A promising lead about the whereabouts of Phoenix Coldon turned out to be a cruel hoax, causing the missing Missouri woman’s family additional pain, their entire life savings and their home. “Unfortunately, we will now be losing our family home,” the missing woman’s mother, Goldia Coldon, told The Huffington Post. “We have tried to explain the situation to our mortgage company but they don’t care.” A tip that led the family to Texas came from a man … Read entire article »

  By Nadisha Hunter—- There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of Jamaican students who have earned themselves places at America’s most prestigious Ivy League universities after performing exceptionally well in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) this year. The number of students went up from 10 last year to 14. Nine of the students are top performers at Versan Educational Services, a local institution that tutors Jamaican students for the SAT and helps them with the application … Read entire article »

MINISTER of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna, says submission for a new Reparations Commission has been made to Cabinet. She was contributing to a debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday on a private members motion brought by Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry, regarding reparations for slavery. Hanna explained that the new Reparations Committee will complete the work done by the previous team, which was led by the late Professor Barry Chevannes. The … Read entire article »

 TELEVISION HOST DICK CLARK DIES @ 82…MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW! … Read entire article »

BY Cecelia Campbell-Livingston —- THE Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ), regulatory body of electronic media, says recommendations are now before the government to make payola a criminal offence. Payola is the act of paying disc jockeys for airplay.   In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, Professor Hopeton Dunn, chairman of the BCJ, said penalties include custodial sentences. “Stiff penalties in fines and custodial sentences have been proposed after consultation with the media, music industry leaders and with international stakeholders. … Read entire article »

April 18 (Reuters) – Halliburton Co, the world’s second-largest oilfield services company, on Wednesday reported higher quarterly profits as North American revenue reached a record high, lifting its shares in premarket trading. First-quarter profit rose to $627 million, or 68 cents per share, from $511 million, or 56 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding a $300 million charge for estimated losses from the BP Plc Gulf of Mexico oil spill two years ago, Halliburton’s earnings per … Read entire article »

  George Zimmerman made his first court appearance on Thursday April 12, 2012 in Seminole County, Florida. He is charged with the murder of 17-yr-old Trayvon Martin—- (CNN) – An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the man who killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin should have been arrested, according to a CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday. George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer, shot and killed Martin in Sanford, Florida, on February 26. He was arrested last week and charged … Read entire article »

  An aerial view of the Olympic Park showing the Olympic Stadium (foreground) and the Aquatics Centre (white building at left). Today marks 100 days before the London 2012 Olympic Games begin—  By Tyrone Reid—- Jamaicans have been quick out of the blocks in their preparation for the 30th Olympiad in London as the British High Commission in St Andrew has announced a 10 per cent spike in visa applications. Jamaican nationals are world renowned for doing things at the last minute. … Read entire article »