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It is said that love sometimes

goes, sometimes lies, runs with

one, walks gravely with another,

turns into ice or turns into lames.

To have a healthy relationship,

it takes time to grow and learn

about each other, meeting new

challenges with conidence and

enthusiasm, otherwise it will be

like lightening it begins and ends

at the same moment.

Are thesesigns that I should walkawayfromarelationship?

Answer TRUE or FALSE

1.(S)heshowsandtellsmehedoesnotlovemeanymore.(T)(F)

2.(S)heabusesmebothphysicallyandemotionally.(T)(F)

3.When(S)hefeelsinferiorbecauseoneismoreeducatedorearnsmorethantheother.(T)(F)

4.Nocommunicationbetweeneachother.(T)(F)

5.(S)hewontcompromise.(T)(F)

6.Whenyoufeelthatyouarebeenusedortakenforgranted.(T)(F)

7.(S)hestartshavingsecret/privatetelephoneconversations.(T)(F)

8. (S)heishavingan affair and ig-nores your feelingstowards it. (T)(F)

9.(S)hestaysinanabusiverelation-shipbecausechildrenareinvolved.(T)(F)

10.(S)hestartstoignorethesweet-nessbetweenthesheets.(T)(F)

11.(S)heshouldstayinanunhappyrelationshipifyourethebreadwin-ner.(T)(F)

12.Nomatterwhatyoudo,itisnotappreciated.(T)(F)

13.Whenmakingintroductions,youacknowledgeeachotherasafriend/your name/cannot remember whoyouare.(T)(F)

14.(S)heiscausingonetobemen-tally, emotionally and physicallystressedout.(T)(F)

15. (S)helooks ateach otherwithresentmentandscorn.(T)(F)

16.(S)hedonttrusteachother.(T)(F)

17.(S)hesayingILOVEYOUwith-outanymeaning.(T)(F)

18. When the relationship seemsstagnant.(T)(F)

19.(S)hehaveanexcuseforeachac-tion.(T)(F)

20.Oneorbothofusfeelsemotion-allydistance.(T)(F)

Howsturdyisyourrelationship?Ifyouanswermorethanten(10)true in this questionnaire a thera-pistorcounselorcanhelpyouworkthroughyour problems, rememberLOVEsometimesturnsintowoundswhichmayleavesomebigscarsthatcannotbeerased.

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Marcia GriffithsLinkage Awards 2012 Hall of Fame Inductee

Marcia Llyneth Grifiths a successful femalereggae singer, who is also known as theEmpress of Reggae, is Linkage Awards2012HallofFameInductee.

MarciaGrifithswaschosenbecauseofhermusicalinluenceonotherartists,lengthanddepthofherca-reer,herbodyofwork,herinnovationandsuperiorityinstyleandtechnique,andhercontributiontothedevel-opmentandperpetuationofreggaemusic.

Grifithsstartedsingingprofessionallyasavocalistin1964forByronLeeandtheDragonairesBand.Shelaterwent onto record her irsthit single Feel LikeJumpingatstudioOne.

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HersongElectricBoogie,releasedin1976andre-releasedin1989,madetheElectricSlide,alinedance,an international dance craze. It reached number iftyoneontheUSBillboardHot100makingithermostsuc-cessfulsingle.Itremainsthehighest-sellingsinglebyafemaleReggaesingerofalltime.TodateMarciaGrifithshasreleasedsixteensoloalbums.

The longest, hardest, and most consistently work-

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The state we are in ByWWitter-BabatundeLetusbebrutallyfrank.

Timeisquitehardformanyof us both in and out ofJamaica. Therefore we havenotimetospare.Itisquite

sadtohearofastorywhereayoungmanwhojustinishedhisstayataboyshome,washungryandhetrespassedonthepropertyoftheGovernorGeneral,seekingbread.

There he picked someAckee,anationalfruitwhichhehadplannedtoselltobuyfood.Hewascaughtstealing.Insteadofbeingreprimand-edandsenthome,hewasarrestedandtakentocourt.

Nowthereis where ourfailure has reached us for

in a case where the citizenmayhavethoughtthatthereexists a chance of forgive-ness,the judge herself tellsthecourtandtheworldthatshewas robbedof herownAckeesometimeago.JudgePusey then slapped thispooryoungman with threemonthsinprisonandaineof$350 whichhe could notpay.

But the story gets evenworse. The young manwas

justdispatchedfromaboyshomewhereonewouldhavethought he had been prop-erlysocialized.

Had he been taught

about the manner in whichhe should treat other peo-ples things, he would nothavefallenonthewrongsideofthelaw.Yet,hewasfoundwanting on a property onwhichresidesthetoppersonwhoisresponsibleforinallypassingourlaws.

Clearly, he was notbriefed.Hewasjustthrowninthe woods afterhis stintinaninstitutionwhichmanythought was set up to dealwitherrantboys.Butletus

followhimforthemomenttoprison where he will spendthenextthreemonthsunlesstheGovernorgiveshimpar-don.Donotgothatfar.

The Governor Generalhastoldthecountrythathecannot go around the law.Indeed, the law is really ashackle. Request for thismantobeforgivenandfreedmust be sent to the localPrivy Council. This is whatGovernorAllenhassaid.We

arereallyinapickle.Wherethenhavewedispatchedthisoldboy?

In that bedeviled place,there are crude men, and

women even, who havelearnt several tricks. Onesyears of incarceration givesone stripes of power andpresence above peers andminions.

Thatboyhasneverbeenimprisoned before outsideofaboyshomewhichgivesa

littlemorecomfort.Henowhastocleanthelittleroominhisblockwhilepayinghom-ageto theseasoned prison-ers around him. Hehas toeithersinkincowardiceandenslavementorswimingarb

oftherealbigman.The former turns him

into a little servantin morewaysthanonewhilethelat-ter, gives him the strongerroleasthechiefthug.Sometimesastheweakerprison-erheloseshissexualprow-essandpoweroftherealbigman.Hebowstothewhimsand fancy of the strongerprisonerswhowillevenkillwithoutmercy.Butdarehimbow.

Hestandsuptotheplate

and wins the honor andglory of the block. He hadmastereda thing or two atthe boyshome. But he haddecidedto turn overa newleafbeforehewascaptured

on the Governorsproperty stealingAckee to put foodinhisstomach.

Prison life did

notimprovehislot.He had to thug itout.Hissixmonthsinjailwereforhima clarion call tostandupforrecognitionandsurvival.Hetoldhimselfthatneveragainwillhebecaughtstealingmerelyacoupledoz-enAckeetoultimatelyservehisterminprison.

Hehasnowreachedthebigleague.Freedomforhimwould be more organized.He has to prove to the ar-

resting oficer, the judgeandeven theGovernor thatiftheyhadtakentheoppor-tunity to make life betterfor him, hewould not havetakenthisroute.Thisyoungmanwasgettinghisbaptismintheireofdeeperpoverty,socialdeclineandincivility.

He began learning howtobeuncouth,brashanddis-respectful to proper social-ization. Individuals of goodbreeding could not sharetheirwayoflifewithhimas

theyremindedhimoftheun-caringjudgeandaGovernorwhoshowednoremorse.

The society had contin-uedindulginginthespawn-ing of young citizens whohad no hope, shared noloveandhadlostasenseofengagement with a copingspirit. We have seen whereourwallsofseekingtocap-tureourfailingchildrenhavebroken down almost every-where.Wehavelostourwayaswecryoutloudeveryday

seeking to discover wherewewentwrong.

This simple yet highlycomplexstoryof thisgriev-ingcitizenpaintsthepicture.We had thought that itwas

church, school, banks andpolitical parties which hadputusinthisplight.Butitissimply not our institutionsfromwhichstemstheprob-lems.

Itispeople.Itisus:meand you, not really them.Thisputsusalongthetrackof socialization. It does notmatter where on the globewe rest our heads. Ourproblems lie with how wetreat our brothers and oursisters. Once we get to thestage where westart show-ing love and care from thetop to the ground, we willgetnowhere.AsJamaicans,weneedtotakestockofour-selves. The questionarisesas to where we are, whereweemergedandjustwhereweneedtogo.

We saunter off to an-other home abroad but wewill never forget home. Butweneed toconsider deeplyaboutwhatwehaveleftbe-hind, who we have left be-hindandwhatisthepurposewewishtoserve.

Will we standup tall infront of others and declareour origin? Or do we needtohideandwillwebeableto keep it a secret that wewereborninthesameplacewhere that hungry, impris-oned man who is to spendthreemonthsinjailbecausehe picked Ackee from hisGovernorstreetofeedhim-self,originated?Wearereal-lyinapickle.Buthopemustbeonthehorizon.


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HelloFriends,

Thisisyourhostfrom,VoiceintheWindWednesdayafternoons,4pmonLinkageRadio.Ienjoyyourcom-pany,keeplisteningandparticipat-inginourshow.Wewelcomeyour

prayerrequestsandtestimonies.Iwouldliketoremindyouthat

thereisnoonesofarremovedthatthegrace of Godcannot reach. Nomatter howdificult a situation is,thereisalwayshopeinJesus.Jesussavesnotjustforourfuture,butforourpresentandevenourpast.

Heis able to bear all our bur-densasHiswordstellusMatthew11:29Takemyyokeuponyou,andlearnofme;forIammeekandlowlyinheart:andyeshallindrestuntoyoursouls.

Please join us as we continue

toexploreGodsword.Letusworkfervently to discover our purposeandwalkinHisway.Weseemanythings that man has placed theirtrust in crumbling andtry as theymighttheyarenotabletodeiverthepromisesmade.

Our banking systems, variousforms of government, education,heath care have all failed insomeway or other; not meeting ourneedsbutwecantrustOurGod,Heis the Ancient of Days, The Alpha

andOmega(TheBeginningandtheEnd)and ourprovider Psalm 40:4BlessedisthatmanthatmakeththeLORDhistrust

You have been redeeemed. AllthatisrequiredtosaveyouhasbeenpaidinfullbyJesusdeathandres-

surection.Itislikeaninheritanceofgreatwealthleftforyouatabank,butifyounevergothereandsignfor it and use it then you remainstrugglingandtoilingtoprovideforyourself.

Signing for that great wealthwouldbemakingJesusyourSaviourandLord.Isaiah43:1ButnowthussaiththeLORDthatcreatedthee,OJacob, and hethat formed thee,OIsrael,Fearnot:forIhaveredeemedthee,Ihavecalledtheebythyname;thouartmine.

GodblessYouAllMissionaryMonteque

Health At Sunrise Quick TipbyDr.RahsanAbdulHakim

One ofthe manyhealth hazardsof civilization has always beensubstanceabuse.Todaywewilldealwith theabuse anddependency on

alcohol.HerbsToDealWithAlcoholism:

Anyoneofthefollowingherbs,takenasatea,willlessentheurgetodrinkand help to rebuild the liver andspleen: angelica, celery seeds, dan-delion root, rhubarb, willow bark,passion lower, kola nuts (bissy).Cucumberreducesthenarcoticandintoxifying effects of alcohol. Rawparsley is also beneicial for thosesufferingfromalcoholism.

Herbs To Rid The Body Of Drugs

And Aid In Withdrawal Addition:

Mixoneounceofanyoneofthese:alfalfa, sarsaparilla root, burdockroot,licoriceroot.

Withoneounceofanyoneofthese:rosemary, white sage, valerian,search-mi-heart, kava kava, chamo-mile.

Addalltoonegallonofdistilledwa-ter;slowlydrawanddrain.Sipfreelyandfrequentlyallday;alwaysaddapinchofcayennetoeachcup/glass.

Drink a glass of garlic water daily(made bysoakingcrushed garlic inwaterforseveraldays).

Herbs To Discourage Smoking:

Useanyone,oranytwo,ofthefol-lowing herbs. Combined and takenasateawithadashofcayennepep-per, will lessen the urge to smokeand rid one of the habit perma-nently:magnolia bark, dried gratedkola nut (bissy), sassafras, calamusroot(sweetlag),garlic,onion,lico-riceroot,comfreyroot,slipperyelm,chapperal,linseed(laxseed),cham-

omile.Chew on a Jamaicanchew stick

or licorice stick, or hold a pimentoleaf in the mouth when the urgearisesforacigarette.Herbssmokedas a substitute for tobacco: colts-foot,chapperal,rosemary,gotukola,search-mi-heart,mullein,white-red-or-sweet sage, lobelia, search-mi-heart.

Internal And External Therapy:Often dependencies and addictionsareverymuchbiological,hormonal,or chemically related; however, atothertimes itis broughton by the

pressuresoflivingandsurviving.Somecanbedeeplyseated-root-

ed in the unconsciousness and bebasedonarepeatedmemoryrecallof a past experience. Most of our

memoryrecallisbasedonhabit,en-vironment/upbringing,orlong-timeprogramming.

Ifthememoryinputwasanun-pleasant, unresolved experience,thenthememoryrecallwillemu-lateexactlysame;itisasthoughtheold situation isstill current. So, tosedateoranesthetizeonesselfintoa comatose would deinitely seemonewaytocamoulageorillusion-izethememoryallowingustolivethroughituntilwearereadytodeal

withit.Thesearesomereasonsforthemanytypesofdependenciesandaddictions.

Tomaintainharmony,peaceandbalance physically, mentally, emo-tionallyandspiritually,thesethingsshouldbedoneonadailybasis:deepbreathing of good quality fresh air;walkingamongnature;bodymove-ment also known as exercise ortaichi(whichbringsaboutinternaland external balance, peace, andstrength).

Morning and evening prayer,meditation and relection; eating

moderately of fresh, uncooked orverylightlysteamedvegetables;eat-ingfreshfruitsorfruitjuices;thesethings arealsobeneicial:sour sop,papaya, guava, cocoa-tea, coconutmilk, almond milk, brewers yeast,oatmeal,caulilower,walnuts;elimi-natesugar,justtonameafew.

PeaceandBlessings.

FromtheBook:BasicHerbsForHealthAndHealing2009RahsanAbdulHakim

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WORD,SOUND&POWER!!!Individually, these wordsrepresent three differ-entconcepts butput themtogether and we enter awholenewdimension.

There is POWER whenWORDisaddedtoSOUND.Music transcends color,class, creed, etc. Musicknows no boundaries andasasong-writer,Ihavelongsince been aware of thepower of mywords whichiswhyI have chosen overthe years to write wordsthat are positive, upliftingandencouraging.

When people listen tomy lyrics, I want them tobe inspired, enriched andhappy.IwantpeopletofeelthepositivityandIwantthewordstolingeronintheirhearts.

There are those thatchoosetousethepoweroftheir wordsto manipulate,degrade, divide and cor-rupt. Ultimately, itsup tothelistenertochoosewhattheyareinstillingintotheir

meditations, but I chooseto believe that inthe end,mostwillgravitatetowardsthepositivepowerandthatiswhytherearesongsthatwill always live on in theheartsofthelisteners.

One Love, One Heart,Lets get together and feelalright, could not havebeen written more per-fectly.Inonesentence,BobMarley had the power toconnectanduniteadiverseaudience.

Love and hate cannever be friends, said bymy brother Dennis Brownisanotherexampleofwis-dominwords.Evenanoth-erbrotherofmine,GregoryIsaacs,couldhavenotimag-ined the impact he wouldhave when he wrote Themoredemgetit,adimoredemwantit.

Peoplelivebyexample.Positive inluence yieldspositive actions. Rastafariguide, protect and blessyou.

FREDDIE MGREGOR

Entertainment

DancehallartistesBountyKillerandAidonia

haveoficiallyburiedthehatchetandrecent-lyrecordedacollaborationcalledMack90.AccordingtoBountyKiller,whoAidonia

creditsasbeinghismaininluenceinbecom-ing anartiste, therehasnever beena realconlictbetweenthetwo.

AccordingtoBounty,Aidoniamadeabaddecision splitting from the Alliance alongwith Vybz Kartel. However, it understand-able,consideringthesituationhewasfacedwithatthetime.

There was a split inthe crewand hemadeabaddecisionbygoingwithKartel asitwasKartelwhohadin-

troducedhimtome,soIcanunderstand.Ifyoubringme into a move-ment and you leavingandsaidIshouldtoo,I

wouldhavenootherchoice

buttofollowalong,saidaseemingly understandingBountyKiller.

It was fun and joy inthestudio.Aidoniaismoreaccuratevocallynow,andmuchmoredevel-oped,matureandreadysoitwaseasywork-ingtogether,hesaid.

BountyKilleralso said thatthe songisvery promising andlooksto beeven morepromisingthantheirlastcollaboration.

According to Lawrence, Aidonia is notonlypoisedtodo morecollaborationswiththeAlliancebutisalsofocusingonexposingthemembersofJ.O.P.

AidoniarecentlyreturnedfromBarbadoswhere heperformedat Kensington Oval atSlickRicksBirthdayBash.

The last collaboration between BountyandAidoniawasdonethreeyearsago.

Fanton Mojah Escapes SeriousInjuries In Car Accident

FantanMojahandhistravelcrew got the scare of theirlives after the vehicle inwhich they were travelling

from,theannualReggaeFe-vereventheldatPuertoSecoBeachinSt.Ann,overturnedinthe weehoursof SundayMorning,November27.

Fantansaidtheaccidentresultedfrom,slipperyroadsurface, and was quick topointoutthathisdriverwasnotspeeding.

The internationally ac-claimed Roots/Reggae ar-tiste said, On our way in

(travellingto Kingston), thebusstarttoskidwhenwegottoSteerTownandmedriverlost control of the vehiclesaid an obviously shakenFantan Mojah me givethankstoJahforpreservingwelifethoughoneofmein-gerbrokeandmeinpain,hesaid.

Mojah said his travelcrewmembersareallsuffer-ingfromminorinjuriesandas a result of the accident.He said at least three (3)

othervehicleshadnearmissincidencesatthesamespotandhewastoldthatanotheraccident ocur at the sameplacelastweek.

AsaresultFantanMojahis making a special plea totherelevantauthoritiestoatleast post a sign ofcautionto motorists to prevent anyother incident and possiblydeath.

Bounty Killer and Aidonia Reunite

JamaicaReggae

Founder DiesAt 64

KINGSTON, Jamaica Barry Llewellyn one ofthe founders of a lead-ing Jamaican reggae androcksteady trio from the1960shasdied.

A bandmate saysBarry Llewellyn ofthe Heptones diedWednesday at age 64.LeadsingerLeroySibblessaidFridaythatLlewellyndiedofunknowncausesatKingstonPublicHospital.

Llewellyn foundedthe Heptones with EarlMorganinthelate1950s.The group was consid-ered highly inluentialduring the islands rock-steadyerainthe1960s.

The Heptones re-unitedinthe1990safteranearly20-yearabsenceduring a worldwide skaandrocksteadyrevival.

Llewellyn is survivedby his wife, Monica, andseveralchildren.

Digicel Signs I-Octane as BrandAmbassador for a Second YearOn Thursday night Digicelre-signedchart-toppingreg-gaeartisteandDigicelbrandambassador, I-Octane, forasecondyearrunning, ataceremonyattheTracksandRecords restaurant, Kings-ton.

There-signingalsocoin-cidedwiththeoficiallaunchof I-Octanes debut album,Crying to theNation,which

will be released on the VPRecords label in January2012.

Digicels Sponsorshipand Activations ManagerShelly-AnnCurranisquotedas saying thatthe companywas extremely proud tohavere-signedI-Octaneasabrandambassador.

Hisuniquestyleofmu-sic mirrors the youthful vi-brancy and positive energythat isDigicel- making therelationshipbetweenDigicel

andI-Octaneaseamlessandittingone,Curransaid.She further said that

Octaneisanartistewhohasraisedthe musicalbar with

upliftingand positive songssincehisentryintothemu-sic business and one whocontinues to represent theDigicelbrandpositively.

I-Octane also sharedsimilar sentiments, echoingthatbeingabrandambassa-dorforDigiceloverthepastyear has been rewardingboth on a professional andpersonallevel.

Being with Digicelhas developed and furtherpushedthemusicbehindtheI-Octanebrand;Ihavelearntalotandtheexperiencehasmoulded me into being abetterperson,whilepropel-lingmymusicandcareerto

an entirely different level,hesaid.


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News

STGEORGES,Grenada-

ThegovernmentofGrenadaiswarningthatTaiwansag-gressive effort to collect a$28 million judgment willhurtthetourism-dependenteconomy of the Caribbeanisland.

Cruise lines andairlinesmayhaltop-erationsin Grenadaafter receiving le-gal papers iled byAmerican lawyersworking for Taiwaninthe United States

compelling them toturn over anymon-eytheyoweGrenadainfeesorotherpayments,FinanceMinisterNazimBurkesaid.

Alreadyone cruise linehas threatened to cancelits 20 stops in 2011-12 inGrenadaasaresultoftheef-forttoseizeportfees.

The dispute centersaround loans provided byTaiwans Export-ImportBank for a variety of in-frastructure projects in

Grenadainthe1990s.Grenada oficials have

said they could no longerpay the loans because ofa number of shocks to itseconomy,includingthedev-astation from HurricaneIvanin2004andthedropintourismfollowing theSept.11, 2001, terrorist attacksintheUnitedStates.

Oficials in theCaribbeannationhavesaid

Taiwanese oficials refused

torenegotiatetheloansbe-causeGrenadahadsevereddiplomaticrelationsinfavorofrivalChina.

Taiwan iled suit in aU.S. District Court for theSouthern District of New

Yorkand wona summaryjudgment in2007 thathas grownto about $28million withinterest and

p e n a l t i e s .Thats a huge

sumforGrenada,nearlythetotalvalueofitsexportsofgoodsin2009.

Grenada has not paidany of the of the principalorinterestonthejudgment,according to Paul Summit,a lawyer for the Export-ImportBank.

Burkesaidthelawirmhas contacted a numberof U.S. and European com-panies, including Princess

Cruises and AmericanAirlines. He said theyhave been informed thatAny monies you have forGrenada, we are going toseizeit.

Oficialshavepreviouslyargued that the previousgovernment took out theloans and decided to stoppayingonthemsoitshouldbe given more leeway toworkoutapaymentplan.

Taiwan Takes AggressiveMeasures Towards Grenada

Prime Minister Kamla

Persad-Bissessar statedthat the assassination plotagainst her and three cabi-net ministers might havebeen personal in some re-spect, but it was aimed attotallydestabilisingT&T.

ThePrimeMinister wasspeaking with reporters ather constituency ofice inPenal, afterthe launch ofaMinistryofthePeoplechar-ityproject.

There was tight secu-rityat theofice during the

launch. Everyone enteringthe compound was subjecttoascanandsearchbysecu-

ritystaff.

Soldiers with guns andcommunication gear werestationedatstrategicpointsaroundthe constituencyof-ice, while undercover of-icers patrolled the SS ErinRoad.

Persad-Bissessar saiddespite the assassinationplot,herGovernmenthadnointention of continuing thestate of emergency beyondDecember5.

Atthismoment,these-curity forces have not ad-

vised for a continuation ofthestateofemergency,shesaid. As we speak, there is

nointentionofextendingthestate of emergency or im-posingacurfew.

We will be advised ona day-to-day basis. Shouldwe have to do that, wewould have to go back toParliament for approval.Persad-Bissessar said shewould continue to act ontheinstructionsofthesecu-rityforces.Anythreattothesecurityof thenationis myconcern,shesaid.

Assassination Plot against Trinidad& Tobago Prime Minister

Legal ServicesFor Immigrants

Anti-Jamaica Campaign

Mayor Bloomberg, anoutspokenadvocateforcom-prehensive immigration re-form,announcedthatanex-pansionoflegalservicesforimmigrantsinNewYorkCity.

Astaffofelevennewfull-time immigration attorneys

whoserolewillbetoensurethatimmigrantshaveaccessto the counsel. They neednot suffer unnecessary im-migration consequences asthey navigate the legal sys-tem,inthecourtsandattheCitysFamilyJusticeCenters.Theprogramissettolaunchbythebeginningof2012.

The Mayor justiies theexpansion of such serviceson the premisesthat immi-grantsareoftenunawareofthe complexities of the im-

migrationsystemandwhatsintheirbestinterests.

Immigrantsfacingcharg-esforminoroffenses,forex-ample,areoftenunawareofthesometimessevereimmi-gration consequences thatcanfollowfromcertaindis-

Sex Trafckers on Brooklyn StreetA 20-year-old woman es-

caped the clutches of a cou-ple who abducted her off aBrooklyn street and tried to

forceherintoprostitution,po-licesourcessaid.The woman told police

thatamanandawomanap-proached her as she walked

on a street near East NewYork and stuffed her into acarabout 2 a.m.Monday, thesourcessaid.

About six hours later,the woman who appearedroughedupfromthestrugglemanagedtoescapeandcalledpolice,sourcessaid.

Based on the victims de-scription, cops spotted thecarandpulledtheallegedab-ductorsoveratthefootofthe

JackieRobinsonParkwaynearPennsylvaniaAve.inBushwickabout11a.m.,sourcessaid.

A 25-year-old man and a19-year-oldwomanwhowere

in thec a r w e r etaken

i n t ocustodyandwerebeingques-tioned. No charges had beeniledbyMondayafternoon.

There was yet anoth-er depressing story aboutJamaicaintheBritishmedialast week, featured in theeveningnewsbulletinofBBCRadio.

Thenewsitembeganbymentioning that next yearis the 50th anniversary ofJamaicas Independence.It went on to suggestthat any Jamaicans fool-ish enough to return homefor Independence in 2012riskedbeingmurdervictims.

The news reporter saidthatoverathousandpeoplereturned to Jamaica everyyear.Hewentontosaythatin the past decade 350 re-turning residents had beenmurderedandthepossibilityofbeingkilledwascastingacloud over people thinkingofreturninghomein2012.

Thenewsreportwentonto say that most returningresidentslew into NormanManley Airport in Kingstonandthattherewasanetworkof criminals at the airportwho targeted people visit-ing Jamaica and followedthem. The programimplied that thesecriminalswereoftenworkingincollusionwith policemenandsoldiers.

The programalso interviewedvictimsofcrimeandMark Shields, for-mer Scotland Yard

detective whowas appoint-eddeputyc o m m i s -sioner ofpolice inJamaicain2005 ons e c o n d -ment. Heleft theJamaica Constabulary Forceafterafewyearsandiscur-rently managing directorof Shields Crime SecurityConsultants Limited on theisland.

Percival La Touche,a long-time champion ofreturnees was also inter-viewed, and claimed thattherewasnoplantoprotectreturningresidents.

Crime is a serious issueinJamaica,andthedeathofanyJamaican,returningresi-dentornot,isatragedy.

Theprogrammentionedonlyinpassing,thatviolentcrimeoverallhasdroppedinJamaicaandtherehasbeena25percentdropinthemur-derratethisyear.

positions, the Mayorsweb-

sitemaintains.The program will costapproximately 1.5 milliondollars, according to theMayors ofice. Part of thistotal willbe covered bydo-nationsfromtheRobinHoodFoundation.

Fatima Shama,

CommissioneroftheMayors

Ofice of Immigrant Affairs,said, Access to justice is acornerstone of our democ-racyandNewYorkCitycon-tinues toensureaccessandprotection for immigrantNewYorkers.


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Vitamin D Deciencymay be causing Black People in the Diaspora to die more from

Cancers, Diabetes, and Heart DiseasesWrittenBy:NuSpeciesCorporation

Hundreds of epidemiological,clinicalstudiesandscientiicresearch (Studies) by repu-

table, global medical organizationstheorizethatBlackPeopleinNorthAmerica,EuropeandtheCaribbean(Diaspora) are plagued by and diemore from certain Cancers, Diabe-tes,HighCholesterolandHighBloodPressurethanWhites.

NuSpeciesrecognizesthatwhileclinical studies are well-intended,theyarenotwithoutlaws.NuSpecieshas been helping thousands ofNuSpecies clients (NuSpeciesians)

andwehavehadconsiderableanec-dotalproofthatVitaminDisamajorfactorinDiasporanshealth.

Probably 60-80 percent ofDiasporans, children, young menandwomenincluded,arebelievedtosuffer Vitamin D deiciency andre-latedlowbloodcount(inmanycasesthedeiciencyischronic),withsomeformofanemia.

About 80 percent of BlackWomenare believe tohave orwillhave ibroids or uterine disorders,among other Breast and reproduc-tiveproblems.Likewise,mostBlack

Menarebelievedtosufferfromsomeform of Prostate disorders (urinefrequency, urine burning, enlargedProstateandProstatecancer).

Prostate cancer is perhaps thenumberonekillerofBlackMen.ItisbelievedtobethenumberonekillerofJamaicanmen.Prostatecanceriscontractedfromages30-60.

Some of these theoriesand hy-potheses support NuSpecies an-ecdotal evidence. NuSpecies owndiscoveries however are not abso-lute proofs either. After consultingwith and subsequently providing

frequent guidance to thousands ofNuSpeciesians who are Black, con-sistently observing vast health im-provements naturally lead to theconclusionthatVitaminDdeiciencyseemstoplayamajorroleinBlackDiasporans degraded health andprematuredeath.

The health conditions rangefrom thecommoncoldto Diabetes,High Blood Pressure, HighCholesterol, Cancers, Arthritisamong numerous other health dis-orders. NuSpeciesians come toNuSpecies for assistance in cleans-

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NuSpeciesinventedandcreatedNuSpeciesherbal and plantextractformulaswithadvicefromscientists,

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After years of observing healthimprovements, we conclude thatNuSpeciesianshealthimprovementsareduelargelyinparttoNuSpeciesadded selections of Vitamin D andenzymes. We are pleased to makeknowledge about Vitamin D freelyavailable.

Why Vitamin D?

VitaminDs serviceto thebodyismuchmorelikeahormonethanavitamin,butforthepurposeofthisarticle,wewillcontinuetorefertoitasVitaminD.VitaminDisnormallyformedintheskinbutitsproductionisaffectedbyMelaninandcholester-olthatarealsointheskin.

Melaninforcestheskintoadaptto sunlight or ultra violet rays in-tensities.DarkerskincolorisduetohigherlevelsofMelaninintheskin.Melaninisproducedbycellsanden-zymes.Itisageneticfactor.

Melanin cells and genes create

thisskincoloralsotopreventultraviolet rays (UV) from harming thefolic acidsin the skin and to avoiddiseasedconditions.Thedarkertheskin is the greater the protection

fromUVrays.This is a genetic beneit for

peoplethatliveclosetotheequator

wherethesunismorepowerfulandaroundallyearlong,butbecomesaproblem when the same person islivinginaNorthernclimate.Darkerskin color requires longer periodsoftimeto create Vitamin D. Whitepeople need about ive minutes toanhourtomakeadequateVitaminDperday.Diasporansmayneeduptotwelvehoursperday.

Thisposestwoverycriticalprob-lems.First,humansrequireVitaminD for all body functions, and espe-ciallyforglandularandreproductivefunctions.Secondly,ourbodiesbegin

theprocessofillnessifaVitaminDdeiciencyexistsfortoolong.Apoptosisisthebodysimmune

systemfunctionofrepairingorkill-ingsick cells beforethese cells canleadtoCancerorotherchronicdis-eases.VitaminDdeiciencywillvast-lylimit andharm thiskey immunesystemfunction.VitaminDdeicien-cy therein prevents the body andtheimmunesystemfromprotectingthebodyfromtoxic,viralandbacte-rialattacks.Italsopreventsthebodyfromrebuildingitselffromillnesses.

How Vitamin D WorksHumans form Vitamin D from

cholesterol. If VitaminD isnot be-ingmadebycholesterol,twoharmsimmediately imperil the body: ab-

normalcholesterolmetabolismandchronicVitaminDdeiciency.

This kind of abnormal choles-terol metabolism isa factorlinkingVitamin D deiciency to ProstateandBreastcancersaswellasotherdegenerativediseasesoftheglands.TheStudieshavegenerallytheorizedthatitisthemainfactorcontributingtomoreDiasporans contractingtheaggressiveformsoftheseCancersatayouthfulage.

Some Diasporan communitiesdiets arerichin animallesh,dairyproducts, processed and fast foods

(inotherwordsdietsilledwithpro-teins,fatsandcholesterol),VitaminD deiciency is unfortunately farmoreperniciousthanothergroups.

Becausesomehumanglandsareoften very fatty tissues, especiallytheProstateandBreastglands,clini-caland epidemiologicalstudiesim-plicate unused or higher levels ofcholesterol (fats and proteins) as amajor promoter of Prostate cancerdevelopmentanditsaggressivepro-gression.

The Studies show that cho-lesterol also promotes tumor cell

growth while conversely inhibit-ing Apoptosis immune functions(thebodysrepairingorremovalofunwanted or sick cells). Therefore,increases in body cholesterol fromanimallesh anddairyproducts in-creasesthebodysingestionoffats,proteins and cholesterol and en-hancestherisksofcertaindiseaseslike Prostate cancer and perhapsBreastcancer.

Nevertheless, NuSpecies doesnot necessarily, entirely endorsethese Studies and so we look toNuSpeciesanecdotalobservationsto

supporttheNuSpeciesTheory.The vast majority of

NuSpeciesians report either highCholesterolfromtheirdoctorsmed-icalexams,andorhaddietshighinanimallesh,dairyproductsandpro-cessedfastfoods.

Some NuSpeciesians with highCholesterolalsohadProstate,BreastandCervicaldisordersandcancers.ManyNuSpeciesiansreportVitaminDdeicienciesandlowbloodcounts.Most NuSpeciesians with Prostate,Breastandotherglandulardisordersreport that they are only between

ages30and55,observingthatthesedisorders and cancers typicallyplague only older menand womenbetweenages70and100.

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NuSpeciesians between30 and 50 state their shockat having these diseases soyoung.Theirfathersandgrandparents,they recall withcon-

sternation,hadthesediseaseswhen they were usually past70yearsold.

A fair number ofNuSpeciesiansdonottrustdoc-torsandsowillnotgetmedicalor PSA check-ups, increasingtheir risk. All NuSpeciesianson ourmore potent formulasreport signiicant health im-provementsoverall.

All NuSpeciesians withhealthconditionsarestronglyadvisedtofollowtheirdoctorstreatments. Some report that

they would not and had notbefore coming to NuSpecies.AllNuSpeciesiansonourmorerigid health programs experi-ence major health improve-ments in their reproductiveglandular functions in a rela-tivelyshortperiod.

NuSpecies neverthe-less theorizes that all healthimprovements arise fromNuSpeciesiansownGod-givenApoptotic healing systemswhich beneited from ourde-toxiication and rebuilding

programs.Thesecleansingandrebuilding health programsassist inactivatingthe bodysown healing systems at thecellular (nuclear, atomic andsubatomic)levels.

Through Apoptosis,Calcitriol hormonesproducedfrom Vitamin D arenow ableto play their central role inthe bodys immune defenseagainstcancersandotherdis-eases.ItisCalcitriolhormonesthat force the repair of sickcellsintheProstate.

IfProstatecellsareunabletorepairthemselves,Calcitriolforces Apoptosis (cell sui-cide)toprotectthebodyfromcancers and other diseases.Calcitriol, in the bodys heal-ingprocess,evenlimitsorcutsoffbloodsupplyto tumors inanattempttokillthetumororCancer.

Calcitriol Apoptosis isthereforehumanquantumen-ergybeinginvokedbythebodyat the atomic and subatomiclevels of cellular respiration

and metabolism in defenseof the body. NuSpecies inallytheorizes thatwhen thebodyisprovidedthiskindofquan-

tumcleansingandrebuilding,itac-tivatesitsownmachineryofpreven-tion,treatmentandcureofdiseasedconditions.

NuSpeciesianstakingNuSpecies

Body Systems, NuSpecies LegendorNuSpeciesCavemanLegendmaybe getting adequate Vitamin D andCalciumbecauseofthehealthresultsbeingreported.Nevertheless,check-ingyourVitaminDandbloodcountlevelswithyourdoctorsregularlyisagreatpractice.

NuSpeciescanadditionallysup-port you and your family with ourVitaminA&DCodLiverOilformulaifyourbodyisfoundtorequiread-ditionalVitamin D.Be wise inyourchoiceofVitaminD.VitaminDprod-ucts can be toxic and unsafe; most

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Buju Banton Returns to Miami Prison after facing Hardship in Texas Prison

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Embattled Reggae superstar MarkMyrie, more popularly known asBujuBanton,willcallanotherpris-on home as he serves histen-yearprison sentence on drug-related

charges.The Grammy-winning singjayhas been in transit several timessince hissentencing thispast Juneon three drug charges stemmingfrom a December 2009 incidentinFlorida. Buju initially started hissentencinginMiami,wherehistrialandeventualconvictionoccurred.

However, the popular Reggaesinger was transferred from thePinellas County Jail in Tampa,Florida to the Federal HoldingCentreinOklahomaCity,wherehespent a month, before inally be-

ing moved totheLimestoneCountyC o r r e c t i o n a lInstitution inGroesbeck,Texas.

A SouthFlorida newspa-per reports thatBujus prison ad-venturewillcomefull circle as theinternationallyacclaimed artistefacesa move, en-route, to the Federal CorrectionalInstitution(FCI)inMiami,Florida.

According to Bujus lawyerDavidMarkus,BujuenduredseveralhardshipsduringtwomonthstayintheTexasfacility;describingtheen-

vironmentasoneof a violent andunhealthynaturethat made thesingjay rather

uncomfortable.He was atone oftheworstplaces you canimagine;a coun-ty facility thathad been con-verted to housefederal inmates,

Markusintimated.Theplacewas usedfor short-

stay Mexican nationals who weregoingto bedeported.It was illedwithMexicangangs.Bujuwasoneofveryfewblackmeninthere.Itwas

reallyviolent.Markus expressed pleasure

withthejudgeinBujustrial,JamesMoody and the Jamaican consul-ate,who pleaded withthe Federal

Bureau ofPrisonsto move the ar-tistefromtheTexasprisonassoonaspossible.

Were very appreciative thatJudgeMoodystoodbyhisinitialrec-ommendation that Buju should beinMiami,Markussaid.

He made a point tocommentthatBujuisapeacefulpersonandshouldntbehousedinaviolentfa-cility.

Markus plans to appeal Bujusten-yearsentence;ilingabriefwithEleventhCircuitCourtofAppealsinAtlantalaternextmonth.

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African Vibz By African PrinceCOTONOU, Benin

Pope Benedict XVI on hissecondpilgrimagetoAfricalaidout hisspiritual visionfor the continent and toldtens of thousands duringanopenairMassthattrueroyaltydoesnotconsistinashow of power, commentsthatAfricansinterpretedasajabatthecontinentscor-

ruptrulers.The 84-year-old pope,

weatheredtheintenseheatinside Benins unventilatedchapelsandparishestode-liverthelayeredmessageonhowAfricacanemergefromwarandpoverty.

The pastoral guide in-cludes advice on every-thingfromtreatingAIDS,tothe respect that should beshown toward indigenousbeliefs. Its a deeply stud-ieddissertationthatreveals

the importance that Africanow plays for the RomanCatholic Church, a regionwhose congregations are

growing more quicklythananywhereelse.

Thecoreofhismessagewas aimed at the individ-ual and called on Africansto forgive those that havetrespassed against theminordertohaltthecycleofviolenceplaguingtheconti-nent.Benedictdidntmincehis words, though, when

it came to Africas rulers,whosecorruptregimeshavebankruptednations.

Ilaunchanappealtoallpoliticalandeconomiclead-ers of African countries,Benedictsaidovertheweek-end. Do not deprive yourpeople ofhope. Donot cutthem off from their futurebymutilatingtheirpresent.Adoptacourageous,ethicalapproachto your responsi-bilities.

The comment caused

taxidrivers listeningto hisspeechontheircarradiotohonkinapproval.

On Sunday, Benedict

was speaking about Christwhen he described a kingwho didnt amass moneyandwhopreferredtospendhistime withthe poor. His

comments were instantlyinterpreted as a metaphorforAfricasbloatedleaders.

Today, like2,000 yearsago, we are accustomed toseeing the signs of royalty

insuccess,strength,moneyandpower. We indit hardtoacceptsuchaking,akingwhomakeshimselftheser-

vantofthelittleones,ofthemosthumble,saidthepopeduringtheSundaymorningMassheldinsidethenation-alsoccerstadium.

True royalty does notconsistinashowofpower,but in humility of service.Notintheoppressionoftheweak, but in the ability toprotectthem,hecontinued.

People began lining upat3a.m.SundayforachancetoattendthepapalMass.Atleast 80,000 attended in-sidethe stadiumthat seats50,000, Vatican spokesmantheRev.FredericoLombardisaid. Women, who didntmake it in, kneeled in theparking lot and prayed onthepavement.

The streets outside ev-ery venue where the popespoke were crowded withaging buses with license

plates from neighboringnations. Some had crackedwindshields,evidenceofthemodestmeansoftherough-

ly 1,000 priests that camefrom all over Africa, manydriving hundreds of milesover potholed and over-grownroads.

Africa has helpedbreathe life into a churchthathasseenasteepdeclineinEurope.Inthepopesna-tive Germany, the numberofCatholicsfellbyalmost2

million in the past decade.Bycontrastduringthesameperiod, Benins congrega-tion grew by half, adding500,000newconverts.

Hetouchedonthisashesaidfarewell.

IwantedtovisitAfricaoncemore.Itisacontinentfor which I have a specialregard and affection, forIm deeply convinced thatitisalandofhope....Hereare found authentic valueswhich have much to teach

our world, he said. Whyshould an African countrynot show the rest of theworldthepath?

True Royalty Does Not Consist In A Show Of Power, Says The Pope To Africa

Si n g e r /songwriterDevonJorge

has been gain-ing momentum

since the releaseofhis irstsingleCold Heart.Born in the par-ishofSt.Annap-proximatelyeightmilesnorthofthebirthplaceofthegreatreggaekingThe HonorableRobert NestaMarley,heisthelast of six sib-lings.

His full per-

suit of a musiccareer did notcome about untilhe was encour-agedbythegreatHarold Butler.Hebeganbytak-ingpianolessons.

WhilestudyingpianoinJamaicahe applied to the Royal School ofMusicinEnglandandbeganmakingpreparationstomigrate.

However this dream to studyin England was side tracked whenhemadeatriptotheUnitedStateswherehebecameapartoftheFlexBand, with other members Glen

Washington,Jr.Jazz,andTimmyLove.

The band performedthroughout the NortheasternStatesforseveralyearsuntilhe

decideditwastimetomoveontootherthings.

Devonhassharedthestagewith greats such as GregoryIsaacs,FreddieMcGregor,TingaStewart,BenjiMeyersandGlenWashington. He has also doneopening acts at the worldfamousB.B.KingNightclubin Manhattan, New YorkCity.

With his unquench-able desire to perform,heformed his current band,Natural Vibe, and has

been performing through-out the Tristate area. HisColdHeartvideowaspre-mieredonVideoAlleyandReggaeTopTen.com,whichremained on the top tenchartsforseveralweeks.

He has since receivedravereviewsonthelyricalcon-tents which continue to be afavorite on the radio stationsworldwide.

Currentlypromotinghisnewsin-gles, Cold Heart and Questions,fromhissoontobereleasedalbumontheYaadViberecordlabel.

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TOP TEN DANCEHALL SINGLES

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November 29th December 12th, 2011

New York Vibes ByHowardRenrutRichie Stephens Conirmed

For 2012 Jamaica Jazz &

Blues. Hot New Single Life

Is For Living

Veteran reggae croonerRichieStephenswhohashadalonganddistinguishedca-reerinthemusicindustryis

backwithabang.Stephens who missed

this years Jamaica Jazzand Blues festival due tothe tragic death of his 22year-old son, announcedhis return at the studios ofSirrusXM Satellite Radio attherecentNewYorklaunchofthe2012JamaicaJazzandBlues Festival. Stephens,alongwithCelineDion,KellyRowland,NicoleHenry,JullyBlack, Toots Hibbert, JohnHolt, Yellow Man and Half

Pintwill headline the 2012festival slated for January26-28,2012attheTrelawnyMulti-Purpose Stadium inJamaica.

Stephens successfulcareer includes being partof the Grammy Award win-ningSoulToSoulandhewassigned to Motown Recordsearlyinhiscareer.

He hasreleased numer-ous hit singles and in2006was awarded the JamaicanG o v e r n o r - G e n e r a l s

Achievement Award for hiscontributing to civic, socialandrecreationalprojects inWestmoreland. Stephens iscurrentlypromotinghisnewsingle Live your Life thatwasrecordedwithGermanysinjayGentleman.

Life is for Living is ablessing to me because itcameatatimewhenIreallyneededit,heconfessed.Butnow its touching the soulsof so many people acrossthe world and that makes

mefeelgood.StephensandGentleman recently per-formed the track before anaudienceof 750,000people

inPoland,footageofwhichisusedinhisnewmusicvideo.

DC Digital To Broadcast

Sting Live To CaribbeanNationals In The Diaspora

DavidCasanovasdreamofconnectingCaribbeanna-tionals at home with thosein the Diaspora digitally isslowing taking shape. ThePresident and CEO of DC-Digital has been a pioneerinthe development ofdigi-tal media transmission inJamaicaand throughouttheworld for more than a de-cade.

Casanova not just talks

the talks but is results ori-ented and has consistentlydelivered the goods. Laterthis month, his companywillbroadcasttheactionlivefrom Sting 2011 in Jamaicatopatronsallovertheworld.

Earlier this year, inter-nationalreggaelovers wereable to watch segments ofReggaeSumfestwhichwerebeamed live from Montegotointernationalviewers.

Cassanova was able tostream the Buju Banton

concert live from Miami toJamaica on all LIMEmobilephonesandhegavearepeatperformance at the Best ofthe Best concert in Miamiwhen he beamed VybzKartels performance livefromKingstontothousandsofpatronsinMiami.

At the recent launch ofthe 2012 Air Jamaica Jazz& Blues festival launch inManhattan, Casanova andhis team beamed the eventlive to TV stations in the

Caribbean.

Souldance Successfully

Launched in NYC

Literary arts loverscheered Jamaican writerJean Lowrie-Chin at theNY launch of her bookSouldanceatRuderFinnIncinmidtownManhattan.Theaudiencein the jam-packedroomwasrivetedbythepas-sionate and dynamic read-ingsofsomeofLowrieChinsfavoritepoemsandwritings.

Itseemedtheaudiencecouldnot get enough ofthe soul-stirring lyrics from yard,and the session reached a

fever pitch crescendo whenLowrie-Chin was joined atthe podium by playwrightandactorDavidHeronwho

turnedanalreadyenergizednight of poetry into a siz-zling, award-winning the-atrical rave. Heron had theaudience spellbound withhis dramatic modulationsand his witty references toLowrie-Chin.

Among those attendingwere Jamaicas ambassa-dortotheUnitedStatesHerExcellency Audrey Marks;Lester Spaulding, chair-man of the Radio JamaicaGroup; Portfolio Marketing

Group, Noel Mignott; GailL Moaney, Ruder Finn Inc;JamaicasElectoralAdvisoryCommittee member Hon.Dorothy Pine McLarty;Selma Brown, CaribbeanTourism Organization andbroadcasterRicotDupuy.

Sponsors for the eventwere Rhum Barbancourt,IMAGES LLC, Touch ofElegance Catering,Nakasaki

Restaurant and UptownVegetarianJuiceBar.

Radio host Dahved Levy is

the 2011 man of the year!

107.5 FM, WBLS jockDahvedLevy,hostofthe#1Arbitron rated CaribbeanFever radio program wasnamed Man of the Year2011 by the prestigious

Great Men of ExcellenceAwardinNewYork.

Levywashonoredalongwith former Mayor of New

York, David Dinkins whoreceived the LegendaryLifetime AchievementAwardattheBlackSpectrumTheatre in Queens, NY. TheGreat Men of ExcellenceAward is celebrated annu-ally on International MensDayinNovember.

Levy has been number1 in the Arbitron ratingsonthe airways of107.5 FMWBLS for over a decadean unparalleled feat. In factDahveds radio program

on 98.7, WRKS FM Kiss inNew York debuted to a re-cord 6.8 ratings in 1990.He has received numerousother awards, includingtheRadio Award of Merit fromtheNewYorkAssociationofBlackJournalists(NYABJ).


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The agricultural sector plays a criti-calroleinfeedingoursociety,butwedonotproducesuficientquantitiesto

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Aspartoftheinitiative,stampdu-ties,transferandregistrationtaxeswillbewaivedintheissuingofcertiicatesof compliance allowing the average

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SUBSIDIZED LAND PREPARATION-Inanefforttoreducethecapitalcostsincurredbyagro-investors/agro-businesses,thegovernmenthasacquired agriculturalmachines andequipment.The servicesof thesemachines and equipment aremade available to agro-investors/agro-businessesatasubsidizedrate.

SUBSIDIZED IRRIGATION-Inanefforttomitigateagainsttheadverseeffectsofdroughtandthehighcostofirrigationonthedevelopmentofthesector,theMinistryhassoughttoprovidefurthersupportthroughthesubsidizationofirrigation.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT-Theresearchanddevel-opmentarmoftheministryisequippedwiththeresourcesandtechni-calcompetenceandprovidesoversightandsupporttonewagriculturalinitiatives.

INCOME TAX RELIEF FOR APPROVED FARMERS-Section36(d)oftheIncomeTaxAct 21of1982wasenactedforthe purposeofencourag-ingagriculturalproductionbygrantingincometaxrelieftoanypersonengagingorproposingtoengageinaprescribedagriculturalactivity.Aprescribedagriculturalactivityis anyactivitywhichtheMinisterofFinanceprescribesbyOrderintheJamaicaGazette.

THE EXCHANGE CONTROL ACT-TheGovernmentofJamaicahasnorestrictionsonthemovementofforeigncurrencieslowingeitherinoroutofJamaica.ThisActfacilitatesthefreemovementofcapitaltoothercountries,whetherforinvestmentorrepatriationpurposes.

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In primary school I would emptythe rubbish bins, turn them up-sidedownand entertainthe entireschool.

When in high school, I washand cuffed by the securityguardbecauseIwoulddothesame thing with the rubbishbins.

Peteisnowoneofthemostrequested drummers in theTri-State region and beyondplaying for some of the topGospelReggaeartiste.

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The Financial Cornerwith Tyrone Senior

G

reetings my brothersandsisters!Lastissue

Irevealedhowtosavemoneybyeliminating5sim-plethingsyoudontneed.

Intodayssectionoftheinancial corner I am goingtopickupfromwhereIleftoff by revealing the 5 ad-ditional simple things youneedtoeliminatesoyoucansavemoney.

Just a reminder, beforeIbegintorevealtheseaddi-tional5things.

There are3 things thatyou

willneed;Self-discipline,Sacriice&Open-mindedness.

Withthatsaid,letsbegin.

1. Stop buying food at res-taurants, and start to do

some cooking. I know a lotofyouareverybusyandre-allydonthavetimetocook.Allyouhavetodoiscommitsometimetocookingtwoorthree different meals on aSaturday,Sundayorthedayyouarenotworkingandletthosemealslastyoufortheweek. Youwill besurprisedtoseehowmuchmoneyyousave.2. Cable cost is ridiculous-ly high. Lower your cable

subscription to the basicpackage. A lot ofthe mov-ies that you like to watchcanbewatchedforfreeon-line. (http://www.1channel.ch/). If you hate to look at

your computer screen youcan connect your television

to the computer for betterviewing.Notsurehowtodothis? Ask any teenager andtheyll know how to do it;trustme.3.Putthatmoneybackintoyour wallet and dont youdare buy another pair ofjeans. Studies have shownthatmostindividualsowns8pairsofjeansbutonlywear2pairs.Sodoyoureallyneedanotherpair?

4.Please,donotgointoallthose major stores to buyjewelry for yourself or fora gift. Its marked up any-wherefrom100%to400%.Youcangorightdowntothe

pawnshopsandanyestatessalesandsaveyourselftons

ofmoney.

5. A lot of us want goodhealthandtolivelongersowewaste our moneyon allthesemiracleproductsthatssuppose to raise the deadandgivesighttoblind.

Stopwasting your mon-ey on all those so calledhealth products. What youshould do is sit down witha certiied nutritionist or adoctorthattrulycaresaboutyour health and not about

fatteningthe pockets of thepharmaceutical companiesand let them tell you whatnutrientyouarelacking.

Then you can get nutri-tional products geared to-

wards your speciic needsand not waste your moneyon useless products andtrends.

BeforeIendthisarticleIhave2questionstoaskyou.Didyouknowthattheaver-age individual drops over$6,881usdollarinavending

machineintheirlifetime?Isthatyou?

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Saving Money By Eliminating 10 Things You Dont Need Part 2

The Mystic Bowie Cultural Center FoundationWe are reaching out

to you in hopes of yoursupport on a very specialproject that isclose toourhearts.

MysticBowie,adescen-dant of the Maroon Tribein Jamaica, has established

the Mystic Bowie CulturalCenterFoundation.

Thisfoundationisdedi-catedtoenrichingthelivesof the children of Jamaica.Ourmissionistounlockthepotentialofeachandeverychildthroughmusic,drama,andsports.Webelievethatthese fundamentals can beused as a springboard tohelpeachchildimprovetheskills needed tosucceedinlife.

History:Mystic Bowie was

giventhistribalnameby his elders basedon the powers theysensed in him. Mysticbecame a singer forthe Jamaica Tourist

Board as a child andhas performed pro-fessionally worldwideand recorded withsomeofthemusicin-dustryshippestmelo-dymakers.

It has beenMysticsdreamtogivesomethingbacktothepeopleofhiscommu-nity, the people ofSt.ElizabethsParish.

Ten years agoon a whim he drewa sketch of what hehoped would be acenter of music &sports for the com-munity.Todaywearemaking that dream

cometrue.Our team has

just returned froma two week trip inJamaica where theydelivered supplies toAccompong Primaryand Junior HighSchool in the parishofSt.Elizabeth.

We realized thatthesmallschoolcre-ated out of shippingcontainers welded

together with a combinedcafeteria, library, mediacenter and nurses stationallinoneroomneedsanac-tuallibrary.

We are making it ourmission to expose thesechildren to the music, dra-

ma,andsportsthatareex-plored all over the world.We are seeking donationsthatwillhelpusdojustthat.

Thankyouforyoursupport.

Donations and contribu-tions are tax-deductible asallowedbylaw.

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St. KittsCarinval

November 25-December 3, 2012

TBrightlycoloured,funparadeswithplentyofmusicanddancing rock theislandscapital, Basseterre.Dont missthe crowning of the carnival royalty and the all-nightJouvertparty.

GrenadaCarriacou Parang Festival

December 16-18, 2011

TheCarriacouParangFestivalisafunandlivelylessoninoneoftheoldestmusicalgenresoftheCaribbeanislands,parang, andtakesplace on thestreetsof theHillsbor-oughregionofCarriacouIsland.

JamaicaPro-Am NIKE GOLF

December 7-11, 2011

TheJamaicaTouristBoardhasteamedupwithNIKEGOLF.Teamswillcompeteover54-holes,playingboththeCin-namonHillandWhiteWitchcourseastheyviefortheJa-maicaPro-AmChampionshipcrystaltrophy.

Jagra GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza

December 25, 2011IndependencePark,BlackRiver,StElizabeth.

Sting Reggae Festival

December 26, 2011Thegreatestonenightdancehallreggaeshowonearth.

December 25 is celebrated as Christmas Day, and highrollingdancehalldeejay,Mavado,hasaspecialtreatforhisfansinJamaicawhenheperformsattheannualJagraGTTaylorChristmasExtravaganza.

Jagra GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza takes placeon December 25 at Independence Park, Black River, StElizabeth.

Among the artistes on the lineup are Bounty Killer,I-Octane, Coco Tea, John Holt, Romain Virgo, Khago,Hezron, Chuck Fenda, Twin of Twins, Wayne Marshall,IleyDread,LutanFyah,ProfessorNuts,WarriorKing,VillaDutch,Specialistandahostofothers.

LeadingthechargeforthefemaleswillbeSpice,MackaDiamond,DAngelandToya.

Sponsors of the event include Linkage LinkzNewspaper,Jagra,IrieFM,CVM,OnStage,ZipFM,LinkzFM,DownsoundRecords,FiveStarRecording,BestofJamaicaTV,SpendlessNightClub,AllensTexaco,LynchAutoParts,WardsPowerToolsandSupplies,BariEnterprise,Vision,EezyIce,SealandFoods,RumCream,RedLabel,StonesGinger Wine, Outaroad.com, one876entertainment.comandStampedeStreetCharts.

CaribbeanLocalEvents

Great Caribbean Films at the 19th Annual AfricanDiaspora International Film Festival!

From November 25th to December 13th,infourvenuesinNewYorkCity,ilmloversinthetri-stateareawillbeabletodiscover63amazingilmsproducedin37differentcountries.Thisisthe19thannualeditionoftheAfricanDiasporaInternationalFilmFes-tival(ADIFF),comingsoonwithoneofthemostdaring,thoughtprovoking,andeclec-ticilmselectionofitsgenre.

From Jordan to Australia, from KenyatoMexico,fromGuadeloupetoCanadaandfrom Cubato the USA, a rich selection ofdramas, comedies and documentary ilmswillhavetheirUSandNYpremiereinADIFF2011.

Theirstilmiscurrentlyhavingasuc-cessfultheatricalrunintheUK.ItiscalledThe Story of Lovers Roch by Menelik

Shabazz. Lovers Rock, often dubbed ro-mantic reggae is a uniquely black Britishsoundthat developed inthe late 70s and80sagainstabackdropofriots,racialten-sion and sound systems. It will be theOpening Night ilm ofthe upcoming 19thAnnualAfricanDiasporaInternationalFilmFestival. Please see trailer here: http://www.loversrocktheilm.com/index.php

Thesecondis avery interestingdocu-mentary entitled The First Rasta whichpresents a thorough investigation ofLeonardPercivalHowellslife(1893-1981),the initiator and catalyst of the RastafariMovement and the man considered by

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Thu. Dec. 1 @ 9:40pm

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THE FIRST RASTA(France/Jamaica,2011,90min,Doc,English,HlneLee,dir.)SHOWTIME

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Sports

Jamaicas Netball Team Girls suffers defeats

HARTFORD,Conn.Featherweight boxer Matt

Remillard was sentencedtoiveyearsinprisonTues-day for fracturing a Con-necticut mans skull withan aluminum baseball batlastyearinwhatpolicesaywasaightoverawoman.

The25-year-old Remillarddidnt speakduringthehear-ing in HartfordSuperior Court,and he was led

outofthecourt-room by mar-shals to beginserving his sen-tence. He pleaded nocon-test to irst-degree assaultin September in exchangefortheive-yearterm.

Matt,byacceptingthisplea, has given up his ca-reer, said Kevin OBrien,oneofRemillardslawyers.Thisisjustatragedy.

Thevictim,22-year-oldJordan Evans, described

a harrowing ordeal in hisJanuary 2010 encounterwithRemillard.

Evans said Remillardpummeled him with thebatseveraltimesatahomein Marlborough, about 15milessoutheastofHartford.Evans said hemanagedtorun outside,get inhis carandlockthedoors,buthedidnt have the keys and

was trapped. Remillardthenwentberserk,smash-

ingthecarwiththebatnu-merous times and threat-ening tokill Evansand hisfamily,thevictimsaid.

After the attack, doc-torshadtoreconstructthe

top front ofEvans head.Doctors in-serted eightplatesand30screws, andthen used150 stitchesto close an

e a r - t o - e a r incision theymade on thetop of his

headtoixthedamage.Hesaid he still has pain anddoublevision.

Ihavesufferedthroughinsurmountable pain,Evans told Judge ElpedioVitale. This is somethingthat will hauntme for therestofmylife.

Evans said Remillardshouldhavegottenamuch

longerprisonsentenceandhecalledtheive-yeartermagift.Heandhisparentsalso criticized prosecu-tors for dropping criminalchargesagainstthreeotherpeopleintheattack.

The assault happenedat the home of DanielleNapolitano, Evans then-girlfriend and Remillardsex-girlfriend.

Box gets 5 years in prison

Olympic Football Qualications

Jamaica Womens Football CoachCondent Team Will Make WinningStart Against Barbados

Jamaicas Sunshine Girls suf-

fered consecutive defeats to New

Zealand and Australia to cap off

what was an otherwise encourag-

ing campaign in the Fastnet com-

petition,

The World Netball Series

2011, which concluded at the

Echo Arena in Liverpool, England,

over the weekend. Jamaica in-

ished fourth in the competition

which England won by defeat-

ing defending champions New

Zealand 33-26.

Despite the disappointing

end to the tournament, Jamaica

Netball Association President

Marva Bernard was encouraged

by the teams performance.

We came here with a young

side of average age 21 and they

gave a good account of them-

selves. They made us proud, she

said.

We are rebuilding our team

and the future looks good. We can

see what we need and what we

need to do. They were brilliant.

As if to support Bernards assess-

ment, organizers named captain

Nadine Bryan player of the series.

The Jamaican ladies went

down 29-30 to New Zealand and

then 24-32 to Australia to inish

fourth in the tournament. The

Jamaicans inished with a record

of four wins and three losses with

two of those wins coming againstthe winners, England and New

Zealand.

Under-17 womens foot-ballers will kick off theirCaribbean Football Union(CFU)WorldCupinal-roundqualiiers today, when theybattle The Bahamas in thefeature match of a double-header at the AnthonySpaulding Sports Complex,startingat6p.m.

Vin Blaine, coach of thejuniorReggaeGirlz,whoare

oneofthefavouritestoprog-resstothenextphaseofthecompetition,saidhisteamisoozingconidence.

Wedontknowanythingaboutthem(TheBahamas),

but what we know is thatthey cant beat us, saidBlaine.

I am very conidentof a victory and I knowthat we will qualify for theCONCACAF round of thecompetition,hesaid.

Blaine added that histeams preparations havebeengoinggreatandevery-oneisraringtogo.

We know exactly whatthe region has tooffer, andso I dont think that TheBahamas are on the samelevelasusnow,Blainesaid.

Shantell Thompson,

whonettedivegoalsintheinal-round qualiiers, willleadJamaicashuntforgoals

along with overseas-basedplayers Jorja Hughes andJalen Simms. They are ex-pected toreceive good sup-portfromcaptainChris-AnnChambersandKahdijaShaw.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -Kevin Molino scored fourtimes,threeintheirst32minutes, to lead TrinidadandTobagotoa9-1victory

overSurinameonMondayandaplaceintheCONCA-CAFOlympicqualifyingi-nals.

TrinidadwillbejoinedintheinalsbyCuba,whichlaterdrew1-1withSt.Kittstoinishatopthelastfour-team round of Caribbeanqualifying.

Cubaendedwithivepoints,onebetterthanTrinidadandSt.Kitts.

Trinidadsinal day rout gave ita plus-5goaldifference,edgingoutSt.Kittswhichinishedwithaplus-2.

Surinamewaslastwiththreepoints.Theresultscompletetheeight-teamieldfor the March 22-April 2 inals in KansasCity, Kansas; Nashville, Tennessee,and LosAngeles.

CubaandTrinidadwillcompeteagainstautomaticNorth American quali-iers Canada, Mexico andthe United States as well

asCentralAmericansidesElSalvador,HondurasandPanama.

Molino gave Trinidadtheleadwithgoalsinthe15th and 18th minutes,and added others in the32ndand63rd.JamaalGayandMicahLewisbothhad

twoeachandsecond-halfsubstituteSeanDaSilvaalsoscoredbeforeFriscoMandotalliedforSuriname.

In the nightcap of the doubleheader,second-halfsubstituteDalainAirascoredinthe72ndminute,hissecondgoalinasmany

games,togiveCubathedrawagainstSt.Kittsandassureits passage to thequalifying i-nals.

ItwillbeCubassecondstraighttriptotheCONCACAFOlympicqualifyinginalsand

Trinidadsirstsince2004.Trinidad has never

qualiied for the Olympicswhile Cuba hasreached theSummerGamestwice,lastlyin1980whenitreplacedtheUnited States, which with-

drew.The United States led

a boycott of the MoscowOlympiad to protestSoviet Unions invasion ofAfghanistan.


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Fun and FactsDID YOU KNOW? Johnwastheonlyapostlewhowitnessedthecruciixion

ofJesus.

Bulletproofvests,ireescapes,windshieldwipers,andlaserprinterswereallinventedbywomen.

Theonly15letterwordthatcanbespelledwithoutre-peatingaletterisuncopyrightable.

Ketchupwassoldinthe1830sasmedicine.

Trini Translation.USA:Arentthosepantsabitshort?T&T:Yuhexpekinloodorwha?

USA:Sir,pleasedontthrowmyluggagelikethat.T&T:Buhwhatroubleisdis?Boystoplinginmehgripso.

USA:Itstimeforaperm.T&T:Gyul,yuhheadneedstraighteninbad.Yuhdohseealldegren-grenshowin.

USA:Ohmy,yourfeetaresoashy.T&T:Ishowyuhfootanddemlooklikeyuhwaskickinlourso...yuhcouldntarublilcoconutoilonyuhfoot?

USA:IneedabottleofPepto-Bismol...mystomachhurts.T&T:Ahneedahpurgebad...ahcorkup.

Youhatetothrowawayemptycontain-ers as they might come in handy forpeppersauceorgreenseasonings.

Youhaveonebigpotyoucallcurrypotwhenyouarenotevencookingcurry.

Youhaveanotherpotyoucalleddutchpot.

When you go to school with greenmangoesandsaltandpepperinyourpocket.

Whenyoucoverupthe mirrorwhenlightinglashing.

When yuh best fren is yuh galfrenbruther.

Only in Jamaica. Youwillhavepolicecarsparkedatrumbars

Girlsfatupthemselveswithfowlpillandbleachoutthemskinwithtoothpaste

Countrypeopleacarrywaterandwoodpondemheadandcellphonepondemwaist

Youhavebicycle-byshootings

Policegotoarrestthiefanddonthaveahandcuff

IsthegreatesttouristattractionaRENTADREAD!

Traficissobaddatyoureachworkquickerwalkingthandriving

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Two Guyanese neighborswere living in FloridaOnecalledtheFBI

FBIAgent:Hello

Guyanese:Hello,isdisdeFBI

FBIAgent:Yes,whatdoyouwant?

Guyanese:Mi calling toreportmi neighbadey?Dey nameSeymour,Sah.Deyahidemarijuanaindeyirewood.

FBIAgent:Thiswillbenoted,Sir

Nextday,theFBIgoonswentovertoSeymourshouse,theysearchthe shedwherethe ire wood is kept, brokeeverypieceofwood,indingnomarijuana,swearatSeymourandleave.

ThephoneringsoveratSeymourshouse

Hey,Seymour!DiFBIdeyCome?

Yehman

Deychopyuhirewood?

Yehman,Deychopupdewholeahitmihavenuffire-woodnow.Micanevensellsome

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Jamaican Entrepreneur Receives

US State RecognitionGEORGIA,USA Jamaicanborn Patricia Baccas-Bow-en, founder, CEO, host andproducer of Future Move-ment Radio was recentlyhonored with a state com-mendation from the Lieu-tenantGovernorofGeorgia,CaseyCagle.

The Atlanta based en-trepreneur is the irstCaribbean National in thestate of Georgia to receive

this honor. I feel a glow-ingsenseofpridetobetheirst Caribbean national inthe state to be recognizedbytheLieutenantGovernorfor outstanding communityservice,abeamingBaccas-Bowen said moments afteracceptingtheaward.

Sincereceivingthecom-mendation, she has beenconferredwithseveraloth-erspecialawardsandrecog-nition including a GeorgiaState Senate Resolution

whichwaspresentedtoherby senators Steve Henson,Gloria Butler and RonaldRamsey; a Proclamation

fromDekalbCountyDistrict4 Commissioner SharonBarnesSutton;aCertiicateofCommunityServicefromtheMayorCregZarusoftheCity of Pine Lake Georgia;a Proclamation from theRockdale County Board ofCommissioners; an invita-tiontovisittheWhiteHouseinWashingtonDC,andoth-ers.

Among those pay-

ing homage to Baccas-Bowenforherwork inthecommunity are GeorgiaState Representative BillyMitchell, who called herAn outstanding businessleader, media professional,advocateandfriend.

Baccas-Bowenhasbeena trailblazer, a motivatorand a model of inspira-tion for Caribbean nation-als in Georgia. Weeks afterherarrivalinthestate,sheplungedintotheprofession

shelovesbest,radio,estab-lishingamediaplatformforthe Caribbean Communitywith Future Movement

Radio. The programme ad-dresses issues affectingCaribbean nationals in the

Diasporaandathomeintheislands.

On Tuesday, January12, 2010 when the worstearthquake in 200 yearsstruckPort-au-Prince,Haiti,Baccas-Bowen quickly mo-bilized support for thosemost affected. She usedher radio programme toencourage the communityto donate to organizationslike the Red Cross, CAREand Food For The Hungryand eventually partnered

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Baby Chris, adancehallArtiste started

entertainingsmallaudi-encesinhiscommunity

atthetenderageofnine.BabyChrismigratedtotheUKin2000wherehisfocuswastofurtherhismusiccareer.HemetLenky and Orthodoxwho were pursuingthesamedreamandheandthetrioformedagroupcalledL.O.C.

BABY CHRIS, how-ever return to Jamaicato pursue a solo career

which has been his lifelong dream. He felt he

was losing his vibe asa Reggae Artist andthought thathe neededto revisit his homelandin order to regain his

composure.PresentlyinJamaica,BABY CHRIS, quicklygot back in the modeof things and startedworkingwithproducerssuch as Free Willy, Jam2, Stephen McGregorof Big Ship, Seanizzle,Trensetta.

Baby Chris is con-ident that this timeroundhewillgetmuch

further ahead as a soloartiste.

54th Grammy

Best

Reggae Album

Nominees

.............Harlem-Kingston

Express Live!MontyAlexander[MotmaMusic]

Reggae KnightsIsraelVibration

[Mediacom/VPAL]

Revelation Pt 1:

The Root Of LifeStephenMarley

[TuffGong/UniversalRepublic]

Wild And FreeZiggyMarley

[TuffGongWorldwide]

Summer In KingstonShaggy

[RanchEntertainment]

Vybz KartelGranted

$3 millionDollars Bail

Entertainer Vybz Kartelwas granted $3 milliondollars bailin the SupremeCourtyesterday.

Thebail wasin relationto his alleged murder ear-lier this year of BarringtonBossieBryan.

Thebailapplicationwasmade by defense attorneyTom Tavares-Finson, whoappeared in chambers withMichael Deans and ChrisTavares-Finson.

The attorney took the

mattertotheHighCourtaf-terKartelwasrefusedbailintheCorporateAreaResidentMagistrates Court lastmonth.

This, however, does notmeanthatKartelwillbere-leasedfromjail,asheiscur-rently facing another mur-dercharge.

The entertainer, alongwiththreeothermen,fellowdeejayShawnShawnStormCampbell; fashion designerCalvinHaye;andCayroJones

arechargedwiththeAugust16 murder of Clive LizardWilliams.


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