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Lancashire, England (UK): Teen, Aaron Parfitt Suspended For Protesting School's Lack Of Homework after he failed a math exam.....“I did it because I needed some attention for them to listen,”
The Huffington Post | by Rebecca Klein Email RSS Posted: 03/20/2014 1:36 pm EDT Updated: 03/20/2014 1:59 pm EDT
It is not often that you hear students complaining about not getting enoughhomework, but when this British student did, he got suspended.
Teenager Aaron Parfitt was recently suspended for two days from Bispham High School in Lancashire, England, after he led at least 40 students in a walkout to protest the high school’s lack of rigor, according to the BBC.
Last year, the school received a failing grade from Ofsted, the British government agency that inspects schools, according to the outlet. Inspectors said the school did not provide adequately demanding math and reading standards. Parfitt reportedly felt the need to take action against the school's lack of homework and high staff turnover rates after he failed a math exam.
“I did it because I needed some attention for them to listen,” Parfitt told British outlet the Blackpool Gazette. “Before now I’ve talked to my headteacher, my head of year and the head of maths about problems … I’ve had so many different maths teachers and none of them stop for more than a week.” According to the outlet, the protest only lasted for a short time before students dispersed. more
Jamaica recorded just under 200 murders in the first 74 days of this year, but statistics compiled by the police show that this is a 10 per cent dip when compared with the corresponding period last year.
Published: Friday | March 21, 2014
Jamaica recorded just under 200 murders in the first 74 days of this year, but statistics compiled by the police show that this is a 10 per cent dip when compared with the corresponding period last year.
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In fact, the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) latest Periodic Serious Crimes Review shows that up to March 15, all categories of serious crimes were on the decline.
According to the JCF data, there were 197 reported murders up to last Saturday, 21 less than was recorded over the corresponding period last year.
It also showed that rapes were down 28 per cent; shootings declined five per cent; aggravated assaults were down 33 per cent, larcenies were down 26 per cent; robberies declined 27 per cent and break-ins were down 14 per cent.
Assistant commissioner in charge of crime, Devon Watkis, said the downward trends were the result of the JCF's community policing initiative and the willingness "of the people we lead to be out there and to be proactive".
"We are fully embracing community policing, but there is a concept called proximity policing that we are pushing as one of the main tools," Watkis said. more
St Lucia minister says "emphatic no" to decriminalisation of marijuana for medicinal and religious activities....Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders at their just concluded inter-sessional summit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines discuss the issue of decriminalising of small quantities of the drug
National Security Minister Phillip La Corbiniere, speaking on television here, said he remains unconvinced about decriminalizing marijuana, telling viewers if he had a deciding vote, it would be an emphatic no.Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders at their just concluded inter-sessional summit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines discuss the issue of decriminalising of small quantities of the drug as well as exploring the economic benefits that might be derived from marijuana cultivation.
According to the communiqué issued following the talks, the regional leaders agreed to the “establishment of a Regional Commission to address the issues identified and any others deemed relevant in order to provide clear guidance with regard to decisions to be taken”.
The Commission is expected to submit a report to the regional leaders at their annual summit in Antigua in July.
JAMAICAN finger-raped victim Shanique Myrie has expressed frustration....'It is not all about the money', but Myrie growing impatient with Barbados over CCJ award ......Last year the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Myrie should be paid US$38,620 in pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages
BY KARYL WALKER Editor — Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Friday, March 21, 2014
JAMAICAN finger-raped victim Shanique Myrie has expressed frustration at the length of time it is taking the Barbados Government to compensate her for subjecting her to an illegal cavity search in 2011.
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| MYRIE... the damage will never be completely repaired and no money can heal that |
Last year the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Myrie should be paid US$38,620 in pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages by the Barbadian government. But to date not one cent has been handed over to the violated woman.
"It is not all about money, but it is getting a bit frustrating now. I have not tried to pressure them but if they had any form of decency they would have done the right thing," Myrie told the Jamaica Observer on Wednesday.
The CCJ ruled that evidence Myrie presented about an illegal cavity search, detention in a dank, filthy cell at Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport and subsequent deportation was powerful enough for a panel of judges to award her damages.
Speaking with the Observer from her mother's Tower Hill, St Andrew, home, Myrie said she was still exercising patience despite the delay by the Barbadian Government in handing over the cash.
"My motivation was never money. I needed the world to know of the injustice that I suffered and no woman should ever have to suffer that fate," she said. The psychological damage she had to endure has not yet healed, she said. "I still have bad dreams and still remember the horror. The damage will never be completely repaired and no money can heal that. If people ever know the bad feelings they would be surprised," Myrie said. more
IN JAMAICA: GSAT first day marked by usual nervousness as more than 40,000 students completed first day of exams.... "There was one incident where a parent actually cried while dropping off her child," at Alpha Primary in downtown Kingston.
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com Friday, March 21, 2014
It has become the norm on GSAT day; nervous students and even more nervous parents.
They will again experience the anxiety today — the second of the two-day examinations — after which they will relax, then relapse into fretfulness in another three months when the results are released.
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More than 40,000 primary and prep school students yesterday completed the first papers in the dreaded GSAT (Grade Six Achievement Test) for placement in secondary schools this September.
"I was very nervous for my child, but I am confident that she will do well," said Angela Williams, who was at Dunrobin Primary School in Kingston to give her support to her child.
"There was one incident where a parent actually cried while dropping off her child," said Herman Grace, who waited at the gate at Alpha Primary in downtown Kingston to pick up his son after he completed his exam.
Merlene Williams was a picture of confidence as she, too, awaited her daughter at Alpha. "We are very much encouraged by the level of support we have seen from parents, and based on observation it appears the support continues to grow," said Alpha Principal Millicent Graham. more
Digicel to raise US$865 million (JA$94.3 Billion) in private placement .....Digicel operates in 30 markets throughout the Caribbean, El Salvador and the South Pacific
BY STEVEN JACKSON Friday, March 21, 2014
THE Digicel Group intends to raise US$865 million ($94.3 b) in a private placement for financing and working capital purposes, the company indicated.
Its the latest bond issue from the telecom company headquartered in Ireland seeking to branch out into Burma, otherwise known as Myanmar.
"Digicel intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repurchase any and all of Digicel's 10.50 per cent senior notes due 2018 in a concurrent tender offer and the related consent solicitation, pay any related fees and expenses, including applicable tender premiums and accrued interest on the 10.50 per cent senior notes, and redeem the 10.50 per cent senior notes, if any, that remain outstanding after the completion of the tender offer and use any remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which could include capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions or debt repayment," stated Digicel in a statement obtained by Caribbean Business Report.
Antonia Graham head of group communications told Caribbean Business Report that the bond was issued on Wednesday.
"As such, I am not able to provide any further comment at this point," she added.
Digicel will again avoid raising funds in the US which will apparently require the disclosure of financials for the private company incorporated in Bermuda and owned by Irish investor Denis O'Brien. Digicel, which operates in 30 markets throughout the Caribbean, El Salvador and the South Pacific. more
IN JAMAICA: Several changes to GSAT in 2015.....Minister of Education, Ronald Thwaites, says that the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will undergo structural changes, where students will do more critical thinking, rather than memorizing texts.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 | 5:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Education, Ronald Thwaites, says that beginning in 2015, the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will undergo structural changes, where students will do more critical thinking, rather than memorizing texts.
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“This is the last year GSAT is going to be like it is now. The change is not going to be dramatic, but next year the Science and the Social Studies papers are going to have less questions, and the body of information that your children will have to cover is going to be less,” the Minister said, while addressing members of the Mona Heights Parent Teacher Association, at the school, in St Andrew, on March 19.
Explaining that the change is about helping the children, Thwaites argued that instead of memorizing things, “they are going to think about things and make a judgement between choices, rather than simply memorizing how many lakes are in the Caribbean.”
“Memory is the lowest form of intelligence; judgement and critical choices are higher order skills. What we are doing is trying to build up their competencies, and their skills of natural intelligence that you the teachers are so able to deal with. The exam is going to change bit by bit until about 2017, when it has a different format and different function,” he pointed out.
Thwaites said the Ministry wants to ensure that children are prepared at the primary level to enter the secondary institutions. more
Entertainment : Shaggy, Matthew Schuler (Of The VOICE) collaborate on a new single "Lovin' You".....'Lovin you' is scheduled to be released on itunes on April 11 (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)
Thursday, March 20, 2014 | 3:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican-born international recording artiste Shaggy has collaborated with 'The Voice' season five contestant Matthew Schuler on a new single entitled 'Lovin' you'.
The track, which was produced by Don Corleon, recently premiered on New York's QQPR-FM.
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Schuler, who hails from Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA, was one of the top six finalists in 'The Voice' competition and performed in Jamaica for the first time on the Shaggy and Friends Charity concert held in January.
He also formed a close bond with Jamaican songbird Tessanne Chin, the winner of season five of the competition.
'Lovin you' is scheduled to be released on itunes on April 11. It is currently available on Youtube.
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Jamaica Passes Third IMF Test......which enables the country to benefit from a disbursement of US$71.4 million.....Jamaica's programme implementation under the extended fund facility has remained strong.
Published: Thursday | March 20, 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed thatJamaica has passed the third test under its economic support programme, which enables the country to benefit from a disbursement of US$71.4 million.
The executive board, which completed the third review under the four-year extended fund facility yesterday, hinted that the JamaicanGovernment was expected to maintain its tight rein on expenditure during the next fiscal year as it did in the first few months of the programme.
Completion of the review enables the disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 45.9 million, which would bring total disbursements under the arrangement to the equivalent of SDR 222.6 million or about US$345.8 million, the IMF said in a release.
Ja's programme strong
Nayouki Shinohara, deputy managing director and acting chair of the board, said "Jamaica's programme implementation under the extended fund facility has remained strong. The current account has improved markedly and international reserves have increased in line with programme requirements." more
IN JAMAICA: More than 40,000 sit GSAT today.....GSAT tests children in five areas — mathematics, social studies, language arts, science, and communication tasks... with the majority of the candidates (21,120) being female.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
MORE than 40,000 primary school students will today write the first papers of the two-day Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) for placement in secondary schools come September.
According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 40,676 students have been confirmed to sit the tests with the majority of the candidates (21,120) being female.
Additionally, the ministry has confirmed that 4,457 registered and eligible students have deferred sitting the tests.
The GSAT tests children in five areas — mathematics, social studies, language arts, science, and communication tasks.
The students will write the papers for mathematics and social studies today, and the remaining three papers tomorrow. As is customary, schools that have been deemed examination centres will be closed to all other students for the two days "to minimise distractions to those students sitting the test". more
Give Vybz Kartel 50 years — Reneto Adams Former tough cop urges harsh penalty for convicted entertainer......Adams, who expressed delight at the guilty verdict against Vybz Kartel for murder last week,
BY KARYL WALKER Editor — Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Thursday, March 20, 2014
FORMER glamour cop Reneto Adams is advocating that convicted entertainer Vybz Kartel be locked up for no fewer than 50 years.
Adams, who expressed delight at the guilty verdict against Vybz Kartel for murder last week, said he bore no grudge against the artiste in particular, but said the country had been done a favour by the panel of jurors.
“I have been one of the voices crying out in the wilderness for criminals to be found guilty and locked up for no less than 50 years for heinous crimes.
The Jamaican people have suffered for far too long,” Adams told the Jamaica Observer yesterday. Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, along with Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, Kahira Jones, and André St John were all found guilty by an 11-member jury that voted 10:1 for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, who police say was killed at a house owned by Vybz Kartel on Swallowfield Avenue in Havendale, St Andrew, in August 2011.
Shane Williams was acquitted by the jury, but was subsequently slapped with another murder charge by police. “It is not just Kartel, but all criminal elements.
There have been certain judgements in recent times that give us hope. ‘Zeeks’, ‘Dudus’, ‘Dog Paw’, ‘Andem’ are all in prison,” he said in reference to former gang leaders Donald Phipps, Christopher Coke, Christopher Linton, and Joel Andem.
“I am very elated,” Adams remarked. During the trial of Vybz Kartel, defence lawyers pointed to evidence tampering and sloppy investigative work by some police officers and labelled the police force as corrupt. more
SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR,: Australian Prime Minister: Malaysia Airlines Search Finds 2 Objects....."Following specialist analysis of this satellite imagery, two possible objects related to the search have been identified,"
By Jane Wardell and Tim Hepher
SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Reuters) - Australia has sent aircraft to investigate two objects spotted by satellite floating in the southern Indian Ocean that could be debris from a Malaysian jetliner missing with 239 people on board, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday.
No confirmed wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been found since it vanished from air traffic control screens off Malaysia's east coast early on March 8, less than an hour after taking off.
"New and credible information has come to light in relation to the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean," Abbott told the Australian parliament. "The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has received information based on satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search."
"Following specialist analysis of this satellite imagery, two possible objects related to the search have been identified," he said. Abbott said he had already spoken with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak and cautioned that the objects had yet to be identified. more
{AUDIO} Dahved Levy INTERVIEWS VYBZ KARTEL'S lawer, Plays interview with Kartel and people called his RADIO SHOW to give their opinion on GUILTY verdict March 19, 2014
A corrupt juror in Vybz Kartel murder trial has officially been charged and his identity revealed.
Jamaican law enforcement officials charged 50-year-old football coach Livingston Cain of Stony Hill, St Andrew with several counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and attempting to pervert the course of justice.Cain is scheduled to appear in the Half Way Tree Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Police officers arrested Livingston Cain shortly after the verdict was read out in court on Thursday evening.Cops say he attempted to bribe several jurors including the foreman who reported the matter to the judge.Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, and three of his co-accused Shawn “Storm” Campbell, Kahira Jones, André St John were found guilty for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams.Another co-accused, Shane Williams, was acquitted of the murder charge. more
Manchester, JAMAICA: Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, Byron Farquharson, was recently honoured for his 44 years of service to education.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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| Retired principal of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, Byron Farquharson, receives a plaque from vice-chairman of the school board, Macelle Fenton, for his 22 years as headmaster of the school. |
At an appreciation function held at the Kendal Conference Centre in Manchester, Farquharson was lauded for his work to transform the former Mandeville All-Age to its current status of being a choice school where parents queue to enrol their children.
Representatives from the civic groups, the
school, Ministry of Education, Jamaica Teachers' Association and the Caribbean Union of Teachers — two organisations where Farquharson served as president — were among persons in attendance at the ceremony.
Leading the tributes, Custos of Manchester Sally Porteous said education is a vehicle against social ills, and for prosperity, and that Farquharson's 44 years "were spent for the betterment of our young people and for that, we are truly grateful
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| Students of the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School perform at the recent ceremony to honour retired principal Byron Farquharson. (PHOTOS: JIS) |
"It is he who has dedicated his life to ensuring that our young people learn all of these things (values of education), so that they can become the Jamaicans that we can all be proud of. You can look back and be proud of the role that you played in shaping the lives of so many," the custos said. more
BANKRUPTCY: Dionne Warwick She Knows the Way To Hose the Tax Man......you get a pass on more than $10 MILLION in debts.
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What do you get when you file for bankruptcy ... in Dionne Warwick's case, you get a pass on more than $10 MILLION in debts.
A bankruptcy trustee filed legal docs Tuesday ... recommending to the judge that Dionne be excused from paying $10,727.429.91 in debts ... almost all of it in delinquent taxes.
The tax bills are as old as hills ... dating back as far as 1991. Under the recommendation -- which is almost always rubber stamped by the judge -- Dionne will have a fresh start.
The trustee is even letting Dionne keep all her personal stuff, including:
-- 2 fur coats and 2 sets of diamond earrings, valued at $13K
-- Various gowns and everyday clothing -- $5K
-- Art work and paintings -- $5K
-- Living room furniture, dining set, bedroom sets, 2-year-old lap top -- $1,500
-- Cash in her pocket -- $1K
The judge should make his final decision soon, so say a little prayer for Dionne. more
KARTEL JUROR: LIVINGSTON Cain, 'Unnu mus' let them go'.....Court told Kartel juror promised to take care of colleagues if they acquit entertainer, co-accused ......alleged proposal to the foreman for a payment of $500,000 for a not-guilty verdict.
BY PAUL HENRY Co-ordinator -- Crime/Court Desk henryp@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, March 19, 2014
LIVINGSTON Cain, the juror accused of attempting to bribe the foreman to return a not-guilty verdict in the Vybz Kartel trial, is said to have approached other jurors.
This was revealed in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court where Cain was yesterday offered $750,000 bail and told to return to court next week Friday.
Cain has been slapped with five counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice and a count of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
According to a statement from one of the jurors that was read in court, Cain had told him that he could take care of him if he returned a not-guilty verdict in the matter.
"I will take care of you as long as you seh weh me a say. These men are promising entertainers and unnu mus' let them go," Cain reportedly told his colleague juror.
As the allegations were being read out, Cain sat looking on attentively. Moments earlier, Valerie Neita-Robertson, who along with Dian Watson appear for Cain, told the court, "Our client denies the allegations".
Neita-Robertson had earlier asked Senior Magistrate Lorna Shelly-Williams to forego the reading of the allegation, saying that she wanted the matter to "settle down" and "avoid the media attack".
Cain was arrested last week Thursday following the guilty verdict of Vybz Kartel, Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Kahira Jones, Andre St John and the acquittal of Shane Williams in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston.
Cain's arrest came after a report was made to Justice Lennox Campbell of his alleged proposal to the foreman for a payment of $500,000 for a not-guilty verdict.
Cain is said to be the only juror of the 11-member panel who voted not guilty.
In outlining the allegations in court yesterday, Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn said that most of the other jurors recounted having conversations with Cain, who told them to find the men not guilty.
According to the allegations, the foreman used her BlackBerry telephone to record the conversation with Cain, which took place at the Supreme Court library. She had been reportedly informed by other jurors prior to the conversation that Cain had approached them.
It is further reported that Cain told the foreman that he realised that she had some influence over the other jurors and wanted her to convince them to return a verdict of not guilty. more
World Bank approves US$42 million to help fight crime in JAMAICA....says more than 80,000 Jamaican citizens will benefit from improved services, basic infrastructure and targeted crime and violence interventions in 18 vulnerable inner-city communities
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) — The World Bank says more than 80,000 Jamaican citizens will benefit from improved services, basic infrastructure and targeted crime and violence interventions in 18 vulnerable inner-city communities as a result of a US$42-million project for integrated community development.
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| SIRTAINE… the project aims to foster a more inclusive society in Jamaica |
The Washington-based financial institution said the new project is a continuation of the partnership between the Jamaica Government and the World Bank on upgrading some of the country's most vulnerable and volatile communities.
It said the project builds on the success of the "Inner City Basic Services for the Poor Project" to address accelerating urban decay and declining citizen security.
"The project aims to foster a more inclusive society in Jamaica by improving the quality of life of marginalised city dwellers," said Sophie Sirtaine, World Bank country director for the Caribbean.
"It also aims to prevent crime and violence by engaging youth in public safety initiatives and providing them with job skills training," she added.
As a result of the funding, Sirtaine said more than 50,000 people will benefit from improved solid waste management services, street lighting, paved roads and drainage. She said residents in the 18 communities would "feel safer" and that 1,200 families will have their piped water connection repaired and 4,500 residents receiving educational and skills training.
"As we strive to advance the targets of the Vision 2030, where access to reliable services and adequate infrastructure is the norm, enhancing community safety and security is a priority," said Scarlette Gillings, managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund. more
WARNING! WARNING : There's A New Scam To Steal Your Gmail Info, And It's Hard To Catch....If you receive an email with the subject "Documents," and it directs you to a webpage that looks like a Google Drive sign-in page, do not enter your information.
The Huffington Post | by Alexis Kleinman Posted: 03/18/2014 3:14 pm EDT
Warning: If you receive an email with the subject "Documents," and it directs you to a webpage that looks like a Google Drive sign-in page, do not enter your information.
It's likely a new phishing scam, in which a thief creates a fake portal that asks for people's private information and then steals it. (Netflix recently faced a similar issue.)
This one uses a fake Google Drive landing page to get your Gmail address and password, cyber security company Symantec's official blog reported last Thursday. You're meant to think that the documents you'll be viewing are on Google Docs and that you need to sign in to see them. Remember, though, it's all a scam.
"We've removed the fake pages and our abuse team is working to prevent this kind of spoofing from happening again," a representative from Google tells The Huffington Post. "If you think you may have accidentally given out your account information, please reset your password."
Think you're smart enough to tell the difference between a fake Google Drive sign-in page and the real one? OK, which one of these two photos is of the real one? more
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Feds Bust Online Child Exploitation Network; 14 Men Arrested......BUSTED: Child Porn Ring Lured 250 Victims Around The World....Some Victims Under 3-Years-Old, most were boys between 13 and 15.
| by ERIC TUCKER
Posted: Updated:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen men were charged with operating an online child exploitation network that investigators said preyed upon hundreds of boys across the United States and overseas, authorities announced Tuesday.
Law enforcement officials said the arrests were part of a worrisome trend in which children are being enticed by adults to post sexually explicit images of themselves that are then shared online. In this case, authorities said, users of an underground network posed online as girls to coerce boys into sharing with them child pornography images.
"These alleged perpetrators preyed upon the most innocent, most vulnerable members of our society with no regard to the immediate or lasting harm they caused to their victims and their families," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said at a news conference.
The investigation, called "Operation Round Table," was led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and federal authorities in Louisiana, where the alleged leader of the operation lives.
The roughly 250 victims were spread across 39 states and five other countries — Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. Most were boys between 13 and 15. Two victims were 3 or younger, authorities said.
The pornographic images were shared on an underground website on the Tor network, an online anonymity network that masks the location of servers and conceals an Internet user's location. The subscription-based website operated from about June 2012 until June 2013, had more than 27,000 members and shared more than 2,000 webcam-captured videos, mostly of young boys, authorities said. Eleven of the 14 men, including the man authorities say was the administrator of the network, are being prosecuted in Louisiana. The other three are being charged in New York, Colorado and Wisconsin. more
KINGSTON, Jamaica : Police seek information in murders of Joel Chin and Patrick ‘Roach’ Samuels......Chin, a music producer and the grandson of VP Records founder, was shot dead at his home in Stony Hill, St Andrew
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | 5:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Detectives from the Major Investigations Task Force (MIT) on Tuesday issued an appeal for people with information on two murders involving members of the music production fraternity to come forward.
According the the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) the appeal comes "as detectives... continue to intensify investigations into criminal activities being perpetrated by and against persons from the musical fraternity".
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The detectives are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed, or has any pertinent information relating to the shooting deaths of Joel Chin and Patrick ‘Roach’ Samuels.
Samuels, a popular figure in the entertainment industry, was gunned down at the intersection of Mannings Hill Road and Constant Spring Road in St Andrew on September 16, 2013. Meanwhile, Chin, a music producer and the grandson of VP Records founder, was shot dead at his home in Stony Hill, St Andrew in August 2011, the police say.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the MIT at 948-9181, Crime stop at 311, 811 or www.tipsubmit.com, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station. more
PUTIN: CRIMEA IS OURS!....ANNEXED... Lashes Out At West... JOKESTER: Claims Russia Did Not Invade... Gets Standing Ovation... Says Russia Doesn't Want Any More Of Ukraine... Biden Lands In Poland... LATEST UPDATES...
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday fiercely defended Russia's move to annex Crimea, saying the rights of ethnic Russians have been abused by the new Ukrainian government.
In a televised address to the nation, he said Crimea's vote Sunday to join Russia was in line with international law, reflecting its right for self-determination.
To back the claim, he pointed to Kosovo's independence bid from Serbia — supported by the West and opposed by Russia — and said that Crimea's secession from Ukraine repeats Ukraine's own secession from the Soviet Union in 1991.
He denied Western accusations that Russia invaded Crimea prior to the referendum, saying Russian troops were sent there in line with a treaty with Ukraine that allows Russia to have up to 25,000 troops at its Black Sea Fleet base in Crimea.
Earlier, Putin approved a draft bill for the annexation of Crimea, a key move in a flurry of steps to formally take over the Black Sea peninsula. Russia's Constitutional Court and the Kremlin-controlled parliament are expected to quickly endorse the move. Some lawmakers said that Crimea could be made part of Russia by the end of the week. more
St. Andrew, JAMAICA: Mas Camp brings out the soca faithful.....THOUSANDS of soca fans turned up for their weekly dose of high-energy music at Bacchanal Fridays
Brian Bonitto Monday, March 17, 2014
THOUSANDS of soca fans turned up for their weekly dose of high-energy music at Bacchanal Fridays held at the newly transformed Mas Camp in St Andrew, on Friday.
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| A section of the crowd at Bacchanal Fridays |
From an elevated position in the centre of the venue, Toronto-based DJ D'Bandit and DJ Smoke from Renaissance provided the evening's soundtrack much the delight of the audience, who showed their appreciation in dance.
"We don't want it to be the same. We set it up like a club with the deejay in the middle," said Michael Ammar, a director of Bacchanal Jamaica, the event organiser. Ammar said word about the weekly fete was getting out and that was reflected in the patronage.
"This is a very good crowd for week two. What I notice is that there are different people from last year... The more new people come, they will come back," he said. The revamped Appleton-branded VIP area, outfitted with a dance floor, was the newest hot spot.
"We decided this year to enhance the VIP experience and were sold-out every week. We've improved on the entire experience," said Gary Dixon, marketing director at J Wray & Nephew. more
Yohan Blake among big names for UWI track meet..... THE 12th UWI Invitational Track & Field Meet runs off this Saturday at the UWI Usain Bolt Track at Mona in Kingston starting at 10:00 am.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
THE 12th UWI Invitational Track & Field Meet runs off this Saturday at the UWI Usain Bolt Track at Mona in Kingston starting at 10:00 am.
According to Grace Jackson, chairman of the organising committee and the meet director, "The meet will have several top-class athletes competing on the track this year. It will be high-class competition on the track, starting with field events at 10:00 in the morning, while the track events are scheduled for a 1:00 pm start."
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Based on the entry list, the bulk of the athletes are drawn from the local clubs and institutions, including Racers, MVP, Akan, Cameron Blazers, UWI, and UTech, among others. Athletes from the UWI St Augustine campus will also be on the track as the only overseas-based team...
Kim Collins of St Kitts & Nevis, who has been training and living in Jamaica for some time now, will be competing at the meet for the first time.
Racers athletes include Yohan Blake, Warren Weir, Jason Young, Delano Williams, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Ricardo Chambers, Allodin Fothergill, Ristananna Tracey, Bobby Gaye Wilkins and Schillonie Calvert. more
Two The Hard Way - Calabar-KC Battle To Decide Champs
TOP SPRINTERS Zharnell Barnes of Kingston College (KC) and Calabar High's Michael O'Hara are expected to be key combatants as they and their teams vie for individual 100 and 200 metres awards, as well as the overall title, at next week's Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls Athletics Championships.
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Both have been running well all season and their form suggest they could run close to the records established by Yohan Blake (10.21 for 100m) while running for St Jago High in 2007; and Usain Bolt (20.25 for 200m) while representing William Knibb in 2003.
In the lead-up to Champs, O'Hara is number one over 100m with a 10.29 clocking at Camperdown Classics, while Hughes did 10.36 at the Western Relays.
NOT ONLY STANDOUTS
However, they are not the only schoolboys with pedigree, as Bog Walk's Jevaughn Minzie logged 10.31 at the Douglas Forrest meet.
For the 200m, the competition gets sharper with the expected inclusion of Javon Francis, also of Calabar.
Hughes, of Anguilla, is number one this season, clocking 20.80 at a Development Meet at the National Stadium the week after the GibsonRelays. O'Hara follows with 21.29, when himself and Francis were joking around as they approached the finish at the Douglas Forrest meet. The latter timed 21.31. Minzie's best so far is 22.08. more
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