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You are\nfeeling confident that you are ready for that little bundle of joy due any day\nnow but also secretly nervous that you may buckle under the pressure. You feel like\nhaving a stiff drink but are afraid to in case the baby comes while you are passed\nout. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5858} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/baby-bedroom-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5858\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your nerves are all over the place and while you have pasted on a smile to reassure her that you are up to the challenge no one has reassured you that it will all be okay.  Well, it will be. It is natural to be nervous as being a father is a huge commitment that actually lasts long pass the stipulated 18 years of expenses because one ever stops being a parent. Instead of being overwhelmed, get excited about all the smiles, first step, first words, sports days, family vacations and homework around the table you have to look forward to. If you are committed to the process, you already have it in the bag.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5859} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Father-With-Baby.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5859\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First things first: while in the delivery room you do not have to actually watch the baby come out of her private parts. Do not let anyone try to force you to watch the ‘miracle of life’ only for you to end up with a concussion because you passed out on the floor. It is perfectly okay to stay by her head and observe all of the goings-on from there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5862} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/During-Delivery-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5862\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now after you get the baby home, help out as much as possible, do not wait on the mother to ask you to wash the bottles or to have to beg you to change a diaper. Pitch right in. She may be tired, sore and cranky. 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That being said, while you need the help, you also have to be the watchdog to recognise when she needs alone time with her child to bond.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5873} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dad-with-son-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5873\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She is going to be moody at times. Don\'t worry, it is nothing personal. Most of the times it may be the result of her sleep deprivation. If so, rise to the occasion and get up when the baby wakes in the middle of the night and let her sleep even twice for the week. It shows that you care, understand and that you are in it for the long haul. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5874} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/adorable-baby-asleep-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5874\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Story written by C.W.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Do you have stories to share on being a new parent? Tell us about it in the comments.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Advice to first-time dads','','inherit','closed','closed','','5855-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 12:04:46','2019-08-26 17:04:46','',5855,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5855-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5876,21,'2019-08-26 12:33:56','2019-08-26 17:33:56','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are happy but nervous. Excited but petrified. Eager but scared poopless. It is the biggest occasion of your life and the show can start any day now and you want a commanding performance complete with cheers and tonnes of congratulations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5877} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Expectant-Mom-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5877\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being a mom-to-be can be a wonderful experience, as you get to choose baby names, buy cute tiny clothing, get lots of gifts and even see what your baby will look like before you even hold him or her physically. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1726} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/accessories-adorable-baby-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will also be given a lot of advice from other mothers about dos and don’ts and what works for them but at this juncture, it is all about what makes you comfortable and what will work for you and your precious little one. The following are some guidelines for first-time mothers that can be utilised with ease. Happy nesting! </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5878} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/apparel-baby-clothes-blue-2252000-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5878\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Pack your bag by\nthe 7<sup>th</sup> month. Remember babies do not like schedules. They can come\nearly so you ideally should have a basic bag prepared just in case.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5880} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Hospital-Bag-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5880\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Do not become a\ngermaphobe. While it is understandable that you do not want your baby to get\nsick, sanitising your hand every time you or anyone else is about to touch them\nis a bit excessive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5881} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/hand-sanitizer-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5881\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. On that same\nnote, do not let random people kiss your baby, especially not on the mouth. It\nis not hygienic in the least. Plus you do not know where some of those mouths\nhave been!&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5882} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Kiss41.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5882\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Do not play\nhero. If you are overwhelmed with a crying baby, ask for help.&nbsp; Everybody needs a break or a breather and you\nare no different.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5883} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Crying-Baby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5883\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Forget about keeping your home immaculate or a while. Nobody expects you to win the Real Housewife of Kingston award anyways. The baby is priority one — so the dishes can take a backseat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5886} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/dishes-in-the-sink.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5886\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Take time to\nnap. Note I never said ‘sleep’ because that will be a luxury for the next two\nyears. If the baby is sleeping, try to get even an hour’s rest at the same\ntime. You will be surprised at how it rejuvenates you as well as improves your\nmood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5887} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/woman-sleeping-in-bed-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5887\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. Beware of ‘baby brain’. This is the inability to remember simple stuff after having a baby — like did you eat, where is your phone, what time did you last feed the baby and how long have you been wearing these blue pyjamas? Just know it exists for some, so it is not a matter of you losing your marbles. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5889} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/forgetting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5889\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8.  Find an outlet to just unwind. When the baby is asleep and you can find half an hour of blessed alone time, indulge in something you enjoy like catching up on our favourite series or reading a book. The important thing is not to lose sight of yourself because of motherhood. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5891} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/adult-reading-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5891\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. Babies throw\ntantrums, it’s what they do. It has nothing to do with your parenting skills or\nthe lack thereof.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5892} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Black-baby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5892\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. Love your new\nbody. You may now have stretch marks. Before you panic, you need to see them\nfor what they are: your battle scars. Your skin stretched to accommodate the\ngreatest gift you ever received. Do not be mad about that.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5894} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/stretch-marks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5894\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Story written by C.W.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Tell us about your experiences as a first time Mom. 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It is even more challenging when family or friends live abroad and are unable to attend the funeral service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But now there\'s a way to share in the moment without being there in person. The Solution: Two Girls With A Lens is now offering Funeral Live Streaming Services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'Connecting family and friends Two Girls With A Lens lets them be part of the experience.\'</p><cite>— Veronica Allen</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You only get one chance. Live streaming is a way to remember and share the life story with everyone that was part of it. 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(Photos: Contributed) </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jamaica Karting Association closed off the\nsummer with Summer Sizzler at the Palisadoes International Raceway in Kingston\nrecently. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coming off a double-header weekend in June,\nthe racing action on August 11 remained hot despite a smaller competitor\nturnout. Of the six classes, only four were run, as those with numbers less\nthan the required minimum of three drivers were combined into the remaining.\nThe day’s programme had the beginner Comer 50, Rotax Micro Max, Rotax Junior\nand Super Rotax. Super Rotax featured drivers from the Rotax Senior class,\nwhile the Rotax Mini Max was short of the required three.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5890} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Go-Kart-B-20190826-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" /><figcaption>Tommi Gore (4) is locked on to Ryan Lue (71) for Rotax Junior class points. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David Brown led the Comer 50 class, collecting\nmore points than Brandon Shor and Zachery Philbert. Luke Spencer was the top\nRotax Micro Max points scorer over Justin Donaldson and Nathan Sewell. Rotax\nJunior had Tommi Gore leading the points at the end of the day after a close\nfight with Zander Williams and Ryan Lue. With the Super Rotax class containing\ndrivers from Rotax Senior, Joseph Lodenquai had his hands full, but kept Sean\nJackson and Carlos Omeally at bay to head that class’ leaderboard.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Nichola Beckford</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Go-kart racing heats up Palisadoes','','publish','open','closed','','go-kart-racing-heats-up-palisadoes','','','2019-08-26 12:29:24','2019-08-26 17:29:24','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=5884',0,'post','',0),(5885,12,'2019-08-26 12:20:29','2019-08-26 17:20:29','[ultimatemember form_id=\"17\"]','Register','','inherit','closed','closed','','23-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 12:20:29','2019-08-26 17:20:29','',23,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/23-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5886,11,'2019-08-26 12:21:28','2019-08-26 17:21:28','','dishes-in-the-sink','','inherit','open','closed','','dishes-in-the-sink','','','2019-08-26 12:21:28','2019-08-26 17:21:28','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/dishes-in-the-sink.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5887,11,'2019-08-26 12:22:51','2019-08-26 17:22:51','','woman-sleeping-in-bed','','inherit','open','closed','','woman-sleeping-in-bed','','','2019-08-26 12:22:51','2019-08-26 17:22:51','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/woman-sleeping-in-bed.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5888,9,'2019-08-26 12:24:36','2019-08-26 17:24:36','','Go-Kart-A-20190826','','inherit','open','closed','','go-kart-a-20190826','','','2019-08-26 12:24:36','2019-08-26 17:24:36','',5884,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Go-Kart-A-20190826.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5889,11,'2019-08-26 12:24:48','2019-08-26 17:24:48','','forgetting','','inherit','open','closed','','forgetting','','','2019-08-26 12:24:48','2019-08-26 17:24:48','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/forgetting.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5890,9,'2019-08-26 12:24:50','2019-08-26 17:24:50','','Go-Kart-B-20190826','','inherit','open','closed','','go-kart-b-20190826','','','2019-08-26 12:24:50','2019-08-26 17:24:50','',5884,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Go-Kart-B-20190826.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5891,11,'2019-08-26 12:26:05','2019-08-26 17:26:05','','adult-reading','','inherit','open','closed','','adult-reading','','','2019-08-26 12:26:05','2019-08-26 17:26:05','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/adult-reading.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5892,11,'2019-08-26 12:28:21','2019-08-26 17:28:21','','Black-baby','','inherit','open','closed','','black-baby','','','2019-08-26 12:28:21','2019-08-26 17:28:21','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Black-baby.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5893,9,'2019-08-26 12:29:03','2019-08-26 17:29:03','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5888} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Go-Kart-A-20190826-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5888\" /><figcaption> Joseph Lodenquai (66) and Darren Gordon fight for maximum velocity down the Palisadoes International Raceway front straight. (Photos: Contributed) </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jamaica Karting Association closed off the\nsummer with Summer Sizzler at the Palisadoes International Raceway in Kingston\nrecently. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coming off a double-header weekend in June,\nthe racing action on August 11 remained hot despite a smaller competitor\nturnout. Of the six classes, only four were run, as those with numbers less\nthan the required minimum of three drivers were combined into the remaining.\nThe day’s programme had the beginner Comer 50, Rotax Micro Max, Rotax Junior\nand Super Rotax. Super Rotax featured drivers from the Rotax Senior class,\nwhile the Rotax Mini Max was short of the required three.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5890} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Go-Kart-B-20190826-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" /><figcaption>Tommi Gore (4) is locked on to Ryan Lue (71) for Rotax Junior class points. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David Brown led the Comer 50 class, collecting\nmore points than Brandon Shor and Zachery Philbert. Luke Spencer was the top\nRotax Micro Max points scorer over Justin Donaldson and Nathan Sewell. Rotax\nJunior had Tommi Gore leading the points at the end of the day after a close\nfight with Zander Williams and Ryan Lue. With the Super Rotax class containing\ndrivers from Rotax Senior, Joseph Lodenquai had his hands full, but kept Sean\nJackson and Carlos Omeally at bay to head that class’ leaderboard.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Nichola Beckford</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Go-kart racing heats up Palisadoes','','inherit','closed','closed','','5884-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 12:29:03','2019-08-26 17:29:03','',5884,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5884-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5894,11,'2019-08-26 12:30:53','2019-08-26 17:30:53','','stretch-marks','','inherit','open','closed','','stretch-marks','','','2019-08-26 12:30:53','2019-08-26 17:30:53','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/stretch-marks.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5895,11,'2019-08-26 12:33:56','2019-08-26 17:33:56','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are happy but nervous. Excited but petrified. Eager but scared poopless. It is the biggest occasion of your life and the show can start any day now and you want a commanding performance complete with cheers and tonnes of congratulations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5877} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Expectant-Mom-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5877\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being a mom-to-be can be a wonderful experience, as you get to choose baby names, buy cute tiny clothing, get lots of gifts and even see what your baby will look like before you even hold him or her physically. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1726} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/accessories-adorable-baby-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You will also be given a lot of advice from other mothers about dos and don’ts and what works for them but at this juncture, it is all about what makes you comfortable and what will work for you and your precious little one. The following are some guidelines for first-time mothers that can be utilised with ease. Happy nesting! </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5878} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/apparel-baby-clothes-blue-2252000-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5878\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Pack your bag by\nthe 7<sup>th</sup> month. Remember babies do not like schedules. They can come\nearly so you ideally should have a basic bag prepared just in case.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5880} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Hospital-Bag-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5880\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Do not become a\ngermaphobe. While it is understandable that you do not want your baby to get\nsick, sanitising your hand every time you or anyone else is about to touch them\nis a bit excessive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5881} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/hand-sanitizer-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5881\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. On that same\nnote, do not let random people kiss your baby, especially not on the mouth. It\nis not hygienic in the least. Plus you do not know where some of those mouths\nhave been!&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5882} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Kiss41.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5882\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Do not play\nhero. If you are overwhelmed with a crying baby, ask for help.&nbsp; Everybody needs a break or a breather and you\nare no different.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5883} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Crying-Baby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5883\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Forget about keeping your home immaculate or a while. Nobody expects you to win the Real Housewife of Kingston award anyways. The baby is priority one — so the dishes can take a backseat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5886} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/dishes-in-the-sink.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5886\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Take time to\nnap. Note I never said ‘sleep’ because that will be a luxury for the next two\nyears. If the baby is sleeping, try to get even an hour’s rest at the same\ntime. You will be surprised at how it rejuvenates you as well as improves your\nmood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5887} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/woman-sleeping-in-bed-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5887\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. Beware of ‘baby brain’. This is the inability to remember simple stuff after having a baby — like did you eat, where is your phone, what time did you last feed the baby and how long have you been wearing these blue pyjamas? Just know it exists for some, so it is not a matter of you losing your marbles. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5889} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/forgetting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5889\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8.  Find an outlet to just unwind. When the baby is asleep and you can find half an hour of blessed alone time, indulge in something you enjoy like catching up on our favourite series or reading a book. The important thing is not to lose sight of yourself because of motherhood. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5891} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/adult-reading-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5891\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. Babies throw\ntantrums, it’s what they do. It has nothing to do with your parenting skills or\nthe lack thereof.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5892} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Black-baby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5892\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. Love your new\nbody. You may now have stretch marks. Before you panic, you need to see them\nfor what they are: your battle scars. Your skin stretched to accommodate the\ngreatest gift you ever received. Do not be mad about that.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5894} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/stretch-marks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5894\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Story written by C.W.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Tell us about your experiences as a first time Mom. Was it #TeamNoSleep for the first few months?</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Advice to first time expectant moms','','inherit','closed','closed','','5876-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 12:33:56','2019-08-26 17:33:56','',5876,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5876-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5896,4,'2019-08-26 12:45:50','2019-08-26 17:45:50','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The loss of a loved one or close friend is difficult. It is even more challenging when family or friends live abroad and are unable to attend the funeral service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But now there\'s a way to share in the moment without being there in person. The Solution: Two Girls With A Lens is now offering Funeral Live Streaming Services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You only get one chance. Live streaming is a way to remember and share the life story with everyone that was part of it. Connecting family and friends Two Girls With A Lens lets them be part of the experience, regardless of location or circumstances,” says Veronica Allen, Co-Owner of Two Girls With A Lens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We use multiple state-of-the-art high-definition fixed &amp; stabilized cameras, wireless microphones, lighting with industry-leading hardware and software to stream to a private web-page, Facebook, YouTube and more, all in High-Definition with no amount of viewer limits, around the world to family and friends,” she adds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Two Girls With A Lens LIVE Streaming Service is mobile, meaning it can go almost anywhere on the island and stream live to the world. And not just funerals, Two Girls With A Lens can stream almost any event, outdoors or indoors. Additional information on Two Girls With A Lens and Live Streaming is available at https://TwoGirlsWithALens.com -</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Two Girls With a Lens offering funeral streaming service','','inherit','closed','closed','','5879-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 12:45:50','2019-08-26 17:45:50','',5879,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5879-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5897,21,'2019-08-26 13:03:51','2019-08-26 18:03:51','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5898} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/odpem-richard-thompson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5898\" /><figcaption> Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (Photo: JIS)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says significant emphasis must be placed on earthquake preparedness in order to protect the economic gains in Jamaica.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speaking at the ‘St Bess Disaster Management Expo 2019’, hosted by the St\nElizabeth Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with ODPEM, in Black River,\non Friday, August 23, Thompson noted that based on Jamaica’s geographic\nlocation, the country is vulnerable and can be hit with a major earthquake at\nany time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“It is important that we are placing emphasis on earthquake preparedness and earthquake mitigation practices.\" </p><cite>— ODPEM\'s Richard Thompson </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In that regard, he is urging citizens to take charge of their own\nreadiness by putting measures in place to ensure their safety in the event of a\nmajor earthquake.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is important that we are placing emphasis on earthquake preparedness\nand earthquake mitigation practices, and one of the ways to do that is to\nensure that you are hardening your infrastructure and you are looking at your\nbuilding codes and your systems of construction,” Thompson said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He further explained that while Jamaicans adhere to good building\npractices, ODPEM remains focused on continuous mitigation and disaster risk\nreduction measures.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaicans urged to prepare for earthquakes','','publish','open','closed','','jamaicans-urged-to-prepare-for-earthquakes','','','2019-08-26 13:03:52','2019-08-26 18:03:52','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=5897',0,'post','',0),(5898,9,'2019-08-26 12:55:12','2019-08-26 17:55:12','','odpem-richard-thompson','','inherit','open','closed','','odpem-richard-thompson','','','2019-08-26 12:55:12','2019-08-26 17:55:12','',5897,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/odpem-richard-thompson.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5899,21,'2019-08-26 15:21:52','2019-08-26 20:21:52','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They always look fabulous and we\'re sure they had an extra glow when their dreams of motherhood were fulfilled.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is a list of women who became mothers after age forty and still manage to have their careers soar while having a boob in the mouth of their little one, off stage and off-screen.   </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 1. Halle Berry. Actress. </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> It went so nice, she did it twice!!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5922} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Halle-Berry-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5922\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 2. Gwen Stefani. Singer.  </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The third time was a charm as she had her third child in her 40s</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5923} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Gwen-Stefani-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5923\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 3. Rachel Zoe. Fashion Designer.   </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now she can dress up her baby in all designer bling </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5925} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/rachel-zoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5925\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 4. Laura Linney. Actress. </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> At age 49 she popped out her first baby!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5926} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Laura-Linney.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5926\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 5. Tina Fey. Actress/comedian. </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> She was excited by the unexpected news shortly after turning 40</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5927,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Tina-Fey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5927\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 6. Mariah Carey. Singer.  </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How about not one, but two babies at age 42. Talk about a double blessing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5928} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/mariah-carey-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5928\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 7. Nicole Kidman. Actress. </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> Did it at 41 and wants to try for one more</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5931,\"width\":580,\"height\":737} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Nicole-Kidman-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5931\" width=\"580\" height=\"737\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 8. Celine Dion. Singer.  </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She got twins after several rounds of IVF treatment. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5933} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Celine-Dion-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5933\" /><figcaption>(Photo by Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 9. Salma Hayek. Actress.  </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> She did it her way at age 41</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5934} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Salma-Hayek.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5934\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 10. Michelle Duggar. 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The move was a surprise to many as Jess had said that she would stay out of the matter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5913} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/jess-gueinep.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5913\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To roaring applaud, Jess listed her reasons for supporting Dr. Phillips. 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Halle Berry. Actress. </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> It went so nice, she did it twice!!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5922} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Halle-Berry-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5922\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 2. Gwen Stefani. Singer.  </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The third time was a charm as she had her third child in her 40s</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5923} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Gwen-Stefani-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5923\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4> 3. Rachel Zoe. 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If you\npurchased NCB in the 80s you’d have paid a mere $1.00 for each share. Today\n(August 15, 2019) the stock closed at $211.36.&nbsp;\nPut another way: if you spent $10,000 to purchase 10,000units when the\nstock was first listed that 10,000 units would today be worth $2,113,600.00.\nThat’s an increase of 21036%!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before anyone says that’s over almost 40 years let me\nshare some more recent data with you..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barita (BIL) was worth $9.58 on August 15, 2018. One\nyear later and they are trading at $88.78. That’s an increase of 826.72%.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fontana (FTNA) the first stock to list on the Junior\nStock Exchange for 2019 listed at an initial price of $1.88. 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And while this type of change isn\'t unusual and most times even welcomed - <strong>Power</strong> fans are not having it. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDXQOFzmRg\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDXQOFzmRg\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a firestorm on social media about the showrunners\' decision to fix something that\'s not broken.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[5948,5949]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Comments-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5948\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5948\" class=\"wp-image-5948\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Comments-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5949\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5949\" class=\"wp-image-5949\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/hoodpodcast/status/1165479796891148288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165479796891148288\\u0026ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprahmag.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fa28809062%2Fpower-season-6-theme-song-reactions%2F\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://twitter.com/hoodpodcast/status/1165479796891148288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165479796891148288&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprahmag.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fa28809062%2Fpower-season-6-theme-song-reactions%2F\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Series co-creator and star 50 cent was quick to give his reply on social media - reminding fans that they weren\'t quick to purchase albums with the previous track and that the song was done as a favour to him by Trey Songz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, the R&amp;B crooner saw it as a joke posting \"...Remember what I said when you first played it?!\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5951,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Trey-Songz-Reply.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5951\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Favour or not - what do you think of the remixed version?</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Power theme song - epic fail?','','inherit','closed','closed','','5945-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 16:45:33','2019-08-26 21:45:33','',5945,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5945-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5958,4,'2019-08-26 16:45:55','2019-08-26 21:45:55','','Money-mattersOption-2-Cover33','','inherit','open','closed','','money-mattersoption-2-cover33','','','2019-08-26 16:45:55','2019-08-26 21:45:55','',5953,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Money-mattersOption-2-Cover33.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5959,4,'2019-08-26 16:47:28','2019-08-26 21:47:28','','Money-mattersOption-2-Logo','','inherit','open','closed','','money-mattersoption-2-logo','','','2019-08-26 16:47:28','2019-08-26 21:47:28','',5953,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Money-mattersOption-2-Logo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5960,11,'2019-08-26 16:48:14','2019-08-26 21:48:14','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sixth and final season of <strong>Starz\'s</strong> hit series, <strong><a href=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/power-season-6-kicks-off-on-august-25/\">Power</a></strong>, aired last night. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the theme: <strong>The Final Betrayal</strong>, fans were amped up for the hard-hitting, action-packed drama that the TV series has become known for.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, before the first scene could even hit the screens, fans were left wondering if  \"The Final Betrayal\" had already happened. 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And while this type of change isn\'t unusual and most times even welcomed - <strong>Power</strong> fans are not having it. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDXQOFzmRg\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDXQOFzmRg\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a firestorm on social media about the showrunners\' decision to fix something that\'s not broken.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[5948,5949]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Comments-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5948\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5948\" class=\"wp-image-5948\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Comments-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5949\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5949\" class=\"wp-image-5949\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/hoodpodcast/status/1165479796891148288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165479796891148288\\u0026ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprahmag.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fa28809062%2Fpower-season-6-theme-song-reactions%2F\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://twitter.com/hoodpodcast/status/1165479796891148288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165479796891148288&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprahmag.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fa28809062%2Fpower-season-6-theme-song-reactions%2F\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Series co-creator and star 50 cent was quick to give his reply on social media - reminding fans that they weren\'t quick to purchase albums with the previous track and that the song was done as a favour to him by Trey Songz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, the R&amp;B crooner saw it as a joke posting \"...Remember what I said when you first played it?!\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5951,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Trey-Songz-Reply.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5951\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Favour or not - what do you think of the remixed version?</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Power theme song - epic fail?','','inherit','closed','closed','','5945-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 16:48:14','2019-08-26 21:48:14','',5945,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5945-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5961,4,'2019-08-26 16:49:57','2019-08-26 21:49:57','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5959} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Money-mattersOption-2-Logo-1024x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5959\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica’s stock exchange has been the best in the\nworld for the last seven years.&nbsp; The\ntruth is stocks have always been one of the best forms of investments. If you\npurchased NCB in the 80s you’d have paid a mere $1.00 for each share. Today\n(August 15, 2019) the stock closed at $211.36.&nbsp;\nPut another way: if you spent $10,000 to purchase 10,000units when the\nstock was first listed that 10,000 units would today be worth $2,113,600.00.\nThat’s an increase of 21036%!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before anyone says that’s over almost 40 years let me\nshare some more recent data with you..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barita (BIL) was worth $9.58 on August 15, 2018. One\nyear later and they are trading at $88.78. That’s an increase of 826.72%.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fontana (FTNA) the first stock to list on the Junior\nStock Exchange for 2019 listed at an initial price of $1.88. 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The iconic theme song, \"<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLwbMX0o5Y\">Big Rich Town</a>\" originally performed by R&amp;B artist Joe had been remixed. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLwbMX0o5Y\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLwbMX0o5Y\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The show\'s producers decided to start with a version sung by Trey Songz, featuring a verse from Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. And while this type of change isn\'t unusual and most times even welcomed - <strong>Power</strong> fans are not having it. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDXQOFzmRg\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDXQOFzmRg\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a firestorm on social media about the showrunners\' decision to fix something that\'s not broken.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[5948,5949]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Comments-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5948\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5948\" class=\"wp-image-5948\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Comments-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5949\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5949\" class=\"wp-image-5949\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/hoodpodcast/status/1165479796891148288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165479796891148288\\u0026ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprahmag.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fa28809062%2Fpower-season-6-theme-song-reactions%2F\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://twitter.com/hoodpodcast/status/1165479796891148288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165479796891148288&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprahmag.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-movies%2Fa28809062%2Fpower-season-6-theme-song-reactions%2F\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Series co-creator and star 50 cent was quick to give his reply on social media - reminding fans that they weren\'t quick to purchase albums with the previous track and that the song was done as a favour to him by Trey Songz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, the R&amp;B crooner saw it as a joke posting \"...Remember what I said when you first played it?!\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5951,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Trey-Songz-Reply.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5951\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s now become a running joke among entertainers, with R&amp;B vocalist submitting his \"gospel jazz r&amp;b version\" for consideration. 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The complex has well-maintained garden areas and trees, paved parking areas, driveways and walkways, and it is fully enclosed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em><strong>The units at The Aqueducts are quite cosy. See gallery below. </strong></em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[5969,5970]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Aqueduct-NegrilW-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5969\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5969\" class=\"wp-image-5969\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Aqueduct-NegrilX-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5970\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=5970\" class=\"wp-image-5970\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 3.6-acre property consists of 46 units - five studios, six one-bedroom apartments, 16 two-bedroom apartments, 12 two-bedroom townhouses and seven three-bedroom units. All the units have balconies or patios and offer spectacular views of either the ocean or the lush tropical gardens. 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The complex has well-maintained garden areas and trees, paved parking areas, driveways and walkways, and it is fully enclosed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em><strong>The units at The Aqueducts are quite cosy. 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After much thought and consideration, I\'m excited to announce the launch of SKIMS Solutionwear (sic)\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Back in July, Kim insisted she was \"working really hard\" to change the labels inside of her Kimono shapewear line as the two million garments, all with the Kimono branding printed on the inside, had to be changed. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Kim Kardashian West renames shapewear line','','publish','open','closed','','kim-kardashian-west-renames-shapewear-line','','','2019-08-26 17:36:26','2019-08-26 22:36:26','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=5974',0,'post','',0),(5975,9,'2019-08-26 17:34:00','2019-08-26 22:34:00','','kim-kardashian','','inherit','open','closed','','kim-kardashian','','','2019-08-26 17:34:00','2019-08-26 22:34:00','',5974,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/kim-kardashian.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5976,9,'2019-08-26 17:36:04','2019-08-26 22:36:04','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5975} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/kim-kardashian.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5975\" /><figcaption> Kim Kardashian West </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kim Kardashian West has renamed her shapewear line after she was forced to change its original name of Kimono.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <strong>Keeping Up With The Kardashians</strong> star has announced the line will now be called SKIMS Solutionwear, following allegations of cultural appropriation after she named it after the traditional Japanese garment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sharing a picture of the garments on her Instagram page, she said: \"My fans and followers are a huge inspiration to me. 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After much thought and consideration, I\'m excited to announce the launch of SKIMS Solutionwear (sic)\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Back in July, Kim insisted she was \"working really hard\" to change the labels inside of her Kimono shapewear line as the two million garments, all with the Kimono branding printed on the inside, had to be changed. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Kim Kardashian West renames shapewear line','','inherit','closed','closed','','5974-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 17:36:04','2019-08-26 22:36:04','',5974,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5974-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5977,23,'2019-08-27 07:30:26','2019-08-27 12:30:26','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5979} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-A-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5979\" /><figcaption> Jamaica eSports Initiative chairman and CEO Gregory Moore (second right) with three members of the Dr Birdz that made the trek to Las Vegas for the Evolution Championship Series 2019. 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He explained that the Dr Birdz, Jamaica’s official eSports team,\nwas created to represent the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There has never been any effort in Jamaica to put a team together to\nrepresent the country. Since we’re tasked with putting a national team together\nanyway, I thought let us just enter something where we know that Jamaica is\nproficient in,” Moore said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5980} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-ChinLoy_Evo2019-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5980\" /><figcaption>Nicholas Chin Loy (left) representing Jamaica in eSports at the Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The team making the trip to Las Vegas included Moore; Andrew Johnson,\nwho pulled double duty as a player and part of the JEI executive; Christopher\nChen; Jason Whyte; Nicholas Chin Loy; Vernon Bourne; and Mali Williams, a\nJamaican from Atlanta. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ECS or Evo as its better known in the gaming community focuses on the\nfighting game genre and uses nine titles - Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition,\nTekken 7, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mortal Kombat 11, Soul Calibur VI, Under\nNight In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Dragonball FighterZ, BlazeBlue Cross Tag Battle\nand Samurai Shodown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5982} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-Andrew_Evo2019-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5982\" /><figcaption>Andrew Johnson (left) playing Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition at the Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas, Nevada.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Anyone can pretty much enter Evolution, but we decided that we were\ngoing to do it as a team to get the word out there, to stir up the community,\nto showcase to sponsors what our potential is, as well as for the players to\ngain experience in international tournaments. Playing online is different than\nplaying beside somebody, especially a professional,” Moore said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The road to Evo began in January when the first of the two qualifiers to\nchoose the team members began. The second took place in April, solidifying the\ntop players in the island. Two months later, the team was formalised with the\nname Dr Birdz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And although things didn’t start out well during the trip to Las Vegas,\nMoore was happy with the results and the team’s performance under international\nscrutiny. More importantly, for Johnson, the only certified tournament planner\nin Jamaica, he hopes to bring back the spectacle that was Evo 2019 to the\ncountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Nichola Beckford</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaican gamers show off skills in Las Vegas','','publish','open','closed','','jamaican-gamers-show-off-skills-in-las-vegas','','','2019-08-26 18:15:09','2019-08-26 23:15:09','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=5977',0,'post','',0),(5978,9,'2019-08-26 18:08:18','2019-08-26 23:08:18','','DSC_0034','','inherit','open','closed','','dsc_0034','','','2019-08-26 18:08:18','2019-08-26 23:08:18','',5977,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/DSC_0034.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5979,9,'2019-08-26 18:09:40','2019-08-26 23:09:40','','Dr-Birdz-A','','inherit','open','closed','','dr-birdz-a','','','2019-08-26 18:09:40','2019-08-26 23:09:40','',5977,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-A.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5980,9,'2019-08-26 18:10:03','2019-08-26 23:10:03','','Dr-Birdz-ChinLoy_Evo2019','','inherit','open','closed','','dr-birdz-chinloy_evo2019','','','2019-08-26 18:10:03','2019-08-26 23:10:03','',5977,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-ChinLoy_Evo2019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5981,9,'2019-08-26 18:10:19','2019-08-26 23:10:19','','Dr-Birdz-ChinLoy_Evo2019-1','','inherit','open','closed','','dr-birdz-chinloy_evo2019-1','','','2019-08-26 18:10:19','2019-08-26 23:10:19','',5977,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-ChinLoy_Evo2019-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5982,9,'2019-08-26 18:10:32','2019-08-26 23:10:32','','Dr-Birdz-Andrew_Evo2019','','inherit','open','closed','','dr-birdz-andrew_evo2019','','','2019-08-26 18:10:32','2019-08-26 23:10:32','',5977,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-Andrew_Evo2019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5983,9,'2019-08-26 18:14:55','2019-08-26 23:14:55','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5979} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-A-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5979\" /><figcaption> Jamaica eSports Initiative chairman and CEO Gregory Moore (second right) with three members of the Dr Birdz that made the trek to Las Vegas for the Evolution Championship Series 2019. From left: Andrew ‘Anjupang’ Johnson, Jason ‘JaiysonX’ Whyte and (right) Nicholas ‘wardestroyer’ Chin Loy. (Photos: Contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On August 2, the Jamaica eSports Initiative took a major step to bring\nJamaica into the burgeoning competitive video game arena by attending the\nlargest fighting game competition in the world, The Evolution Championship\nSeries (ECS). At the end of the three-day event in Las Vegas, Nevada, the\nvirgin Jamaican eSports team, a five-player collective named the Dr Birdz,\nposted results that put them in the top 10 per cent internationally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The experiment worked. Those were the words of JEI chairman and CEO,\nGregory Moore. He explained that the Dr Birdz, Jamaica’s official eSports team,\nwas created to represent the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There has never been any effort in Jamaica to put a team together to\nrepresent the country. Since we’re tasked with putting a national team together\nanyway, I thought let us just enter something where we know that Jamaica is\nproficient in,” Moore said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5980} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-ChinLoy_Evo2019-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5980\" /><figcaption>Nicholas Chin Loy (left) representing Jamaica in eSports at the Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The team making the trip to Las Vegas included Moore; Andrew Johnson,\nwho pulled double duty as a player and part of the JEI executive; Christopher\nChen; Jason Whyte; Nicholas Chin Loy; Vernon Bourne; and Mali Williams, a\nJamaican from Atlanta. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ECS or Evo as its better known in the gaming community focuses on the\nfighting game genre and uses nine titles - Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition,\nTekken 7, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mortal Kombat 11, Soul Calibur VI, Under\nNight In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Dragonball FighterZ, BlazeBlue Cross Tag Battle\nand Samurai Shodown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5982} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dr-Birdz-Andrew_Evo2019-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5982\" /><figcaption>Andrew Johnson (left) playing Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition at the Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas, Nevada.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Anyone can pretty much enter Evolution, but we decided that we were\ngoing to do it as a team to get the word out there, to stir up the community,\nto showcase to sponsors what our potential is, as well as for the players to\ngain experience in international tournaments. Playing online is different than\nplaying beside somebody, especially a professional,” Moore said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The road to Evo began in January when the first of the two qualifiers to\nchoose the team members began. The second took place in April, solidifying the\ntop players in the island. Two months later, the team was formalised with the\nname Dr Birdz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And although things didn’t start out well during the trip to Las Vegas,\nMoore was happy with the results and the team’s performance under international\nscrutiny. More importantly, for Johnson, the only certified tournament planner\nin Jamaica, he hopes to bring back the spectacle that was Evo 2019 to the\ncountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Nichola Beckford</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaican gamers show off skills in Las Vegas','','inherit','closed','closed','','5977-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 18:14:55','2019-08-26 23:14:55','',5977,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5977-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5984,21,'2019-08-27 08:19:25','2019-08-27 13:19:25','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5986} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Leonardo-DiCaprio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5986\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $5 million in aid of the Amazon rainforest, which is being destroyed by wildfires.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 44-year-old actor has pledged the money through his environmental foundation, Earth Alliance, which he created with philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth. The group\'s Amazon Forest Fund will provide financial aid to local partners and indigenous communities as they work to protect the Amazon. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A statement on Earth Alliance\'s website explained: \"The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is rapidly releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, destroying an ecosystem that absorbs millions of tons of carbon emissions every year and is one of the planet\'s best defences against the climate crisis.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It continued: \"In addition, indigenous peoples\' land covers about 110 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon, making the region critical not just for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation, but also for the cultural survival, self-determination, and wellbeing of the Amazon\'s indigenous peoples. Earth Alliance has formed an emergency Amazon Forest Fund with an initial commitment of $5 million to focus critical resources on the key protections needed to maintain the \'lungs of the planet\'.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Leonardo DiCaprio donates $5 million to help stop Amazon wildfires','','publish','open','closed','','leonardo-dicaprios-donates-5-million-to-help-stop-amazon-wildfires','','','2019-08-27 07:59:49','2019-08-27 12:59:49','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=5984',0,'post','',0),(5985,4,'2019-08-26 18:21:34','2019-08-26 23:21:34','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5576} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Rihanna-variety.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5576\" /><figcaption>Rihanna\'s ANTI album has created Billboard 200 history.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bajan Queen Rihanna has set the bar high for females in the music business internationally, being the only black female artiste with the longest-running album on the Billboard 200 chart.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her eighth studio album <strong>ANTI </strong>released in January of 2016 has surpassed Beyoncé\'s, spending a whopping 186 weeks on the chart.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Music critics have described this body of work to be her best of her 14 years in the music industry. <strong>ANTI </strong>contains some of her biggest fan favourites,  such as <strong>Kiss It Better</strong>, <strong>Work </strong>featuring Drake, <strong>Needed Me</strong>, <strong>Love On The Brain</strong>. Her last release was a collaboration with Dj Khalid on the track <strong>Wild Thoughts</strong> featuring Bryson Tiller.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ever since her focus has been on her beauty and clothing\nbrand Fenty, but rumor has it, her dancehall album is on the way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Earlier this year, Rihanna was ranked the richest female musician with a net worth of US$600 million, surpassing Beyoncé and Madonna.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em> — Article written by Shania Hanchard </em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Rihanna makes Billboard history with ANTI','','inherit','closed','closed','','5973-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 18:21:34','2019-08-26 23:21:34','',5973,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5973-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5986,9,'2019-08-26 18:23:19','2019-08-26 23:23:19','','Leonardo-DiCaprio','','inherit','open','closed','','leonardo-dicaprio','','','2019-08-26 18:23:19','2019-08-26 23:23:19','',5984,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Leonardo-DiCaprio.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5987,9,'2019-08-26 18:25:15','2019-08-26 23:25:15','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5986} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Leonardo-DiCaprio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5986\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $5 million in aid of the Amazon rainforest, which is being destroyed by wildfires.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 44-year-old actor has pledged the money through his environmental foundation, Earth Alliance, which he created with philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth. The group\'s Amazon Forest Fund will provide financial aid to local partners and indigenous communities as they work to protect the Amazon. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A statement on Earth Alliance\'s website explained: \"The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is rapidly releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, destroying an ecosystem that absorbs millions of tons of carbon emissions every year and is one of the planet\'s best defences against the climate crisis.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It continued: \"In addition, indigenous peoples\' land covers about 110 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon, making the region critical not just for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation, but also for the cultural survival, self-determination, and wellbeing of the Amazon\'s indigenous peoples. Earth Alliance has formed an emergency Amazon Forest Fund with an initial commitment of $5 million to focus critical resources on the key protections needed to maintain the \'lungs of the planet\'.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Leonardo DiCaprio\'s donates $5 million to help stop Amazon wildfires','','inherit','closed','closed','','5984-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 18:25:15','2019-08-26 23:25:15','',5984,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5984-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(5988,23,'2019-08-27 06:55:55','2019-08-27 11:55:55','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St Catherine High school graduate Howard Pounall Sr is a firm believer that if he can do it anyone can… and do it he has.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pounall Sr has moved from washing dishes for money to now owning numerous properties in Jamaica, Canada and the United States, and&nbsp;from driving his stepfather’s blue LADA to having his very own 458 Ferrari.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5998} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8158-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5998\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 46-year-old father of three children was born in Kingston, Jamaica. The eldest of three brothers, he grew up in the Ensom City, Spanish Town, neighbours to his cousin Juliet Holness, who is now the wife of Prime Minister Andrew Holness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5994} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8195.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5994\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Howard migrated to Calgary Alberta, Canada, immediately after high school in 1990 to be with his family. In Canada, he joined his cousins in pursuing his passion as a sound system selector with his sound \'Conqueror Sound\'.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I quickly came to the conclusion that continuing my education had to be a priority.\'</p><cite>— Howard Pounall Sr</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I realized that the dancehall/party scene was primarily a weekend event,” Pounall told <strong>BUZZ. </strong>“So I quickly came to the conclusion that continuing my education had to be a priority.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He landed his first job as a dishwasher, earning $4.95 per hour and was soon promoted to prep cook (salad bar) where he got a raise to $5.00 per hour at Brewsters Brewing Company on weekdays. He still played his sound system on weekends. Pounall later worked at Costco Wholesale as a grocery cashier/packer and eventually as a full-time forklift operator at Save On Foods. He enrolled as a full-time student at Mount Royal University (MRU) in 1992 while still holding down his job. He studied Criminology and Social work and graduated in the class of 1997.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5995} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8198.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5995\" /><figcaption>Pounall with his daughter</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pounall got married in 1992 and became a father to Howard Jr. in 1994. Although it wasn’t easy being a young father, holding down a full-time job and going to school full time, Pounall was able to make the Dean’s Honour Roll.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, his name is still on the wall at MRU. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Along with all this, Pounall still found the time to start his own businesses</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the years, Pounall has never stopped going. In 1997 he worked for the Government of Canada as an Immigration Officer/CBSA, from 1998 to 2007 he worked with the Alberta Justice Dept as a Probation Officer/Case Worker /Corrections. From 1999 to 2009&nbsp; he worked at the Alberta Child &amp; Family Services as a Social Worker, Youth Counsellor and Addictions Counsellor. Then in 2004 he switched his focus and started a new path in real estate working at Century 21 Bravo Realty as a Real Estate Associate/Real Estate Investor, a field he is currently in. He has consistently been acknowledged&nbsp;as a top producing agent and has won the Top Producer award 15 times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5999} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8163-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5999\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with all this, Pounall still found the time to start his own businesses. In&nbsp; 2007 he started TMJ Trucking Ltd. In 2009 he started Canwest Paving Ltd and in 2017 the WP Investments Inc. 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The system continues to move towards the west-northwest at 14 mph (22 km/h).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Met Office said that cloudy to overcast skies and scattered showers had already started to affect the island, with pockets of moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain and scattered thunderstorms still expected as the night progresses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents across the island were also reporting strong gusts, lightning and some occasional rainfall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Eastern Caribbean battened down under threat of Dorian','','inherit','closed','closed','','6001-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 20:40:02','2019-08-27 01:40:02','',6001,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6001-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6005,23,'2019-08-26 21:27:13','2019-08-27 02:27:13','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6006} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-ts-dorian-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6006\" /><figcaption>Barbados - Commuters leaving Bridgetown after 10 am shutdown Monday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and LIAT have both announced flight cancellations for Tuesday, August 27.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CAL says it will not be operating flight BW414 Barbados to Trinidad, however it advised that passengers affected by the cancellation of flights BW 455 - Kingston to Barbados and BW 454 Barbados to Kingston Jamaica on August 26th, would be accommodated on the flights BW3455 (Kingston to Barbados) and BW3454 (Barbados to Kingston).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, LIAT has grounded flights to Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6007} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-20190826--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6007\" /><figcaption>Motorists encountered nightmarish lines at gas stations in Barbados Monday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Government of Saint Lucia declared a mandatory national shutdown effective 6 p.m. Monday, as a Hurricane Watch also went into effect for that island earlier in the day. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica, Grenada and its dependencies, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5822} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-road-cleanup-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5822\" /><figcaption>Barbados preparing for TS Dorian Sunday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the centre of Dorian is expected to move near or over the Windward Islands this evening and tonight and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength when it passes through the northern Windward Islands early Tuesday, and it is expected to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','TS DORIAN: CAL, LIAT announce flight cancellations','','publish','open','closed','','ts-dorian-cal-liat-announce-flight-cancellations','','','2019-08-26 21:27:14','2019-08-27 02:27:14','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=6005',0,'post','',0),(6006,4,'2019-08-26 20:54:54','2019-08-27 01:54:54','','barbados-ts-dorian','','inherit','open','closed','','barbados-ts-dorian','','','2019-08-26 20:54:54','2019-08-27 01:54:54','',6005,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-ts-dorian.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6007,4,'2019-08-26 21:00:22','2019-08-27 02:00:22','','barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-20190826-','','inherit','open','closed','','barbados-tropical-storm-dorian-20190826','','','2019-08-26 21:00:22','2019-08-27 02:00:22','',6005,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-20190826-.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6008,4,'2019-08-26 21:25:53','2019-08-27 02:25:53','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6006} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-ts-dorian-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6006\" /><figcaption>Barbados - Commuters leaving Bridgetown after 10 am shutdown Monday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and LIAT have both announced flight cancellations for Tuesday, August 27.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CAL says it will not be operating flight BW414 Barbados to Trinidad, however it advised that passengers affected by the cancellation of flights BW 455 - Kingston to Barbados and BW 454 Barbados to Kingston Jamaica on August 26th, would be accommodated on the flights BW3455 (Kingston to Barbados) and BW3454 (Barbados to Kingston).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, LIAT has grounded flights to Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6007} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-20190826--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6007\" /><figcaption>Motorists encountered nightmarish lines at gas stations in Barbados Monday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Government of Saint Lucia declared a mandatory national shutdown effective 6 p.m. Monday, as a Hurricane Watch also went into effect for that island earlier in the day. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica, Grenada and its dependencies, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5822} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-road-cleanup-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5822\" /><figcaption>Barbados preparing for TS Dorian Sunday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the centre of Dorian is expected to move near or over the Windward Islands this evening and tonight and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength when it passes through the northern Windward Islands early Tuesday, and it is expected to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The flight cancellations for Tuesday, August 27 are as follows:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caribbean Airlines – BW414 Barbados to Port-of-SpainLIAT:LI 308 from Trinidad to St. VincentLI 308 from St. Vincent to GrenadaLI 773 from Dominica to BarbadosLI 304 from Grenada to BarbadosLI 392 from Ogle, Guyana to BarbadosLI 374 from Barbados to St. LuciaLI 375 from St. Lucia to BarbadosLI 370 from Barbados to St. LuciaLI 371 from St. Lucia to St. VincentLI 371 from St. Vincent to BarbadosLI 372 from Barbados to MartiniqueLi 373 from Martinique from BarbadosLi 771 from Barbados to St. VincentLI 771 from St. Vincent to Trinidad LI 362 from Barbados to DominicaLI 337 from Barbados to Grenada LIAT had previously cancelled some 15 flights on Monday, August 26 due to TS Dorian. Affected passengers have been advised to contact LIAT\'s Call Centre for rebooking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','TS DORIAN: CAL, LIAT announce flight cancellations','','inherit','closed','closed','','6005-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 21:25:53','2019-08-27 02:25:53','',6005,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6005-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6009,4,'2019-08-26 21:27:13','2019-08-27 02:27:13','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6006} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-ts-dorian-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6006\" /><figcaption>Barbados - Commuters leaving Bridgetown after 10 am shutdown Monday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and LIAT have both announced flight cancellations for Tuesday, August 27.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CAL says it will not be operating flight BW414 Barbados to Trinidad, however it advised that passengers affected by the cancellation of flights BW 455 - Kingston to Barbados and BW 454 Barbados to Kingston Jamaica on August 26th, would be accommodated on the flights BW3455 (Kingston to Barbados) and BW3454 (Barbados to Kingston).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, LIAT has grounded flights to Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6007} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-20190826--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6007\" /><figcaption>Motorists encountered nightmarish lines at gas stations in Barbados Monday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Government of Saint Lucia declared a mandatory national shutdown effective 6 p.m. Monday, as a Hurricane Watch also went into effect for that island earlier in the day. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica, Grenada and its dependencies, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5822} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Tropical-Storm-Dorian-road-cleanup-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5822\" /><figcaption>Barbados preparing for TS Dorian Sunday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the centre of Dorian is expected to move near or over the Windward Islands this evening and tonight and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength when it passes through the northern Windward Islands early Tuesday, and it is expected to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','TS DORIAN: CAL, LIAT announce flight cancellations','','inherit','closed','closed','','6005-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 21:27:13','2019-08-27 02:27:13','',6005,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6005-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6010,11,'2019-08-26 21:58:33','2019-08-27 02:58:33','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St Catherine High school graduate Howard Pounall Sr is a firm believer that if he can do it anyone can… and do it he has.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pounall Sr has moved from washing dishes for money to now owning numerous properties in Jamaica, Canada and the United States, and&nbsp;from driving his stepfather’s blue LADA to having his very own 458 Ferrari.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5998} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8158-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5998\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 46-year-old father of three children was born in Kingston, Jamaica. The eldest of three brothers, he grew up in the Ensom City, Spanish Town, neighbours to his cousin Juliet Holness, who is now the wife of Prime Minister Andrew Holness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5994} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8195.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5994\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Howard migrated to Calgary Alberta, Canada, immediately after high school in 1990 to be with his family. In Canada, he joined his cousins in pursuing his passion as a sound system selector with his sound \'Conqueror Sound\'.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I quickly came to the conclusion that continuing my education had to be a priority.\'</p><cite>— Howard Pounall Sr</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I realized that the dancehall/party scene was primarily a weekend event,” Pounall told <strong>BUZZ. </strong>“So I quickly came to the conclusion that continuing my education had to be a priority.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He landed his first job as a dishwasher, earning $4.95 per hour and was soon promoted to prep cook (salad bar) where he got a raise to $5.00 per hour at Brewsters Brewing Company on weekdays. He still played his sound system on weekends. Pounall later worked at Costco Wholesale as a grocery cashier/packer and eventually as a full-time forklift operator at Save On Foods. He enrolled as a full-time student at Mount Royal University (MRU) in 1992 while still holding down his job. He studied Criminology and Social work and graduated in the class of 1997.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5995} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8198.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5995\" /><figcaption>Pounall with his daughter</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pounall got married in 1992 and became a father to Howard Jr. in 1994. Although it wasn’t easy being a young father, holding down a full-time job and going to school full time, Pounall was able to make the Dean’s Honour Roll.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, his name is still on the wall at MRU. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Along with all this, Pounall still found the time to start his own businesses</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the years, Pounall has never stopped going. In 1997 he worked for the Government of Canada as an Immigration Officer/CBSA, from 1998 to 2007 he worked with the Alberta Justice Dept as a Probation Officer/Case Worker /Corrections. From 1999 to 2009&nbsp; he worked at the Alberta Child &amp; Family Services as a Social Worker, Youth Counsellor and Addictions Counsellor. Then in 2004 he switched his focus and started a new path in real estate working at Century 21 Bravo Realty as a Real Estate Associate/Real Estate Investor, a field he is currently in. He has consistently been acknowledged&nbsp;as a top producing agent and has won the Top Producer award 15 times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5999} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8163-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5999\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with all this, Pounall still found the time to start his own businesses. In&nbsp; 2007 he started TMJ Trucking Ltd. In 2009 he started Canwest Paving Ltd and in 2017 the WP Investments Inc. He still owns all three businesses today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And as a reward to self, Pounall decided to pursue his personal dream, becoming a pilot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'It wasn’t easy with my busy work schedule but I did it.\'</p><cite>—Howard Pounall Sr</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He started aviation training in Miami Florida in 2014 but because of his busy work schedule, he was unable to complete the program until the following year. In 2015, Pounall obtained his Private Pilot License with over 25 hours of instrument and later got his night rating in 2017 in Calgary, Alberta. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5992} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8184-1024x927.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5992\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Becoming a pilot was a childhood aspiration,” he said. “It wasn’t easy with my busy work schedule but I did it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5997} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/howard-pounall-plane.JPG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5997\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For him balance is important. So while remaining a residential and commercial realtor in Calgary, Pounall balances his time between managing his properties in Calgary, the USA and Jamaica, while finding time to spend and travel with his family, including his children Howard Jr, Tashaye and Elin. He loves watching movies and sports and enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorbike, flying planes, driving his jaw-dropping Ferrari, downhill skiing, playing golf and walking the family dog.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5996} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5996\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pounall has certainly lived up to the motto of his former high school: ‘Prayer and work conquer all’. “Major credit to St Catherine High School for the discipline instilled in me, for real!” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em> — Written by Donna Hussey-Stewart</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Howard Pounall Sr, taking it to the sky','','inherit','closed','closed','','5988-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 21:58:33','2019-08-27 02:58:33','',5988,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5988-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6011,23,'2019-08-27 07:45:48','2019-08-27 12:45:48','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While many Caribbean islands often bear the brunt\nof powerful hurricanes, Barbados tends to be spared any widespread devastation.\nIn fact, the last storm that is retained in local memory as having a\ncatastrophic impact was Hurricane Janet in 1955. Passing south of the island as\na Category 3 hurricane on September 22, data from the Caribbean Disaster and\nEmergency Management Agency (CDEMA) indicated that Janet killed an estimated 32\npeople, destroyed 8 100 homes and left 20,000 homeless.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6013} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Hurricane-Janet-Source-UK-National-Archives-1024x825.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6013\" /><figcaption> Houses blown across the road by the angry winds of Hurricane Janet prevented free passage to pedestrians and vehicles of all kinds. (Source: The National Archives UK) </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, while Barbados has not since seen\ndevastation on that level, it has experienced some rough encounters with Mother\nNature. In fact, weather systems have not even had to reach hurricane strength\nto inflict significant damage. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is a look at some major storms to impact\nBarbados since Janet:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Kirk (September 27, 2018)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>TS Kirk brought over 10 inches of rainfall,\ncausing significant flooding and power outages in Barbados. Several people had\nto be rescued from their homes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Harvey (August 17, 2017)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>High winds and heavy rains damaged roofs and\ncaused extensive flooding, particularly in the north of the island. One house\nwas washed off its foundation, while rising waters entered homes and forced\nsome people to evacuate. Electricity outages affected several parishes across\nthe island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6012} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Tropical-Storm-Harvey-2017-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6012\" /><figcaption>The north of the island experienced significant flooding. Pictured are floodwaters in Speightstown, St. Peter caused by the heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Tomas (October 30, 2010)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>US$18.5 million was the cost to the Government of\nBarbados to repair the over 1,000 homes that were damaged in the passage of\nTropical Storm Tomas. The south-central areas of the island were most impacted,\nwith roofs being ripped off, trees blow down and crops destroyed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hurricane Ivan (September 7, 2004)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What stands out for many residents was that\nBarbados was expected to receive a direct hit, but at the eleventh hour, the\nstorm changed course and instead went onto cause widespread devastation in\nGrenada. Nonetheless, in Barbados at least one death was attributed to\nHurricane Ivan, which caused an estimated US$5 million in damage. Over 500\nhouses sustained minor to major damage, with more than 175 being completely\ndestroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, trees were blown down and coastal roads\nwere damaged by storm surge. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Lili (September 22, 2002)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to CDERA (now CDEMA), St. Andrew, St. Philip, St. Lucy and Christ\nChurch were the parishes that were mainly affected. Over 400 housing units were\ndamaged, and there were 43 reports of fallen trees and utility poles resulting\nin power outages and disruption in telephone service in many areas. Water supply\nwas also interrupted in some area due to a lack of electricity to operate the\npumps. There were also damages to the agricultural sector, particularly to\nbanana crops and poultry farms. 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[Hurricane Janet] Photograph No R 21169 Official Barbados photograph compiled by Central Office of Information. Department of Education hand stamp appears on the reverse. \n\n<b>Location:</b> Barbados\n\n<b>Date:</b> [1955]\n\n<b>Our Catalogue Reference:</b> INF 10/48/28\n\nThis image is part of the Central Office of Information\'s photographic collection held at The National Archives, uploaded as part of the <a href=\"http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/caribbean\">Caribbean Through a Lens project</a></p>.\n\n<b>We need your help</b> to fill in the gaps, to unearth the missing stories, the social and cultural memories from this selection of colonial recordings.\n\nDo you recognise anything or anyone in the photographs?\n\nDo they provoke any personal or historical memories?\n\nIf so, please leave your comments, tags and stories to enrich our records.\n\nIf you would like to get involved in our community project Caribbean through a lens, <a href=\"mailto:education@nationalarchives.gov.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">we would love to hear from you</a>.\n\nFor high quality reproductions of any item from our collection please contact our <a href=\'http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/imagelibrary\' rel=\'nofollow\'>image library</a>','inherit','open','closed','','barbados-hurricane-janet-source-uk-national-archives','','','2019-08-26 22:04:08','2019-08-27 03:04:08','',6011,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Hurricane-Janet-Source-UK-National-Archives.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6014,11,'2019-08-26 22:07:57','2019-08-27 03:07:57','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While many Caribbean islands often bear the brunt\nof powerful hurricanes, Barbados tends to be spared any widespread devastation.\nIn fact, the last storm that is retained in local memory as having a\ncatastrophic impact was Hurricane Janet in 1955. Passing south of the island as\na Category 3 hurricane on September 22, data from the Caribbean Disaster and\nEmergency Management Agency (CDEMA) indicated that Janet killed an estimated 32\npeople, destroyed 8 100 homes and left 20,000 homeless.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6013} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Hurricane-Janet-Source-UK-National-Archives-1024x825.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6013\" /><figcaption> Houses blown across the road by the angry winds of Hurricane Janet prevented free passage to pedestrians and vehicles of all kinds. (Source: The National Archives UK) </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, while Barbados has not since seen\ndevastation on that level, it has experienced some rough encounters with Mother\nNature. In fact, weather systems have not even had to reach hurricane strength\nto inflict significant damage. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is a look at some major storms to impact\nBarbados since Janet:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Kirk (September 27, 2018)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>TS Kirk brought over 10 inches of rainfall,\ncausing significant flooding and power outages in Barbados. Several people had\nto be rescued from their homes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Harvey (August 17, 2017)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>High winds and heavy rains damaged roofs and\ncaused extensive flooding, particularly in the north of the island. One house\nwas washed off its foundation, while rising waters entered homes and forced\nsome people to evacuate. Electricity outages affected several parishes across\nthe island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6012} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Barbados-Tropical-Storm-Harvey-2017-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6012\" /><figcaption>The north of the island experienced significant flooding. Pictured are floodwaters in Speightstown, St. Peter caused by the heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Tomas (October 30, 2010)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>US$18.5 million was the cost to the Government of\nBarbados to repair the over 1,000 homes that were damaged in the passage of\nTropical Storm Tomas. The south-central areas of the island were most impacted,\nwith roofs being ripped off, trees blow down and crops destroyed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hurricane Ivan (September 7, 2004)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What stands out for many residents was that\nBarbados was expected to receive a direct hit, but at the eleventh hour, the\nstorm changed course and instead went onto cause widespread devastation in\nGrenada. Nonetheless, in Barbados at least one death was attributed to\nHurricane Ivan, which caused an estimated US$5 million in damage. Over 500\nhouses sustained minor to major damage, with more than 175 being completely\ndestroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, trees were blown down and coastal roads\nwere damaged by storm surge. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tropical Storm Lili (September 22, 2002)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to CDERA (now CDEMA), St. Andrew, St. Philip, St. Lucy and Christ\nChurch were the parishes that were mainly affected. Over 400 housing units were\ndamaged, and there were 43 reports of fallen trees and utility poles resulting\nin power outages and disruption in telephone service in many areas. Water supply\nwas also interrupted in some area due to a lack of electricity to operate the\npumps. There were also damages to the agricultural sector, particularly to\nbanana crops and poultry farms. Damages were estimated at nearly US$200,000.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hurricane Allen (August 4, 1980)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Passing north of Barbados, Allen destroyed 35 homes and damaged more than\n200. 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A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica, Grenada and its dependencies, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At 1100 p.m., the US National Hurricane Center advised that Dorian was moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this motion was expected to continue through Tuesday night, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time of the bulletin, the centre of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 59.7 West. On the forecast track, the storm’s centre is expected to move near or over the Windward Islands tonight and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.  Dorian is forecast to pass near or south of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, move near or over eastern Hispaniola, and move north of Hispaniola on Thursday.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Hurricane Watch discontinued for St Lucia','','inherit','closed','closed','','6016-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 22:41:35','2019-08-27 03:41:35','',6016,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6016-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6019,4,'2019-08-26 22:43:56','2019-08-27 03:43:56','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6003} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/ts-dorian-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6003\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Government of St. Lucia has discontinued the Hurricane Watch for the island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, tropical storm conditions are expected to affect portions of the Windward Islands through Tuesday morning. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica, Grenada and its dependencies, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At 1100 p.m., the US National Hurricane Center advised that Dorian was moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and this motion was expected to continue through Tuesday night, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time of the bulletin, the centre of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 59.7 West. On the forecast track, the storm’s centre is expected to move near or over the Windward Islands tonight and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.&nbsp; Dorian is forecast to pass near or south of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, move near or over eastern Hispaniola, and move north of Hispaniola on Thursday.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Hurricane Watch discontinued for St Lucia','','inherit','closed','closed','','6016-revision-v1','','','2019-08-26 22:43:56','2019-08-27 03:43:56','',6016,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6016-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6020,23,'2019-08-27 07:56:47','2019-08-27 12:56:47','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6021} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/bus-service-barbados-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6021\" /><figcaption>Public buses were on some routes by 8 am.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Authorities in Barbados discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for the island at 2 a.m. Tuesday. During a 5 a.m. announcement, the authorities gave the all-clear for normal business to resume at 10 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Public bus service was up and running by 7 a.m., with although full service is expected by 9 a.m. The Grantley Adams International Airport was also reopened at 7 a.m. Speaking at a press conference around 6 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuesday morning, officials gave updates on their various areas of responsibility. Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds, said the emergency officials responded to nine reported incidents, including fallen trees in about four parishes, as well as a downed power lines, a fallen utility pole, and fallen wall in other areas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6023} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/workmen-removing-shutter-barbados-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6023\" /><figcaption>Workmen were busy in Hastings, Christ Church Tuesday morning removing hurricane shutters in preparation for the resumption of business.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some water outages were experienced during the storm due to power failures but the responsible minister indicated that pumps were, for the most part, operational again. 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He also believes&nbsp;that cannabis by-products could help save the environment, as more than 50,000 different products can be made from hemp.&nbsp;The author of&nbsp;<b>The Cannabis Manifesto</b> is scheduled to be one of the speakers at the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo 2019. 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According to Dehring, the internet solution will provide all Jamaicans with affordable high-speed unshared internet.  At present, the company says, there is a huge disparity between children in Kingston who pay $2,500 for internet versus those in rural areas that will have to pay $25,000 in government taxes PLUS service fees to access the same internet.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6052} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Dehring-with-Kids.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6052\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also singing ReadyTV’s praises was Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw who bragged about the intervention on social media.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/AudleyShaw/status/1165466727641210881\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://twitter.com/AudleyShaw/status/1165466727641210881\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Satellite internet will soon be commercially available to rural villages and remote farmers. High-speed broadband internet will drastically improve greenhouse farming, research, innovation and communication!” he noted. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Dehring takes satellite internet service to rural Portland community','','publish','open','closed','','dehring-takes-satellite-internet-service-to-rural-portland-community','','','2019-08-27 12:49:18','2019-08-27 17:49:18','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=6040',0,'post','',0),(6041,4,'2019-08-27 11:49:23','2019-08-27 16:49:23','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6038} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/steve-deAngelo--1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6038\" /><figcaption>(Photo: Contributed Instagram/steve.deangelo)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> For Steve DeAngelo cannabis is more than medicine — it’s a lifestyle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Widely acknowledged as the ‘father of the cannabis industry’, DeAngelo is both cannabis activist and entrepreneur. He\'s the co-founder of Harborside, one of the first of six companies in the United States to be awarded a medical marijuana licence. The 13-year-old Harborside is one of the largest medical cannabis dispensaries in California. It became a publicly traded company in June 2019.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6039} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/steve-deAngelo-22-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6039\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DeAngelo also co-founded Steep Hill Laboratory, the first dedicated cannabis lab; the Arc View Group, the first cannabis investment firm, and the National Cannabis Industry Association, the industry’s first trade association.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I fell in love with cannabis at a very young age\'</p><cite>— Steve DeAngelo</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is a long way from DeAngelo’s first encounter with cannabis, which the author and public speaker told CanEx Jamaica occurred while he was on the verge of adolescence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“</em>I fell in love with cannabis at a very young age. It was just a very memorable and deep connection to the plant. I knew something remarkable had happened to me and I knew cannabis would continue to be part of my life. I [also] knew that I didn’t want to do anything illegal… I didn’t want to be a criminal,” DeAngelo added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6037} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/steve-deAngelo-and-douglas-gordon-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6037\" /><figcaption> Steve DeAngelo and founder of CanEx, Douglas Gordon.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That desire to ensure that every activity in which he participated would withstand any test of integrity, led DeAngelo on a decades-long fight to make cannabis available to all. Raised in the 1960s and 1970s by activist parents, DeAngelo remembers growing up in Washington D.C. and seeing his parents being involved in landmark civil rights events such as the 1963 March on Washington.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I thought we were going to get it done in two or three years, it just took a lot longer.\'</p><cite>— Steve DeAngelo</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He channelled that activist heritage and his own burgeoning passion into lobbying for a legal cannabis industry, making numerous television appearances, and writing on the effects and benefits of cannabis. His efforts hit a snag in 1998 when the US Congress blocked moves to legalise cannabis in the American capital.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since then, the medicinal cannabis industry has opened up; medical cannabis use is now legal in 33 states in the US, while the industry is also opening up in Latin America and the Caribbean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That change was a result of decades and decades of work by people like me. I thought we were going to get it done in two or three years, it just took a lot longer than I thought,” DeAngelo said<em>.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We know that cannabis provides wellness effects. 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"></div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"></div></div></div></a> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1kMIrUnOjA/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wanna take time to big up my Bredrin: @chris.dehring CEO of #ReadyTV and @katiadehring on the launch of #ReadyNet last Thursday in Mullet Hall Portland ... for the 1st time Residents had the opportunity to witness satellite internet in this rural community’ I’m honored to be apart of this’ and salute the #ReadyTV/ ReadyNet team on their hard work and brilliant execution. Also wanna take time out to big up Cass. Casanova! On his genius and leadership. This venture is very important to the development of jamaica.  #ReadyTv and the Ready team is doing an excellent job leading Jamaica to the 1st world in technology. It’s not just important to provide fast and reliable internet to these rural areas ... it’s also very important that it’s affordable! ...as demonstrated by the two young ladies at the launch in Mullet Hall ( Shilo and Rickayla) ..it would cost Shilo who lives in Kingston $2,500 JA dollars a month, including GOJ fees, but would cost Rickayla who lives in Mullet Hall Port Antonio $25,000 JA dollars a month including GOJ fees to get the same and Internet package, it’s great that the Ready Net Team is working along side the Jamaican Govt., to try and make it affordable for all. Special thanx to Hon. Daryl Vaz M.P. For Portland and Hon. Fayval Williams, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, And Therese Turner-Jones of the Inter-American Development Bank and Judy Green of the International Finance Corporation/World Bank for their hard work and support .. and the ReadyTv team and Ready tv commandos. Well done!</a></p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/direalshaggy/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Shaggy Aka Mr Boombastic O.D</a> (@direalshaggy) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-08-24T23:38:50+00:00\">Aug 24, 2019 at 4:38pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','798a36b3232c9acc3a5ea781b0db6826','','','2019-08-27 12:12:57','2019-08-27 17:12:57','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/798a36b3232c9acc3a5ea781b0db6826/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(6046,4,'2019-08-27 12:13:56','2019-08-27 17:13:56','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6038} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/steve-deAngelo--1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6038\" /><figcaption>(Photo: Contributed Instagram/steve.deangelo)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;For Steve DeAngelo cannabis is more than medicine — it’s a lifestyle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Widely acknowledged as the ‘father of the cannabis industry’, DeAngelo is both cannabis activist and entrepreneur. He\'s the co-founder of Harborside, one of the first&nbsp;of six companies in the United States to be awarded a medical marijuana licence. The 13-year-old Harborside is one of the largest medical cannabis dispensaries in California. It became a publicly traded company in June 2019.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6039} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/steve-deAngelo-22-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6039\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DeAngelo also co-founded Steep Hill Laboratory, the first dedicated cannabis lab; the Arc View Group, the first cannabis investment firm, and the National Cannabis Industry Association, the industry’s first trade association.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I fell in love with cannabis at a very young age\'</p><cite>— Steve DeAngelo</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a long way from DeAngelo’s first encounter with cannabis, which the author and public speaker told CanEx Jamaica occurred while he was on the verge of adolescence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“</em>I fell in love with cannabis at a very young age.&nbsp;It was just a very memorable and deep connection to the plant.&nbsp;I knew something remarkable had happened to me and I knew cannabis would continue to be part of my life. I [also] knew that I didn’t want to do anything illegal… I didn’t want to be a criminal,” DeAngelo added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6037} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/steve-deAngelo-and-douglas-gordon-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6037\" /><figcaption>&nbsp;Steve DeAngelo and founder of CanEx, Douglas Gordon.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That desire to ensure that every activity in which he participated would withstand any test of integrity, led DeAngelo on a decades-long fight to make cannabis available to all. Raised in the 1960s and 1970s by activist parents, DeAngelo remembers growing up in Washington D.C. and seeing his parents being involved in landmark civil rights events such as the 1963 March on Washington.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I thought we were going to get it done in two or three years, it just took a lot longer.\'</p><cite>— Steve DeAngelo</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He channelled that activist heritage and his own burgeoning passion into lobbying for a legal cannabis industry, making numerous television appearances, and writing on the effects and benefits of cannabis. His efforts hit a snag in 1998 when the US Congress blocked moves to legalise cannabis in the American capital.Since then, the medicinal cannabis industry has opened up; medical cannabis use is now legal in 33 states in the US, while the industry is also opening up in Latin America and the Caribbean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That change was a result of decades and decades of work by people like me.&nbsp;I thought we were going to get it done in two or three years, it just took a lot longer than I thought,” DeAngelo said<em>.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We know that cannabis provides wellness effects. We have also just begun to learn what happens to people when we make cannabis more accessible; opium rates, suicide rates, (and) pharmaceutical use drops,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6044} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/harbsde.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6044\" /><figcaption>Harborside is one of the first of six companies in the United States to be awarded a medical marijuana licence. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DeAngelo, who noted that the first cannabis laws were a form of racial prejudice intended to control black people, believes the legal cannabis industry could help heal racial tensions. He also believes&nbsp;that cannabis by-products could help save the environment, as more than 50,000 different products can be made from hemp.&nbsp;The author of&nbsp;<b>The Cannabis Manifesto</b> is scheduled to be one of the speakers at the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo 2019. The two-day event is scheduled for  September 26 to 28 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Steve DeAngelo\'s lifelong passion for cannabis','','inherit','closed','closed','','6036-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 12:13:56','2019-08-27 17:13:56','',6036,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6036-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6047,11,'2019-08-27 12:14:45','2019-08-27 17:14:45','','Chris-Dehring','','inherit','open','closed','','chris-dehring','','','2019-08-28 18:32:31','2019-08-28 23:32:31','',6040,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Chris-Dehring.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6048,11,'2019-08-27 12:19:59','2019-08-27 17:19:59','<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1j_wPwBTBH/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"></div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"></div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"></div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"></div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"></div></div></div></a> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1j_wPwBTBH/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twins... born 2 days apart. Besties Bright &amp; Beautiful. Except one gets 24/7 internet for J$2,500 a month.. while GOJ fees alone for the other to get in Mullet Hall would be J$25,000/month. We can fix this.</a></p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chris.dehring/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Chris Dehring</a> (@chris.dehring) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-08-24T21:50:39+00:00\">Aug 24, 2019 at 2:50pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','e3ff671913614eb65d8db0ccb5d4fb43','','','2019-08-27 12:19:59','2019-08-27 17:19:59','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/e3ff671913614eb65d8db0ccb5d4fb43/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(6049,11,'2019-08-27 12:24:20','2019-08-27 17:24:20','<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jGQkSB6bI/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"></div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"></div></div></div></a> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jGQkSB6bI/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The magic of Satellite Internet.. Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.</a></p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chris.dehring/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Chris Dehring</a> (@chris.dehring) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-08-24T13:28:15+00:00\">Aug 24, 2019 at 6:28am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','c9784e8bf17728837c3818a3690d0cbb','','','2019-08-27 12:24:20','2019-08-27 17:24:20','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/c9784e8bf17728837c3818a3690d0cbb/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(6050,23,'2019-08-27 12:58:08','2019-08-27 17:58:08','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6058} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/labsample-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6058\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A top promising Jamaican sprinter has tested positive for a\nbanned substance and is facing a four-year ban from the sport.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The substance was found in the athlete’s ‘A’ sample during the National Trials at the National Stadium, between June 20 and 23. The athlete’s management has requested that the ‘B’ sample is tested.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The athlete finished in the top three in their event at the\nNational Trials and was expected to be selected on Jamaica’s team to the World\nChampionships in Doha, Qatar, next month. The positive test could rule the\nathlete out of the competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is understood that the banned substance in the ‘A’ was\ncontained in a cold and flu medication, which was tested at the World\nAnti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited lab in Montreal, Canada.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The athlete, it is also understood, had declared the use of\na cold medication during the National Trials. 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This initial segment of the project will entail the rehabilitation of the 14-kilometre stretch of roadway from Harbour View in Kingston to Cedar Valley in St. Thomas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The project is to be executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), through a three-year contract.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCHIP is part of the Government’s strategic development plan\nfor the unlocking of the growth prospects on the south coast by connecting\nNegril, Westmoreland to Port Antonio, Portland via a modern highway system.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To facilitate the works, CHEC has sub-contracted this component of the project to three local contractors. 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We\nneed now to push the development to the east,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He noted that once the rehabilitation of the dual carriage\nway is completed, there are plans to begin the development of housing solutions\nin the area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So, the Government is going to be moving with the National\nHousing Trust (NHT) and the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) to start\ndevelopments on lands that we own there….and we call on developers to start\nlooking now to the east to develop the lands that are now made viable,” he\nsaid.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the meantime, the Prime Minister assured that the project\nwill be done properly “in such a way that 50 years from now, it will be\nstanding strong.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, Country Manager, China Harbour, Dangran Bi,\nsaid the company appreciates being chosen by the Government as the contractor\nfor this major project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are very excited to get started on this major\nthoroughfare, which will improve the alignment and capacity of the existing\nsouthern coastal main road to make it safer and more efficient (for) travel,”\nhe said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the meantime, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry\nof Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. 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She was bested by another Dom Rep player by 0-3.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6122} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Gari-Whyte-and-Nickoy-Smith-receive-bronze-medals-002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6122\" /><figcaption>Gari Whyte and Nickoy Smith receive bronze medals.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the end, Puerto Rico emerged overall winner, followed by the Dominican Republic in second place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hindered by not having had all members of the team and one less coach due to financial constraints, the 11 players nevertheless showed big heart as they battled through the rounds, held over a five-day period in the Dominican Republic. 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The\nteam received sponsorship from Optical Solutions International Limited.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaica takes 7 medals, places third in Caribbean TT Championships','','publish','open','closed','','jamaica-takes-7-medals-places-third-in-caribbean-tt-championships','','','2019-08-27 17:07:16','2019-08-27 22:07:16','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=6105',0,'post','',0),(6106,11,'2019-08-27 16:21:24','2019-08-27 21:21:24','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>WhatsApp still sits on the throne as the most popular messaging app, with a reported 1.5 billion users across the planet. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the Caribbean, WhatsApp has such a large userbase, that most of the major telecoms companies have managed to include it in their data plan offerings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[6090,6089,6088]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Flow-Free-WhatsApp.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6090\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=6090\" class=\"wp-image-6090\" /><figcaption>Flow ad featuring WhatsApp </figcaption></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Digicel.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6089\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=6089\" class=\"wp-image-6089\" /><figcaption>Digicel ad featuring WhatsApp</figcaption></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Claro.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6088\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=6088\" class=\"wp-image-6088\" /><figcaption>Claro ad featuring WhatsApp</figcaption></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That, however, has not stopped one of its major rivals, Telegram, from highlighting some of the major deficiencies in the app through its unique features.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6103} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_1307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6103\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the latest round of updates from Telegram, that message became even more clear - with WhatsApp loyalists hounding the service provider to integrate some of the new features. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Perhaps the most impressive feature among the lot is the option to send a note without a sound.</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, you know that brilliant 5AM message that you have to send - but don\'t necessarily want to wake up the recipient to read it just yet  - Voila! 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The update allows Telegram users to simply hold the “Send” button with the option for it to be delivered without audio then appearing. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Perhaps the most impressive feature among the lot is the option to send a note without a sound.</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Same applies for workgroups, should you get an urgent idea at three in the morning – but not urgent enough to wake up everyone in your work chat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with the muted messages, see the full list of updates below:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Here is the full list of features from Telegram\'s latest updates:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Muted Messages </h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hold the Send button to send any message without sound – in case the recipient is sleeping. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Group Permissions</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Enable Slow Mode in Group Permissions to control how frequently members can post.</li><li>Set custom titles for admins.</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5> Thumbnail preview and Timestamps </h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See preview thumbnails when scrubbing through a video. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Additional Features</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Send animated emoji. </li><li>Tap the paperclip icon to open the redesigned attachment menu.</li><li>Toggle looped playback for animated stickers.</li><li>Apple users can now choose accent colours for night themes.</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>WhatsApp fans, these changes enough to make you switch?</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Telegram set to dethrone WhatsApp?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6077-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 16:22:19','2019-08-27 21:22:19','',6077,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6077-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6108,11,'2019-08-27 16:27:34','2019-08-27 21:27:34','','Telegram-Send-Without-Sound','','inherit','open','closed','','telegram-send-without-sound','','','2019-08-27 16:27:34','2019-08-27 21:27:34','',6077,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Telegram-Send-Without-Sound.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6109,11,'2019-08-27 16:29:17','2019-08-27 21:29:17','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>WhatsApp still sits on the throne as the most popular messaging app, with a reported 1.5 billion users across the planet. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the Caribbean, WhatsApp has such a large userbase, that most of the major telecoms companies have managed to include it in their data plan offerings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[6090,6089,6088]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Flow-Free-WhatsApp.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6090\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=6090\" class=\"wp-image-6090\" /><figcaption>Flow ad featuring WhatsApp </figcaption></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Digicel.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6089\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=6089\" class=\"wp-image-6089\" /><figcaption>Digicel ad featuring WhatsApp</figcaption></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Claro.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6088\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=6088\" class=\"wp-image-6088\" /><figcaption>Claro ad featuring WhatsApp</figcaption></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That, however, has not stopped one of its major rivals, Telegram, from highlighting some of the major deficiencies in the app through its unique features.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6102} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_1305-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6102\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the latest round of updates from Telegram, that message became even more clear - with WhatsApp loyalists hounding the service provider to integrate some of the new features. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6103} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_1307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6103\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, you know that brilliant 5AM message that you have to send - but don\'t necessarily want to wake up the recipient to read it just yet  - Voila! The update allows Telegram users to simply hold the “Send” button with the option for it to be delivered without audio then appearing. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Perhaps the most impressive feature among the lot is the option to send a note without a sound.</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Same applies for workgroups, should you get an urgent idea at three in the morning – but not urgent enough to wake up everyone in your work chat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6108} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Telegram-Send-Without-Sound-993x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6108\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with the muted messages, see the full list of updates below:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Here is the full list of features from Telegram\'s latest updates:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Muted Messages </h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hold the Send button to send any message without sound – in case the recipient is sleeping. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Group Permissions</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Enable Slow Mode in Group Permissions to control how frequently members can post.</li><li>Set custom titles for admins.</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5> Thumbnail preview and Timestamps </h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See preview thumbnails when scrubbing through a video. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Additional Features</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Send animated emoji. </li><li>Tap the paperclip icon to open the redesigned attachment menu.</li><li>Toggle looped playback for animated stickers.</li><li>Apple users can now choose accent colours for night themes.</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>WhatsApp fans, these changes enough to make you switch?</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Telegram set to dethrone WhatsApp?','','inherit','closed','closed','','6077-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 16:29:17','2019-08-27 21:29:17','',6077,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6077-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6110,4,'2019-08-27 16:32:44','2019-08-27 21:32:44','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Caribbean Mini-Cadet and pre-Cadet Table Tennis Tournament ended Monday with Jamaica walking away with seven bronz medals and capturing the third-place position.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The final day of play saw Tsenaye Lewis, carving a place for Jamaica on the podium in the Under-13 Girls singles, beating her opponent from the Dominican Republic in the quarter-finals 3-0. She was bested by another Dom Rep player by 0-3.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the end,  Puerto Rico emerged overall winner, followed by the Dominican Republic in second place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hindered by not having had all members of the team and one less coach due to financial constraints, the 11 players nevertheless showed big heart as they battled through the rounds, held over a five-day period in the Dominican Republic. The standard of play was very high in the competition with the Jamaican team playing very well throughout. An important marker was Jamaica’s performance in games against the home team which saw over 14 wins, including an Under-11 Mixed Doubles match with Kirah Scott and Gari Whyte winning 3-0 and a close singles match where Rasheed Clarke won 3-2. A standout match saw the mixed doubles pair of Azizi Johnson and Tsenaye Lewis stunning Puerto Rico\'s Yadier Lopez and Aurora Cortes 3-2.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The overall results of the 2019 tournament saw bronze medals for:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Tsenaye Lewis in the Under 13 Girls Singles Event</li><li>Olivia Petrekin and Liana Campbell  in the Girls Under 13 Team event</li><li>Azizi Johnson and Tsenaye Lewis in the Mixed Doubles Under 13</li><li>Matthew Fung and Olivia Peterkin for Mixed Doubles Under 13</li><li>Liana Campbell  and Olivia Petrekin in the Girls Under 13 Doubles Girls</li><li>Nickoy Smith and Gari Whyte for Under 11 Team event</li><li>Gari Whyte and Nickoy Smith for Under 11 Doubles Boys</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jamaican team consists of Azizi Johnson, Matthew Fung, Rasheed Clarke, Gari Wythe, Nicoy\nSmith and Jaden Ebanks on the Boys side while female members are Tsenaye Lewis,\nOlivia Petrekin, Liana Campbell and sisters Neveah Scott and Kirah Scott. The\nteam received sponsorship from Optical Solutions International Limited.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participating countries were Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados,\nTrinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaica takes 7 medals, places third in Caribbean TT Championships','','inherit','closed','closed','','6105-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 16:32:44','2019-08-27 21:32:44','',6105,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6105-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6112,4,'2019-08-27 16:35:03','2019-08-27 21:35:03','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Caribbean Mini-Cadet and pre-Cadet Table Tennis Tournament ended Monday with Jamaica walking away with seven bronz medals and capturing the third-place position.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The final day of play saw Tsenaye Lewis, carving a place for Jamaica on the podium in the Under-13 Girls singles, beating her opponent from the Dominican Republic in the quarter-finals 3-0. 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It’s confusing, but it’s also delicious.&nbsp;\n&nbsp;Feast on these Kentucky Fried Miracles tomorrow while they last at KFC in\nAtlanta, Georgia,” the company posted on its official social media pages on\nMonday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ohOjQAhYZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"instagram\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B1ohOjQAhYZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vegans across the United States were very\nhappy and made it known on Instagram where the post racked up more than 35,000\nlikes and garnered more than 3,000 comments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>KFC is the first nation-wide fast food\nrestaurant in the United States to test Beyond Meat’s plant-based\n‘chicken’.&nbsp; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"></div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"></div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"></div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"></div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"></div></div></div></a> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ohOjQAhYZ/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It’s Kentucky Fried Chicken but it’s made with @beyondmeat. It’s confusing, but it’s also delicious. Feast on these Kentucky Fried miracles tomorrow while they last at KFC in Atlanta, Georgia.</a></p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kfc/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Kentucky Fried Chicken</a> (@kfc) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-08-26T16:00:06+00:00\">Aug 26, 2019 at 9:00am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','80677f73fe3a6eb1e932f72d6ddce890','','','2019-08-27 21:49:33','2019-08-28 02:49:33','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/80677f73fe3a6eb1e932f72d6ddce890/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(6145,11,'2019-08-27 21:50:21','2019-08-28 02:50:21','','KFC Featured Image','','inherit','open','closed','','kfc-featured-image','','','2019-08-27 21:50:21','2019-08-28 02:50:21','',6143,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/KFC-Featured-Image.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6146,11,'2019-08-27 21:52:02','2019-08-28 02:52:02','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Converted vegans in the Caribbean and worldwide, now have something to applaud Kentucky Fried Chicken about, as the fast-food giant has announced its newest offering on the market, the Beyond Meat Kentucky Fried Miracles vegan nuggets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Its Kentucky Fried Chicken but it’s made\nwith Beyond Meat.&nbsp;&nbsp; It’s confusing, but it’s also delicious.&nbsp;\n&nbsp;Feast on these Kentucky Fried Miracles tomorrow while they last at KFC in\nAtlanta, Georgia,” the company posted on its official social media pages on\nMonday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ohOjQAhYZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"instagram\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B1ohOjQAhYZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vegans across the United States were very\nhappy and made it known on Instagram where the post racked up more than 35,000\nlikes and garnered more than 3,000 comments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>KFC is the first nation-wide fast food\nrestaurant in the United States to test Beyond Meat’s plant-based\n‘chicken’.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond Meat is a Los Angeles-based\nproducer of plant-based meat substitutes and was founded in 2009 by its CEO,\nEthan Brown. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company produces, among other things,\nplant-based burgers, sausages and crumbles, made directly from simple\nplant-based ingredients. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “Building meat without the animal requires fewer resources, making it a much more efficient and sustainable process” </p><cite>— Beyond Meat</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the company, by shifting from animal, to plant-based meat, it is creating a savoury solution for global health and environmental issues attributed to livestock production, namely human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources and animal welfare.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among its pro-vegan arguments is that meat\ndoes not have to come from animals, as the five building blocks of meats are\nalso found in plants: protein, fat, trace minerals, carbohydrates, and\nwater.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These same building blocks in the plant\nkingdom, through its manufacturing processes “rebuild meat from the ground up\nwithout sacrificing on taste or texture”, it notes. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Building meat without the animal requires\nfewer resources, making it a much more efficient and sustainable process,”\nBeyond Meat says. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Are you excited to try these vegan nuggets in the Caribbean?</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','KFC Fried Miracles vegan nuggets to excite the palate','','inherit','closed','closed','','6143-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 21:52:02','2019-08-28 02:52:02','',6143,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6143-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6147,21,'2019-08-28 06:30:11','2019-08-28 11:30:11','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dilly Chris, is ready for the international move into the musical arena and nobody is going to stop him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6149} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born Chris Smith, in Maryland, St. Andrew, ‘Dilly Chris” attended the Edith Dalton High School and earned his influence in music from an aunt and uncle, who boasted of the ability to set the dancehall ablaze.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fascinated by these accounts of glory, Dilly Chris began dreaming of his own career in music and already having the gift of an engaging voice, set about his career in music. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6150} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moving to the USA did nothing to deter his dream, as he continued on this trek and has remained current with songs such as, ‘<a aria-label=\"Sweat (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrGzVsSZawo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweat</a>’ ft Chudney J, ‘<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArqdfoFzxtw\">Sunshine</a>’ ft iZY, ‘<a aria-label=\"Blow My Mind (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st_kMBdK2y8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blow My Mind</a>’ ft VoiceMail ,‘<a aria-label=\"Body Good (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaC_-qQh198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Body Good</a>’ ft Tanya Carter,‘<a aria-label=\"Cyaa Dead Out (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpOiCnoQM5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cyaa Dead Out</a>’ ft David Lyn , ‘<a aria-label=\"My Journey (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYgZKtDUVNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Journey</a>’, and ‘Feel So Good’, his most current release which has been gaining traction in the USA, Europe and locally. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I want to be the creator of hits after hits, always having a song on the international sphere.\"</p><cite>— Dilly Chris</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The entertainer has been engaging with his fans locally and internationally at events including, Best of The Best, Maryland Jamboree and South Coast Rum Festival (Now ComCari Rum Festival).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6151} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His recent hit single, ‘Feel so Good’ has been likened to the creative output of Jamaican dancehall sensation, Dexta Daps. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6152} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6152\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I want to be one of the top singers out of Jamaica, careening to the top of the international scale,” said Dilly Chris. \"I want to be the creator of hits after hits, always having a song on the international sphere and be one of those artists who bring unity in the dancehall.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>—Article written by Stephanie Elliott</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Dilly 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Chris','','inherit','open','closed','','d-chris-3','','','2019-08-28 18:08:57','2019-08-28 23:08:57','',6147,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6152,11,'2019-08-27 22:24:45','2019-08-28 03:24:45','','Dilly Chris','','inherit','open','closed','','d-chris-4','','','2019-08-28 18:08:24','2019-08-28 23:08:24','',6147,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-4.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6153,11,'2019-08-27 22:32:50','2019-08-28 03:32:50','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dilly Chris, is ready for the international move into the musical arena and nobody is going to stop him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6149} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born Chris Smith, in Maryland, St. Andrew, ‘Dilly Chris” attended the Edith Dalton High School and earned his influence in music from an aunt and uncle, who boasted of the ability to set the dancehall ablaze.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fascinated by these accounts of glory, Dilly Chris began dreaming of his own career in music and already having the gift of an engaging voice, set about his career in music. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6150} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moving to the USA did nothing to deter his dream, as he continued on this trek and has remained current with songs such as, ‘<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sweat (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrGzVsSZawo\" target=\"_blank\">Sweat</a>’ ft Chudney J, ‘<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArqdfoFzxtw\">Sunshine</a>’ ft iZY, ‘<a aria-label=\"Blow My Mind (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st_kMBdK2y8\" target=\"_blank\">Blow My Mind</a>’ ft VoiceMail ,‘<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Body Good (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaC_-qQh198\" target=\"_blank\">Body Good</a>’ ft Tanya Carter,‘<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cyaa Dead Out (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpOiCnoQM5Q\" target=\"_blank\">Cyaa Dead Out</a>’ ft David Lyn , ‘<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"My Journey (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYgZKtDUVNE\" target=\"_blank\">My Journey</a>’, and ‘Feel So Good’, his most current release which has been gaining traction in the USA, Europe and locally. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I want to be the creator of hits after hits, always having a song on the international sphere.\"</p><cite>— Dilly Chris</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The entertainer has been engaging with his fans locally and internationally at events including, Best of The Best, Maryland Jamboree and South Coast Rum Festival (Now ComCari Rum Festival).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6151} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6151\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His recent hit single, ‘Feel so Good’ has been likened to the creative output of Jamaican dancehall sensation, Dexta Daps. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6152} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/D-Chris-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6152\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I want to be one of the top singers out of Jamaica, careening to the top of the international scale,” said Dilly Chris. \"I want to be the creator of hits after hits, always having a song on the international sphere and be one of those artists who bring unity in the dancehall.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Dilly Chris wants to be dancehall\'s next international hit-maker','','inherit','closed','closed','','6147-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 22:32:50','2019-08-28 03:32:50','',6147,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6147-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6154,21,'2019-08-28 07:45:49','2019-08-28 12:45:49','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caribbean Designers are being invited to capitalize on the opportunity to showcase their talent at the next staging of the Scandinavian International Fashion Week (SIF), to be staged in Stockholm, Sweden, next summer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This after a successful inaugural staging in July, which saw designers and models from across the globe, including Jamaica’s new model sensation, Chay Hanna, showcasing the best of their talents, in the northern European territory.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6156} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Chay-Hanna-1013x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6156\" /><figcaption> Jamaican model Chay Hanna at Scandinavian International Fashion Week (SIF) </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CEO, and organiser of SIF, Sonja Anderson, still basking in the success of the event, said that \"We (are) offering Caribbean designers an opportunity to showcase their work here in Sweden, and explore the Scandinavian fashion industry,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson added, \"It will open our eyes to something different in a positive way. I believe we will enjoy the Caribbean influences very much and we will welcome you.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> To construct a piece of fabric from fantasy to fashion, that\'s magic, that\'s history and immortality.\"  </p><cite>—  Sonja Anderson,  CEO and organiser of SIF  </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spectacular event captured the imagination of designers across the globe, as they trekked from countries including Angola, Portugal, South Africa, Ukraine and Colombia to showcase their designs in Europe for the first time. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With better than expected participation and patronage, Miss Anderson told <strong>BUZZ </strong>that she expects greater participation and turnout for next year’s event. “Persons are already asking to be listed for next year’s show,\" she said, adding that despite July being the time of year that many choose to go on vacation, she’s still in awe at the turnout. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6158,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Anderson-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" /><figcaption>  Sonja Anderson,  CEO and organiser of SIF   </figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When asked if she would consider staging the fashion show elsewhere, Miss Anderson shared that “Stockholm will always be the base of this event, of course, but not the only one. We have other plans or wishes that we hope to be able to accomplish in the future.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An Angolan by birth, her parents were Diplomats who moved to Sweden when she was 7 years old to set up residence at the Angolan Embassy. Her mother, however, is a Fashion Designer, and so with that art in her DNA, she has sought through various means, throughout her life to express her love for fashion. \"When I create a piece, it takes me to another dimension. 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I believe we will enjoy the Caribbean influences very much and we will welcome you.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> To construct a piece of fabric from fantasy to fashion, that\'s magic, that\'s history and immortality.\"  </p><cite>—  Sonja Anderson,  CEO and organiser of SIF  </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spectacular event captured the imagination of designers across the globe, as they trekked from countries including Angola, Portugal, South Africa, Ukraine and Colombia to showcase their designs in Europe for the first time. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With better than expected participation and patronage, Miss Anderson told <strong>BUZZ </strong>that she expects greater participation and turnout for next year’s event. “Persons are already asking to be listed for next year’s show,\" she said, adding that despite July being the time of year that many choose to go on vacation, she’s still in awe at the turnout. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6158,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Anderson-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" /><figcaption>  Sonja Anderson,  CEO and organiser of SIF   </figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When asked if she would consider staging the fashion show elsewhere, Miss Anderson shared that “Stockholm will always be the base of this event, of course, but not the only one. 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I believe we will enjoy the Caribbean influences very much and we will welcome you.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> To construct a piece of fabric from fantasy to fashion, that\'s magic, that\'s history and immortality.\"  </p><cite>—  Sonja Anderson,  CEO and organiser of SIF  </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spectacular event captured the imagination of designers across the globe, as they trekked from countries including Angola, Portugal, South Africa, Ukraine and Colombia to showcase their designs in Europe for the first time. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With better than expected participation and patronage, Miss Anderson told <strong>BUZZ </strong>that she expects greater participation and turnout for next year’s event. “Persons are already asking to be listed for next year’s show,\" she said, adding that despite July being the time of year that many choose to go on vacation, she’s still in awe at the turnout. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6158,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Anderson-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" /><figcaption>  Sonja Anderson,  CEO and organiser of SIF   </figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When asked if she would consider staging the fashion show elsewhere, Miss Anderson shared that “Stockholm will always be the base of this event, of course, but not the only one. 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She thanked her supporters for their outpouring love of the afro but noted that “now it\'s less hair and more face.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6168,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6168\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Celebrated by people of\ndifferent races, nationality, ethnicity and backgrounds, it was universally\nloved.&nbsp; It paved the way for many changes to pageants worldwide, placed a\ndifferent perspective on a beauty queen, an inspiration to many girls across\nthe world, made me recognizable almost anywhere, paid me big bucks and made my\ncountry proud,” she said with pride.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6169,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6169\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still basking in her new short\nhairstyle, Davina seemed extremely pleased about the unwavering support from\nher fans, whom she said appreciated the fact that she was much more than her\nhair.&nbsp; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"></div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"></div></div></div></a> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZUExBoM3f/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antiparos? This island is less than one nautical mile from my last destination (Paros) and the economy is based on tourism, fishing, and farming. It is known for its white houses, cobbled streets and the flowers that thrive in the yards of the houses. Clean water and a peaceful environment is definitely a win here! I would definitely say to add this next exotic island on your bucket list, it&#39;s just too beautiful to pass up!??‍♀️ P.S. I wish, I wish, I wish, I was this was this dark!??? #antiparos #beachbum #melaninoverload #travel #naturalhairstyles  #curlsallsummer #redhair #orange #beautifulspots #turquoisewaters #exoticisland #beach #summer #vacation #blue #blueeverythaang #yatch #marinelife #swipeleft</a></p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/davinabennett/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> DAVINA BENNETT</a> (@davinabennett) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-07-26T21:45:10+00:00\">Jul 26, 2019 at 2:45pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','68918f1402d9130f1313e86d307ecff3','','','2019-08-27 23:18:29','2019-08-28 04:18:29','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/68918f1402d9130f1313e86d307ecff3/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(6168,11,'2019-08-27 23:20:50','2019-08-28 04:20:50','','Davina-5','','inherit','open','closed','','davina-5','','','2019-08-27 23:20:50','2019-08-28 04:20:50','',6162,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-5.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6169,11,'2019-08-27 23:21:12','2019-08-28 04:21:12','','Davina-4','','inherit','open','closed','','davina-4','','','2019-08-27 23:21:12','2019-08-28 04:21:12','',6162,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-4.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6170,11,'2019-08-27 23:22:42','2019-08-28 04:22:42','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If\nyou have been wondering what Miss Jamaica Universe 2017, Davina Bennett is up\nto these days, the beauty queen is up and running and living her best life.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZUExBoM3f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"instagram\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZUExBoM3f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “now it\'s less hair and more face.\" </p><cite>— Davina Bennett</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still natural-haired, the melanin beauty recently swapped her bodacious trademark afro for a shorter cropped Grace Jones-like cut and has settled in Greece.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6165,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6165\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Earlier this year \"Lady Gorgeous\" announced that she would be venturing into the business side of the fashion industry, with the establishment of her modelling agency, A Model Management SA, in Europe.   </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6166,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190809_204520-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6166\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After shedding much of her voluminous hair, the 23-year-old model took time out to celebrate what she described as her “Signature afro” and the “impact it created, the demographics it reached, the difference it made, the meaning, and the love of the afro hair”. She thanked her supporters for their outpouring love of the afro but noted that “now it\'s less hair and more face.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6168,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6168\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Celebrated by people of\ndifferent races, nationality, ethnicity and backgrounds, it was universally\nloved.&nbsp; It paved the way for many changes to pageants worldwide, placed a\ndifferent perspective on a beauty queen, an inspiration to many girls across\nthe world, made me recognizable almost anywhere, paid me big bucks and made my\ncountry proud,” she said with pride.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6169,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6169\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still basking in her new short\nhairstyle, Davina seemed extremely pleased about the unwavering support from\nher fans, whom she said appreciated the fact that she was much more than her\nhair.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BwrpoZMh2uW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"instagram\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BwrpoZMh2uW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I have come to the\nrealization, the shorter the hair, the harder they stare.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks for\nall the love you all have shown me without even seeing the full look, it is much\nappreciated and I truly feel loved!” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','','','inherit','closed','closed','','6162-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 23:22:42','2019-08-28 04:22:42','',6162,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6162-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6171,11,'2019-08-27 23:22:42','2019-08-28 04:22:42','<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BwrpoZMh2uW/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"></div></div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"></div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"></div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"></div></div></div></a> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BwrpoZMh2uW/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TBT To my Signature #afro, a few highlights of the inspiration, the impact it created, the demographics it reach, the difference it made, the meaning, and the love of the afro hair. Celebrated by people of different races, nationality, ethnicity &amp; background. It was universally loved. It paved the way for many changes to pageants worldwide, placed a different perspective on a beauty queen, an inspiration to many girls across the world, made me recognizable almost anywhere, paid me big bucks and made my country proud.  Thanks for the out pouring love of the afro?, now it&#39;s LESS HAIR AND MORE FACE BECAUSE MY HAIR DOESN&#39;T DEFINE ME, I AM MUCH MORE THAN JUST MY HAIR. ❤ #thebigafroisgone #shorthair #liberated #tbt #afrodays #babyhairs #changeishere #afroappreciationpost</a></p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/davinabennett/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> DAVINA BENNETT</a> (@davinabennett) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-04-25T14:34:17+00:00\">Apr 25, 2019 at 7:34am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','6e2a94ad08b0dc1ee2ad9ec50d5bade7','','','2019-08-27 23:22:42','2019-08-28 04:22:42','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6e2a94ad08b0dc1ee2ad9ec50d5bade7/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(6172,11,'2019-08-27 23:36:21','2019-08-28 04:36:21','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If\nyou have been wondering what Miss Jamaica Universe 2017, Davina Bennett is up\nto these days, the beauty queen is up and running and living her best life.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZUExBoM3f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"instagram\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B0ZUExBoM3f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “now it\'s less hair and more face.\" </p><cite>— Davina Bennett</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still natural-haired, the melanin beauty recently swapped her bodacious trademark afro for a shorter cropped Grace Jones-like cut and has settled in Greece.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6165,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6165\" /><figcaption>Photos: Instagram - @davinabennett</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Earlier this year \"Lady Gorgeous\" announced that she would be venturing into the business side of the fashion industry, with the establishment of her modelling agency, A Model Management SA, in Europe.   </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6166,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190809_204520-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6166\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After shedding much of her voluminous hair, the 23-year-old model took time out to celebrate what she described as her “Signature afro” and the “impact it created, the demographics it reached, the difference it made, the meaning, and the love of the afro hair”. She thanked her supporters for their outpouring love of the afro but noted that “now it\'s less hair and more face.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6168,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Davina-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6168\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Celebrated by people of\ndifferent races, nationality, ethnicity and backgrounds, it was universally\nloved.&nbsp; It paved the way for many changes to pageants worldwide, placed a\ndifferent perspective on a beauty queen, an inspiration to many girls across\nthe world, made me recognizable almost anywhere, paid me big bucks and made my\ncountry proud,” she said with pride.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6169,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img 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much\nappreciated and I truly feel loved!” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Former Miss Universe Jamaica Davina Bennett rocks edgy, shorter cut','','inherit','closed','closed','','6162-revision-v1','','','2019-08-27 23:36:21','2019-08-28 04:36:21','',6162,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6162-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6173,21,'2019-08-28 07:50:45','2019-08-28 12:50:45','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica’s first female megastar, <a href=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/celebrities-you-probably-didnt-remember-were-caribbean/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Grace Jones (opens in a new tab)\">Grace Jones</a>, is set to perform at the Downs Bristol festival in the UK this Saturday, just ahead of multiple Grammy award-winning American songstress Lauryn Hill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6174,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Grace-j.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6174\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The one-day event, which is being staged\nfor the fourth time, combines music, performance, art, good food and\ninformation sharing.&nbsp; According to its organisers, the event is also aimed\nat enabling the Bristol community to together each year to dance, listen to\nmusic and build connections.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6175} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Bristol-1-770x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6175\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 71-year-old former supermodel, actress and singer is set to grace the stage at 7:15pm for a one hour stint and will be followed by Hill who will take centrestage at 9:00pm for an hour-and-a-half set. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image 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Everything (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3_dOWYHS7I\" target=\"_blank\">Everything Is Everything</a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nothing Even Matters (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDIqM0n0Eg\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing Even Matters</a> and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVzvXW9bo5U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (opens in a new tab)\">Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6177} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Lauryn-Hill-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6177\" /><figcaption>(Source: Billboard.com)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each year the festival sees performances\nby artistes including upcoming acts, to mega-stars such as Jones and Hill, as\nwell as seminars and panel 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Jones</a>, is set to perform at the Downs Bristol festival in the UK this Saturday, just ahead of multiple Grammy award-winning American songstress Lauryn Hill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6174,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Grace-j.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6174\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The one-day event, which is being staged\nfor the fourth time, combines music, performance, art, good food and\ninformation sharing.&nbsp; According to its organisers, the event is also aimed\nat enabling the Bristol community to together each year to dance, listen to\nmusic and build connections.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6175} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Bristol-1-770x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6175\" 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href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1IphRx1pk\" target=\"_blank\">Pull up to the Bumper</a>, which she released a year before, while Hill should churn out hits from her record-setting The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album which featured songs such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Everything Is Everything (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3_dOWYHS7I\" target=\"_blank\">Everything Is Everything</a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nothing Even Matters (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDIqM0n0Eg\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing Even Matters</a> and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVzvXW9bo5U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (opens in a new tab)\">Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6177} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img 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Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The PM noted that the introduction of this mechanism was in response to the public outcry about inadequacies observed at the various construction projects happening across the island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;“Motorists [and]\ncommuters, especially those who have to use those thoroughfares that are under construction,\ncomplain bitterly about the work ethic and discipline of the contractors and\nsupervision of the National Works Agency (NWA). It has not gone on deaf ears;\nI’m paying very close attention to it,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6183} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/PM-Signing-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6183\" /><figcaption>(Source: Jamaica Information Service JIS)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Prime Minister was speaking at a US$195-million (JMD$2.8-billion) contract signing ceremony for the <strong>South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP)</strong> at Jamaica House on Monday (August 26).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “We know of several contractors who have work they don’t finish; they don’t complete it on time, but yet they come back into the process. \"</p><cite> — The Most Hon. 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Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The PM noted that the introduction of this mechanism was in response to the public outcry about inadequacies observed at the various construction projects happening across the island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;“Motorists [and]\ncommuters, especially those who have to use those thoroughfares that are under construction,\ncomplain bitterly about the work ethic and discipline of the contractors and\nsupervision of the National Works Agency (NWA). It has not gone on deaf ears;\nI’m paying very close attention to it,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6183} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/PM-Signing-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6183\" /><figcaption>(Source: Jamaica Information Service JIS)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Prime Minister was speaking at a US$195-million (JMD$2.8-billion) contract signing ceremony for the <strong>South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP)</strong> at Jamaica House on Monday (August 26).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “We know of several contractors who have work they don’t finish; they don’t complete it on time, but yet they come back into the process. \"</p><cite> — The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr Holness said the incorporation of the new structure will signal the start of stipulations to create the institutional framework to change the culture of local contractors, noting that “there is a view that contracting in Jamaica is just very chaotic [and] that contractors are not accountable”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Performance criteria for contractors to be introduced in public procurement process — PM Holness','','inherit','closed','closed','','6182-revision-v1','','','2019-08-28 04:27:27','2019-08-28 09:27:27','',6182,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/6182-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6185,11,'2019-08-28 04:31:13','2019-08-28 09:31:13','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With Dorian officially being the fourth Tropical Storm to be named for this Hurricane Season, our summer fun is put to a screeching halt with a reminder that our hurricane season is still on.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although the hurricane season is from June 1 - November 30, in the Caribbean most of the season\'s activity usually picks up in August - September.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So we are technically at the point now to anticipate frequent weather updates related to the hurricane season. You will hear various terms being used in weather reports that can sometimes leave you wondering — is it serious or not?— so at <strong>BUZZ </strong>we\'ll be giving you a quick rundown of the frequent terms used and what they mean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Storm and Hurricane Terms 101','','inherit','closed','closed','','5940-revision-v1','','','2019-08-28 04:31:13','2019-08-28 09:31:13','',5940,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/5940-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),