Ohio Cop Indicted On Murder Charge : Caught On Video: Fatal Shooting Of Samuel DuBose... Officer Turns Himself In... Cops Corroborated False Account..
CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge, with a prosecutor saying the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer." Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters announced the grand jury indictment at a news conference to discuss developments in the investigation into the July 19 shooting of motorist Samuel DuBose by Officer Ray Tensing.
Authorities have said Tensing spotted a car driven by DuBose and missing the front license plate, which is required by Ohio law. They say Tensing stopped the car and a struggle ensued after DuBose refused to provide a driver's license and get out of the car.
Tensing, 25, has said he was dragged by the car and forced to shoot at DuBose, 43. He fired once, striking DuBose in the head.
But Deters dismissed Tensing's claim he was dragged and suggested he shouldn't have pulled DuBose over to begin with.
"He fell backward after he shot (DuBose) in the head," Deters said, adding that it was a "chicken crap" traffic stop.
On footage released from Tensing's body camera video, the officer could be heard asking for DuBose's driver's license several times with DuBose saying he had one. Later, DuBose said, "But I don't think I have it on me."
The Most Stylish First Ladies In U.S. History...From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
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| Michelle Obama |
But not many people know that our First Ladies of yesteryear made even bigger splashes with their fashion choices. They were famous (and sometimes infamous) for their lavish outfits, their quirky styles or simply for being daring and fashion-forward. And their effect on the nation was clear, from the entire houses decorated in ‘Mamie Pink,’ to the case of Frankie Cleveland and the disappearing bustle. more
IN JAMAICA: The fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Maldon High School student Romario Salmon.....Murder of student helped to prompt move across St James.... Vendors will definitely be removed
HORACE HINES Observer West reporter Thursday, July 30, 2015
MONTEGO BAY, St James — HIGGLERS across St James will now be banned from selling outside school gates come September as the parish council and police move to make these areas no-vending zone.
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| Stalls at the gate of the Maldon High School in St James |
Mayor of Montego Bay Glendon Harris made the announcement yesterday: "We are to have a meeting with the vendors to remove the stalls. No vending at the school gate in the prescribed distance. We are going to be dealing with all the schools in the parish. Remember, we did Corinaldi Primary already and we did Anchovy High," Harris said.
The fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Maldon High School student Romario Salmon, by a group of knife-wielding students, factored into the decision to prohibit vending at school gates. A vendor reportedly kept the weapon used to stab Salmon.
Commander of the St James Police Division Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor said that vendors would definitely be removed from Maldon High School.
"I have spoken to the mayor, and we have spoken to the vendors at Maldon, because we are going to move them. We are going to meet with them before, sensitise them as it relates to the illegality of what they are doing, and then remove them," McGregor said recently.
"We find that we are going to have to look at the other schools. So that is why we engage with the mayor, because we are going through the [parish] council to see how we can work with them, because we find that this practice [of storing contraband for students] is widespread and we can't wait," McGregor said.
The move comes a week after Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites told Parliament that protocols were needed to govern school vending.
"Because oftentimes there have been reports that contrabands, weapons and illegal substances are pervaded side by side with the tangerines, the cheese trix and the school supplies," Thwaites said.
McGregor told the Jamaica Observer West that the vendor who allegedly kept the murder weapon in the Maldon incident has subsequently been charged with accessory to murder.
"The youngster who killed the other one at Maldon, he went to school with a knife in his bag. The checkpoint system of the school was so good that what he did was to leave the knife with one of those vendors that sell at the gate," McGregor said. more
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CMC) : Doubling up? 200m back in play for 28-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at World Champs
Thursday, July 30, 2015
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CMC) — Jamaica's Olympic and World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who indicated that she might defend her 200m title in Beijing, China, next month, is among six Jamaicans set to participate at the Stockholm Diamond League today.
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| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the 100m at the Paris Diamond League meet on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in a fast 10.74 seconds. (PHOTO: AP) |
The 28-year-old, who won both the 100 and 200 metres two years ago in Moscow, had repeatedly said that she would focus only on the 100 metres at the Bird's Nest next month.
She even skipped the 200m at the National Senior Championships, running only in the 100m instead. However, speaking ahead of her 100m outing at the Diamond League meet here today, Fraser-Pryce said the 200m was now back in play.
"I was down to do the 100 and relay, but the 200 is still possible," Fraser-Pryce told a media conference.
"My coach did say earlier that I was not running the 200 but last week I was in practice and he said I should do a 100, a 200 and a 250."
She continued: "I said: 'Why am I going all that way? I'm not running 200 at the world champs?' And he said: 'Who says you're not running?' so I said: 'You did!' and he said: 'I've changed my mind. I'm not sure.'
"The thing is, I've already earned a spot in the 200 as champion, so I wouldn't be taking it away from anybody else."
Fraser-Pryce is one of the most successful women sprinters of the modern area. She won gold in the 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics seven years ago and successfully defended the title at the London Olympics in 2012, along with picking up silver in the 200m.
With obviously more success in the straight sprint, Fraser-Pryce said a lot more thought usually went in to her execution of the half lap.
"The 200 for me is definitely more strategic," she explained. "When I get to the start line I am thinking 'Do I go hard for the first 50, do I go 80 per cent and then blast the last 100?'" more
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Drought takes toll in St Elizabeth, Manchester....Mayor of Mandeville Brenda Ramsay said it was costing as much as $18,000 -$20,000 to truck water.
BY GARFIELD MYERS Editor-at-Large South/Central Bureau Thursday, July 30, 2015
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — There was a healthy shower of rain in sections of south eastern St Elizabeth on July 18.
However, there has been no rain since and when asked about the last time rain fell before July 18, a group of young women at a shop in Ballards Valley laughingly told the Jamaica Observer "can't recall".
The farming communities of south eastern St Elizabeth and southern Manchester are parched, rendering farming impossible in the absence of water, and with every passing day the local authorities are finding it more difficult and expensive to truck drinking water to thirsty residents.
Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth South Eastern Richard Parchment believes the effect of the current drought is even worst than that of last year, which was described by many as the worst in living memory.
"The thing is that since the drought of last year there has been no recharge or refilling of rain water storage tanks, so the effect now is even worse," said Parchment.
Less than half of St Elizabeth's residents have access to piped water from the National Water Commission (NWC). Those without NWC water are reliant on community catchment/storage tanks, referred to locally as 'parish tanks' supervised by the parish councils; and household tanks.
But as the seasonal drought takes hold, many catchment tanks are now dry, forcing those who can afford it to buy expensive trucked water from private operators. It is also placing a heavy burden on parish councillors and members of parliament to provide residents at the lower end of the socio-economic scale with trucked 'social water'.
Chairman of the St Elizabeth Parish Council and mayor of Black River, Everton Fisher said the two trucks operated by the St Elizabeth Parish Council "have been overwhelmed by the demand for water".
The parish council is buying water from the NWC at $8,000 per truck load and, as has occurred in the past, Fisher is urging a special dispensation so domestic water for trucking can be accessed at a cheaper rate.
Fisher was thankful that the water ministry has been able to grant "about $6-7 million" over the last four months to fund water trucking. He was hopeful that special representation to the local government ministry would also bear fruit.
In Manchester, chairman of the parish council and Mayor of Mandeville Brenda Ramsay said the situation was also very challenging. "Contrary to what a lot of people think, we are also having a very serious drought in Manchester," she told the Observer. more
PENNSYLVANIA, USA -- Darren Mattocks : My confidence is mistaken for arrogance, says Mattocks at not being a starter in the CONCACAF Gold Cup championship match on Sunday. He scored Jamaica's lone goal.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
PENNSYLVANIA, USA -- Darren Mattocks, the Vancouver Whitecaps striker, even with his best efforts could not hide his disappointment at not being a starter in the CONCACAF Gold Cup championship match on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field here.
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| Jamaica’s Darren Mattocks (left) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final game against the United States last Wednesday in Atlanta. (PHOTO: AP) |
His exclusion from the starting 11 surprised many people after he had scored a vital opening goal that helped to sink the USA 2-1 in the semi-finals.
Coach Winfried Schaefer opted instead to go with Derby County's Simon Dawkins, who has not found the back of the net over the six games, but who has been a constant threat throughout, playing mostly as a withdrawn striker behind Houston Dynamo's Giles Barnes, who scored against the USA as well.
With Jamaica staring an ugly defeat in the face, Mattocks, a 60th minute substitute, restored some measure of pride when he scored in the 80th minute, for the final 3-1 scoreline.
"I wouldn't say I am disappointed not to get the start, when you know what you can do, it leaves a sour taste in your mouth (not to get the start). I definitely respect the coach's decision not to put me into the starting line-up, at the same time I know what I am capable of doing.
"I scored against America and beating them and going on to the final, I was really expecting the start and I was hoping to do the same and score early and get a second one like we did against the USA, but obviously I didn't get the start," said Mattocks, who ended his campaign with two goals.
The former Waterhouse player said his confidence is often mistaken to mean something else, and he wants to clear that up.
"My personality is all about being a very confident player, and sometimes people may interpret that to me being arrogant, which is not so. Once you believe in your talent, you can show what you can do with every chance, as I have said it's a team game and I definitely respect the coach's decision (not to start me)," Mattocks told the Jamaica Observer. more
IN JAMAICA: Peter Stewart Scholarship Fund marks 10 years... Since its inception, the fund has awarded 36 students with scholarships, and 10 with grants.
Monday, July 27, 2015
THE Peter Stewart Scholarship Fund on Saturday celebrated 10 years of helping Jamaican students to access secondary education and named five new recipients of the bursary during a lunch at Devon House in St Andrew.
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| Janette Stewart (left), chair of the Peter Stewart Scholarship Fund, with scholarship recipients at Devon House on Saturday when the fund celebrated its 10th anniversary. Stewart started the fund in 2005 in memory of her late husband. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON) |
"Peter would be so elated," said Janette Stewart, widow of the man in whose memory she launched the fund in 2005. "Though he had no children of his own, he loved children. When he died, this was the first thing I thought of doing. Trust me, he is still around."
Peter Stewart, who was the owner of automotive parts and industrial equipment company Bearings and Seals Limited, passed in 2004. Proceeds from the offering collected at his funeral were donated to Sunset Optimist Club of Kingston from which the fund emerged. They have since received sponsorship from the Supreme Ventures Foundation.
"The last 10 years have been awesome," added Stewart, who chairs the fund. "We have had some beautiful children. I see where they start, and when they leave they are completely different from how they came in."
Since its inception, the fund has awarded 36 students with scholarships, and 10 with grants. The scholarships, which increase in value as the need arises, cover the cost of tuition, books, and other school-related expenses.
Students are recommended to the fund by principals in primary schools, when they are about to transition into high school. The candidates then go through an interview process to assess their level of need.
"We aim to add two new beneficiaries each year, since the project supports them right through high school," said Cecille Hale, the fund's deputy chair. "But depending on the level of need among the students, and the great potential we see in them, it often stretches to three or four."
The five new students who will benefit from the fund this year did extremely well in their Grade Six Achievement Test and will be attending some of the Corporate Area's top schools in September. They are Fabian Stephens, who will be going to St George's College; Dominic Wray, Wolmer's Boys' School; Kymani McKenzie, Ardenne High; Tiffany Wedderburn; Wolmer's Girls' School; and Keandra Leslie, Campion College.more
CLARENDON, JAMAICA: Mother of slain 17-year-old Jahleel McDonald says he was innocent
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 -- Racquel Porter Jamaica Observer
THE mother of 17-year-old Jahleel McDonald has dismissed suggestions that her son was shot dead in Lionel Town, Clarendon, last Thursday, in revenge for an altercation in the community a day earlier.
McDonald and his friend, Hasiena Smith, 20, were sitting at premises on Chestnut Lane in the community when gunmen crept and shot them. Both were pronounced dead at hospital.
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| 17-year-old Jahleel McDonald and mom |
McDonald's mother, Primrose Johnson, told the Jamaica Observer in an interview yesterday that her son was innocent and that he was not a part of the altercation that took place the day before the shooting.
Sources in the community alleged that the argument the day earlier started after a member of the community was injured in a motorcycle accident, after which the motorcyclist was allegedly beaten.
According to Johnson, her son was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
"The reason why him go over there is just to use the Wi-Fi (Internet). Every night he goes over there to use it, and that's the reason why he was over there [at the time of the shooting]," Johnson said.
"He is innocent; the night of the altercation he was inside with me. He is so quiet and humble, you can ask about him," she added.
Residents of the community yesterday declined to speak about the shooting. more
EducateJamaica and Education2020 : The numbers game with high school Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations rankings
Lipton Matthews Tuesday, July 28, 2015
In recent years the ranking of Jamaican high schools based on their performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations has become popular. Presently, two major ranking systems exist, EducateJamaica and Education2020, among them. The former assesses the percentage of students passing at least five subjects, inclusive of mathematics or English at the CSEC level. However Education 2020, the older ranking, examines the pass rates in CSEC mathematics and English for secondary schools.
Over the years, critics have argued that these methods of ranking put schools where students are eligible to sit CSEC in grade 10 at a disadvantage. Notwithstanding this criticism, both methods have proven to be quite adept at what they intend to measure. However, the cohort of students usually eligible to sit the CSEC examination is not discussed by the public.
Statistically, there is not a big difference between School A with a cohort of 230 students and School B with over 300 students. If all students of School A pass both core subjects, then it will have a higher pass rate than School B with a pass rate of over 90 per cent for both subjects.
But School B may have a higher number of actual passes. For example, according to a recent report, Campion College whose 235 students sat the 2014 CSEC English examination, has a pass rate of 100 per cent. Ardenne High School, however, was reported as having a pass rate of over 96 per cent.
Not many people know this fact, but Ardenne's cohort has consistently been over 300 students. So Campion College has a higher pass rate, but Ardenne has a higher number of students passing. The absence of the size of a school's cohort may enable onlookers to form the opinion that some schools are greatly outperforming others when this is not really the case, more
COULD THIS 18-year-old WOMAN RUN 9.65 secs in 100m? : Dutee Chand...A Woman Banned From Women’s Sports....Dutee Chand Scores Important Victory For Hyperandrogenic (INTERVIEW)
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| WINS CASE after Banned from competition due to high testosterone levels, Indian sprinter Dutee Chand is taking her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) |
Juliet Macur profiled Chand for the New York Times and joined Bill Littlefield to discuss Chand’s current predicament.
BL: What has Chand been told she needs to do to return to competition and why has she said she will not do it?
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| Dutee Chand is an 18-year-old sprinter from India |
BL: And she has said she will not do that.
Who is a woman and who is a man isn’t as easy as we think it is, especially when it comes to sports.
– Juliet Macur, New York Times
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Jamaica surrender to Mexico in Gold Cup final, 3-1....Jamaica got US$500,000 and the Fairplay award.
SEAN WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor at the CONCACAF GOLD CUP 2015 Monday, July 27, 2015
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Jamaica's Reggae Boyz went into a shock meltdown as they were outclassed 3-1 by a slick Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Lincoln Financial Field here last night.
Their hopes of creating further history of being the first Caribbean Gold Cup champion faded into the Philadelphia night, the Boyz forlorn as confetti fell gloriously on the newly crowned champions and the desired prize raised in triumph mere touching distance away.
So close, but yet so far. It was just not Jamaica's night.
Meanwhile, Mexico Captain Andres Guardado opened the scoring in the 31st minute, with follow-up goals from Jesus Corona (47th) and Oribe Peralta (61st) to break Jamaican hearts.
Substitute Darren Mattocks, a scorer in the 2-1 semi-final win against the USA in Atlanta on Wednesday, restored Jamaican pride with a goal in the 80th minute.
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| Jamaica's players react after losing 1-3 against Mexico in the final of the 2015 Gold Cup in Philadelphia yesterday. (PHOTO: AP) |
Mexico, who are winning their seventh title, walked away with the Gold Cup and the winning prize of US$1 million, while Jamaica got US$500,000 and the Fairplay award.
Jamaica had made a confident and promising start to the contest, spreading the Mexicans thin by using the flanks to good effect. But as soon as the Central Americans got into their slick passing game, it was over as a contest.
However, Jamaica were mostly unhinged by sloppy defending, and as soon as the goals started going in, they seemed to have lost hope and heart. From then on, they couldn't seem to find their keel and they drifted away from everything they had done right to get this far. more
ST. ELIZABETH, JAMAICA: Pipe-laying project set to ease water problems in Santa Cruz which is costing $38 million .... Pain for Gain
Monday, July 27, 2015
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| North East St Elizabeth Member of Parliament Raymond Pryce (left) with Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill (centre) and other stakeholders at a site in Burnt Savannah where it is proposed that a canal would assist with water distribution in St Elizabeth. (PHOTOS:GREGORY BENNETT) |
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — In recent weeks residents, pedestrians, motorists and business operators in this south central town have had to deal with unusual traffic congestion, inconvenience, dust nuisance and a pile-up of rubble.
But most believe it will all be worth it if a $38 million pipe-laying project which is the cause of all the dislocation leads to an improved and more reliable water supply.
During a recent inspection visit by water minister Robert Pickersgill and other officials, Santa Cruz resident Jason Dunkley hailed the project as a good move since he has experienced at first hand the water supply problems.
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| Men at work in Santa Cruz. |
“Especially on Sunday morning(s) the water pressure low. (Sometimes no water) yuh have to guh to a nearby (tank) or suh fi get some water,” Dunkley said. Another resident Fitzroy Miller described the pipe-laying work as a “progressive move”.
Pickergill said the water supply project started in 2011 with the drilling of a well in Content, just west of Santa Cruz and the laying of piplines to the town.
Project leaders say the current phase of the project, which is costing $38 million, will facilitate housing developments and provide an improved water service to an additional 23,000 people.
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| Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill (2nd left) leading a tour party to look at the pipe-laying in Santa Cruz. |
The government’s information arm, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) said “improvement works on Phase 1B of the Santa Cruz Water Supply System … will see some 4.4 kilometres of pipeline laid from … Santa Cruz to Lovely Point...”
Acting president of the National Water Commission (NWC) Mark Barnett said that the current issue is not so much about water shortage but making it possible to move the available supply to Santa Cruz and other areas.
He said that the challenge is that the Content well is not pumping to its full capacity and the additional pipelines being put in place are aimed at resolving that issue. Barnett said that the Santa Cruz project is expected to have benefits lasting upward of twenty years. more
'PROUD and FREE! JAMAICA 53' : Lisa Hanna urges Jamaicans to celebrate in this year's Emancipation and Independence
BY TANESHA MUNDLE Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com Monday, July 27, 2015
MINISTER of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna yesterday urged Jamaicans to participate in this year's Emancipation and Independence celebrations and to turn a deaf ear to those who are of the view that there is nothing to celebrate.
The minister said that globally people associate the symbol of "Jamaicaness" with excellence, and the country has achieved a lot and should celebrate.
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| Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna is greeted by members of the Mona Preparatory School choir after their performance at the National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service at St Jago de la Vega Cathedral yesterday. (PHOTO: MICHAEL GORDON) |
"To the rest of the world Jamaica symbolises excellence, [yet locals] often ask why we celebrate, why we spend the kind of money to do it," said Hanna.
"The simple truth is that we want to demonstrate not only to ourselves but to the rest of the world that we are an excellent people and that we have an excellent culture and that it is there within that culture that we must engender and propel excellence to come forward."
She added: "And so we must celebrate and no one must make us feel apologetic for enjoying ourselves because we have a lot to celebrate this year."
Hanna was speaking yesterday during the National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service at St Jago de la Vega Cathedral on Barrett Street, St Catherine, which kick-starts the week of celebrations under the theme, 'Proud and Free! Jamaica 53'.
She cited the selection of the Blue and JohnCrow mountains as a World Heritage Site as a cause for celebration as well as the implementation of several other programmes that have benefited Jamaica socially and economically.
According to Hanna, Government puts aside money every year to ensure that Jamaicans celebrate Emancipation and Independence.
"There is nothing wrong with feeling special and celebrating, nothing at all. There are times when we must de-stress and reflect and this year we have a number of things we can do," she said. more
IN JAMAICA : (CONGRATS) Patrenia Williams, 19-year-old young woman from Merrywood, St Elizabeth, is NCB's Foundation's Scholarship Awards Programme top girl 2015...Patrenia is also a 2015 PALAS applicant. Results will be released August 1st
AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education writer Sunday, July 26, 2015
WHEN Patrenia Williams received a letter from one of Jamaica's leading financial institutions that she had not been short-listed for a scholarship it was offering, she felt admittedly down-trodden.
However, little did the 19-year-old young woman from Merrywood, St Elizabeth, know at that time that there was something bigger in store for her.
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| Patrenia Williams, the top girl in NCB Foundation’s Scholarship Awards Programme for 2015 (PHOTO: PAUL MULLINGS) |
Last Thursday, she was named parish champion for St Elizabeth, and ultimately, top girl in the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation's Scholarship Awards Programme for 2015.
The award values $500,000 per year for the three years that she will spend pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.
"I was written to say that unfortunately I was not shortlisted by another financial institution, and I haven't got a response from the other organisations. However, I can now rejoice, because NCB Foundation has provided me with a full scholarship which will cover my tuition costs and my living expenses at the University of the West Indies," Williams, told the Jamaica Observer after the awards ceremony.
A burden has been lifted she said, as she has an older sister currently enrolled at UWI.
"Getting a scholarship takes away a lot of stress. I applied for a student loan, but I never really knew where the additional funds would have come from because I would still have had living expenses, among other things. Now, my scholarship will cover tuition and boarding. My mind is a little more at ease," Williams said.
Explaining why she chose accounting she said: "I love numbers. I enjoy working with numbers, so I believe accounting is a good field in which I can exercise that love, and I believe there are better opportunities in accounting for me.
"I want to become a chartered accountant, particularly focusing on auditing. I really like the challenge auditing gives and it is something that I will enjoy doing," she added. more
IN JAMAICA (CONGRATS): Kevon Stewart, 18 y-o of Campion is named top boy for 2015 National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation Scholarship....Stewart is the Kingston champion who will major in biotechnology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.
BY AINSWORTH MORRIS Career & Education writer Sunday, July 26, 2015
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kevon Stewart is like a king among his queens. The Campion College graduate is the only male to have been awarded a National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation Scholarship for 2015.
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| Kevon Stewart, the sole male NCB Foundation Scholarship Awardee for 2015. |
The scholarships are awarded according to parish. Stewart is the Kingston champion, and top boy, by default.
His scholarship values $500,000 per annum, and will cover tuition and related expenses for the three year bachelors degree programme in biotechnology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.
"I feel tremendously excited about this opportunity. The money came at a time when I was not sure how I would fund going to UWI," Stewart told the Jamaica Observer after the awards reception at Mona Visitor's Lodge in St Andrew last Thursday.
Stewart, who grew up in Portmore, St Catherine and Kingston, said life has been a rocky one for him, his younger brother and their single mother, Pauline Satchell who operates a gym and a salon.
"I went to Greater Portmore Primary School and after I passed GSAT for Campion College, I remember my mother could only afford to give me $100 per day to go to school in 2008," Stewart said.
"At that time, $100 could hardly buy lunch after I paid my bus fare to go to school, but I never allowed that to deter me. Additionally, I had to leave school early, not stay back for some extra-curricular activities as I wanted to, and go and stay with my little brother because there was no one to stay with him after school," he continued.
The absence of his father has also been a challenge.
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| The 2015 cohort of NCB Foundation parish champions who were presented with scholarships from NCB Foundation last Thursday, flank NCB Group Managing Director Patrick Hylton. (PHOTOS: PAUL MULLINGS) |
"I heard that my father left me at three months old. He never wanted me, so he left. I don't know my father. I remember seeing him once, after I passed the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and my mother told me that was my father," the young man said.
"It has always been my mother; my grandmother, Beryl Tarkes and my uncle, Robert Satchell, that I look up to," he added.
Stewart was awarded in 2012 by the Caribbean Examinations Council for scoring the highest in the Caribbean in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) geography examination. He has distinctions at that level in biology, chemistry, physics, geography, information technology, caribbean history, English language, English literature and mathematics. He also has four distinctions in unit one biology, chemistry, computer science and communication studies of Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination. more
Bobbi Kristina Brown is dead at 22 y-o....RIP
Bobbi Kristina Brown is dead at 22 y-o.
In a statement, her family said:
"Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away Sunday, July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."
The circumstances strike an eerie similarity to her mother's death.
Whitney Houston died three years ago after being found face down in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills.
The daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in her Roswell, Georgia, home and taken to North Fulton Hospital, where she was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma.
Bobbi Kristina Brown (born March 4, 1993)[4] is an American reality television and media personality, singer, and heiress. She is the daughter of singers Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston. After Houston's death at age 48 on February 11, 2012, Brown inherited her mother's estate. more
"Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away Sunday, July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."
The circumstances strike an eerie similarity to her mother's death.
Whitney Houston died three years ago after being found face down in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills.
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| Bobbi Kristina Brown |
The daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in her Roswell, Georgia, home and taken to North Fulton Hospital, where she was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma.
Bobbi Kristina Brown is dead at 22 y-o
Bobbi Kristina Brown is dead at 22 y-o.
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| Bobbi Kristina Brown |
The daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in her Roswell, Georgia, home on Saturday and taken to North Fulton Hospital, where she was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma. According to People, she is breathing with the help of a ventilator.
In a statement released Monday to The Huffington Post, the 21-year-old's family said, "Bobbi Kristina is fighting for her life and is surrounded by immediate family. As her father already stated, we are asking you to honor our request for privacy during this difficult time. Thank you for your prayers, well wishes, and we greatly appreciate your continued support."
Bobbi Kristina Brown (born March 4, 1993)[4] is an American reality television and media personality, singer, and heiress. She is the daughter of singers Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston. After Houston's death at age 48 on February 11, 2012, Brown inherited her mother's estate. more
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