No come a Jamaica if yuh sick

Many of Jamaica's healthcare professionals are currently executing a sickout. Yesterday Dr. Fenton Ferguson acknowledged that services at most health facilities island wide  are on limited to emergency only basis.
I understand and sympathize  with the healthcare professionals but healthcare was at a low before this sickout. When you are on an island that has limited choice of healthcare facilities this really affects the public.

According to public reports Ferguson told the House of Representatives that there was no "elective surgery" taking place at the healthcare facilities  He did state that the ministry knew how to deal with such emergencies.

How do you feel about this crisis in Jamaica.

Lime employees protest

LIME (telecommunications company) are set to protest due to lack of showing at meeting held at the Ministry of Labor  yesterday. This is the second meeting where no company members showed up regarding the possible cut of 300 jobs.

It has been reported that about 800 people will show up. I feel that many of these companies are all about money. It is not just LIME but other companies throughout the island . I think other companies need to watch this protest carefully. The only thing walkouts do is slow production. It hurts not only the business but the consumer as well.

Read protest story here 

Do You Think Buju Banton Will Run?

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?

...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.

   

Rema Man get big Joke

The Jamaica Star 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. 

"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.

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.



For more of the story click here----> Jamaica Star

OAS to give Aid to Hurrican Affected Countries

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.

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.

Read More of the Story Here -------> HERE

Dead Body Found In Car

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.

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.

More of the story here---> Observer

Farewell to Adina Edwards

With songs such as Precious Lord, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Love Walks With Me and He Touched Me, Adina Edwards has placed herself in the heart of many gospel l lovers. Adina Edwards, who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies on Friday, April 4, at the age of 83, has left behind six children.

She was greatly admired for her vocal prowess and musicianship, as well as her determination to use her God-given talent, despite being physically challenged. During the mid-1970s, Adina Edwards, who during the '60s recorded an unreleased album at Studio One for the late Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, ceased her public appearances

Some of her songs can be found on the box sets below.

• 20 Dragon Hits
  • Love I Festival
• Baba Boom !
  • Love I Festival
• Dynamic Sound Of Jamaica
  • Write Me A Letter
• Trojan Jamaica Box Set
  • Jamaica, My Isle
• Trojan Seventies Box Set

Where Is The Road?

Wednesday with a strong rain blowing across the islands the effects were seen in the Ocho Rios, Saint Ann area. St Ann Parish Disaster Co-ordinator Alvin Clarke, who was heading into an emergency meeting at around 3:00 pm, confirmed 20 cases of severe flooding being investigated by his office.

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) also reported that a retaining wall collapsed in Mansfield Flats resulting in severe damage to a house





Well, even though Jamaica is a land of sunshine and beaches, the natural elements can (and have) taken its toll on the island.

Supermarkets, fast food restaurants, offices, gas stations, stores, banks, and all other enterprises located at ground level were affected.

Source: Jamaican Observer

Wha A gwan?

Here are some Current News Items:

• Cash Plus Workers - The RJR News Centre understands that the workers who are employed to the phone card distribution centre of the alternative investment company have not been paid their March Salaries.
• Cops Killers Remanded-Three men accused of abducting and killing a Police Constable last month were remanded when they appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Criminal Court on Wednesday.
• Authority losing fight against Crime- Despite promises by the authorities to curb the crime wave, figures show that they are losing the battle.
• Prime Minister causes
  
• Female Inmate on the Run-The woman, Regina Lewis, 28, escaped while in the custody of warders at the St Jago Park Health Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
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Body Dug Up From Dirt Floor of Home

Marsha Martin of Guava Gap, Stony Hill had been missing since March 31st. Sadly, yesterday her remains were found in the dirt floor of the house that she shared with her common law husband, Donald Coleman.

Coleman confessed to killing her (on March 31st) but did not state where the body was. His confession angered residents who tied him to a street signpost and beat him unconscious before going on an intense search for the missing woman.

For More of the Story Read Jamaican Star

Air Jamaica is Increasing Flights

Air Jamaica is increasing its seat capacity from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to both Barbados and Grenada, effective April 1, 2008.

Paul Pennicook, Air Jamaica’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, announced that the Caribbean carrier will continue to serve the New York-Barbados route with daily nonstop flights, upgrading the existing A-320 Airbus aircraft to the larger A-321 which carries an additional 38 seats.

Flights to Grenada will also be increasing.

Source: Caribbean News