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Be kind to yourself and others in 2018. Eat less sugar, drink more water. Eat less salt, eat more fruit and vegetables. Sit less and exercise more. Don't use social media to gossip and destroy. Wishing you good health, wisdom, courage, discernment, compassion Happy New Year!

@CaroleBeckford You, your mom and the rest of your family are in my thoughts.

A week ago (May 13) my family was rocked by the passing of younger sister, Coleen. The pain is still there and the wound fresh. We are guided by Faith and support from you. #NuffLove

🔘 Jamaican sent to US prison for scamming 73-year-old woman Roshard Andrew Carty, a 34-year-old Jamaican man, has been sentenced to three years in a US prison after pleading guilty to scamming a Washington state retiree of more than US$600,000. Investigators fear that given his relentless characteristic, Carty may return to fraud after his prison term. ▫️Court records show that Carty first contacted the 73-year-old southwest Washington victim in 2020. He posed as an employee of Publisher’s Clearinghouse and claimed the victim won $22 million and a car in the lottery, but that she needed to pay taxes and fees to access her winnings. ▫️Ultimately, the victim lost her home without receiving any of the fictitious prize money. "At every turn when she tried to end the contact, he persisted playing on her isolation and her fear of losing the money she had already lost. He stole the money she was counting on to retire," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. ▫️ The scammer used various phone numbers and texting programmes to contact the victim thousands of times. When she tried to cut off contact, he tried sending tow trucks, and pizza deliveries, and asked her landlord for a welfare check to try to get back in touch with the elderly woman. HOW THE SCAM WORKED ▫️After claiming that the woman had won a car and money in the lottery, between August 2020 and February 2024, Carty convinced her to send more than $600,000 to various money couriers throughout the United States. The couriers ultimately sent the money to him in Jamaica. ▫️Carty’s requests for cash started small and grew over time. He directed the victim to remove small amounts of cash from her accounts and send them via FedEx to US locations. Carty told the victim the money was lost or stolen and demanded more.

@ibkontehja @DiGenius1 I agree that we should embrace the larger opportunity, however, that doesn't mean at all cost. You're absolutely right that the challenge is also with the education system. Yuh know how long nuff a wi a talk bout dat. What is the real role of a ministry of culture? More anon.

@ibkontehja @DiGenius1 Excellent article Ibrahim! I reinforce that I spoke of the brilliance of what Stephen McGregor has done. My concern is with some artist's lyrics. I'm fully aware of the risqué nature of aspects of our music. There are 2 Rs at play 'Risqué and Raw'. Not Implied...but stated.

Ibrahim Konteh | Hill & Gully Ride Riddim put culture back at the center My response to Aunty Fae’s now viral @faeellington @digenius1 our.today/ibrahim-konteh…

@dmccaulay This is our society. People with unchecked anger channeled through violent thoughts, words and deeds. Now this is the lot of this young lady. I feel the pain for her family.

This is just WRONG. Tragic.

I'm listening to reports on TVJ about World Cup Football and I find I really miss Capt. Horace Burrell. #Football #ReggaeBoyz

@mullings_clive I would love to attend events at the stadium but I think twice. The loud piercing sound of the vuvuzelas is certainly damaging hearing. And the coarseness of some of us. Who will be brave enough to ban the vuvuzelas. It's a health hazard. @christufton #MinistryofHealth

I find myself avoiding public events and spaces more and more. An increasing sense of confrontation and noise is palpable. Social interaction seems increasingly coarse and self centered. Maybe it’s just age.

Madge Sinclair (28 Apr 1938 – 20 Dec 1995) #Jamaican schoolteacher turned Emmy Award-Winning Hollywood actress, born 88 years ago today, in #Kingston. Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Convoy (1978), Coming to America (1988), Trapper John, M.D. (1980–86), Roots (1977); voiced the character of Sarabi, Mufasa's wife and Simba's mother in The Lion King (1994). A five-time Emmy Award nominee, Sinclair won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series for her role as Empress Josephine in Gabriel's Fire in 1991. #Jamaica #Caribbean en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madge_Sin…

Tarrus Riley, #Jamaican-American #reggae singer, songwriter, born Omar Riley 47 years ago today on 26 Apr 1979, in Bronx, NYC; son of singer Jimmy Riley who was a member of The Sensations and The Uniques. #TarrusRiley #Jamaica #Caribbean youtu.be/KKpcQIfIAi8 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrus_Ri…

Novlene Williams-Mills, #Jamaican athlete, born 44 years ago today on 26 Apr 1982, in St. Ann. Ferncourt High and University of Florida alumna; 4 Olympic and 6 World Championships medals; competed at the 2012 London Olympics despite having been diagnosed with breast cancer and helped #Jamaica to Bronze in the 4x400m relay. In 2013 she vowed to run "for all the breast cancer survivors out there." #Jamaica #Caribbean en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novlene_W…

Sir Kenneth Octavius Hall, #Jamaica’s fifth Governor-General since Independence in 1962, born 85 years ago today on 24 Apr 1941, in Lucea. Served from 16 Feb 2006 to 26 Feb 2009. Before taking office he was Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona. #Caribbean jis.gov.jm/profiles/kenne…

When I was a young boy, growing up in August town We eat from the same pot, we were idrens all around Duane Stephenson, #Jamaican singer, songwriter, born 50 years ago today on 22 Apr 1976, in August Town, St. Andrew. #Reggae #Jamaica #Caribbean youtu.be/Rwmb7pbXSnU

Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, made a historic visit to Jamaica from April 21–24, 1966

The Champs story that sits a little differently | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner share.google/zbIdUl7Bj3Bkva… This is such in inspiring story! So proud of you. Fidelitas!

You put it down, and in a hundred years’ time someone might read it, whereas if you just said it, it could be lost. That’s important to me - that it can last for a long time. Erna Brodber, Legendary #Jamaican writer, sociologist, social activist, born 86 years ago today, on 20 April 1940, in Woodside, Saint Mary. #Jamaica #Caribbean en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erna_Brod…

Ernie Smith (1 May 1945 - 16 April 2026). 25 Essential Songs: 1. Life Is Just For Living 2. Duppy Gunman 3. Pitta Patta 4. I Can't Take It (Tears On My Pillow) 5. Bend Down 6. And As We Fight One Another Fe De Power And The Glory 7. Ride On Sammy 8. One Dream 9. Sunday Morning Coming Down 10. Girl (Tell Me What to Do) 11. Hail The Man 12. All For Jesus 13. Key Card 14. Play De Music 15. I Love You To Want Me 16. I Am I Said 17. Tell Me Why 18. Nice Time 19. Litchfield Gardens 20. Love Song 21. Help Me Make It Through The Night 22. Footprints On The Ceiling 23. You Poured Sugar On Me 24. Put Your Hand in the Hand 25. Day Oh Legendary #Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician. #Reggae #Jamaica #Caribbean

Alexander Cooper (16 Apr 1934 - 10 Mar 2020) #Jamaican visual artist, born 92 years ago today, in #Kingston. “He was well known for his love of displaying the richness and vibrancy of Jamaican life – its people, the landscape and moments in everyday life, both past and present.” #Jamaica #Caribbean nationalgalleryofjamaica.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/in-…

Yesterday in the Webster Memorial United Church Discipleship Institute (WMUC DI) Child of God session, in a brief discussion on the geo-political chaos & the silence of the church, Rev'd Oliver Daley said, "Evil is organized and we are not". #WebsterMemorial #ChurchinJamaica

Hugh Hart was a brilliant lawyer with a creative, solution-oriented mind that made him truly outstanding among his peers. I had the great fortune to have joined him as a young lawyer at Hart Muirhead Fatta (HMF) in 1993, and benefited from witnessing first hand his unequalled skills as a master deal negotiator and commercial drafter for the 34 years that we practised law together as partners. Hugh lived an exciting, fast-paced and multifaceted life which spanned continents, and he was friends with numerous internationally recognized leaders in business and politics. There has been no other like him in the history of Jamaica. Though politically we were on different sides, that never made a difference to our deep friendship or our professional lives. His passing leaves an immense void in the hearts of the partners of HMF, the law firm which he led as senior partner from its inception until well into his mid-90s. My profound condolences go out to his children Lorraine, Justin and Belinda, grandchildren and other relatives and friends. May his soul Rsst in Peace and the light of the Lord perpetually shine upon him. 🕊️