Drunk Woman Busted For Loud Sex In Airplane Bathroom: Report, An irate young woman had to be restrained after cabin crew members busted up her tryst with a man in the bathroom during a Virgin airlines flight to Las Vegas from London last week.

The Huffington Post  | by  Andres Jauregui

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens on the way to Vegas is apparently everyone's business, whether they want to know about it or not.

An irate young woman had to be restrained after cabin crew members busted up her tryst with a man in the bathroom during a Virgin airlines flight to Las Vegas from London last week.

Passengers told UK tabloid The Sun that they saw the woman, who was in her 20s and traveling with her parents, flirting and "getting heated with the guy next to her."

People began to complain about hearing loud sex noises after the couple retreated to a restroom. Crew members forced the restroom door open and thwarted the couple's mile-high induction ceremony.

The woman, who the Daily Mail described as "drunken," became abusive towards the cabin crew and had to be cuffed to her seat. U.S. authorities questioned her once the plane landed, but they let her go with a warning. It's not clear if the woman knew the man whom she joined in the restroom prior to getting on the plane. Virgin Airlines did not respond to the Huffington Post's request for comment.

Other people have gotten in trouble for getting frisky on an airplane. In February, an intoxicated woman was arrested after she got rowdy when passengers on a Delta flight refused her sexual advances. The plane had to be diverted so that she could be taken into custody.

IN JAMAICA: Senior cop James Forbes convicted on corruption charge.... Forbes to appeal conviction. Should Forbes lose his appeal it would bring an end to the 30-year career of a man who was slated for promotion

Saturday, May 10, 2014 Jamaica Observer   

SENIOR Superintendent of Police James Forbes, the cop who in the 1990s became the poster boy of what a clean police force should be, was yesterday convicted on a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The guilty verdict, handed down by Corporate Area Magistrate Stephanie Jackson-Haisley, makes Forbes the most senior member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to be convicted on corruption charges.

FORBES… showed no emotion at the verdict

He's to be sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court next week Thursday. His bail was extended until then.

Following the conviction, Queen's Counsel Jacqueline Samuels-Brown gave notice that she would be appealing the decision, but Jackson-Haisley told her to wait until after sentencing before she gives notice.

Should Forbes lose his appeal it would bring an end to the 30-year career of a man who was slated for promotion to the post of assistant commissioner just before the arrest.

Yesterday, Forbes showed no emotion at the verdict but earlier he was seen rubbing his fingers relentlessly, and constantly swallowed hard when it became obvious what the decision would be.

In handing down the verdict, the magistrate said she found that Forbes was aware of the circumstances surrounding businessman Bruce Bicknell, in that Bicknell had been arrested and was before the court on allegations that he attempted to bribe a police officer during a traffic stop, when he (Forbes) called the meeting that resulted in a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice being brought against him.

"The meeting was designed to affect the outcome of the matter against [Mr Bicknell]," Jackson-Haisley told a court packed with stunned police officers. "His act was intended to pervert the course of justice."

The magistrate rejected Forbes' defence and said she found him to be "changing his defence as the trial progressed". She said she also found him to be "insincere and disingenuous" in his testimony. more

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Pope Francis Calls For 'Legitimate Redistribution' Of Wealth To The Poor....On Friday, Francis called for the United Nations to promote a "worldwide ethical mobilization" . WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT ON THIS?

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis called Friday for governments to redistribute wealth to the poor in a new spirit of generosity to help curb the "economy of exclusion" that is taking hold today.

Francis made the appeal during a speech to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of major U.N. agencies who are meeting in Rome this week.

Latin America's first pope has frequently lashed out at the injustices of capitalism and the global economic system that excludes so much of humanity.

POPE FRANCIS

On Friday, Francis called for the United Nations to promote a "worldwide ethical mobilization" of solidarity with the poor in a new spirit of generosity.

He said a more equal form of economic progress can be had through "the legitimate redistribution of economic benefits by the state, as well as indispensable cooperation between the private sector and civil society."

Francis had a similar message to the World Economic Forum in January and in h is apostolic exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel." That document, which denounced trickle-down economic theories as unproven and naive, provoked criticism in the U.S. that he was Marxist.

Francis has denied he's Marxist, and spent years in Argentina battling Marxist excesses of liberation theology. But he has said from the outset that he wants a church that "is poor and for the poor" and ministers to the most marginal of society.

On Friday, he urged the U.N. to promote development goals that attack the root causes of poverty and hunger, protect the environment and ensure "dignified" labor for all. more

IN JAMAICA: Court says man who killed cop acted in self defence....A 37-year-old man was yesterday acquitted of a charge of murder in the stabbing death of his brother-in-law, who is a police officer, over a $22,000 loan.

Friday, May 09, 2014    

A 37-year-old man was yesterday acquitted of a charge of murder in the stabbing death of his brother-in-law, who is a police officer, over a $22,000 loan.

Desmond Bariff, a labourer of Portmore in St Catherine, was set free after the Justice Marva McDonald Bishop instructed the jurors to enter a formal verdict of not guilty in the trial before the St Catherine Circuit Court.

Bariff, the court was told during the trial that started on Wednesday, stabbed Stijan Wood during a dispute at the Portmore home of Wood's family on November 26, 2010.

Evidence was led that the altercation arose out of an argument over an unpaid loan from Bariff to Wood. It was further alleged that the altercation got physical and Wood was stabbed.

Wood's parents reportedly came out the house and saw him bleeding from the chest.

The policeman, who was assigned to the Mobile Reserve, died leaving a son who was one-year-old at the time.

Bariff handed in himself to the police, and told them that he acted in self defence.

Yesterday, after the crown closed its case, attorney Peter Champagnie made a no-case submission, arguing that the it had not been proven that the accused wasn't acting in self defence.

At the end, McDonald Bishop upheld the submission and instructed the 12-member panel of jurors to return a formal verdict of not guilty. more

Look Up - A Poem That Will Inspire You to Put Down Your Smartphone....This Is A Video EVERYONE Needs To See. For The First Time In My Life, I'm Speechless.

Jamaicans urged to 'beautify the land' on Labour Day 2014, and is encouraging Jamaicans to uplift communities on May 23, under the theme, 'Take a stand... Beautify our Land'

 Friday, May 09, 2014    

THE Ministry of Youth and Culture has launched Workers Week and Labour Day 2014, and is encouraging Jamaicans to uplift communities on May 23, under the theme, 'Take a stand... Beautify our Land'.

Labour Day project at D Frank Early Childhood Institution
 in May 2013. (FILE PHOTO)

A number of activities are planned, such as a church service to be held on May 18 at the Covenant Moravian Church in Kingston, and a public forum at Emancipation Park, to recognise employees during this year's Workers Week, which is being celebrated from May 18 to 23.

The National Labour Day project will be the Climate Change Park in Portmore, St Catherine.

Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna, who addressed the launch at Jamaica House on Wednesday, emphasised that it is crucial that all Jamaicans make an impact of protecting the natural resources.

"So, if you have environmental issues in your communities, let us get out there and address them. Let us not use Labour Day as a time of rest, use it as a time of work to galvanise the best of who we are," the Minister said.

Hanna also encouraged persons to avail themselves for other projects in their communities.

There will also be a focus on beautifying police stations and posts across the island.

Parish Councils and the Social Development Commission will be facilitating the registration of projects at the parish level, and their personnel will also be actively involved on the day with the various work activities in the communities. more

IN JAMAICA: 32 y-o Woman, Kadian Oshane stabbed several times, dies.....The woman's attacker was immediately set upon by an angry mob, but was rescued by the police..... Yesterday, as the police carried out investigations into the killing, some members of the public expressed anger that the accused killer was rescued by the police.

Friday, May 09, 2014 Jamaica Observer   

A 32-year-old woman was yesterday stabbed to death in a daring attack on North Street in downtown Kingston.

The woman, identified as Kadian Oshane, resident of Penwood Road, Kingston was walking on North Street about 9:00 am when she was attacked by a man who dragged her to a nearby open lot, where he stabbed her several times.

The woman's attacker was immediately set upon by an angry mob, but was rescued by the police.

A policeman at the crime scene on North Street, Kingston
 where a 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death, yesterday.
 (PHOTO: KARL MCLARTY)

The Kingston Central police said they suspect that the man may have been the boyfriend of the victim.

"Is one of the wickedest act. The girl was walking along the road when this man just came up to her and start to attack her," said a frightened looking woman, who said she heard the screams of the woman when she was cornered by the man.

"[It was] the screams for murder me hear and when me look me see a man a run away from the area," said another woman, who was part of a small group who stood close to the murder scene.

"The girl no live no life and that is how them treat her; it's sad," said another woman.

Yesterday, as the police carried out investigations into the killing, some members of the public expressed anger that the accused killer was rescued by the police. They said that the police should have allowed them to beat him to death. more

IN JAMAICA: Solar Savings - Holy Trinity High Cuts Bill In Half With Renewable Energy....."Our light bill was touching nearly $1 million per month and now our light bills are down to $500,000-$600,000 per month, where we can manage it easier.

SHOCKED THAT the approximately $1 million monthly electricitybill at Holy Trinity High School has been cut by half, the country's sole power provider, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), made its way to the Central Kingston-based school to investigate whether the reduction was due to meter tampering or abstraction.

But Holy Trinity, a technical institution with an auto-mechanic centre, cosmetology and computer labs, as well as welding and woodwork workshops, a music department and a home economics department, has plugged into the sun. The school has been relying less on the mainly oil-powered electricity supplied by the JPS.

"Our light bill was touching nearly $1 million per month and now our light bills are down to $500-$600 and odd (thousand) per month, where we can manage it easier. The JPS came because they could not believe the drop that they saw. They came to measure to see what was happening and then they recognised that we had solar panels installed," principalfor the institution, Margaret Brisset-Bolt told The Gleaner.

Brisset-Bolt said it costs approximately $2 million per month to run the school, a tab which does not include wages and salaries. At the same time, the school has an outstanding bill with the JPS, which the principal says they are making every attempt to clear, even as she laments the fact that her institution has been hobbled by low revenues.

Education Minister Ronald Thwaites, in whose constituency Holy Trinity falls, said in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the experience of schools like Holy Trinity underscores the need for more schools to rely on renewable energy such as solar.

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Dancehall, Reggae Mix For Reggae In The Park at Philadelphia, PA.... will be headlined by reggae artiste Matisyahu. Also booked to perform are reggae and dancehall artistes such as Mavado, Konshens, Morgan Heritage, Steel Pulse, The Expendables and Inner Circle, among others..

Published: Friday | May 9, 2014 

Philadelphia's renowned annual reggae festival, Reggae in The Park, will be celebrating its third anniversary this year. The festival in Pennsylvania, USA, has pulled in thousands of patrons in previous years and the organisers are predicting that the 2014 staging will also have a strong turnout.

 Matisyahu

The event is presented by The Mann, AEG Live and Jamaican DaveProductions. It is slated as a production suitable to all ages.

This year, Reggae in the Park will be headlined by reggae artiste Matisyahu. Also booked to perform are reggae and dancehall artistes such as Mavado, Konshens, Morgan Heritage, Steel Pulse, The Expendables and Inner Circle, among others.

Early ticket specials

Konshens

Reggae in The Park 2014 will be held on August 3 at The Mann. Tickets bought in advance will cost patrons US$65 and US$49.50 for the balcony experience, while those who choose to view the show from the lawn will be charged US$40. Gold circle tickets will cost US$89.50.

Patrons who choose to purchase their tickets on the day of the show will be charged US$70 and US$54.50 for the balcony, US$45 for the lawn and US$94.50 for the gold circle. Children under 12 years old will be admitted to the event free, but only if accompanied by a parent. more

PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller: Stand up against criminals who damage schools....the prime minister called on Jamaicans to make a commitment to help in tackling crime... "Take A Stand — Beautify Our Land".

Thursday, May 08, 2014 Jamaica Observer   

PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller has called on Jamaicans to take a firm stand against criminals in the society who invade and cause damage to schools, especially at a time when students are sitting examinations.

Portia Simpson-Miller

In a speech delivered on her behalf by Labour Minister Derrick Kellier at yesterday's function to launch Workers Week and Labour Day 2014 at Jamaica House, the prime minister made reference to the incident at Tacky High School in St Mary, which was torched by arsonists Monday. She said the education minister and his team were doing everything to restore normality at the institution and that every effort would be made to bring the perpetrators to justice.

In reiterating Government's commitment to tackling crime at all levels, the prime minister called on Jamaicans to make a commitment to help in tackling crime.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller said it was for this reason she was pleased that Labour Day 2014 projects across the island will focus on repairs and renovation of police stations, as the Government continues to increase its efforts toward creating a safe and secure Jamaica.

Burnt School Books
Examined by Thwaites

"Labour Day 2014 will give us an opportunity not only to recognise the important work of our security forces, but also for communities to extend their hand in partnership with them... towards a better Jamaica," she said.

Labour Day 2014, a collaborative effort by the ministries of labour, local government, and youth and culture will be observed on Friday, May 23, under the theme "Take A Stand — Beautify Our Land". more

IN JAMAICA: Two Masked men allegedly held with 36 bank cards and more than $250,000 at an automated teller machine (ATM) in St Mary....The two have been identified as 31-one-year-old Shamari Davis of Waterloo Avenue in Kingston, and Levar Henry of Ocho Rios in St Ann

BY TANESHA MUNDLE Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, May 08, 2014    

TWO masked men, who were alleged caught with 36 bank cards and more than $250,000 at an automated teller machine (ATM) in St Mary, were both offered bail when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court last Friday.

Bank Cards

The two have been identified as 31-one-year-old Shamari Davis of Waterloo Avenue in Kingston, and Levar Henry of Ocho Rios in St Ann, who were both offered bail in the sum of $200,000 and $350,000, respectively. The court was informed that Henry was on bail on an earlier drug-related charge when the alleged incident occurred.

The men were on Friday offered bail by Senior Magistrate Georgianna Fraser on charges of forgery, obtaining money by forged documents, conspiracy to defraud, and possession of identity information.

The court heard that on April 24, a team of police officers were in St Mary when they saw the two masked men inside the ATM. The officers reportedly became suspicious and accosted the men who were searched and found with 36 bank cards purported to be issued by National Commercial Bank and the Royal Bank of Canada. Cash amounting to $259,000 was also allegedly confiscated from the men.

The men were reportedly asked to account for the money and the bank cards but refused to comply and were arrested and charged.

Davis' attorney, Shanagaye Mitchell, told the court that her client was innocent and denied all the allegations.

"So he wasn't wearing any mask and he wasn't in the machine? He didn't have any money and any cards?" Fraser asked.

"My instruction is that my client denies all the allegations," Mitchell insisted.

However, Attorney Oswest Senior Smith, who is representing Henry, told the court that he needed to get further instructions from his client before addressing the allegations. more

IN JAMAICA: Hell in West Kingston..... Five shot dead between Tuesday night and yesterday...."Right now we are in fear; everyday there is another shooting [and] we don't know who will be next," said a female resident of Denham Town."These criminals [are] going after each other despite the presence of the police; we are worried,"

BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, May 08, 2014    

FIVE people were shot and killed in the Kingston Western Police Division between Tuesday and yesterday evening as gunmen continued their rampage in the city's west end.

The first incident, police said, took place on Race Course Road about 9:20 Tuesday night when a man, identified as Gerrel Bravo, alias 'Neiko', of Upper Regent Street was shot dead by gunmen while driving his motor vehicle in the area.

This placard carries a strong message from
 residents of West Kingston who say they
 are tired of violence in their communities.

Residents reported hearing loud explosions and alerted the police, who searched the area and found Bravo's body slumped over the steering wheel of the vehicle.

Less than half an hour later, gunmen struck in Denham Town when a construction worker, identified as Vernon Vanzie, otherwise called 'Buba' and 'Anthony', was chased and shot dead while standing among a group of children on Metcalfe Street. While police were at that crime scene they were informed of another shooting, on Lincoln Crescent, where Kevin Black, a gas pump attendant, was shot several times as he stood outside a bar. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Two more murders were reported in the western section of the capital city yesterday evening. Details on yesterday's killings were not immediately available but the Jamaica Observer was told by a police source that one man was shot and killed on Pink Lane and the other on Hannah Street.

Police at crime scene

The killings, based on Observer calculations, has brought to nine the number of people killed in West Kingston in the last five weeks.

Residents of the area said yesterday that they were worried about the upsurge in gun violence.

"Right now we are in fear; everyday there is another shooting [and] we don't know who will be next," said a female resident of Denham Town."These criminals [are] going after each other despite the presence of the police; we are worried," said

another resident.more

16-Year-Old, GRACE BUSH Graduates From High School and College In Same Week.....Bush attended Florida Atlantic University High School in Boca Raton where students are given the opportunity to dual enroll in college courses and earn credits for a higher degree....Bush, who will soon start a master’s program, says she would eventually like to go to law school and then become chief justice of the United States.

Talk about an overachiever.

When 16-year-old Grace Bush receives her high school diploma this week, she won’t be looking forward to four years in college -- but that's not because she won’t be getting a higher degree. Bush received her college diploma days before graduating high school, according to CBS Miami.

Bush attended Florida Atlantic University High School in Boca Raton where students are given the opportunity to dual enroll in college courses and earn credits for a higher degree, according to the Sun Sentinel.

“I started when I was 13 at Broward College and I also took my classes throughout the summer, so I was able to finish it before four years,” Bush, who received her degree from Florida Atlantic University, told CBS Miami.

Bush is one of nine children. Her two older siblings also received their college degrees early, but Bush’s mother, Gisela, said her daughter is a particularly quick learner.

"She was very accelerated. She started reading at 2, and she could perform as well as her older sister who was three years her senior," the mother told the Sun Sentinel.

Bush, who will soon start a master’s program, says she would eventually like to go to law school and then become chief justice of the United States.

Her father told local outlet WPBF he doesn't think her dream is too far-fetched.

"She graduated at the age of 16; do you think she can achieve that?" Bobby Bush asked the outlet. "I believe so." more

'I wish we'd killed more!': U.S. white supremacist couple kiss and grin as they're sentenced to life for killing sex offender and his wife....Jeremy and Christine Moody admitted to killing Marvin and Gretchen Parker in July 2013 and the Moodys were sentenced today

Jeremy Lee Moody and Christine Moody

A white supremacist couple in North Carolina have been sentenced to consecutive life sentences after killing a registered sex offender and his wife.
Jeremy Lee Moody and Christine Moody admitted to purposefully targeting and killing a couple in July of last year.
The couple admitted to killing Marvin Parker, 59, and his wife Gretchen Dawn Parker, 51, and said that they chose their victims because he was a registered sex offender.
They were unrepentant at the sentencing on Tuesday and even kissed after being sentenced to two consecutive life sentences each.
Initially, Jeremy and Christine Moody apologized to the judge and asked for a 30-year sentence so they could see their children and grow old together.
But after Union County Judge Lee Alford handed down the maximum punishment, they showed how they really felt.
'See you perverts later,' Jeremy Moody shouted at Charles Parker's family as he walked out of court. 'That's what child molesters get.'
'They got exactly what they deserve,' Jeremy also told reporter.
'Had to do it over again, I'd kill more.'
'I think Jeremy and I would have done it again if given the opportunity,' Christine Moody said to reporters.
'I have no regrets. Killing that pedophile was the best day of my life.'

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Donald Sterling's girlfriend, V. Stiviano under investigation for 'EXTORTING' him with threat to release more recordings rants....reportedly to have more than 100 hours of recordings of conversations.....as her 'lengthy rap sheet' is revealed....It was revealed she has been arrested for at least 4 crimes and used 5 aliases - changing her race from crime to crime

Former assistant of Donald Sterling under investigation by the LA County DA's Bureau of Investigation

Focusing on V. Stiviano's claim to have more than 100 hours of recordings of conversations with LA Clippers owner Sterling

Initially thought Sterling phoned Stiviano to ask 'How can we make this go away?'

It is now believed that Stiviano and her representatives made this phone call to the billionaire

It was revealed she has been arrested for at least 4 crimes and used 5 aliases - changing her race from crime to crime

Also revealed the  31-year-old has been fostering the children, both under the age of 12, for several years but the adoption was finalized last Friday

A source told RadarOnline that Sterling himself had in fact spent time with the boys, and 'was very sweet to them'

'V is over the moon that the adoption is final and legal,' the insider reportedly told Radar

V. Stiviano, the woman at the center of the Donald Sterling racism scandal is allegedly being investigated for allegedly extorting the embattled LA Clippers owner by demanding money to keep more audio recordings secret.

A senior official with the LA County DA's Bureau of Investigation contacted Donald Sterling's wife Rochelle on Tuesday asking to interview her in connection with alleged blackmail, a report has claimed.

The investigation is said to be focusing on Stiviano's claims to have more than 100 hours of recordings of conversations between her and Sterling and whether the disgraced billionaire had given legal permission for him to be taped at all times as Stiviano claims.

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WILL SMITH daughter, Willow Smith, 13, raises eyebrows as she is pictured lying in bed with 20-year-old actor Moises Arias

A picture of 13-year-old Willow Smith lying in bed with a 20-year-old has sparked controversy after it was posted online.

In the black and white Instagram snap, the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith is seen with actor Moises Arias.

Arias, famous for his role as Rico on Disney's Hannah Montana, is shirtless as he leans against a wall, while Willow lies on her side next to him, her head resting on her arm.

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JAMAICA Observer/Flow staging free CSEC workshops for over 800 students.... is scheduled to start at 8:30 am and will offer mathematics and English CSEC seminars.

Wednesday, May 07, 2014 Jamaica Observer    

STUDENTS at Herbert Morrison Technical High School will this Saturday receive exam preparation tips during the third of several islandwide CSEC workshops hosted by the Jamaica Observer in collaboration with Flow.

The free workshop is scheduled to start at 8:30 am and will offer mathematics and English CSEC seminars.

Nicole Campbell (second left), corporate social
 responsibility specialist at Flow, with quiz winners
 at last Saturday’s Jamaica Observer CSEC Workshop
 in Kingston at The Queen’s School. Flow has
 partnered with the Jamaica Observer for the
workshops and will be providing special Internet
 deals with access to Edufocal.com, an
 online CSEC learning tool, during the
month of May.

The first instalment was held on April 26, 2014 at Jose Marti Technical High School, while the second workshop was held last Saturday at The Queen's School in Kingston.

To participate, students are required to complete a registration form available in the Jamaica Observer and submit it to the newspaper's branches in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay or Mandeville, or to the head office on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston. Participants will be provided with learning material and lunch free of cost.

"Flow has been the title sponsor of the Observer Schools Tour Programme since 2011 and has remained committed to the improvement of education and helping students prepare for both GSAT and CSEC through the use of our broadband technology," said Gail Abrahams, corporate communications director at Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, operators of Flow and Columbus Business Solutions.

"As a regional telecommunications provider, we have seen the impact of Internet usage on academic performance in some of our existing school programmes, and so we are committed to providing our technology and resources to prepare students for this important examination," Abrahams added. more

IN JAMAICA: Few jobs, hundreds of applicants at the new fast food chain, KFC, slated to be opened in Portmore, St. Catherine...There will be some 40 jobs on offer....A number of people, however, left the recruitment site disappointed after their applications were rejected for different reasons. For Fletcher-Brown, the pill she had to swallow. "Them say me over-qualified. You know how many people come here with diplomas?

BY KARYL WALKER walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com  Wednesday, May 07, 2014    

NADINE Fletcher-Brown tried her best to smile yesterday, but the disappointment of not being eligible for a job at a branch of the fast food chain, KFC, was evident.

Fletcher-Brown was among hundreds of people who had descended on the New Testament Church of God in Bayside, Portmore, St Catherine for jobs at a new branch of the fast food chain now under construction.

Applicants for KFC jobs

A number of people, however, left the recruitment site disappointed after their applications were rejected for different reasons.

For Fletcher-Brown, the pill she had to swallow. "Them say me over-qualified. You know how many people come here with diplomas? How is someone over-qualified for a job?" she asked.

Another applicant was a bit luckier as he reported that he was accepted. "Well at least me can look forward for a job when the restaurant opens," said the smiling man, who did not want his name to be used.

The new KFC restaurant will be located on Grange Lane in front of the community of West Cumberland, and is slated to open in mid-summer. There will be some 40 jobs on offer.

The Jamaica Observer was pointed to a woman who was said to be the supervisor in charge yesterday, but she was not very helpful when asked to comment on the recruitment. "I have nothing to say to the media. You can see for yourself that things are going well. Call the head office," the woman said.

As she spoke she instructed a woman seated at a desk in front of her how to fill out an application form. The woman eagerly followed her instructions.

The droves of applicants was an indication of the high unemployment rate in the municipality of Portmore, one man said. "People don't have any jobs and will even take jobs that they would not usually think of, just to survive. I did not get accepted but I am not going to lose heart because I know I will have to come through soon or things going fall apart for me and my family," the man said. more

Chronixx tops Linkage Awards with 3 wins at Evander Child's High School in The Bronx, New York....Deejay I-Octane and singer Tessanne Chin won two awards....Four persons (Lady Junie, Sister Nancy, Tony Rebel and Etana) received Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Wednesday, May 07, 2014    

ROOTS sensation Chronixx was the toast of the fifth Linkage Awards last Saturday, at Evander Child's High School in The Bronx, New York.

Chronixx won three awards: Culture Artist of the Year, Best New Artist and Entertainer of the Year.

The singer had an outstanding 2013, topping charts with the ballad Smile Jamaica and hard-hitting Here Comes Trouble.

Deejay I-Octane and singer Tessanne Chin won two awards. The former was selected Male DJ of the Year and Male Recording Artist of the Year, while Chin, winner of the fifth season of NBC's hit show The Voice, won Female Recording Artist of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.

Four persons (Lady Junie, Sister Nancy, Tony Rebel and Etana) received Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Other recipients of Linkage Awards were:

Lady Saw -- Female DJ of the Year

Tony Rebel -- Promoter of the Year for Rebel Salute

One Drop (QQ) -- Song of the Year

Steve Locke (Truck Back Records) -- Producer of the Year

Adrian Cunningham -- Gospel Artist of the Year

Ginjah -- Male Vocalist of the Year

Audrey Thomas (WVIP Radio) -- Best Legal Programme

VP Records -- Outstanding Contribution to Music

Beenie Man -- Outstanding Achievement in Music

Queen Ifrica -- Outstanding Achievement in Music

Ron Muschette (Irie FM) -- Radio Personality of the Year

Jamaica Red Hott Radio -- Radio Station of the Year

Ragashanti (Tambourine Radio) -- Radio Personality of the Year. more

ENTERTAINMENT: Spotlight on Reggae woes.....The discussion is slated for June 20 and, among other issues, examines the decline in reggae music sales and live dates in the US....The event spearheaded by Entertainment Lawyer Lloyd Stanbury, takes place at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, scheduled for June 20-22 at Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California.

BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer reporter livingstonc@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, May 07, 2014  

REGGAE'S plummeting sales in the United States will be the focus of a panel discussion at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, scheduled for June 20-22 at Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California.

Dubbed 'The Status of the Reggae Music Business in the USA', it is the brainchild of entertainment lawyer Lloyd Stanbury. He, tour/artiste manager Copeland Forbes, attorney/concert promoter David Baram, Texas reggae disc jockey Sister Irie and Sierra Nevada World Music Festival founder Warren Smith, are the panellists.

Lloyd Stanbury, Attorney

Stanbury told the Jamaica Observer that he got the idea for the forum after attending last year's show. He plans to outline plans for an improved reggae industry in his book, Reggae Roadblocks — Who Is Responsible, expected to be out this year.

"I am examining the issues surrounding the challenges faced in developing a global reggae music industry. My main questions focus on whether the roadblocks that I see are presented by the Babylon system, or whether they are self-imposed by the cultural practices and un-professionalism of the Jamaican reggae artistes," Stanbury said.

He hopes the discussion will generate information which can be fed into the Jamaican community, "So we can better prepare ourselves for interaction with our American partners and colleagues in the music industry".

The discussion is slated for June 20 and, among other issues, examines the decline in reggae music sales and live dates in the US.

First held in 1994, the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival has consistently showcased different forms of Jamaican music, mainly roots-reggae.

This year, the event will see performances from Barrington Levy, Rebelution, Bitty McLean, Raging Fyah, The Tamlins and Horace Andy. more

Bolt makes Twitter appeal for return of stolen shoes....The orange Puma shoes were reportedly auctioned off during a sporting memorabilia sale at Sotheby’s in November 2012 and are valued at about £20,000.

Tuesday, May 06, 2014 | 4:29 PM  
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ace sprinter Usain Bolt has made an appeal on Twitter for the return of a pair of his signed running shoes that were recently stolen in London.

The spikes signed by Bolt and framed for display with a photo of the athlete after he set the 100-metre world record in 2009 was stolen in South London sometime in April.

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Bolt’s first tweet came at approximately midday and was accompanied by a picture of a story about the stolen shoes.

“Breaking News.. All you had to do was just ask me for one... No need to go stealing the ppl things. Come on now.” He tweeted.

About two hours later Bolt posted another photo showing him signing new pairs of running shoes accompanied by the tweet: "Only natural I sign sum spikes after one of my overly excited fan stole that one..FedEx straight to London later."

The orange Puma shoes were reportedly auctioned off during a sporting memorabilia sale at Sotheby’s in November 2012 and are valued at about £20,000.