tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232340492011-11-27T16:43:16.152-08:00A Fe Me Page Dis Iyahiriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.comBlogger7421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-48703424089488904982010-11-17T12:24:00.000-08:002010-11-17T12:24:56.893-08:00Do You Think Buju Banton Will Run?<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you think Buju Banton will run. Buju was unable to post bail so Stephen Marley (Bob's son), posted the bail. Actually he used his own home as bond, worth over $300,000 dollars. Bets are that Buju will still try to run before the hearing. I hope he doesn't. What do you think?</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />...before he was released, Banton agreed to wear an electronic monitoring device, sign an extradition waver and hire a private security team -- at his own expense -- to ensure that he doesn't try to run away or seek asylum in Jamaica.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script language="javascript" src="http://www.blogpoll.com/poll/view_Poll.php?type=java&poll_id=191256"></script><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.blogpoll.com"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Free Blog Poll&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</noscript> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-4870342408948890498?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-74265219458331936052010-11-17T11:25:00.000-08:002010-11-17T11:25:48.352-08:00Should the Minister Resign<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> </div><div align="center" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /><img alt="Click image to view full size editorial cartoon" border="0" height="403" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/assets/5420276/ed-cartoon-wednes-17-nov_w452.jpg" width="452" /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> It isn't Just the Minister. He who have no sins cast the first stones. </span></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7426521945833193605?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-17882954199911770642010-11-16T01:40:00.000-08:002010-11-16T01:40:00.620-08:00Knives and Machetes at School?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/R4x2g7ra1fI/AAAAAAAAAUg/2W4YwNRWVx8/s1600/transportation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/R4x2g7ra1fI/AAAAAAAAAUg/2W4YwNRWVx8/s400/transportation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Knives and machetes at school? I read this report and thought back at the days when I was a schoolgirl and knew no school I ever went to would of tolerated this. Apparently according to a report by the Jamaica Observer, some school children are leaving their weapons outside the school gates with the local vendors. My question would be why are they bringing knives to school anyway?</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The superintendent told the Observer that these vendors were "major players" in this illicit activity that has greatly assisted students involved in gang feuds at schools across the island. In fact, Forbes said that when these weapons are handed back to the youngsters at the end of the day they usually figure very prominently in clashes at transportation hubs and other points where students gather — sometimes with deadly consequences.</span></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In October, two students — one in Kingston and the other in St Mary — died in violence involving schoolchildren. Both students were stabbed to death. Head of the St Andrew Central Police Division, Superintendent Derrick Knight, also told the Observer that last month there were reports of around 10 violent clashes among schoolchildren in his division alone.</span></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/-Vendors-store-weapons-for-kids-_8153330">Jamaica Observer </a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1788295419991177064?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-70893949385855596832010-11-16T01:35:00.000-08:002010-11-16T01:35:00.690-08:00Big Up Bob Andy<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got to go back home- nuh true (dedicated to all Yardies abroad)</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="http://expressnightout.com/content/photos/2007-08-02_Andy-4.jpg" src="http://expressnightout.com/content/photos/2007-08-02_Andy-4.jpg" /></span> </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KXZdwjvc4Kc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KXZdwjvc4Kc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7089394938585559683?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-61753037221410695122010-11-15T12:55:00.000-08:002010-11-15T12:57:05.717-08:00Rema Man get big Joke<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TOGdwYXn9mI/AAAAAAAACuU/efCfJanTrOc/s1600/black-woman-pregnant-belly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TOGdwYXn9mI/AAAAAAAACuU/efCfJanTrOc/s320/black-woman-pregnant-belly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="color: yellow; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20101115/news/news2.html" style="color: yellow;">The Jamaica Star</a> has reported a 50 year old man from Rema (Wilton Gardens), is now the laughing stock of the district. It appears an 18 year old woman from the same district tricked him into giving her a total of 100,000.00 dollars by claiming she was pregnant. Information reaching THE STAR is that two weeks ago, relatives of the 50-odd-year-old man attacked the teenager after her best friend made it known that the pregnancy was false. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Yu see how woman wicked, dis young girl deh wid di ole man and trick him say she pregnant jus' fi get money," a resident and cousin of the teen, 32-year-old Joseph Williams told THE STAR.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><b style="font-weight: normal;">I read this and thought, it was that woman is wicked by how so many men allow sex to rule their life so much that they allow women to make joke of dem. </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">For more of the story click here----> <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20101115/news/news2.html" style="color: #ffe599;">Jamaica Star</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6175303722141069512?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-53297409990515774742010-11-15T12:00:00.000-08:002010-11-15T12:00:05.801-08:00Tribute to Barry Chevannes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TOGRCPJHa9I/AAAAAAAACuQ/PdvMBP3wQY4/s1600/barry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TOGRCPJHa9I/AAAAAAAACuQ/PdvMBP3wQY4/s400/barry.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="bodytext"> </span> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barry Chevannes was a <span class="bodytext"> graduate of St George’s College and gained his B.A. (Philosophy) and M.A. from Boston College, his Master's in sociology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), and his doctorate in applied anthropology from Columbia University, where he defended his thesis on the Rastafari movement in Jamaica. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="bodytext">His publications in this area have made him one of the leading international scholars on the Rastafari. They include <strong><em>Rastafari: Roots and Ideology</em></strong> and scores of articles in learned journals. His edited collection, <strong><em>Rastafari and Other African Caribbean Worldviews </em></strong>was nominated for the 1995 Katherine Briggs Award in the United Kingdom. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He was well known for his public service. He chaired the Council of the Institute of Jamaica, was the founder of Fathers Incorporated, and of Partners for Peace, and is recognized for his original contribution to Jamaican folk and religious song heritage. He was also a member of the Peace Management Initiative of the Minister of National Security, Chairman of the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force and Co-chair of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On November 5, Professor Chevannes lost his struggle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife Paulette and two daughters. Today many mourners poured onto the grounds of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, not for classes, but to pay their last respects to this great man.<span class="bodytext"> The chapel was filled with people from Bruce Golding to Portia Simpson Miller and Edward Sega.</span> government officials and dignitaries.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="bodytext"> </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5329740999051577474?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-57954882025291225202010-11-14T01:18:00.000-08:002010-11-14T01:18:18.102-08:00Time to Say Goodbye to All<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="contentdiv" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <div id="slide_image"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="345" src="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101107/news/images/IndependenceGala1M20060808C.jpg" width="460" /></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Jamaican Observer recent article mentions that several sendoff will be occuring in the next couple of days. Noticeably the late great Sonia Pottinger will have her sendoff on Friday, November 19th at 10am at the St Andrew Parish Church. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The following day, Saturday November 20, starting at 10:00 a.m, there will be a Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the life of Reggae star, Gregory Isaac's. The viewing of Gregory’s body will take place at the same venue the day before the funeral between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="http://www.kalamu.com/bol/wp-content/content/images/gregory%20isaacs%2014.jpg" src="http://www.kalamu.com/bol/wp-content/content/images/gregory%20isaacs%2014.jpg" /></span> </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The body of the legendary Reggae artiste who died in England on October 25, 2010, was flown to Jamaica on Thursday, November 11, 2010.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Youth, Sports and Culture minister Olivia Grange said her ministry will be assisting the Isaacs family with the arrangements for the Thanksgiving Service being planned.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XEfWhLuc9VY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XEfWhLuc9VY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uQ7cCr8KT0g?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uQ7cCr8KT0g?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Source<a href="http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=24005">: Go Jamaica</a> and <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Time-to-say-goodbye_8147353">Jamaica Observer</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5795488202529122520?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-60011833454453358862010-11-11T01:37:00.000-08:002010-11-11T01:37:00.902-08:00OAS to give Aid to Hurrican Affected Countries<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Tomas1-e1268859635146.jpg" src="http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Tomas1-e1268859635146.jpg" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It seems the OAS (Organization of American States), will be giving relief aid to five Central American and Caribbean nations affected by Hurricane Tomas and Richard. CaribWorldNews, reported The Organization of American States on Tuesday pitched in $125,000 from the Inter-American Emergency Aid Fund to helping Belize, Costa Rica, Haiti, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were affected by hurricanes Tomas and Richard over the last few weeks and will all benefit from the aid.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each country on Tuesday received $ 25,000 from OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, who said the `impact caused by these disasters remind us of the need to deal with this matter in a comprehensive way, not only from the point of view of relief, but from that of the whole strategy we have in our region.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Read More of the Story Here -------> <span style="color: yellow;">HERE </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6001183345445335886?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-78342844808315258792010-11-10T13:13:00.000-08:002010-11-10T13:13:15.527-08:00Prince Buster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNrov6sHs6I/AAAAAAAACt8/oKplWdOJ34M/s1600/prince_buster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNrov6sHs6I/AAAAAAAACt8/oKplWdOJ34M/s400/prince_buster.jpg" width="366" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The music of Prince Bustamante has a unique unmistakable style. Cecil Bustamante Campbell, was born 28 May 1938. We know him better as Prince Buster. He is also known as Muhammad Yusef Ali. Prince Buster originally from Kingston, Jamaica is regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music. The records he made on the Blue Beat label in the 1960s inspired many reggae and ska artists.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u> Some of his songs</u></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_The_Spirit" title="I Feel The Spirit">I Feel The Spirit</a></i> (1963)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Flying_Ska" title="Fly Flying Ska">Fly Flying Ska</a></i> (1964)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Burke%27s_Law" title="It's Burke's Law">It's Burke's Law</a></i> (1965)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Pain In My Belly</i> (1965)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ska-Lip-Soul</i> (1965)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What A Hard Man Fe Dead</i> (1967)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Prince Buster On Tour</i> (1967)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Judge Dread Rock Steady</i> (1967)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ten Commandments</i> - RCA (1967)</span></li>Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Buster">wikipedia</a><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wreck A Pum Pum</i> (1968)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tutti Frutti</i> - Melodisc (1968)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>FABulous Greatest Hits</i> - FAB (1968)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Outlaw</i> - Blue Beat (1969)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>15 Oldies but Goodies</i> - FAB</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Big Five</i> - Melodisc (1972)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Message-Dub Wise</i> - FAB/Melodisc (1972)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Dance Cleopatra Dance</i> - Blue Elephant (1972)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Chi Chi Run</i> - FAB (1973)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She Was A Rough Rider</i> (1978)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sister Big Stuff</i> - Melodisc (1976)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jamaica's Greatest</i> - Melodisc</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Subliminal Reaction</i> - Subliminal Reacton</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>FABulous Greatest Hits - 1963-1981</i> - Sequel (1993)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Original Golden Oldies Volume 1</i> (1998)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Original Golden Oldies Volume 2</i> (1999)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The King of Ska</i> (2002)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Prince of Peace: Prince Buster with Determinations Live in Japan</i> (2003)</span></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNrvxohZfxI/AAAAAAAACuA/PnsBOFciK28/s1600/prince+buster+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNrvxohZfxI/AAAAAAAACuA/PnsBOFciK28/s320/prince+buster+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Prince Buster now lives in Miami, Florida. He has performed at a few shows over the past several years, including the 2002 Legends Of Ska festival in Toronto, in Dedham, Massachusetts in 2002, in the 2006 Boss Sounds Reggae Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne and 2007's Rhythm Festival. During the last day of the 2008 Notting Hill Carnival, Prince Buster made an appearance on the Gaz's Rockin' Blues stage, alongside The Trojans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vUWpovcGjQ0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vUWpovcGjQ0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7834284480831525879?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-9928110063454741832010-11-10T08:30:00.000-08:002010-11-10T08:30:01.339-08:00Royal Caribbean Sued Over Gas Leak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNrIZWtwQ8I/AAAAAAAACt4/wxQZtwzUdD4/s1600/monarch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNrIZWtwQ8I/AAAAAAAACt4/wxQZtwzUdD4/s400/monarch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">According to Eturbonews.Com , a Florida trial attorney John H. “Jack” Hickey has filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court claiming that even though Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD. (RCCL) knew about a toxic gas leak onboard the “Monarch of the Seas” that killed three and injured several crew members, RCCL endangered the lives of thousands of passengers and numerous employees by continuing to operate the unsafe vessel for several months before completing the repairs. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Read More here---></span> <span style="color: yellow;">Here </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-992811006345474183?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-60085664649753642132010-11-09T09:50:00.000-08:002010-11-09T09:50:10.568-08:00The Melodians<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmG0TUkD1I/AAAAAAAACtc/nKUDclvKRN0/s1600/melodians.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmG0TUkD1I/AAAAAAAACtc/nKUDclvKRN0/s320/melodians.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I remember in the late sixties being introduced to the sounds of The Melodians. Their rich sound made you want to move your feet. The voices always in perfect harmony. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The melodians band formed in the Greenwich Town area of Kingston, Jamaica in 1965, by Tony Brevett (brother of The Skatalites bassist, Lloyd Brevett), Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton. Renford Cogle assisted with writing and arranging material.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">From 1967 to 1968 they had a number of hits on Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label, including "You Have Caught Me", "Expo 67", "I'll Get Along Without You", and "You Don't Need Me." After recording "Swing and Dine" for record producer<a href="http://iriejamaica.blogspot.com/"> Sonia Pottinger,</a> they recorded their biggest hit, "Rivers of Babylon" for Leslie Kong. This song became an anthem of the Rastafarian movement, and was featured on the soundtrack for the movie, The Harder They Come.[1] After Kong's death in 1971, they recorded for Lee Perry and Byron Lee's Dynamic Studios. In 1973, Brent Dowe left the group for a solo career. The group reformed briefly a few years later, and again in the early 1980's.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The had their revival in the 1990's. In 1992 they recorded "Song of Love", which was issued on the Tappa Zukie label. Throughout the later 1990s they continued touring internationally, including appearing at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in California in 2002. In November 2005 The Melodians embarked on a West Coast tour.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">On the evening of 28 January 2006, after a rehearsal in preparation for a performance to take place the following weekend at the Jamaican Prime Minister’s residence, Brent Dowe suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 59. The remaining original members Tony Brevett and Trevor McNaughton continued touring in Europe and the U.S. backed by the Yellow Wall Dub Squad.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Albums</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Rivers of Babylon (Trojan, 1970)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Sweet Sensation (Trojan, 1976)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Sweet Sensation: The Original Reggae Hit Sound (Island, 1980)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Irie Feelings (Ras, 1983)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Premeditation (Skynote, 1986)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">[edit] Compilation albums</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Swing and Dine (Heartbeat, 1993)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Rivers of Babylon (Trojan, 1997)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">* Sweet Sensation: The Best of the Melodians (Trojan, 2003)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmJO1pZH9I/AAAAAAAACtg/PZSBWZ1v3Io/s1600/Melodians-riversofbabylon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmJO1pZH9I/AAAAAAAACtg/PZSBWZ1v3Io/s1600/Melodians-riversofbabylon.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmJPht3oyI/AAAAAAAACtk/3nQmGlUCx-s/s1600/Melodians+-+Sweet+Sensation+-+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmJPht3oyI/AAAAAAAACtk/3nQmGlUCx-s/s1600/Melodians+-+Sweet+Sensation+-+front.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmJQM3-duI/AAAAAAAACto/15sXNSRnaGw/s1600/melodians_pre_lab1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNmJQM3-duI/AAAAAAAACto/15sXNSRnaGw/s320/melodians_pre_lab1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6008566464975364213?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-6218734812912477802010-11-09T08:47:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:49:05.537-08:00Dead Body Found In Car<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNl7Ehpqt-I/AAAAAAAACtY/Q09vSlOtBec/s1600/dead+body.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNl7Ehpqt-I/AAAAAAAACtY/Q09vSlOtBec/s320/dead+body.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It appears, according to the Jamaica Observer, that the body of an unidentified man was found slumped over the steering wheel of a Toyota Corolla motor car at Roseberry Drive, Kingston 8 last night.</span></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The body is of dark complexion, medium build, about 167 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) and appears to be in the mid 50s. It was clad in a black shirt, blue jeans and a pair of brown shoes.</span></div><div id="story" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div id="story"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">More of the story here---> <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Dead-body-found-in-car%20"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Observer</span></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-621873481291247780?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-16322172802123308692010-11-09T08:37:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:37:08.497-08:00Coalition to Preserve Reggae - Sonia Pottinger<img alt="http://www.deadlydragonsound.com/images/view/14110a.gif" src="http://www.deadlydragonsound.com/images/view/14110a.gif" /><br /><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Jamaica Observer reported that Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music (CPR) are saddened to learn of the passing of Sonia Pottinger and have offered their condolences to her family and friends.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Story Here---> <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/CPR-mourns-the-passing-of-Sonia-Pottinger_8131246">Observer </a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1632217280212330869?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-85647968356279823412010-11-07T15:26:00.000-08:002010-11-10T13:45:43.424-08:00Search for Dad<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20101106/news/images/STARLEFT_1_P6YA4searchiAK.jpg" /></span> <br /><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: large;"> found this article in the <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20101106/news/news2.html">Jamaica Star</a>, and I can really empathize with it. I was adopted and don't know my biological mom or dad. It has been a long, hard, journey to find the. I only have a picture of mother who use to live in Trench Town.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This person Kay Ann Phipps is searching for her dad. Please help if you can. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Story can be found here. If you have any information regarding Kay Ann's Dad or family please contact her at 646-221-1135</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8564796835627982341?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-6566112842802612992010-11-06T14:22:00.000-07:002010-11-06T14:23:10.938-07:00Sonya Spence<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3xmPuvCQvHU/SpQwndUTarI/AAAAAAAABas/p6cls_enJ_Q/s320/Sonya+Spence+-+In+The+Dark.jpg" /><br /><br />She is arguably the most talented artist that came out of the 70's in Jamaica. This was one of my favorite albums growing up. <br /><br /><object height="385" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hDUEGnctnoU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hDUEGnctnoU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-656611284280261299?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-8811000109916805092010-11-06T06:47:00.000-07:002010-11-06T06:47:00.916-07:00Robber Beaten by SisterAs reported by the Jamaican Star yesterday a man attempted to rob his own sister with a homemade gun. Goodness, it is amazing what some folks will do.<br /><br />"The St Catherine North police reported that on Sunday, about 10 p.m., as the woman was entering her home in Kitson Town, St Catherine, a man came up and pointed a weapon at her. He reportedly demanded all the gold rings she had on her fingers. <br />"Yes, the sister just returned from a trip after going to a funeral. Di man approached har from behind and sey gi mi all di jewellery pon yu hand," a resident said. <br />The sister, who is said to have studied martial arts, suddenly spun around and collared the would-be robber. She flung him against a wall, damaging his hand, while raining blows over his body. The attacker is said to have dropped the object and ran. <br />The woman is said to have picked up the weapon and found it to be useless but by that time the suspect had fled. <br />The would-be victim eventually entered the house and related her ordeal to her father. It is said that the <a class="kLink" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20101105/news/news1.html#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue; font-family: serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="color: blue; font-family: serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;">father</span></span></a> then went and told his son that her sister was held up. The son is, however, said to have been seen sweating profusely. <br />After he was said to be behaving strangely, the father questioned his daughter more about her attacker's attire and the degree of injury he suffered. <br />It is alleged that the Son's hand was damaged and his clothing torn. The father then handed his son to the Guanaboa Vale police."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20101105/news/news1.html">The Jamaica Star </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-881100010991680509?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-31842237115939469862010-11-05T09:18:00.000-07:002010-11-05T09:18:15.278-07:00Rest In Peace Sonia Pottinger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.reggaezion.com/public/sonia%20pottinger%20vince.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.reggaezion.com/public/sonia%20pottinger%20vince.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many people know my Aunt Sonia Pottinger as accomplished reggae producer. She was the best in the business from the early 1960's to the mid 80's when she retired. She was however much more than that. She had the kindest heart and the most spiritual person I know.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mrs. P, was like a mother to me. She helped me through many hard times in my life. I know how the public knew her, but her kids and family new her when she wasn't running to manage Tip Top Records or to the studio to make sure everything was going right.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Short Biography taken from Wikipedia</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sonia Pottinger, married to music producer Lyndon Pottinger, she opened her Tip Top Records Shop in 1965 and started to record musicians in 1966. The first single she issued was "Every Night" by Joe White & Chuck.[1] Other artists recorded during this period include Roland Alphonso. Throughout the rock steady and early reggae eras, she became very prolific with hits by The Ethiopians ("The Whip"), Delano Stewart, The Melodians ("Swing And Dine"), Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis and Toots & the Maytals, released on her Gay Feet, Tip Top, Rainbow, and High Note labels.[1] In the early 1970s her work was less prolific, but in 1974 she bought the Treasure Isle label from long time friend Duke Reid shortly before his death.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the 1970s, she produced albums by Bob Andy, Marcia Griffiths, Culture, U Roy and Big Youth. Her most well known production is Culture's Harder Than The Rest album, released in 1978.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the dancehall era show produced Archie & Lynn's "Rat in the Centre". She retired from the music business in 1985.[1]</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div id="content" style="background-image: url("/artwork/artists/305.jpg"); background-position: right top; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><h2><span style="font-size: small;">Releases</span></h2><div class="detail_list"><h3><span style="font-size: small;">198X</span></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1381">Marcus Garvey</a></span></li></ul></div><h2><span style="font-size: small;">Productions</span></h2><div class="detail_list"><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/87">Alton Ellis</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/282">Greatest Hits</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1973]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/229">Bob Andy</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1010">Lots Of Love & I</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1977]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/459">Brent Dowe</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2244">Build Me Up</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1973]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/369">Culture In Dub</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/35">Cumbolo</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1979]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/36">Harder Than The Rest</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/37">International Herb</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1979]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/289">Production Something</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/40">Too Long In Slavery</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4129">Trod On</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3801">Vital Selection</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1978-79]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/1148">Delano Stewart</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3220">Stay A Little Bit Longer</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1970]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/536">Errol Brown</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3193">Dub Over Dub</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/536">Errol Brown</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4612">Pleasure Dub</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/197">Errol Dunkley</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1001">Darling Ooh</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1972]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/761">Hippy Boys</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2993">Reggae With The Hippy Boys</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1969]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/311">Joseph Cotton</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1434">Dancehall Days</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1976-84]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/177">Justin Hinds</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2858">From Jamaica With Reggae</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[196X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/178">Marcia Griffiths</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1430">Naturally</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/178">Marcia Griffiths</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/957">Steppin'</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/109">Melodians</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2112">Pre-Meditation</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/109">Melodians</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3444">Swing And Dine</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[196X-7X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/242">Revolutionaries</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3886">Dub Expression</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/242">Revolutionaries</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2120">Medley Dub</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/70">Slim Smith</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1071">Just A Dream</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1972]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/478">Sonya Spence</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4263">In The Dark</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/114">Original DJ</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3015">With Words Of Wisdom</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1979]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> & <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/57">Dennis Alcapone</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1579">Version Galore Vol 2</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1972]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> & <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1580">Version Galore Vol 3</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[1973]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2756">Hottest Hits</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/464">Musical Feast</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1172">The Reggae Train</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li></ul></div><h2><span style="font-size: small;">Others</span></h2><div class="detail_list"><h3><span style="font-size: small;">Arranger</span></h3><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/478">Sonya Spence</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4263">In The Dark</a> </span><span class="rel_info" style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li></ul></div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt4cdmKgI/AAAAAAAACs0/M41InyZKaN0/s1600/Culture+-+Cumbolo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt4cdmKgI/AAAAAAAACs0/M41InyZKaN0/s320/Culture+-+Cumbolo.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt5D9eUdI/AAAAAAAACs4/lEO1mkcmobw/s1600/Culture+In+Dub+15+Dub+Shots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt5D9eUdI/AAAAAAAACs4/lEO1mkcmobw/s320/Culture+In+Dub+15+Dub+Shots.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt5w2jIpI/AAAAAAAACs8/-vbdwdDU47o/s1600/GayfeetAbcrocksteady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt5w2jIpI/AAAAAAAACs8/-vbdwdDU47o/s320/GayfeetAbcrocksteady.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt6blt8oI/AAAAAAAACtA/tFmYjc2U-y0/s1600/high-note-hippy-boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt6blt8oI/AAAAAAAACtA/tFmYjc2U-y0/s320/high-note-hippy-boys.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt7BoPiJI/AAAAAAAACtE/xTWTNJ3j08E/s1600/Marcia+Griffiths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/TNQt7BoPiJI/AAAAAAAACtE/xTWTNJ3j08E/s320/Marcia+Griffiths.jpg" width="203" /></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3184223711593946986?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-27842265495632133952009-11-07T05:20:00.000-08:002010-06-28T15:58:06.922-07:003 year old firestarter?<a href="http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad147/watersedge23/Jamaica/DSC_0180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad147/watersedge23/Jamaica/DSC_0180.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is so important to watch our kids. Now why was this mother outside and left the baby in the house alone. Delores Campbell of York Street in Franklin Town, Kingston is probably asking herself that question right now.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">She and 4 other people were at the house when the fire stated. The 3 yr old is indeed suspected of starting the blaze</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Campbell states she was outside washing when she was her home was on fire.She made and attempt to save what she could but she stated the smoke was too much for her. Estimated damage $2.6 million dollars.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Source: <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091107/news/news1.html">Jamaica Star</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2784226549563213395?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-68074208410980884952009-11-07T04:48:00.000-08:002009-11-07T04:51:17.418-08:00One Love Award- Recent Recipients<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h250/iriegal/Decorated%20images/onelove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h250/iriegal/Decorated%20images/onelove.jpg" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">This award is meant to encourage and uplift others who seek to promote their true love of Jamaica in the blogging world. People who use their blog to share what Jamaica is all about.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please select 1 blog that you feel is an exceptional example of this award, next select 4 blogs then Pay it Forward to by sending this award to them. They have to pay it forward selecting one exceptional blog choice an 4 additional people of their choice. Link back so we can see who has gotten this award</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recent recipients of the Onelove Award</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jamaica My Way gave it to </span><br /></div><a href="http://empressdoms.blogspot.com/">http://empressdoms.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />and her 4 honorable mentions were<br />* <b><a href="http://jamaicaphotodiary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jamaica Photo Diary</a></b><br />* <b><a href="http://www.thingsjamaicanslove.com/" target="_blank">Things Jamaicans Love</a></b><br />* <b><a href="http://www.yardedge.net/" target="_blank">YardEdge</a></b><br />* <b><a href="http://jamaicaprincess.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">JamaicanPrincess</a></b><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please check then out an show them some love.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">(out of many ONE people..) forward <br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6807420841098088495?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-90808118341563349532009-11-07T03:40:00.000-08:002009-11-07T03:46:55.051-08:00Rihanna Finally Speaks Out<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><img alt="http://woodenspears.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Rihanna-Big2.jpg" height="580" src="http://woodenspears.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Rihanna-Big2.jpg" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in;" width="358" /><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Well, we all know of someone who may have experienced some sort of physical abuse in their life. I remember speaking to someone about this and the first thing he said was, "wha' she do?" Why should their be ANY reason for someone to put their hands on anyone else? Domestic violence is a serious issue.Chris Brown was arrested February 8, hours after he was accused of beating Rihanna after the two argued over a text message he had gotten from another woman. He later pleaded guilty to felony assault.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">During the beating, the singer said she had no idea how it would end: "That's all I kept thinking the whole time, 'When is it going to stop? When is it going to stop?'"</span> <br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is generally the case with someone who is getting beaten. You just want it to end. Then you feel powerless and ashamed that you couldn't do anything to stop it. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0LV2ghqedbo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0LV2ghqedbo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; width: 500px;"><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/" style="color: #439cd8;" target="_blank"></a></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; width: 500px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do"></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-9080811834156334953?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-68049032969322802022009-11-07T03:27:00.000-08:002009-11-07T03:45:13.602-08:00Victory for Sonia Pottinger- Long time coming<img align="left" border="0" height="129" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/images/20091029T210000-0500_162775_OBS_LANDMARK_RULING_IN_TREASURE_ISLE_LEGAL_BATTLE_1.jpg" width="200" /> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sonia Pottinger</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The official ruling has been made that Sonia Pottinger is the rightful owner of the Treasure Isle's recording catalog, previously owned by its late founder, the legendary record producer Duke Reid. The landmark ruling was handed down in chamber at the Supreme Court in Kingston last Wednesday. The Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio Limited (the famed Studio One founded and operated by the late Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd, ace rival to Duke Reid) was first defendant. Second defendant was Anthony Reid, son of Duke Reid, Treasure Isle Records International Limited (the company started by Duke Reid's son) was third defendant and Edward 'Bunny' Lee fourth defendant.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well this is very good news to hear. Mrs Sonia Pottinger (or those who know her best call her Ms P.), has been wronged for many years. I was elated to read that she finally has gotten this victory. I know her daughter, Sharon Pottinger, has been fighting for this for many years.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sonia Pottinger (born c. 1940) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaican</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">record producer</a>.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The most important Jamaican woman involved in music business, Mrs Pottinger's produced artists from the mid 1960s until the mid 1980s.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Married to music producer <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyndon_Pottinger&action=edit" title="Lyndon Pottinger">Lyndon Pottinger</a>, she opened her Tip Top Records Shop in the mid 1960s and started to record musicians in 1966. The first single she issued (recorded at Federal Recording Studios) was a <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baba_Brooks&action=edit" title="Baba Brooks">Baba Brooks</a> tune which became a Jamaican hit. Other artists recorded during this period include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Alphonso" title="Roland Alphonso">Roland Alphonso</a>. Throughout the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksteady" title="Rocksteady">rocksteady</a> and <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Early_reggae&action=edit" title="Early reggae">early reggae</a> eras, she became very prolific with hits by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ethiopians" title="The Ethiopians">The Ethiopians</a> ("The Whip"), <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delano_Stewart&action=edit" title="Delano Stewart">Delano Stewart</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Melodians" title="The Melodians">The Melodians</a> ("Swing And Dine"), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Boothe" title="Ken Boothe">Ken Boothe</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Ellis" title="Alton Ellis">Alton Ellis</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_%26_The_Maytals" title="Toots & The Maytals">Toots & The Maytals</a>. In the 1970s, she produced albums by <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Andy&action=edit" title="Bob Andy">Bob Andy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Griffiths" title="Marcia Griffiths">Marcia Griffiths</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_%28band%29" title="Culture (band)">Culture</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Roy" title="U Roy">U Roy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Youth" title="Big Youth">Big Youth</a>. Her most well known production is Culture's Harder Than The Rest album, released in 1978.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This tribute above (wikipedia) just touches the surface of this wonderful legend. Miss P was like my second mother in my teen years. Wait what am I saying, she was my guardian so she was pretty much my Mom. Being surrounded by all those wonderful artist back in the 70's and early 80's was indeed a thrill. The strange thing was I never thought of them as artist because they were just regular folks. When I worked at the record store I got to experience things that most teens didn't, seeing the record (vinyl) being made. Orange Street in Kingston was so alive then. Many tourist would walk up from the Harbor and make their way up the street.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Below are some examples of Miss P's work.<br /><br /></span> <br /></div><ul style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/87">Alton Ellis</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/282">Cry Tough</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/229">Bob Andy</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1010">Lots Of Love & I</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1977]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/459">Brent Dowe</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2244">Build Me Up</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1973]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/369">Culture In Dub</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/35">Cumbolo</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1979]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/36">Harder Than The Rest</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/37">International Herb</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1979]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/289">Production Something</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/40">Too Long In Slavery</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4129">Trod On</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/8">Culture</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3801">Vital Selection</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1978-79]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/1148">Delano Stewart</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3220">Stay A Little Bit Longer</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1970]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/536">Errol Brown</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3193">Dub Over Dub</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/197">Errol Dunkley</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1001">Darling Ooh</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1972]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/761">Hippy Boys</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2993">Reggae With The Hippy Boys</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1969]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/311">Joseph Cotton</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1434">Dancehall Days</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1976-84]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/177">Justin Hinds</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2858">From Jamaica With Reggae</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[196X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/178">Marcia Griffiths</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1430">Naturally</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/178">Marcia Griffiths</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/957">Steppin'</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/109">Melodians</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2112">Pre-Meditation</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/109">Melodians</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3444">Swing And Dine</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[196X-7X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/242">Revolutionaries</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3886">Dub Expression</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1978]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/242">Revolutionaries</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2120">Medley Dub</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/70">Slim Smith</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1071">Just A Dream</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1972]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/305">Sonia Pottinger</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1381">Marcus Garvey</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[198X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/478">Sonya Spence</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/4263">In The Dark</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/114">Original DJ</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3015">With Words Of Wisdom</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1979]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> & <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/57">Dennis Alcapone</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1579">Version Galore Vol 2</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1972]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/38">U Roy</a> & <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1580">Version Galore Vol 3</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[1973]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2756">Hottest Hits</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/125">Various Artists</a> - <a href="http://www.roots-archives.com/release/464">Musical Feast</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">[197X]</span></li></ul><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div face="verdana" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><img alt="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/jackiebrown/pics/knowyou.jpg" src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/jackiebrown/pics/knowyou.jpg" style="height: 240px; width: 236px;" /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img height="274" src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/jackiebrown/pics/countrygal.jpg" width="275" /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/html/20091029T210000-0500_162775_OBS_LANDMARK_RULING_IN_TREASURE_ISLE_LEGAL_BATTLE.asp#at">Jamaica Observer</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6804903296932280202?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-8485958671679281732009-10-21T12:31:00.000-07:002009-11-07T03:44:29.475-08:00OneLove Blogger Award<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h250/iriegal/Decorated%20images/onelove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h250/iriegal/Decorated%20images/onelove.jpg" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">This award is meant to encourage and uplift others who seek to promote their true love of Jamaica in the blogging world. People who use their blog to share what Jamaica is all about.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please select 1 blog that you feel is an exceptional example of this award, next select 4 blogs </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">then Pay it Forward to by sending this award to them. They have to pay it forward selecting one exceptional blog choice an 4 additional people of their choice. Link back so we can see who has gotten this award. I will keep the updates so everyone can see all the wonderful Jamaican blogs out there. Please paste the rules along with the award so people who would are sending it to will know the requirements</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Running around the CyberWorld I come upon some wonderful sites promoting Jamaica. I decided to create this award because we have so many wonderful bloggers out ther who promote such wonderful things about Jamaica, whether through personal experience, giving information,business opportunities.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">My choice for exceptional Jamaican blog is Kristi, from <a href="http://www.jamaicamyway.com/">Jamaica My Way</a>." Kristi has been a big supporter of all the wonderful things that Jamaica is about. She has even helped raised funds for a person in Jamaica to pay for his medical needs. She is truly a person who demonstrates what a giving heart is about.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am also forwarding this award the following 4 sites</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><ul style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://jamaicandawta.wordpress.com/">http://jamaicandawta.wordpress.com</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.yardedge.net/">http://www.yardedge.net/</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.jamaipanese.com/">http://www.jamaipanese.com/</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">/<a href="http://www.jamaicapage.com/">http://www.jamaicapage.com/o</a></span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-848595867167928173?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-39819930073274532362009-10-21T10:08:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:26:56.400-07:00Dark Tints on Buses Causing Lewd Behavior by Students<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img align="center" border="0" height="366" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20091020T200000-0500_162206_OBS_BUS_CRACKDOWN_1.jpg" width="540" /></span> <br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well one area in Jamaica is having their buses get a face-lift. In Portmore, bus operators are now required to remove the dark tints from the buses,as well as, the loud audio systems. the police yesterday vowed to keep up the pressure on the operators to conform to legal public transport practices or face prosecution.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Head of the Traffic Police, Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis, said the drive had just begun and would not end anytime soon. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">"This is a drive to clean up the messy transport system," Lewis told the Observer. "What we have seen on the road is that the drivers and conductors are using them as mobile motels. They are showing videos and allowing young boys and conductors to have sex with minors under the guise of a lap dance." </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">It seems the students are using this "dark tinted," buses as a make-out session.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more on this story click here --------> Jamaica Observer</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3981993007327453236?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-72423274335499671102009-10-21T09:44:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:27:19.319-07:00Double Muder in Jamaica Saddens a Community<img align="center" border="0" height="412" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20091020T220000-0500_162205_OBS_BRUTAL_DOUBLE_MURDER_IN_STONY_HILL_1.jpg" width="540" /><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scores of curious onlookers gather near a house in the community of Long Wall in Stony Hill, St Andrew, yesterday where 43-year-old George 'Lloyd' Smielie and his son Winston, 17, were shot and killed by gunmen who firebombed their house yesterday morning. (Photo: Michael Gordon) </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was born near this area in Saint Andrew. On Tuesday gunmen yesterday morning torched a house in the community of Long Wall in Stony Hill, St Andrew then shot dead a father and his son as they tried to escape the inferno.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">George Smielie, 43, and his son Winston, 17, were gunned down in a possible reprisal for the stabbing death of a youth in the community two months ago.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">What makes this story so sad, is that a resident who witnessed the incident made this comment,""The man them, about five of them, surround the house and set it ablaze and then opened fire on the family members who tried to escape," said the spokesman, who described the attack as the worst to have taken place in the quiet community in recent times.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The boldness of these gunmen is a sad reflection of the fact that police patrol in certain areas of Jamaica is non-existent. I realize the fact that many of the law enforcement in Jamaica feel that they have to protect the tourist parts of the island, but what about the regular areas in the community?</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20091020T220000-0500_162205_OBS_BRUTAL_DOUBLE_MURDER_IN_STONY_HILL.asp">Jamaica Observer</a></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7242327433549967110?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-23278795965625863352009-10-18T13:28:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:27:54.335-07:00Missing Children, a Big Concern in Jamaica<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091018/lead/images/Layout1_1_PRTRWYaniqueEAM.jpg" /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091018/lead/images/Layout1_1_PVVWFANNEKIECAM.jpg" /><img src="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091018/lead/images/Layout1_1_PVUQ3ReinhardAM.jpg" /> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Missing children continue to be a big concern in Jamaica. People were overjoyed when last week,greeted the safe return of 10-year-old Annaleise Davis masked the fact that at least five other children - three girls and a boy that had been missing.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">13-year-old Tiffany Green; 15-year-old Annekie Connikie; 16-year-old Reinhard Harrison; 13-year-old Yanique Esty and 14-year-old Kamoya Swaby's failure to return home last week has left family members and loved ones sick with worry</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">When <a href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091018/lead/lead3.html"><b>The Sunday Gleaner</b></a> contacted the police for an update on their search for three of the children, the matters did not appear to be priority issues on their agenda.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In all three cases, </span><b style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The Sunday Gleaner</b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> ascertained that the police had no idea whether the children were still missing or had returned home.When last seen, Tiffany was reportedly dressed in a blue blouse, blue tunic, blue socks and black shoes</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Source:<a href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091018/lead/lead3.html"> Jamaica Star</a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2327879596562586335?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-69677917411625118452009-10-18T13:18:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:34:07.312-07:00Saint Catherine Senior Citizen Poses Nude In Front of 21 yr old<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><img alt="http://www.hotoffthepressonline.com/prodimg/senior_citizen.jpg" src="http://www.hotoffthepressonline.com/prodimg/senior_citizen.jpg" /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"> <br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The St Catherine police are investigating a case where an elderly man is alleged to have entered a young woman's <a class="kLink" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091017/news/news1.html#" id="KonaLink0" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue; position: static;">house</span></span></a></span><br /><div id="preLoadLayer0" style="display: none; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -32px; z-index: 4000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="kLink" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091017/news/news1.html#" id="KonaLink0" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span id="preLoadWrap0" style="position: relative;"><img src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" style="border: 0px none;" /></span></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;">, hid under her bed and later woke her from her sleep while posing naked. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">THE STAR heard that the 62-year-old man, of Jeffery Town in the parish, was arrested on Thursday evening and may be charged over the weekend, after a report was made by the 21-year-old complainant. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The woman and the man are said to live at the same premises, a tenement <a class="kLink" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091017/news/news1.html#" id="KonaLink1" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 400; position: static;">yard</span></span></a> in the community. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The woman reportedly left for work earlier in the day and returned <a class="kLink" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091017/news/news1.html#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue; font-weight: 400; position: static;">home</span></span></a></span><br /><div id="preLoadLayer2" style="display: none; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -32px; z-index: 4000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a class="kLink" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091017/news/news1.html#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span id="preLoadWrap2" style="position: relative;"><img src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" style="border: 0px none;" /></span></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"> sometime after 7 p.m. She is said to have fallen asleep but woke up when someone tapped her on the shoulder. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is alleged that when she opened her eyes she was shocked to see the elderly man standing naked in front of her. </span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more on this story click here--------> <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20091017/news/news1.html">Jamaica Star </a></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6967791741162511845?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-37900884804698912102009-10-18T13:11:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:34:41.996-07:00Usain Bolt showing running is not all he can do<img alt="http://en.gamers.com/_file/news/1087/20080818025407eiOY.jpg" src="http://en.gamers.com/_file/news/1087/20080818025407eiOY.jpg" /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"> <br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Usain Bolt will get to show his cricket prowess when he joins West Indies stars in a limited-overs tournament today.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The world's fastest man agreed Wednesday to play with some of his Caribbean cricket heroes in a 15-over tournament organized by West Indies captain Chris Gayle at Discovery Bay.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Cricket is my first love," said Bolt, the Olympic and world 100 and 200-meter champion and record-holder.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsV-G8fDG9XJc8Fqgq1Rd0x741EQD9BB9OQ00">AP NEWS </a></span><br /></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3790088480469891210?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-70088514226160769542009-10-18T13:05:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:35:03.264-07:00Portia interviewed by Fancy Cat and Ity<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a skit down by Fancy Cat and Ity</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLMQVhfmPkc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLMQVhfmPkc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span> <br /></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7008851422616076954?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-64180991274501493612009-10-01T00:50:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:35:37.281-07:00Jamaica a Bling Bling<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, with everyone trying to represent, I was happy to see that someone decided to "bling up," deh blackberry mon..lol<br /><br />Of course it is capitialization at its finest<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.istyles.com/images/BBP-FLAG-JAMAICA.jpg" src="http://www.istyles.com/images/BBP-FLAG-JAMAICA.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Even the I-Phone gets Jamaicanized..yah mon<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.istyles.com/images/AIP-FLAG-JAMAICA.jpg" src="http://www.istyles.com/images/AIP-FLAG-JAMAICA.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out more styles at <a href="http://www.istyles.com/">Istyles.com</a></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6418099127450149361?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-24327705294287118422009-10-01T00:29:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:36:07.397-07:00Jamaica seeking to borrow 1.2 billion dollars<img alt="http://finance.indiainfo.com/2009/04/27/images/imf20logo.png" src="http://finance.indiainfo.com/2009/04/27/images/imf20logo.png" /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"><br /><br />Jamaica's Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, left the island to attend the annual World Bank /IMF meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.<br /><br />Mr Shaw is expected to have further discussions with the IMF deputy managing director on Jamaica’s application to the Fund.<br /><br />Jamaica is seeking to borrow $1.2 billion in a stand by arrangement from the IMF.<br /><br />Recently a five member team headed by the Central Bank,r returned to the island after holding talks at the IMF in Washington D.C.<br /><br />Many of you might recall that back in the late 70's and 80's, when Jamaica was borrowing every 5 minutes from the IMF and the poor people were getting poorer. People could not make a move without the IMF's approval. It was ruthless, draconian and created massive hardship. I heard that they are much kinder and gentler now; I hope to God it is true.<br /><br />Source:<a href="http://go-jamaica.com/news/breaking/"> GO JAMAICA</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2432770529428711842?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-76596283678753519322009-09-17T10:37:00.000-07:002009-09-17T10:37:00.096-07:00Trial begins for Jamaican accused of hijacking Canadian plane<p style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>The Canadian CanJet stewardess who disarmed alleged hijacker Stephen Fray, the pilot who was reportedly shot at, and the airline's security officer were the witnesses who gave evidence in the CanJet Charter flight hijacking case yesterday in Montego Bay.</strong></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">The case had been in recess for almost a month after Stephen Fray pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of gun-related charges in mid-July in the Western Regional Gun Court.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">The 22-year-old accused made headlines internationally for allegedly attempting to hijack a CanJet aircraft with 160 passengers aboard at the Sangster International Airport on Sunday, April 19.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20090420T180000-0500_149802_OBS_MONTEGO_BAY_HIJACKER_DISARMED__2.jpg" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20090420T180000-0500_149802_OBS_MONTEGO_BAY_HIJACKER_DISARMED__2.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vb5aBLbGoAo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vb5aBLbGoAo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7659628367875351932?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-10256112925404070952009-09-17T01:57:00.000-07:002009-09-17T02:02:19.523-07:00Congratulations to Bolt- Order of Jamaica<p><span style="font-size:130%;">This award will make Bolt the youngest-ever recipient of the Order of Jamaica. Bolt recently celebrated his 23rd birthday. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">In making the announcement, Golding noted that when the honor was bestowed on the world-record holder in both the 100 and 200 meters, he would be referred to as 'The Honorable' Mr Bolt.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The Order of Jamaica entitles members and honorary members to wear the Insignia of the Order as a decoration, be addressed as 'honorable' and use the post nominal letters 'OJ' (members) or 'OJ (Hon)' for honorary members.</span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">Jamaican legislature yesterday, also said Cabinet on Monday gave approval for Bolt to be appointed an ambassador-at-large and be accorded full diplomatic status.</span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20090915T210000-0500_159774_OBS_HON_USAIN_BOLT__2.jpg" width="140" align="left" border="0" height="196" /></span><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">In recognition of the outstanding record-breaking performance by Bolt at both the Olympics in Beijing,China<a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090916/news/news1.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ></span></span></a> and his recent mind-boggling run at the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany, Golding said Highway 2000 would be renamed after the sprint sensation.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">This is a well deserved award. Our Jamaican athletes have made Jamaicans proud. </span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1025611292540407095?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-58122184529240894162009-09-17T01:53:00.000-07:002009-09-17T01:55:05.050-07:00Kung Fu Pepsi Commerical<span style="font-size:130%;">I had to put a bit of humor on here. Sometimes when you are blogging things can get kind of heavy. This isn't Jamaican, however I simply love this commercial.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iMSS7nAl5xQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iMSS7nAl5xQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5812218452924089416?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-29212833464894591902009-09-16T08:32:00.000-07:002009-09-16T10:53:57.575-07:00Condolences for Beres Hammond's Mother<img alt="http://www.eurweb.com/images/articles/200410/beres_hammond(in-studio-med).jpg" src="http://www.eurweb.com/images/articles/200410/beres_hammond%28in-studio-med%29.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Roslyn Patterson passed away on September 12th in Port Maria, St. Mary, West Indian Times reports indicate. Patterson was born in Portland, Jamaica but lived most of her life in Annatto Bay, St. Mary, the website reported. Mrs. Patterson was also the grandmother of Sharon Gordon of TSO Productions.<br /></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cl6bh43ugEs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cl6bh43ugEs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2921283346489459190?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-27287837955142065402009-09-16T08:08:00.000-07:002009-09-16T08:12:47.890-07:00Wordless Wednesday<span style="font-size:130%;">This photo should be some sort of abuse to animals, but it is so cute</span><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.angelzfunnyz.com/Portals/0/Gallery/Album/3/Jamaican%20Squirrel.jpg" src="http://www.angelzfunnyz.com/Portals/0/Gallery/Album/3/Jamaican%20Squirrel.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2728783795514206540?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-54779966334890997182009-09-14T11:22:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:24:43.105-07:00jamaican comedy<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wgVEPwk2WAQ&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wgVEPwk2WAQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5477996633489099718?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-52804699181128894862009-09-14T01:34:00.000-07:002009-09-14T01:51:54.200-07:00Congratulations to the new Digicel Star-Brown Sugar<span style="font-size:130%;">These two ladies went head to head<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><img src="http://www.digiceljamaica.com/risingstars/finalists/brown_thumb.jpg" width="100" border="0" height="105" /><img src="http://www.digiceljamaica.com/risingstars/finalists/princess_thumb.jpg" width="100" border="0" height="105" /></span><span class="style2" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span class="style2" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span class="style3">Brown Sugar Princess Tia</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="style2" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="style2" style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span class="style2" style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Performance by Brown Sugar</strong></span></p><p><span class="style2" style="font-size:130%;"><strong><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aRXhzAfjits&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aRXhzAfjits&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></strong></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />I tell you I watch American Idol, but when yuh heart back a yawd, yuh watch digicel mon. Top Ranking all deh time.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5280469918112889486?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-54305878558530659372009-09-13T19:56:00.000-07:002009-09-13T20:37:55.010-07:00Serena Williams Fined<p><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/serena_williams/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Serena Williams."><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/serena%20williams" target="_blank"><img src="http://i0006.photobucket.com/albums/0006/findstuff22/Best%20Images/Sports/serenawi1.jpg" border="0" alt="serena williams Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a><br /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/serena_williams/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Serena Williams.">Serena Williams</a> <a href="http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2009-09-13/200909131252817986265.html" title="Statement about the fine.">was fined</a> $10,000 on Sunday for her menacing tirade against a line judge at the conclusion of her semifinals loss at the <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/united_states_open_tennis/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="More articles about the U.S. Open (Tennis).">United States Open</a> on Saturday, and may face more penalties.</span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><a name="secondParagraph"></a> Williams, who <a href="http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/prizemoney.html?promo=topnav" title="Prize money structure for the U.S. Open.">has already earned</a> $455,000 for singles and doubles at this tournament, was fined $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $500 for racket abuse, which occurred earlier in the match, by the tournament referee, Brian Earley.<br /><br />I remember when John McEnroe use to throw tantrums, and it seemed like there was not that much hoopla about it. Sometimes we get angry and allow our temper to get away from us. I feel that is what happened to Serena. </span><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/sports/tennis/14serena.html">N.Y. TImes</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5430587855853065937?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-38683268361280058882009-09-13T18:47:00.000-07:002009-09-13T19:19:12.672-07:00Happy Birthday to Me<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/happy%20birthday" target="_blank"><img style="width: 459px; height: 310px;" src="http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv82/shera115/Happy-Birthday.jpg" alt="happy birthday Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br />Today I mon a lickle bit olda, and a lickle bit wiser. (well not too sure about the wiser part). It was an interesting day. I think NO ONE remembered my birthday. My daughter called me, late in the evening and was talking and talking. I finally said to her, what is today? So she gets quiet an says, "OH YEAH, Happy Birthday Mom." It has been THAT kinda day today.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K5OY4ZKKDy4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K5OY4ZKKDy4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3868326836128005888?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-31870488708673510562009-09-12T13:09:00.001-07:002009-09-12T13:12:14.334-07:00Every Little Ting Gonna Be Alright<span style="font-size:130%;">Sometimes when I am down, I play this Bob Marley classic: "Three Little Birds." I know it actually gonna be alright. I am hoping now in my current situation that this will apply as well. I always believe that we just "go through a ting in life." Sometimes the things we go through strengthen us. Without the little bumps in the road we would not be who we are.<br /></span><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RntL-2uwt_g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RntL-2uwt_g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3187048870867351056?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-67667967386201186182009-09-12T11:54:00.000-07:002009-09-12T12:12:43.270-07:00Was John Terry's Murder a Gay Hate Crime?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Sqvx78aoq_I/AAAAAAAACjM/BUIUdgTgYv4/s1600-h/John+Kerry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 360px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Sqvx78aoq_I/AAAAAAAACjM/BUIUdgTgYv4/s400/John+Kerry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380660191956610034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Well if you read yesterday's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">editon</span> of the English paper, "<a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2631814/British-envoy-in-Jamaica-killed-by-gay-hater.html">THE SUN</a>," one would assume s. The Sun reported, "Honorary Consul in Jamaica John Terry - thought to have been known by the Queen - died of asphyxiation after being beaten. The 65-year-old was found naked with a cord wrapped tightly round his neck." A note was beside the body. Police sources reveal Mr Terry, made an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MBE</span> in 1992, is thought to have escorted the Queen around Jamaica on several state trips The Sun claims a note found yesterday read: "This is what will happen to ALL gays." It was signed "Gay-Man".<br /><br />Yesterday, British High Commissioner to Jamaica Jeremy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cresswell</span> expressed sorrow at Terry's death. </span><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">"We are deeply saddened that he has died in such a terrible way and it really was a wave of shock and revulsion that went through the High Commission when we heard about this," <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cresswell</span> told the Observer.</span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I found it interesting that the <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090911T230000-0500_159506_OBS_POLICE_RELEASE__SKETCH_OF_TERRY__MURDER_SUSPECT.asp">Jamaican Observer</a> made mention of this note, however they did not reveal the contents. Today a sketch was provided of the suspect. It is widely know that indeed Jamaica does have a very low tolerance (an that is being nice using that word), to homosexuality. The fact that Jamaica does have a significant homosexual population doesn't escape me. I would not be surprised if the British tabloid was indeed true. Regardless, a man should not have had to die that way. Killing is wrong period. He left behind a wife and children.<br /><img style="width: 117px; height: 187px;" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20090911T230000-0500_159506_OBS_POLICE_RELEASE__SKETCH_OF_TERRY__MURDER_SUSPECT_1.jpg" align="right" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6766796738620118618?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-86136483272528587662009-09-12T05:10:00.000-07:002009-09-12T05:22:46.034-07:00Jamaica's Own Stimulus Package<img alt="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080418/news/images/Layout1_1_PFZDMTrafficcAM.jpg" src="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080418/news/images/Layout1_1_PFZDMTrafficcAM.jpg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />It seems in the height of America talking about a "Stimulus Package," to get the economy back on track, the Jamaican Government is speaking in similar tones. Well, not quite the same tones. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Apparently</span> (according to the Jamaican Observer), the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PNP</span>, the Government apparently misunderstood the objective of a stimulus package, which it said is supposed to stimulate consumption of domestic production, not imports.</span> <p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PNP</span> argued that motor vehicle imports is a substantial user of foreign exchange and added that a duty-driven spike in motor vehicles will also mean additional demand for expensive foreign oil, the largest draw on Jamaica's balance of payments.</span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">I feel that is their take on it. If you ask the average Jamaican consumer, they will tell you about the poor air quality, congestion and of course the outrageous petrol prices.</span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">SOURCE: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090911T230000-0500_159507_OBS_MOTOR_VEHICLE_STIMULUS_PACKAGE__COUNTERPRODUCTIVE__SAYS_PNP.asp">Jamaican Observer</a><br /></span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p id="story"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8613648327252858766?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-80772664520024738352009-08-29T02:58:00.000-07:002009-08-29T03:07:34.229-07:00Are Artist influencing the Children with Bad Lyrics?<span style="font-size:130%;">I know we have a lot of artist out there who don't really care about the contents of their songs, but rather the amount of money they can accumulate. I am wondering though if they would allow their own kids to sing some of the songs they record. According to an article in the star, one such artist, Elephant man does recognize the influence he has over the children.<br /><br />Slang specialist' Elephant Man said he is aware that he influences children with the many slangs that he has created and made popular. </span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">"Anything weh mi seh de kids dem go wid it. Di kids are one of di first set that hang on to it (slangs). When yuh hear di kids with it, yuh know seh de slang shot," Elephant Man told <b>THE STAR</b>.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><img alt="http://kidsdontgetit.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/elephantman.jpg" src="http://kidsdontgetit.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/elephantman.jpg" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Children are often heard using some of the slangs Ele uses, like 'mucho', 'tranquelo', 'shizzle', 'mi linky' and 'caliente'. However, he maintained that the children used these to greet each other. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">In addition, he said slang was very popular in garrison areas.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">In Jamaican many children do use the "dancehall" slang in their everyday conversations. I feel however it is just the same as when I was growing up in Jamaica, that we heard the slang, but we knew to speak properly when we were at home (in front of our parents), and also at school.<br /></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;">Source: <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090624/ent/ent1.html">Jamaican Star</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8077266452002473835?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-22107433044864242492009-08-29T02:34:00.000-07:002009-08-29T02:57:13.082-07:00TwinSpracy<p><img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in; width: 358px; height: 447px;" alt="http://www.twinoftwins.com/images/TofT5.jpg" src="http://www.twinoftwins.com/images/TofT5.jpg" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Paul and Patrick Gaynor, known as the dancehall duo, Twin of Twins were taken into custody yesterday by the Halfway Tree Police. The brothers are accused of taking $50,000 from an upcoming artist, under the guise that they were able to give him the opportunity to travel to the United States <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090624/news/news1.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static; color: rgb(176, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static; color: rgb(176, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;" ></span></span></a>of America to perform.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">So many entertainers getting caught up in madness, due to being greedy.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Source: <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090624/news/news1.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jamaican Star</span></a><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7LuK0VrN18A&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7LuK0VrN18A&hl=en&fs=1&"></embed></object></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2210743304486424249?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-5307584644495817852009-08-29T02:28:00.000-07:002009-08-29T02:34:42.867-07:00The "Unstoppable" Bolt<img alt="http://www.nbcolympics.com/mm/photo/sports/general/10/22/56/102256_m14.jpg" src="http://www.nbcolympics.com/mm/photo/sports/general/10/22/56/102256_m14.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Usain Bolt, along with compatriots Brigitte Foster-Hylton and Dwight Thomas carved out victories at the Zurich Golden League meeting in Switzerland yesterday. <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/united_states_open_golf/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about the U.S. Open (Golf).">Usain Bolt</a> shook off his Jamaican teammate <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/asafa_powell/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Asafa Powell.">Asafa Powell</a> to win the 100 meters in 9.81 seconds at the Weltklasse meet Friday in Zurich. Bolt, the world and Olympic champion, trailed Powell halfway into the race, then used his huge stride to pull ahead. Powell finished in 9.88, followed by the Americans Darvis Patton (9.95) and Michael Rodgers (9.98).<br /><br />Bolt is unstoppable<br /><br />Below is a video of his Berlin run<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-z3UEL2xCO8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-z3UEL2xCO8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-530758464449581785?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-88482360593880274982009-08-13T19:41:00.001-07:002009-08-13T19:43:09.809-07:00Yankee Singing - Long Time Gal- Funny<span style="font-size:130%;">I am still laughing..What deh rass?...ha ha</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yGaJWnrbzqE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yGaJWnrbzqE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8848236059388027498?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-66910758828186487322009-08-13T19:30:00.000-07:002009-08-13T19:36:25.126-07:00Jamaica will not default on Foreign Debt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SoTNOUIYyNI/AAAAAAAACfo/jsngq5hmJZk/s1600-h/money.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SoTNOUIYyNI/AAAAAAAACfo/jsngq5hmJZk/s400/money.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369642301538224338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This announcement was made by Prime Minister Bruce Golding criticized a credit rating downgrade of Jamaica by Standard & Poor's and said on Tuesday there was "no chance" the nation would default on its foreign debt payments.</span> <p><span style="font-size:130%;"> Golding, speaking to a group of private sector investors, said the rating agency's move, which could drive up the island's borrowing costs, was unwarranted.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;"> "Based on discussions we've had with S&P, it is clear that the primary factor which prompted the downgrade was what the agency referred to as the fear of 'selective default'," Golding said.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Jamaica cannnot afford to default on its debt. Tourism is down, but hopefully with the economy globally taking a turn that Jamaica will see brighter days.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">SOurce: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1154630320090812">Reuters</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6691075882818648732?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-31572449158790360432009-08-13T19:22:00.000-07:002009-08-13T19:39:45.671-07:005 Jamaican Athletes Cleared of Charges<img alt="http://www.backswing.co.za/images/Sheri-Ann-Brooks-photo.jpg" src="http://www.backswing.co.za/images/Sheri-Ann-Brooks-photo.jpg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Five Jamaican athletes were cleared Monday of doping at their national championships two months ago after the country's anti-doping panel failed to determine whether the banned substance was on the prohibited list.</span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The athletes reportedly tested positive for the stimulant methylhexanamine. But Kent Gammon, chairman of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission's disciplinary committee, said it was unable to prove they had breached any doping policy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">"Therefore, we have not found any of the athletes in violation of the (anti-doping) code," Gammon said.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The athletes had previously been identified as Yohan Blake, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence and Marvin Anderson.</span></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div style="display: none; z-index: 1; opacity: 1; visibility: visible;" class="contentdiv"> <table width="540" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" id="slide_image"><a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090812T200000-0500_157351_OBS_PNP_BACKS_OUT_.asp"><img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20090812T200000-0500_157351_OBS_PNP_BACKS_OUT__1.jpg" width="540" height="220" /></a></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" id="slide_text"><div style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 3px;"><a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090812T200000-0500_157351_OBS_PNP_BACKS_OUT_.asp">PNP backs out</a><br /> <p>The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) yesterday said it would not contest the by-election for the Clarendon North West seat, hours after the High Court ordered the poll and Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced September 4 as the election date....<a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090812T200000-0500_157351_OBS_PNP_BACKS_OUT_.asp">more</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><img style="width: 356px; height: 145px;" src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/tools/slider/slider_pics/MVP-4-sld2.jpg" /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gx1L7SXacK51yn5KZlqzvyZBSj-gD9A06UH82">AP NEWS</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3157244915879036043?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-46607220251366422552009-08-06T14:37:00.000-07:002009-08-06T14:56:23.013-07:00Happy Independence Day<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TRkiyc-lX_E&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TRkiyc-lX_E&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jamaica" target="_blank"><img style="width: 622px; height: 616px;" src="http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/skye5684/100_0686.jpg" alt="jamaica Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jamaica" target="_blank"><img style="width: 605px; height: 536px;" src="http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss102/EGEE24/IMG009.jpg" alt="Jamaica Mon Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jamaica" target="_blank"><img style="width: 651px; height: 538px;" src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx352/ANGSWIN/WDW/CBR/051.jpg" alt="Jamaica beach Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/dunns%20river" target="_blank"><img style="width: 635px; height: 846px;" src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k360/ducki_gyal/DSCN3257.jpg" alt="Dunns River 1 Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/kingston%20jamaica" target="_blank"><img style="width: 616px; height: 461px;" src="http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn274/bustabee/DSCN0213.jpg" alt="KINGSTON JAMAICA Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.cord.edu/dept/church/calltoserve/images/IMG_0529.jpg" src="http://www.cord.edu/dept/church/calltoserve/images/IMG_0529.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="http://thimk.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/jamaica-beach.jpg" src="http://thimk.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/jamaica-beach.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-4660722025136642255?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-71926783172789273022009-08-06T14:24:00.000-07:002009-08-06T14:34:52.856-07:00Independence day Events<p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jamaican%20flag" target="_blank"><img src="http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii142/momonumber1/jamaican_flag.jpg" border="0" alt=". Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a><br /></span></p><p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">According to the<a href="http://www.jis.gov.jm/officePM/html/20090806T130000-0500_20690_JIS_NATIONAL_INDEPENDENCE_DAY_CEREMONY_FOR_KINGS_HOUSE__AUGUST_6_.asp"> JIS.GOV</a>, The ceremony commemorating Jamaica's 47th year of Independence for today at Kings House.</span></p> <p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Presented by their Excellencies the Governor General Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Honorable Lady Allen, the traditional celebration promises the usual pomp and pageantry which it has been associated with it throughout the years. It gets underway with a march by uniformed groups and guests are asked to be seated by 8:30am in order to welcome the arrivals of the Governor General, the Prime Minister, Opposition Leader and other members of government.</span></p> <p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">The general public is invited to this ceremony which will include Independence Day messages delivered by the Governor General, the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition. There will be patriotic songs, massed bands, traditional dances and a march past by various uniformed groups.</span></p> <p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Dress code for the National Independence Day Ceremony is lounge suit- jacket and tie for men and for women, elegant skirt, dress or pant suit.</span></p><p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p class="storytext" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Source: <a href="http://www.jis.gov.jm/officePM/html/20090806T130000-0500_20690_JIS_NATIONAL_INDEPENDENCE_DAY_CEREMONY_FOR_KINGS_HOUSE__AUGUST_6_.asp">JIS</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7192678317278927302?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-5356520323528083772009-08-04T16:17:00.000-07:002009-08-04T16:34:16.021-07:00What is this " NO Mavado Law?"<span style="font-size:130%;">Why people a keep up foolishness? You mean to say as much as Jamaica is suppose to be this great place for creativity that you can't listen to whatever music you want without getting beat up?<br />Acccording to the Jamaican Star, "<b>THE STAR</b> was informed that the householder, a female we will call Milli, was at <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090804/news/news1.html#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;">home</span></span></a> listening to a mixed tape featuring both Vybz Kartel and Mavado. It is alleged that she was approached by some supporters of Vybz Kartel, who demanded that she turn down the <a id="KonaLink2" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090804/news/news1.html#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static; background-color: transparent;">music</span></span></a> because a Mavado selection was being played."<br /><br />Wha kind a madness is dat? That is like going to church and telling the preacher he can't speak about the book of LUKE today because you only want him to preach bout MARK. Madness...<br /><br />When <b>THE STAR</b> contacted Vybz Kartel, he dismissed suggestions that his 'followers' were using violence to intimidate others and to dictate who or what they listen to . He said, "No one in my immediate surroundings as it relates to entourage, so to speak, has any desire to dictate what people listen to nor do we care<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2xqOOu-ewDM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2xqOOu-ewDM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q5HCqcWZxxo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q5HCqcWZxxo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Source=====> <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090804/news/news1.html">Jamaica Star </a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-535652032352808377?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-52372244370228051722009-08-04T16:05:00.000-07:002009-08-04T16:08:42.367-07:00Plane Crash in Saint Ann<img alt="http://www.newprophecy.net/Rock_star_plane_crash.jpg" src="http://www.newprophecy.net/Rock_star_plane_crash.jpg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />The Jamaican Observer has reported that, 'A twin engine aircraft, which police believe was on a ganja mission, crashed on the private Windalco bauxite mines road just outside Faith's Pen near the St Ann/St Catherine border yesterday morning killing two people."<br /><br />First off why are people still trying to do things like back in the early 70's and 80's. Ganja Plane? There is never a plane that leaves Jamaican airspace that the Jamacian Government oesn't have some knowledge of...please gimme a break!<br /><br />Somebody no something.<br /><br />Currently Investigators from the Narcotics Division of Transnational Crime, Operation Kingfish and the Civil Aviation Authority who are trying to determine the cause of the crash, suspect that it developed mechanical difficulties and crash-landed about 9:20 am.<br /><br />Residents reported that the aircraft had been circling overhead from about 7:30 am. Some, who were early on the scene, said a vehicle was heard speeding away from the crash site minutes after the plane went down.<br /><br />Probably the police dem a run.<br /><br />SOURCE OF STORY-----> HERE</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5237224437022805172?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-83986068727585542552009-08-03T20:11:00.000-07:002009-08-03T20:23:08.356-07:00Elephant Man- SAVED?<span style="font-size:130%;">Wow, everybody getting the spirit. Check out the lyrics to Elephant Man's new CD.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zKoJhQLlNto&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zKoJhQLlNto&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8398606872758554255?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-11633717552737706782009-08-03T19:32:00.000-07:002009-08-03T20:07:03.943-07:00Married Woman's Resource Guide<span style="font-size:130%;">Recently (while reading the Jamaican Observer), I came across this article that was titled, "The married woman's resource guide." Taking an excerpt from this article, one of the topics stated, "<b>.<br /><br />the remote</b><br /></span><img alt="http://www.scfamilylaw.com/uploads/image/engagement%20ring%201.jpg" src="http://www.scfamilylaw.com/uploads/image/engagement%20ring%201.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />You and your partner should talk about the television shows you love and if possible, work out a schedule so that you are not switching between channels when his favorite programme is airing. You should also try compromising and allow him to watch the finals of that football match. Next time the ball will be in your court as you will get a chance to watch the season finale of America's Next Top Model.<br /><br /><br />This seems like some chauvinistic mess. When does a woman ever have a chance to have the remote control.<br /><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/AllWoman/html/20090802T230000-0500_156679_OBS_THE_MARRIED_WOMAN_S_RESOURCE_GUIDE_.asp">Jamaican Observer</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1163371755273770678?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-26218292251143549952009-08-03T18:32:00.000-07:002009-08-03T19:13:55.488-07:00Jamaican Athletes to Miss World Competition<span style="font-size:130%;">I know that many of us, were saddened to hear about the 5 athletes who tested positively for methylxanthine at the national championships in June. Their names have not been made public.'<br /><br /><img alt="http://www.ytmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/polydrug.jpg" src="http://www.ytmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/polydrug.jpg" /></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />It is interesting because someone rumored that Usain Bolt was among the suspected athletes. I wonder if whoever started the rumor did not see the fact that it was stated, "none of whom won medals," had been added in the news coverage. I tell you any little bit of glory folks run to take it away.<br /><br />Reuters News reported, "Based on what is going on, they will not be able to go to Berlin," Dr. Warren Blake, second vice president of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA), told Reuters in an interview."<br /><br />I think it is important they get a fair hearing and able to testify on their own behalf. I know that Jamaica has many herbs (no not ganja) that can imitate the affects of many drugs.<br /><br />That is why Usain just better stick to eating his yam<br /><br /><br />*UPDATE*<a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.caribbeanworldnews.com/middle_top_news_detail.php?mid=2355">Caribworldnews</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span serif="" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);font-family:Arial;" >But the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has identified the five as Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Sherry-Ann Brooks, Allodin Fothergill and Lansford Spence. Reports also indicate that the five athletes returned a positive result for Methylxanthine, a type of bronchodilator commonly used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Bronchodilators work by relaxing the airways, making it easier to breathe</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Source: <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idINIndia-41513420090804?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0">Reuters</a> (first news source)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2621829225114354995?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-33741315285441706072009-07-29T15:45:00.000-07:002009-07-29T15:52:14.882-07:00Urine Bottle Fight<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/urine" target="_blank"><img src="http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp208/onlineaseenontv/urinegonepic.jpg" alt="URINE GONE 2 Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Lawd, and this made "headlines" in the Jamaica Star. Just shaking my head. I am glad this was not my "granny" or "mummy" acting stupid like this. It seems the older lady (63 years old) threatened to throw urine on the younger lady (24) because she slapped her grandson.<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">According to Corporal Desmond Powell of the Area 3 police that exact confrontation occurred on Sunday evening. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The corporal told <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090729/news/news1.html"><b>THE STAR</b></a> that based on what eyewitnesses report, both women upon seeing each other were quick to draw their weapons.(in this cases was a bottle of urine each).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">After a brief exchange of words, including a string of expletives, the wetting began. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">They also got into a tussle which left them both topless, the police said. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">"When the police arrived on the scene, the women were still quarrelling and topless," Corporal Powell said. </span></p><span style="font-size:130%;">Lawd, the people in Clarendon, don't have nothing better to do?<br /><br />Source<a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090729/news/news1.html">: Jamaica Star</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3374131528544170607?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-81992980288056701842009-07-29T15:26:00.000-07:002009-07-29T15:44:18.746-07:00Sasha- Is Now a ChristianI don't know if anyone remembers Sasha, the ex girlfriend of Tubulence. Well she has now given her life to Christ. According to the<a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090729/ent/ent1.html"> Jamaica Star</a>, Sasha states,<br /><p>"Yes, I am a Christian. Almost a year now."She was baptised at Bethel Tabernacle in St Ann. </p><p>"I grew up in the church and majority of my family are Christians. We are living in some serious times. I don't want to go on to another show and say anything that is not gonna give a man hope. I think everybody is aware of what is going on, but some people might not want to make the step because of fear," she said. </p><p>As a result of her newlife, Sasha said she will not perform any of the songs that made her popular. She was known for songs like <b>Natty On Mi Frontline</b> and <b>We Got The Love</b>, which were done with her former lover, Turbulence,, as well as a remake of Alton Ellis' <b>I'm Still In Love</b>, which she did with Sean Paul.</p><p>I agree with her the one thing that I feel is keeing Jamaica afloat (with all the internal violence) is the tremendous faith and belief that surrounds the island.<br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HHU-znf4Jpw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HHU-znf4Jpw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8199298028805670184?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-79370255356258596852009-07-27T16:13:00.000-07:002009-07-27T16:19:41.438-07:00RIP Lady Bustamante<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Sm41yIisM2I/AAAAAAAACdA/xGOxhbYc7mk/s1600-h/Bustamante+and+wife+Gladys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Sm41yIisM2I/AAAAAAAACdA/xGOxhbYc7mk/s400/Bustamante+and+wife+Gladys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363283341647557474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Every Jamaican was raised knowing the history of Sir Alexander Bustamante (former Prime Minister and National Hero). Jamaicans are not mourning the death of his wife, Gladys Bustamante. She was 97 years old.<br /><br />Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the death of the woman many fondly referred to as 'Lady B' had taken away "the most enduring icon of Jamaica's political struggles".<br /><br />Although she is usually referred as the widow of Sir Alexander Bustamante, Lady Bustamante, or Lady "B" as she is even more affectionately known, was a prominent member of the Jamaican trade union movement since 1938. At the time of her death she was still Honorary Treasurer and a Trustee of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), founded by Sir Alexander Bustamante. She was also a member of the executive and a trustee of the Jamaica Labour Party(JLP), which was also founded by her late husband, as well as patron of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston.<br /><br />News Source Quoted from: <a href="http://www.jis.gov.jm/officePM/html/20090725T220000-0500_20552_JIS_LADY_BUSTAMANTE_DIES.asp">Jamaica Information Service</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7937025535625859685?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-38620567591967826672009-07-27T16:04:00.000-07:002009-07-27T16:11:30.125-07:00Jamaica Festival<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Sm40B7t1xFI/AAAAAAAACc4/paJazQQ2hAw/s1600-h/jamaica+festival.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Sm40B7t1xFI/AAAAAAAACc4/paJazQQ2hAw/s400/jamaica+festival.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363281414059312210" border="0" /></a>This was last years logo<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Jamaica Festival is a week-long celebration to mark the nation's tremendous achievements over 47 years of Independence. Other major activities will include Emancipation Vigils, August' Fair, World Reggae Dance, Jamaica Gospel Song Finals, a Emancipation/Independence Forum along with the spectacular Independence Float Parade and Grand Gala on August 6.<br /><br />Despite the economic hardships hitting Jamaica, the JCDC (Jamaica Cultural Development Commision) has managed to source $90 million dollars in sponsorship this year. The theme this year is, "I BELIEVE." It is nice to see some positive stories admist all the mayhem.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Scheduled for this Thursday (July 30) at the National Arena, this year's event is inspired by the acclaimed series 'Ring Ding' hosted by the Hon Louise Bennett-Coverley.<br /><br /><br />CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT------> <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/html/20090725T210000-0500_156088_OBS_JAMAICA_FESTIVAL_KICKS_OFF_THIS_WEEK__.asp">JAMAICA FESTIVAL</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3862056759196782667?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-36833473760064342752009-07-27T15:52:00.000-07:002009-07-27T16:01:58.894-07:00New Zealander Tourist Buried Today<span style="font-size:130%;"><img src="http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/tiki_300x20023482.jpg" alt="Tiki Hunia" border="0" /><br /></span><h2 class="caption"><span style="font-size:130%;">Tiki Hunia</span></h2> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />How sad and tragic. According to <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=11232">Go Jamaica</a>- Hundreds of mourners turned out yesterday to pay their last respects to a 27-year-old New Zealander, who was killed during an attempted robbery where he was staying. Tiki Hunia was hailed as a hero for defending his wife, Nickie Jean, when two men entered the premises and held them up. He died defending her.</span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The pair, who were living in Hong Kong, were staying at a guest house on their second honeymoon when two gunmen entered. One of the men hit Nickie-Jean Hunia in the back of the head with a pistol and Mr Hunia leaped to her defence. A scuffle ensued and he was shot twice in the chest. He died in hospital a short time later.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Yesterday's service, at the Ruaihona Marae in Teko in the Bay of Plenty where Mr Hunia grew up, was full of tears, laughter and song for a man referred to as a gentle giant.</span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />More of the story here ------<a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10586812">>New Zeland Hearald</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3683347376006434275?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-9386913333320003502009-07-23T12:51:00.000-07:002009-07-23T12:51:00.233-07:00World Reggae Dance Festival<span style="font-size:130%;">Everyone knows Jamaicans can "Whine Mon." We have rhythmn, although I have seem some folks that need to work on that. Well, if you want to see "real dance moves," the World Reggae Dance Championship, put on by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission has it all.<br /><br />More than $1 million in cash and prizes are up for grabs at the national finals, which will be staged on August 1 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Center in Kingston.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ecVum4XIFL4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ecVum4XIFL4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Source: Jamaica Observer</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-938691333332000350?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-80357474561759827772009-07-22T12:34:00.000-07:002009-07-22T12:34:00.675-07:00Pronounce this Name- Jamaican Joke<img alt="http://skybacherslocker.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/mobaccacolor.5gola9vxv84c0scwosocko4w.dyvz4sut4lc04scss800sgw48.th.jpeg" src="http://skybacherslocker.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/mobaccacolor.5gola9vxv84c0scwosocko4w.dyvz4sut4lc04scss800sgw48.th.jpeg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A Jamaican woman wrote her child's name as Le-a<br /><br /><br />How would you pronounce this child's name?<br /><br />"Le-a" <br /><br />Leah?? NO<br />Lee - A?? NOPE<br />Lay - a?? NO<br />Lei?? Guess Again. <br /><br />This child attends a school in Kingston. Her mother is irate because people keep getting her name wrong.<br /><br />According to her, it's pronounced "LEDASHA". When asked how she came up with that pronunciation she said "Simple, the dash is silent."<br /><br /><br />LAWD HAVE MERCY!..lol<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8035747456175982777?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-34846424328583199582009-07-21T11:44:00.000-07:002009-07-21T12:27:37.495-07:00Teens Staged There Own Kidnapping<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SmYWfAt-odI/AAAAAAAACbg/0WZpTHLB5t8/s1600-h/missing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SmYWfAt-odI/AAAAAAAACbg/0WZpTHLB5t8/s400/missing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360997128455758290" border="0" /></a><br />Last Friday two teenage girls (15 years old) from Catherine Hall, left their homes, no one knew where they had gone. Several hours later, both families received a phone call from a man who said the teens had been kidnapped. He demanded $300,000 for their release. The police were contacted.<br /><br />On Monday, the girls turned up at their respective homes refusing to explain where they had been.<br /><br />According to the police their actions have led them to believe that the alleged kidnapping was a plot to swindle money from their families.<br /><br />I can't print what I would do if those were my children. Can you imagine the worry those children put there parents through.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/19965/26/">RJR NEWS</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3484642432858319958?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-70009095401506553432009-07-21T11:11:00.000-07:002009-07-21T11:40:38.878-07:00Blak Ryno Detained at a Gaza Link-Up Party<p><a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090721/news/news1.html"><img alt="http://www.bigupmagazin.de/web/images/stories/worldreport/newstah/web_Ryno.jpg" src="http://www.bigupmagazin.de/web/images/stories/worldreport/newstah/web_Ryno.jpg" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090721/news/news1.html"><b><br /></b></a></p><p><a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090721/news/news1.html"><b><br /></b></a></p><p><a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090721/news/news1.html"><b>THE STAR</b></a> has reported that learnt that Blay Ryno was among the men that were detained by the police while at a Gaza Link-Up party in Ocho Rios, this past Saturday. The party was in full swing, police and soldiers swooped down on the newly opened venue, ordering an end to the music and patrons to go outside.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Everyone was then searched and those who could not provide proper identification for themselves were detained and taken to the grounds of the Mobile <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090721/news/news1.html#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;"></span></span></a> Reserve in Kingston where they were processed. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The club was also searched. A patron at the scened was quoted as saying, "Di party a gwaan and bout 3:30 a.m., whole heap a police jus come in a seh di music fi lock off ... . Police and soldier surround di building and tell everybody fi leave ... who neva have nuh propa ID did haffi go pan di truck,"</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:130%;">There are going to be more crackdowns like this as the police try to clean up the corruption in the music industry. I am not a fan of this artist, but I feel that no one should be above scrutiny when it comes to the law.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OSTVOStxxbE&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OSTVOStxxbE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Source:<a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090721/news/news1.html"> Jamaica Star</a><br />Image Source: <a href="http://www.bigupmagazin.de/web/images/stories/worldreport/newstah/web_Ryno.jpg">BigUp Magazine</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7000909540150655343?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-38203775564831828582009-07-08T14:43:00.000-07:002009-07-08T15:03:34.969-07:00Wonderful Jamaican Tribute<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MjlmSpH521Y/Skro3VdIeGI/AAAAAAAAAko/V_oPUYwPF4Y/s1600/jackson.jpg" alt="[jackson.jpg]" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">JAMAICANS yesterday joined millions of fans around the world to remember pop icon Michael Jackson - many lamenting that his passing was too sudden.</span></p> <p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">A memorial ceremony for Jackson at the<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070803095.html?hpid=topnews"> Staples Centre</a> in downtown Los Angeles, California, yesterday was televised live around the globe. The 50-year-old Jackson died at UCLA Medical Centre, California, on Thursday, June 25.<br /></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I had to showcase this wonderful tribute as I was going across the blogosphere. <a href="http://jamminjasounds.blogspot.com/2009/07/michael-jackson-reggae-tribute.html">Distinctly Jamaican Sounds</a> has captured the many artist in Jamaica who have sampled, or were influenced by Michael Jackson. It is a must read. He recaps his own experience with the influence of the pop starts music and then goes on to give us a list of artist and songs that had the Michael Jackson flavor<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_MS1kzwT4x4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_MS1kzwT4x4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-3820377556483182858?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-25056607027389621542009-07-08T14:25:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:41:50.660-07:00Woman Caught Having Sex Evicted from the Town<span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/women%20kissing" target="_blank"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/Nymphomania84/Leskiss.jpg" alt="Women kissing painting Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I know this is not funny, but only in Jamaica Massa. It appears two women from Saint Catherine were caught engaging in Oral sex. (If you know anything about Jamaica and their tolerance level for homosexuals, it is wonder they are still alive).<br /><br />The mother of the 19 year old came back from the store to find her daughter lodged between te<br /><br />I love the comments (as reported by the Star) that the other residents made.<br /><br />'If them want to eat themselves to death this is not the place, yu si mi boss,'' Mark said. </span> legs of an older woman. She screamed, folks came running (now why she would still have her door open I don't know), and two girls bolted and have not been seen in the town since.<p><span style="font-size:130%;">Another resident said; "You can imagine in the boiling sun ... dem need God.''<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Only in Jamaican Mon.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Source <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090708/news/news1.html">Jamaica Star</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2505660702738962154?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-48678966008078675672009-07-08T14:08:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:22:33.413-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/photo/2009/07/09/2008038752" alt="Click image to enlarge"><img style="width: 253px; height: 197px;" src="http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2009/07/09/thumbs/P20-090709-342.jpg" alt="" title="" longdesc="" /> </a><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/photo/2009/07/09/2008038752" alt="Click image to enlarge"> </a><br />Image Source: </span><span class="textsmall" style="font-size:130%;">PHOTO: REUTERS</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br />Usain Bolt the road to win the worldchampionship in Berlin in August. This past Tuesday Bolt ran a mind boggling 19.59 seconds in </span><span class="" style="font-size:130%;">LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. He did this in torrential rains and extremely cold temperatures.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/photo/2009/07/09/2008038752" alt="Click image to enlarge"> </a><br /><br />At one point the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius. “I’m in good shape, but I’m not fully ready yet,” said the 22-year-old Jamaican, who was aiming to peak for the world championships next month in Berlin.<a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/photo/2009/07/09/2008038752" alt="Click image to enlarge"> </a></span><br /><br />Story Source: <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2009/07/09/2003448241">Taipei Times</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-4867896600807867567?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-87568512448426668622009-07-01T20:30:00.001-07:002009-07-01T20:40:29.407-07:00Ebay getting crazy with Michael Jackson Items<span style="font-size:130%;">I was shocked to see the Thriller album selling for </span><a href="http://http//cgi.ebay.com/Michael-Jackson-Thriller-Album-Mint-1982-LP_W0QQitemZ320390119723QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item4a98bd412b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"><span style="font-size:130%;">$500.00</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> on Ebay. Well I shouldn't say surprised. It is common that people try to cash in or exploit the death of a famous entertainer.<br />There is even a classmate selling his yearbook with Michael Jackson for </span><a href="http://http//cgi.ebay.com/Michael-Jackson-Yearbook-High-School_W0QQitemZ190317464486QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c4fce0ba6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"><span style="font-size:130%;">$1000.00</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. I tell you everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/thriller%20album" target="_blank"><img src="http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/dannyravioli/album-thriller.jpg" border="0" alt="Thriller Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8756851244842666862?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-2396052693298694542009-06-30T15:26:00.000-07:002009-06-30T15:59:00.186-07:00Jamaican Phone Scammers<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SkqYnb64IhI/AAAAAAAACX4/opw87kKXo48/s1600-h/money.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353258910360281618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SkqYnb64IhI/AAAAAAAACX4/opw87kKXo48/s400/money.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">We know scammers are everywhere. In every country. We have our own crosses "a yawd" to deal with as well. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The scammers frequently pose as customs agents or other government or bank officials, saying their victims have won big money but that they need to send smaller “advanced fees” before they can receive the payout, said Ken Smith, special agent in charge of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency office in Atlanta. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Investigatons by the FCC has found that some of these phone numbers</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">(876) 375-9740(876) 441-3652(876) 303-5893(876) 470-0341(876) 584-4405(876) 491-9206</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">are indeed fraud numbers, emulating from Jamaica with the intent of stealing money from its victimes. These peoplee who are calling are tryingto get you to call them back so you'll incur international phone charges, of which they apparently get a cut. In addition, it may also be a scam to try to get personal information.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Most recently reported by </span><a href="http://http//www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/19343/26/"><span style="font-size:130%;">RJR NEWS</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> concerned a woman by the name of Lois Morrow (86). The callers even talked about what the Bible says- and she believed them. She said she sent about US$35,000 to Jamaica until she stopped a little over a year ago when she could not afford anymore.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The scammers frequently pose as government or bank officials, saying their victims have won big money but that they need to send smaller advanced fees before they can receive the payout. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">It is so sad that people would dupe the elderly like this. Clearly this is an elderly abuse case.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-239605269329869454?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-29484428296835926052009-06-29T15:02:00.000-07:002009-06-29T15:05:01.728-07:00The Secret to a Long Jamaican Marriage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Skk6fMRVLoI/AAAAAAAACXg/toekEMrH3KQ/s1600-h/wedding+rings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Skk6fMRVLoI/AAAAAAAACXg/toekEMrH3KQ/s400/wedding+rings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352873939650817666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I found this funny joke on<a href="http://www.jamaicanjokes.com/viewJoke.asp?JokeId=243&catid=2"> JamaicanJokes.com<br /><br /></a><br />At St. Andrew Parish Church, they have a weekly husbands marriage<a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaicanjokes.com/viewJoke.asp?JokeId=243&catid=2#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11;color:#b00000;" ></span></span></a> seminar. At the session last week,Father<a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaicanjokes.com/viewJoke.asp?JokeId=243&catid=2#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11;color:#b00000;" ></span></span></a> asked Rufus, who was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the<br />same woman all these years.<br /><br />Rufus replied to the assembled husbands - "Well, mi try treat har real nice, treat her with respeck, spend money on her, and best of all, mi tek her to Cuba for wi 25th anniversary!"<br /><br />The Priest responded, "Rufus, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife<br />for your 50th anniversary ..."<br /><br />Rufus proudly responded, "Well, mi ah go back to Cuba fi har." </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2948442829683592605?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-55403484952272164882009-06-29T14:51:00.000-07:002009-06-29T15:00:16.252-07:00Convicts will be hanged<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Skk5NfFCJ9I/AAAAAAAACXY/kyhQEZrdGe8/s1600-h/Hanging_Rope.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/Skk5NfFCJ9I/AAAAAAAACXY/kyhQEZrdGe8/s400/Hanging_Rope.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352872535950239698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The Prime Minister Bruce Golding is again warning that once the appeals process has been exhausted by persons on death row, government will once again resume hangings.<br /><br /></span> <table class="contentpaneopen"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><style> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:130%;"> According to Mr. Golding, Parliament has already made its decision and the government intends to live up to it.<br />I feel sad about that decision, because it has been in the past where the wrong people were hung and once you are dead, can't bring you back.<br /><br />He added that until the country gets to that stage criminals will continue their rampage knowing that the probability of them being caught and punished is low.<br /><br />I fear he is right. Many of the criminals pay the law enforcement and time in prison is like going to a country club.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/19306/26/">RJR NEWS<br /><br /></a></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5540348495227216488?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-76791416987717405502009-06-25T15:58:00.000-07:002009-06-29T14:49:51.326-07:00RIP Michael Jackson<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jackson%205" target="_blank"><img src="http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/janet100_2009/jackson5-5.jpg" alt="the jackson 5 Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="http://jenniesaysrelax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/humannature.jpg" src="http://jenniesaysrelax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/humannature.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/michael%20%20jackson" target="_blank"><img src="http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu34/BillieJean100/Michael%20Jackson%20cute/bad_tb_07.jpg" alt="michael jackson Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jackson%205" target="_blank"><img src="http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p52/WhoseLineIsItAnyway/Michael%20Jackson/michael_jackson_5.jpg" alt="Michael Jackson Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><object width="420" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xyy4d"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xyy4d" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="420" height="339"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xyy4d">Michael Jackson - Thriller</a></b><br /><i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/hushhush112">hushhush112</a></i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7679141698771740550?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-23192072565269924932009-06-24T19:15:00.000-07:002009-06-24T19:17:27.023-07:00Story of Jamaican MusicI found this really nice video on Daily Motion. Check it out!<br /><br /><br /><div><object width="420" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2ebz7" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2ebz7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="339" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x2ebz7">Story of Jamaican Music 1.1</a></b><br /><i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/jjloy">jjloy</a></i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2319207256526992493?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-62103270879936534482009-06-24T19:03:00.000-07:002009-06-24T19:11:31.860-07:00Reggae Sumfest<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/reggae%20sumfest%202009" target="_blank"><img height="766" alt="reggae sumfest 2009 Pictures, Images and Photos" src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r305/ebonyexcursions/flyer_sumfest4x6BACK.jpg" width="509" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This year's </span><a href="http://www.reggaesumfest.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sumfes</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">t looks like it is going to be "OFF DA HOOK MON!" This is the 17th anniversary.<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Poor and Boasy</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Prodigal Son</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Stacious</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Charly Black</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">I-Octane</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Nature</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Spryng I</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Neyo</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Keri Hilson</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Jazmine Sullivan</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Morgan Heritage</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Jah Cure</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:130%;">And many more.... </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Sadly I can't go, but those of you who make it Party feh iriegal mon!</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-6210327087993653448?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-54775868902555911832009-06-18T13:41:00.000-07:002009-06-18T13:50:15.132-07:00New York Pastor Charged with Carnal Abuse<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SjqoUq7WjsI/AAAAAAAACSw/4OHLP2QbYEc/s1600-h/Pastor+Paul+Lewis.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348772580529966786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 149px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SjqoUq7WjsI/AAAAAAAACSw/4OHLP2QbYEc/s400/Pastor+Paul+Lewis.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I am not surprised. Sadly, we have many "false" prophets in this world. The well reknowned Pastor , </span><a href="http://http//www.paullewisministries.com/paullewis/modules/public/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Paul Lewis</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">, was charge with having sexual intercourse with a minor. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It is alleged that he attended an outdoor crusade(in Westmoreland) in the company of two teenagers, one 14 and the other 15. It is further reported that the girls accompanied the healer to Clarendon and then he took them to a hotel in Negril. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Reports are that the pastor made advances to the 14-year-old, who turned him down. Allegations continued that he, however, had sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old and then gave her some money. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For more of the story click</span><a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090618/news/news5.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"> HERE</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5477586890255591183?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-7963537490505591382009-06-18T13:24:00.000-07:002009-06-18T13:32:38.611-07:00Bolt Victory and Defeat- house robbed<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SjqkSRAitUI/AAAAAAAACSo/Ys6qN9EroYM/s1600-h/usain+bolt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768141166163266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SjqkSRAitUI/AAAAAAAACSo/Ys6qN9EroYM/s400/usain+bolt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Usain Bolt kicked off his European track campaign with a blistering performance over 100 meters in Ostrava on Wednesday night. Bolt, who sustained minor injuries in a car crash in his native Jamaica ahead of the season, finished well clear of second-placed Craig Pickering of Britain who ran 10.08 seconds</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This was Bolt's first sub-10 clocking at an international meet this season. In Canada last week, the wonder boy ran a 10 seconds flat 100-metre race and earlier, in May, clocked a 14.35 second record on 150-metre street track in Manchester, England. Bolt's street sprint in Manchester blasted Donovan Bailey's 12-year-old record of 14.99 out of the books.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This was a victorious time for Usain Bolt however the sad part is yesterday some shameless people took away all this pride for our country by robbing Bolt's house. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The Star reported, " There was a laptop valued $90,000. Other reports are that the criminals broke into the house between 12 a.m. and 4.am. yesterday and stole digital cameras,cellphones and other items.<br />The police said that scene-of-crime personnel have since examined the premises and investigations into the theft are already under way.<br />Attempts to contact the sprinter's brother were unsuccessful</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I want to feel it is people who know him that did this.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Source: </span><a href="http://http//www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090618/news/news1.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Jamaica Star</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-796353749050559138?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-74227960679539701352009-06-15T13:46:00.001-07:002009-06-15T13:48:17.749-07:00Blast From Da Past- Buju Banton<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/buju%20banton" target="_blank"><img src="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/Day1d/Musiker/buju-banton.jpg" border="0" alt="Buju Banton Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ai7mzkZcRsw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ai7mzkZcRsw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This was classic Buju Banton<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7422796067953970135?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-91171286640521150462009-06-15T13:34:00.000-07:002009-06-15T13:42:55.004-07:00650,000 dollars found in Man's House<img src="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090615/news/images/STARLEFT_1_PY62DcoveredAM.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Well the Greater Portmore Robber has been found. The police have not released the suspect's name but according to the Jamaica Star, the man was held after he went into the Monza area, May 18, wearing a reflective vest and approached residents purporting to be a meter reader. The vigilant residents held him and called the police,who took him into their custody.<br /><br />When his home was searched he had large quantities of jewelery, liquor and appliances which he could not account for.<br /><br />That is why it is so important to check out the people who are working in your area. If you are suspicious, it is within your right to ask that person for identification.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090615/news/news2.html">Jamaica Star</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-9117128664052115046?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-6634611317625023322009-06-03T12:36:00.000-07:002009-06-03T12:40:34.383-07:0010 Police Gone to Blow Wow!<img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20090602T210000-0500_152772_OBS____COPS_OUT__2.jpg" width="250" align="center" border="0" height="160" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Well about time they (Government) crack down on all the illegal activity by the police department in Jamaica. Some things have been going on too long. Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin yesterday ordered 10 cops, who were implicated in the multi-million dollar lotto scam in St James, to retire from the constabulary in the public interest.<br /><br />The Admiral naw joke mon! The 10 were among 18 cops who were taken off front line duty at the Mount Salem Police Station after police cracked a section of the scam which reportedly rakes in upwards of $30 million annually.<br /><br />What needs to happen is these people they scammed need to get their money back. We know that isn't happening though. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-663461131762502332?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-17231100435214315122009-06-03T12:30:00.000-07:002009-06-03T12:34:48.500-07:00Old Time Jamaica Comedy<span style="font-size:130%;">I have this video. This is a old comedy, but still fun viewing.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V1Nd2IpMFx0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V1Nd2IpMFx0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1723110043521431512?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-83520110496172804742009-06-03T12:00:00.000-07:002009-06-03T12:15:08.230-07:00Big Up to Kofi Kingston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SibLEFOs6aI/AAAAAAAACRg/NR7AOYU3IOY/s1600-h/Kofi+Kingston,+WWE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 396px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SibLEFOs6aI/AAAAAAAACRg/NR7AOYU3IOY/Kofi+Kingston,+WWE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343181278905428386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Well only a man from Ghana who is representing Jamaica would o the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and get a wrestling trophy for the best "American" Wrestler in the world. He recently won the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/WWE%20United%20States%20Champion">WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION</a> AWARD.<br /><br />I saw the match and boy this man is an acrobat! He must be eating lot of "yam" like Usain Bolt, because he is quick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SibLEYo5GfI/AAAAAAAACRo/v6VbQP5Altg/s1600-h/Kofi+Kingston.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 471px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SibLEYo5GfI/AAAAAAAACRo/v6VbQP5Altg/s400/Kofi+Kingston.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343181284115552754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Wikipedia has the following stats on him.<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah</b><sup id="cite_ref-OWoW_0-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kingston#cite_note-OWoW-0" title=""><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rajah_4-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kingston#cite_note-Rajah-4" title=""><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> (born on August 14, 1981) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian" title="Ghanaian" class="mw-redirect">Ghanaian</a><sup id="cite_ref-milford_3-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kingston#cite_note-milford-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestler</a>, better known under his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">ring name</a>, <b>Kofi Kingston</b>. He is currently signed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" title="World Wrestling Entertainment">World Wrestling Entertainment</a> working on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_brand_extension" title="WWE brand extension" class="mw-redirect">brand</a> where he is the reigning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship" title="WWE United States Championship">WWE United States Champion</a>. Since competing for WWE, he has become a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_Intercontinental_Champions" title="List of WWE Intercontinental Champions">one time</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">Intercontinental Champion</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Tag_Team_Champions_%28WWE%29" title="List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)">one time</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_%28WWE%29" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE)">World Tag Team Champion</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a> and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_United_States_Champions" title="List of WWE United States Champions">one time and the current</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship" title="WWE United States Championship">United States Champion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IC1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kingston#cite_note-IC1-6" title=""><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kingston">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kingston</a><br /><br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickname" title="Nickname">Nicknames</a></b></span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>"The Jamaican Sensation"</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" title="World Wrestling Entertainment">WWE</a>)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">"The Angry Jamaican" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaotic_Wrestling" title="Chaotic Wrestling">CW</a>)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">"The Soul Shakedown" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cole" title="Michael Cole">Michael Cole</a>)</span></li></ul> </li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Signature taunts</b></span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Clap" title="Thunder Clap">Thunder Clap</a></span></li></ul> </li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_professional_wrestling" title="Music in professional wrestling">Entrance themes</a></b></span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;">"Confrontation" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian_Marley" title="Damian Marley">Damian Marley</a><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_The_Music,_Vol._8#Track_listing" title="WWE The Music, Vol. 8">S.O.S.</a>"</b> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collie_Buddz" title="Collie Buddz">Collie Buddz</a> (WWE)</span></li></ul> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8352011049617280474?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-10591496298860941362009-05-30T22:45:00.000-07:002009-05-30T22:57:46.381-07:002 suspected cases of swine flu hits Jamaica<span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/sine%20flu" target="_blank"><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb95/xiao_an1/sineFLU.jpg" alt="sine flu Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Bwoy dis ya ting a ketch everbody mon.<br /><br /><br /><br />More on the story <a href="http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/18414/26/">HERE</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1059149629886094136?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-89820733511779326532009-05-30T22:43:00.001-07:002009-05-30T22:44:48.752-07:00Stir It Up<span style="font-size:130%;">This song doesn't get as much recognition as Bob's other songs, but I love it. Classic Bob Marley<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nlk9Sj4Ns2k&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nlk9Sj4Ns2k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8982073351177932653?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-84561272509350319102009-05-29T23:03:00.000-07:002009-05-29T23:03:01.085-07:00Shower Posse Members Sent Back to the United States<img alt="https://www.blinn.edu/personnel/training/11-6-08/handcuffs.jpg" src="https://www.blinn.edu/personnel/training/11-6-08/handcuffs.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tonya Brown, 36, and David Stewart, 34, who US officials believed were members of the infamous drug ring, were extradited to the United States on May 22 to face charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, crack.<br /><br />"From March 2003 to May 2007, Brown and Stewart, <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090528/lead/lead3.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid orange; color: orange ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:arial;font-size:13;color:#0000e0;" ></span></span></a>and co-defendant, were a part of a Jamaican drug organisation in Utica, New York<a id="KonaLink2" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090528/lead/lead3.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ></span><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ></span></span></a> which sold crack cocaine," said Williams-Richards.<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">On March 26, 2009 United States Marshals Service and JFAT members conducted late night surveillance in Kingston Jamaica where they observed Tonya Brown enter a vehicle driven by David Stewart. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">The vehicle was stopped by the surveillance team members and Brown and Stewart were arrested without incident. </span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />For more of the story---<a href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090528/lead/lead3.html">-CLICK HERE!</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8456127250935031910?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-47288170438122957542009-05-29T10:53:00.000-07:002009-05-29T10:53:00.947-07:00Queen Ifrica- The Conscious Voice<span style="font-size:130%;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBhE6xN1E1w&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBhE6xN1E1w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />LISTEN TO THE WORDS VERY PROPHETIC</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-4728817043812295754?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-6205878508280125692009-05-28T22:47:00.000-07:002009-05-28T22:52:52.106-07:00One Year Old Saves Grandfather<span style="font-size:130%;">Well they say, "out of the mouth of babes." This is exactly how one year old Gaviann Johnson saved her grandfather, Hilton Buchanan.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090528/news/images/STARCover_1_PTWHJfeatheNM.jpg" /><br /><br /><b></b>Hilton, went to use the bathroom and Gaviann, went inside with him. Minutes later, a frantic child returned. "She came back outside and she said to me, 'granddad bottom'. I thought she was saying that granddad spanked her so I said to her 'ok, I'm gonna go inside and spank granddad for you'. When I said that she started to cry and said, 'granddad hurt'." This reported by Hilton's wife, "Dalsie Buchanan."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090528/news/news1.html">Jamaican Star</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-620587850828012569?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-83269618873018141162009-05-28T22:34:00.001-07:002009-05-28T22:45:31.806-07:00Amnesty International Criticized Jamaican Police Force<span style="font-size:130%;">Amnesty International has again criticized the Jamaican police for what it described as the high rate of killings by members of the force in 'socially excluded' inner-city communities. Many who live in Jamaica know that you don't cross the police. Sadly we have to say that many of our law enforcement personnel are corrupt. I don't think it is just the state of the economy in Jamaica but it has become a cultural reality.<br /><br />The Amnesty report cited the case of 17-year-old Carlton Grant who was shot dead by police on August 23 in downtown, Kingston and 13-year-old Jevaughn Robinson who was fatally shot in the head by the police on September 22 in Spanish Town, St Catherine.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/images/20090528T200000-0500_152389_OBS_EDITORIAL_CARTOON___MAY__________1.jpg" alt="Click image to view full size editorial cartoon" width="452" border="0" height="342" /><br /><br />"In September, Parliament passed bills to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court and Appeal Court. However, despite these moves national human rights organizations have pointed to continued chronic problems with the judiciary, including severe delays in cases being heard, unavailability of jurors, witness absenteeism and sporadic court scheduling," according to the Amnesty report.<br /></span><a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><br /></div></div></div></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Whatever the findings, the fact is if you cannot go to those who were entrusted to protect you for help, then who do you go to?<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090529T000000-0500_152433_OBS_AMNESTY_RAPS_J_CAN_POLICE_AGAIN.asp">Jamaican Observer</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8326961887301814116?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-7014776066369790882009-05-25T08:50:00.000-07:002009-05-25T09:09:10.971-07:00Happy Labor Day<p><img alt="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2848095549_0953d93763.jpg" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2848095549_0953d93763.jpg" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Before 1961, May 24 was celebrated in Jamaica as Empire Day in honour of the birthday of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria" class="mw-redirect">Queen Victoria</a> and her emancipation of slaves in Jamaica.<sup id="cite_ref-jam_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day#cite_note-jam-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> As its name suggests, the day was used to celebrate the British Empire and England, complete with flag-raising ceremonies and the singing of patriotic songs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">In 1961, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Chief_Minister" title="Jamaican Chief Minister" class="mw-redirect">Jamaican Chief Minister</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Washington_Manley" title="Norman Washington Manley" class="mw-redirect">Norman Washington Manley</a> proposed the replacement of Empire Day with Labour Day, a celebration in commemoration of May 23, 1938, when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante" title="Alexander Bustamante">Alexander Bustamante</a> led a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indian_labour_unrest_of_1934%E2%80%931939" title="British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939">labour rebellion</a> leading to Jamaican independence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">Until May 23, 1971, Labour Day was primarily a trade unions celebration with public rallies and marches.<sup id="cite_ref-jam_3-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day#cite_note-jam-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> On occasion, opposing trade unions clashed on this day, so in 1972, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Prime_Minister" title="Jamaican Prime Minister" class="mw-redirect">Jamaican Prime Minister</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Manley" title="Michael Manley">Michael Manley</a> promoted Labour Day as a showcase for the importance of labour to the development of Jamaica, and a day of voluntary community participation to beneficial projects.<sup id="cite_ref-jam_3-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day#cite_note-jam-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> Since then, Labour Day has not only been a public holiday, but also a day of mass community involvement around the country.</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Huge Labor Day Concert at the Waterfront</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">A huge gospel concert, dubbed Praise Vibes, will top off Labour Day 2009 during which Jamaicans have been encouraged to "Ketch the Vibes" as they undertake a variety of Labour Day activities today.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day#Jamaica">labor day</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-701477606636979088?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-70008204797863199162009-05-25T00:47:00.000-07:002009-05-25T00:50:29.328-07:00Miss Plus Size Jamaica Beauty Pageant<span style="font-size:130%;">Who seh big gal nuh carry deh swing?<br /><br /></span><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">THE Voluptuous Production Group will be staging Jamaica's first Miss Jamaica Plus Beauty Pageant on Saturday, June 6 at Klub Kokonutz in Reading, St James.</span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/AllWoman/images/20090524T210000-0500_152128_OBS_PLUS_SIZED_LADIES_IN_BEAUTY_PAGEANT_1.jpg" width="380" align="center" border="0" height="219" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Read More .....</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >.HERE</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7000820479786319916?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-86381421350419106022009-05-25T00:35:00.001-07:002009-05-25T00:36:08.641-07:00Remember the Buffalo Soldiers<embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/949186/buffalo_soldiers_remix.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <br /><span size =" 1"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/949186/buffalo_soldiers_remix/">Buffalo Soldiers Remix</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">More bloopers are a click away</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8638142135041910602?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-51346658176389445662009-05-06T12:25:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:25:00.550-07:00Jamaica and the Swine Flu Concern<p><img alt="http://blog.puppetgov.com/wp-content/2009/04/panflu-320x280.jpg" src="http://blog.puppetgov.com/wp-content/2009/04/panflu-320x280.jpg" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Swine Flu is a virus that is getting "worldwide" notoriety. Jamaicans or non-nationals in the island who have traveled to locations affected by the influenza A (H1N1) virus (swine flu) within the last two weeks are being asked to immediately contact their health-care providers, the public health departments in their parishes or the Ministry of Health. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The appeal came from director, emergency, disaster management and special services at the Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock-Ducasse. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">She said there may be persons who have been exposed to the virus, who are not showing Symptoms<a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090505/news/news4.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ></span></span></a>, but may still have been infected.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>What are the signs and symptoms of swine Flu<a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090428/lead/lead2.html#"><span style="position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ><span class="kLink" style="position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ></span></span></a> in people?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>What should I do to avoid contracting the swine flu? </strong></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;">First and most important: wash your hands. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, Drink<a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090428/lead/lead2.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ></span></span></a> plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. Try not to touch surfaces that may be contaminated with the Flu Virus<a id="KonaLink2" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090428/lead/lead2.html#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ></span><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial;font-size:13;color:#000e00;" ></span></span></a>. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Can I get swine flu from eating or preparing pork?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">No. Swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Taken from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website -<a href="ttp://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htmq"> http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htmq</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5134665817638944566?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-76716726263693845982009-05-06T00:00:00.000-07:002009-05-06T00:00:00.933-07:00Japanese Love Studying Jamaica Culturea<img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/images/20031017T220000-0500_50379_OBS_JAPANESE_STUDENTS_LEARN_ENGLISH_THROUGH_JAMAICAN_CULTURE_1.jpg" width="270" align="left" border="0" height="164" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br />So you didn't know we have Japanese born and bred a yawd? Where have you been mon? One big school in Japan that knows alot of Jamaican culture is "Matsudo Kokusai High School" located in the Chiba Prefecture, just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Garcia Chambers (the English teacher at the school) also uses Reggae music as a teaching aid in his language classes.<br /><br />Chambers, who has 14 English Language classes each week, on Wednesday afternoon conducted two sessions using various teaching aids to encourage the Japanese students to participate. </span><p class="StoryText" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">He has used five clips from the Walt Disney movie Cool Runnings ,based on the true story of the Jamaican bobsled team to the 1988 Winter Olympics. The Kids love it.<br /></span></p><p class="StoryText" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">A native of the western parish of Trelawny in Jamaica, Chambers credited his success to the years he spent in the Jamaican classroom at Alpha Academy in Kingston, where he taught sociology.</span></p> <p class="StoryText" align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">He holds a Masters Degree in Politics from the University of the West Indies, Mona.</span></p>source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20031017T220000-0500_50379_OBS_JAPANESE_STUDENTS_LEARN_ENGLISH_THROUGH_JAMAICAN_CULTURE.asp">Jamaican Observer</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-7671672626369384598?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-15111713678549768772009-05-05T23:06:00.000-07:002009-05-05T23:25:40.370-07:00Poor and Boasy Crowned<img alt="http://www.jamaicans.com/bm%7Epix/9-7%7Es600x600.jpg" src="http://www.jamaicans.com/bm%7Epix/9-7%7Es600x600.jpg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The popular upcoming deejay was crowned the male winner of the Magnum King and Queen of Dancehall at the event's final show last Saturday night<br /><br /><span>The street youth that dared to dream and capture the hearts of a nation in the Jamaican based dancehall meets American Idol realty show. Known for sleeping in the Cemetery at the back of the Kingston parish church in halfway tree. Poor and Boasy, went from street youth to magnum Kings and Queens second season winner and was made a millionaire overnight! He was quoted as saying....</span><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">"Yuh can't forget whe u a come from but the life wha mi use to live inna de streets, mi nuh waan live it again, but yuh will definitely see mi in the streets wid mi frens" Poor and Boasy says. "Even back inna de cemetery, going back to lay down pon mi tomb to pray and tell God thanks because a there so mi use to pray and ask Him fi sen better."<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Big up to deh street yute..cause he deserves it..<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Since the long-awaited twist in his life last week, Johnson says that he has been getting countless calls of interest from several big name players in the music fraternity, an industry he hopes to dominate in coming years.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tu7VGM1vbs4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tu7VGM1vbs4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1511171367854976877?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-22844003407889944372009-05-02T11:34:00.000-07:002009-05-02T11:43:28.280-07:00Usain Bolt Survives Car Crash<img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in;" alt="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/photo/competitions/other/34510_w400xh600.jpg" src="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/photo/competitions/other/34510_w400xh600.jpg" width="374" height="562" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br />This past Tuesday <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Usain</span> Bolt and two passengers survived Tuesday's car crash on Highway 2000. I think this is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">wakeup</span> call to so many who speed on the road like they are U.S. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Nascar</span> drivers.<br /><br /><span class="arial size12 black"><p>Bolt's car had been travelling into Kingston from Clarendon when the accident occurred. The road was slippery from afternoon showers.</p><p>Bolt and a female passenger were taken to a hospital in Spanish Town, near Kingston, where the Jamaican sprinter was treated before being sent home.</p></span>It has long been a tradition or a cultural experience for drivers to use the highways with reckless abandon. I remember growing up Jamaica and everyone drove like they owned the road. You either kept up or got ran off the road.<br /><br />According to the Jamaican Observer, Dr Lucien Jones , head of the National of the National Road Safety Council," Jamaicans need to take much more seriously the issue of road safety."<br /><br />As at 30 April, the number of fatal crashes for 2009 stood at 110, with 123 fatalities, similar to the statistics for 2008 for the same four-month period - 114 fatal crashes and 123 fatalities.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090501T200000-0500_150590_OBS_BOLT_CAR_CRASH_A_WAKE_UP_CALL___NRSC_.asp">Jamaican Observer</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2284400340788994437?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-18942202961464908722009-04-19T07:04:00.000-07:002009-04-19T07:04:00.829-07:00Top Jamaican Songs this Week<table width="70%" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td class="header" height="24">TW</td> <td class="header" height="24">LW</td> <td class="header" height="24">WOC</td> <td class="header" height="24">Play</td> <td class="songheader" height="24"> Song - Artist - Label</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 1 --> <td class="tw">1</td> <td class="lw">1</td> <td class="wc">14</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('mavado-soblessed.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> So Blessed (2 wks @ #1) - Mavado - Big Ship <!--|<a href="#" onclick="window.open('busysignal-nahgoajailagain-video.html', Contents_beenie','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=445,height=395'); return false;"> view video</a>--></td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 2 --> <td class="tw">2</td> <td class="lw">4</td> <td class="wc">10</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('prodigalson-headcyaanhotso.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Head Cyaan Hot So - Prodigal Son - Main Street Records</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 3 --> <td class="tw">3</td> <td class="lw">2</td> <td class="wc">11</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('vybzkartel-lastmanstanding.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Last Man Standing (Don't Run) (2 wks @ #1) - Vybz Kartel - Not Nice Productions</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 4 --> <td class="tw">4</td> <td class="lw">7</td> <td class="wc">15</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('elephantmanftdingdong-dipagain.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Dip Again - Elephant Man feat. Ding Dong - Big Ship</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 5 --> <td class="tw">5</td> <td class="lw">5</td> <td class="wc">11</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('konshens-thismeansmoney.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> This Means Money - Konshens - Head Concussion</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 6 --> <td class="tw">6</td> <td class="lw">3</td> <td class="wc">16</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('laden-timetoshine.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Time To Shine (3 wks @ #1) - Laden - Big Ship</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 7 --> <td class="tw">7</td> <td class="lw">6</td> <td class="wc">10</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('vybzkartel-getwild.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Get Wild - Vybz Kartel - Not Nice Productions</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 8 --> <td class="tw">8</td> <td class="lw">8</td> <td class="wc">6</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('busysignal-mekshestamma.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Mek She Stamma - Busy Signal - Big Ship</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 9 --> <td class="tw">9</td> <td class="lw">9</td> <td class="wc">5</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('vybzkartel-mama.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Mama - Vybz Kartel - Not Nice/Adidjaheim Records</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 10 --> <td class="tw">10</td> <td class="lw">11</td> <td class="wc">6</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('spice-nuhdaggera.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Nuh Daggera - Spice - Equinoxx</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 11 --> <td class="tw">11</td> <td class="lw">10</td> <td class="wc">14</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('vybzkartelftspice-rampingshop.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Ramping Shop (2 wks @ #1) - Vybz Kartel feat. Spice - Adidjaheim Records/Not Nice Productions</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 12 --> <td class="tw">12</td> <td class="lw">14</td> <td class="wc">4</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('mrvegas-iamblessed.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> I Am Blessed - Mr. Vegas - Live-Up</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 13 --> <td class="tw">13</td> <td class="lw">12</td> <td class="wc">11</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('rdx-benova.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Ben Ova (Wibble Wabble) - RDX - Young Blood</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 14 --> <td class="tw">14</td> <td class="lw">15</td> <td class="wc">5</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('brickandlace-bad2dibone.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Bad 2 Di Bone - Brick & Lace - Birchill Records</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 15 --> <td class="tw">15</td> <td class="lw">16</td> <td class="wc">3</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('vybzkartel-mindponmimoney.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Mind Pon Mi Money - Vybz Kartel - Live Up Records</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 16 --> <td class="tw">16</td> <td class="lw">17</td> <td class="wc">4</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('dingdong-managalis.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); return false;"> <img src="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/speaker.gif" alt="Play the Tune !" width="30" align="middle" border="0" height="34" /> </a> </td> <td class="song" onmouseover="this.className='song2'" onmouseout="this.className='song'"> Man A Galis - Ding Dong - Notice Productions</td> </tr> <tr> <!-- NR 17 --> <td class="tw">17</td> <td class="lw">19</td> <td class="wc">3</td> <td class="play"> <a href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html#" onclick="window.open('andrewandwadablood-hustlerforlife.htm', 'contents','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,left=20,top=2,screenX=20,screenY=5,width=475,height=185'); 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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-1894220296146490872?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-85161134500626037592009-04-18T06:39:00.000-07:002009-04-18T06:39:00.250-07:00Should Jamaicans Use Sports to Boost the Economy?<img alt="http://sportsjamaica.com/aimages/helsinki_20050812_01.jpg" src="http://sportsjamaica.com/aimages/helsinki_20050812_01.jpg" /><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://dresonic.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/asafa-powell-ja.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dresonic.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/powell-simpson-tipped-for-rjr-sports-foundation-awards/&usg=__h1K2egH9IQCvSOaDeJDQo4O6cls=&h=600&w=400&sz=35&hl=en&start=8&sig2=gTA9b20pCHi7HyCNf86TGg&um=1&tbnid=OgELLySeV15D7M:&tbnh=135&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djamaican%2Bsports%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=rN_nSe3wKpi4sgOutNT2AQ"><img style="border: 1px solid ;" src="http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:OgELLySeV15D7M:http://dresonic.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/asafa-powell-ja.jpg" width="90" height="135" /></a><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.globalgateway.org.uk/images/sports_350x267_jamaican%2520veronica%2520campbell.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.globalgateway.org.uk/Default.aspx%3Fpage%3D2467&usg=__pKboDbYT3gTRYfRU28k-9ydu1HE=&h=267&w=350&sz=74&hl=en&start=9&sig2=YGyJqJzMEEzkPiGk3HynyA&um=1&tbnid=y4kFYxWbgbFbwM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djamaican%2Bsports%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=rN_nSe3wKpi4sgOutNT2AQ"><img style="border: 1px solid ;" src="http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:y4kFYxWbgbFbwM:http://www.globalgateway.org.uk/images/sports_350x267_jamaican%2520veronica%2520campbell.jpg" width="120" height="92" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />With the world in a economic decline, I am wondering if Sports would be an avenue that Jamaica can use to their advantage. Carole Beckford wrote and article in the <a href="http://hospitalityjamaica.com/sports1.html">Jamaican Gleaner </a>suggesting this.<br /><br />These are some of the key points she used to support her argument.<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"> Foreign-exchange income for the country </span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"> International media attention </span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"> Temporary jobs for residents </span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"> Opportunities for other residents to volunteer. </span></li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">Over the next five years, World Track and Field championship is in Berlin (August 2009), World Cup Football, South Africa (July 2010) and Summer Olympic Games, London, (2012) are just some of the major events to take place; but there will be need for preparation tournaments and championships prior to these events.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Can the Jamaica Tourist Board work closer with the sporting federations to create our own sporting festival and throw their weight behind this venture? This was a question she posed in her article. I think that the JTB would do well to consider this venture. I know for a fact that this would bring global exposure to Jamaica and a major boost economically. We saw the attention that BOLT and COMPANY achieved last year at the Olympics.<br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-8516113450062603759?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-25954968955686276612009-04-18T06:20:00.000-07:002009-04-18T06:20:00.829-07:00Stop Jamaican Human Trafficking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SefhgLHdGxI/AAAAAAAACQo/F6c9q3_4HDs/s1600-h/Jamaican+Human+Trafficking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 372px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SefhgLHdGxI/AAAAAAAACQo/F6c9q3_4HDs/Jamaican+Human+Trafficking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325473027245021970" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>The awareness of human trafficking among Jamaicans is expected to increase significantly as People's Action for Community Transformation (PACT) has trained students as peer educator.<br /><br /></strong>Human trafficking, which is referred to as modern-day slavery, occurs when persons, especially women and children, are enticed into being taken or forcefully moved from one part of Jamaica to another, or from one country to another, where they are usually forced to work.<br /><br />Western Society for Upliftment in the Montego Bay and Church Action Negril, through its Theodore Project counseled the children.<br /><p>Mario Abrahams, one of the peer educators, lauded the programme, saying that he was well informed about trafficking and had been taking the message to his peers in his community.</p><p>"Living in the inner city does not make you less of a person. I am seen as a role model to my friends," Abrahams told the gathering.</p><p>Sadly, much of this is a part of Jamaican History- .<br /></p><p> Orlando Patterson writes in The Sociology of Slavery: "<span style="font-style: italic;">Slavery in </span><a class="kLink" oncontextmenu="return false;" id="KonaLink3" onmouseover="adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3);" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important; font-style: italic;" onclick="adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3);" onmouseout="adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3);" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070802/cleisure/cleisure2.html#" target="_new">Jamaica</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> led to the breakdown of all forms of social sanctions relating to sexual behaviour, and with this, to the disintegration of the institution of marriage both in its African and European forms. As one missionary described the situation, 'Every estate on the island - every Negro hut - was a common brothel; every female a prostitute; every man a libertine.' A male partner dared not complain if his 'wife' was taken by massa as he would be flogged 'couched under the name of some other misdemeanour'."</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now here we are doing the same thing centuries later to these young children....THIS NEEDS TO STOP!!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-2595496895568627661?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-55453217833405102112009-04-17T18:31:00.000-07:002009-04-17T18:31:00.661-07:00Bun and Cheese- Not Just and Easter Thing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SefdOg4mLiI/AAAAAAAACQg/bv0ZIBuoFjI/s1600-h/Jamaica+EasterBun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dBVGUBkK6Eg/SefdOg4mLiI/AAAAAAAACQg/bv0ZIBuoFjI/Jamaica+EasterBun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325468325804125730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />According to the Jamaican Observer, more then 90 per cent of Jamaicans consume bun and cheese, while Dairy Industries general manager Andrew Ho tells Thursday Food, "65 per cent of our cheese produced for the year is used up during Easter." Jamaicans love dem Bun and Cheese mon!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Food/images/20090408T230000-0500_149131_OBS_SAY_CHEESE__2.jpg" width="200" align="left" border="0" height="301" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fitzroy Johnson of Sovereign Supermarket outlines that his store orders around 250 cases of cheese and that stocks are usually exhausted well before Easter.<br />"Clearly we stock all types, but at Easter Tastee is the boss.that's the cheese Jamaicans prefer." <p id="story">But while the rubbery, salty appeal of Tastee might win out come Easter time, John R Wong exec Gloria Henderson says her company is never out of cheese, it's something Jamaicans eat year round.</p><br />I love Tastee cheese. Yes, it is true it is a bit salty, but there is no other cheese that goes so perfect with bun. ...and yes we can eat that all year long.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-5545321783340510211?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-49223214671798531502009-04-16T18:26:00.000-07:002009-04-16T18:31:01.574-07:00Jamaican one million squatters reported<img alt="http://cdn.wn.com/o25/ph//2009/01/22/2dff4da8d872b5fabdab1e8b83d88f72-grande.jpg" src="http://cdn.wn.com/o25/ph//2009/01/22/2dff4da8d872b5fabdab1e8b83d88f72-grande.jpg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Well, I am not surprised at these numbers. We have had so many people who have abandoned their property in lieu of the violence in some areas. Housing Minister Dr Horace Chang stunned parliament yesterday with a startling disclosure that nearly one million Jamaicans, or just over a third of the population, are squatters.</span> <p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">Politicians in the parliament were obviously shocked by the news from Chang who quickly added: "There are some 700 squatter settlements islandwide, meaning just about a third of the Jamaican population is squatting; they vary from the very small to some large ones."</span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">"You frighten me when you tell me a third of the country which is 900,000 are squatters... I can't think of a more serious social problem than this," People's National Party (PNP) chairman and MP for North West St Catherine, Robert Pickersgill, remarked.</span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">I can't either.</span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p id="story"><span style="font-size:130%;">REad more here----<a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090415T210000-0500_149516_OBS_SHOCK_AND_AWE__.asp">-HERE</a><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23234049-4922321467179853150?l=iriejamaica.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>iriegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624900201571871081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23234049.post-81017464728402444292009-04-16T18:17:00.000-07:002009-04-16T18:25:46.367-07:00More Jamaicans are Joining the Farm Work Programs<img alt="" src="http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news/_files/Image/2009/april16/WORK-2.jpg" width="250" border="1" height="162" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br />The sad part about this topic is many of them might not be returning. 166 Jamaicans left on Tuesday morning to join the program in Canada, while another 96 left in the afternoon for the United States where they will work in greenhouses and open farms.<br /><br />According to the Minister of Labor and Social Security, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pearnel</span> Charles, the departures represent his Ministry's commitment to provide employment for persons, despite the global economic challenges. Okay, how are you providing employment by shipping the people to another country.<br /><br />I find it interesting that as Jamaica "Westernizes" (yes I am making that a word) itself that it is going away from the one thing that has expanded the country economically. That is farming. Years ago (we are talking decades) Jamaica's farmers were a strong staple in building the Jamaican economy. Now, as fast foods and technology takes over the island, the simple staples (yam, banana, coco, pimento..) are fast going away. The poor farmers have to raise the prices just to make ends meet in their own families.<br /><br /><br />Charles says, "It is projected that about 6,800 Jamaicans will be sent to Canadian on the program this year, which is 500 more than last year's 6,300, while the Ministry is trying to stick as close as possible to the 6,000 jobs provided in the United States program last year."<br /><br /></span>Source: <a href="http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-15725--9-9--.html">Caribbean Net</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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