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Eat Jamaican Day was launched in 2003 by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), to actively promote locally produced foods and help in providing farmers with a stable local market for their produce. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has reiterated that the campaign for consumers to support locally produced foods, is about keeping afloat a number of other economic activities in the local economy. The Minister who was addressing the 7th staging of the Eat Jamaican Campaign, held Thursday November 25,2010, at the Denbigh Show Ground, Clarendon, stated that the campaign is to keep in the minds of Jamaicans the importance of the agricultural sector, and giving...

SHANGHAI, China (AP) Jamaica's Usain Bolt has won the 200 meters at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai with a time of 19.76 seconds. The reigning world and Olympic champion over 100 and 200 meters was never tested Sunday, looking relaxed as he finished ahead of Americans Angelo Taylor, second in 20.34, and Ryan Bailey, third in 20.43. The win continues Bolt's strong start to this season that began with a year's best 9.86 seconds in capturing the 100 at Daegu in South Korea on Wednesday. Earlier in the Shanghai meet, Carmelita Jeter of the United States claimed victory in the women's 100 meters with a time of 11.09.

Miguel Collins popularly known as "Sizzla Kalonji" was arrested Wednesday night by the August Town Police after they received reports that men were firing guns in the August Town area. A senior officer at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station told RJR News that the artiste's hands have been swabbed and samples sent to the government laboratory to determine whether he had fired a weapon Sizzla was not charge with anything and was later released on Saturday Jan 30 2010.

A warrant for the arrest of Tivoli Gardens strongman, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was signed this morning by a Resident Magistrate.The warrant gives the police Fugitive Apprehension Team the power to collar Coke who is wanted in the United States on drug and gun running charges. Coke’s stronghold of Tivoli Gardens and Denham in West Kingston has been barricaded by his supporters who say they fear an invasion from the security forces. Source: Jamaica Observer

The Bembe Squad, which started the hugely popular Bembe Thursdays at Weekenz, Constant Spring Road, has split. Bembe Thursdays enjoyed a successful first year after it was launched in early 2007, but has seen waning support over the last several months. The Bembe Squad comprises selectors Razz and Biggy, Jigsy, Rolex, Penny Bling and founder Richie Feelings. Feelings, however, said that all the members are seeing eye to eye. "Everybody still good. And everybody benefits from Bembe, but everyone is trying their own individual thing," he said. He added that due to the poor economic condition, things have slowed down significantly and that competing parties are luring away some of their patrons. "There is a recession...

(AP) Jamaica's prime minister has asked local justice officials to review a U.S. request to extradite a man Washington says is one of the world's most dangerous drug kingpins. Prime Minister Bruce Golding said he believes the U.S. violated an extradition treaty, alleging its agents used illegal wiretaps in the arms- and drug-trafficking case against Christopher "Dudus" Coke. Golding said he has instructed the attorney general and justice minister to obtain a declaration from the courts on whether the treaty was violated before he signs off on the extradition order. A government statement said Thursday that officials were trying to resolve the issue. The U.S. has sought Coke's extradition since August and has suggested...

A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, collapsing buildings, shattering major bridges and highways across a long strip of the country, and sending tsunami warnings along the Pacific basin. The Associated Press quoted Mrs. Bachelet as saying that a huge wave had swept into a populated area in Robinson Crusoe Island, 410 miles off the Chilean coast, but there were no immediate reports of major damage there. Those reports bore out early fears that a major tsunami was on its way across the Pacific, and the first hemispherewide tsunami warning since 1964 was issued all along the basin, according to monitors in Hawaii. Source: Nytimes.com

With the impending release of the group's new album, Our World, TOK's Roshaun Clarke is steadily showcasing his skills in the music scene under another capacity, as producer. For the past year, Bay-C as he is better known, has been making waves locally and overseas with the production of singles such as Miss World, featuring TOK and Beenie Man, and riddims like Black Rain, Gargoyle and Money Tree. Despite what people may think, this artiste-turned-producer is not new to the production game. Already his work has been featured on Assassin's debut album Infiltrate as well as Bounty Killer's Art of War - Mystery. Now finally, he has emerged with his own album. Bombrush Hour was released on April 22, through JVC, Japan, which has been...

1.Busy Signal - One More Night VP Last Week: 2 | Weeks On Chart: 11 2.Queen Ifrica - Lioness On The Rise VP Last Week: 12 | Weeks On Chart: 49 3.Mavado - Hope & Pray ZJ Chrome Last Week: 1 | Weeks On Chart: 28 4.Serani - No Games Phase One / Universal Republic Last Week: 22 | Weeks On Chart: 80 5.Mr. Vegas - Gallis VP Last Week: 5 | Weeks On Chart: 12 6.Mr. Vegas - I Am Blessed VP Last Week: 7 | Weeks On Chart: 51 7.Beres Hammond - Feel Good VP Last Week: 3 | Weeks On Chart: 78 8.Mavado - So Special VP Last Week: 9 | Weeks On Chart: 84 9.Alborosie w/ David Hines - Stepping Out Greensleeves Last Week: - | Weeks On Chart: 1 10.Konshens & Delus - Chalice Load Russian / Head Concussion Last...

Actor Leslie Nielsen has died at the age of 84. The Canadian-born actor started his career in serious roles, but in later years he was best known for his comic roles in the The Naked Gun and Airplane film franchises.

Oneil Edwards, one-third of the popular dancehall group, Voicemail, was reportedly shot multiple times at the gate to his house in Duhaney Park, Kingston, early this morning, and is now undergoing critical surgery at the Kingston Public Hospital. Unconfirmed reports indicate that robbery was the motive, and that he was shot at least once in the head.Residents say two gunmen were seen running away from the scene. Edwards was found lying on his back in a pool of blood in his backyard. He was shot at least seven times.Voicemail consist of 3 members: Oniel Edwards, Craig Jackson and Kevin Blaire. Oneil is the son of Rupee Edwards - a well known Jamaican artist and producer.

Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Since there is often a lag of many years between when people start smoking and when it affects health, the epidemic of tobacco-related disease and death has just begun, the WHO said. But by 2030, the annual death toll could reach 8 million. The United Nations health body urged more governments to sign up to and implement its tobacco control treaty, warning that if current trends persist, tobacco could cause up to a billion deaths in the 21st century, a dramatic rise from the 100 million...

GEORGE TOWN (Reuters) - The Cayman Islands has brought in British police to tackle a rise in gang-related crime that business leaders fear could hurt the territory's image as a safe finance and tourism destination. Fourteen British officers arrived in the Caribbean hedge fund hub late on Wednesday after they were requested by Cayman Police Commissioner David Baines. The murder rate in the small British territory, with a population of 55,000, remains low compared with Caribbean country like Jamaica. But the 390-strong local police force has been stretched since the start of the year by five murders, a kidnapping, armed robberies and shootings. Victims included a 4-year-old boy killed in crossfire. Cayman authorities and local...

An armed teenager who went on the rampage at a secondary school in southwest Germany on Wednesday, eventually shot himself when police caught up with him. He killed at least nine school students and three teachers at the school. After the school shooting, he went on to kill another three people. Is it now time for Europe to tighten its gun laws? German media report that the gunman was a 17-year-old former student at the school. Dressed in black combat gear, he entered the Albertville-Realschule in Winnenden, a town of 27,000 near Stuttgart, at around 08.30 UTC and began firing. He was eventually injured by police at a car dealership roughly 30 km (20 miles) from the school. With no where to go, he eventually turned the gun...

Underlining South Korea’s global energy interests, Seoul based Korea East-West Power Company Limited has negotiated a deal with the Jamaica government, which has given the green light to the decision by Marubeni Corporation to transfer 50 percent of its shares in the Jamaica Public Service Company to EWP. The company is wholly owned by the Government of South Korea, and ranks as the largest thermal power company in the Republic of Korea, owning and operating in excess of 9,000 megawatts of power generation facilities in the country.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- Citing national security concerns, the United Arab Emirates said Sunday that it will block key features on BlackBerry smartphones because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor. An official in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated that it will follow suit. The decision could prevent hundreds of thousands of users in the UAE from accessing e-mail and the Web on their devices starting Oct. 11, putting the Middle Eastern federation's reputation as a business-friendly commercial and tourism hub at risk. BlackBerry transmissions are encrypted and routed overseas, and the measure could be motivated in part by government fears that the messaging system might be exploited by terrorists...

Any man can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be called Dad. History The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910. In...

Deejay Bling Dawg is denying rumours that he was involved in a shooting incident which took place on Saturday night at the Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine. Police were hunting for a deejay following the shooting of two people at a stage show held at the school. Patrons attending the event had to run for cover when shots were fired following a disagreement between two deejays. Reports are that at about 4 am both entertainers were on stage when an argument developed between them. The police said during the confrontation one of the men pulled a firearm and fired several shots at the other who, along with patrons scampered for cover. The Portmore police have declined to release the name of the deejay being sought, as...

Jimmy Little, one of Australia's most famous Aboriginal musicians, died Monday after a long illness, his family said. He was 75. The iconic artist died at his home in the city of Dubbo, about 250 miles west of Sydney, after a long struggle with diabetes, kidney problems and a heart condition. Little was one of the first indigenous artists to win mainstream success in Australia, playing everything from country to reggae across a nearly 60-year career. Little is survived by his daughter, Frances Claire Peters-Little, and his grandson, James Henry Little.