50 y-o Man Complains Of Headaches, Doctors Find Tapeworm Living Inside His Brain for 4 years

The Huffington Post| By Macrina Cooper-White Email Posted: 11/21/2014 1:04 pm EST 
If you're squeamish, here's a story you might not want to hear.
Doctors in England were having a hard time figuring out what was giving a Chinese man headaches and seizures and causing disturbances in his sense of smell. After the 50-year-old man tested negative for various diseases, a series of brain scans revealed the cause of the strange symptoms -- a tapeworm had been living inside the man's brain for four years. Freaky!
“BRAIN
Over the course of four years, the worm
migrated 5 cm from the right side of
 the brain to the left, as shown by the
 cluster of ring-enhancing lesions
 the larvae produced. 
(Credit: Nagui Antoun.)
The parasite measured about one centimeter in length and had tunneled five centimeters through the man's brain before surgeons removed it in 2012, The Guardian reported. The man is now reportedly cured of the infection. Researchers identified the parasite as a Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, a rare species of tapeworm normally found in China, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. Only 300 cases of infection by the parasite have been reported in humans.
Scientists believe that Spirometra erinaceieuropaei may be contracted by eating crustaceans and reptiles that harbor it, or by using a Chinese remedy for sore eyes that is made from frogs.
"We did not expect to see an infection of this kind in the U.K., but global travel means that unfamiliar parasites do sometimes appear," Dr. Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas, a researcher at the department of infectious disease at Addenbrooke's NHS Trust in Cambridge, said in a written statement.
Dr. Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas and her colleagues used a sample of the worm tosequence the creature's entire genome for the first time. The results of this research were published online on Nov. 21 in the journal Genome Biology. more

The Voice from Duhaney Park: RESIDENTS of Duhaney Park in Kingston are in a jubilant mood. One of their own, 24-year-old singer Anita Antoinette Fearon, is in the Top 10 of the popular American television talent show, The Voice.

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer  Friday, November 21, 2014  
RESIDENTS of Duhaney Park in Kingston are in a jubilant mood. One of their own, 24-year-old singer Anita Antoinette Fearon, is in the Top 10 of the popular American television talent show, The Voice.
Antoinette (Photo: NBC)
When Splash caught up with Fearon on Wednesday following Tuesday night's show, she was excited about her progress.
"I feel honoured, grateful, inspired, and excited to show more of myself and my talents as an artiste. I can feel the love coming from my supporters worldwide and I am truly thankful for this," she said.
According to Anita's cousin, Tameka Thorpe, her performances to date have been closely watched by Duhaney Park residents.
"The love and support in Duhaney Park for Anita is very good. Her brother has been spreading the word about her involvement in The Voice and the support has grown significantly," she said.....
Fearon and Thorpe's mothers are sisters. Her success in The Voice does not surprise her.
Anita Antoinette Fearon at Six y-o
"I was around Anita up to the time when she left Jamaica for the United States. I remember her being a very jovial person, very observant though she didn't speak much. From an early age, around six, she displayed a natural love for music and singing," Thorpe recalled.
Fearon and her family lived at Baldwin Avenue, near the foot of the hill in Duhaney Park, a working-class area that has produced a number of top artistes including Cham and Konshens. more

Ed Robinson updates John Holt's classics...Robinson told this column that the 10-track set was inspired by his love for Holt's music.

BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer  Friday, November 21, 2014    
SINGER Ed Robinson salutes rocksteady great John Holt on his new album Tribute to John Holt.
Robinson told this column that the 10-track set was inspired by his love for Holt's music.
The cover of Ed Robinson’s album Tribute to John Holt
"I had recorded the single Let Your Hair Down with Kemar McGregor, and while we were working on that recording, John Holt had passed away. Kemar suggested we do a song in tribute to John and we eventually decided to do a full album," he said. "The album is very emotional for me, because I've spent a lot of my time making songs that uphold the dignity of the veteran singers like John Holt, and making sure they get the respect they deserve."
One of Jamaican popular music's great singers, Holt died on October 20 in London at age 69. He had an illustrious career that covered ska, rocksteady and reggae.
Released on November 11, Tribute to John Holt is Robinson's seventh studio album. It was produced by McGregor, who has worked with a number of top dancehall/reggae acts as well as American rhythm and blues artistes.
Some of the songs Robinson covered are Sweetie Come Brush Me, Stealing Stealing, The Tide is High, Police in Helicopter and I Want a Love I Can Feel. more

Tony Rebel remembers Garnet Silk...20 Days of Silk, "Dem time dey wi a search......wi read the Bible, reason every day," Rebel recalled.

 BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer writer  Friday, November 21, 2014    
This is the third in the Jamaica Observer's daily 20-part series, 20 Days of Silk, which looks at the life of roots singer Garnet Silk. Next month marks 20 years since his death.
Tony Rebel and Garnet Silk
THE Jamaican dancehall was mired in lewd and violent lyrics throughout the 1980s. That carried over into the 1990s until a group of Rastafarian artistes from south-central parishes brought their message of consciousness to a music that had lost its way.
Heading the group was dub poet Yasus Afari, deejay Tony Rebel and singer Garnet Silk. Singers Everton Blender and Uton Green, and deejay Kulcha Knox were also part of the crew.
Rebel, Silk and Blender enjoyed the most mainstream success. Silk and Rebel were from Manchester and knew each other since the early 1980s when they performed on sound systems in that parish.
Rebel told Splash that they quickly developed a bond -- one that grew after both discovered Rastafari.
"Dem time dey wi a search...wi read the Bible, reason every day," Rebel recalled....
After moving to Kingston in 1987, Rebel says Silk followed. They lived in the same house while trying to get a break in the music businesss, working stage shows and hanging out at recording studios.
Both entered the charts around 1992. Once they did, they never left for the next two years, often recording for the same producers, including Donovan Germain and Bobby 'Bobby Digital' Dixon.
In fact, Germain produced Gave You Everything I've Got, one of Silk's biggest hits which was written by Rebel. The deejay also wrote another Silk hit, Love is Divine, produced by Digital. more

AT LAST: RELIEF FOR MILLIONS: Obama Set To Protect Millions From Deportation.... Announcement Tonight... 'Biggest Win For Immigrants And Their Allies In 25 Years'... Congress Can't Stop It... Clinton: Obama On 'Firm' Legal Footing... GOP Governors Eye Lawsuit... Cruz: Obama 'Acting As A Monarch'...

Posted: 11/20/2014 5:59 pm EST 
WASHINGTON -- In the boldest move on immigration policy of his presidency, President Barack Obama is set to announce plans Thursday evening to dramatically increase deportation relief for an estimated 4.4 million undocumented immigrants. The executive action will protect parents, as well as those who came to the U.S. as children and others with long-standing ties to the country, from being forced out of their homes.
President Barack Obama
The announcement will cause mayhem on the Hill, as Republicans threaten lawsuits, a showdown over funding the government, and blocks to Obama's nominees. 



"We're considering a variety of options," incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the Senate floor Thursday morning. "But make no mistake. When the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act."
Obama's plan will make a number of changes to immigration policy, such as renaming and revamping the controversial Secure Communities policy, which states and localities across the country have increasingly opposed. It will also redefine Immigration and Customs Enforcement priorities to ensure agents are focusing on recent border-crossers -- defined as those who came after Jan. 1, 2014 -- along with convicted criminals, suspected terrorists and potential threats to national security. The new policies broaden opportunities for high-skilled workers and could lead to further changes in how visas are distributed. The resulting changes could bring the amount of people given legal protection under the executive action to nearly 5 million. more

JOHN HOLT INTERVIEW WITH DJ LINKAGE....Excellent, as John talks about the early days and how made the hit chune "Ali Baba", "Sweetie" and more...

IN JAMAICA: The Outameni scandal casualties: DBJ write-off decision came under Audley Shaw's watch.... After seeing the valuation, which was put at $311 million, they were ready to vote 'no' to Outameni

BY DESMOND ALLEN Executive editor - special assignment allend@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, November 20, 2014 
WHEN Outameni Experience Chairman Lennie Little-White offered his ailing attraction to the National Housing Trust (NHT) board members on November 7, 2012, everyone present liked the feel-good concept and thought it could be a good legacy project after they had scotched the idea of replicating Emancipation Park in the west, because of costs.
After seeing the valuation, which was put at $311 million, they were ready to vote 'no' to Outameni when one member suggested they have a look at the property first. Easton Douglas, the chairman of the board, his Managing Director Cecile Watson, and General Manager Donald Moore were whisked by Jamaica Defence Force helicopter on an aerial tour of the area.
It was a good day to fly, with clear blue skies, but as they praised the skill of the female pilot, none of the three could see the dark clouds which were gathering over the horizon.
Before long, Watson would be out of a job, four members of the board would resign in unconfirmed support of her, the board would come under a firestorm of criticism for deciding to buy the Outameni property for $180 million, and there would be calls for the head of the chairman. And the casualties of what was becoming a 'war' being played out in the media and the Parliament over the NHT-Outameni saga had only just begun.
Douglas, a three-time government minister in the People's National Party (PNP) Administration and an accomplished valuation surveyor, who carries the professional designation FRICS (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), charted the course for the flight. In Trelawny they were joined by an unnamed person with considerable knowledge of the area. more

Let's hear it for the Reggae Boyz! Back on top of the region, Jamaica now look to the future after winning Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men's Caribbean Cup Tournament

 BY IAN BURNETT Sport Editor  Thursday, November 20, 2014    
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Let's hear it for the Reggae Boyz!
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz pose with their trophy after they
 were crowned regional champions by defeating rivals
Trinidad and Tobago 4-3 on penalties in the 2014 CFU
Caribbean Cup at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on
Tuesday night. The teams had played to 0-0 scoreline
 after regulation and extra time. (PHOTO: PAUL REID)
That's the literal charge from head coach Winfried Schaefer after his 23 courageous players defeated Trinidad and Tobago 4-3 on penalties to be crowned kings of the Caribbean for the sixth time here at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Tuesday night.
The Reggae Boyz, who entered the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Men's Caribbean Cup Tournament woefully short of
adequate preparation, lying embarrassingly low at 113th on the FIFA rankings, and under immense pressure from all quarters, dug deep into their reserves to pull off a victory against their perennial Caribbean rivals seeking their ninth title and their first since 2001.
"This team is fantastic, everybody should be proud of this team," charged Schaefer during a post-game interview.
"I'm very proud of this team. I have won the African Cup, the Caribbean Cup, the Dubai Cup, I'm very proud of my team, they are fantastic and we have to do all that is necessary for this team, or else we go down (regress)," he added.
After neither team could find the target during regulation and 30 minutes of extra time, Jermaine Taylor, Jobi McAnuff, Demar Phillips and captain Rodolph Austin registered for Jamaica from 12 yards, with the lone miss coming from teenaged striker Michael Seaton with the Boyz' fourth strike. more

IN JAMAICA: FORMER police constable Jeffrey Peart and his sister Roxanne convicted for the murder of 48-year-old Hanover taxi operator Delroy Frame....Frame's headless body was found in Wild Cane, Cave Valley

Thursday, November 20, 2014 — Renae Dixon Jamaica Observer   
FORMER police constable Jeffrey Peart and his sister Roxanne were yesterday convicted for the 2012 murder of 48-year-old Hanover taxi operator Delroy Frame.
The conviction brought an end to the five-week trial in the St Ann Circuit Court. The 12-member panel of jurors deliberated for just over two hours before returning the verdict.
Peart, who showed no emotion throughout the trial, bowed his head on hearing the verdict, while his sister Roxanne, who is pregnant, cried while rubbing her stomach and dabbing at her eyes with a rag.
The two are scheduled to be sentenced in the St James Circuit Court on December 12, instead of St Ann because the judge will be in the western end of the island at that time.
Frame's headless body was found in Wild Cane, Cave Valley on May 19, 2012. His burnt-out car was found about a mile away in White Sands. more

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth (JAMAICA) : INDECOM probing gruesome death by poisoning of 30 y-o teacher Kerry-Ann Powell....INDECOM said it was probing the incident because one of three suspects is a member of the police force.

BY GARFIELD MYERS Editor-at-Large South/Central Bureau myersg@jamaicaobserver.com  Thursday, November 20, 2014    
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) yesterday evening joined the St Elizabeth police as they struggled to piece together a puzzle surrounding the death, apparently by poisoning, of Kerry-Ann Powell, a 30-year-old teacher at Park Mountain Primary School, just west of this south-central town.
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Kerry-Ann Powell
Powell's boyfriend (name withheld) — with whom she and her twin daughters shared a home in the Horizon Park housing estate in Santa Cruz — is in hospital in stable condition suffering from the effects of what appeared to be chemical poisoning, police say.
INDECOM said it was probing the incident because one of three suspects is a member of the police force.
The three suspects, INDECOM said, are in police custody.
Reports from relatives and friends of the victims say the two adults were up and getting ready for work and school some time shortly after daylight when, according to the boyfriend, two men and a woman entered the house.
The boyfriend, described by neighbours as a truck operator, reportedly said he was "sprayed" in the face with some sort of chemical and fled in panic to the bathroom to wash it off. He later exited the bathroom to find that Powell had been forced to ingest a substance of some kind.
Neighbours say both victims were heard crying for "murder" and "help". They were reportedly rushed to hospital where she succumbed. The two children were not hurt, relatives and neighbours say.
The boyfriend was said by neighbours to have separated from his wife, who moved out some time ago. Neighbours said Powell had moved in with him in recent months.
Head of the St Elizabeth police, Superintendent Lanford Salmon, told the Jamaica Observer that his team was diligently probing the incident but that information was "sketchy" and confusing.
"What I can confirm is that a woman is dead and it seems to be connected to something toxic. I can also confirm that a man is in hospital in connection with the same incident," Salmon said. more

Bill Cosby Declines To Comment On Sexual Assault Allegations In AP Interview (VIDEO)

AP | By DAVID BAUDER Posted: 11/19/2014 6:30 pm EST 
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development and TV Land will stop airing reruns of "The Cosby Show," moves that came a day after another woman came forward claiming that the once-beloved comic had sexually assaulted her.
NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks said Wednesday the Cosby sitcom "is no longer under development." A TV Land representative said the reruns will stop airing immediately for an indefinite time. "The Cosby Show" also was to have been part of a Thanksgiving sitcom marathon.
The NBC sitcom and "Cosby Show" reruns joined a Netflix Cosby standup comedy special, which was indefinitely postponed late Tuesday, as mounting evidence of Cosby's faltering career. They occurred a day after actress Janice Dickinson, in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight," became the third woman in recent weeks to allege she'd been assaulted by Cosby — charges strongly denied by the comedian's lawyer. more

Marijuana Drastically Shrinks Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer, New Study Finds

The Huffington Post | By Carly Schwartz Email Posted: 11/18/2014 9:58 pm EST 
Over the past few years, research has revealed that marijuana can both destroy certain cancer cells and reduce the growth of others. Now, a new study in mice has found that when combined with radiation treatment, cannabis can effectively shrink one of the most aggressive types of brain tumors.
MARIJUANA PLANT
View of a marijuana plant, part of the weed plantation with 18,000 plants who has been found in a forest, near the German border, in Reuver, The Netherlands, on August 26, 2014. The street value of 18,000 plants fluctuates around 20 million euros. AFP PHOTO / ANP / MARCEL VAN HOORN ***netherlands out*** (Photo credit should read MARCEL VAN HOORN/AFP/Getty Images) | MARCEL VAN HOORN via Getty Images
In a paper published Friday in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapies, a team of researchers from St. George's University of London outlined the "dramatic reductions" they observed in high-grade glioma masses, a deadly form of brain cancer, when treated with a combination of radiation and two different marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids. In many cases, those tumors shrunk to as low as one-tenth the sizes of those in the control group.
"We've shown that cannabinoids could play a role in treating one of the most aggressive cancers in adults," Dr. Wai Liu, one of the study's lead authors, wrote in an op-ed earlier this week. "The results are promising...it could provide a way of breaking through glioma and saving more lives." more

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: Reggae Boyz defeat T&T to take 2014 Caribbean Cup Soca Warriors beaten 4-3 on penalties

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | 11:02 PM    
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- Jamaica were crowned champions of the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Cup after outscoring Trinidad and Tobago 4-3 on penalties in front of a vociferous home crowd at the Montego Bay Sports Complex a short while ago.
01After neither team was able to find the target during 90 minutes of regulation plus 30 minutes of extra time, goalkeeper Andre Blake gave Jamaica the ideal start in the shoot-out when he saved the penalty of Trinidad and Tobago captain Kenwyne Jones.
Jermaine Taylor, Jobi McAnuff, Demar Phillips and captain Rodolph Austin, who was named man-of-the-match, were on target for the Reggae Boyz, who were winning their sixth title. Teenager Michael Seaton was the only Jamaican player to miss from 12 yards.
It was a courageous effort from the Boyz, who were the better team for much of the game, as they created the better scoring opportunities, but just couldn't find the target.
It was Jamaica's first win since lifting the trophy under the guidance of coach Theodore Whitmore in Martinique in 2010. more

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JAMAICAN-BORN Anita Antoinette delivered a soulful rendition of Bob Marley's Redemption Song on Monday's airing of NBC's talent competition, The Voice. Throughout her performance, the Season Seven audience sang along and swayed from side to side. Once again, her performance wowed the judges, who were not hesitant to express their sentiments. "There is something about your voice that is soothing and relaxing. Great job!" said country and western singer and judge Blake Shelton. "I'm so proud of you. That song is one of the most important songs ever written. You should be proud you get to be an ambassador to Jamaica," Adam Levine chimed in. Even prouder was her coach Gwen Stefanie who said that Antoinette's performance was authentic and incredible. Incidentally, Jamaica's Tessanne Chin -- Season Five winner of The Voice -- sang the Marley anthem enroute to her victory. Redemption Song is from Marley's 1980 album Uprising. The single is considered one of Marley's greatest works. Rolling Stone placed the song at number 66 among The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. Born in Kingston, Antoinette migrated to Boston at eight. This is her second crack at the competition. She was unable to impress any of the judges in Season Three.

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Police in the Kingston Central division Target Thieves Preying On Students Along North Street... According to the lawmen, at least six students from KC, St. Georges College have been robbed in recent months.

Published: Tuesday | November 18, 2014   
Police in the Kingston Central division say they are clamping down on a band of robbers who have been plaguing students walking along North Street and in its surrounding communities.
Students make their way home along North Street in Kingston after school yesterday. - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer
Students make their way home along North Street in Kingston
after school yesterday. - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer
According to the lawmen, at least six students have been robbed in recent months.
That number, the police believe, is an under-representation, as most students' robberies go unreported. At least two of the victims were students of St George's College, while three were from Kingston College (KC).
The administration at the nearly Holy Trinity High School also said its students were being targeted, but indicated it could not put a number to the instances.
"I have been urging the parents to come out and make some noise about it, report it to the police, because I feel that if there is a greater voice, then something will be done about it," said Margaret Campbell, principal of St George's College.
"In the last two weeks, I have had two robberies. I think they stole cellular phones in both cases. But two is significant in just two weeks," she argued.
Meanwhile, KC principal, Dave Myrie, counted another three robberies involving students attending KC's North Street campus. Everton Burrell, vice-principal of KC's Melbourne campus, said that from time to time younger KC students making their way home on Elletson and surrounding roads are also targets.
Burrell could not speak to the number, but confirmed that there have been robberies in recent months. more

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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision

The Huffington Post | By Ashley Alman Email Posted: 11/17/2014 3:32 pm EST 
Gov. Jay Nixon (D) issued an executive order on Monday declaring a state of emergency in Missouri as the nation awaits a grand jury decision in the case of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
Michael BrownCiting "periods of unrest" in the city of Ferguson and other places in the St. Louis area following Brown's Aug. 9 death, Nixon announced the executive order as a measure to protect the citizens and businesses of Missouri from "violence and damage."
"I further direct the Missouri State Highway Patrol together with the St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to operate as a Unified Command to protect civil rights and ensure public safety in the City of Ferguson and the St. Louis region," Nixon wrote in the order, noting that citizens reserve their right to assemble peacefully. 
Protesters have already begun demonstrating throughout Ferguson, St. Louis and the surrounding areas, as the grand jury's decision on whether to indict Wilson could come at any moment. On Monday, a group of protesters gathered in Clayton, where the grand jury is deliberating. Othersstaged a "die-in" in University City, lying down on the street and pretending to have been shot. more

ST. ELIZABETH, JAMAICA: 'Better them did cripple him,' mother of murdered 16 y-o teen, Shemar 'Brenton' Blackwood laments...."How you coping?" one wanted to know. "Coping?" she asked. "Every day I cry. I cry and cry and cry because mi still cyaan believe."

BY PAUL HENRY Co-ordinator — Crime/Court Desk henryp@jamaicaobserver.com  Tuesday, November 18, 2014    
ST ELIZABETH — "Dem kill me baby," Melleta Cunningham said during an interview with the Jamaica Observer on the weekend, four days after rampaging gunmen terrorised the mountainous Pisgah/Huntley Castle district of north-west St Elizabeth, robbing them of the life of 16-year-old Shemar Blackwood.
Shemar 'Brenton' Blackwood who was killed by gunmen
last week Tuesday at the shop his family operates in
Huntley Castle, St Elizabeth. BLACKWOOD... never expected
 anything like this to happen to his family
Cunningham's comment was uttered in a calm, even tone that did nothing to blunt the pain engulfing her since the night of Tuesday, November 11 when Shemar, the last of her four children and a student at Maggotty High School, was cut down in an unexpected and most violent manner.
"He's my baby. I have no more baby and that tear me up. Tear me up. That really tear me up inside," she said on Saturday, her eyes appearing void of life.
"It's terrible, man," she said and sighed deeply. She then repeated the words "terrible man" at least twice and trailed off into a whisper.
"Better if my son did even cripple and I know I have the challenge to take care of him. It would be hard, but at least he would still be my baby," said Cunningham, who said she hasn't eaten since last Tuesday night.
During the intervi ew at the shop where the incident occurred, Cunningham's friends stopped by on the way from church.
"How you coping?" one wanted to know.
"Coping?" she asked. "Every day I cry. I cry and cry and cry because mi still cyaan believe."
Melleta Cunningham shows the spot where her son was
shot dead by robbers. CUNNINGHAM... every day I cry
because me still cyaan believe
"A wah really happen?" another asked and Cunningham again started relating the story.
"If you don't want to talk bout it, don't talk. And let me tell you this, if you feel fi cry don't hold back the tears. Don't try fi hold it back. You see tears, it good fi you," another of the women said at one point.
The women went on like this for a while in an attempt to comfort Cunningham.
"Mi feel it. Mi cyaan stop cry over it. The way how mi halla, it come een like a outa mi own womb him come from," said the same woman. more

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Musicians do Holt tribute at singer's funeral at the Holt Trinity Cathedral in Kingston....saw several artistes performing Holt’s vast catalogue of hits. Among the performers were Luciano, Karen Smith, Boris Gardiner, and toaster U-Roy.

Monday, November 17, 2014 | 2:12 PM    
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The funeral service for late veteran singer John Holt is currently under way at the Holt Trinity Cathedral in Kingston.
A musical tribute, which preceded the service, saw several artistes performing Holt’s vast catalogue of hits.
Among the performers were Luciano, Karen Smith, Boris Gardiner, and toaster U-Roy.
John Holt's daughters (left - right)
Natalie Holt, Stacy Holt, Carol Holt
 and Debbie Holt- Buckmiller
Wife of John Holt, Meryl Holt looks on as the
 singer's casket sits in the hearse
(Photos: Joseph Wellington)
The funeral also attracted a huge turnout of entertainers and players of instruments. Several government representatives were also in attendance.
Holt, 69, died in London on October 20. He had been diagnosed with colon cancer in June.
Interment is scheduled in the Dovecot Memorial Park in St Catherine. more

Another Woman Comes Forward To Accuse Bill Cosby Of Rape...Bill Cosby Refuses To Answer Sexual Assault Questions On NPR...Bill Cosby's Lawyer Issues Statement On Sexual Assault Allegations....

 The Huffington Post | By Andrew Hart Email Posted: 11/17/2014 12:40 am EST 
Another woman who claims she was raped by Bill Cosby has spoken out about her encounter with the embattled comedian.
The accusation is just the latest of numerous allegations of sexual abuse by Cosby, and follows the claims of another alleged victim who spoke out earlier this week.
In an essay on Hollywood Elsewhere, music industry publicist and journalist Joan Tarshis claims that Cosby sexually assaulted her twice in 1969 when she was 19. The former actress and Cosby were both working at Universal Studios, and she said he took an interest in her. Cosby often pushed alcohol on her, Tarshis said, and on one instance when the two had been working on material together, she fell unconscious at his bungalow after having a cocktail he made for her.
"The next thing I remember was coming to on his couch while being undressed," Tarshis wrote. "I thought I was being clever when I told him I had an infection and he would catch it and his wife would know he had sex with someone. But he just found another orifice to use. I was sickened by what was happening to me and shocked that this man I had idolized was now raping me. Of course I told no one." more

Is your online boyfriend A CON ARTIST? Listed are some signs your online lover may be a con artist....1) Their story is inconsistent 2) He does all the calling 3) He has an overactive imagination & much more...

Monday, November 17, 2014    
ALL it takes is a friend request, Christian Mingle message or Tweet for some people to find long and lasting love on the Internet, even if they've only seen photos of their betrothed.
However, all that glitters is not gold, and the brewing romance online could easily turn into a predator-and-prey relationship if you're not careful.
Relationship counsellor Wayne Powell said Internet dating is a route many individuals take because of the freedom it allows them.
"The online dating service is usually the last resort for people who have been unsuccessful in making live connections or who have had a string of bad experiences. There is a certain intrigue with the online connection, partly because distance allows you to exercise your imagination and allow it to take you as far as you want to go," he said.
"There is safety in distance as well, as you won't have someone knocking at your door at 12 am or leaving at 4:00 am," Powell said.
But what many people fail to realise is that behind the computer or phone screen are many lies that may not come to light before the emotions get entangled.
"The risk of him already being in a committed relationship is always there. He or she may be a stalker, domestic violence abuser or a serial rapist. He or she may be much older or younger than you thought; have a life-threatening communicable disease, and you are a target or potential victim. He or she may also have a sinister plan to fleece you of money you inherited or earned," he warned. more

Jamaican dies on board plane in The Bahamas

Monday, November 17, 2014 | 7:08 AM    
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The police in The Bahamas are investigating the death of a Jamaican on board an aircraft en route from New Providence to Bimini on the weekend.
The police report that on Saturday afternoon they received information that a man died on board a plane.
When the plane landed at the Bimini International Airport the police responded and a doctor from a nearby clinic pronounced the man dead.
Up to late Sunday his name was not released. Story Developing...... 

2014 CARIBBEAN CUP: Jamaica, Reggae Boyz defeat Haiti 2-0 to face T&T in final

Sunday, November 16, 2014 | 10:30 PM
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Jamaica defeated Haiti 2-0 in their Group B encounter in Montego Bay a short while ago to meet Trinidad & Tobago in the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup final on Tuesday at 8:00pm
Jamaica's Dane Richards (left) take on Haiti's Kim Jaggy
 in Sunday evening's CFU Caribbean Cup Group B game at
 the Montego bay Sports Complex. Jamaica won the game 2-0
 and advanced to the finals against Trinidad on Tuesday.
(Photo: Paul Reid) 
The Reggae Boyz led Haiti 2-0 at half time in the do-or-die match with Simon Dawkins opening the score in the 13th minute.
Jamaica had more of the ball and in the 20th minute a neat pass from captain Rodolph Austin caught the Haiti defence out of position.
Darren Mattocks running on slotted home from the right to make it two.
Haiti could have pulled one back in the 89th minute but were unable to convert from the penalty spot.
Jamaica and Haiti were locked on four points each in the Group from two games, but the French-speaking nation lead the zone on goals scored, with both teams locked on a plus three goal difference.

Freddie Mcgregor and John Holt In Symphony LIVE in London, UK to a packed house with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Cast: John Holt, Freddie Mcgregor 

PLOT DESCRIPTION:

John Holt has enjoyed one of the longest and most diverse careers of any artist in reggae music, 
and for this concert video he goes where no other reggae singer has dared to go before -- a performance 
with a symphony orchestra. John Holt in Symphony was recorded during a special concert Holt staged with 
the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and features the veteran star performing a set of material 
spanning his entire career. 

Selections include "The Tide Is High," "Mr. Bojangles," "Love You to Want Me," "Loving Pauper," 
and many more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This 90 minute concert features Reggae Legend John Holt in symphony with the Royal Philharmonic 
Concert Orchestra live at the London Apollo. Recorded in superb Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, 
this performance combines one of JamaicaÆs greatest voices with the classic sound of the Royal 
Philharmonic Orchestra to create a perfect setting for a night of unforgettable music. Includes a 
special guest performance with Freddie McGregor!

Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS) Board sets 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).

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Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS) Board sets 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). PALAS awarded 187 scholarships to students in Jamaica in the past 4 years. Please donate atwww.PALAS1.org or Send a check Payable to PALAS *P.O Box 5461*Alpharetta, GA 30023 USA

Food for the Poor helps Cordell Green, 25 y-o medical student at UWI...An absentee father put a strain on the family, and his mother had to raise goats and sell goods on weekends to earn a meagre income for the family to survive.

By AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education writer  Sunday, November 16, 2014    
THE charming smile reserved for patients on the wards at the Kingston Public Hospital would have, up to recently, belied the struggles Cordell Green was facing.
Cordell Green (left) accepts his scholarship cheque from
Food for the Poor executive director David Mair.
But Green was always a fighter, and even the prospect of not being able to complete medical school didn't make his energy falter.
The 25-year-old final-year medical student at the University of the West Indies (UWI) had always struggled, from the time he was a boy growing up in Buff Bay, Portland, raised by his mother with five siblings who alternated going to school because of poor finances.
An absentee father put a strain on the family, and his mother had to raise goats and sell goods on weekends to earn a meagre income for the family to survive.
With the little they earned, Green said he and his siblings took turns on weekdays to attend Buff Bay Primary School.
After sitting his grade six exit exams, young Green got a place at Annotto Bay High School in St Mary, but his mother told him she couldn't afford secondary schooling.
He decided to contact his father with the news, with the hope of getting assistance.
"My father said he would assist me only if I came to live with him and attend Happy Grove High School in Portland. I got the transfer, but to my surprise, I went to live with my grandmother in St Thomas. I had to assist her with selling, but I still did not attend school as often as I should have. I was not at the reading level that I should be, and I was failing at most of my subjects," said Green, who was last week awarded a scholarship from Food for the Poor Jamaica to complete his studies. more

RULA BROWN - "Money Love" (Don't Say You Love Me). A Delroy Wilson Classic

THIS IS SICKENING: Denying Daphne - 99-Year-Old Woman, Daphne Thompson Waits 40 Years To Collect $1m for 900 acres of land From Jamaican Government For Land Sold To The State....especially in light of the recent decision by the National Housing Trust to spend $180 million to purchase just over nine acres of land in Trelawny.

Barbara Gayle, Justice Coordinator Jamaica Gleaner Sunday Nov. 16, 2014
If the Government of Jamaica had paid Daphne Thompson $68 per day, each day since 1974, they would have paid in full the near $1 million owed to her family for 900 acres of land by now.
File Photo: Grandmom
Instead, family and friends of the 99-year-old are pleading for the payment to be made immediately, especially in light of the recent decision by the National Housing Trust to spend $180 million to purchase just over nine acres of land in Trelawny.
At 59 years old, no one could have told Thompson that after 40 years, she would still be waiting to collect the money that her family is owed by the Government.
But that is the reality that now faces the senior citizen who has waited through the years for the final payment from a land deal.
"How much longer does a 99-year-old Jamaican woman have to wait for what is rightfully hers?" asked attorney-at-law Jacqueline Cummings, who is representing the Thompson family. "Why does any Jamaican family have to wait 40 years to be paid by the government for their property?" added Cummings.
According to the reports, in 1974 Thompson's husband Jasper and a friend agreed to sell the Government 900 acres of land comprising two properties in Newfound River and Kilmarnock, Hanover. Cabinet approved the purchase and an agreement was signed between the men and government officials. The Government paid them a portion of the purchase price with a balance to be paid to complete the sale. more