By: Ishi Among the myriad of beauty pageants currently in existence around the world sits one that aims at preserving life. It is called the MISS EARTH® Beauty Pageant.
Initiated in 2001 it is one that strikes a pleasant chord of longevity since its objective is to incorporate awareness of a worthy cause, with the concept of pageantry and beauty queens.
On November 9 Karla Henry of The Philippines was crowned MISS EARTH® 2008, following the 8th edition of the pageant, held at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.
The MISS EARTH® Beauty Pageant was initiated in 2001 by Carousel Productions Inc., who basically wanted to reinvent and improve beauty competitions by introducing the idea that beauty queens would be good and effective advocates for worthy causes. Organizers realized that beauty pageants are extremely popular, with many people not only admiring the beauties, but also aspiring to become crowned. As a result they decided this would be an excellent platform to launch an awareness campaign around the preservation of the environment and protection of beautiful Mother Earth. It was thought that for beauty to last, we must live in a healthy world.
Miss Earth Jamaica 2008 is 21 year old Simone Kristen Burke and while she was not successful as either semi-finalist or finalist, the conscious ‘earthy’ beauty represented Jamaica very well. Born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, she developed a penchant for animals and nature while living for a time in her mother’s native land of Guyana. Returning to Jamaica at age 10, she attended Immaculate Conception prep and high schools where she was elected Head Girl in 2005 - 2006. Currently enrolled at the University of the West Indies, she plans to complete a Bachelors Degree in Biochemistry and aspires to be a Veterinarian. Her charismatic persona and determination to stand up for the preservation of the earth, thrust her into the winning spot to step up for Jamaica.
This year’s winner from the Philippines created history for the pageant, since it was the first time that a contestant from the Philippines as well as from Asia, took the crown. The runners-up were: Miss Earth Air (first runner-up) – from Tanzania, Miriam Odemba; Miss Earth Water (second runner-up) from Mexico, Abigail Elizalde; Miss Earth Fire (third runner-up) from Brazil, Tatiane Alves.
The final question in the Miss Earth 2008 contest was: "If you have the chance to speak to the newly-elected US President Barack Obama about the state of the global environment, what would you tell him?"
Miss Earth 2008, Karla Henry said: "If ever I'd meet him, I would encourage him to implement environmental knowledge in the curriculum of all schools whether in the United States or in the Philippines. Environmental knowledge is something that all of us must share, but most importantly we must teach the youth that this is something that we should instill in them so that in the near future they will be the ones to take care of our mother Earth."
The beauty queens toured different islands of the Philippines with the theme "Green Lifestyle", promoting recycling and engaging in activities like tree planting in the provinces of Albay, Batangas, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Palawan,and Rizal.
By: Jaide Mark your calendars on January 22 to 24 to remind yourselves of the 2009 edition of the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival scheduled to take place at the historical Aqueduct, Rose Hall, Montego Bay.
Festival promoters, Turn-Key Productions is bringing another grand showcase of the world’s dearest and best for the three day festival that has been a ‘must see’ for many who travel from far and wide to attend. Formerly dubbed ‘The Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival’, the Fest has been re-named; and the new branding of this annual event is now JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival, as it has been endorsed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), the Title Sponsor. Former owner and promoter, Air Jamaica, remains committed as a partner and will now be a presenting sponsor.
Pleased with the new JTB affiliation, President of Turn-Key Productions, Walter Elmore said, "We are excited about the name change as it reflects the confidence that the Jamaica Tourist Board has placed in us to stage a world class event which is worthy to be associated with the brand JAMAICA."
Expected to be even more exhilarating than in previous years, the festival will continue its tradition of featuring the very best Jamaican and international performers. Grammy Award winning R&B icon, Lionel Ritchie, the multi-talented UK newcomer, Estelle, hot old-timers, The O-Jays, super Reggae crooner, Maxi Priest and hit-makers Atlantic Starr are among the many artists slated to electrify the stage this year.
It will be the O’Jays 50th year of performing as a group in 2009, and they plan to produce an anniversary DVD, using their performance in Jamaica, which will be their debut anniversary showcase.
Maxi Priest is also planning to ride on the high tides of the festival as his latest CD will be released around the same time.
Top vocalist Randy Crawford will be among the stellar line-up and he appears with pianist Joe Sample. Both have a long history of thrilling audiences with hits like, “Streetlife” from 1979, that was recorded with R&B veterans The Crusaders and their most recent hit, “Feeling Good.” Saxophonist Alto Reed from Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band will perform as Alto Reed and the Blues Entourage. Lou Gramm who formerly sang lead with Foreigner, will be there, as will Nikki Yanofsky, the Canadian 14 year-old, who was a hit last year at The Aqueduct on Rose Hall.
More than 40,000 people are expected to attend the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival 2009; and they will stream in from all corners of the world, as there is currently increased attention to promoting it globally.
Hot Mondays is only getting hotter as the holiday spirit enters the atmosphere. The usual throng of revelers turned out this week to turn Savanna Plaza completely upside down with zealous merriment.
As one of the regular spots where top entertainers rock, groove and dagger, the Hot Mondays weekly session is also the number one place for ‘celeb sightings’.
This week’s street dance was ‘off the chain’ with entertainers like: Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Ninja Kid, Harry Toddler, Gyptian, Cutty Ranks and I Octane bubbling in the place. A whole slew of upcoming artists were also getting down at the spot.
It was also a pleasure to see the woman who has been crowned, ‘Miss Dagga’ – livening up the place.
It was definitely a night of ‘fulljoyment’ for all.
Beenie Man has launched a collective counter attack on a series of scandals that plagued him during the year. As the 2008 draws to an end ‘The Doctor’ has decided to settle the scores in one shot with his latest release titled, “That’s Life”.
Recorded on Sonny Spoon’s rhythm, ‘Chemistry’, ace dancehall DJ Beenie Man, speaks out in his song on the alleged disloyalty of his wife Michelle ‘D’Angel Downer-Davis. In the song he says, “dem say mi nearly mad and mi wife tek another man, so what, mi get another gal…a hundred dozen gal soon reach a million, life is what you make it, move on."
Other controversies are addressed in his verses that touch many topics, like the supposed attack on DJ Spice, that Beenie Man denies vehemently saying, "who box Spice? Yu nuh hear say a 20 man/last time mi check myself, mi neva have 20 hand."
On a lighter side Beenie Man speaks of his numerous headlines in The Gleaner and Jamaica Observer this past year, saying that by now he should have shares in those media houses.
On a more sensitive note, ‘The Doctor’ shares his feelings about the pregnancy of Desha Gaye, his teenaged daughter with the following lyrics:
Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida came alive recently as over 20,000 people turned out for the 7th annual Jerk Festival.
Jerk connoisseurs were out in full force at the event that was mainly sponsored by Air Jamaica and Publix. No-one left disappointed, as the combination of all styles of jerk food, beverages of all types and outstanding live entertainment resulted in a Jerk Fest that was an exciting success.
Grown to become one of Florida’s most anticipated Caribbean events, the Jerk Festival gives chefs a chance to not only showcase their skills, but also compete for prizes in the Publix Jerk Cook-Off. Traditionally the main feature of the festival, this serious competition sees rival chefs going at it with all the ingenuity and spices that they possess as they vie for the coveted gold, silver and bronze dutch pot trophies, bragging rights and cash prizes.
Indigenous to Jamaica, the art of Jerk cooking has become very popular worldwide. While pork and chicken are the usual foods prepared in this ‘barbecue type’ fashion with a unique blend of seasonings, other foods like tofu, yam, fritters; and even jerk popcorn and ice cream were on hand for the international audience in attendance.
Certainly an event to evoke dreams of home, the Jamaicans were out in full force, not only thrilling their palates, but also enjoying the entertainment, like presentations at the Jamaica National Cultural Stage, where a Cooyah Clothing driven fashion show and a showcase of the Miss Jamaica Florida winners was presented. More fun was to be had at places like: the Party Pavilion, where popular DJs ran things; the Grace/ Western Union Cultural Stage, that featured folklore and comedy; and the Main Stage, where the music was Jammin.
Dedicated to the late Byron Lee O.J., the Main Stage presentation included stellar acts like: Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, Chalice, Causion and Shiela Hylton.
Winner of the jerk cook-off competition was Dr. Sharon Jefferson of Plantation, who was also last year’s winner.
The event was produced by Riddims Marketing and Jamaica Awareness Inc. Other sponsors were: Western Union, Grace Fods, Sun Sentinel, WAVS Radio and Caribean National Weekly.
By: Ricardo Bailey Last Saturday night Rebel T was crowned ‘The Greatest’ at the Guiness Sounds of Greatness finals that rocked Kingston’s Mas Camp in what was definitely the most intense showdown since the competition began. Rebel T and Bodyguard were the major players, as they battled for the grand prize of a J$250,000.
Scheduled to begin at 8:00pm, the event got underway around two hours late and by then Mas Camp was tightly packed with patrons grooving to the early juggling of Turbo Crown from Spanish Town and one of Portmore’s best, 876AreaCode. Setting the mood with some 1990’s dancehall and reggae selections, the two moved the crowd for about an hour.
At 11:00pm it was clash time with the first round of 30 minutes showcasing each sound system’s ‘juggling skills’. Rebel T won the toss and chose to have Bodyguard begin; and their introduction was quite a fine start as they threw down some vintage tunes from artists like bounty Killer and Super Cat; that got the crowd hyped up.
Rebel T took their turn after an excellent Bodyguard round and they certainly stood their ground. Coming on strong with the same flavor, Rebel T managed to conjure up more audience response and as a result they were chosen as winners of round one by the judges.
It was then on to round two and the ‘tune for tune’ set, during which each sound could only play ten tracks. Bodyguard was a bit sloppy in this round, but that resulted from some unfortunate technical difficulties brought on by some faulty equipment provided by promoters. There was no sympathy in store for Bodyguard as judges gave Rebel T the second round despite the technical hitch that was out of Bodyguard’s control.
‘Dub for dub’ was the theme of round three and dubplates were flying from each sound, but the highlight of the night was a Bodyguard exclusive from Michael Sharp of TVJ; dissing Fire Ras of Rebel T.
Theodore Whitmore speaks with Digicel Sports Sponsorship Manager Paula Pinnock-Macleod and JFF Marketing Manager Arlene Sinclair on his return with the Boyz
By: Petal Elon Robinson, one of Jamaica’s top producers in the mid nineties has died. Robinson whose Top Ranking and El Paso label adorned several hits of the 90s passed away in a Miami Hospital on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 after being admitted with chest pains.
Some of his work over the years includes: “Fight Back” with Garnett Silk and Richie Stephens; “Suspicion”- Delroy Wilson; “Buff Baff” sung by Richie Stephens; “Baby Be Still” - Garnett Silk; “Knocking On Heavens Door” with Ed Robinson; “Does She” by First Blood and many others.
Throughout his career Robinson produced songs with many artists like: Terry Ganzie, Gregory Isaacs, Chaka Demus, Johnny P, Cutty Ranks, Jack Raddix, Tony Tuff, Singing Melody and others.
Robinson lived in Montego Bay for the past 30 years and was the owner of El Paso and Top Ranking Record Stores in Sam Sharpe Square, Baywest, Westgate and Spring Plaza, Born in Water Works, Westmoreland, he was a successful businessman operating many fabulous clothing stores in Western Jamaica as well.
He is survived by his wife Pauline children Roger, Randy, Paula and Susan. Mr. Robinson would have been 60 years old in December.
By: Petal Several families and friends in Westmoreland are now in mourning after getting the news of the death of 18 year-old Lisa Leslie who hailed from Three Miles River and 18 year-old Carey Dawes of Walter Cheddesing Drive, Llandilo.
According to reports, the two were traveling on the Petersfield Main Road in Westmoreland with a group of friends from a Birthday Party in Savanna-La-Mar on Saturday, November 15, 2008. They were on their way to Montego Bay where they planned to attend another event, when the two cars carrying the students ended up in a serious crash.
Dawes who was a passengers in one of the cars was thrown from the vehicle and died on the spot, while Leslie died while undergoing treatment in hospital.
Eight other persons were admitted for treatment, six were released. Leslie was a student of the Montego Bay based Pre-University School, Union Street, while Dawes was a student of the Frome Community College in Savanna-La-Mar.
One man shot dead outside of JLP Conference Labor Party (JLP) was holding their 65th annual conference.
Reports state that before the AGM started, some shooting erupted just outside the arena, that ended up resulting in the killing of one man and wounding of two others who are in hospital now battling for their lives.
While no reports have been filed as to the possible motive for the fatal shooting, the Prime Minister and leader of the JLP said investigations will be thorough.
It was unfortunately Ken Boothe’s turn to go through what UK immigration officials call the random spot check last week, much to his chagrin.
The veteran artist and his wife felt highly humiliated after being put through the mill at the United Kingdom’s Gatwick airport.
He told The Star that he needed to let people know about the extremely unfair experience that saw both him and his wife being subjected to an extensive and distressing process.
Boothe explained that upon arriving at the UK point of entry, instead of the customary initial questioning by immigration officers, that usually seeks the answer to queries like, “what is the purpose of your visit,” he was verbally accosted with a question that came as a shocking surprise. While inspecting Boothe’s passport the immigration officer’s first question was whether or not he was wanted by the police.
A seasoned traveler, the Jamaican icon, who has been thrilling audiences across the world for decades, set the officer straight as he has never been a wanted man.
Next the couple’s documents were taken away for further scrutiny and returned by a different officer who was female. The woman then gave Jamaica’s musical hero a thorough search of his luggage and pockets, before taking him to another area, to tell him he was now free to go.
The couple was released after two grueling and embarrassing hours of inspection in that airport; and Boothe said he felt so awful, it was as if he was being deported; and all eyes were on him and his wife as they went through the ordeal.
One immigration officer told Yardflex that random checks know no identifications and everyone can expect that it could happen to them sometime.
Yardflex was told that these checks can happen at different points in any airport, like at the security clearance stations where people are often pulled aside and given a full body rub down, asked to remove their shoes and even given a proper head massage as well.
New York based record producing giant, Johnny Wonder has been busy executing all elements of a current production timeline, set for the shooting of Volume II of his famed “Dancehall Draft Picks” DVD series.
With more than 20 years experience in the dancehall business Wonder initiated the “Dancehall Draft Picks” series to give an in depth look into the world of dancehall.
Equipped with his camera and vivid imagination Wonder is in Jamaica to capture what is commonly thought of as the mystifying dancehall underground.
“Dancehall Draft Picks” Volume I was an immense success that saw Wonder move more than 10,000 copies worldwide. That DVD featured stellar dancehall rulers like: Busy Signal, Mavado, Aidonia and Tony Matterhorn.
The DVD series captures the raw deal, as it unfolds on the dancehall scene with engaging interviews and hot performance clips from some of the most popular studios and toughest stage shows. Volume II will mimic the first DVD in the series with video cuts that feature some of the latest hot shot artists in the dancehall.
Wonder projects that this upcoming full length documentary to be released in 2009, will give the viewer a unique perspective of reggae in Jamaica; captured by a lens that tracked some of dancehall’s hottest artists through their daily and nightly activities.
Dancehall Draft Picks Volume II will include: Serani, Bugle, Konshens, Stephen "Da Genius" McGregor, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Queen Ifrica, Pamputae, Chino, Andrew and Wadah Blood, Mad Ras and many more. Mavado, Bounty Killer and other established artists also make appearances, giving their opinions on the current state of Dancehall and the new recruits.
The world’s Most Beautiful Bottoms were singled out and crowned at a competition held in France last week.
Brazilian ‘butt’ beauty, Melanie Nunes Fronckowiak and French ‘derriere’ hunk, Saiba Bombote beat all contestants who hailed from more than 26 countries to take home the grand prize of ₤15,000 cash.
Forty-five finalists paraded their perfect ‘booties’ past a panel of judges in Paris that included supermodel, Adriana Karembeu and Italian astronaut, Paolo Nespoli.
Contestants entered the contest – now in its second year, by logging on to www.sloggi.com, where 11,200 entries were reportedly received. The pubic also had a say, with over 31 million people casting votes online.
The international organization, Stop Murder Music singled out eight dancehall artists at its inception and have made them a target for their campaign to see dancehall music cease to call for the attack of gays.
‘Fire Man’ Capleton is one of the eight who was approached last year by the gay rights group to sign and abide by a document called the Reggae Compassionate Act (RCA); binding artists to display onstage behavior change that would see them stop inciting violence against gays.
Capleton is one of three who signed what was launched as a sort of peace treaty and gay rights activists in Switzerland last week cried foul, because they say he went back on his word.
Ten girls were sashed at the Pier One Complex on Wednesday November 12, 2008. The girls will be vying for the Miss Freezone Pageant title set to take place at the Knutsford Car Park beside the Montego Bay Tax Office.
The sashing was promoted in association with L.I.M.E. Cellular Services, who also handed out souvenirs.
Contestants receiving sashes were: Tameka Rutherford – Miss Cars To Go, Nicole Stoddart – Miss Alwis Fashion, Chantal Lyons – Miss A & B Fashion, Nicole Johnson – T & S Collection, Samantha Lowe – Brands Unlimited, Lacey-Ann Dobson – Miss Pier One, Nickeisha Grant – Sound Gotti, Petrona Foster – Regal Bakery, Ashley Cunningham – A.C.S. and Natola Street.
On December 6, 2008 all ten well deserving beauties will compete in the finals that will begin at 8:30pm.
Busy Signal is slated to appear as special guest artiste.
Intro
Switch it, just use your imagination. heh
Ghetto living uptown, uptown living in the garrison,(Talking)
Eeh! It wouldn’t be easy, could never be easy, not at all, aaaah.
Yeah! A nuh disrespect, is jus people living other peoples footsteps, it’s more like a reality check.. yuh nah mean. hah
[Chorus]
Imagine uptown people a live inna the ghetto fi a week, Week
Down town move gone inna the uptown town area things nice proper English dem a speak.
Uptown people could a neva stand it when the pipe dem a leak, Leak
First of all dem nuh know how fi bridge light, nuh wah use the igloo with the ice them use to fridge life.
[Verse 1]
Picture Portia a live a Spain, picture Bruce Golding live a hundred lane,
Picture me, way richer dan Mattalon, while him live a Kentire pon piece a capture land,
Picture Michael Lee-Chin hold off the gully side him and the thugs dem a bleach so yuh cah go beside,
Picture, Bush Stewart a wipe car glass and a ask fi the change weh yuh got, Nooo, nooo.
It wouldn’t be easy trading places with the ghetto,
It wouldnt be easy fi hear rich people voice a echo
It wouldn’t be easy, it wouldnt be nice to see us rise give dem a surprise and mek dem knoe we also can live these life.
Serani keeps coming up with steaming tracks, making him one of Jamaica’s hottest and most ingenious dancehall artists these days.
His latest slamming tune, “No Games” is currently in heavy rotation on New York’s HOT 97 and continues to gain momentum, expanding Serani’s popularity on the international dancehall circuit.
With the added recognition that hit songs bring, the skillful performer, writer, composer and producer of music has been sought out by many for collaborations and production possibilities.
Dancehall artist,Dolamite known also as ‘The Seeker’ from the famous hardcore Harlseden based UK Suncycle Crew recently hooked up with Serani, who will be featured on a track for his upcoming album.
The track, produced by Suncycle is titled, “Disease Heart” and while its melodies ring sweet, the lyrics harshly denounce ‘haters’; and is in line with Serani’s own sentiment on the topic of ‘bad minded’ and jealous folk.
In Jamaica for the past couple of weeks, Dolamite and Serani have been working with famed video director Rick Elgood who is putting the video together for “Disease Heart” that is already a broadcast favorite; getting airplay in Jamaica and abroad after only just being released.
Big money woes have been an ongoing problem for many trusting persons who fell for another one of the investment schemes that turned out to be a ‘get rich quick’ bomb. When investors tried to collect from Partners Financial, the ‘tricksters’ offices simply closed its doors for good.
Blown out of stability by the ‘losing bomb blast’, investors in Partners Financial have been clamoring for many years at the untrustworthy mutual fund initiator, Gerald Puey who has basically taken money from a large amount of unsuspecting people, effectively duping them.
Promising a whopping 18 percent return on monies invested, Puey hoodwinked many. It has been six years since his customers were invited into the scheme that crashed miserably.
Only a very small amount of investors have been able to see any returns at all.
Is the trend of money scammers ever going to come to a screeching halt or is there more unveiling of corruption in this area to come?
The future is uncertain, but Jamaicans who have fallen prey are despondent yet still hanging on to a slight beam of hope that they will be able to retrieve some of their badly invested cash.
Minister of Tourism, Ed Bartlett, says several UK investors are looking at the possibility of investing in Jamaica’s tourism sector which is viewed by many as an excellent investment opportunity.
Mr. Bartlett, who spoke an investment seminar staged by Jamaica Trade & Invest (JT&I) at the World Travel Market in London yesterday, said the Jamaica’s strengthening of its infrastructure and also its tourism product was proof that the island was ready to welcome new investments and expand existing ones.
Citing investments in a sophisticated, telecommunications infrastructure, the current expansion and upgrading of the two international airports to world class standards, and development of modern road networks and highways as examples, Mr. Bartlett said this had created avenues for several attractive investments within the tourism sector.
According Minister Bartlett: “We’ve attracted much foreign direct investments, comprising mostly through Spanish hotels which are expected add an extra 10, 000 rooms over the next five years. There’ve also been investments in various properties ranging from high-end to affordable accommodation an we expect this will raise the current number of 30,000 rooms to 15, 000.
The tourism minister also noted that plans were underway for the construction of a jet port in the parish of St. Thomas which would open the south-eastern tourism corridor, and reposition Port Antonio as the luxury capital of Jamaica.
He added that a contract had been recently signed with Royal Cruise Lines to construct the largest cruise ship pier in the Caribbean at Falmouth, to berth the largest cruise liner ever built - ‘Oasis of the Seas”. The vessel is scheduled to begin making calls in May 2010, and is capable of carrying 5000 passengers as well as a crew of 2000.
The Tourism Minister also noted that several investment opportunities existed in specialized areas such Ecotourism, Soft Adventure, Health and Wellness, Heritage & Culture and Sports Tourism, to name a few.
He added that Jamaica had made significant progress on its globalization path, adding that the country was ready to compete successfully with other players in the global marketplace.
The Hip Hop world is notorious for homophobic attitudes, but Eminem's protégé and fellow rapper Trick Trick takes gay hate to a whole new level.
In an interview with All Hip Hop, Trick Trick said: “Homosexuals are probably not gonna like this album. I don’t want your faggot money any goddamn way. I don’t like [homosexuality]. Carry that shit somewhere else.”
The rapper also despises society's acceptance of homosexuality: “It’s just that every time that you turn on the TV, that sissy shit is on. And they act like it's fucking okay. The world is changing for the worst [sic] when shit like that happens. And I address that issue. I address it hard as hell.”
A Lady was travelling along Caledonia road in Mandeville, when she was involved in a traffic accident with a man who was driving a car. They both agreed to go to a nearby police station to make a report.
Here's the dialogue of her conversation with the police officer on duty:
Lady: Mawning offica
Officer: Mawning Maam
Lady: I'm here to report an accident
Officer: Go ahead Maam
Lady: Offica, mi seh mi a cum enuh, and when mi realise the man a cum too, mi start blow the man, and all di blow mi a blow the man, him still cum inna mi.
Officer: Lady it look like a sex argument yuh a talk bout.
Lady: No offica, but look how the man mash up the whole a mi front.
Among the myriad of beauty pageants currently in existence around the world sits one that aims at preserving life. It is called the MISS EARTH® Beauty Pageant. 
Mark your calendars on January 22 to 24 to remind yourselves of the 2009 edition of the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival scheduled to take place at the historical Aqueduct, Rose Hall, Montego Bay. 
Hot Mondays is only getting hotter as the holiday spirit enters the atmosphere. The usual throng of revelers turned out this week to turn Savanna Plaza completely upside down with zealous merriment. 
Beenie Man has launched a collective counter attack on a series of scandals that plagued him during the year. As the 2008 draws to an end ‘The Doctor’ has decided to settle the scores in one shot with his latest release titled, “That’s Life”. 
Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida came alive recently as over 20,000 people turned out for the 7th annual Jerk Festival. 
Last Saturday night Rebel T was crowned ‘The Greatest’ at the Guiness Sounds of Greatness finals that rocked Kingston’s Mas Camp in what was definitely the most intense showdown since the competition began. Rebel T and Bodyguard were the major players, as they battled for the grand prize of a J$250,000. 
Theodore Whitmore speaks with Digicel Sports Sponsorship Manager Paula Pinnock-Macleod and JFF Marketing Manager Arlene Sinclair on his return with the Boyz
Elon Robinson, one of Jamaica’s top producers in the mid nineties has died. Robinson whose Top Ranking and El Paso label adorned several hits of the 90s passed away in a Miami Hospital on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 after being admitted with chest pains. 
Several families and friends in Westmoreland are now in mourning after getting the news of the death of 18 year-old Lisa Leslie who hailed from Three Miles River and 18 year-old Carey Dawes of Walter Cheddesing Drive, Llandilo. 
Labor Party (JLP) was holding their 65th annual conference. 
It was unfortunately Ken Boothe’s turn to go through what UK immigration officials call the random spot check last week, much to his chagrin. 
New York based record producing giant, Johnny Wonder has been busy executing all elements of a current production timeline, set for the shooting of Volume II of his famed “Dancehall Draft Picks” DVD series. 
The world’s Most Beautiful Bottoms were singled out and crowned at a competition held in France last week. 
The international organization, Stop Murder Music singled out eight dancehall artists at its inception and have made them a target for their campaign to see dancehall music cease to call for the attack of gays. 
Ten girls were sashed at the Pier One Complex on Wednesday November 12, 2008. The girls will be vying for the Miss Freezone Pageant title set to take place at the Knutsford Car Park beside the Montego Bay Tax Office. 
Serani keeps coming up with steaming tracks, making him one of Jamaica’s hottest and most ingenious dancehall artists these days. 
Big money woes have been an ongoing problem for many trusting persons who fell for another one of the investment schemes that turned out to be a ‘get rich quick’ bomb. When investors tried to collect from Partners Financial, the ‘tricksters’ offices simply closed its doors for good. 
Minister of Tourism, Ed Bartlett, says several UK investors are looking at the possibility of investing in Jamaica’s tourism sector which is viewed by many as an excellent investment opportunity. 
The Hip Hop world is notorious for homophobic attitudes, but Eminem's protégé and fellow rapper Trick Trick takes gay hate to a whole new level.
A Lady was travelling along Caledonia road in Mandeville, when she was involved in a traffic accident with a man who was driving a car. They both agreed to go to a nearby police station to make a report.