The child's mother told KERO he needed a few stitches but is OK otherwise.
Update: TMZ reports the dog is in the custody of animal control officers and, due to its continued aggressive nature, will likely be put to sleep.
My Cat Saved My Son : Hero Cat Saves Boy From Dog Attack In Amazingly Candid Video
The child's mother told KERO he needed a few stitches but is OK otherwise.
Track & Field Sport: USAIN BOLT, Veronica Campbell-Brown Out....However, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Yohan Blake to lead 39-strong squad at World Relays....
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com Thursday, May 15, 2014
OLYMPIC champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and 2011 World Championships 100m champion Yohan Blake will headline a powerful 39-strong Jamaican squad to the inaugural IAAF World Relays set for the Bahamas, May 24 and 25, the Jamaica Observer understands.
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| FRASER-PRYCE… should team up with the likes of Kerron Stewart, Carrie Russell, Simone Facey and Anneshia McLaughlin in both 4x100m and 4x200m relays |
However, as expected the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, was not selected by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) for the event that also serves as a qualifier to the 2015 World Championships.
Bolt has not run competitively all season and recently he indicated in a Jamaica Observer story that his participation was solely dependent on his coach Glen Mills.
Seven-time Olympic medallist Veronica Campbell Brown, who was selected for Jamaica's World Indoor Championships team in March, was also excluded.
But Campbell Brown, the three-time Olympic 200m champion, is set for a mouth-watering clash with reigning 200m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at the Shanghai Diamond League in China this Sunday.
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| BLAKE… has a stunning personal best of 19.26 seconds in the 200m |
The full team was expected to be officially announced yesterday after ratification by the JAAA, but up to press time last night, a lengthy meeting that was scheduled to start at 5:00 pm to discuss same was still in progress.
Both Blake and Fraser-Pryce are expected to lead Jamaica in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays.
With both Bolt and the suspended Asafa Powell missing from Jamaica's powerful 4x100m team, Blake, the 100-metre 2011 world champion, should line up alongside Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole and the improving duo of either Andrew Fisher or Jason Livermore. more
Smartphone app coming for anonymous crime reporting....will also provide alerts from the police, similar to the Ananda Alert
Thursday, May 15, 2014
WITHIN the next few months, citizens with access to android smartphones will be able to download a special application (app), allowing them to report a crime or send information to the police anonymously.
The application, which is slated to be launched in the first quarter of this fiscal year, will also provide alerts from the police, similar to the Ananda Alert, as well as relevant updates to newly passed laws.
It will also give the option of a panic button, so that residents can alert the police without anonymity.
As contained in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House on Tuesday by Ministry of National Security Peter Bunting, the initiative is part of a series of programmes to be implemented by the security ministry to further strengthen the Unite for Change project.
Other initiatives to be rolled out under the Unite for Change programme include a major advertising campaign, which will see the implementation of a series of advertisements to support a change in social norms.
Also, in June a special forum will be held in western Jamaica aimed at increasing awareness and support for the programme and to encourage citizens to become active partners in Unite for Change.
The security ministry is also slated to partner with the ministries of Labour and Youth and Culture to determine the extent to which this year's Independence, Emancipation and Labour Day celebrations will be aligned with the Unite for Change message. more
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA: Flights resume after massive blaze at Sangster International Airport fire
Thursday, May 15, 2014 by Jamaica Observer
A massive fire last night razed a section of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, disrupting flights and causing much unease in the resort city.
Sources told the Jamaica Observer that the fire began some time after 8:00 pm at AJAS Limited, an aircraft ground handling company. The ramp attendant crew room was totally destroyed.
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| A section of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, (PHOTO: ACEION CUNNINGHAM |
Nine fire trucks -- five from the St James Fire Department and four from the MBJ Emergency Response Team -- managed to get the blaze under control about an hour after it started, following which the all clear was given for flights to and from the airport to resume.
Last night, efforts to get a comment from MBJ Airports Limited and the St James Fire Department were unsuccessful.
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA : Major Fire At Sangster Airport
Fire fighters are now battling a major fire at Ajas Limited in the domestic terminal on the compound of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay St James.
It is reported that the fire started about 45 minutes ago in the maintenance section of Ajas.
At 9 o'clock there were about six fire units on the scene attempting to put out the fire. And since then several more have arrived from nearby parishes to try to put out the mammoth blaze.
About Ajas
Ajas Limited has been in business since 1940 making it the oldest and most experienced Aircraft Ground Handler in Jamaica.
The company was recently bought by a group including Raymond Chang, Barry Byrne and the Kerr-Jarretts of Montego Bay.
It is reported that the fire started about 45 minutes ago in the maintenance section of Ajas.
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| Airport Fire |
About Ajas
Ajas Limited has been in business since 1940 making it the oldest and most experienced Aircraft Ground Handler in Jamaica.
The company was recently bought by a group including Raymond Chang, Barry Byrne and the Kerr-Jarretts of Montego Bay.
IN JAMAICA: Once homeless UWI Medical student, Yemalla Edwards granted US work permit Visa....The 3.85 GPA student has made tremendous strides due to help from PALAS program.....At nights he was able to rest his head sleeping at gazebos, steps, anywhere there was seat and light on (UWI) campus
Once homeless Medical Student at the UWI-Mona, Yemalla Edwards, recently received a J1 Visa to work in the USA. He will be travelling to North Carolina, USA on May 20, 2014 to work for 3 months on a student cultural exchange program.
PALAS contributor, Ms. Donna Myrie was very elated when she got the news about Yemalla getting the chance to travel to the states, "God bless you and all who saw fit to extend their support for Mr. Edwards," she said. Reggae artist and PALAS contributor, NOVLETTE FELLOWS aka NOVEL-T said she was jumping for joy when she got the news. I just say, "Thank you Lord, God bless him! He’s such a worthy student and an example for all of us to take notes from." Despite the seemingly impossible, Yemalla did what he had to do to remain in school and still maintained good grades!
You may read additional news about Yemalla Edwards published in the Jamaica Observer, October 13, 2013. more
Yemalla applied for one of the 2014/15 Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS) and plans to be back in Jamaica for the award ceremony slated for Saturday, August 23rd at UWI.
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| Yemalla Edwards, 22 y-o Med Student at UWI |
PALAS Exec. Director, Rula Brown met Mr. Edwards at the 2013/14 awards ceremony at the UWI-Mona Campus when he was introduced by one of his instructor, Mr. Blake. At the time Yemalla had
just completed his first year with a 3.85/4.00 GPA.
Mr. Edwards was facing a massive challenge to support himself financially, and for the most part, did not have anywhere to sleep. He was able to rest his head at nights sleeping at gazebos, steps, anywhere there was seat and light on (UWI) campus. His formal home is in Old Harbour, St. Catherine where his mom, who lost one of her leg from diabetes, and seven of his siblings reside. His father drives a water truck in Jamaica.
Yemalla's unshakable strong faith in God must have directed him to Rula at the UWI campus on August 22, 2013. Subsequently, Rula was able to reach out to a number of friends and listeners to his internet radio show on RulaBrownNetwork.com for support to this brilliant student. Rula was able to donate JA$125,000.00, cell phone and a tablet computer that was donated by PALAS advisor, Mr. Patrick Campbell.
Additionally, Ms. Judy Grant, a sister of PALAS Board member, Jackie Brown offered to let Mr. Edwards reside at her home next door UWI. Each month Rula sends Yemalla a small donation to help out with utilities at the home. It has worked out great for him, now that he is able to study under better conditions.
Rula will meet with him when he settles in after his arrival in the USA. He plans to introduce him to his personal Medical Doctor, Dharmaraj Patil in Atlanta, Georgia. The goal is to have Yemalla do at least a two-month internship with him in 2015. When asked what was his moms reaction, she happily said, "he (Yemalla) was her first child to go to college, and the first one to fly on a plane." His mom used to sell food products at Coronation market in Kingston.
You might also add that Yemalla's success is an implication and commitment of PALAS' outreach to students who are in desperate need for that financial nudge and assistance to get them over the hardship hurdle. Hence, PALAS is appealing to all, to donate to a worthy cause at www.PALAS1.org and, in doing so, we are PRESERVING YOUNG MINDS FOR POSTERITY. Yemalla will graduate with his Medical Degree in 2018.
PALAS awarded 115 scholarships over the past 3 years valued at JA$5.2 Million (US$50,300.00). Goal is to award 100 scholarships/computers in 2014/15. You may Partner with PALAS (PWP) by donating a minimum of $350.00 to have a scholarship in your name, loved one or your company each year. We are seeking donations urgently. Please donate online at www.PALAS1.org or Send check to :
PALAS, PO Box 5461, Alpharetta GA 30023 USA. PALAS is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization, headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.
BREAKING NEWS: Justin Bieber Accused Of Attempted Robbery, LAPD Reports....Bieber is currently scheduled to go on trial for charges of driving under the influence in Florida
Justin Bieber has been accused of attempted robbery, the Los Angeles Police Department informed The Huffington Post on Tuesday night.
According to LAPD Officer Rosario Herrera, the Canadian singer has been accused of attempting a robbery Monday night around 10:30 p.m. The alleged victim is currently being interviewed by police.
As of now, Bieber has not been charged by police with a crime. Herrera said "it's too preliminary" at this point in the investigation for police to question the singer.
KTLA reports that Bieber allegedly attempted to take a girl’s phone, according to another LAPD officer.
Bieber is currently scheduled to go on trial for charges of driving under the influence in Florida, and is awaiting trial for a misdemeanor assault charge in Toronto. Last month, the White House refused to comment on a petition calling for Bieber'sdeportation from the U.S. The petition stated: "We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing, Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked." more
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
CRICKET IN THE WEST INDIES, Believe it or not : U-15 skipper slams quadruple century, Kirstan Kallicharan made 404 not out, slamming hit 44 fours and 31 sixes
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| Kirstan Kallicharan |
By Roger Seepersad
His coach called it “remarkable” as Kirstan Kallicharan made 404 not out, all yesterday.
Kallicharan, Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 skipper, continued his prolific run of form this season with that quadruple century for his school Vishnu Boys Hindu College in a PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League Under-14 playoff quarter-final against Valencia High School at Esmeralda Recreation Ground in Cunupia, yesterday.
Kallicharan, batting at number three, hit 44 fours and 31 sixes—a total of 362 runs in boundaries--bringing up his century off just 35 balls before going on to score a quadruple hundred as he led Vishnu to a massive 548 for one off 35 overs. Valencia were dismissed for 89, Vishnu going on to win by 459 runs.
It is not the first time the T&T youth player has gotten big scores this season. In the BG T&T Under-15 two-day competition, the right-hander scored back to back centuries for East Zone against North East at Honeymoon Park in El Dorado.
According to Vishnu Boys coach Tarandath Sammy, the 14-year-old also scored a double hundred earlier this season, hitting 215 in an Under-16 game for his school.
His appetite for big runs was evident last year when he slammed 194 in the Under-14 competition.
And no matter how astonishing the innings may seem, it was just another day on the field for Kallicharan who said he never had 400 on his mind. more
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Black Men Heath Care : Here’s your wake-up call Opinion by Anton J. Gunn....black men still suffer from higher rates of disease and chronic illness such as prostate cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
Have you received a wake-up call yet?
For too many of us, it takes a sudden wake-up call — in the form of a major or minor health crisis — to make us realize that we’re not invincible. And tragically, for some, that call comes too late.
As black men, we often don’t talk about our health or seek help until something goes wrong. We may exercise and eat right. We may know how our habits today affect how we feel. But what about tomorrow? Are we making the right choices to stay healthy as we grow older? Most importantly, are we having the right conversations about health and well-being with our sons and our fathers, with our brothers, our colleagues, our neighbors, and our friends?
According to the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, black men are 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease and 60 percent more likely to die from a stroke than white men. And unfortunately, the list goes on — black men still suffer from higher rates of disease and chronic illness such as prostate cancer, diabetes and heart disease. more
IN JAMAICA: Despite $58-m bill, Red Stripe committed to skills programme....“Listening to our graduates, and hearing about their transformation, we are committed to doing this, “ said Managing Director Cedric Blair.
BY INGRID BROWN Associate editor — special assignment browni@jamaicaobserver.com Tuesday, May 13, 2014
RED Stripe said it is committed to funding its Learning for Life programme, despite the $58-million it cost the company last year to train thousands of young Jamaicans to gain meaningful employment in retail, hospitality, bartending, and entrepreneurship.
“Listening to our graduates, and hearing about their transformation, we are committed to doing this, “ said Managing Director Cedric Blair.
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| Red Stripe Managing Director Cedric Blair addressing yesterday’s Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange. |
According to Blair, $58 million is still not enough for the plans the company has to provide training for the many unskilled and unemployed persons ages 18 to 30 from marginalised communities across the island.
The managing director, who along with other Red Stripe representatives and graduates of the programme addressed the weekly Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange at the newspaper’s head offices in Kingston, said the company will be embarking on a major charity to raise funds to finance the programme. This, he said, will be done through the hosting of the Johnnie Walker Golf Classic, which will be held July 18-20 at the Tryall Club in Hanover.
“The golf classic will help raise the overall national awareness of the work we are doing through Learning for Life and allow us to attract the right persons and businesses that are in a position to contribute monies to the programme,” Red Stripe said in a press release.
These well-needed funds, according to the company, will ensure that it can continue transforming lives and inspiring young people through skills training. more
Tessanne Chin returns to The Voice tonight to debut single "Everything Reminds Me Of You.”....Chin will be joined on tonight’s show by her runners-up Jacqui Lee and Will Champlin.
TESSANNE Chin, the local songbird who captured season five of the American televised talent contest, The Voice, is set to make an appearance on the show tonight.
In December last year, Chin became the first non-American to win The Voice and set off a whirlwind of activity for the 28-year-old Jamaican singer.
Chin will be joined on tonight’s show by her runners-up Jacqui Lee and Will Champlin.
She took to Twitter and Instagram stating: “I can’t wait for THIS to happen!!!! This Tuesday 13th !!! Back on @nbcthevoice performing my debut single Everything Reminds Me Of You.”
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| Tessanne Chin |
IN JAMAICA: Peacemaker, 45 y-o Mohan Bunwarrie Killed - Spanish Town Activist, Mediator Shot To Death
Christopher Serju, Gleaner Writer
LESS THAN a week after articulating his vision for empowering residents of Spanish Town through unity, peace facilitator at the St Catherine capital's Peace and Justice Centre, Mohan Bunwarrie, has been gunned down.
According to the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Bunwarrie, who was also a member of the Jamaica Defence Force, was shot and killed about 7:30 Saturday night while having a drink at a bar across from his house in Dempshire Pen, Spanish Town.
It was a place where he was a regular domino player. The death of the 45-year-old trained mediator and restorative justice facilitator has been described as a loss for the entire parish of St Catherine.
"My vision is for persons to become community oriented in knowing the value of their community and the value of their voice, because that is what is lacking. People do not know the power of their voice or unity. There is so much disunity in Spanish Town, and if we could get back to where everybody becomes their brother's keeper, it would be such a beautiful country," Bunwarrie told the opening session of a State of the Capital Editors' Forum hosted by The Gleaner at Twickenham Park in the parish on Monday, May 5.
"I have faith in the future of Spanish Town because I've seen persons with vision and also the will to make the change," were Bunwarrie's closing remarks to the forum.
Sharon Young-Palmer, his immediate manager at the Dispute Resolution Foundation at the Peace and Justice Centre who also attended the forum, bemoaned his death when The Gleaner spoke with her yesterday. She struggled to carry on the conversation by phone, and when the words finally came, she just couldn't stop lauding his commitment to Dempshire Pen, where he was born and raised, Spanish Town, and the entire St Catherine.
She lamented the irony of his tragic death so close to home, given the many opportunities Bunwarrie had to leave Dempshire Pen. He was very passionate about the community and insisted on staying to facilitate its development.
"He had many opportunities to leave but never wanted to go anywhere else. He runs a homework centre with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, and up to the morning (Saturday) he was with the young cricketers and was trying to get them to focus on how to get involved in some of the competitions," she shared.... more
According to the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Bunwarrie, who was also a member of the Jamaica Defence Force, was shot and killed about 7:30 Saturday night while having a drink at a bar across from his house in Dempshire Pen, Spanish Town.Michael Jackson resurrected in ‘Xscape’ album Released today.
Tuesday May 12 BY LISA GUTIERREZ The Kansas City Star
Someone missed a great marketing opportunity here. Would it not have been more appropriate to release the new Michael Jackson posthumous album, “Xscape,” on Easter Sunday?
For Michael lives again on Tuesday.
Nearly five years after his death, eight tracks of his vocals recorded from 1983 to 1999 – right after “Thriller” – are coming to fans and dance floors in the form of his second posthumous album of studio recordings.
The studio recordings have been set to new music from Timbaland and Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate and John McClain, the former A&M Records executive now co-executor of Michael’s estate, according to a Billboard cover story that details how producer L.A. Reid brought Michael’s music back to life. The plan got underway a little less than a year ago when Reid met for dinner with John Branca, Michael’s former adviser and lawyer and co-executor of his estate. more
DONAL STERLING STRIKES AGAIN : 'MAGIC JOHNSON, WHAT HAS HE DONE? HE HAS SEX WITH EVERY WOMAN.....HE'S GOT AIDS'....."KIDS SHOULD NOT LOOK UP TO MAGIC" (LISTEN TO FULL INTERVIEW)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an interview aired Monday where he expressed sorrow for recorded racist remarks that earned him a lifetime NBA ban, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was anything but apologetic toward Magic Johnson, one of the men mentioned in the recording, repeatedly disparaging Johnson's HIV-positive status, dismissing his work in charity and business and saying he's not a proper role model for children.
"He's got AIDS!" Sterling said loudly at one point, cutting off CNN's Anderson Cooper as the interviewer attempted to cite Johnson's accomplishments after Sterling asked, "What has he done, big Magic Johnson, what has he done?"
"He acts so holy," Sterling said. "He made love to every girl in every city in America, and he had AIDS, and when he had those AIDS, I went to my synagogue and I prayed for him, I hope he could live and be well. I didn't criticize him. I could have. Is he an example for children?"
Anderson corrected Sterling, explaining that Johnson was HIV-positive but did not have "full-blown AIDS."
Sterling briefly adjusted his language but not his tone.
"What kind of a guy goes to every city, has sex with every girl, then he catches HIV. Is that someone we want to respect, and tell our kids about?" Sterling said. "I think he should be ashamed of himself."
Johnson had Tweeted after the recording emerged last month that he would never attend another Clippers game while Sterling was owner. But he was in attendance at Sunday's playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder sitting next to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who handed down Sterling's lifetime ban and a US$2.5 million fine nearly two weeks ago. more
Dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer – study Seven ways to lower exposure.....1) Limit exposure to exhaust from vehicles or generators, don't idle your car, and use electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers and weed whackers instead of gas-powered ones. 2) Use a ventilation fan while cooking and limit how much burned or charred food you eat. 3) Do not buy furniture with polyurethane foam, or ask for furniture that has not been treated with flame retardants. 4) Avoid stain-resistant rugs, furniture and fabrics & more....
Monday, May 12, 2014 | 1:19 PM
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said Monday.
The paper in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives lists 17 chemicals to avoid and offers women advice on how to minimise their exposure.
They include chemicals in gasoline, diesel and other vehicle exhaust, flame retardants, stain-resistant textiles, paint removers, and disinfection by-products in drinking water.
"The study provides a road map for breast cancer prevention by identifying high-priority chemicals that women are most commonly exposed to and demonstrates how to measure exposure," said study author Ruthann Rudel, research director of the Silent Spring Institute.
"This information will guide efforts to reduce exposure to chemicals linked to breast cancer, and help researchers study how women are being affected," she said.
Some of the biggest sources of mammary carcinogens in the environment are benzene and butadiene, which can come from vehicle exhaust, lawn equipment, tobacco smoke, and charred food.
Other concerns are cleaning solvents like methylene chloride, pharmaceuticals used in hormone replacement therapy, some flame retardants, chemicals in stain-resistant textiles and non-stick coatings, and styrene which comes from tobacco smoke and is also used to make Styrofoam, the study said.
Carcinogens can also be found in drinking water, researchers said.
"Every woman in America has been exposed to chemicals that may increase her risk of getting breast cancer," said co-author Julia Brody.
"Unfortunately, the link between toxic chemicals and breast cancer has largely been ignored. Reducing chemical exposures could save many, many women's lives."
Brody described the paper as the first to comprehensively list potential breast carcinogens and detail ways for experts to measure them in women's blood and urine.
The study also recommends seven ways for women to avoid these chemicals:
1) Limit exposure to exhaust from vehicles or generators, don't idle your car, and use electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers and weed whackers instead of gas-powered ones.
2) Use a ventilation fan while cooking and limit how much burned or charred food you eat.
3) Do not buy furniture with polyurethane foam, or ask for furniture that has not been treated with flame retardants.
4) Avoid stain-resistant rugs, furniture and fabrics.
5) If you use a dry-cleaner, find one who does not use PERC (perchloroethylene) or other solvents. Ask for "wet cleaning".
6) Use a solid carbon block drinking water filter.
7) Keep chemicals out of the house by taking off your shoes at the door, using a vacuum with a HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter, and cleaning with wet rags and mops.
The research was funded by the Avon Foundation. The Silent Spring Institute is a 20-year-old organisation made up of scientists who focus on the environment and women's health. more
Luciano Denies UK Visa Woes - Slated To Perform In England This Week....The tour will also feature performances from I.Wayne, Teflon, Ras Omeek, BadRass (aka Jahfet), Hurcules and Fireflames, all backed by Mafia & Fluxy.
Published: Monday | May 12, 2014
REGGAE LEGEND Luciano will headline four shows in the United Kingdom (UK) beginning Thursday, his reps have confirmed.
The news follows claims that the Silver and Gold hitmaker had been unsuccessful in securing a visa to enter the country, forcing him to pull out of the much-anticipated Positive Vibrations tour.
Reps for the star released a statement on Friday, assuring fans that the Jamaican singer was in rehearsals and would arrive in the UK tomorrow.
"After much unfounded speculations and false rumours, which were circulating up and down the country recently that Luciano was unable to get a visa to come to England, promoters and sponsors are glad to announce that the British High Commission in Jamaica granted Luciano, The Messenger, his work visa, valid from the 6th May 2014," the statement started.
"Luciano himself is booked on a British Airways flight, leaving Kingston on Monday May 12 and will arrive in England on the morning of Tuesday May 13, 2014."
Though his management team is unclear how the rumours started, they confirmed Luciano, also known as The Messenger, had promised to give fans "something very special" after "being away for many years".
The tour will also feature performances from I.Wayne, Teflon, Ras Omeek, BadRass (aka Jahfet), Hurcules and Fireflames, all backed by Mafia & Fluxy.
Bob Marley's LEGEND gets new life 30 years after its release....Universal Music Enterprises will be reissuing a commemorative version of Bob Marley's album Legend....Legend holds the distinction of being the longest-charting album in the history of Billboard magazine's of 1,110 weeks and counting.....
Monday, May 12, 2014
THREE decades after its release, Universal Music Enterprises will be reissuing a commemorative version of Bob Marley's album Legend.
The set, a posthumous compilation of Marley's biggest hits, is due to hit the stores in July.
Legend 30th Anniversary Edition is remixed by Grammy-winning American producer Bob Clearmountain in 5.1 surround sound and
on Blu-Ray audio disc.
Clearmountain has worked with heavy hitters in the music industry including Bruce Springsteen,
The Rolling Stones, Bryan Adams, and Bon Jovi.
Legend's deluxe version includes the early studio recordings of No Woman No Cry and two previously unheard takes of Easy Skanking and Punky Reggae Party.
Classic Marley anthems Three Little Birds, Get Up Stand Up, One Love/People Get Ready, No Woman No Cry, Exodus, Redemption Song and I Shot The Sheriff make the cut.
For the purists, Legend 30th Anniversary Edition will also be made available on tricolor vinyl (yellow, green and red) and pressed as a double gatefold LP allowing for a higher fidelity sound quality that is closer to the original source.
Legend holds the distinction of being the longest-charting album in the history of Billboard magazine's Catalogue Albums chart, 1,110 weeks (and counting) and has been on the Billboard 200 chart since 1988. Marley died on May 11, 1981. He was 36
IN JAMAICA: 23 y-o Shoyea-Gaye Grant is selected as the 2013 Prime Minister's youth awardee for excellence in academics, which adds to her many other accomplishments even while she battles with lupus. Grant graduated last year from the University of the West Indies, Mona, with a 4.0 GPA
BY AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education writer Sunday, May 11, 2014
TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Shoyea-Gaye Grant is one happy camper.
Having recently been nominated and selected as the 2013 prime minister's youth awardee for excellence in academics, this young woman says she's honoured and humbled by the award, which adds to her many other accomplishments even while she battles with lupus.
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| GRANT... I’m ecstatic. I’m overwhelmed with joy |
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. Studies by The Mayo Clinic reveal that inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and lungs.
Grant graduated last year from the University of the West Indies, Mona, with a 4.0
GPA and consequently a first-class honours bachelor's degree in psychology.
Topping her classes was no easy feat, she says, as she had several bouts with the disease that effectively "took her out of commission".
"Lupus, that's my biggest challenge even to this day. Its unpredictability and the constant pain, fatigue, and general discomfort make my journey a constant struggle," Grant says.
But this was not all. Coupled with illness was the financial struggles that dogged her ability to stay in school and be healthy.
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| Shoya-Gaye & PM, Simpson-Miller |
"I also faced the challenge of limited financial resources. Financing a university education is a huge burden. That coupled with lupus
was terribly unbearable. I have monthly visits, medication I have to take every day... "Additionally, I'm not an only child, and my mother is recovering from a stroke she had in 2007. My father had to be solely providing for my sisters and myself, along with my mother, and it was rough." more
IN JAMAICA: Mother's Day and Elizabeth McKnight's 105th birthday...."She reads without glasses and she can hear and see very well,".... McKnight names all 66 books in the Bible in their correct order in less than two minutes, without hesitation....."And she does not take any form of medication; the only thing she takes is aspirin."
BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer Staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, May 11, 2014
Like most mothers, Elizabeth McKnight will today be taken to dinner by her family. That is, of course, after she goes to church.
But today is an even more special day for McKnight. She will celebrate her 105th birthday.
"She is very sharp for her age," said her caregiver, Jacqueline Rowe. "I have worked with other persons in homes and so on and you will find some persons her age not remembering, hearing or things like that. Not so with her, the things that she is doing, those who are 70, 80, and 90 cannot do that."
As if to prove Rowe's point, McKnight names all 66 books in the Bible in their correct order in less than two minutes, without hesitation. She is still able to read large prints without glasses and takes pleasure in reading the headlines of the newspapers.
"Business confidence fell sharply..." McKnight read from last Friday's Caribbean Business Report in the Jamaica Observer.
"She reads without glasses and she can hear and see very well," a proud Gloria Laing, McKnight's niece, told the Sunday Observer at the centenarian's home in Claris Brook, St Elizabeth, Friday. "And she does not take any form of medication; the only thing she takes is aspirin."
McKnight interjected: "I was born in Cameron Hill on May 11th, 1909. So Sunday is my birthday and Mother's Day -- nuff tings in one!"
She attended Glen Stewart Elementary School and completed the Jamaica local exams, which she said was a big deal during her time.
"After that I learnt dressmaking with my sister-in-law. People would bring material come give me and I make their dress and shirt. When it comes onto shirt, you call mi name!" McKnight said then laughed out loud.
She said persons would journey to Claris Brook from as far as Montego Bay with material for her to make shirts with her hand-operated machine. When they returned home, others would see her work and come to her.
"That time mi did name Lizzy! But mi nuh Lizzy again because mi can't sew anymore," she said jokingly.
Laing said her aunt was still sewing up to age 99.
McKnight said she never got married, and reflected on that with great humour. more
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA: MoBay blaze leaves 27 homeless, including 11 children after the blaze swept through their seven-house tenement yard at 17 Paradise Row....Daisy Bell-Dewar, 97, who lived in one of the houses at the tenement yard, and had to be rescued by neighbours, said she has lost everything.
By MARK CUMMINGS Editor-at-Large Western Bureau cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, May 11, 2014
MONTEGO BAY, St James — An early morning fire yesterday left 27 people, including 11 children homeless, after the blaze swept through their seven-house tenement yard at 17 Paradise Row in the resort city of Montego Bay.
"At approximately 2:06 am we responded to a call received at Paradise Row. Five units responded with a complement of 20 firefighters," District Officer at the St James Department of the Jamaica Fire Brigade O'Neil Kerr, told reporters yesterday.
"Upon arrival we realised that seven houses were being affected by this fire, and we immediately got into operation which lasted for about three hours," added Kerr.
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| Fire Devastation in Mobay Tenement Yard |
Daisy Bell-Dewar, 97, who lived in one of the houses at the tenement yard, and had to be rescued by neighbours, said she has lost everything.
"Everything gone, not even a sweetie to put a mi mouth. I have no shoes, no clothes, nothing to eat...everything gone," said Bell-Dewar, who has been living at Paradise Row for more than four decades.
The elderly woman who lived alone in one of the dilapidated wooden structures, told the Jamaica Observer that shortly before 2:00 am she felt "heat coming in mi face and mi back, so mi sey it look like fire deh 'bout here, so after mi look outside mi see deh fire, and bawl out fi fire."
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| 97 y-o Daisy Bell-Dewar |
"After mi bawl out one young man come grab mi and sey 'come grandma' and him tek mi outside and put mi down right yah suh (another house few metres away),"said Bell-Dewar.
Damion Whyte, a mason, who occupied one of the houses on the premises with his two children, aged 12 and four, said he only managed to save a bed and a television set before his two-bedroom house was gutted.
"Mi lose almost everything, only one of mi beds and mi TV mi save. Everything else gone, mi tools, mi pay weh mi get yesterday (Friday) which is about $30,000 bun up, clothes, shoes... everything gone," Whyte wailed. more
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