Phylis Sues, dancer celebrated 91st birthday while appearing on Katie Couric's TV show.....Phyllis Sues' active lifestyle at 91 includes; Tango, jump rope, tennis, yoga, trapeze and hiking. Phyllis exercises daily and dances the tango with her partner Felix Chavez (79)

Celebrating a 91st birthday is not what I'm after. Celebrating being here is where it's at. Celebrating the air we breathe, the ground we walk on. I celebrate each day that I wake up and can see the puffy white clouds in a beautiful blue sky. I celebrate living in this amazing city of Los Angeles.
Posing for the camera at 89.
I just returned from an overnight trip to New York to appear on Katie Couric's TV show "Katie." While driving from JFK to the city, I realized how lucky I am to live in L.A. Living in New York in the 40's and the 50's to me, was probably the epitome of living. For me there was nothing to compare to that great city. Now, New York is different or maybe I'm a different person. Both apply. I've lived in Los Angeles for more than 60 years and it's grown in a million ways. Intellectually, musically and architecturally, are just a few.
But I'm vacillating. What this April 4th birthday means to me is really, that I have grown mentally and physically and that I never stop loving what I do. Only one minor hitch at this moment. Someone has thrown me a curve and for the first time in my life, I am feeling real pain and I learned how to deal with it. It was an amazing experience. WATCH VIDEO of her workout.
Sues doing the Peacock Pose
 at City Yoga, West Hollywood, CA
.
I had a great opportunity, as I was asked to appear on Katie Couric's TV show (airing soon). Incidentally she is a truly great host and personality. A few days prior to flying to New York, I was feeling severe pain and I knew there was no way I could cancel this wonderful opportunity. So I made the flight to NYC and did the show, all the time feeling this agonizing pain. I had not a clue what the cause was. I stepped on stage with two other performers, a gentleman 100 years old and a beautiful lady 77 years old. So you get the picture of the premise of the show "how one deals with age." We were each interviewed, but in my case, plus the interview, Katie and I performed a headstand on the stage together and while in the headstand we talked and laughed and the audience went crazy! They love Katie and the show! more

Canadian Couple Faces Life Sentence For Killing 10-Y-O Jamaican Boy, Shakeil Boothewas beaten to death following months of abuse and neglect after he migrated to Canada to live with his father ....The boy was pulled from school and isolated from relatives and neighbours in order to hide his increasingly visible injuries.

The father and step-mother of a Jamaican boy living in Canada, who died after being beaten severely three years ago, have been found guilty of second-degree murder in an Ontario court. 

According to the Toronto Star, both parents, Nichelle Rowe-Boothe and Garfield Boothe are facing mandatory life sentences. Ten-year-old Shakeil Boothe was beaten to death following months of abuse and neglect after he migrated to Canada to live with his father. The Toronto Star reports that Boothe-Rowe wept in a Brampton, Ontario court after the jury handed down its verdict on Saturday following roughly 14 hours of deliberation, while Garfield Boothe remained stoic. 

Defence lawyers say the couple was “disappointed” by the verdict. None of Shakeil’s other relatives — including his mother, who lives the U.S. — were present for the verdict. Jurors heard gruesome evidence of how Shakeil — who came from Jamaica to live with his father in 2009 — was regularly beaten, deprived of food and chained to his bed in the months before he was found dead in his bed on May 27, 2011.  The Toronto Star says they were also shown autopsy photos showing scars of varying ages across Shakeil’s bony shoulders, back and legs; swelling in his hands and thighs and open wounds on his shins, some of which were yellowed with infection. 

The boy was pulled from school and isolated from relatives and neighbours in order to hide his increasingly visible injuries, according to testimony. He was never taken to a doctor despite his worsening condition, for fear it would reveal the abuse he endured. 

The court was told that Shakeil died “minutes to hours” after a savage beating, which left him with a black eye, bruises in several places on his head and refractured a previously cracked but healing rib. 
The attack caused widespread internal bleeding and overwhelmed his weakened body, precipitating what the pathologist called the boy’s “downward spiral” toward death. 

Shakeil’s father and stepmother admitted they kept his death quiet for a full day before calling authorities as they planned Boothe-Rowe’s escape to the U.S. with the boy’s infant half-brother. 

IN JAMAICA (A GOOD STORY): Mother of 16, BEATRICE Nelson Byfield now 106, watches TV for hours despite lack of hearing....Her eldest living child is now 81 years old.....Today she has approximately 44 grandchildren and an uncountable amount of great grandchildren

BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, April 06, 2014 
BEATRICE Nelson Byfield sat smiling on her verandah. Her small frame defied the fact that she had given birth to 16 children, including one set of triplets.
But with the exception of her pleasant demeanour, the only words spoken by the 106-year-old as she held out her hand in greeting, was "mine you bruk mi hand", followed by an even broader smile.
Centenarian Beatrice Byfield is surrounded
by some of her grandchildren, (left to right)
Jacqueline Byfield, Michael Lewis, Carmen
 Campbell and Yvonne Clarke.
(PHOTOS: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
This, the Jamaica Observer team soon learnt has become one of her favourite statements after she fell and broke her leg in 2007, just before her 100th birthday, and her arm two months later. This landed her in the hospital for five weeks, her first stay at the institution in 100 years.
"Now she is very afraid of hospital," the centenarian's son, 64-year-old Franklin 'Mass Joe' Byfield stated.
"These are people who were never sick. They might go doctor with any little minor things but they never sick. So when she went to the St Ann's Bay Hospital she was there for three weeks with the broken leg and she wanted to come home, so she got confused and restless," he said.
"They sent her from Bay to Kingston and she did another two weeks there. Two months after she pin the leg and came out of the hospital, she was sitting down on the verandah and a little baby was about to fall and she reached to grab the baby, lost her balance and broke her hand. So now she afraid of breaks.
"If you hold her hand to shake it, she will laugh and tell you to mind you break her hand, or that she going to break your hand. But both her arms and her leg are okay now," Franklin added. more

JAMAICA First In Visa Fraud - Kingston Among Leading Capitals For Visa Rackets And False Documents


First In Visa Fraud - Kingston Among Leading Capitals For Visa Rackets And False Documents

Faced with one of the highest rates of visa fraud in the world, the United States Embassy in Kingston is trying another tack to shut down the operations of con artists scamming millions of dollars from thousands of desperate Jamaicans. more 

South African trumpeter and vocalist, Jazz great Hugh Masekela celebrates 75th birthday...... with a little help from some old friends -- Paul Simon and Harry Belafonte -- in the city where he began what turned out to be a 30-year exile from his homeland.

Saturday, April 05, 2014 | 9:43 PM    
NEW YORK (AP) -- South African trumpeter and vocalist Hugh Masekela celebrated his 75th birthday with a little help from some old friends -- Paul Simon and Harry Belafonte -- in the city where he began what turned out to be a 30-year exile from his homeland.

Hugh 'Grazin in the Grass Masekela
Introducing Simon near the end of Friday night's concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theatre, Masekela noted that millions of people "who had never heard of South Africa before were just charmed and turned around by the album he made" in 1986 – ‘Graceland’, which won Grammys for Album and Record of the Year.
Masekela did not perform on the singer-songwriter's groundbreaking world music album much of which was recorded in South Africa when he was still exiled because of his attacks on the apartheid regime. But he and his former wife, singer Miriam Makeba, joined Simon on his ‘Graceland’ world tour which gave South African musicians global exposure.
Masekela and Simon then sang two of the album's biggest hits – ‘The Boy In the Bubble’ and ‘You Can Call Me Al’ -- backed by his quintet of young musicians, all but one of them from South Africa.
Earlier, singer Sibongile Khumalo earned a standing ovation as she joined Masekela for one number, displaying the multi-octave range and powerful voice that has earned her the reputation as South Africa's ‘First Lady of Song’.
Masekela's son, Sal, opened the concert by noting that his father has been "sharing the gift and the joy of music to people all around the world for the last five decades. For some reason, he does not get old."
Masekela, who turned 75 on Friday, proved that by performing for more than two hours -- playing fluegelhorn, singing, engaging in call-and-response patterns with the audience, and even throwing in a few dance moves. more

MANCHESTER, JAMAICA: 46 y-o Errol Dwyer and 19 y-o Raheim Reid reported missing of Green Street, Knockpatrick, Manchester, have been reported missing.....public being asked to contact the Mandeville police at 625-3423, police 119 emergency number

19 y-o Raheim Reid
Forty-six-year-old Errol Dwyer, resident at the Manchester Infirmary in Manchester, and 19-year-old Raheim Reid, of Green Street, Knockpatrick, Manchester, have been reported missing.
Dwyer has been missing since Sunday, and Reid since Monday.
Dwyer is of dark complexion, slim build and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall, while Reid is of dark complexion, medium build and is about 173 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall.
routine check
Reports from the Mandeville police are that Dwyer was discovered missing during a routine check at the facility. At the time he went missing, he was dressed in a blue shirt, beige pants, a pair of black shoes and a red peak hat.
Reid left home about 11 p.m., for an undisclosed location dressed in a blue T-shirt, a black leather jacket and blue jeans pants. Both men have not been seen or heard from since.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Errol Dwyer and Raheim Reid is being asked to contact the Mandeville police at 625-3423, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station. more

RAW VIDEO FOOTAGE OF VYBZ KARTEL ENTERING COURTHOUSE: Vybz Kartel | Sentenced to Life

Shawn 'Storm' Campbell Rejected Vybz Kartel Deal.... Vybz's crony offered three-year sentence for guilty plea..."I was approached by the prosecutor who made the offer. I discussed it with my client and he said there was no fact. He was not part of any plan to kill anybody so he refused.

BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, April 06, 2014    
ENTERTAINER Shawn Campbell reportedly refused an offer from the prosecution to plead guilty to accessory before or after the fact of murder.
Vybz Kartel (centre), Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell
(second right) and Kahira Jones (right) leaving
the Supreme Court building last Thursday.
 (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)
This was confirmed by his attorney Miguel Lorne and Director of Public Prosecution Paula Llewellyn.
Lorne said his client, known by the stage name 'Shawn Storm', was not asked to give any evidence against his co-accused but refused the deal because he was not part of any common design to kill Clive 'Lizard' Williams.
"I was approached by the prosecutor who made the offer. I discussed it with my client and he said there was no fact. He was not part of any plan to kill anybody so he refused. He said there was no fact. As an attorney I have to follow my client's instructions," Lorne told the Jamaica Observer.
Llewellyn confirmed the story. "I was told about it by the prosecutor, Jeremy Taylor. He said he approached his attorney with the offer," the DPP said. If he had accepted the offer Campbell would have served a three-year prison sentence.
Campbell, who is also called 'Sivva', was last Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Lennox Campbell for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams. He must serve 25 years before he can be considered for early release. All the others were given life sentences, with Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) being eligible for parole after he has served 35 years, while André St John and Kahira Jones will be eligible for parole after they have served 30 years and 25 years in prison, respectively. more

IN JAMAICA: 12-y-o and 28 y-o among two killed as gunmen attack residents in West Kgn A night of terror....."Dem kill me son! Why dem tek way me baby?" cried Claudette Matthews, mother of Kawayne 'Timo' McNuff, the 12-year-old victim who lived at Breadnut Lane. His nine-year-old brother was also injured by the gunmen's bullets.... "The man dem just come inna the area an' start fire shot at anybody dem see,".... "Dem even kick down a three-year-old baby as dem attack the people dem,"

BY KIMMO MATTTHEWS Sunday Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, April 06, 2014    
A 12-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man were shot dead late Friday by gunmen who subjected residents of a section of West Kingston to a night of terror.
Ten other persons were injured in the brutal attack on a group of persons standing at the intersection of Chestnut Lane and Charles Street about 8:30 pm.
Claudette Matthews cries yesterday as she tries
 to fathom why gunmen shot dead her
12-year-old son Friday night.
"Dem kill me son! Why dem tek way me baby?" cried Claudette Matthews, mother of Kawayne 'Timo' McNuff, the 12-year-old victim who lived at Breadnut Lane. His nine-year-old brother was also injured by the gunmen's bullets.
The 28-year-old man who was killed was identified as Ricardo Lowe.
"The man dem just come inna the area an' start fire shot at anybody dem see," said one woman.
"Dem even kick down a three-year-old baby as dem attack the people dem," said another woman.
Yesterday, Police Commissioner Owen Ellington, who visited the community, reacted with anger to the brutal attack.
"I am very angry for a number of reasons; one of them is that police and citizens have been working in recent times to restore peace in the area, but there are certain elements strongly opposed to the efforts," Ellington said, adding that the police would be resolute in their response to the attack.
Member of parliament Desmond McKenzie, who also visited the community, urged police to leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators of the crime to justice.
McKenzie said the death of the child brought to eight the number of children shot dead by criminals since violence erupted between warring factions in 2012.
He also said the nine-year-old, who remains in hospital battling for his life, was the 31st child shot and injured by criminals over the period.
Claudette Matthews, whose 12-year-old
son was killed by gunmen Friday night,
is consoled by member of parliament
Desmond McKenzie while Police
Commissioner Owen Ellington (left),
Assistant Commissioner of Police
 George Quallo (second left)
and residents look on.
But even as police and soldiers increased their presence in the area, residents said they have been on edge as criminals have been walking through the communities telling people to take sides.
"Dem come an' a ask you to support dem. If you don't support dem they will kill you," said one woman.
She was among a group of people who spoke in hushed tones as police and soldiers combed the community.
"The last man dem hold two weeks ago in the area and ask him which side him on, the man say Jesus and a shoot dem shoot him and kill him," another resident told the Jamaica Observer.
Yesterday, head of the division, Superintendent Steve McGregor, who accompanied the police commissioner on the visit, warned that the police would not leave the area until law and order was restored.
He also denied claims that the violence had derailed efforts being carried out by police and other groups to reach out to residents in communities in the division. more

BREAKING NEWS Report: Chinese ship hears pulse signal in south Indian Ocean....They may have located the area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went down in deep waters.


(CNN) -- A Chinese patrol ship looking for signs of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean discovered Saturday a pulse signal with a frequency of 37.5 kHz, state news agency Xinhua reported.
MALAYSIA AIRLINES"That is the standard beacon frequency" for both so-called black boxes -- the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder, said Anish Patel, president of pinger manufacturer Dukane Seacom. "They're identical." 
But experts cautioned that no confirmation had been made that the signal was linked to the missing plane. "We are unable to verify any such information at this point in time," the media office of the Joint Agency Coordination Centre said in an e-mail. more

ST. THOMAS, JAMAICA: 7-Y-O SHOT AFTER THREATS TO DAD.....Anyone with information can contact the Morant Bay Criminal Investigation Branch at 982-1027 or 982-2233, police 119 emergency number


An unreported threat made against the father of the seven-year-old child who was shot and injured in Lyssons, St Thomas, on Monday, is being investigated as the cause of the shooting, THE STAR understands.
Information reaching our news team is that the St Thomas police on Tuesday detained the man believed to have made the threat three days before the shooting.
alleged threat
THE STAR was told that the father had a dispute with a man from the area, during which threats were made against his life. Our news team gathered that the alleged threat was not reported to the police. The seven-year-old remains hospitalised.
Deputy Superintendent Charmaine Shand of the St Thomas police confirmed that the police, since the shooting, have received reports of a threat.
Shand said: "The suspect is in custody and is to undergo question and answer in the presence of his lawyer. The police visited the child yesterday (Tuesday) at the hospital, he's not talking but appears to be in stable condition."
It is reported that the boy was asleep with relatives in a one-room board house when explosions were heard about 4 a.m. Shortly after, he was seen with gunshot wounds to his side.
The police are seeking the public's assistance in their investigation of the shooting. Anyone with information can contact the Morant Bay Criminal Investigation Branch at 982-1027 or 982-2233, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station. more

MIX-UP & BLEND UP: Pastor Tief Di Wifey Fram Huzzy......a prisoner turned pastor come build up a tent church and it happen that him like off a church sister

Pastor Tief Di Wifey Fram Huzzy

Raga, a prisoner turned pastor come build up a tent church and it happen that him like off a church sister. She short and sexy, but she married. Di pastor all a get nuff ppl to believe ina him and baptise, only fi hear somebody go look fi di lady at her house and ketch him a gi her a backas when har old husband gone a work! She end up lef har husband and de wid di pastor now. Even though him nav no money, she still choose him.
Well, it look like she rada di pastor blessings ova har husband support. Fram di position weh dem ketch dem inna it look like di pastor a shell out some props wok pon har an a dat she love.
Wife A Gi Bun An get Shot!
Raga, a quick mix-up.
One ooman leave har yard an tell har husband seh shi soon come.
Den she go pick up har bunna man. she an di bunna man pull up pan a ends and shot start fire and di ooman get shot. She a di bunna man run out.
Di mix-up is dat after she get shot, she go drop off back di bunna man first and den call har husband and seh "baby mi git shot!" di husband staat bawl an run go fi har an carry har go hospital.
Weh yu tink ... di bunna man should carry har, don't?
Actually, No, she do di smart ting. She nuh waan di bunna man go carry har go hospital an den di drama buss out an mash up har relationship. As long as di shot never connect har serious, she did di smart ting by first getting rid of di bunnaman first, den connecting wid har husband fi go hospital.
Of course, if she neva did a ketch man an a bun har husband she woulda neva did get shot.
Pastor Have Di 'Forget Me Not'
Back in the days I use to go to church regular and during that time I was going out with a church sister. We went out for a while and finally she decided to give me the juju. That night, I went to her house and we sort out. Just before we were finished she jumped up and started to cry then she ran into another room and locked the door. When I finally talked her into unlocking the door and she talked to me, she bust out and said 'you are not as heavy as the pastor'. I den reported the pastor and did not go back to that church. more

DELAWARE, USA: Bob Marley’s message inspires park name change....the city council voted on Thursday to rename the Tatnall Playground to One Love Park in recognition of Marley's message of peace and unity....Marley's mother, Cedella Booker lived in the Tatnall community in 1962.

Saturday, April 05, 2014  
REGGAE legend Bob Marley's message of One Love has certainly struck a chord with Wilmington City Council in the American state of Delaware.
According to nbcphiladelphia.com, the city council voted on Thursday to rename the Tatnall Playground to One Love Park in recognition of Marley's message of peace and unity.
Bob Marley
"The lyrics of One Love and what the song has come to mean to people in the years since Bob Marley composed it is what I hope to capture by renaming the park," said Theo Gregory, president of the Wilmington City Council, who first suggested the new name.
One Love (People Get Ready) is a reggae/rhythm and blues song by Bob Marley & The Wailers from their 1977 album Exodus.
"We all need a reminder from time to time about the importance of love in our hearts for our children and for each other. I want children who play in One Love Park to ask why it was given that name and accept their responsibility to make this a better city and world," Gregory was quoted as saying.
Marley's mother, Cedella Booker lived in the Tatnall community in 1962. It was there that a young Marley lived in 1966 while working at the nearby Chrysler plant and Dupont labs. The singer's son, Stephen was also born there in 1972.
This is not the first time that the city has paid tribute to Marley's legacy. An annual music tribute, the People's Festival, is hosted in Marley's honour for the last 20 years. The next staging is scheduled for July 26.
Marley died on May 11, 1981. He was 36. more

IN JAMAICA: Wayne 'Sleng Teng' Smith’s brother, 51-year-old Carl Williams, a dental technician killed.... "Williams was at home when gunmen reportedly gained entry to the premises and demanded that he hand over all his valuables, they then fired several shots and killed him.

Saturday, April 05, 2014    
IT'S double grief for the family of singer Wayne 'Sleng Teng' Smith. One month after his death, they are mourning the loss of his older brother who was killed on Tuesday.
Police report that 51-year-old Carl Williams, a dental technician, was shot by gunmen at his home on Bay Farm Road in Kingston.
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Carl Williams, brother of Wayne ‘Sleng Teng’ Smith.
According to the Corporate Communication Unit, the incident took place at 11:25 pm.
"Williams was at home when gunmen reportedly gained entry to the premises and demanded that he hand over all his valuables. When the demand was not met they opened fire, hitting him several times," the report stated.
The Jamaica Observer spoke with Williams' nephew Tidel Smith, who said the family is struggling to cope with the latest blow.
"We are still in shock. I really don't know what my grandmother is feeling, losing two sons within the same period," he said.
Wayne Smith earned a place in reggae history when he recorded Under Mi Sleng Teng in 1984. It was done on the Sleng Teng beat, which marked the beginning of dancehall music's digital age.
He died from a stomach-related illness on Monday, February 17. 

ALL THESE REGGAE ARTISTS DIED AT AN EARLY AGE (36 and Younger). CAN YOU NAME THEM? See answers below.

The recent passing of legendary pop songstress,Whitney Houston truly shocked all walks of music life as her angelic voice captivated millions of fans worldwide and inspired many of today’s premiere artistes, including within the Dancehall/Reggae fraternity.....
Having died at a relatively young age (48), Houston’s death triggered memories of many other iconic artistes who passed while enjoying the fruits of their prime likeAmy Winehouse or adjusted to the latter stages of their careers like the ‘King of Pop,’ Michael Jackson. It also offered of similar instances within the Jamaican music industry where fans were left to wonder “What If?” when an artiste’s life was taken away while still perfecting their well-regarded craft.
As a measure of remembering the fallen who’ve made contributions, whether small or large, to the evolution of Jamaican music into a global phenomenon, he’s a list of 10 artistes whose impact on music forever resonates with those they’ve left behind. Answer: 1) Garnett Silk, 28 (2) Lil Joe aka J.O.E, 25 (3) Nitty Gritty, 34 (4) Dirtsman, 27 (5) Bob Marley, 36 (6) Simpleton, 33  (7) Copper Cat, 22  (8) Oneil Edwards, 36 of VOICEMAIL more

Vybz Kartel Live "CVM-TV Onstage" Talks About Style Of Bleaching, Cake Soap & More - MAR 2011 - Pt 2

Vybz Kartel Onstage Interview Before Incarceration (Talks About Bounty Killa, Mavado) part 1.0

WOW: Vybz Kartel Voice Notes From Clive Lizard Murder Speaks About Missing Shoes (Guns) And Killing.....Take a listen (VIDEO)

HEALTH : 5 Steps To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance by Mark Hyman, MD......Half of the 24 million people with diabetes don’t know they have it and nearly all the 60 million people with pre-diabetes don’t know they have it.

BREAKING NEWS! Some newly discovered compounds have just been found to turn off all of the genes that cause diabetes. Are these compounds found in a pill bottle? No! Instead, you’ll find them on your dinner plate — in rye bread and pasta.
Nutrician Basics for EveryoneAs I wrote in another blog about diabetes, rye contains special phytonutrients that turn off all the genes responsible for diabetes — in just a few weeks. I explained how to find out if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic. Half of the 24 million people with diabetes don’t know they have it and nearly all the 60 million people with pre-diabetes don’t know they have it.
Today, I want to share with you more information about what you can do NOW to prevent and reverse diabetes and pre-diabetes. And rye bread isn’t the only answer – I’ve got a lot more good advice, too. But first I want to emphasize new research that should be headlines news but never saw the light of day. Do our current drugs treatments for diabetes actually work to prevent heart attacks and death?
Surely lowering blood sugar in diabetics is an effective strategy for reducing the risk of death and heart disease. It would seem obvious that if diabetes is a disease of high blood sugar, then reducing blood sugar would be beneficial.
However elevated sugar is only a symptom, not the cause of the problem. The real problem is elevated insulin unchecked over decades from a highly refined carbohydrate diet, a sedentary lifestyle and environmental toxins.
Most medications and insulin therapy are aimed at lowering blood sugar through increasing insulin. In the randomized ACCORD trial of over 10,000 patients, this turns out to be a bad idea.
In the intensive glucose-lowering group, there were no fewer heart attacks, and more patients died. Yet we continue to pay $174 billion annually for this type of care for diabetes, despite evidence that lifestyle works better than medications. We also pay for cardiac bypass and angioplasty in diabetics when evidence shows no reduction in death or heart attacks compared to medication.
So now that we know what doesn’t work, let me review what does work.
Dietary Recommendations to Reverse Diabetes
Eating in a way that balances your blood sugar, reduces inflammation and oxidative stress, and improves your liver detoxification is the key to preventing and reversing insulin resistance and diabetes. more
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17 y-o Jamaican student of IMMACULATE HIGH , Tchakamau Mahakoe offered 9 scholarships by US universities......Among the 11 institutions in the US that have accepted the teen's applications are Princeton, Duke, Yale, and Stanford universities and the University of Chicago....In 2012 Tchakamau was successful in a mind-boggling 16 subjects, with 15 at grade one...TCHAKAMAU advice for her peers: "Set goals, work towards them and surround yourself with good people."

BY PAUL HENRY henryp@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, April 03, 2014    
TCHAKAMAU, the ambitious and brilliant schoolgirl the Jamaica Observer featured two years ago along with her brother for their academic achievements, has been accepted into 11 American universities, nine of which have offered her scholarships.
Tchakamau Mahakoe is still not settled on
 which of the US universities she will attend.
 (OBSERVER FILE PHOTO)
Her mother Kamau Mahakoe shared the news with the Observer yesterday, noting that she was proud of her daughter's achievement.
"Clearly, l'm ecstatic. I feel really good for her because she has been focused from the start," Kamau said of her 17-year-old daughter, who had been home-schooled before moving on to Immaculate Conception High School in St Andrew, and then the Hillel Academy on a scholarship.
"She has never lost sight of her goals... you don't have to push her... she uses her initiative," Kamau added. "I'm happy for her. Really happy."
Among the 11 institutions in the US that have accepted the teen's applications are Princeton, Duke, Yale, and Stanford universities and the University of Chicago.
The teen is still not clear on which she will be attending come August/September to pursue double majors in physics and biology. She wants to become an astronaut, her mother said.
Asked how she felt about being accepted by 11 universities, Tchakamau responded: "I was just thinking that it's a really good thing that I got accepted by so many. I'm pretty proud, because I got into my top choice, University of Chicago."
Meanwhile, Mahakoe and her husband Omari Ra — a senior lecturer and artist at the Edna Manley School for the Visual and Performing Arts -- have home-schooled their four children in the primary years.
Tchakamau and her brother Kuti have performed brilliantly in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams and CXCs.
In 2012 Tchakamau was successful in a mind-boggling 16 subjects, with 15 at grade one and one at grade two.
Kuti entered Jamaica College at Grade 9 at the young age of 12 in 2011, with six CSECs.
Kuti is now in fifth form and is toying with the idea of entering politics or becoming a scientist.
"The persons who blaze the trail in the world never ask themselves why stop at [a certain point]; they always ask themselves why not step forward and see how much we can do. As a result, we benefit from so many inventions and ideas because they raise the bar; they never settle for what is considered enough," Kamau told the Observer in a 2012 interview, while responding to critics who said that children like hers didn't need to accumulate that many subjects to enter college. more

IN JAMAICA: Lawmakers To Be Kept Busy This Year....Governor General Sir Patrick Allen said the National Disabilities Bill will be tabled. This proposed law will provide for further protection and legal entrenchment of the rights of persons with disabilities.

Published: Friday | April 4, 2014
LAWMAKERS SHOULD be kept busy in the new legislative year with several pieces of legislation, some in gestation for extended periods, to be tabled for deliberation and passage.
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen inspects the Guard of Honour of the First Battalion of the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica Defence Force during the ceremonial opening of the 2014-2015 session of Parliament at Gordon House in Kingston yesterday - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen inspects
 the Guard of Honour of the First Battalion
of the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica
Defence Force during the ceremonial opening
 of the 2014-2015 session of Parliament
 at Gordon House in Kingston yesterday
 - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer
The Integrity Commission Bill to establish a single Anti-Corruption entity, which was tabled late in the just concluded 2013-2014 legislative year, will return to Parliament for debate and passage.
The bill will pave the way for a single body to assume the functions of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, the Integrity Commission and the Office of the Contractor General.
The National Contracts Commission (NCC) will be placed within its own independent administrative structure.
Another critical proposed statute to be introduced in the current legislative year is the Evidence (Amendment) Bill. It will provide for a more efficient trial process, by facilitating a more straightforward introduction of computer records into evidence. It will allow for the uncontested reports of experts to be admitted into evidence without the need to call the expert.
In delivering the Throne Speech during the ceremonial opening of Parliament yesterday, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen said the National Disabilities Bill will be tabled. This proposed law will provide for further protection and legal entrenchment of the rights of persons with disabilities. more

IN JAMAICA: DPP, prosecution team get death threats over Kartel verdict....Threats have also been issued against the life of the murder victim's sister, who gave evidence during the trial, as well as other relatives.

BY KARYL WALKER Editor — Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com  Friday, April 04, 2014    
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn has confirmed that she and members of her prosecution team have received death threats after the guilty verdict of Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused for the murder of former associate Clive 'Lizard' Williams.
Dir. of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn
 speaks with journalists yesterday outside
 Gordon House on Duke Street, downtown
 Kingston. (PHOTO: MICHAEL GORDON)
The Jamaica Observer was reliably informed that Llewellyn had been threatened on the weekend and security around her had been beefed up.
"During the course of this trial we have had threats during the course of our jobs; we have to do our jobs, we have to do it without fear or favour. We suffered threats as well but we have had to ignore it. The police, at every turn, responded immediately. We have had to beef up security around the prosecution," Llewellyn said yesterday.
She said despite popular perception, prosecutors are not hell-bent on sending accused people to prison and begged for the public's understanding.
"I would appeal to the public to appreciate that we have a job to do as professionals. We don't take it personally. We have an obligation as ministers of justice to make sure that everything is fair to the defendant. We cannot be intimidated. We are salaried public servants doing a job that we are committed to doing. If we get a conviction or if someone is acquitted we get the same salary," she said.
Yesterday, the police issued a release outlining a number of threats that were levelled against prosecution witnesses during the trial.
The police said the main prosecution witness, Lamar Chow, is still in protective custody due to several threats against his life and promises that he would be rewarded if he refused to co-operate with the prosecution.
Threats have also been issued against the life of the murder victim's sister, who gave evidence during the trial, as well as other relatives. The police were not exempt. more

St. Michael, Barbados: BARBADIAN police probe shooting death of 22 y-o JAMAICAN woman, SHANICE WHYTE.... Reports indicated Whyte was fatally shot while a group of women and men were playing with a firearm.

Friday, April 04, 2014    
POLICE in Barbados are trying to determine the circumstances which led to the death of a Jamaican woman who was shot in the head in Bibby's Lane, a rural district in the parish of St Michael.
Shanice Whyte, 22, also known as 'Apple', was found in a pool of blood in an upstairs apartment she shared with others at around 4:30 am on Tuesday.
WHYTE… was fatally shot while a group
 of women and men were playing
with a firearm
Reports indicated Whyte was fatally shot while a group of women and men were playing with a firearm. They had just returned from an adult club in Bridgetown prior to the incident.
Neighbours reported hearing an explosion and called on the landlord to investigate what had happened.
According to police, Whyte arrived in Barbados several months ago and was known to frequent one of the adult clubs in the island's capital.
-- Barbados Nation

Why Vybz Kartel got life.... Judge says murder of ‘Lizard’ was planned, premeditated.....that Williams' body had been concealed; the mental stress Williams had been put through before his murder; and the attempt to destroy evidence.

BY PAUL HENRY henryp@jamaicaobserver.com Co-ordinator - Crime/Court Desk  Friday, April 04, 2014 
A muffled cry came from the back of the number two courtroom on the passing of the sentences, and persisted outside. There, the women wept bitterly and two had to be helped to walk.
The news soon reached the throng of people — mostly women — gathered on Barry Street outside the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston and soon the crowd was chanting in unison, "Free World Boss! Free World Boss!" as police struggled clear the thoroughfare.
Workmen stood atop the old National Commercial Bank building, which is being converted into an extension of the High Court, to get a glimpse of the excitement as office workers peered from opened windows, sticking out their torsos.
The uproar was triggered by Justice Lennox Campbell's sentencing of Vybz Kartel; 35-year-old Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell; Kahira Jones, 27; and Andre St John, 27, to life imprisonment.
The courtroom was packed with police officers and court workers, to the point where there was only standing room.
Thirty-eight-year-old Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) was ordered to serve 35 years at hard labour before becoming eligible for parole, Campbell and Jones are to each serve 25 years before parole, and St John is to serve 30 years behind bars before he's eligible for parole.
In handing down the sentences, Justice Campbell outlined that he took into consideration the fact that the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams on August 16, 2011 was planned and premeditated; that Williams' body had been concealed; the mental stress Williams had been put through before his murder; and the attempt to destroy evidence.
Still, Campbell said that most of these wouldn't apply to St John and that he was mindful that the men had varying roles in the killing at a house owned by Vybz Kartel in Havendale, St Andrew over two missing guns. more

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: VYBZ KARTEL GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE, ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN 35 Years.... and is expected to appeal. Roads are blocked in downtown Kingston. Small crowd gathered......

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Vybz Kartel aka Adijah Palmer was sentenced to LIFE SENTENCE imprisonment today in the Supreme Court downtown Kingston after he was found guilty along with his 3 co-accused  for the murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams. Kartel is eligible for parole in 35 years. An appeal is expected in the case. Kartel has been in jail since 2011.

Unlike to three Thursdays ago when jurors returned with a guilty verdict for Adidja Vybz Kartel Palmer and three co-accused in the murder trial for the killing of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, crowd support downtown Kingston today is sparse. Supporters of Kartel were visibly shaken, whilst police made sure there were no outburst of violence. At last Thursday's sentencing hearing, attorney Tom Tavares-Finson, who represents Vybz Kartel, informed the court that his client was maintaining his innocence and was not seeking any leniency from the court.


King Street was closed to vehicular traffic between Harbour Street and South Parade. The police say this means motorists travelling from South Parade, Tower Street, Harbour Street, and Barry Street was not able to turn onto King Street. However, the police say merchants and business operators will be allowed limited access to this area.
Church Street was closed to vehicular traffic between South Parade and Tower Street. No traffic was allowed to turn onto Church Street from Barry Street, and only court officials and police vehicles were able to access Church Street from the direction of South Parade or Tower Street, the advisory said.

More to follow.........

KARTEL SENTENCING TIME: Jones may have lacked proper parental guidance, defence attorney pleas.... “The men in the dock are not monsters, they are human though they may be vilified in certain circles they are not monsters,” said Rogers.

Thursday, April 03, 2014 | 11:09 AM    
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In making a plea Thursday morning in the sentencing of entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused, attorney at law for Kahira Jones, Pierre Rogers, said that his client may have lacked proper parental guidance.
“He is a product of our society. He has emerged from the Jamaica that we created,” Rogers said. “Mr Jones up until this point his record is unblemished.”
Rogers, during his final deposition, said that his client dropped out of high school because of a lack of parental guidance 
He also made reference to Police Constable Rushan Hamilton who was sentenced to 35 years for the murder of a teenager who had complained of being carnally abused by the cop.
Rogers asked Justice Lennox Campbell not to juxtapose the two cases when handing down his sentence on Jones.
“The men in the dock are not monsters, they are human though they may be vilified in certain circles they are not monsters,” said Rogers.
Kartel (Adidja Palmer), Jones, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell  and Andre St John are being sentenced for the August  2011 murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. more 

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IN ODDAH NEWS : 31 y-o Florida man, Dwayne Yeager Staged Break-In To Get Out Of Work, Police Say...."He stated his wife was adamant that he go to work and he didn't want to," (VIDEO BELOW)


We've all had those mornings when we just didn't want to go to work. But police say 31-year-old Dwayne A. Yeager of Brandon, Fla., took that feeling to the next level.....
Yeager
Dwayne Yeager
He allegedly staged a break-in at his home so he wouldn't have to show up at his job. "My door's open, my windows to my son's bedroom are wide open," he said in a call to police that was recorded and replayed by Bay News 9. "My TV's in there on the ground." He also described a car leaving the scene as "a white, kind of little Honda Civic pulling away. White, it had kind of like a black fender." But police found no sign of forced entry, and say surveillance video tells another story -- because it appears to show Yeager setting up the break-in.
You can watch it hereIn addition, neighbors say they saw Yeager leave, return home and open the windows himself, CBS Tampa reports. Police say Yeager eventually admitted he ransacked his own home to make it look like it had been robbed, then called police to get out of going to work. "He stated his wife was adamant that he go to work and he didn't want to," according a police report cited by the local Bay News 9. more

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: How many years will Vybz Kartel get? Controversial entertainer to be sentenced for murder today......Some high-profile prisoners deemed to be high-risk who have already been given hefty sentences are still housed at the New Horizon Remand Centre. They include Joel Andem, Donald 'Zeeks' Phipps, Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton, Kevin 'Richie Poo' Tyndale and multiple murderer Michael McLean.....

Thursday, April 03, 2014    
JUSTICE Lennox Campbell will today hand down sentences on Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused in the High Circuit Court in downtown Kingston.
Kartel
The judge last week Thursday postponed the sentencing after defence attorneys informed him that they were not in receipt of a letter he had instructed be sent to them seeking their assistance on sentencing guidelines.
The letter has since been delivered and Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, Shaun 'Storm' Campbell, Kahira Jones and André St John will know how long they will spend behind bars before they are eligible for parole.
The four were convicted for the August 16, 2011 murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams.
They have, in the meantime, all signalled their intention to appeal the conviction.
At last Thursday's sentencing hearing, attorney Tom Tavares-Finson, who represents Vybz Kartel, informed the court that his client was maintaining his innocence and was not seeking any leniency from the court.
Yesterday, a source close to the Department of Correctional Services told the Jamaica Observer that Vybz Kartel might not be removed from the New Horizon Remand Centre, where he spent almost three years awaiting the end of two consecutive murder trials.
If he remains at Horizon it would dash hopes of the entertainer openly recording music while incarcerated as the department's record studio is at the Tower Street Adult Correctional facility.
"It depends on his risk assessment. If he is deemed high risk, he might not be moved from Horizon. If he remains defiant and maintains that he is innocent, he certainly will not get into the rehabilitation programme as he must admit to his wrongdoing to be admitted into rehabilitation. It depends on his conduct, too," the source said.
Some high-profile prisoners deemed to be high-risk who have already been given hefty sentences are still housed at the New Horizon Remand Centre. They include Joel Andem, Donald 'Zeeks' Phipps, Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton, Kevin 'Richie Poo' Tyndale and multiple murderer Michael McLean. more