5 Things About Slavery You Probably Didn't Learn In Social Studies: A Short Guide To 'The Half Has Never Been Told' The Huffington Post...1) Slavery was a key driver of the formation of American wealth 2) 2) In its heyday, slavery was more efficient than free labor, contrary to the arguments made by some northerners at the time & more....

 By Braden Goyette Email Posted: 10/23/2014 3:49 pm EDT 
Edward Baptist's new book, "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery And The Making Of American Capitalism", drew a lot of attention last month after the Economist said it was too hard on slave owners.
3418198What you might not have taken away from the ensuing media storm is that "The Half Has Never Been Told" is quite a gripping read. Baptist weaves deftly between analysis of economic data and narrative prose to paint a picture of American slavery that is pretty different from what you may have learned in high school Social Studies class.
The whole thing is well worth reading in full. Baptist positions his book in opposition to textbooks that present slavery like a distant aberration of American history, cramming 250 years into a few chapters in a way "that cuts the beating heart out of the story." To counter that image of history, Baptist devotes much of the book to depicting the lived experience of enslavement in a way that's vivid and immediate.
But for those of you who are strapped for time, or who want a peek into the book before committing to the full 420 pages, here are five of his key arguments:
1) Slavery was a key driver of the formation of American wealth.
Baptist argues that our narrative of slavery generally goes something like this: it was a terrible thing, but it was an anomaly, a sort of feudal throwback within capitalism whose demise would inevitably come with the rise of wage labor. In fact, he argues, it was at the heart of the development of American capitalism.
Baptist crunches economic data to come up with a "back-of-the-envelope" estimate of how much slavery contributed to the American economy both directly and indirectly. "All told, more than $600 million, or almost half of the economic activity in the United States in 1836, derived directly or indirectly from cotton produced by the million-odd slaves -- 6 percent of the total US population -- who in that year toiled in labor camps on slavery's frontier."
By 1850, he writes, American slaves were worth $1.3 billion, one-fifth of the nation's wealth. more

WHO SEH SATURDAY MAWNING FINGA LICKING MAAAD FOOD! Yummy JAMAICA NATIONAL DISH: "ACKEE & SALTFISH" DUMPLING, WID BRESHE & CALLALOO BREAKFAST and a Touch of Pineapple Juice. Aaah Bwoy!


WHO SEH SATURDAY MAWNING FINGA LICKING MAAAD FOOD!
Yummy JAMAICA NATIONAL DISH: "ACKEE & SALTFISH" DUMPLING,
 WID BRESHE & CALLALOO BREAKFAST and a Touch of Pineapple Juice. Aaah Bwoy!

East Kingston residents protest police treatment...."Since gunmen killed three men in the area on Wednesday police dem come in di area and a pressure di youth dem, but them not going out to look for who carried out the attacks in the area," said one man, who was among the dozens of residents protesting on Windward Road.

Saturday, October 25, 2014    
NOISE erupted in East Kingston yesterday as residents voiced their disgust at how the police were handling the investigation into Wednesday night's deadly shootings by gunmen in the area.
The residents claimed that since the attack, which left three men dead and several others injured, young men in the area were being unfairly targeted while it appeared that no attempt was being made to collar the killers
Police patrol a street in Rockfort, east Kingston on Thursday,
 a day after three men were shot dead by gunmen in the
 community. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
"Since gunmen killed three men in the area on Wednesday police dem come in di area and a pressure di youth dem, but them not going out to look for who carried out the attacks in the area," said one man, who was among the dozens of residents protesting on Windward Road.
They threatened to block the thoroughfare if the police did not change their approach.
Yesterday, the police said that the protest followed the detention of two men from the area. They, however, assured the residents that their rights would be upheld as they continue their investigation.
"What happened is that police went to the area and apprehended two men," a senior detective told the Jamaica Observer. "Since then we have visited the area and spoken to the residents and assured them that we will be working to maintain a professional relationship with residents but at the same time will also be executing our duties to ensure that law and order is maintained," he added. more

WEST INDIES CRICKET....Dwayne Bravo: All players in the loop, shocked at Marlon Samuels' statement if true

Saturday, October 25, 2014 | 1:21 AM    
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - 
West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo, in a letter sent to the media yesterday, stated that all correspondences sent and decisions taken by the West Indies squad in India was “in concert with all of the members of the squad” and he was nominated and accepted the responsibility to correspond on behalf of the players on the tour.
Dwayne Bravo (left) and Marlon Samuels 
He also noted that Marlon Samuels “contributed vigorously to the discussions held and indicated clearly, at that time, that he would stand with any decision taken by the team,” contrary to media reports that the batsman wanted nothing to do with one-day team’s plan to abandon the tour.
The decision of the team was to withdraw their services following a bitter wrangle with the Wavell Hinds-led West Indies Players Association (WIPA) over the new terms of the recently negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement, which they have claimed results in a drastic reduction in their earnings.
Bravo’s letter comes in response to media reports which he said seemed to be concentrating on him. “Much of the reporting on this situation seems to be concentrating primarily on me and not on the fact that the action taken was in concert with all of the members of the squad,” the all-rounder wrote. more

Mek Yu Smile- Dancing by Afrikan Kids....These kids dance moves will amaze you. (Absolutely magnificent)

Symposium To Examine Multifaceted Peter Tosh - Protagonist, Activist, and Pan-Africanist: A Focus on the Man, The Music, The Message and the Herb....

Mel Cooke, Gleaner Writer Published: Friday | October 24, 2014 
On Monday, October 27, this year's edition of the annual Peter Tosh Symposium takes place in the Multifunctional Room of the Main Library,University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus. Put on by the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work as well as the UWI National Heritage Month Celebration Committee, both at Mona, it is titled Peter Tosh - Protagonist, Activist, and Pan-Africanist: A Focus on the Man, The Music, The Message and the Herb.
Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh
It starts at 6 p.m. and admission is free.
The title suggests a multi-dimensional assessment of Tosh, who was killed in Barbican, St Andrew, on September 11, 1987, and Dr Michael Barnett confirmed this as he previewed what speakers Miguel Lorne, Taitu Heron, Dr Clinton Hutton and Evah Gordon will be addressing.
"Lorne will be speaking about the comparisons between the Mario Deane case and Tosh," Barnett said, noting that Tosh was also arrested for a spliff and ended up being badly beaten in the Half-Way Tree Police Station. Unlike Deane, "he survived, but at the end of the day it is based on the argument that it was a spliff."
Noting Tosh's renowned advocacy for the legalisation of marijuana, Barnett reflected on his Legalise It album of nearly four decades ago. "We are looking at where we are now with the apparent decriminalisation soon to come into effect, if it will make any tangible difference," Barnett said. more

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) commends Jamaica for 'miracle' performance....because of the financial "miracle" that the Government has performed, the local economy is turning in a positive direction.

 Friday, October 24, 2014 Jamaica Observer    
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu says Jamaica's achievements so far under the Extended Fund Facility agreement with the fund can only be described as miraculous.
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Min Zhu (centre), the International Monetary Fund’s
deputy managing director, in discussion with
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Finance
Minister Dr Peter Phillips yesterday at the start
 of the two-day 2014 High Level Caribbean Financial
 Forum at Montego Bay Convention Centre in
 Rose Hall, St James. (PHOTO: MICHAEL GORDON)
Addressing students at Montego Bay Community College in St James after a tour of the facilities on Wednesday, Min said because of the financial "miracle" that the Government has performed, the local economy is turning in a positive direction.
"By our forecast, the growth this year will be stronger than last year, and even more important, for next year the growth will be stronger than this year. Meanwhile, the fiscal deficit will drop to almost zero... so I think it's absolutely a miracle. It's a great achievement by the Jamaican Government," he said.
Min, who is in Jamaica attending the two-day 2014 High Level Caribbean Financial Forum which concludes today at Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James, said the IMF is committed to moving forward with Jamaica.
"For the future, the key issue is we need the support of growth... we need the young people, we need the leaders of the future," he told the students.
Min, along with other IMF representatives and Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips, Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter, and finance ministry officials toured the Electrical Technology and Food Technology departments of the community college, where they observed final-year students participating in laboratory activities. more

IN JAMAICA: Rockfort residents deny turf war behind murders - say gangs demanding rent from homeowners....On Wednesday evening, Loxley Brown, Terrence Dixon and 23-year-old Aboyonei Stratchan, also known as Abba of Norman Terrace, were shot dead by gunmen

BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com  Friday, October 24, 2014    
ROCKFORT residents yesterday rubbished a claim by the police that a fight for turf between criminal gangs was at the heart of Wednesday evening's murder of three men in the community.
Police patrol a street in Rockfort, east Kingston yesterday,
a day after three men were shot dead by gunmen in
 the community. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
According to the residents, the shooting of the men had its genesis in an extortion racket operated by gunmen whose ability to engage in criminal activities outside the east Kingston community has been stanched by police anti-crime measures.
"Police a seh a turf war; no turf war not taking place in here, extortion is at the heart of all of what is going on," said one woman, who requested anonymity.
"Police seh dem clamp down on extortion; nothing don't go so. It went away for a while, but it slowly returning," she added as she stood with a group of residents. "What is happening in this community is more than meets the eye."
On Wednesday evening, 32-year-old Loxley Brown of Harbour Road in Rockfort; 31-year-old Terrence Dixon, otherwise called Fidel, also from Harbour Road; and 23-year-old Aboyonei Stratchan, also known as Abba of Norman Terrace, were shot dead by gunmen at a bar in the community.
When the Jamaica Observer asked why the men were killed, the residents said the gunmen shot them to send a message that no one should resist their demands for cash.
They explained that the killings did not necessarily mean that the three men were approached for money, instead, the gunmen were sending a warning to the community. more

BREAKING NEWS (Dr. Craig Spencer NOW tested Positive for Ebola)....New York City Dr. Craig Spencer, Who Treated Ebola Patients In Guinea Taken To Bellevue Hospital With High Fever....He is in his mid-30s and an employee of Doctors Without Borders, reported a 103-degree fever and nausea.

 The Huffington Post | By Alana Horowitz & Anna Almendrala Email Posted: 10/23/2014 3:13 pm EDT
A New York City doctor who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea was taken to the hospital on Thursday with Ebola-like symptoms.
Doctor who treated Ebola patients is rushed to NYC hospital
Dr. Craig Spencer
According to the New York Post, the doctor, who CBS New York confirmed is male and in his mid-30s and an employee of Doctors Without Borders, reported a 103-degree fever and nausea.
Both CBS New York and the New York Post reported that the doctor's name is Craig Spencer.
The New York City Department of Health confirmed that a patient who had recently traveled in Africa was being tested for Ebola at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Test results are expected within the next 12 hours.
Ebola
Ebola Virus
Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) also confirmed that a person in New York who had recently worked with the organization in West Africa reported a fever to them Thursday morning. The organization immediately notified the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene with the news. As with all Doctors Without Borders staff who return from working with Ebola patients, the person had been monitoring his health daily since returning from his trip.
At this stage Doctors Without Borders said it will not be providing any further details about its colleague. HuffPost reached out to officials from Bellevue and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but did not receive immediate comment. more

CONGRATS HIGH SCHOOL GENIUS: Veteran Reggae Icon, Daddy U-ROY makes a presentation at the PALAS award ceremony @ UWI-Mona Campus to JAVANNEY CAMPBELL, PALAS Gold Star Recipient from Clan Carthy High in Kingston.

CONGRATS HIGH SCHOOL GENIUS: Veteran Reggae Icon, Daddy U-ROY makes a presentation at the PALAS award ceremony @ UWI-Mona Campus to JAVANNEY CAMPBELL, PALAS Gold Star Recipient from Clan Carthy High in Kingston. Javanney also received a computer from Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna. PALAS awarded 72 scholarships in 2014 and has a new goal to award 125 scholarships in 2015. PALAS awarded 187 scholarships in 4 years valued J$8.9 million. Please donate at www.PALAS1.org

Multiple Shootings Near Canadian Parliament In Ottawa, Soldier Killed

Multiple shootings rocked Ottawa on Wednesday, bringing Canada's capital to a halt.
Ottawa police confirmed shots were fired at two locations in close proximity to one another: the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill. Twenty-four-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot and killed in the attacks.
canada shooting
Chaos in Canada
At a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Canadian officials said one male gunman was killed. An official later identified the shooter as 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.
Canadian officials would not confirm or deny reports of multiple suspects during Wednesday afternoon's press conference. However, a spokesperson for Ottawa's police told The Huffington Post earlier on Wednesday they were looking for at least one other suspect.A little before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, police received several emergency calls reporting a gunman had opened fire at Ottawa's National War Memorial, fatally shooting a Canadian soldier who was standing guard.
Witnesses told Reuters that the gunman then ran towards Parliament Hill, which is located across the street from the Memorial. Construction worker Scott Walsh told the news service that he saw a man dressed in black with a scarf over his face running towards parliament. He added that the masked man was carrying a double barreled shotgun. He saw the assailant hijack a car and drove it to the main Parliament building. more

My interview with a CHIKV-laden mosquito by Mark WIGNALL....How did you penetrate my defence, bite me, transmit your pain to me, and leave me so low, helpless and, at times, just confused?

Thursday, October 23, 2014    
Mark Wignall (MW): I tried most desperately to avoid you, using Vape mats, coils of burning stuff, spray insecticides, and the electric fan at the foot of my bed on rapid. My point is this. How did you penetrate my defence, bite me, transmit your pain to me, and leave me so low, helpless and, at times, just confused?
CHIKV (C-V): Like most members of the human race, as huge in mass as you are, and as miniscule as I am to you, you are basically a fool.
My interview with a CHIKV-laden mosquito
The Aedes aegypti mosquito
MW: Don't annoy me! I spent all of Sunday night and Heroes Day totally decked out. You hammered nails into my knee joints, rendered my arms and hands useless and, if that was not bad enough, while I was spending five minutes to make a 6-metre trip to the bathroom, you arranged that the objective was met just before the trip was concluded.
C-V: (laughs) You mean, you wet yourself?
MW: I am asking the questions here! I captured you yesterday and you are here in my personal glass case. First question. What are you doing here? When did you get here? And, why are you attacking us so? And, what would you like to be called? more

Barnabas Davis Arrested With 633 Packs Of 'Ebola'-branded Heroin (VIDEO)


 The Huffington Post | By David Moye Email Posted: 10/22/2014 6:45 pm EDT 
Accused drug dealer Barnabas Davis was apparently hoping to stand out from his competition by capitalizing on global paranoia.
Barnabas Davis
When police in Toms River, New Jersey, arrested Davis, 47, on Monday, they allegedly discovered 633 wax folds of heroin as well as "trademark" stamps that marked the packets with the brand name "Ebola."
Investigators said they got a tip about drug dealing taking place in the rear suites of the Ramada Inn along Route 9 and executed a search warrant of Davis' room, NBC Philadelphia reports. The Ebola-branded heroin doesn't actually contain the deadly virus. It's just a way for customers to ask for a specific type of heroin, according to Toms River police officer Ralph Stocco.
"Different dealers have different potencies and products. Many times they are labeled with catchy phrases," Stocco told the Daily News. "In the past we have had Bin Laden, Hello Kitty, D.O.A., Twin Towers, 911, gumball, pow, etc." more

Forensic expert urges caution on Michael Brown autopsy analysis...account of Brown’s injuries from the Aug. 9 shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, in which police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot the unarmed teen.

10/22/14 10:10 PM—UPDATED 10/22/14 11:16 PM MSNBC News
Details from an official autopsy on slain teen Michael Brown that were leaked to reporters could bolster his killer’s claim of self-defense. But just hours after the details were published, one of the experts whose analysis was central to those claims told msnbc that her analysis of the findings had been taken out of context.
Michael Brown Autopsy“You cannot interpret autopsy reports in a vacuum. You need to do it in the context of the scene, the investigation and the witness statements,” Dr. Judy Melinek said. “Sometimes when you take things out of context they can be more inflammatory.”

The report, obtained and 
published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, provides the most detailed account of Brown’s injuries from the Aug. 9 shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, in which police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot the unarmed teen. more
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More terror in Bog Walk, St. Catherine: 70-y-o among three murdered as violence continues in sleepy town...The police have identified those killed as Malty Taylor, Patrick and Pete, who were said to be farmers of Kingston addresses..."Lord, have mercy on us, look what wi district come to," said one woman.

 By Kimmo Matthews Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, October 23, 2014 
GUNMEN have continued to wreak havoc in Bog Walk, St Catherine, killing three men, among them a 70-year-old, at Pine Apple Lane, yesterday.
Police investigators talk among themselves at the scene
 where three people were killed yesterday.
(PHOTO: KARL MCLARTY)
The police have identified those killed as Malty Taylor, otherwise known as 'Malty Blair', an elderly man from the community, and the other two men only as Patrick and Pete, who were said to be farmers of Kingston addresses.
According to the police, approximately 10:30 am, the two men from Kingston had gone to the area to purchase coconuts.
Residents reported hearing several explosions minutes after they arrived in the community. The police were called, and after a search of the area the bullet-riddled bodies of the three men were found.
The murders, which bring to seven the number of people killed in the St Catherine North Division in the last week, have triggered an exodus of citizens from some of the surrounding communities, despite assurances from the police that they will be maintaining a 24-hour presence in the volatile areas under attack from criminals.
However, this has provided little comfort to the many fearful residents.
"Lord, have mercy on us, look what wi district come to," said one woman.
She was part of the large group of people who gathered in the area behind the police yellow tape, which were used to mark the crime scene.
Residents look on as the police process
the crime scene
"Right now, based on what has been taking place in this area, nuh body nuh safe," said another woman, who vowed that she would be moving out of the area before nightfall.
The police tried to provide some assurance.
"We can guarantee the residents, in this area and surrounding communities, that the police and military have been deployed to the area and will be maintaining a 24-hour presence to restore normalcy and restore order," said head of operations of Area Five, Senior Superintendent Anthony Castell. more

GOOD NEWS: EBOLA FREE, 29-year old Amber Vinson, a Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, is now free of the virus, according to her family. Vinson had treated the Liberian man who died of the disease in a Dallas hospital.

As of Tuesday night, Dallas nurse Amber Vinson no longer has the Ebola virus in her body, according to a statement from her family. She is steadily regaining her strength and her spirits are high.

Dallas Nurse Amber Vinson No Longer Has Ebola

Amber Vinson

COURTESY AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 "Amber and our family are ecstatic to receive this latest report on her condition," said Vinson's mom, Debra Berry. "We all know that further treatment will be necessary as Amber continues to regain strength, but these latest developments have truly answered prayers and bring our family one step closer to reuniting with her at home."

 Her family and friends were stung by suggestions that Vinson, who volunteered to care for Thomas Eric Duncan – the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. – had been reckless in flying to Cleveland over the Columbus Day holiday for a weekend of wedding planning. Vinson had checked with the CDC before flying, according to NBC Newsmore

JAMAICA Not Ebola-Ready: Manchester Patient, Nigerian Dr Bob Banjo Who Sparked Ebola Virus Fears Lashes Government On Preparedness...Banjo said he admitted to visiting Nigeria from July 16 to August 27 and recounted the panic and hysteria that followed when he checked into the Hospital in JA..."The moment I told the nurse I travelled to Nigeria, she ran out and told the doctor [and] the whole hospital - even patients and the staff. They went haywire," he recounted..

Livern Barrett, Gleaner Writer
The Nigerian man who set off alarm bells at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester last Saturday, after medical personnel there mistakenly thought he was displaying symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus, has warned that Jamaica is in trouble if his ordeal is any indication of the country's preparedness for the disease.
Dr Bob Banjo displays his passport to show that he returned to Jamaica well outside of the 21-day incubation period for Ebola. Banjo also displays a Ghanaian/Nigerian health certificate confirming that he did not have the Ebola virus when he left the region. Ian Allen/Photographer
Dr Bob Banjo displays his passport to show that he returned to
Jamaica well outside of the 21-day incubation period for Ebola.
 Banjo also displays a Ghanaian/Nigerian health certificate confirming
 that he did not have the Ebola virus when he left the region.
Ian Allen/Photographer
Dr Bob Banjo, who has resided in Jamaica for the last 28 years, blasted nurses and other employees at the hospital as being ill-prepared for an Ebola outbreak and described how some became hysterical after he revealed that he had travelled to his homeland in July.
Banjo, in recounting his ordeal to The Gleaner yesterday, admitted that he had dizzy spells and was sweating profusely when he turned up at the hospital and said the doctor on duty assigned a nurse to take his temperature and blood pressure.
He said the test showed that his blood pressure was high, prompting the nurse to ask him if he had travelled overseas this year.
Banjo said he admitted to visiting Nigeria from July 16 to August 27 and recounted the panic and hysteria that followed.
"The moment I told the nurse I travelled to Nigeria, she ran out and told the doctor [and] the whole hospital - even patients and the staff. They went haywire," he recounted.
"Because they claimed, 'This is somebody from Nigeria; he has Ebola'," he asserted.
NINE-HOUR WAIT
The result, Banjo claimed, was that it took medical personnel more than nine hours to inform him that the dizziness and sweating he was experiencing was likely to have been caused by food poisoning or high blood pressure and prescribed medication. more

FDA Reverses Its Position on Daily Aspirin : Aspirin generated $1.27 billion in sales for Bayer last year....Even MORE Bad News for Bayer > Each year, 15,000 people die and 100,000 people are hospitalized as the result of aspirin and other NSAIDs

By Dr. Mercola
If you haven’t had a heart attack, step away from the aspirin bottle… If you are one of the 40 million Americans who take an aspirin every day, you may want to heed the latest warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
aspirin bottle FDA Reverses Its Position on Daily AspirinAfter many decades of promoting aspirin, the FDA now says that if you have not experienced a heart problem, you should not be taking a daily aspirin—even if you have a family history of heart disease. This represents a significant departure from FDA’s prior position on aspirin for the prevention of heart attacks.
“FDA has concluded that the data do no support the use of aspirin as a preventive medication by people who have not had a heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular problems, a use that is called ‘primary prevention.’ In such people, the benefit has not been established but risks — such as dangerous bleeding into the brain or stomach — are still present.”
Their announcement was prompted by Bayer’s request to change its aspirin label to indicate it can help prevent heart attacks in healthy individuals. Aspirin generated $1.27 billion in sales for Bayer last year, and from Bayer’s request, it appears they want everyone to be taking their drug.
But the FDA says “not so fast”—and rightly so. Evidence in support of using aspirin preventatively has gone from weak to weaker to nonexistent. This is why I’ve been advising against it for more than a decade. It looks as though aspirin, even “low-dose aspirin” (LDA), may do far more harm than good.
In fact, it is debatable whether or not aspirin has ANY protective benefits against cardiovascular disease, even if you have suffered a heart attack or stroke. Recent scientific studies have uncovered a number of serious side effects, suggesting that whatever aspirin may offer may be overshadowed by its risks, especially when safer natural alternatives exist. more

IN JAMAICA: Caribbean Cement Company (Carib) to commence new cement supply deal with Venezuela this month....generated $3.5 billion growth in sales revenue for the Sept 30 quarter

Wednesday, October 22, 2014    
THE island's sole cement manufacturer Caribbean Cement Company (Carib) plans to resume exports to Venezuela this month amid posting a positive outlook for its financial year.
The outlook also serves as a broader indicator of sustained economic activity for the ailing island.
Carib Cement
Carib already recorded near 10 per cent year-on-year growth in sales during the three months to September 30, when it generated $3.5 billion in revenue.
"The recent trend in the domestic market is expected to continue as well as improvement in the export earnings," said Carib in a joint notice accompanying the financials signed by new chairman Christopher Dehring and director Hollis Hosein. "In addition, we have entered into a new agreement to supply 240,000 tonnes of clinker to Venezuela, starting shipments in October 2014.
"We therefore remain cautiously optimistic that these favourable results can be sustained."
Between July and September, the company supplied 149,000 tonnes of cement to the local market, or two per cent more than year-earlier levels.
It also exported 17,100 tonnes of clinker, or 155 per cent more than a year ago.
But its exports of cement are down by one-quarter to 58,500 tonnes, which it expects to rebound based on shipments to Venezuela. more

Double murder: The bodies of a common-law couple murdered by gunmen in Lea's Flat, Red Hills

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Source Jamaica Observer    
The bodies of a common-law couple murdered by gunmen in Lea's Flat, Red Hills, were found early yesterday morning with stab wounds.
Police report that the couple's two young sons, who were gagged and bound, managed to free themselves and alerted neighbours.
Police believe that the couple was killed on Sunday night. Two motor vehicles were reportedly stolen from the home.
Up to news time the police were still processing the scene and had not released the names of the couple nor any further details on the double murder. Developing Story.......

Next Time Someone Says 'White Privilege Isn't Real,' Show Them This.... Roughly 16 percent of white children born into the poorest one-fifth of U.S. families will rise to become a member of the top one-fifth by the time they turn 40 years old

The Huffington Post | By Kevin Short Posted: 
Think white privilege doesn't exist in America? Consider just how much the color of a child's skin changes his or her odds of escaping poverty later in life.
white mobilityRoughly 16 percent of white children born into the poorest one-fifth of U.S. families will rise to become a member of the top one-fifth by the time they turn 40 years old, according to a new study by Brookings Institution researchers for the Boston Federal Reserve.
Those are fairly bleak odds, but for poor black children the odds of making it to the top are even longer: Only 3 percent of black children born into the poorest one-fifth of families will ever make the leap to the top income group, according to the study.
Even if they don't always make it to the top of the income ladder, poor whites escape the worst forms of poverty more often than poor blacks. Only 23 percent of poor white children will still be counted among the poorest Americans when they turn 40, while a whopping 51 percent of poor black children will, the researchers found.
This chart shows the social mobility levels for white Americans. The horizontal axis shows where families start out on the income ladder, and the vertical axis shows the percentage of children from those families that end up at each income level by the age of 40. more

IN JAMAICA: Young Toni-Ann Miller Gallantry Steals the Show.... National honours audience comes alive for heroic, brave awardees

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com  Tuesday, October 21, 2014  
THERE were cheers and sporadic rounds of applause throughout the national honours and awards investiture ceremony at King’s House yesterday, but it was the citations for those being awarded for gallantry that evoked the most reaction from the large audience assembled on the sprawling lawns.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (centre) celebrates
with some of the recipients of the Order of Jamaica at
 King’s House, yesterday. From left are: The Most Reverend
 Charles Dufour, Senator KD Knight, track coach Glen Mills,
Professor Joseph Frederick, Dr Max Wellington — who
accepted on behalf of his father Dr Karl Wellington —
 and human rights advocate Flo O’Connor. Dennis Daly
 was posthumously conferred with the Order of Jamaica.
University lecturer Professor Sir Roy Augier also
received the OJ, but is missing from the photo.
(PHOTOS: GARFIELD ROBINSON AND
 JOSEPH WELLINGTON)
When the story about the then 10-year-old Toni-Ann Kacian Miller’s rescue of two young brothers trapped in a burning house in May of last year was recounted, there were more than a few teary eyes.
And as she mounted the platform and shyly acknowledged Governor General Sir Patrick Allen to accept the Badge of Honour for Gallantry for her act of heroism and bravery, the cheers grew. Speaking with the Jamaica Observer after the ceremony, Toni-Ann seemed oblivious to the magnitude of her act of selflessness.
“I was coming from school when I saw the house on fire and went inside for the bigger brother. I then asked him for his little brother and he said he was sleeping on the bed.
Young Toni-Ann Miller with the
Medal of Honour for Gallantry
So I went back for him in the house and saw him sleeping on the bed and took him out,” she said. Were you afraid to go into the burning house? the Observer asked. “No,” she replied. The audience would later be aroused when Corporal Everton Henry received his medal for gallantry. more

Reggae veteran, Marcia Griffiths — Artistes with distinction at the National Honours and Awards investiture at King's House in St Andrew, yesterday.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014    
THE local entertainment fraternity was well represented among the list of recipients at the National Honours and Awards investiture at King's House in St Andrew, yesterday.
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GG presents award to Marcia Griffiths
The brilliant October morning sunshine paled against the array of some of Jamaica's leading proponents of the arts who ascended the dais mounted on the lawns of the official residence of the Governor General to receive their insignia.
The charge was lead by reggae veteran Marcia Griffiths who was regal in shades of purple as she received the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander.
Also receiving awards in this category were theatre veteran Douglas Bennett; visual artist Laura Facey; poet Linton Kwesi Johnson (who was absent from the ceremony); and dancer Patsy Ricketts.
Bassist Phil Chen was more than pleased with the honour bestowed on him.
Marcia Looking Lovely
"This is a wonderful honour and award. I am humbled by it."
He recalled his early days working with the group The Vagabonds and travelling to London in 1964 to promote ska.
"That tour, through my work with people like Count Prince Miller lead to a number of other gigs including being bass player for Rod Stewart for five year and other greats including The Who, Queen, The Bee Gees, The Doors, Ray Charles and Bb King. more