(THIS IS AN OUTRAGE) 90-y-o Arnold Abbott charged for feeding homeless in Fort Lauderdale ....Despite the brush with the law, Abbott, and the ministers, Dwayne Black and Mark Sims, went back out for a feeding at a public park Wednesday night as police filmed from a distance and a crowd of nearly 100 mostly homeless and volunteers cheered their arrival.

Thursday, November 06, 2014 | 8:28 AM    
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in South Florida, 90-year-old advocate Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out for another feeding at a public park.
90 y-o Arnold Abbott arrested by cops
The face-off in Fort Lauderdale over the new ordinance restricting public feeding of the homeless has pitted those with compassionate aims against residents and businesses trying to protect their neighborhoods.
Abbott and two South Florida ministers were charged last weekend as they handed out food. They were accused of breaking the ordinance and each faces up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
"One of the police officers said, 'Drop that plate right now,' as if I were carrying a weapon," Abbott said.
Despite the brush with the law, Abbott, and the ministers, Dwayne Black and Mark Sims, went back out for a feeding at a public park Wednesday night as police filmed from a distance and a crowd of nearly 100 mostly homeless and volunteers cheered their arrival.
"God bless you, Arnold!" some shouted. And one man who broke out of the crowd, Eddie Hidalgo, 56, said the man he called 'Chef Arnold' was doing a great work.
"Thank God for Chef Arnold. I haven't eaten all day. He feeds a lot of people from the heart," said Hidalog, who added he's being living on the streets after losing his job and house. more

Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS) Board set goal to award 125 scholarships and 125 computers to students in the Caribbean in 2015. Estimated value is US$90,000 (J$9.9 million)

At the 2nd meeting for the 2015 fiscal year, PALAS board members voted unanimously to set goal to award 125 scholarships and 125 computers to students in the Caribbean in 2015. Estimated value is US$90,000 (J$9.9 million).

This would bring the total value in 5 years to J$19.2 million and 187 scholarships. Thus far PALAS scholarship has grown 1,485%.
Please donate at www.PALAS1.org as we work assiduosly for 'Preserving Young Minds for Posterity'.

Papaya May Cut Cervical Cancer Risk by 81% in Women With HPV

Papaya

Papaya May Cut Cervical Cancer Risk by 81% in Women With HPV: Just one serving per week of papaya was all it took to reduce the risk of developing cervical cancer by a stunning 81% in women with HPV, according to this study out of Brazil. In fact, this super-fruit was the most powerful single dietary item of any fruit or vegetable analyzed in this study. Why is papaya so powerful? It’s a great source of cancer fighting antioxidants like beta-carotene, 

lycopene and beta-cryptoxanthin—each of which may reduce cervical cancer risk by as much as 60%. But there’s something special about papaya, because researchers recently discovered that our bodies absorb these crucial nutrients far better from papaya than from other sources like carrots or tomatoes—in fact, up to 300% better. How? The answer is fascinating: this super fruit stores these antioxidants in unique micro-crystalline structures which greatly enhance their availability upon digestion. 

Papaya is also very rich in potassium, and is therefore one of the most alkalizing fruits available, with nearly double the alkalizing power of pure lemon juice! It’s great plain, mixed with yogurt, or as part of your favorite smoothie recipes. This low-calorie super fruit deserves special consideration as part of any healthy, fruit and vegetable centered diet meant to improve health and reduce cancer risk.

'100-YEAR MAJORITY' : House GOP On Track For Largest Delegation Since Truman Administration... Even A Disgraced Incumbent Rep. Comes Out A Winner... 87% White Men... New Crop Of Right-Leaning Firebrands... Rough Road Ahead For Obama... White House Aide: GOP 'Crazies' Will Prevent Any Collaboration...

Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, proclaimed Wednesday that Republicans may have built a “hundred-year majority” in the House.
"We're back to a majority as big as any of us have seen in our lifetimes. It may be a hundred-year majority," he said.House Republicans have swelled their majority to at least 243 and are on track for more pickups that would give them the biggest House majority since the Truman administration more than sixty years ago. 
They could end up with as many as 249 seats, which would be the largest House Republican majority since 1930. That's well past their early goal of netting 11 seats for a 245 seat majority in the next Congress. 
Walden’s language seemed to echo GOP strategist Karl Rove’s dream from ten years ago of building a “permanent” Republican majority in Washington.
But Daniel Scarpinato, a spokesman for the NRCC, said Walden was merely putting Tuesday’s resounding victory into historical context, not predicting decades of House GOP rule.
 “His reference to a ‘hundred-year majority’ was that it’s been nearly 100 years since we’ve seen a majority this size," he said, noting a NRCC memo that pointed to those likely gains. “[He] wasn’t suggesting in any way that the majority is safe for 100 years.”
Walden and other GOP leaders exulted at a press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters after the election and promised big accomplishments such as tax reform.
They were encouraged not only by big gains in the Senate and House but also victories in gubernatorial and state legislative races across the country. more

22 y-o Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, Missing Woman, Found Alive In Maryland....The suspect is Delven Barnes, 37, who's being held on an unrelated warrant from Virginia for attempted capital murder

 The Huffington Post | By Michael McLaughlin Email Posted: 11/05/2014 6:50 pm EST 
A woman violently abducted from Philadelphia on Sunday has been reportedly found alive in Maryland.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, 22, was discovered in Jessup, Maryland on Wednesday, according to TV station WPVI. A suspect is in custody and Freeland-Gaither is in good condition.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither has been reportedly found alive after vanishing from Philadelphia on Sunday.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither
"I just want to thank everybody. I would like to thank the Philadelphia department of police, the FBI…especially the public," said Freeland-Gaither's mother Keisha Gaither at a press conference with police department officials. "I'm taking my baby home."
The suspect is Delven Barnes, 37, who's being held on an unrelated warrant from Virginia for attempted capital murder, according to officials from the Philadelphia Police Department on Wednesday night.
"He’s a thug and this is what he does, apparently. Nothing he does make sense, don’t even try to find it," said Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey. "He’s a vicious predator, he’s off the streets, and hopefully he’ll spend the rest of his life in jail." more

Etana tops Billboard's album chart...FOR the first time in 17 years, a Jamaican female reggae artiste has topped Billboard's album chart with first-week sales of 547 copies

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer  Thursday, November 06, 2014   
FOR the first time in 17 years, a Jamaican female reggae artiste has topped Billboard's Reggae album chart.
Etana
With first-week sales of 547 copies, Etana's fourth studio album I Rise (VP Records) leaps from seven to number one.
The Clive Hunt-produced album is Etana's fourth entry on the album chart. The last time a Jamaican female reggae artiste topped the chart was 1997 with Diana King's Think like a Girl.
Etana, who is in the middle of an American tour, is ecstatic about topping the Billboard chart.
"I am grateful to all my fans who purchased the album in the United States of America the first week and all those who pre-ordered the album, also. It is because of them, actually. Thank you so much," Etana told the Jamaica Observer.
Asked what kind of work went into the album, Etana said: "It was well-thought out by the A&R, the producer and myself. But when the musicians came to each session, it was easy-going and fun. It was a good vibe. The hardest part was doing the vocal recording sessions with Dwain 'Barbwire' Campbell. But it makes me appreciate him more," she said. more

JOHN HOLT BODY COMES HOME : He is survived by his wife Merl, three sisters, three brothers, and 23 children. Holt's body will be interred at the Dovecot Memorial Park next week.

— Brian Bonitto Thursday, November 06, 2014    
THE body of veteran singer John Holt, accompanied by close relatives, arrived at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston from England yesterday evening.
JOHN HOLT COMES HOME
Holt, 69, died in England on October 20. Here Renford Taylor, proprietor of Taylor's Funeral Home in Kingston, secures the casket bearing the body of the veteran singer. Tex Gallimore, nephew and road manager of Holt, said his uncle wanted to come back to Jamaica. "But he never made it in time," he said. Born in Greenwich Town, Kingston, in 1945, Holt left a massive catalogue of hit songs such as Stick By Me, Stealing Stealing, Ali Baba, The Tide Is High, and If I Were A Carpenter. Some of those songs were done with The Paragons, one of the rocksteady era's great acts. He is survived by his wife Merl, three sisters, three brothers, and 23 children. Holt's body will be interred at the Dovecot Memorial Park next week. more

Female deejay Spice is set to launch her new video for Conjugal Visit -- a colaboration with incarcerated artiste Vybz Kartel tonight

 Wednesday, November 05, 2014 
Spice, Kartel video launch tonight
Female deejay Spice is set to launch her new video for Conjugal Visit -- a colaboration with incarcerated artiste Vybz Kartel.
The launch is set for the Chris Gayle-owned Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston tonight.
The steamy video which is already making the rounds on the Internet and social media platforms features a male lead with a striking resemblance to Kartel, who is currently serving a life sentence in a Corporate Area prison.
This is not the first time Spice and Kartel have joined forces on a single. In 2009, the pair dropped Rampin Shop, another steamy track, which became an instant hit.
Since his incarceration Spice regularly performs the track using the same Vybz Kartel-look-alike who appears in this latest video, to stand in for the deejay.

Scotiabank to close several branches in the Caribbean.... The bank said it would close down 35 of its 200 branches in the Caribbean and would sever 1,500 full-time employees.

Wednesday, November 05, 2014 | 9:37 AM   
OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) – Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually.
The bank said it would close down 35 of its 200 branches in the Caribbean and would sever 1, 500 full-time employees, including 500 from its international operations.
“In some of these (Caribbean) countries, we are just over-branched and we have to size it to the economic realities of these economies,” said Scotiabank chief executive officer, Brian Porter.
Porter said that the bank’s revenue growth has been encouraging outside Canada, but profit has not jumped as much he would like.
 “The frustration for us across the international footprint is we’ve had very solid asset growth over the last three or four years, and not all of that has dropped to the bottom line,” he said, adding that the bank still has plans to grow in the region
Scotiabank said the closure of the Caribbean branches were due “to the prolonged economic recovery and continued uncertain outlook” and that it had started restructuring initiatives “in order to improve the speed and quality of service it provides its customers, to reduce costs in a sustainable manner, and to achieve greater operational efficiencies. more

My Jamaica : Little Thinkers Daycare and Kindergarten in St Andrew had their heritage celebrations

Wednesday, November 05, 2014  
This little girl attempts to iron using an
 antique pressing iron
Little Thinkers Daycare and Kindergarten in St Andrew had their heritage celebrations on October 31, where the children were exposed to Jamaican culture. Here are some highlights.
Breadfruit tastes best when roasted on
a coal stove. (PHOTOS: ANTONIO GRAHAM)
Freshly-made bread, ready to eat.
(Photos: Antonio Graham)
This little boy does laundry in an enamel basin.
Fresly-made bread, ready to eat.
This little girl attempts to iron using an antique pressing iron.
Breadfruit tastes best when roasted on a coal stove.

Scientists discover genetic link to seizures in children after MMR vaccine: clues to explain why a small number of children have febrile seizures — brief convulsions — after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine....They stressed there was no need to scrap the MMR vaccine

Wednesday, November 05, 2014    
SCIENTISTS in Denmark say they have found genetic clues to explain why a small number of children have febrile seizures — brief convulsions — after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Vacine : File
They stressed there was no need to scrap the MMR vaccine -- caught in a health scare in 1998 that watchdogs later declared groundless — and described its use as a "great achievement" in saving lives.
Reporting in the journal Nature Genetics, the team found that febrile seizures occurred in roughly one in every 1,000 children who were given the MMR vaccine.
Two genetic variants came to light that pointed to a higher risk of a febrile seizure in the second week following MMR vaccination, they said.
They lie on genes that play an important role in how the immune system reacts to viral intruders.
Febrile seizures are the term for when a child develops spasms, a high temperature and loses consciousness.
The episode usually lasts for a minute or two, but apart from causing alarm for parents and the need for a check-up afterwards, is typically not dangerous.
A known but rare side effect of vaccination or viral infection, febrile seizures are different from epileptic seizures, which occur without fever. more

Good News for sugar cane in JAMAICA...."Holland is one of our four farms in St Elizabeth and one of the main farms within the J Wray & Nephew agriculture division."

BY AINSWORTH MORRIS Environment Watch writer  Wednesday, November 05, 2014    
KING sugar, the crop on which the economies of the former British West Indian colonies were built, looks set to rebound as a major contributor to Jamaica's agriculture industry.
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Sweet Sugar Cane
That is, if the past four years of experimenting with a fertiliser treated with micronutrients is anything to go by.
Through a partnership with fertiliser producers Newport-Fersan, J Wray & Nephew, one of the island's premier rum distilleries, has been using the formula at its farm at Holland Sugar Estate in St Elizabeth and has reported a major increase in the yield and quality of the sugar cane.
Speaking at the recent Field Day hosted jointly by the two players, senior director of the agriculture division at J Wray & Nephew said with the dry disposable micronutrient powder supplied by Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited, the company's sugar cane crop yield increased by 23 tonnes per hectare over the four years.
"Holland is one of our four farms in St Elizabeth and one of the main farms within the J Wray & Nephew agriculture division. Over the past four years, they have seen considerable improvements in the cane production at Holland, moving from 59 tonnes per hectare (annually) four years ago, to 82 tonnes per hectare for this year," Maxwell said. more

St. Catherine, JAMAICA: "Dear God, why, why? Look how dem kill Mr Phillips!" Tourism consultant murdered in Marlie Mount.... 56 y-o Horace Phillips body found partially burnt in his rented house on the outskirts of Old Harbour.

BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com  Wednesday, November 05, 2014    
THE St Catherine community of Marlie Mount was sent into shock and despair yesterday after the partially burnt body of tourism consultant Horace Phillips was found in his rented house on the outskirts of Old Harbour.
Relatives and friends of Horace Phillips console each other
 after his body was found in Marlie Mount, St Catherine, yesterday.
The gruesome discovery brought an end to a desperate search by family and friends who had reported Phillips missing from Sunday.
Residents told the Jamaica Observer that the discovery of the 56-year-old Jamaica Tourist Board consultant's body was made two days before his mother was scheduled to mark her birthday.
"Have mercy. I don't know how I am going to tell his mother what took place today," said Nadine Phillips, the slain man's niece.
"Dear God, why, why? Look how dem kill Mr Phillips!" screamed one woman as the body was removed from the house by undertakers.
Both women stood among a large group of residents, and members of the Anglican Church community, who flooded the area and waited for hours for police to finish processing the crime scene.
Police yesterday said they were called to the community about 9:00 am after the partially burnt body was found.
Andrew Robinson, a political representative from the area who said he knew Phillips, described the murder as one of the worst to take place in the community in recent years.
Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, Rt Reverend Robert Thompson,
 is surrounded by residents in Marlie Mount, St Catherine,
 the community where the partially burnt body of tourism consultant
Horace Phillips was found in the house he rented yesterday.
Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, Rt Reverend Robert Thompson, who was also at the scene, said the murder had left him in shock.
"I was in my office in Kingston when I heard, and it is certainly a loss for the community," said Bishop Thompson, who explained that Phillips was an active member of the congregation at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Old Harbour.
The clergyman said he was deeply concerned about the violent way in which people were being killed in the country. "The level of violence is certainly giving us chills," he said. more

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Massachusetts voters elected Democrat Maura Healey attorney general on Tuesday. She is the first openly gay attorney general in the country.
EMILY's List, a progressive PAC that supports pro-choice Democratic women, helped Healey win a competitive primary earlier this year and celebrated her historic win Tuesday night.
Scott Walker“Tonight, voters in Massachusetts decisively chose to elect progressive champion Maura Healey Attorney General,” said the group's president, Stephanie Schriock. “Maura has spent years fighting to expand rights and freedoms for women and families in Massachusetts. And now with the help of the EMILY’s List community – three million members strong – she can take that leadership to the next level. There is huge momentum for women’s leadership in New England, and that’s a trend that is here to stay.”
"Maura Healey is one of the staunchest advocates for equality we have in this country, and we join her in celebrating her historic victory tonight," said Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. "As the nation's first openly gay attorney general, she is an inspirational trailblazer and will fight to guarantee civil rights and legal equality for all people of Massachusetts." more

ST ANN, Jamaica : The trial of former police constable Jeffrey Peart and his sister Roxanne Peart dominates St Ann Circuit Court.....Term-could-be-extended by a week

Tuesday, November 04, 2014 | 6:01 PM    
ST ANN, Jamaica — The four-week term of the St Ann Circuit Court, which should have come to a close this Friday, could be extended into next week to accommodate the completion of a trial currently ongoing in the court.
Justice Courtney Day, the judge presiding over the sitting of an ongoing murder case, told jurors on Tuesday, November 4 that although the circuit court was scheduled to last for four weeks it is likely that they will still be there next week.
The trial of former police constable Jeffrey Peart and his sister Roxanne Peart has dominated this session of the St Ann Circuit Court with the majority of the matters set for this circuit traversed to the next term, starting January, 2015.
On Tuesday, November 4, the prosecution began taking evidence from a government forensic analyst who is a part of a team which collected evidence from a car.
The car forms part of evidence in the 2012 murder of Hanover taxi operator Delroy Frame.
The car, which belonged to girlfriend of the accused Kadena Jarrett, now deceased, was allegedly borrowed on the day of the murder by the accused to visit relatives in Manchester.
The forensic analyst is expected to continue giving evidence this week.
The trial continues on Wednesday, November 5.

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MONTEGO BAY, St James : Parents will soon be asked to pay for tablet computers....under the $1.4 billion Schools Tablet Computer Programme pilot. Minister of Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell said.

BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter hinesh@jamaicaobserver.com  Tuesday, November 04, 2014  
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Parents will be required to absorb the cost of tablet computers after the 30,000 devices now being distributed free to 30 schools islandwide under the $1.4 billion Schools Tablet Computer Programme pilot, has ended.
Students at Salt Savannah Primary and Infant School
enjoying their tablets. From left are Fabian Banton,
 Yamuru Watson and Owen Bonswell.
"We recognise that this project is very costly and when you think about the pilot only being able to deal with approximately 30,000 tablets and we have about 600,000 students we have to find a way to enable the full roll-out of the project for the entire country and to minimise the cost," Minister of Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell said.
He, however, noted that Government will continue funding the cost of tablets for those students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), as well as for the E-books and supply of Internet for the programme.
"We will as a Government continue to fund the softer side of the business. So for example the books; all the E-books we will pay for those. We will also pay for free Internet access and it is broadband technology. But we are thinking that apart from those PATH students who cannot afford the tablet, and who we believe we need to assist, we will have to ask parents to contribute towards the acquisition of the tablets," Paulwell said.
He further noted: "I think there has to be some vested interest in the project."
The science and technology minister said that under the Schools Tablet Computer Programme, parents will no longer be required to purchase text books, which are downloaded on the tablets, resulting in significant savings. more

Lupita Nyong'o Was Told She'd Never Find A Husband Because Of Her Dark Skin Color

The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson
We're certain it's the combination of Lupita Nyong'o's incredible talent (see: Academy Award) and killer looks (see: red carpet slayage) that have landed her on the cover of Glamour's 24th Women of the Year cover.
LUPITA NYONGO
Lupita Nyong'o
However the Kenyan actress, who is being honored at the magazine's annual star-studded event on November 10 in New York City, has also captured our hearts with her outspoken stance on standards of beauty. And the Lancome spokeswoman chatted candidly about her views in Glamour's December issue.
“European standards of beauty are something that plague the entire world -- the idea that darker skin is not beautiful, that light skin is the key to success and love," Nyong'o told Glamour. "Africa is no exception."
While Nyong'o has encountered colorism in her adult life, it's been a issue she's dealt with from childhood.
"When I was in the second grade, one of my teachers said, ‘Where are you going to find a husband? How are you going to find someone darker than you?’ I was mortified, the 32-year-old actress told Glamour. "I remember seeing a commercial where a woman goes for an interview and doesn’t get the job. Then she puts a cream on her face to lighten her skin, and she gets the job! This is the message: that dark skin is unacceptable. I definitely wasn’t hearing this from my immediate family -- my mother never said anything to that effect -- but the voices from the television are usually much louder than the voices of your parents.” Sad, but true. more

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LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 3: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) speaks as his wife Elaine Chao looks on during an election rally at Bluegrass Airport November 3, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky.  Heading into election day McConnell remains in a close race with Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON (AP) — On a final, furious day of campaigning, Republicans strained to capture control of the Senate while Democrats struggled to limit their congressional losses in elections midway through an unpopular President Barack Obama's second term.
"The spending, the borrowing, the taxing, the overregulation, the slow growth. ... These people need to be stopped," Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said of the Democrats on Monday, urging voters to support him and GOP candidates everywhere. He would be in line to control the Senate's agenda as majority leader if Republicans win on Tuesday.
Democrats weighed down by Obama's unpopularity kept their distance from him and looked to a costly turn-out-the-vote operation in the most competitive Senate races to save their seats and their majority. more

DANCEHALL rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer have recorded their first collaboration, 'Legendary'. The single which is produced by ESCO will be released later this month.

DANCEHALL rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer have recorded their first collaboration, Legendary.
The single -- which will be officially released this month -- is recorded on the eight-month-old Starstruck Records label, owned by entertainer Esco. The track has already made the playlist of some local radio stations.
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Beenie and Bounty
The producer/recording artiste said putting the collab together marks a milestone in his career.
"We all know both artistes were once rivals, but they have tossed away their differences for a while now. A lot of producers wanted them to collaborate but it didn't happen. So I feel really honoured to be the one to do it," Esco told the Jamaica Observer.
The producer, whose given name is Matthew Thompson, said he first brought the idea to Beenie Man, who gave the move a "thumbs up".
Esco
"He thought it was a perfect idea as both artistes wanted to record a single together for a while, but it was sort of difficult finalising what the topic would be about," he said.
Esco, who is also co-writer of Legendary, said the single is another hard-core dancehall banger.
"On the track, both artistes are reflecting on their achievements and journey over the years to becoming music legends," Esco explained. more

CLARENDON, JAMAICA (BRUTAL TRIPLE MURDER) : Mom, 44-year-old Kareen Brown and her sons -- Shavian Mitchell, 17 and Shawn Mitchell, 21 y-o murdered as they pleaded for their lives...."A more than 20 spent shells dem remove from the scene," one resident said

BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com  Tuesday, November 04, 2014
THE brutality of yesterday's brazen daylight murder of a mother and her two sons in Bucknor, Clarendon has hit the normally quiet community very hard.
Carlton Mitchell, the father of the slain young men, appears
 stunned, while this female relative of the victims is a picture
 of grief after yesterday’s triple murder in Bucknor, Clarendon.
 (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
"Mi never know people could be so cruel," said one resident who admitted that the triple murder has shocked the community where the sign at the entrance proclaims 'Welcome to Baileys Ave; No guns, drugs, violence.'
Police report that approximately 7:00 am, 44-year-old Kareen Brown and her sons -- Shavian Mitchell, 17 and Shawn Mitchell, 21 -- were at home at when gunmen kicked in the door to the house.
The killers, the Jamaica Observer was told, kept firing, even as the mother and her sons pleaded for their lives.
"Wi hear that they... just start pump bullets in the house," said one woman.
"A more than 20 spent shells dem remove from the scene," one resident said as she watched from behind crime scene yellow tape while the police searched for evidence.
Triple Murder Scene
Police said they were following several leads, but did not disclose any details.
However, sources from the area theorised that the older son may have been the target of the attack, as he was alleged to have been involved in gang activities.
The incident was particularly hard on the slain young men's father, Carlton Mitchell.
"All now mi still a try come to terms with what happen, to see the body of mi son lie down there, mi really can't help it," Mitchell said, then paused to take a gulp from a bottle containing clear liquid. more

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Police seize half ton (approx. 1,000 pounds) of ganja in Portland

Police seize half ton of ganja in Portland  5:45 PM


KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police on Sunday seized approximately 1000 pounds of marijuana and arrested one man during an operation in Portland. Reports are that about 10:00pm the lawmen intercepted and searched a motor vehicle along the Foreshore main road in the parish when they found 129 parcels of compressed marijuana. The driver of the motor vehicle was arrested and taken into custody. The police say, another vehicle, which was found abandoned along the roadway, was searched and 53 pa ... More

Jeff Chang Talks 'Who We Be' And Why We Haven't Had A Real National Conversation About Race....Who We Be: The Colorization Of America

The Huffington Post | By Braden Goyette Email Posted: 11/03/2014 7:00 am EST 
Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, has taken on some massive subjects in his latest book: race, and the way America sees itself.
Trayvon Martin Lebron JamesWho We Be: The Colorization Of America follows the rise of the idea of multiculturalism -- and the backlash that followed it -- from the Civil Rights movement through to Obama's election, the fight over the DREAM Act, and Trayvon Martin's death.
The book explores how race has figured in American visual culture since the 60s, and the rhetorical imagery that's driven American politics. "We can all agree that race is not a question of biology," Chang writes. "Instead it is a question of culture and it begins as a visual problem, one of vision and visuality. Race happens in the gap between appearance and the perception of difference. It is about what we see and what we think we see and what we think about when we see. In that sense, it's bigger than personal affinities, preferences, tastes and bonds."
Chang sat down with HuffPost to talk about how the culture wars are still with us today, what it means that we're headed toward becoming a "majority-minority" society in 2042, and why America still hasn't had the kind of "national conversation about race" that it really needs. (This interview has been edited and condensed). more

Destiny starring CHRISTOPHER MARTIN is #1 At Box Offices Islandwide in JAMAICA.....Destiny beat out international films Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington; Fury, starring Brad Pitt; and The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr, for the top spot.

Shereita Grizzle, Gleaner Writer Published: Monday | November 3, 2014
It may come as a surprise to some as it was revealed that Destiny, a local film with a difference, came in No. 1 at box offices islandwide. According to numbers revealed to the show's producer, Jeremy Whittaker, by Palace Amusement Cinemas, Destiny beat outinternational films Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington; Fury, starring Brad Pitt; and The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr, for the top spot.
Karian Sang and Christopher Martin star in the Jamaican film 'Destiny'.
Karian Sang and Christopher Martin star in the Jamaican film 'Destiny'.
Now in its third week of showing, the film has been holding its own on the silver screens and has held the No. 1 spot in its first two weeks of showing. Whittaker is more than happy about the film's box office success.
"It has been doing well! We were No. 1 the first and second week of showing," he said. Because of the movie's success at the theatres, Whittaker believes that the time span on showing will be extended. "This is the third week now and we should get an extension on the theatre run."
Whittaker also wanted to use the opportunity to thank all the persons who have supported the film thus far, but explained that he believed in the film's ability to get to where it is today.
HAPPY, HUMBLED
"I am happy and humbled by the response, but not totally surprised. I made this movie about our 'best Jamaican selves', so it's very relatable and people appreciate a storyline they can connect with." more

IN JAMAICA: Mom's Little Hero - 10-Y-O Ronaldo Hendricks, Saves His Pregnant Mother, Unborn Sibling From Tragedy..."She first started shaking, then it seemed like she was having a seizure and the car was pulling to both sides of the road," said Ronaldo

Janet Silvera, Gleaner Write rPublished: Monday | November 3, 2014
WESTERN BUREAU: A woman who was six months pregnant when she had a seizure behind the steering wheel of her Toyota Corolla motor car two weeks ago is hailing her 10-year-old son, Ronaldo Hendricks, as a hero.
Ronaldo and his mother, Tennielle Green.
Ronaldo and his mother, Tennielle Green.
Tennielle Green, who spent 10 days at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, delivered a premature baby girl weighing a mere two pounds, is now out of danger, while her baby remains in intensive care.
Green, who is having her first daughter and second child, says the pregnancy was a few days shy of seven months.
Young Ronaldo, recalling the incident that could have seen him losing both his mother and sibling, said it was approximately 6:30 p.m. two Fridays ago that his mother was driving him to his grandmother's house in Norwood, St James, when he noticed she seemed disoriented.
"She first started shaking, then it seemed like she was having a seizure and the car was pulling to both sides of the road," said Ronaldo, a grade-five student of Supreme Preparatory.
Ronaldo Hendricks all dressed for school. Contributed Photos
Ronaldo Hendricks all dressed for
 school. Contributed Photos
"I realised something was wrong, as she wasn't seeing where she was going, so I jumped in front of the steering wheel, pulled up the handbrake and switched off the engine and called for help," Ronaldo toldThe Gleaner.
"I then ran out of the car calling for help," he said, adding that a man who heard his calls came to their rescue. It was the good Samaritan who called for an ambulance that transported both mother and unborn baby to safety at Cornwall Regional.
Green said the baby is doing fine, but will remain in hospital for the next month.
"Her lungs have matured, and the doctors are trying to wean her from the oxygen she was on," said Green. more

IN JAMAICA: MEDIA personality and attorney Emily Crooks weds former Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields

Monday, November 03, 2014    
MEDIA personality and attorney Emily Crooks yesterday tied the knot with former Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields at the upscale Round Hill Resort overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
Mrs Mark Shields stuns in a YSA Makino couture gown
complete with a bouquet of white orchids created
by Tai Flora Luxe.
The bride was escorted up the aisle by her father Desrick Crooks, while her expectant groom stood at the altar with Reverend Terrence Gordon.
Members of the bridal party included maid of honour Dr Paula Dawson, while the couple's daughter Zuri Shields was the flower girl.
Bridesmaids were Kimm Daley and Andria Crooks-Nelson.
Standing for the groom were John Azar, Michael Meggs, Kimani Robinson, Michael Toy, and the groom's son Nicholas Shields.
SEALED WITH A KISS: Smooch
 time for Mark and Emily.
Among the guests were Hugh Small QC; former Police Commissioner Hardley Lewin; international banker Aubyn Hill; Nationwide CEO/ broadcaster Cliff Hughes; broadcast journalist Abka Fitz-Henley; regional head of Business Risk at Digicel, Joseph Simmonds; MVP Track Club boss Bruce James; JCSC member Carol Narcisse; and Digicel Jamaica CEO Barry O'Brien. more