

More information later.

(VIDEO) LATEST ON VYBZ KARTEL TRIAL.... KINGSTON, Jamaica: Pro-Kartel crowd descends on Supreme Court....on King Street in downtown Kingston on Thursday afternoon as supporters of entertainer Vybz Kartel converged on the court and disrupted........

Post by Yardie News.

2:43 pm, Thu March 13, 2014

Chaos reigned for a while in the early afternoon around the Jamaican Supreme Court on King Street in downtown Kingston on Thursday afternoon as supporters of entertainer Vybz Kartel converged on the court and disrupted the order that had been established around the courthouse.

A section of the crowd near the Supreme
Court earlier in the day - Carl Mitchell photo

Approximately 500 supporters of the deejay who is on trial for murder, broke through police barricades and pushed their way right up to the gates of the courthouse, chanting "Free Vybz Kartel!" Police reinforcements were called in to restore order. The disturbance took place during the lunch break.

-- Justice Lennox Campbell Thursday morning told jurors in the Vybz Kartel murder trial that they should take everything they have heard about the entertainer into account when mulling his fate.

"It is for you to decide his fate, take into account everything you heard about him, including his age, his kindness and the fact that he had no previous run-ins with the law. Having regard to what you have heard. He would ask you to give considerable weight to his good character," Campbell said. The judge is expected to end his summation in the trial early this afternoon......STAND BY FOR MORE INFO.

ST MARY, Jamaica: Headless body of 48-year-old farmer Desmond Williams of Baxters Mountain, farmer found in St Mary

Thursday, March 13, 2014 | 10:18 AM

ST MARY, Jamaica -- The headless body of 48-year-old farmer Desmond Williams of Baxters Mountain in St Mary was found near his home on Wednesday afternoon.

Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that residents stumbled upon Williams’ body a few metres from his house about 3:30 pm and alerted the police.

The police say Williams’ head is yet to be found.

IN JAMAICA: SportsMax To Stream Champs 2014 Live....from Wednesday (March 26) to Saturday (March 29) starting at 1:30 p.m. each day, to 27 countries in the Caribbean on their cable network....and this is what we aim to continue doing through our free Internet stream

Lee

Published: Thursday | March 13, 2014

Track and field fans from anywhere outside of Jamaica will have the chance to watch the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships (Champs) live, as International Media Content Ltd. (IMC), parent company of cable sports giant SportsMax, has for the third time secured international television and Internet broadcast rights (excluding Jamaica) for the March 25-29 event.

SportsMax, after a one-year absence in 2013, will broadcast Champs from Wednesday (March 26) to Saturday (March 29) starting at 1:30 p.m. each day, to 27 countries in the Caribbean on their cable network. Champs will also be aired on cable in the New York Tri-State and Toronto, Canada, via SportsMax's sister station, CEEN TV.

SportsMax will also provide a free live stream to anyone, anywhere outside of Jamaica, accessible via the CEEN and SportsMax websites and on the social media pages. Champs will also reach some 10 million viewers in the Dominican Republic via SportsMax's newest channel, CDNSportsMax, which is available free in that country. more

MISSING PLANE SHOCK REPORT: FLEW 4 HOURS AFTER VANISHING.....WSJ: Investigators Considering Whether Plane Was Diverted 'With Intention Of Using It Later For Another Purpose'... Satellite 'Debris' Spotting Comes Up Empty... LATEST UPDATES...

Malaysian Transport Minister
Hishammuddin Hussein in
Kuala Lumpur briefs media on
the search mission on
Wednesday. Reuters

U.S. investigators suspect that Malaysia Airlines 3786.KU -2.04%Flight 370 stayed in the air for about four hours past the time it reached its last confirmed location, according to two people familiar with the details, raising the possibility that the plane could have flown on for hundreds of additional miles under conditions that remain murky.

Aviation investigators and national security officials believe the plane flew for a total of five hours based on data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the BoeingCo. BA -0.99% 777's engines as part of a routine maintenance and monitoring program.

WSJ has confirmed that the pilot had the ability to manually turn off the transponder on Flight MH370. A mid-air catastrophe could have destroyed it. Why is the transponder so significant? WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer.

That raises a host of new questions and possibilities about what happened aboard the wide body jet carrying 239 people, which vanished from civilian air-traffic control radar over the weekend, about one hour into a flight to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.

Six days after the mysterious disappearance prompted a massive international air and water search that so far hasn't produced any results, the investigation appears to be broadening in scope. more

KARTEL VERDICT EXPECTED - KINGSTON : Road closures downtown Kingston starting Thursday, Police say.....cordoning of the Supreme Court on King Street where a verdict in the high profile murder trial of entertainer Vybz Kartel is anticipated.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | 6:17 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police Wednesday afternoon issued a public advisory instructing that starting tomorrow, Thursday March 13, between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, several road closures will be instituted downtown Kingston.

King Street will be closed to vehicular traffic between Harbour Street and South Parade. Motorists travelling from South Parade, Tower Street, Harbour Street and Barry Street will not be able to turn onto King Street. However merchants and business operators will be allowed limited access to this area, the police said.

Church Street will be closed to vehicular traffic between South Parade and Tower Street. No vehicles will be allowed to turn onto Church Street from Barry Street, and only court officials and police vehicles will be able to access Church Street from the direction of South Parade or Tower Street, the cops advised Wednesday.

In addition, motorists travelling along Harbour Street intending to use King Street to access the Parade area will instead use Orange Street or continue along Harbour Street, turn left onto Duke Street then left on to East Queen Street, to access the Parade area. The Police advisory said that all points of closure will be manned; noting that the hours of closure may vary. No indication was given on the duration of the closures.

This road closure downtown Kingston comes just about three weeks after the police embarked on a similar procedure, effectively cordoning of the Supreme Court on King Street where a verdict in the high profile murder trial of entertainer Vybz Kartel is anticipated. As was the case in the first instance the police Wednesday did not give a reason for the road closure. more

Bobbi Kristina Defends Dramatic Weight Loss....Whitney Houston's daughter shocked fans with Instagram pic of her slim frame.

By Evelyn Diaz Posted: 03/12/2014 08:45 AM EDT

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Bobbi Kristina Brown has lashed out at critics of her recent dramatic weight loss. The newlywed, 21, sported a surprisingly skinny frame in a recent Instagram bikini pic, prompting fans to voice concern over her health.

Brown evoked her late mother Whitney Houston's naturally thin frame in defending the photos. "I am my mothers child! Have you ever heard of a #fastmetabolism ?" she wrote. "Damn, lol, it's incredible how the world will judge you 4ANY&EVERYthing."

Her husband Nick Gordon also jumped in to defend his bride. "My baby is perfect the way she is," Gordon tweeted on Tuesday, adding a few choice profanities for bloggers and reporters. "And for the record she was made that way why change I know she is beautiful."

This isn't the first time Bobbi Kristina's actions have spurred controversy. The aspiring actress had to defend herself against those who disapproved of her marriage to Gordon, who was known as Houston's de facto adoptive son and had lived under the late pop star's roof since he was 12 years old. "This is exactly what she would have wanted, us together," Brown said of her relationship with Gordon this past January, just weeks after they tied the knot. more

KINGSTON, JAMAICA Forex: J$109.02 to one US dollar, Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar traded for J$98.11 and the British pound ended trading at J$181.38 on Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | 4:32 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar traded at an average J$109.02 on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary.

Trading closed at an average J$108.94 to one $US on Tuesday, March 11.

Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar traded for J$98.11 and the British pound ended trading at J$181.38 on Wednesday.....

THEY FOUND IT ! or NOT? Satellite looking into missing Malaysia flight detects 'suspected crash area'.....China's State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense announced the discovery, including images of what it said were "three suspected floating objects and their sizes."

By Jethro Mullen, Greg Botelho and Michael Pearson, CNN updated 6:17 PM EDT, Wed March 12, 2014

(CNN) -- A Chinese satellite looking into the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "observed a suspected crash area at sea," a Chinese government agency said -- a potentially pivotal lead into what has been a frustrating search for the aircraft.

China's State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense announced the discovery, including images of what it said were "three suspected floating objects and their sizes."

The objects aren't small: 13 by 18 meters (43 by 59 feet), 14 by 19 meters (46 by 62 feet) and 24 by 22 meters (79 feet by 72 feet). For reference, the wingspan of an intact Boeing 777-200ER like the one that disappeared is about 61 meters (200 feet) and its overall length is about 64 meters (210 feet).

The images were captured on March 9 -- which was the day after the plane went missing -- but weren't released until Wednesday.

The Chinese agency gave coordinates of 105.63 east longitude, 6.7 north latitude, which would put it in waters northeast of where it took off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and south of Vietnam, near where the South China Sea meets the Gulf of Thailand. more

BAFFLED: Malaysia Airlines Missing Plane: Officials Not Sure Which Way Jet Was Headed (VIDEO/LIVEBLOG)....Authorities have not ruled out any possible cause, including mechanical failure, pilot error, sabotage or terrorism in the disappearance of the plane.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than four days after a Malaysian jetliner went missing en route to Beijing, authorities acknowledged Wednesday they didn't know which direction the plane carrying 239 passengers was heading when it disappeared, vastly complicating efforts to find it.

Amid intensifying confusion and occasionally contradictory statements, the country's civil aviation authorities and the military both said the plane may have turned back from its last known position between Malaysian and Vietnam, possibly as far as the Strait of Malacca, a busy shipping lane on the western side of Malaysia.

How it might have done this without being clearly detected remains a mystery, raising questions over whether its electrical systems, including transponders allowing it to be spotted by radar, were either knocked out or turned off. If it did manage to fly on, it would challenge earlier theories that the plane may have suffered a catastrophic incident, initially thought reasonable because it didn't send out any distress signals.

Authorities have not ruled out any possible cause, including mechanical failure, pilot error, sabotage or terrorism in the disappearance of the plane. Both the Boeing 777 and Malaysia Airlines have excellent safety records. Until wreckage or debris is found and examined, it will be very hard say with any level of certainty what happened.

The search for the missing aircraft was begun from the spot it was last reported to be over the ocean between Malaysia and Vietnam. But they have also said search operations were ongoing in the Strait of Malacca. Scores of planes and aircraft have been scouring waters in both locations.

The country's air force chief, Gen. Rodzali Daud, released a statement denying remarks attributed to him in a local media report saying that military radar had managed to track the aircraft turning back from its original course, crossing the country and making it to the Malacca strait to the west of Malaysia. The Associated Press contacted a high-level military official, who confirmed the remarks. more

Oliver Samuels Celebrates 65th With 'Dollyhouse' .....The play, Dollyhouse, is a wonderful mix of Jamaica's favourite topics - sex, politics, power and betrayal, all coming together to create a hilarious comedy

Published: Wednesday | March 12, 2014

The play, Dollyhouse, is a wonderful mix of Jamaica's favourite topics - sex, politics, power and betrayal, all coming together to create a hilarious comedy with the belly-cramping humour that only Oliver Samuels can produce.

It is well documented that Embassy Saga is funny. When asked how Dollyhouse measures up, Oliver Samuels responded with a a smirk, saying "Unnu jus ain't seen nutten yet."

What does Jamaica's King of Comedy do when it is time to celebrate his 65th year on Earth? He assembles the most powerful cast available inCaribbean theatre today and creates another blockbuster.

Many speculated about how Samuels would be able to follow up on back-to-back hits, Who a Di Don? and Embassy Saga. He has done it withDollyhouse.

Who a Di Don?

Who a Di Don? opened in December 2011 and closed 14 months later in April 2013 after more than 250 well-attended performances highlighted by nine performances in the New York tri-state area, four full-to-capacity performances in Toronto, and seven shows in the United Kingdom, along with repeated stretches of 100 per cent sold-out performances in Jamaica. more

Lawyers upset as judge points to BB messages in Vybz Kartel murder trial....spent considerable time examining the testimony of cybercrimes expert Sergeant Patrick Linton, who told the court that the message was taken from a cellular phone ascribed to Kartel.

BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, March 12, 2014

JUSTICE Lennox Campbell yesterday drew the ire of defence attorneys when he told jurors that the author of a damning BlackBerry message which told of Clive 'Lizard' Williams being chopped up 'fine fine' and that his remains would never be found, must have known that he would not be seen again.

A supporter of entertainer Vybz Kartel
poses yesterday with a placard on
King Street across from the Supreme
Court in downtown Kingston, where
the high-profile murder trial is
taking place.
(PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)

Justice Campbell, who will be entering his fifth day of summation in the Vybz Kartel murder trial in the Supreme Court today, spent considerable time examining the testimony of cybercrimes expert Sergeant Patrick Linton, who told the court that the message was taken from a cellular phone ascribed to Vybz Kartel.

Justice Campbell said although the defence had challenged the authenticity of text and BlackBerry messages, there was none forthcoming as it related to that particular message and wondered why.

"Based on the language of that text the author must be of the view that that person would never return. If it is that it has been concocted to cast aspersion on them or to get them convicted, it would be that that person would be found intact, even if they were dead and not 'fine fine'. It's final. It speaks to the disposal of Lizard," he said.

The defence has consistently claimed that the police had tampered with the telephone evidence and Linton admitted, under oath, that several phones taken from the accused men were used by police at the Organised Crime Investigative Division for days. The defence has argued that the instruments have been tainted.

But while admitting that fact, Justice Campbell told the jurors that the phones could be likened to a baton in a relay and if the baton fell it could be retrieved and the race could continue.

The important thing, he said, was if the baton was in the same condition at the end it was when the relay started. more

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