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Vision / Summer 2014 2NEWS

Toddler safe after stroller rolls off NYC subway platform onto tracks

NEW YORK _ Authorities say a 2-year-old girl is safe after the stroller she was in rolled off a New York City subway platform onto the tracks.

Fire Department offi cials say it happened at the Jamaica Center-Parsons Boulevard stop in Jamaica, Queens at 11:26 a.m. Monday.

Witnesses say the mother had turned away briefl y to put something in the trash when the strolled fell onto the empty tracks.

The mother and several other people jumped down to the tracks to rescue the child.

Offi cials say the mother suffered a sprained ankle; the toddler had bruises to the face. They were taken to a hospital in stable condition

The Associated Press

Russell Simmons & LL Cool J visit youth at NYC jail

NEW YORK _ A group of young people at a New York City jail complex got some words of

encouragement on Thursday from hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and actor LL Cool J.The two visited Riker’s Island to mark the launch of a national anti-violence program from Simmons’ RushCard, a prepaid debit card.


Ebola outbreak - US Orders personnel to leave the American

Embassy

WASHINGTON _ The State Department is ordering all eligible family members of U.S. personnel to

leave the American Embassy in Liberia’s capital city because

of the Ebola outbreak.

In a statement issued Thursday night, the State Department says it’s taking the action for those not employed by the embassy in Monrovia out of an abundance of caution.

A State Department spokeswoman says its medical offi ce has determined that there is a lack of options for routine health care services at major medical facilities due to the Ebola outbreak.

The deadly virus has been reported in Liberia and three other countries in West Africa. Nearly 1,000 people have died since the outbreak appeared in March.


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Around the worldJamaica Drought - Scorching heat bring millions in agriculture losses

over last few months

K I N G S T O N , Jamaica _ A Jamaican official says a severe drought and bush fires on the Caribbean island have led to roughly $8 million in crop losses over the last few months.

Acting Agriculture Minister Derrick Keller says more than 16,000 of Jamaica’s small farmers have suffered losses amid the ongoing drought. Some 1,600 hectares (4,000 acres) of farmland have been withered from lack of rainfall and scorching temperatures.

But Kellier says that ``while the situation is serious, it is not catastrophic.’’

He told reporters Tuesday that the total area of arable lands under production in Jamaica is roughly 300,000 hectares (741,316 acres). He says the tropical island has adequate supplies of staples such as plantains, potatoes and yams.

Jamaica imports the majority of its food.


Trinidad sports minister resigns amid probe into alleged fraud of

youth athletics program

PORT-OF-SPAIN _ Trinidad & Toba-go’s sports min-ister has stepped down amid an investigation into alleged financial mismanagement of a youth athlet-ics program.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (KAL-la per-SAD BIH-sess-ur) said Thursday she has ac-cepted Anil Roberts’ offer of resignation.

A recent independent audit has found various breaches of the sports ministry’s LifeSport pro-gram. The initiative by Roberts was intended to help young men avoid a life of crime through sports.

But an audit has found that co-ordinators may have been involved in criminal activity them-selves. Auditors believe they have uncovered widespread fraud. Police and prosecutors are cur-rently reviewing the matter.

Persad-Bissessar says she is ``disillusioned, dis-appointed and distressed by the level of decep-tion and dishonesty’’ of the program launched in 2012.

She says her technology minister will take over the sports portfolio.

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For advertising enquiries email: [email protected] or call 647-386-3419 For all other enquiries email: [email protected] Newspaper UK: Editor in Chief : Nadine White, Editor: Nadia Akram, Correspondent in Jamaica: Deana Meyers Contributors: Francesca Quass, Yemi Abiade, Samantha Dennis, Claire Daley, Vision Newspaper Canada: Editor in Chief: Alwin Squire, Editors: Samantha Deschamps, Kelly Deschamps, Marilyn Marshall, Christopher Miller

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaica has consolidated two law en-forcement agencies with the intention of better tackling public corruption and organized crime, the Caribbean island’s top securi-ty offi cial said Monday.

At a news conference in the cap-ital of Kingston, National Secu-rity Minister Peter Bunting told reporters that the police force’s anti-corruption agency and a major organized crime task force

have been merged.

Bunting expects combining the two agencies will result in greater effectiveness through better use of limited resources in the fi ght against criminals and corrup-tion.’’

He said the new organization dubbed the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency should streamline communica-tion and boost law enforcers’ capacity to carry out effective investigations on high-profi le sus-pects, ``including the police and those in public offi ce.’’

Bunting said new laws and addi-tional procedures being enacted will also assist with arresting and prosecuting criminals.

Th e Associated Press

Jamaica merges 2 law enforcement agencies to better

combat organized crime

Southwest Ohio city to celebrate Dominican culture with parade

and festivalHAMILTON, Ohio _ A southwest Ohio city will help some of its His-panic residents celebrate one of their nation's patriotic holidays.

Hamilton has scheduled its fi rst Dominican Republic Independence Restoration Day parade for Aug. 17. Restoration Day celebrates the Caribbean nation's successful bat-tle to win back independence from Spain in the 19th century.

Ohio has a small but fast-grow-ing Hispanic population, and the U.S. Census estimates Hamilton's population is more than 6 per cent Hispanic/Latino, nearly double the statewide percentage. While peo-ple with Mexican roots are usually the largest group, Hamilton has a growing Dominican presence.

The Hamilton-Middletown Jour-nal-News reports that the parade alone is expected to bringout 2,000 people. State and local offi cials will take part in thefestivities, with food, music and children's activities.The parade is being organized by the non-profi t Dominican Associa-tion. Angel Lombert, of the Hamil-ton Community Council and presi-

dent of the Dominican group, said it's hoping to draw people from around the Cincinnati region. “We've been promoting the city of Hamilton all over the world,'' Lombert said. “People will come from different cities to visit Ham-ilton ... and look at what the city offers.''

Mayor Pat Moeller sees the cel-ebration as a chance for other residents to learn more about the culture of one of its communities.

“We need to celebrate our diversi-ty,'' Moeller said. “Diversity makes us stronger.''

The parade will include bands, dancers and fl oats about Domin-ican history and folklore, with salsa, merengue and bachata dancing.

A big softball tournament with out-of-state teams is scheduled Aug. 16, with a public party and music planned afterward.


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The following is the Independence Day Message from the Prime Minister of Jamaica The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller.

My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, I greet you on this the 52nd Anniversary of our Independence.

Fifty two years since our fl ag was fi rst hoisted; fi fty two years since we as-sumed full responsibility for our national affairs.

Fifty two years since that hopeful and expectant generation passed on to us the vibrancy of a dream of a new Jamaica: a Jamaica of equal opportunity for all; a Jamaica where justice would roll down like a river, and a Jamaica for which all of us could be proud.

A Jamaica in which all of us could truly say, “This is Jamaica, my Jamaica”. A true ownership society. A Jamaica in which all of us would have a sense of place and belonging, not just a place of abode.

Founding Father Rt. Excellent Norman Manley put it well in speaking of his vision of this new Jamaica:

“All efforts will be wasted unless the masses are steadily taken along a path in which they will feel more and more that this place is their home, that it is their destiny. They will then do more for it--- work more, more effort, more think-ing, more sacrifi ce, more discipline and more honesty…

There is a tremendous difference be-tween living in a place and belonging to it and feeling that your own life and des-tiny is bound up in the life and destiny of that place.”

What profound words! How deeply rele-vant to the theme of our Independence celebrations this year: “This is Jamaica, my Jamaica”.

It is only when we truly internalize the view that “this is Jamaica, my Jamaica” that we can give our all to this rock.

• We have to unite for a common pur-pose.

• We must have a sense that we are, indeed, stakeholders.

• We have to take responsibility and be accountable for our actions.

This is true sovereignty and indepen-dence.

“This is Jamaica, my Jamaica” means that in the face of our most severe drought in recent memory, we must take

personal responsibility for conserving water.

We must make the necessary sacri-fi ces. The issues we face are national and broad-based. Because this is our Jamaica each Jamaican must own and contribute to mitigating them.

A sense of personal responsibility and ownership captured by our indepen-dence theme, “This is Jamaica, my Jamaica” means that we take respon-sibility for our communities and help to keep them safe.

Personal responsibility means that we look out for our neighbour and our neighbour’s children; that we protect the weak and vulnerable in our commu-nities and take care of the elderly, the disabled, the sick and the lonely.

The work that lies ahead, in staying the course with our economic programme that will lead us toward economic inde-pendence, will require not only personal responsibility but engaging human will.

When I speak of ‘human will’ I speak of our will as a people to believe we can achieve and exceed the targets we set.

• It was the will of the enslaved people to be free that brought Emancipation.

• It is human will that caused our he-roes and heroines to do that which was necessary to build our nation.

• It was the will of the people that ignited the passion for political Indepen-dence.

• It is human will that drives all move-ments for excellence, justice, respect, equality and liberty.

• It was a common mission and the will of the people that brought people together to strive for political liberty and self-government.

• Human will causes our sportsmen and women to excel, our innovators to innovate and our creators to create! I pause to recognize our sportsmen and women and commend those who repre-sented Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games for excellent performances.

• It is human will that keeps us going, that explains resilience and prevents us from giving up and giving in as we make the necessary sacrifi ces.

• It is our will, our human will, to create a better Jamaica for all Jamaicans that will push our efforts forward, onward and upward to the success of Jamaica, our Jamaica.

The theme, “This is Jamaica, my Ja-maica” impels us to have the will and responsibility to give a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay and to maximize our productivity and effi ciency.

This is the only way Jamaica will be strong economically and increase our exports and foreign exchange earnings.

Our fi scal prudence, our judicious management of our economy as well as the reduction in our debt and current account defi cits, is a demonstration of our taking our affairs into our hands. We can’t be bystanders in the building

of this Jamaica. We are all stakeholders. This is our Jamaica.

It was the indomitable spirit of national-ism which gripped that generation which bequeathed to us our Independence in 1962. That generation believed passion-ately that we as a people had greatness inscribed in us.

That generation believed the future favoured us. It was a future that was being built steadily since the post Eman-cipation period, leading up to 1938 and the birth of the modern labour movement, and then the thrust toward self-Government.

Our ancestors were visionaries, men and women who lived and breathed hope and optimism.

The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Busta-mante believed in Jamaica and spent his entire life working for a brighter fu-ture for his fellow Jamaicans. He said, “Independence means the opportunity for us to frame our own destiny and the need to rely on ourselves in doing so”.

Former Governor General Sir Howard Cooke, a stalwart of that generation which led the struggle for Indepen-dence, was a relentless and tireless believer in the greatness of the Jamai-can people.

Today we need to recapture that pio-neering spirit, that sprit of adventure in building a Jamaica our children can be proud of, a Jamaica of righteousness and justice for all.

We must believe we can do it.

Norman Manley put it memorably:

“If we never desert our own principles; if we believe in what we are aiming at, if we appreciate those who regard this country as their home… if we can do those things and be true to what we believe in and if we can combine this with hard work and practical intelli-gence, then I believe… we will make… this country a real place to say that ‘we come from Jamaica”.

“This is Jamaica, my Jamaica” means that we take responsibility for our fam-ilies and our children and that we instil in them proper values and attitudes. It means:

• We become our brother and sister’s keeper, always looking out for their good

• That we become active citizens, deep-ening our democracy

• That we volunteer in our communities, civic groups, churches and civil society groups

• That we always cherish hope, opti-mism and love.

Our Independence was hard fought though no blood was shed. But people gave their lives for it. Let us not squan-der it.

We must stand together as one nation when the wells go dry, when the fi res rage and the tempests roll. We must stand together in the knowledge that the diffi culties we face are part of our historical struggle to build our nation.

We have endured struggle and sacrifi ce in different forms in this our journey to growth and development. It is because we are free, independent people that we have an opportunity to work together to turn the corner.

We must pull together, facing our chal-lenges as one people – for a common cause – because – ‘This is Jamaica, my Jamaica’ – your Jamaica – our Jamaica – land we love.

I am reminded of that wonderful poem Litany written by George Campbell to capture the spirit of the independence movement:

“I hold the splendid daylight in my hands

Inwardly grateful for a lovely day

Thank you life

Daylight like a fi ne fan spread from my hands

Daylight like scarlet poinsettia

Daylight like yellow cassia fl owers

Daylight like clean water

Daylight like cacti

Daylight like sea sparkling with white horses

Daylight like sustained blue sky

Daylight like tropic hills

Daylight like a sacrament in my hands”

Let us walk into the daylight of a brighter tomorrow.

This is Jamaica, my Jamaica”, land we love.

I thank you

Jamaica Independence Day message from the Prime Minister

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Vision / Summer 20144 Community

What’s OnRichie Spice, Etana &

Allison HindsTD Irie Music Festival

Brandy, Black Street & Mint ConditionBrown Sugar

Montreal International Reggae Festival

Redemption Reggae Festival

Juicy JYork-Eglinton International Street

Festival

Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival

Bunji Garland, Fay Ann Lyons, Mighty Sparrow

Stamina

Venue: Nathan Phillips SquareDate: August 1-4

www.iriemusicfestival.com

Venue: Ranch Concert HallAddress: Barrie ON

Date: August 15th 2014

Venue: Eglinton Ave WestBetween Marlee and

OakwoodDate: August 15-16 2014

Admission: Free

Venue: Lakeshore Ave WestDate: August 2nd 2014

Admission: Freewww.torontocaribbeancarnival.com

Venue: Wild Water KingdomDate: August 2nd 2014

Tickets: www.ticketgateway.com

Venue: Molson Amphitheatre Date: August 8th 2014

Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

John Legend

Venue: Molson Amphitheatre Date: August 3-4, 2014


Outkast Drake`s OVO Festival

Venue: Sony CenterDate: August 16th 2014


Venue: Old Port of MontrealDate: August 15, 16 & 17,

2014www.montrealreggaefest.com

Venue: Polson PierDate: August 16 & 17, 2014 www.torontoreggaefest.ca

Venue: Wild Water Kingdom Date: August 30th 2014Admission: $10 - $25 per

person

Venue: Downsview ParkDate: August 23rd 2014

Admission: Adv $7, Gates $10

Venue: Centennial ParkDate: August 9-10, 2014

Admission: Freewww.jerkfestival.ca

Venue: MakerfestToronto’s 99 Sudbury

Date: August 9th 2014

Rasta Fest

Q Tip & Theophilus London

Quaker Fest

Jerk Festival

Jamaica Day

Events Family & Children

TORONTO – The annual parade highlighted Toron-to’s Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Saturday. It fea-tured colourful costumes, upbeat music and danc-ing in the streets.

Commonly called Cari-bana, the event is in its 47th year, billing itself an “explosion of Caribbean cuisine, music, revelry as well as visual and per-forming arts.”

The parade is the mar-quee event of the three-week festival and winds along a 3-1/2-kilometre

stretch of Toronto’s Lake-shore Boulevard.

The Canadian Press

Toronto Carnival takes over Lakeshore

Reunited Atlanta hitmak-ers Outkast headlined the fi rst day of the fi fth annual OVO Fest, held Aug. 3 and 4. Drake himself headline the second night.

Lauryn Hill, Trey Songz, J.Cole, DJ Khaled, Tinashe & OB O’Brien, YG, Usher, G-Unit (50 Cent and Lloyd Banks) were some of the unannounced guests.

Each year the roster of un-announced guests tends to outshine the headlining names known in advance.

Last year, unscheduled stars who performed included Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Ma$e, Diddy, members of TLC, Big Sean, the Weeknd and A$AP Rocky.

Drake closed off his fi fth annual OVO Fest by trying to encourage the reigning NBA MVP to bringing his talents to Toronto.

Kevin Durant was just an-other 6 foot 9 240-pound member of the crowd at the Molson Amphitheatre on Toronto’s waterfront.

As Drake worked the crowd, he got them to chant for the 25-year-old Oklahoma Thunder mega-star forward to consider a move.

He is under contract for 2015, but could become a free agent in the summer of 2016

Pieces of this story were contributed by the Canadian Press & the Associated Press

Concert Review - OVO Fest Toronto

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The Toronto International Jerk Festival will be heating up Cen-tennial park in Etobicoke with its annual Jerk Fest.

Attendees of Jerk Fest can sam-ple a wide range of jerk food like chicken, pork, rabbit, beef, lamb, seafood, vegetables and even alligator.

JerkFest was voted one of the top festivals in Toronto but to the food lovers, JerkFest is all about the tantalizing tastes, mysterious fl avours and captivating aroma of the jerk food.

The annual JerkFest takes place over two days at Centennial Park in Etobicoke on August 9th and 10th.

Jerk Festival heats up Toronto

Rastafest is a multi-disci-plined festival showcasing differ-ent aspects of the Rastafarian heritage and culture based on the rich and diverse Rastafarian lifestyle and history.

Activities include: music, dance, drumming, arts and craft market place, theatre, ital cuisine, fi lm and video screening and a live concert featuring international and national reggae artists.

Rastafest targets cultural aware-ness about Rastafari and its roots in the city’s multicultural commu-nities. Its mandate is to use the festival and the arts as a vehicle to help attendants recognize Rastafari’s contribution to the growth and positive image of the

multicultural society in Canada and throughout the world.

Rastafest will be held on Satur-day, August 23rd, 2014 at Downs-view Park.

For media information, please contact:

Jonnel BriscoeRastafest Marketing Coordinator

Phone: 647-341-9031 Email: [email protected]

Rastafest to Take Over Downsview Park

Vision / Summer 20146 Music

Montreal International Reggae Festival is Canada largest out-door reggae festival and one of the biggest reggae festivals in North America.

The festival was started in 2004 and since then it has become greater and more qualitative at-tracting reggae music lovers from around the world.

The annual event attracts over 50,000 patrons for the weekend long festivities and boasts a line-up of top international and local reggae acts. This year reggae lovers will get to see I-Octane, Marcia Griffi ths, Sanchez, Etana, Maxi Priest, Percy Sledge, Sean Paul, Alison Hinds, Demarco, Zamunda and many more.

The Montreal International Reggae Festival will be held at the Old Port of Montreal on August 15, 16 and 17 this year.

Montreal International Reggae Festival

Redemption Toronto Reggae Festival is Toronto’s premiere annual reggae festival.

This year it is expected to be big-ger and better than ever and will be held outdoor for the fi rst time.

The lineup includesBeres Hammond, Tarrus Riley, Maxi Priest, Sean Paul, Bar-rington Levy, Mr. Vegas, Chris-

topher Martin and many more including local Canadian acts.

Get your early bird 2 day pass or single day pass at all Redemption Outlets including, Play De RecordS, Nicey’s, Nappy’s and Broadway Fashions.

For more info visit www.dbandit.com, call 416-930-9650 or log on to

TorontoReggaeFest.com

Redemption Toronto Reggae Festival will be held at Polson Pier on August 16th and17th

this year.

Redemption- Toronto Reggae Festival

Vision / Summer 2014 7Music

Q: Who are some of these young artists you have worked with?

A: The first artists i took to the street was Lil Hero.

From there I started working with I-Octane. I ve been working with I-Octane from scratch. I was the first person to play I-Octane on the radio in England. Back then i had people calling me and telling me not to work with him. They told me he wasn’t going to go anywhere because he was a rasta. I didn’t listen i just kept promoting him the same way.

I worked with Romain Virgo next and then D Angel, Zaumunda, Loyal Flames, Angele Smith, Chris Demontague, Jah Bouks and so much more.

D Angel was one of the hardest to work with because she has a nega-tive stereotype. I use to get alot of phone calls about this and that but i paid it no attention.

I always have to give thanks to Ellise Kelly because she helped to start the movement. Now i have my own name. Last year i won the award for the number one radio presenter in England.

Q: You said you won the award for the best radio presenter in 2013. How did that feel?

A: It felt great but not only that I

won an award in 2011 and 2012 for the Vision Newspaper a paper that i created. Alot of people don’t even know that i am the man behind the Vision Newspaper. I created the paper to help give an outlet to the young artists that i promote.

Q: Whats next on your agenda are there any major projects in the works?

A: I want to launch a magazine. I use to have a magazine in Amer-ica called Reggae Frenzy. I lost contact with my business partner there and the magazine died. I would like to get one back again. I would also like to find another hit maker like I-Octane to promote. Its been bothering me. If i could find another hit maker to promote like I-Octane id be happy. Im also involed with a street festival that we hold in St Ann Jamaica every year with Vision Newspaper and S-Q Records.

Thanks for the interview but i do have to tell anyone who is aspiring out there that its all about hard work. I came from a small commu-nity in St Ann, Jamaica. I worked hard and i made it. You can make it too if you just work hard and leave your mark on life. You dont have to be a millionaire, you just have to leave your stamp.

If you are a young artist in need of radio airplay and international promotion email [email protected]

“I decided that promoting artists

was the way to go. I wanted to go back to radio but i didn’t want to play top 10, I wanted to make a

difference”

Vision Newspaper is one of the fastest growing urban publi-cations in the United Kingdom, Canada and Jamaica. I spoke with the founder who is also England’s number 1 reggae music radio pre-senters.

Catman plays on the radio once a week in Connecticut which can be herd through out the whole tristate area which also includes New York and New Jersey. He also plays in Jamaica once a week on Bess FM and in England twice a week on City Lock Radio

Q: How long have you been in the business?

A: Ive been in the business for 25 years.

Q: What are some of the highs and lows you have experienced in this business?

A: 10 years ago i was at a low. I had to take some time out the business. For a couple years I sat back and i figured out how to handle the busi-ness when i got back in because its tough here in England. I decided that promoting artists was the way to go. I wanted to go back to radio but i didn’t want to play top 10, I wanted to make a difference. So I hooked up with Lefty B on the ra-dio and changed the whole format to play young upcoming artists. I started doing live interviews with Ellise Kelly from Irie FM and she started promoting that i was look-ing for young artists to work with. I started getting emails from young artists right away.

Catman - The Man behind Your Favourite Artist Career

Vision / Summer 20148

MCGREGORcelebrates 52 years

in the business

BEYONCEto perform at MTV

VMAs

MARCIA GRIFFITHS to receive Order of Distinction

MARCIA Griffi ths, one of reggae’s enduring talents, leads a fi eld of entertainment stalwarts receiving awards in the annual National Honours and Awards.

Griffi ths will receive the Order of Distinction at the ceremony which takes place October 20 at King’s House. It is the country’s fi fth highest honour.

Music

After dismal fi rst month sales, Tessanne Chin’s Count On My Love has been named in yahoo.com’s ignominious ‘15 Albums that bombed in 2014’ list.

The album was named among several high-profi le projects including singer Robin Thicke’s Paula, Jennifer Lopez’ AKA, Me. I Am by Mariah Carey, rapper 50 Cent’s Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win and Corazon by Santana.

Count On My Love is Chin’s major label album debut. Released July 1 by Republic Records (an affi liate of Universal Music), it sold under 7,000 copies at the end of last month.

The album is part of Chin’s prize package for winning season fi ve of the NBC talent show, The Voice.Tumbling Down, the fi rst single from Count On My Love, failed to chart. So too the second single, Everything Reminds Me of You, co-produced by Grammy-winning Supa Dups, Mitchum Chin and Willy Chin.

The yahoo.com article zoomed in on the fall from grace of 50 Cent, Santana and Mariah Carey who were multi-platinum sellers 10 years ago.

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL - Jamaica Observer

TESSANNE CHINmakes Yahoo’s

‘15 Albums that bombed in 2014’ list

EL PASO, Texas (AP) _ Rapper Wiz Khalifa made it to the ``Tonight Show’’ but he didn’t make it to court. A warrant has now been is-sued for Khalifa’s arrest after he skipped a hearing on a marijuana possession charge in West Texas. Online court records show Khalifa failed to appear for a scheduled arraignment in an El Paso County misdemeanour court. ``The To-night Show’’ is taped in New York.


NEW YORK _ Beyonce is set to have a ``Flawless’’ night at the MTV Video Music Awards.The singer will perform at the Aug. 24 show at The Forum in Inglewood, California. She leads in nomina-tions with eight, including video of the year for ``Drunk in Love.’’


After almost 10 years as a hard-core deejay, delivering some of dancehall’s biggest hits and being involved in lyrical feuds with sever-al artistes, Aidonia appears to have had a spiritual awakening and is now on a new musical journey.

The entertainer, who donned a military-themed ensemble with Rastafarian embellishments at the recently held Reggae Sumfest, says he is now a different man and that the contentious persona associat-

ed with him is now in the past.

According to Aidonia, he has been grappling with his spirituality for sometime, but it was the birth of his son that was the crescendo for change. He added that his spiritual transition will be gradual, high-lighting that he has already purged meat from his diet. Following his revelation, Aidonia has released the conscious effort, One Heart, which has been enjoy-ing premium rotation on the radio airwaves. He is also gearing up to shoot music videos for Coco Powda and Love Off You Gyal.

In the coming weeks, he’s also expected to roll out his apparel line for the summer. The collection, dubbed 1Voice or 1V, will cater to both males and females with a line for children to follow.

The Jamaica Star

AIDONIA embraces Rastafari

KANYE & KIM buying former Presley

estate

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Kim Kar-dashian and Kanye West have new digs. T-M-Z reports the couple is buying an estate in the L-A area for 20-million dollars. It was once owned by Lisa Marie Presley. Th e place is just fi ve minutes from mom, Kris Jenner’s house. Real estate sources tell T-M-Z the estate has two pools, two vineyards and an entertainment pavilion.


THIS year marks Freddie Mc-Gregor’s 52nd year in the music business. The Clarendon-born singer started at the legendary Studio One as a protege/ward of the label’s founder, producer Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd. Mc-Gregor performed at the Grand Gala at the National Stadium, to celebrate Jamaica’s 52nd year of independence from Britain.

WIZ KHALIFAskips court makes

“Tonight Show”

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Various Artists Reggae Gold 2014

Every summer, the world’s #1 Caribbean music compilation Reggae Gold brings the genre’s top hits into one must-have collection for the masses. This year’s installment, is a diverse set of reggae chart toppers and the freshest sounds of the season. It features artists like Major Lazer & Busy Signal, Jah Cure, Sean Paul & Konshens, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, Assassin, QQ, Etana, Spice, Gyptian & Melanie Fiona, Maxi

Priest and Romain Virgo.

Release Date: August 12, 2014

Bunji GarlinDifferentology

Since coming onto the scene in 1999 with “Send Dem Riddim Crazy” Garlin has been consistently popular in his native Trinidad. It was the slow-burning success of 2013 Carnival single (and title track of this album) “Differentology,” that’s brought him an American audience. The track is, as the title would suggest, a different take on the soca sound. By last fall, “Differentology” was on urban radio around the country. Since then Busta Rhymes (who is Jamaican) and Major Lazer have remixed it, it’s appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, and was even one of

NPR’s favorite 100 songs of 2013.


‘Duane Stephenson Dangerously Roots

Directed by Ras Kassa, “Cool Runnings” is the fi rst single off Stephenson’s upcoming album Dangerously Roots, The album features world class production from Clive Hunt, Dean Fraser, Christopher Birch, Phillip ‘Winta’ James and Donovan Germain It features guest appearances from Tarrus Riley, I-Octane, Lutan Fyah

and Mutabaruka

Release Date: Sept 28, 2014

Sly and Robbie Dubmaster Voyage

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Vision / Summer 201410 Music

Straight from Yard with Irie FM’s DJ Straight from Yard with Irie FM’s DJ Straight from Yard with Irie FM’s DJ AmberAmberAmberGreetings,

It’s the second half of the year and not much has roused my interest in the dancehall. The thing on everybody’s minds is the deteriorating state of the Jamaican economy and the rapid slide of the dollar/exchange rate. I am heart broken by the state of affairs in my country, where the rich and the poor bawl about the same things. It will take more than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and continuous taxa-tion of citizens to return Jamaica to its former state of promise and potential.

It seems that the government’s only solution to Jamaica’s prob-lems is to take from the already suffering majority. Case in point: the current procedures that pro-moters have to comply with in order to put on shows, parties and other events. The system is set up in such a way that each agency works with the other to ensure that all fees are paid be-fore permits can be secured, and the fees are not cheap!

Here’s how it works:1.Promoters put in a request let-ter to the police for their event

2.Pay JAMMS fee; amount deter-mined by the agency

3.Pay JACAP; amount determined by the agency

4.Pay the parish council; amount determined by the agency

For those who do not know, ‘JAMMS’ is the Jamaica Music Society which collects on behalf of owners of copyrighted music. In order for recorded music to be played at any event, a JAMMS license is required. Otherwise it is deemed unauthorised to play any recorded music in public. In certain cases venue owners are required to pay this fee, as well as promoters. ‘JACAP’ – Jamai-ca Association of Composers and Publishers – is a national

non-profi t organisation which is responsible for collecting on behalf of music writers, produc-ers and publishers. The licensing fees vary for both agencies based on criteria set by them, including gate price and amount of patrons expected to attend the event. The law which governs both agencies have existed since the 1990s but have only been enforced late-ly. The problem promoters are having with this rule is getting an answer as to how both agencies go about determining what songs are played at each event, which would allow them to accurately pay out monies to composers, writers and artistes. Up until now, no sensible answer has been provided by either agency. As a selector and promoter, I have never seen, done or heard of playlists being provided to JAMMS or JACAP to confi rm which songs were played. Therefore there is no guarantee that the people, whom these agencies are collecting on behalf of, actually receive any part of the fees collected (which by the way range from $3000 to $50,000!).

After the parish council is paid then an Amusement License can be granted. However the police may or may not approve the li-cense after doing their checks! These include double checking that all licenses have been paid for and that the location of the venue and planned activities therein, do not proceed contrary to the Noise Abatement Act. At the moment the cut off time for events during the week is 12 A.M., 2 A.M. on weekends and ex-tensions for 4 A.M. are approved at the discretion of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture for weekend events only.

So those are the various steps that promoters usually have to go through, in order to be granted a permit for any event. Now add to that the many expenses associ-ated with events including music, electricity, food, liquor, venue, etc. It is certainly expensive to

put on any event in Jamaica and the laws are enforced against anyone who doesn’t adhere, with the police locking down events that have no permits. As a matter of fact, it is practically impossible to proceed with any promotion without paying all the government fees as the agencies correspond to ensure that the steps are fol-lowed up to the point of issuance of any permits/licenses. With that said, it has become very hard for promoters to fi nance their events, especially if they do not have sponsors and it is well known that promoting an event is a risk – with no assurance of making money.

Another thing that promoters must bear in mind is that as of July 2014, they will be required to become a member of the enter-tainment registry which is set up through the ministry of tourism and culture. In the future, those who are not a part of the registry will not be considered authentic promoters. I see the registry as a good idea to formalise the busi-ness of events, but think the fees mentioned above tend to be too high. As a promoter myself, I can only hope for sponsors to come on board and for a good turn out when my annual event comes around in November.

Until next time, stay irie

DJ AMBER

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GLASGOW _ On a wet track fol-lowing torrential rain, Usain Bolt gave the Commonwealth Games a display of showmanship and speed as he anchored Jamaica’s 4x100-meter relay team to gold and glory on Saturday.

Jamaica raced ahead of England in a games-record 37.58 seconds as the six-time Olympic gold med-allist became a Commonwealth champion for the fi rst time, enhancing the status of an event that can appear an anachronism

in the modern world.

“Even though it was cold, the energy was warm,’’ Bolt said.

Many doubted whether Bolt would turn up in Glasgow, having skipped the last two editions and being sidelined with a left foot injury earlier in 2014. The individ-ual sprints were avoided, but the world’s fastest man made it clear that he craved a Commonwealth gold in his already illustrious medal haul.

Now Bolt has that gold from a Hampden Park experience he undoubtedly savored following a week when he was forced to deny making disparaging comments about Glasgow.

“The only bad thing about this place is the weather,’’ Bolt said. “But I expected it.’’

There was, however, a pause in the showers when the biggest star of these games appeared on a track scattered with pud-dles and produced theatrics

even more exuberant than usual. Before running 100 metres, Bolt danced along to the lyrics of Scot-tish pop anthem ``500 Miles.’’

“It kind of helped me keep hyped up for the race,’’ Bolt said.

After legs by Jason Livermore, Kemar Bailey-Cole and Nickel Ashmeade, Bolt continued run-ning beyond his 100 metres, draping himself in a Jamaican fl ag, a Scottish Saltire and tartan hat as he entertained the crowd and posed for pictures.

“This new thing about selfi es is really making these laps of honours really long,’’ Bolt said. “It used to be autographs, now everyone wants a selfi e.’’

But it is likely to be the last one at a Commonwealth Games for Bolt, who plans to retire after the 2017 world championships _ before Australia’s Gold Coast hosts the games in 2018.

“I want to be there but maybe not as an athlete,’’ he said.

Bolt adds 1st Commonwealth gold to 6 Olympic wins, anchoring Jamaica’s relay team to glory

Vision / Summer 201412 FILM

By Mark Kennedy

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK _ Like many girls, actress and singer Keke Palmer grew up dreaming of meeting a prince who would whisk her away to a life of love and happiness. In her case, it’s going to happen _ eight shows a week on Broadway.

Palmer said she’ll be step-ping into the title role in ``Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’’ starting Sept. 9 at the Broadway Theatre. She will become the fi rst African-American to play the part on the Great White Way.

`Ìt’s honestly one of those things that I can’t believe is really happening,’’ Palmer said by phone Friday from her Los Angeles home. `Ì’m very excited. Very excited and nervous as well _ a bunch of feelings all at once.’’

Palmer, 21, is stepping into the sparkly shoes fi rst worn by Tony-nominated Laura Osnes, then put on by ``Call

Me Maybe’’ Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen and currently worn by Paige Faure, who launches a national tour in the title role this fall.

Palmer, who will be mak-ing her professional stage debut, will rely on a host of skills she’s developed from fi lm _ including ``Barber-shop 2: Back in Business’’ and `Àkeelah and the Bee’’ _ her BET talk show, ``Just Keke,’’ and on TV in Show-time’s ``Masters of Sex.’’ Her albums include the 2007 CD ``So Uncool’’ and a self-titled 2012 EP.

She has played Chili in ``CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story’’ and starred in Nick-elodeon’s ``True Jackson, VP.’’ Palmer also appeared opposite Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams in Life-time’s `À Trip to Bountiful,’’ which was nominated for an Emmy Award.

``She acts beautifully, she dances, she sings _ she’s an amazing young woman,’’ Tony Award-winning producer Robyn Goodman said. `Ì

think she’s going to be just so lovely.’’

The Illinois-born actress’s parents, Sharon and Larry Palmer, both worked as professional actors, and young Keke said she grew up watching theatre and welcomes the discipline it will give her.

``Theater offers so much more than I haven’t been able to access doing fi lm and TV and everything like that,’’ she said. `Ì’m very excited to learn all that it has to offer _ that focus and that dedication to perform at a certain level every night.’’

One of Palmer’s heroines growing up was the singer and actress Brandy Nor-wood, who played Cinderella in a 1997 TV movie opposite Whitney Houston. `Ì feel like the reason I’m able to do this is defi nitely because Brandy did it on TV,’’ Palmer said. `Ìn me doing this, it shows everybody that every-thing is possible.’’

The producers of ``Rodg-ers & Hammerstein’s Cin-

derella’’ have always been colorblind about casting the show, which Actors Equity honoured for excellence in diversity on Broadway last year.

``We’ve always just cast the best people for the parts. Sometimes they’re Afri-can-American, sometimes they’re Latino, sometimes Asian-American,’’ Goodman said. `Ìt’s wonderful when it works out and we’ve fi nally found our Cinderella.’’

The traditional fairy tale has been given a sly and witty makeover by Douglas Carter Beane, who updated the sto-ry for a new generation. The songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II include `Ìn My Own Little Corner,’’ ‘’Impossible/It’s Possible`` and ‘’Do I Love You Because You’re Beauti-ful?``

`Èvery girl’s dream is that story so to be able to play is going to be a dream come true for me. Not to men-tion that Stuart Weitzman made the glass slippers I’ll be wearing,’’ Palmer said,

laughing.

Winning the role of Cinderel-la is the latest breakthrough for African-Americans on Broadway, joining Norm Lewis as the fi rst black man to play the title role in ``The Phantom of the Opera,’’ Nik-ki M. James playing Eponine in ``Les Miserables,’’ James Monroe Iglehart as the man-ic Genie in `Àladdin’’ and Condola Rashad as Juliet opposite Orlando Bloom’s Romeo.

``Look around America. Broadway is a little behind America,’’ Goodman said.

Actress, singer, TV host Keke Palmer to be Broadway’s 1st black Cinderella

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on her website. True to Etana’s brand, these soaps consist of natural ingre-dients and there are nine diff erent fragrances in-cluding Oat Cream Dance, Ganja Mint, Coco Lave and Mango Juice. Customers

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by Marilyn Marshall

Most of you are quite familiar with the advantages that are derived from making “TO - DO LISTS”. In fact, majority of you who have used them can attest to their value by claiming that they can contribute to the reduction of daily stress, lead to improvement in relationships, increase happiness in the home and productivity in the workplace. If the “To-Do Lists” are so eff ective, why can’t we all stop and create meaningful “To-Don’t Lists”? I have put together a few statements that are thought provoking and could contribute to a new YOU. Here are some items that appear under my “To Don’t List”.

Don’t expect to just stumble on to success.

Stumbling on to success is quite rare so don’t expect to wait around for success to come to you. Success takes work, eff ort, drive, motivation and a burning desire deep inside of you to succeed. In many ways, digging for success can sometimes feel just as intense as underground hard rock mining. Nevertheless, if you persist, the rewards can be great. In order to fi nd success you need to understand that you have to go out there with the right tools to take advantage of the daily opportunities that come your way. You must have a plan in order to maximize success in your lives. You will have to go out there and work your plan as hard as you can if you want to be successful. Hang around, or study successful people, because they believe in themselves and their mission. Success is contagious; you too can be caught up with the synergy that often accompanies successful people. One last thing, dedicate a few minutes every day imagining your own success.

Don’t wait for the perfect timeThere is never really a right

time for anything in life. There is always going to be something in your way. For example, the weather is bad, my cheque was late coming, my cousin came over, etc. Whatever it is, there will always be something or someone whispering “Now is not the right time.” Do it anyway. Don’t wait for the perfect time. It doesn’t exist

Don’t be lazy.The world doesn’t owe you

anything. You owe the world something. Stop day dreaming and start DOING. Determination is being able to fi nd the time you don’t have.

Don’t allow your yesterday to be the loudest voice in your today

Don’t allow your past experiences to dominate your present life. Sometimes, people allow their negative thinking to cripple their present situation by the way they think and act. We sometimes hear people say

things such as, “I was born on the wrong side of the track”, I am from a dysfunctional family therefore, not much is expected of me”, “I am of a diff erent race”. Or, “I had a bad start in life”. Let go of these negative utterances and speak positive words in your life such as, “I am born to succeed and nothing will stop me from achieving”.

Don’t work so hard to cover up incidents or experiences in your past.

Find the courage to accept what you have been through in your life. We often work so hard trying to discard the parts of our lives that were painful, disgusting, diffi cult and sad. But just as we can’t remove chapters out of a book and expect the story to still make sense, so, we cannot remove past chapters of our lives and expect our lives to still make sense. Graciously keep every chapter of your life intact and keep on turning them one page at a time. Sooner or later, you will get to a page that will bring it all together and suddenly you will understand why every page was so important and needed.

Don’t make excuses as you experience failure

Don’t rationalize your failure by placing the blame on someone else. Accept when something is your fault. This will help you identify what you need to change to get better. An excuse after a failure is a refusal to make the situation better. When you make a mistake and refuse to learn from it, the chances are, you’ll make the same mistake again. So, practice to learn as much as you can from your failures and quit making excuses for all the mistakes you have made. You can even look deep within for lessons you have learnt from each blunder you encounter. You will end up being a better YOU.

Don’t burn your bridges as you journey through life.

A lot of life is about personal relationships. You will need people as you go through life. Focus on making great memories and don’t forget who helped you as you climb the ladder of success. Remember, great memories make us much happier than objects that we can buy with money.

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