INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (8185,11,'2019-09-09 17:17:18','2019-09-09 22:17:18','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Popular computer peripheral manufacturer, Logitech, has launched another device in its MX series, the <strong>MX Master 3 </strong>wireless mouse. The MX Master series is a popular choice among many tech YouTubers who sing its praises in their videos. “Designed for creatives and engineered for coders”, the new input device has many improvements over its predecessor that aims to improve the overall user experience. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The MX Master 3 is redesigned with better ergonomics in mind. Logitech made changes to the new design to mimic the natural shape of the palm.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8181} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8181\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Logitech has reinvented its scroll wheel with a brand new electromagnetic “MagSpeed” implementation. This is said to improve precision by 82% and makes scrolling 90% faster while producing less noise. The mechanism is smoother to operate. The new system enables users to make small, precise scrolls or skip 1000 lines in a second using free spin mode.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8182} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8182\" /><figcaption>Photo: Logitech</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Creators will rejoice with the new\napplication-specific customizations for Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop,\nMicrosoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Final Cut Pro, Google Chrome\nand more. The back and forward buttons have been moved below the side scroll\nwheel and sit closer to the gesture button to the right of the device where the\nthumb rests.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One feature that was introduced in previous generations of the MX Master series was the ability to control multiple computers at once. The Logitech Options application enables this feature and the MX Master 3 can utilise the software. Logitech Options includes a feature called Logitech Flow that allows for seamless transitioning from one computer to the next with the same mouse, even between Mac and PC. Users can also copy files between Windows and macOS devices.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8183} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8183\" /><figcaption>Photo: Logitech</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tracking is still on point with the same 4000 DPI sensing as its predecessor, with Logitech’s Darkfield Tracking technology enabling the mouse to track on almost any surface, glass included.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8184} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8184\" /><figcaption>Photo: Logitech</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new mouse leverages the power of USB-C\nQuick Charging to deliver 3 hours of use with only a minute of charge. A fully\ncharged battery will last 70 days.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The MX Master 3 mouse retails for $99 USD. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Story written by Renor C</em></strong><em>.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Logitech releases new MX Master 3','','inherit','closed','closed','','8180-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:17:18','2019-09-09 22:17:18','',8180,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8180-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8186,21,'2019-09-09 17:28:57','2019-09-09 22:28:57','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Gordon Town Square\nwill be officially renamed in honour of late cultural ambassador,\nDr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley – affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prime Minister, the Most\nHon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a civic ceremony in the East\nRural St Andrew community on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary\nof Miss Lou’s birth. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8190} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Miss-Lou-Square-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8190\" /><figcaption>Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew, on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary of the birth of late cultural ambassador- Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. (Photo: JIS/Adrian Walker)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We cannot only allow her works to be embedded in documents. We must have physical representation of her works… and this statue [erected in her honour] is just the beginning. I am expecting that at the next sitting of the [KSMAC], the Councillors will move a resolution to have the Gordon Town Square renamed in honour of the great cultural icon – Louise Bennett-Coverley,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7887} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/miss-lou-buzz-demo-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7887\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Prime Minister noted\nthat after the resolution is passed, a plaque will be unveiled in the square signifying\nthe renaming.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7883} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/miss-lou-buzz-demo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7883\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The statue, which was done by noted sculptor, Basil Watson, was unveiled\nby Prime Minister Holness on September 7, 2018.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “We cannot only allow her works to be embedded in documents. We must have physical representation of her works\"</p><cite>— Prime Minister Andrew Holness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Mr, Holness charged the KSAMC and Ministry of Culture, Gender,\nEntertainment and Sport to partner with property owners in the square to\nfurther develop the area as an attraction for local and overseas visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8192} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Miss-Lou-Square-Centenary-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8192\" /><figcaption>Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Fabian Coverley, son of late cultural ambassador, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, during a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew, on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the globally renowned icon, affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. (Photo: JIS/Adrian Walker)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We should now seek to improve the facade and put in place the necessary\ninfrastructure so that, if we bring tourists in or bring in our own Jamaicans\nto come and appreciate and understand the culture, they can be appropriately\naccommodated, hosted and they can possibly interact with some of our works\neither digitally or other forms,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7882} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/miss-lou-buzz-demo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7882\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A globally acclaimed writer, folklorist, educator, radio and television\npersonality and poet, who was known for performing her pieces in&nbsp;the local\npatois dialect, Miss Lou is widely regarded as the “Mother of Jamaican Culture”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born on\nSeptember 7, 1919, Miss Lou passed away on July 26, 2006 in Canada and was\ninterred at National Heroes Park in Kingston in a section reserved for cultural\nicons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Gordon Town Square being renamed in honour of ‘Miss Lou’','','publish','open','closed','','gordon-town-square-being-renamed-in-honour-of-miss-lou','','','2019-09-09 17:28:57','2019-09-09 22:28:57','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8186',0,'post','',0),(8187,4,'2019-09-09 17:18:33','2019-09-09 22:18:33','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8049} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kevin-obrien-chang.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8049\" /><figcaption>Kevin O\'Brien Chang said Dr Peter Phillips should not accept Peter Bunting\'s resignation. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A political analyst is suggesting that Dr Peter Phillips should keep Peter Bunting and his supporters in his shadow cabinet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Dr Phillips, the smart thing to do is not accept the resignations,\" Kevin O\'Brien Chang told<strong> BUZZ</strong>. \"But you never know, logic can say one thing but emotion can say another.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting, Mark Golding and Dr Dayton Campbell resigned from the shadow cabinet after Bunting lost his bid to take the presidency of the PNP from Phillips in an election on Saturday. Dr Campbell resigned hours after the election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8148} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/PNP-Fallout-Feature-Image-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8148\" /><figcaption>Dr Dayton Campbell, Peter Bunting and Mark Golding have resigned from the shadow cabinet.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting said that keeping Bunting and his supporters in the shadow cabinet would show that Phillips is serious about the unity of the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>O\'Brien Chang said the men did the decent thing and in tendering their resignation, which would give Phillips the option of keeping them or moving on.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a set of tweets Monday (Sept 9), Phillips asked the members of the shadow cabinet to remain in their post and monitor their assigned portfolio. He said that he will be reorganising his shadow cabinet after the PNP\'s annual conference on Sept 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Analyst says Phillips should not accept Bunting\'s resignation','','inherit','closed','closed','','8150-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:18:33','2019-09-09 22:18:33','',8150,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8188,4,'2019-09-09 17:21:22','2019-09-09 22:21:22','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7765} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/butch-stewart-on-bloomberg-tv-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7765\" /><figcaption>Gordon Butch Stewart</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Chairman of the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, Dr Winston Dawes, has pointed to business mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart as the man with the capacity to bring back the island from the brink of anarchy and endless crime.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We need Butch to lead the charge,\nsimilar to how he led the save the dollar initiative. It has to be\nnon-political. Only someone like Butch can do. This is outside the remit of the\npoliticians. They are clueless,” Dawes told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the owner of the Sandals Group, the ATL Group and the Jamaica Observer among other entities, Stewart is one of the Caribbean’s and Jamaica’s leading employers and is well known for his philanthropy and social intervention schemes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“We need Butch to lead the charge, similar to how he led the save the dollar initiative.\" </p><cite>—  Dr Winston Dawes </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawes believes that Stewart has the\nability to make a change based on his innovative mindset.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Maybe someone needs to convince him\nto look at saving the country from this monster,” Dawes said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawes also cited the state of emergency\nin Clarendon and St Catherine as a ‘waste of time’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We can’t even control the first\nthree parishes, and we are expanding to the two largest ones?” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We need to get to the root causes of\ncrime. We have a whole generation of people who have grown up in a cycle of\nviolence,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Dr Dawes: Only Butch can solve Jamaica’s crime problem','','inherit','closed','closed','','8171-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:21:22','2019-09-09 22:21:22','',8171,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8171-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8189,4,'2019-09-09 17:21:35','2019-09-09 22:21:35','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7765} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/butch-stewart-on-bloomberg-tv-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7765\" /><figcaption>Gordon \'Butch\' Stewart</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Chairman of the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, Dr Winston Dawes, has pointed to business mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart as the man with the capacity to bring back the island from the brink of anarchy and endless crime.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We need Butch to lead the charge,\nsimilar to how he led the save the dollar initiative. It has to be\nnon-political. Only someone like Butch can do. This is outside the remit of the\npoliticians. They are clueless,” Dawes told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the owner of the Sandals Group, the ATL Group and the Jamaica Observer among other entities, Stewart is one of the Caribbean’s and Jamaica’s leading employers and is well known for his philanthropy and social intervention schemes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“We need Butch to lead the charge, similar to how he led the save the dollar initiative.\" </p><cite>—  Dr Winston Dawes </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawes believes that Stewart has the\nability to make a change based on his innovative mindset.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Maybe someone needs to convince him\nto look at saving the country from this monster,” Dawes said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawes also cited the state of emergency\nin Clarendon and St Catherine as a ‘waste of time’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We can’t even control the first\nthree parishes, and we are expanding to the two largest ones?” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We need to get to the root causes of\ncrime. We have a whole generation of people who have grown up in a cycle of\nviolence,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Dr Dawes: Only Butch can solve Jamaica’s crime problem','','inherit','closed','closed','','8171-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:21:35','2019-09-09 22:21:35','',8171,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8171-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8190,11,'2019-09-09 17:22:48','2019-09-09 22:22:48','','Miss-Lou-Square-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','miss-lou-square-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 17:22:48','2019-09-09 22:22:48','',8186,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Miss-Lou-Square-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8191,4,'2019-09-09 17:24:48','2019-09-09 22:24:48','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7765} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/butch-stewart-on-bloomberg-tv-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7765\" /><figcaption>Gordon \'Butch\' Stewart</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Chairman of the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, Dr Winston Dawes, has pointed to business mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart as the man with the capacity to bring back the island from the brink of anarchy and endless crime.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We need Butch to lead the charge,\nsimilar to how he led the save the dollar initiative. It has to be\nnon-political. Only someone like Butch can do. This is outside the remit of the\npoliticians. They are clueless,” Dawes told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the owner of the Sandals Group, the ATL Group and the Jamaica Observer among other entities, Stewart is one of the Caribbean’s and Jamaica’s leading employers and is well known for his philanthropy and social intervention schemes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“We need Butch to lead the charge, similar to how he led the save the dollar initiative.\" </p><cite>—  Dr Winston Dawes </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawes believes that Stewart has the\nability to make a change based on his innovative mindset.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Maybe someone needs to convince him\nto look at saving the country from this monster,” Dawes said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawes also cited the state of emergency\nin Clarendon and St Catherine as a ‘waste of time’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We can’t even control the first three parishes, and we are expanding to the two largest ones?” he said. “We need to get to the root causes of crime. We have a whole generation of people who have grown up in a cycle of violence.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Dr Dawes: Only Butch can solve Jamaica’s crime problem','','inherit','closed','closed','','8171-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:24:48','2019-09-09 22:24:48','',8171,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8171-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8192,11,'2019-09-09 17:25:00','2019-09-09 22:25:00','','Miss-Lou-Square-Centenary-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','miss-lou-square-centenary-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 17:25:00','2019-09-09 22:25:00','',8186,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Miss-Lou-Square-Centenary-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8193,13,'2019-09-09 19:35:47','2019-09-10 00:35:47','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8196} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Bugle_BB-20190909-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaican entertainer Bugle\" class=\"wp-image-8196\" /><figcaption> Jamaican entertainer Bugle </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaican entertainer Bugle says he has no ill will towards Elephant Man. He has made it clear that the lyrics in his new song, <strong>Life Saviour</strong>, wasn’t done to be disrespectful to the deejay. Instead, he said that the aim was to reflect his journey in music.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The artiste was keen to explain that\nhe was speaking about his life lessons, and he wanted to convey the events as\nthey played out so that he could connect with his listeners. As a result, he\nisn’t concerned about possible backlash for the line in which he said that Elephant\nMan only gave him US$2,000 after doing more than 30 shows with him. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I have to big up Elephant Man same way because he taught me a lot.\" </p><cite>— Bugle</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What specific line should I be\nconcerned about? No lie nuh deh deh. If lie did deh deh, I would be concerned.\nI wasn’t saying it in a disrespectful way either. I am just stating facts and\ntalking about my journey,” Bugle said. “I can’t talk about my journey and not\nexpress myself the right way and tell the people the truth. I have to big up\nElephant Man same way because he taught me a lot.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7347} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/elephant-man.jpg\" alt=\"Dancehall artiste Elephant Man \" class=\"wp-image-7347\" /><figcaption>Dancehall artiste Elephant Man </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Life Saviour</strong>, which is on\nBugle’s <strong>Picture Perfect</strong> album, has picked up tremendous traction since\nthe album was released in August. And Bugle is not surprised.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any time you talk about your life\nand things you go through people gravitate to it really fast. Just like the <strong>Nuh\nCompatible</strong> song, everybody took on to it because everybody goes through it,\neverybody can relate to it. When people hear songs like this, people react to\nit instantly because every man has his journey,” Bugle said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','No disrespect to Elephant Man: Bugle says ‘Life Saviour’ simply tells his story','','publish','open','closed','','no-disrespect-to-elephant-man-bugle-says-life-saviour-simply-tells-his-story','','','2019-09-09 17:36:15','2019-09-09 22:36:15','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8193',0,'post','',0),(8194,11,'2019-09-09 17:28:57','2019-09-09 22:28:57','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Gordon Town Square\nwill be officially renamed in honour of late cultural ambassador,\nDr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley – affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prime Minister, the Most\nHon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a civic ceremony in the East\nRural St Andrew community on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary\nof Miss Lou’s birth. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8190} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Miss-Lou-Square-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8190\" /><figcaption>Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew, on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary of the birth of late cultural ambassador- Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. (Photo: JIS/Adrian Walker)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We cannot only allow her works to be embedded in documents. We must have physical representation of her works… and this statue [erected in her honour] is just the beginning. I am expecting that at the next sitting of the [KSMAC], the Councillors will move a resolution to have the Gordon Town Square renamed in honour of the great cultural icon – Louise Bennett-Coverley,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7887} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/miss-lou-buzz-demo-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7887\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Prime Minister noted\nthat after the resolution is passed, a plaque will be unveiled in the square signifying\nthe renaming.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7883} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/miss-lou-buzz-demo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7883\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The statue, which was done by noted sculptor, Basil Watson, was unveiled\nby Prime Minister Holness on September 7, 2018.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “We cannot only allow her works to be embedded in documents. We must have physical representation of her works\"</p><cite>— Prime Minister Andrew Holness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Mr, Holness charged the KSAMC and Ministry of Culture, Gender,\nEntertainment and Sport to partner with property owners in the square to\nfurther develop the area as an attraction for local and overseas visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8192} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Miss-Lou-Square-Centenary-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8192\" /><figcaption>Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Fabian Coverley, son of late cultural ambassador, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, during a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew, on Sunday (September 8) to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the globally renowned icon, affectionately known as “Miss Lou”. (Photo: JIS/Adrian Walker)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We should now seek to improve the facade and put in place the necessary\ninfrastructure so that, if we bring tourists in or bring in our own Jamaicans\nto come and appreciate and understand the culture, they can be appropriately\naccommodated, hosted and they can possibly interact with some of our works\neither digitally or other forms,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7882} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/miss-lou-buzz-demo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7882\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A globally acclaimed writer, folklorist, educator, radio and television\npersonality and poet, who was known for performing her pieces in&nbsp;the local\npatois dialect, Miss Lou is widely regarded as the “Mother of Jamaican Culture”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born on\nSeptember 7, 1919, Miss Lou passed away on July 26, 2006 in Canada and was\ninterred at National Heroes Park in Kingston in a section reserved for cultural\nicons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Gordon Town Square being renamed in honour of ‘Miss Lou’','','inherit','closed','closed','','8186-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:28:57','2019-09-09 22:28:57','',8186,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8186-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8195,21,'2019-09-09 17:42:18','2019-09-09 22:42:18','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister\nof Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is partnering\nwith the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to rid vulnerable communities\nof bulky waste, which can become mosquito breeding sites. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have engaged the NSWMA, so they are going to be providing critical support, where necessary, to deal with solid waste wherever it is found,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8199} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tufton-Health-Bulky-Waste-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8199\" /><figcaption>Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Minister was speaking to journalists during a press briefing at the St. James Type Five Health Centre on Friday (September 6), which preceded a vector control tour of the Norwood and Flanker communities in the parish. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tour was part of the Ministry’s enhanced vector control programme launched on July 1, which is aimed at reducing breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in communities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"You can be charged with harbouring breeding sites that create a nuisance to others” </p><cite>— Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “We are supporting all of this through a media campaign, and that is to create as much information as possible so that Jamaicans are fully aware,” the Minister noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He pointed out that citizens have a responsibility to ensure that their properties are free of mosquito breeding sites.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8201} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Aedes_aegypti_female_feeding-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8201\" /><figcaption>Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever and other disease agents.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “For those who do not recognise that role, let us remember that you can be cited for a breach under the Public Nuisance Act where you can be charged with harbouring breeding sites that create a nuisance to others,” he noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Minister informed that over the last year, almost 3,000 individuals have been cited for breaches of the Act. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is not something we want to do, but I think we have to find all the ways possible to bring the populace to come to terms with the [consequences of their] actions,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, Chief Public Health Inspector at the St. James Public Health Department, Lennox Wallace, said that as part of the department’s partnership with the NSWMA, focus will be placed on constituencies where there is a build-up of bulky waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “What we are looking at now, in detail, are three constituencies in the parish – central, northwest, and west-central – for the immediate period. These are the areas which we have seen the bulky waste,” Mr. Wallace said.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said that vector control staff will be going out with the Western Parks and Markets (WPM) team twice per week, to assist in the waste-removal exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Health Ministry partners with NSWMA to rid communities of bulky waste','','publish','open','closed','','health-ministry-partners-with-nswma-to-rid-communities-of-bulky-waste','','','2019-09-09 17:49:55','2019-09-09 22:49:55','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8195',0,'post','',0),(8196,9,'2019-09-09 17:32:49','2019-09-09 22:32:49','','Bugle_BB-20190909','','inherit','open','closed','','bugle_bb-20190909','','','2019-09-09 17:32:49','2019-09-09 22:32:49','',8193,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Bugle_BB-20190909.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8197,4,'2019-09-09 17:33:08','2019-09-09 22:33:08','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8049} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kevin-obrien-chang.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8049\" /><figcaption>Kevin O\'Brien Chang said Dr Peter Phillips should not accept Peter Bunting\'s resignation. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A political analyst is suggesting that Dr Peter Phillips should keep Peter Bunting and his supporters in his shadow cabinet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Dr Phillips, the smart thing to do is not accept the resignations,\" Kevin O\'Brien Chang told<strong> BUZZ</strong>. \"But you never know, logic can say one thing but emotion can say another.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting, Mark Golding and Dr Dayton Campbell resigned from the shadow cabinet after Bunting lost his bid to take the presidency of the PNP from Phillips in an election on Saturday. Dr Campbell resigned hours after the election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8148} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/PNP-Fallout-Feature-Image-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8148\" /><figcaption>Dr Dayton Campbell, Peter Bunting and Mark Golding have resigned from the shadow cabinet.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>O\'Brien Chang said that keeping Bunting and his supporters in the shadow cabinet would show that Phillips is serious about the unity of the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>O\'Brien Chang said the men did the decent thing and in tendering their resignation, which would give Phillips the option of keeping them or moving on.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a set of tweets Monday (Sept 9), Phillips asked the members of the shadow cabinet to remain in their post and monitor their assigned portfolio. He said that he will be reorganising his shadow cabinet after the PNP\'s annual conference on Sept 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Analyst says Phillips should not accept Bunting\'s resignation','','inherit','closed','closed','','8150-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:33:08','2019-09-09 22:33:08','',8150,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8198,9,'2019-09-09 17:35:47','2019-09-09 22:35:47','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8196} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Bugle_BB-20190909-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaican entertainer Bugle\" class=\"wp-image-8196\" /><figcaption> Jamaican entertainer Bugle </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaican entertainer Bugle says he has no ill will towards Elephant Man. He has made it clear that the lyrics in his new song, <strong>Life Saviour</strong>, wasn’t done to be disrespectful to the deejay. Instead, he said that the aim was to reflect his journey in music.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The artiste was keen to explain that\nhe was speaking about his life lessons, and he wanted to convey the events as\nthey played out so that he could connect with his listeners. As a result, he\nisn’t concerned about possible backlash for the line in which he said that Elephant\nMan only gave him US$2,000 after doing more than 30 shows with him. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I have to big up Elephant Man same way because he taught me a lot.\" </p><cite>— Bugle</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What specific line should I be\nconcerned about? No lie nuh deh deh. If lie did deh deh, I would be concerned.\nI wasn’t saying it in a disrespectful way either. I am just stating facts and\ntalking about my journey,” Bugle said. “I can’t talk about my journey and not\nexpress myself the right way and tell the people the truth. I have to big up\nElephant Man same way because he taught me a lot.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7347} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/elephant-man.jpg\" alt=\"Dancehall artiste Elephant Man \" class=\"wp-image-7347\" /><figcaption>Dancehall artiste Elephant Man </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Life Saviour</strong>, which is on\nBugle’s <strong>Picture Perfect</strong> album, has picked up tremendous traction since\nthe album was released in August. And Bugle is not surprised.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any time you talk about your life\nand things you go through people gravitate to it really fast. Just like the <strong>Nuh\nCompatible</strong> song, everybody took on to it because everybody goes through it,\neverybody can relate to it. When people hear songs like this, people react to\nit instantly because every man has his journey,” Bugle said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','No disrespect to Elephant Man: Bugle says ‘Life Saviour’ simply tells his story','','inherit','closed','closed','','8193-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:35:47','2019-09-09 22:35:47','',8193,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8193-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8199,11,'2019-09-09 17:39:17','2019-09-09 22:39:17','','Tufton-Health-Bulky-Waste-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','tufton-health-bulky-waste-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 17:39:17','2019-09-09 22:39:17','',8195,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tufton-Health-Bulky-Waste-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8200,21,'2019-09-09 18:15:31','2019-09-09 23:15:31','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8202} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Camila-Mendes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8202\" /><figcaption> Camila Mendes </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Camila Mendes was drugged and sexually assaulted during freshman year at college. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 25-year-old actress has revealed that someone slipped the date rape drug Rohypnol - known as a \"roofie\" - into her drink when she was studying at New York University\'s Tisch School of the Arts, and he went on to do stuff to her that she didn\'t consent to. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I was roofied by someone who sexually assaulted me.\" </p><cite>—  Camila Mendes </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speaking to Women\'s Health magazine, she said: \"I had a very, very bad experience. I was roofied by someone who sexually assaulted me.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the dark period of her life, the brunette beauty got the words \"to build a home\" etched on her ribcage as a reminder to \"strengthen her sense of self and the environment around her\" - especially as she had spent most of her life moving house. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She explained: \"Whenever I feel like I\'m going through something difficult, I think about what I can do physically for myself.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Camila Mendes was sexually assaulted in college','','publish','open','closed','','camila-mendes-was-sexually-assaulted-in-college','','','2019-09-09 17:45:34','2019-09-09 22:45:34','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8200',0,'post','',0),(8201,11,'2019-09-09 17:40:02','2019-09-09 22:40:02','','Aedes_aegypti_female_feeding-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','aedes_aegypti_female_feeding-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 17:40:02','2019-09-09 22:40:02','',8195,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Aedes_aegypti_female_feeding-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8202,9,'2019-09-09 17:40:49','2019-09-09 22:40:49','','Camila-Mendes','','inherit','open','closed','','camila-mendes','','','2019-09-09 17:40:49','2019-09-09 22:40:49','',8200,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Camila-Mendes.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8203,11,'2019-09-09 17:42:18','2019-09-09 22:42:18','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister\nof Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is partnering\nwith the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to rid vulnerable communities\nof bulky waste, which can become mosquito breeding sites. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have engaged the NSWMA, so they are going to be providing critical support, where necessary, to deal with solid waste wherever it is found,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8199} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tufton-Health-Bulky-Waste-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8199\" /><figcaption>Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Minister was speaking to journalists during a press briefing at the St. James Type Five Health Centre on Friday (September 6), which preceded a vector control tour of the Norwood and Flanker communities in the parish. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tour was part of the Ministry’s enhanced vector control programme launched on July 1, which is aimed at reducing breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in communities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"You can be charged with harbouring breeding sites that create a nuisance to others” </p><cite>— Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “We are supporting all of this through a media campaign, and that is to create as much information as possible so that Jamaicans are fully aware,” the Minister noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He pointed out that citizens have a responsibility to ensure that their properties are free of mosquito breeding sites.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8201} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Aedes_aegypti_female_feeding-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8201\" /><figcaption>Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever and other disease agents.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “For those who do not recognise that role, let us remember that you can be cited for a breach under the Public Nuisance Act where you can be charged with harbouring breeding sites that create a nuisance to others,” he noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Minister informed that over the last year, almost 3,000 individuals have been cited for breaches of the Act. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is not something we want to do, but I think we have to find all the ways possible to bring the populace to come to terms with the [consequences of their] actions,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, Chief Public Health Inspector at the St. James Public Health Department, Lennox Wallace, said that as part of the department’s partnership with the NSWMA, focus will be placed on constituencies where there is a build-up of bulky waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “What we are looking at now, in detail, are three constituencies in the parish – central, northwest, and west-central – for the immediate period. These are the areas which we have seen the bulky waste,” Mr. Wallace said.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said that vector control staff will be going out with the Western Parks and Markets (WPM) team twice per week, to assist in the waste-removal exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Health Ministry partners with NSWMA to rid communities of bulky waste','','inherit','closed','closed','','8195-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:42:18','2019-09-09 22:42:18','',8195,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8195-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8204,21,'2019-09-09 17:59:21','2019-09-09 22:59:21','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having lived in The Bahamas for 10 years,\nHope Grant has a lot of friends in the cluster of islands which are just\nhalf-hour by plane from South Florida. Three weeks before sections of the\ncountry was decimated by Hurricane Dorian, she was in Freeport visiting\nfriends.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grant is secretary/treasurer of the\nGodfrey Stewart High School Alumni Association (GSHSAA), which operates the\nFloBah (FloridaBahamas) organisation in South Florida. With 45 persons killed,\nand thousands left homeless by the Category 5 hurricane, they moved swiftly to\nassist.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“It’s almost incumbent on us to do something. We have classmates and very close friends there” </p><cite>—Devon Dobson, President of the Godfrey Stewart High School Alumni Association</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Bahamas is very close to home for me,\nI taught there for 10 years. I have students there who are doctors now, and we\nhave past students of Godfrey Stewart there; one of them, she has lost\neverything,” said Grant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7516} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/dorian-damage-bahamas-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7516\" /><figcaption>Aerial view of the damage to sections of the Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Dorian</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Devon Dobson, president of the GSHSAA,\nsaid given the close proximity of The Bahamas to South Florida, it is only\nnatural they play their part in the recovery effort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s almost incumbent on us to do\nsomething. We have classmates and very close friends there,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FloBah/GSHSAA have assembled a cache of relief items (medical supplies, canned food and water) which will be distributed through Grant and the Rotary Club of Freeport to affected citizens on September 14. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote {\"className\":\"is-style-large\"} -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>They have also set a target of US$2000 which will also be disbursed with the assistance of the Rotary.</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve raised $170 so far but there are\nsome pledges from persons and organisations, so we’re getting there,” Dobson\ndisclosed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Formed five years, the GSHSAA stages three\nfundraising events annually to assist their alma mater which is located in\nWestmoreland. One is a cookout in Freeport by Rohan Kerr, one of their members\nwho owns a restaurant there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The initiatives help fund Godfrey Stewart\nHigh School’s breakfast programme and sponsor a student for the school term.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Freeport, located in the Grand Bahama area of The Bahamas and Abaco Island, found in the northern region of the country, suffered the most damage from Dorian’s destructive gales which hit on September 2 and 3.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A team of leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) including chairman and St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet travelled to the country\'s capital Nassau, on September 5 to assess the damage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7954} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/jdf-dart-response-team-bahamas-buzz-demo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7954\" /><figcaption>Members of the JDF comprising DART being greeted by Prime Minister Holness</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a 120-member\nteam from the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) of the Jamaica\nDefense Force will be deployed to affected areas for 30 days to assist in\nrecovery operations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','FloBah doing their part to help Bahamas','','publish','open','closed','','flobah-doing-their-part-to-help-bahamas','','','2019-09-09 17:59:22','2019-09-09 22:59:22','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8204',0,'post','',0),(8205,9,'2019-09-09 17:45:15','2019-09-09 22:45:15','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8202} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Camila-Mendes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8202\" /><figcaption> Camila Mendes </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Camila Mendes was drugged and sexually assaulted during freshman year at college. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 25-year-old actress has revealed that someone slipped the date rape drug Rohypnol - known as a \"roofie\" - into her drink when she was studying at New York University\'s Tisch School of the Arts, and he went on to do stuff to her that she didn\'t consent to. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I was roofied by someone who sexually assaulted me.\" </p><cite>—  Camila Mendes </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speaking to Women\'s Health magazine, she said: \"I had a very, very bad experience. I was roofied by someone who sexually assaulted me.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the dark period of her life, the brunette beauty got the words \"to build a home\" etched on her ribcage as a reminder to \"strengthen her sense of self and the environment around her\" - especially as she had spent most of her life moving house. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She explained: \"Whenever I feel like I\'m going through something difficult, I think about what I can do physically for myself.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Camila Mendes was sexually assaulted in college','','inherit','closed','closed','','8200-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:45:15','2019-09-09 22:45:15','',8200,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8200-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8206,14,'2019-09-09 17:45:55','2019-09-09 22:45:55','','gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-2','','inherit','open','closed','','gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-2','','','2019-09-09 17:45:55','2019-09-09 22:45:55','',8174,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8207,14,'2019-09-09 17:46:33','2019-09-09 22:46:33','','gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-1','','inherit','open','closed','','gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-1','','','2019-09-09 17:46:33','2019-09-09 22:46:33','',8174,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8208,14,'2019-09-09 17:46:45','2019-09-09 22:46:45','','gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-3','','inherit','open','closed','','gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-3','','','2019-09-09 17:46:45','2019-09-09 22:46:45','',8174,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8210,4,'2019-09-09 17:49:04','2019-09-09 22:49:04','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8163} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/shereita-singer-CCC.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Sherieta has been in the music industry for 12 years.\" class=\"wp-image-8163\" /><figcaption>Singer Sherieta has been in the music industry for 12 years. (Photos: Instagram @sherietasings)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sherieta is a musically equipped singer and songwriter\nwith 12 years of experience in the Jamaican music industry. She describes her style\nas ‘Exotique Soul\'.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her musical journey started when she became a\nbackground vocalist for Tarrus Riley. She eventually worked with Diana King,\nDuane Stephenson and Gentleman. And as of 2016, she has been doing backup vocals\nfor Damian Marley. Sherieta’s vocals has backed many popular reggae songs like Chronixx\'s\n<strong>Never Give Up</strong>, Nesbeth\'s <strong>My Dream</strong>, Tarrus Riley\'s <strong>Gimme Likkle\nOne Drop</strong> and Kabaka Pyramid\'s <strong>Can\'t Breathe</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8162} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/shereita-singer.jpg\" alt=\"Sherieta has been working on her EP since 2015. \" class=\"wp-image-8162\" /><figcaption> Sherieta has been working on her EP since 2015. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She is now moving from backstage and stepping into centre stage with her newly released EP, <strong>Conversations In Key</strong>, which she has been working on since 2015. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It\'s a combination of songs that came out of conversations I\'ve had with friends, family, a higher being, also observations and experiences,” Sherieta said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The seven-track project features Chevaughn on <strong>Can\nWe Stay</strong> and Racquel Jones on <strong>Woman2Woman</strong>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Conversations in Key</strong> was released on Ghetto\nYouths International. It is available for purchase on all digital platforms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Sherieta shows experience on \'Conversations In Key\'','','inherit','closed','closed','','8160-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:49:04','2019-09-09 22:49:04','',8160,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8160-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8211,11,'2019-09-09 17:49:31','2019-09-09 22:49:31','','Feature Image Mosquito Breeding Sites Buzz Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','feature-image-mosquito-breeding-sites-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 17:49:31','2019-09-09 22:49:31','',8195,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Feature-Image-Mosquito-Breeding-Sites-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8212,11,'2019-09-09 17:49:55','2019-09-09 22:49:55','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister\nof Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is partnering\nwith the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to rid vulnerable communities\nof bulky waste, which can become mosquito breeding sites. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have engaged the NSWMA, so they are going to be providing critical support, where necessary, to deal with solid waste wherever it is found,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8199} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tufton-Health-Bulky-Waste-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8199\" /><figcaption>Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Minister was speaking to journalists during a press briefing at the St. James Type Five Health Centre on Friday (September 6), which preceded a vector control tour of the Norwood and Flanker communities in the parish. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tour was part of the Ministry’s enhanced vector control programme launched on July 1, which is aimed at reducing breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in communities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"You can be charged with harbouring breeding sites that create a nuisance to others” </p><cite>— Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “We are supporting all of this through a media campaign, and that is to create as much information as possible so that Jamaicans are fully aware,” the Minister noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He pointed out that citizens have a responsibility to ensure that their properties are free of mosquito breeding sites.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8201} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Aedes_aegypti_female_feeding-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8201\" /><figcaption>Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever and other disease agents.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “For those who do not recognise that role, let us remember that you can be cited for a breach under the Public Nuisance Act where you can be charged with harbouring breeding sites that create a nuisance to others,” he noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Minister informed that over the last year, almost 3,000 individuals have been cited for breaches of the Act. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is not something we want to do, but I think we have to find all the ways possible to bring the populace to come to terms with the [consequences of their] actions,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his part, Chief Public Health Inspector at the St. James Public Health Department, Lennox Wallace, said that as part of the department’s partnership with the NSWMA, focus will be placed on constituencies where there is a build-up of bulky waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “What we are looking at now, in detail, are three constituencies in the parish – central, northwest, and west-central – for the immediate period. These are the areas which we have seen the bulky waste,” Mr. Wallace said.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said that vector control staff will be going out with the Western Parks and Markets (WPM) team twice per week, to assist in the waste-removal exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Health Ministry partners with NSWMA to rid communities of bulky waste','','inherit','closed','closed','','8195-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:49:55','2019-09-09 22:49:55','',8195,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8195-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8213,4,'2019-09-09 17:50:02','2019-09-09 22:50:02','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8163} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/shereita-singer-CCC.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Sherieta has been in the music industry for 12 years.\" class=\"wp-image-8163\" /><figcaption>Singer Sherieta has been in the music industry for 12 years. (Photos: Instagram @sherietasings)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sherieta is a musically equipped singer and songwriter\nwith 12 years of experience in the Jamaican music industry. She describes her style\nas ‘Exotique Soul\'.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her musical journey started when she became a background vocalist for Tarrus Riley. She eventually worked with Diana King, Duane Stephenson and Gentleman. And as of 2016, she has been doing backup vocals for Damian Marley. Sherieta’s vocals have graced many popular reggae songs like Chronixx\'s <strong>Never Give Up</strong>, Nesbeth\'s <strong>My Dream</strong>, Tarrus Riley\'s <strong>Gimme Likkle One Drop</strong> and Kabaka Pyramid\'s <strong>Can\'t Breathe</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8162} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/shereita-singer.jpg\" alt=\"Sherieta has been working on her EP since 2015. \" class=\"wp-image-8162\" /><figcaption> Sherieta has been working on her EP since 2015. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She is now moving from backstage and stepping into centre stage with her newly released EP, <strong>Conversations In Key</strong>, which she has been working on since 2015. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It\'s a combination of songs that came out of conversations I\'ve had with friends, family, a higher being, also observations and experiences,” Sherieta said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The seven-track project features Chevaughn on <strong>Can\nWe Stay</strong> and Racquel Jones on <strong>Woman2Woman</strong>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Conversations in Key</strong> was released on Ghetto\nYouths International. It is available for purchase on all digital platforms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Sherieta shows experience on \'Conversations In Key\'','','inherit','closed','closed','','8160-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:50:02','2019-09-09 22:50:02','',8160,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8160-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8214,11,'2019-09-09 17:59:21','2019-09-09 22:59:21','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having lived in The Bahamas for 10 years,\nHope Grant has a lot of friends in the cluster of islands which are just\nhalf-hour by plane from South Florida. Three weeks before sections of the\ncountry was decimated by Hurricane Dorian, she was in Freeport visiting\nfriends.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grant is secretary/treasurer of the\nGodfrey Stewart High School Alumni Association (GSHSAA), which operates the\nFloBah (FloridaBahamas) organisation in South Florida. With 45 persons killed,\nand thousands left homeless by the Category 5 hurricane, they moved swiftly to\nassist.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“It’s almost incumbent on us to do something. We have classmates and very close friends there” </p><cite>—Devon Dobson, President of the Godfrey Stewart High School Alumni Association</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Bahamas is very close to home for me,\nI taught there for 10 years. I have students there who are doctors now, and we\nhave past students of Godfrey Stewart there; one of them, she has lost\neverything,” said Grant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7516} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/dorian-damage-bahamas-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7516\" /><figcaption>Aerial view of the damage to sections of the Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Dorian</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Devon Dobson, president of the GSHSAA,\nsaid given the close proximity of The Bahamas to South Florida, it is only\nnatural they play their part in the recovery effort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s almost incumbent on us to do\nsomething. We have classmates and very close friends there,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FloBah/GSHSAA have assembled a cache of relief items (medical supplies, canned food and water) which will be distributed through Grant and the Rotary Club of Freeport to affected citizens on September 14. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote {\"className\":\"is-style-large\"} -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>They have also set a target of US$2000 which will also be disbursed with the assistance of the Rotary.</p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve raised $170 so far but there are\nsome pledges from persons and organisations, so we’re getting there,” Dobson\ndisclosed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Formed five years, the GSHSAA stages three\nfundraising events annually to assist their alma mater which is located in\nWestmoreland. One is a cookout in Freeport by Rohan Kerr, one of their members\nwho owns a restaurant there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The initiatives help fund Godfrey Stewart\nHigh School’s breakfast programme and sponsor a student for the school term.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Freeport, located in the Grand Bahama area of The Bahamas and Abaco Island, found in the northern region of the country, suffered the most damage from Dorian’s destructive gales which hit on September 2 and 3.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A team of leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) including chairman and St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet travelled to the country\'s capital Nassau, on September 5 to assess the damage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7954} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/jdf-dart-response-team-bahamas-buzz-demo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7954\" /><figcaption>Members of the JDF comprising DART being greeted by Prime Minister Holness</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a 120-member\nteam from the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) of the Jamaica\nDefense Force will be deployed to affected areas for 30 days to assist in\nrecovery operations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','FloBah doing their part to help Bahamas','','inherit','closed','closed','','8204-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 17:59:21','2019-09-09 22:59:21','',8204,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8204-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8215,21,'2019-09-09 18:18:09','2019-09-09 23:18:09','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today (September 9) marks 60 years since the tragic death of Boys’ Town, Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder, O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith. The talented all-rounder was only 26 when he succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash on this day in 1959.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8216,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Anniversary-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8216\" /><figcaption>Legendary all-rounder O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was in the backseat of a car driven by Garfield Sobers, his West Indies colleague. Also in the vehicle was fast-bowler Tom Dewdney, another Jamaican and West Indies player.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three, who were in England playing in\nthe Lancashire League, were headed to London for a charity match when the\nvehicle collided with a cattle truck. Smith suffered spinal injuries and\nslipped into a coma from which he never regained consciousness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played 26 Test matches for the West Indies, mainly as a hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman. He scored 1,331 runs including four centuries at an average of 31.69.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “Collie felt good that he represented Jamaica and the West Indies\"</p><cite>— Lyndel Wright, younger brother of O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A useful offspinner, he took 48 wickets\nfor the West Indies at 33.85.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was from Denham Town in West\nKingston and attended Kingston College which he played for. He was first thrust\ninto the national spotlight playing for Boys’ Town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8217} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Murals-Collie-Smith-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8217\" /><figcaption>Murals along Collie Smith Drive, a roadway named in honour of the legendary West Indian cricketer</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because Smith did not play for an elite\nclub in Jamaica’s Senior Cup competition, his younger brother Lyndel Wright\nsaid that made him even more determined to succeed for Jamaica and the West\nIndies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Collie felt good that he represented\nJamaica and the West Indies. He was aware of the expectations because he was\nfrom Boys’ Town and he couldn’t afford to bring shame on the community,” Wright\nexplained.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8350,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Statute-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8350\" /><figcaption>Statue of Collie Smith being unveiled last year at Boys\' Town, Trench Town at the cricketer\'s former club</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith played his first match for Jamaica\nin the 1954-55 regional season, and made his debut for the West Indies against\nAustralia in 1955 at Sabina Park, his home ground. He scored 104 in the second\ninnings, as the West Indies lost by nine wickets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On September 21, the Symptai/Boys’ Town\nT20 Community Cricket Competition bowls off at Collie Smith Drive in Trench\nTown, Kingston. 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However, the work is yet to begin. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8221} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/boysie-bogle.jpg\" alt=\"Lonsdale ‘Boysie’ Guy\" class=\"wp-image-8221\" /><figcaption> Lonsdale ‘Boysie’ Guy (Photo: @boysierosesthelegend_)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is said that the museum will have items Bogle used\nto wear to parties, as well as T-shirts and cups with his photos. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And although the work hasn’t started on the museum, Boysie said that tourists often request informal tours of Bogle’s home. He also said that the community has been supporting the initiative. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bogle, who created dance moves like ‘Log On’, ‘Bogle’ and ‘Willie Bounce’, was shot and killed at a gas station in St Andrew after departing Weddy Weddy Wednesdays at the Stone Love HQ in 2005. The remarkable dancer would have celebrated his 54<sup>th</sup> birthday on August 22. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Shania Hanchard</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Bogle museum being created on Roses Corner','','publish','open','closed','','bogle-museum-being-created-on-roses-corner','','','2019-09-09 18:22:13','2019-09-09 23:22:13','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8218',0,'post','',0),(8219,11,'2019-09-09 18:14:46','2019-09-09 23:14:46','','Collie-Smith-Statue-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','collie-smith-statue-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 18:14:46','2019-09-09 23:14:46','',8215,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Statue-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8220,9,'2019-09-09 18:15:21','2019-09-09 23:15:21','','Bogle-20190909','','inherit','open','closed','','bogle-20190909','','','2019-09-09 18:15:21','2019-09-09 23:15:21','',8218,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Bogle-20190909.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8221,9,'2019-09-09 18:16:09','2019-09-09 23:16:09','','boysie-bogle','','inherit','open','closed','','boysie-bogle','','','2019-09-09 18:16:09','2019-09-09 23:16:09','',8218,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/boysie-bogle.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8222,11,'2019-09-09 18:18:09','2019-09-09 23:18:09','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today (September 9) marks 60 years since the tragic death of Boys’ Town, Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder, O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith. The talented all-rounder was only 26 when he succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash on this day in 1959.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8216,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Anniversary-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8216\" /><figcaption>Legendary all-rounder O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was in the backseat of a car driven by Garfield Sobers, his West Indies colleague. Also in the vehicle was fast-bowler Tom Dewdney, another Jamaican and West Indies player.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three, who were in England playing in\nthe Lancashire League, were headed to London for a charity match when the\nvehicle collided with a cattle truck. Smith suffered spinal injuries and\nslipped into a coma from which he never regained consciousness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played 26 Test matches for the West Indies, mainly as a hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman. He scored 1,331 runs including four centuries at an average of 31.69.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “Collie felt good that he represented Jamaica and the West Indies\"</p><cite>— Lyndel Wright, younger brother of O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A useful offspinner, he took 48 wickets\nfor the West Indies at 33.85.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was from Denham Town in West\nKingston and attended Kingston College which he played for. He was first thrust\ninto the national spotlight playing for Boys’ Town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8217} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Murals-Collie-Smith-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8217\" /><figcaption>Murals along Collie Smith Drive, a roadway named in honour of the legendary West Indian cricketer</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because Smith did not play for an elite\nclub in Jamaica’s Senior Cup competition, his younger brother Lyndel Wright\nsaid that made him even more determined to succeed for Jamaica and the West\nIndies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Collie felt good that he represented\nJamaica and the West Indies. He was aware of the expectations because he was\nfrom Boys’ Town and he couldn’t afford to bring shame on the community,” Wright\nexplained.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8219,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Statue-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8219\" /><figcaption>Statue of Collie Smith being unveiled last year at Boys\' Town, Trench Town at the cricketer\'s former club</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith played his first match for Jamaica\nin the 1954-55 regional season, and made his debut for the West Indies against\nAustralia in 1955 at Sabina Park, his home ground. He scored 104 in the second\ninnings, as the West Indies lost by nine wickets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On September 21, the Symptai/Boys’ Town\nT20 Community Cricket Competition bowls off at Collie Smith Drive in Trench\nTown, Kingston. 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However, the work is yet to begin. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8221} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/boysie-bogle.jpg\" alt=\"Lonsdale ‘Boysie’ Guy\" class=\"wp-image-8221\" /><figcaption> Lonsdale ‘Boysie’ Guy (Photo: @boysierosesthelegend_)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is said that the museum will have items Bogle used\nto wear to parties, as well as T-shirts and cups with his photos. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And although the work hasn’t started on the museum, Boysie said that tourists often request informal tours of Bogle’s home. He also said that the community has been supporting the initiative. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bogle, who created dance moves like ‘Log On’, ‘Bogle’\nand ‘Willie Bounce’, was shot and killed at a gas station in St Andrew after\ndeparting Weddy Weddy Wednesdays at the Stone Love HQ in 2005. 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However, the work is yet to begin. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8221} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/boysie-bogle.jpg\" alt=\"Lonsdale ‘Boysie’ Guy\" class=\"wp-image-8221\" /><figcaption> Lonsdale ‘Boysie’ Guy (Photo: @boysierosesthelegend_)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is said that the museum will have items Bogle used\nto wear to parties, as well as T-shirts and cups with his photos. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And although the work hasn’t started on the museum, Boysie said that tourists often request informal tours of Bogle’s home. He also said that the community has been supporting the initiative. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bogle, who created dance moves like ‘Log On’, ‘Bogle’ and ‘Willie Bounce’, was shot and killed at a gas station in St Andrew after departing Weddy Weddy Wednesdays at the Stone Love HQ in 2005. The remarkable dancer would have celebrated his 54<sup>th</sup> birthday on August 22. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Shania Hanchard</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Bogle museum being created on Roses Corner','','inherit','closed','closed','','8218-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 18:20:23','2019-09-09 23:20:23','',8218,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8218-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8229,11,'2019-09-09 18:22:43','2019-09-09 23:22:43','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today (September 9) marks 60 years since the tragic death of Boys’ Town, Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder, O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith. The talented all-rounder was only 26 when he succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash on this day in 1959.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8216,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Anniversary-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8216\" /><figcaption>Legendary all-rounder O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was in the backseat of a car driven by Garfield Sobers, his West Indies colleague. Also in the vehicle was fast-bowler Tom Dewdney, another Jamaican and West Indies player.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three, who were in England playing in\nthe Lancashire League, were headed to London for a charity match when the\nvehicle collided with a cattle truck. Smith suffered spinal injuries and\nslipped into a coma from which he never regained consciousness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played 26 Test matches for the West Indies, mainly as a hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman. He scored 1,331 runs including four centuries at an average of 31.69.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “Collie felt good that he represented Jamaica and the West Indies\"</p><cite>— Lyndel Wright, younger brother of O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A useful offspinner, he took 48 wickets\nfor the West Indies at 33.85.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was from Denham Town in West\nKingston and attended Kingston College which he played for. He was first thrust\ninto the national spotlight playing for Boys’ Town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8217} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Murals-Collie-Smith-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8217\" /><figcaption>Murals along Collie Smith Drive, a roadway named in honour of the legendary West Indian cricketer</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because Smith did not play for an elite\nclub in Jamaica’s Senior Cup competition, his younger brother Lyndel Wright\nsaid that made him even more determined to succeed for Jamaica and the West\nIndies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Collie felt good that he represented\nJamaica and the West Indies. He was aware of the expectations because he was\nfrom Boys’ Town and he couldn’t afford to bring shame on the community,” Wright\nexplained.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8219,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Statue-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8219\" /><figcaption>Statue of Collie Smith being unveiled last year at Boys\' Town, Trench Town at the cricketer\'s former club</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith played his first match for Jamaica\nin the 1954-55 regional season, and made his debut for the West Indies against\nAustralia in 1955 at Sabina Park, his home ground. He scored 104 in the second\ninnings, as the West Indies lost by nine wickets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On September 21, the Symptai/Boys’ Town\nT20 Community Cricket Competition bowls off at Collie Smith Drive in Trench\nTown, Kingston. Ten teams will play for the Collie Smith Memorial Trophy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Too short an innings: O\'Neil \"Collie\" Smith','','inherit','closed','closed','','8215-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 18:22:43','2019-09-09 23:22:43','',8215,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8215-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8230,21,'2019-09-09 18:54:39','2019-09-09 23:54:39','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the growing belief that\nemerging opportunities in technology will dominate career choices in the\nfuture, Tarrant High School in Kingston is positioning its students to take\nadvantage of jobs in areas such as robotics, programming and animation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Principal, Paul Hall, who has been at the helm of the school for the past two years, the institution is already creating a name for itself in the area of robotics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8243} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Paul-Hall-Tarrant-High-Robotics-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8243\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I started the robotics club a year ago, and we entered the [Redspring Robotics] competition with some other schools last school year, and we came third. In fact, we were the only non-traditional high school in that,” Hall said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So, we are on board with robotics and animation.  The thing now is we are trying to get our students to sit animation and design gaming,” he adds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I want to open their minds to this kind of technology, and that is why we are exposing them,  because we don\'t want them to be left behind”  </p><cite>— Paul Hall, Prinicpal, Tarrant High</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr. Hall points out that one student sat the examination last year in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (<em>CAPE</em>) and passed, while another student who took the examination the previous year obtained the second-highest mark in Jamaica and the Caribbean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So, what we\'re doing now is starting with the lower school (grades 7-9). We are building them out… with the robotics and the animation, because we are creating a future for students,” the Principal says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"We\'re...starting with the lower school (grades 7-9)...because we are creating a future for students” </p><cite> — Paul Hall, Prinicpal, Tarrant High </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, he shared that the school also plans to set up a technology room, which will be equipped with the latest technological gadgets, including robots and drones, so as to expose students to the latest in technology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8238} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/artificial-intelligence-electronics-future-Tarrant-High-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8238\" /><figcaption>A humanoid robot that utilises artificial intelligence to perform tasks normally carried out only by humans</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Digital marketing, robotics and programming… these are emerging career choices. So, I want to open their minds to this kind of technology, and that is why we are exposing them,  because we don\'t want them to be left behind,” the Principal adds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8242} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/drone-electronics-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8242\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the meantime, Mr. Hall, the 2018 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, says the school continues to expose students to new and existing skills that will enable them to make a living.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“I am hoping that other high schools will look into offering it too because it certainly is a good skill area”</p><cite> — Paul Hall, Prinicpal, Tarrant High </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One such area, he says, is motorcycle repairs and assembly, which he had introduced for the first time in a Jamaican high school, at Norman Manley High in Kingston, where he served as Vice-Principal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8245} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Motorcycle-Repair-Tarrant-High-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8245\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The course, which was similarly introduced by him at Tarrant, is being offered through the City and Guilds examination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"There are a lot of motorcycles all over Jamaica, they will be able to repair them and earn while they go back to school,”  </p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am hoping that other high schools will look into offering it too because it certainly is a good skill area,” the Principal says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I can speak about some of the youngsters who graduated from the programme at Norman Manley High. 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I feel this, like, in my bones. I just am, like, freaking out. I have a baby on the way, I have law school. It just really can scare you when you start really thinking about how much this is gonna really change my life.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her doctor was then heard speaking to her over the phone and said: \"Your antibodies are positive for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. 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Dr Campbell resigned hours after the election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8148} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/PNP-Fallout-Feature-Image-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8148\" /><figcaption>Dr Dayton Campbell, Peter Bunting and Mark Golding have resigned from the shadow cabinet.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>O\'Brien Chang said that keeping Bunting and his supporters in the shadow cabinet would show that Phillips is serious about the unity of the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>O\'Brien Chang said the men did the decent thing in tendering their resignation, which would give Phillips the option of keeping them or moving on.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a set of tweets Monday (Sept 9), Phillips asked the members of the shadow cabinet to remain in their post and monitor their assigned portfolio. 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I feel this, like, in my bones. I just am, like, freaking out. I have a baby on the way, I have law school. It just really can scare you when you start really thinking about how much this is gonna really change my life.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her doctor was then heard speaking to her over the phone and said: \"Your antibodies are positive for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. You\'d have in addition to swollen joints, you\'d have fevers, rashes, mouth sores and be really tired.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"It just really can scare you when you start really thinking about how much this is gonna really change my life.\" </p><cite>—  Kim Kardashian West  </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, he then went on to say that it doesn\'t necessarily mean she has the conditions as the screenings can sometimes bring up a \"false positive.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said: \"Sometimes you can get false positives in these screenings.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 38-year-old star\'s doctor then ordered some more tests to determine for sure whether she has Lupus and she was hoping to get the results at a later date. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The outcome wasn\'t shared on the show but Kim was live tweeting throughout and said: \"Luckily I got an answer quickly but it was a rollercoaster of emotions. 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He finally popped the question in August! (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moore, who was in Savanna-La-Mar with her boyfriend Dellman Beck, was taken aback when he was suddenly accosted by police officers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an interview with <strong>BUZZ</strong>, Moore said initially she was very confused as the police came out of nowhere to ‘arrest’ Donquan, but the Jamaican and his police friends were in on the prank.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>#OperationProposal kicks off...</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He said, ‘Can I borrow your phone?’ and I thought he wanted to call his son. When we pulled up, I thought he was going to get some fruits. I didn’t see any police car come up. I heard the sirens go off and the next thing I know was I saw my fiancé’s hands going up in the air and I was like ‘What is going on?’,” Moore, who’s been visiting Jamaica for the last two years, told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m sitting in the car thinking, ‘What in\nthe hell is happening?’. I know he didn’t do anything wrong, we just turned and\nparked, so what is going on?” she recalled.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The video, which Moore shared on her Facebook\nprofile, has been racking up the views since mid-August. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://youtu.be/69NYygOShSA\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://youtu.be/69NYygOShSA\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A visibly distressed Moore told <strong>BUZZ</strong> that at the height of the ordeal, she couldn’t talk to her fiancé as the police approached her, asked her to exit the vehicle and started questioning her – all to her anguish.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I was frustrated. I was sweating. I was\nnervous. He started asking all these questions, did I know this man? And I was\nlike, yes! There was so much going through my mind and I was asking, ‘What did\nhe do wrong?’,” Moore asked herself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American, who is from Kentucky, said she’s\nknown Beck for two years and vouched for him on the spot – going as far to put\nher life on the line, and the officers paused – but Moore was just seconds away\nfrom being let in on the joke.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8207} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8207\" /><figcaption>Viral proposal stars Gretta Moore and Dellman Beck (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What is going on here? They’re taking him to jail, what am I gonna do? I don’t even know where the police station was,” she told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>\'Will you marry me?\' </h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All her doubts washed away when Beck, originally from Kingston, was let out of the vehicle, got down on one knee and started proposing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m looking around, wondering what to do\nand next thing I know, there he was proposing to me,” she squealed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I wasn’t expecting that! I was relieved, I was shaking so bad, but I was happy. He put the ring on my finger, but I hugged him, and I said, ‘You got me good, but right now, you need to take me somewhere, get me a drink and just calm my nerves.’ I was so surprised,” Moore told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8226} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/gretta-moore-buzz-proposal-demo-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8226\" /><figcaption>Gotchya! Gretta Moore is all smiles after saying yes to her boyfriend\'s unique proposal.(Photo: Facebook @GrettaPhillips)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moore, now much more at ease, laughed as she\nremembered the entire ordeal. The American said she is beyond shocked by the\nreactions on Facebook.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m overjoyed because when I posted [the\nvideo], it got 300 views and I was like okay, my people saw it. 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(Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Husband-and-wife team Garth and Kimisha\nWalker have built the popular Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa into one of the leaders in\nits field and taking personal grooming in Jamaica to new heights.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spa was Kimisha’s baby and now it will\nbe moving to a new location at 56 Old Hope Road where it will offer even more\nservices from an extended 10,000-square-feet facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here Kimisha tells <strong>BUZZ</strong> about the early days and the effort taken to build Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa into the reputable emporium it is today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BUZZ</strong>: Why did you go into the spa business? Did you see an underserved\nmarket?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimisha: “We began the business back in\n2007, the dream and vision of two young entrepreneurs and managed to make it a\nreality. We started appreciating “SPA-ing”, many years before Adam &amp; Eve\nDay Spa and Salon was conceptualised, having been blessed with the opportunity\nof going to spas both locally and internationally.&nbsp; At the time, we were just seeking out the\nbest ways of treating a friend or enjoying a spa date together by being able to\nde-stress, relax and rejuvenate after a long day or week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8247} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kimisha-walker-adam-and-eve-buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8247\" /><figcaption>Kimisha Walker (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The question people often ask is, ‘Why did\nyou select this field?’, I still say, ‘I think this field selected me!’</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having started Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa and\nSalon from scratch, as business partners, my husband Garth and I hold dearly to\nthe fact that we were blessed with the virtues of courage and boldness to\nstrategically capitalise on an industry on which to build a beneficent legacy. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spa and salon business are not the\neasiest to operate. Hard work must be put in to build and retain the clientele.\nAt the start of every day you must be prepared to work even harder than the day\nbefore. We faced adversities and continue to survive through tough economic\ntimes because of proactive marketing strategies that deliver new clients and\nbuild on existing relationships. We have a relentless commitment to customer\nservice that keeps our customers coming back.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daily we impress upon our team the critical\nimportance of focusing on customer satisfaction and we are never satisfied with\njust \"good enough\". Over the eleven years we have operated Adam &amp;\nEve Day Spa, we have made mistakes from which we have quickly learned. We have\nlistened and continue to listen keenly to our clients. For any business to\nremain successful, it must remain relevant. That\'s why we continue to build on\nour quality service offerings. Only EXCELLENCE will do. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today I applaud the team at Adam &amp; Eve\n(we could not have done it without your commitment and dedication and I always\nreiterate, there\'s no “I\" in TEAM).&nbsp;\nIt’s not about just having people or bodies to fill positions, but the\nRIGHT people, with the RIGHT attitude who are driven and passionate. This has\ncontributed immensely to the success we celebrate today. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I truly believe that anything is achievable with a firm foundation built on faith. My personal joy is underpinned by humility because I know that God has chosen to bless this business, its stakeholders, the owners, clients, staff, the community, and Brand Jamaica. As a business leader, I am required to be a good steward and I take this role very seriously. I have led from the front since the inception of the business.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BUZZ</strong>: What challenges did you initially face?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8248} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/garth-kimisha-walker-buzz-demo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8248\" /><figcaption>Husband and wife duo Garth (left) and Kimisha Walker, directors of Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimisha: \"The first two years were a tremendously challenging.  Our relocation from a 1800sq. ft. to a 5000 sq. ft. facility was a massive risk to undertake. We were investing close to $20 million in just renovation costs alone at a time when the economy was not booming, and the dollar was not stable either.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you consider all the implications that\nwere associated with moving to a facility that doubled in size, a lot was on\nthe line.&nbsp; We believed so much in our\nbrand and the existing management team, staff and the new staff members\nrecruited. We had faith that our investment would pay off.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite being placed under pressure, the\ndirectors stood strong and decided that they would put more time and energy\ninto the business. This has paid off.&nbsp;\nThe company went on to be hosted in a 5000sq. ft building and has a\nsteady clientele with a full-time staff complement of over 30 team members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spa started out small, but over the years it has shown significant growth and received commendable recognition.  The brand has grown from strength to strength as a result of the hard work and dedication of its staff, loyal customers and astute business decision-making.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stay tuned for part two of this BUZZ feature in business!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','The story of Kimisha Walker, Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa: One of the leaders in its field (Part I)','','publish','open','closed','','the-story-of-kimisha-walker-adam-eve-day-spa-one-of-the-leaders-in-its-field-part-i','','','2019-09-09 18:51:42','2019-09-09 23:51:42','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8237',0,'post','',0),(8238,11,'2019-09-09 18:37:48','2019-09-09 23:37:48','','artificial-intelligence-electronics-future-Tarrant-High-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','artificial-intelligence-electronics-future-tarrant-high-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 18:37:48','2019-09-09 23:37:48','',8230,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/artificial-intelligence-electronics-future-Tarrant-High-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8239,21,'2019-09-10 08:15:45','2019-09-10 13:15:45','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8240} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Ellen-DeGeneres-20190909.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8240\" /><figcaption><p>Ellen DeGeneres</p></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ellen DeGeneres thinks Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are \"so down to earth\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The talk show host got to spend time with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their son Archie recently, and she praised their \"compassionate\" and \"amazing\" nature.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She joked: \"Here\'s a sentence I never thought I would say, but I spent the afternoon with Prince Harry and Meghan. I just want to say it was an honour for them to meet me.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4553} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/duke-and-duchess.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4553\" /><figcaption>Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before she added: \"Seriously, they are so amazing. They\'re the cutest couple and so down to earth. I just hate it. I see them get attacked and it\'s not fair. They\'re just two of the most down to earth and compassionate people. They\'re doing so much good for the world.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ellen and her wife, Portia De Rossi, love all the conservation work they are doing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She shared: \"Portia and I talked to them about all the conservation they\'re doing for wildlife, and they\'re doing all this work in Botswana for elephants and I love that. And they like what I\'m doing for the gorillas in Rwanda, so we\'re all going to do something together.\" </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Ellen DeGeneres praises Duke and Duchess of Sussex','','publish','open','closed','','ellen-degeneres-praises-duke-and-duchess-of-sussex','','','2019-09-09 18:43:17','2019-09-09 23:43:17','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8239',0,'post','',0),(8240,9,'2019-09-09 18:39:57','2019-09-09 23:39:57','','Stars arrive at the 41st Annual People\'s Choice Awards in Los Angeles','Stars arrive at the 41st Annual People\'s Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, California.\n<P>\nPictured: Ellen DeGeneres\n<B>Ref: SPL923310  070115  </B><BR />\nPicture by: Press Line Photos/Splash News<BR />\n</P><P>\n<B>Splash News and Pictures</B><BR />\nLos Angeles:	310-821-2666<BR />\nNew York:	212-619-2666<BR />\nLondon:	870-934-2666<BR />\nphotodesk@splashnews.com<BR />\n</P>','inherit','open','closed','','stars-arrive-at-the-41st-annual-peoples-choice-awards-in-los-angeles','','','2019-09-09 18:41:56','2019-09-09 23:41:56','',8239,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Ellen-DeGeneres-20190909.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8241,23,'2019-09-09 19:25:17','2019-09-10 00:25:17','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6266} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Briana-Williams-BUZZ-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna-Williams-\" class=\"wp-image-6266\" /><figcaption>Briana Williams anti-doping hearing set for Tuesday, Sept 10.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel is scheduled to convene a preliminary hearing in the matter of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) versus Briana Williams on Tuesday (Sept 10).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hearing will be held the Jamaica Pegasus at 10:00 o\'clock in the morning. 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Later that day, Williams declared her use of the cold medication on her doping control form.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Anti-doping hearing for Briana Williams on Tuesday','','publish','open','closed','','anti-doping-hearing-for-briana-williams-on-tuesday','','','2019-09-10 11:20:17','2019-09-10 16:20:17','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8241',0,'post','',0),(8242,11,'2019-09-09 18:40:11','2019-09-09 23:40:11','','drone-electronics-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','drone-electronics-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-09 18:40:11','2019-09-09 23:40:11','',8230,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/drone-electronics-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8243,11,'2019-09-09 18:41:30','2019-09-09 23:41:30','','Paul-Hall-Tarrant-High-Robotics','','inherit','open','closed','','paul-hall-tarrant-high-robotics','','','2019-09-09 18:41:30','2019-09-09 23:41:30','',8230,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Paul-Hall-Tarrant-High-Robotics.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8244,9,'2019-09-09 18:42:48','2019-09-09 23:42:48','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8240} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Ellen-DeGeneres-20190909.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8240\" /><figcaption><p>Ellen DeGeneres</p></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ellen DeGeneres thinks Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are \"so down to earth\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The talk show host got to spend time with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their son Archie recently, and she praised their \"compassionate\" and \"amazing\" nature.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She joked: \"Here\'s a sentence I never thought I would say, but I spent the afternoon with Prince Harry and Meghan. I just want to say it was an honour for them to meet me.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4553} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/duke-and-duchess.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4553\" /><figcaption>Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before she added: \"Seriously, they are so amazing. They\'re the cutest couple and so down to earth. I just hate it. I see them get attacked and it\'s not fair. They\'re just two of the most down to earth and compassionate people. They\'re doing so much good for the world.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ellen and her wife, Portia De Rossi, love all the conservation work they are doing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She shared: \"Portia and I talked to them about all the conservation they\'re doing for wildlife, and they\'re doing all this work in Botswana for elephants and I love that. And they like what I\'m doing for the gorillas in Rwanda, so we\'re all going to do something together.\" </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Ellen DeGeneres praises Duke and Duchess of Sussex','','inherit','closed','closed','','8239-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 18:42:48','2019-09-09 23:42:48','',8239,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8239-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8245,11,'2019-09-09 18:42:55','2019-09-09 23:42:55','','Motorcycle-Repair-Tarrant-High','','inherit','open','closed','','motorcycle-repair-tarrant-high','','','2019-09-09 18:42:55','2019-09-09 23:42:55','',8230,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Motorcycle-Repair-Tarrant-High.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8246,14,'2019-09-09 18:43:27','2019-09-09 23:43:27','','adam-and-eve-new-location-buzz-demo','','inherit','open','closed','','adam-and-eve-new-location-buzz-demo','','','2019-09-09 18:43:27','2019-09-09 23:43:27','',8237,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/adam-and-eve-new-location-buzz-demo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8247,14,'2019-09-09 18:44:58','2019-09-09 23:44:58','','kimisha-walker-adam-and-eve-buzz','','inherit','open','closed','','kimisha-walker-adam-and-eve-buzz','','','2019-09-09 18:44:58','2019-09-09 23:44:58','',8237,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kimisha-walker-adam-and-eve-buzz.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8248,14,'2019-09-09 18:47:02','2019-09-09 23:47:02','','garth-kimisha-walker-buzz-demo','','inherit','open','closed','','garth-kimisha-walker-buzz-demo','','','2019-09-09 18:47:02','2019-09-09 23:47:02','',8237,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/garth-kimisha-walker-buzz-demo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8249,14,'2019-09-09 18:51:24','2019-09-09 23:51:24','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8246} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/adam-and-eve-new-location-buzz-demo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8246\" /><figcaption>Artist\'s rendering of the new home of Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa...coming soon! (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Husband-and-wife team Garth and Kimisha\nWalker have built the popular Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa into one of the leaders in\nits field and taking personal grooming in Jamaica to new heights.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spa was Kimisha’s baby and now it will\nbe moving to a new location at 56 Old Hope Road where it will offer even more\nservices from an extended 10,000-square-feet facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here Kimisha tells <strong>BUZZ</strong> about the early days and the effort taken to build Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa into the reputable emporium it is today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BUZZ</strong>: Why did you go into the spa business? Did you see an underserved\nmarket?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimisha: “We began the business back in\n2007, the dream and vision of two young entrepreneurs and managed to make it a\nreality. We started appreciating “SPA-ing”, many years before Adam &amp; Eve\nDay Spa and Salon was conceptualised, having been blessed with the opportunity\nof going to spas both locally and internationally.&nbsp; At the time, we were just seeking out the\nbest ways of treating a friend or enjoying a spa date together by being able to\nde-stress, relax and rejuvenate after a long day or week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8247} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kimisha-walker-adam-and-eve-buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8247\" /><figcaption>Kimisha Walker (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The question people often ask is, ‘Why did\nyou select this field?’, I still say, ‘I think this field selected me!’</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having started Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa and\nSalon from scratch, as business partners, my husband Garth and I hold dearly to\nthe fact that we were blessed with the virtues of courage and boldness to\nstrategically capitalise on an industry on which to build a beneficent legacy. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spa and salon business are not the\neasiest to operate. Hard work must be put in to build and retain the clientele.\nAt the start of every day you must be prepared to work even harder than the day\nbefore. We faced adversities and continue to survive through tough economic\ntimes because of proactive marketing strategies that deliver new clients and\nbuild on existing relationships. We have a relentless commitment to customer\nservice that keeps our customers coming back.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daily we impress upon our team the critical\nimportance of focusing on customer satisfaction and we are never satisfied with\njust \"good enough\". Over the eleven years we have operated Adam &amp;\nEve Day Spa, we have made mistakes from which we have quickly learned. We have\nlistened and continue to listen keenly to our clients. For any business to\nremain successful, it must remain relevant. That\'s why we continue to build on\nour quality service offerings. Only EXCELLENCE will do. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today I applaud the team at Adam &amp; Eve\n(we could not have done it without your commitment and dedication and I always\nreiterate, there\'s no “I\" in TEAM).&nbsp;\nIt’s not about just having people or bodies to fill positions, but the\nRIGHT people, with the RIGHT attitude who are driven and passionate. This has\ncontributed immensely to the success we celebrate today. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I truly believe that anything is achievable with a firm foundation built on faith. My personal joy is underpinned by humility because I know that God has chosen to bless this business, its stakeholders, the owners, clients, staff, the community, and Brand Jamaica. As a business leader, I am required to be a good steward and I take this role very seriously. I have led from the front since the inception of the business.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BUZZ</strong>: What challenges did you initially face?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8248} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/garth-kimisha-walker-buzz-demo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8248\" /><figcaption>Husband and wife duo Garth (left) and Kimisha Walker, directors of Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimisha: \"The first two years were a tremendously challenging.  Our relocation from a 1800sq. ft. to a 5000 sq. ft. facility was a massive risk to undertake. We were investing close to $20 million in just renovation costs alone at a time when the economy was not booming, and the dollar was not stable either.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you consider all the implications that\nwere associated with moving to a facility that doubled in size, a lot was on\nthe line.&nbsp; We believed so much in our\nbrand and the existing management team, staff and the new staff members\nrecruited. We had faith that our investment would pay off.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite being placed under pressure, the\ndirectors stood strong and decided that they would put more time and energy\ninto the business. This has paid off.&nbsp;\nThe company went on to be hosted in a 5000sq. ft building and has a\nsteady clientele with a full-time staff complement of over 30 team members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spa started out small, but over the years it has shown significant growth and received commendable recognition.  The brand has grown from strength to strength as a result of the hard work and dedication of its staff, loyal customers and astute business decision-making.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stay tuned for part two of this BUZZ feature in business!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','The story of Kimisha Walker, Adam &amp; Eve Day Spa: One of the leaders in its field (Part I)','','inherit','closed','closed','','8237-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 18:51:24','2019-09-09 23:51:24','',8237,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8237-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8250,11,'2019-09-09 18:54:39','2019-09-09 23:54:39','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the growing belief that\nemerging opportunities in technology will dominate career choices in the\nfuture, Tarrant High School in Kingston is positioning its students to take\nadvantage of jobs in areas such as robotics, programming and animation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Principal, Paul Hall, who has been at the helm of the school for the past two years, the institution is already creating a name for itself in the area of robotics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8243} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Paul-Hall-Tarrant-High-Robotics-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8243\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I started the robotics club a year ago, and we entered the [Redspring Robotics] competition with some other schools last school year, and we came third. In fact, we were the only non-traditional high school in that,” Hall said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So, we are on board with robotics and animation.  The thing now is we are trying to get our students to sit animation and design gaming,” he adds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I want to open their minds to this kind of technology, and that is why we are exposing them,  because we don\'t want them to be left behind”  </p><cite>— Paul Hall, Prinicpal, Tarrant High</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr. Hall points out that one student sat the examination last year in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (<em>CAPE</em>) and passed, while another student who took the examination the previous year obtained the second-highest mark in Jamaica and the Caribbean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So, what we\'re doing now is starting with the lower school (grades 7-9). We are building them out… with the robotics and the animation, because we are creating a future for students,” the Principal says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"We\'re...starting with the lower school (grades 7-9)...because we are creating a future for students” </p><cite> — Paul Hall, Prinicpal, Tarrant High </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, he shared that the school also plans to set up a technology room, which will be equipped with the latest technological gadgets, including robots and drones, so as to expose students to the latest in technology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8238} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/artificial-intelligence-electronics-future-Tarrant-High-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8238\" /><figcaption>A humanoid robot that utilises artificial intelligence to perform tasks normally carried out only by humans</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Digital marketing, robotics and programming… these are emerging career choices. So, I want to open their minds to this kind of technology, and that is why we are exposing them,  because we don\'t want them to be left behind,” the Principal adds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8242} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/drone-electronics-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8242\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the meantime, Mr. Hall, the 2018 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, says the school continues to expose students to new and existing skills that will enable them to make a living.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>“I am hoping that other high schools will look into offering it too because it certainly is a good skill area”</p><cite> — Paul Hall, Prinicpal, Tarrant High </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One such area, he says, is motorcycle repairs and assembly, which he had introduced for the first time in a Jamaican high school, at Norman Manley High in Kingston, where he served as Vice-Principal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8245} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Motorcycle-Repair-Tarrant-High-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8245\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The course, which was similarly introduced by him at Tarrant, is being offered through the City and Guilds examination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"There are a lot of motorcycles all over Jamaica, they will be able to repair them and earn while they go back to school,”  </p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am hoping that other high schools will look into offering it too because it certainly is a good skill area,” the Principal says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I can speak about some of the youngsters who graduated from the programme at Norman Manley High. 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Later that day, Williams declared her use of the cold medication on her doping control form.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Anti-doping hearing for Briana Williams on Tuesday','','inherit','closed','closed','','8241-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 19:17:22','2019-09-10 00:17:22','',8241,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8241-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8257,14,'2019-09-09 19:21:19','2019-09-10 00:21:19','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5570} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/donald-trump-buzz-demo-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5570\" /><figcaption>President Donald Trump (Photo: Associated Press)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>US President Donald Trump is causing another\nstir in international circles after he accused refugees seeking asylum from\nHurricane Dorian in The Bahamas of being ‘gang members, thugs and drug dealers’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trump, speaking with US media on Monday, said that The Bahamas reportedly has “a tremendous problem” and defended his decision to not let survivors of the category 5 storm into America.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7604} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bahamas-hurricane-dorian-CBC-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of damage to The Bahamas (Source: CBC.com)\" class=\"wp-image-7604\" /><figcaption>Widespread structural damage in The Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Dorian (Photo contributed)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have to be very careful. Everyone needs\ntotally proper documentation. I don’t want to allow people who weren’t supposed\nto be in the Bahamas to come into the United States, including some very bad\npeople,” the President told reporters at the White House.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Look, the Bahamas had some tremendous\nproblems with people going to the Bahamas that weren’t supposed to be there,”\nTrump claimed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8255} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/donald-trump-white-house-buzz-demo-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8255\" /><figcaption>Trump, speaking to US press at the White House (Photo: National Review)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As usual, without providing any evidence to\nback his claim, Trump argued that The Bahamas had some “very bad people and\nsome very bad gang members and some very, very bad drug dealers”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trump was fielding questions from the media on the lawns of the White House, just before heading to a Republican campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The disparaging comments about the Bahamian people have drawn widespread condemnation, with Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke calling Trump\'s remarks “the height of cruelty”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Trump refuses hurricane refugees into the US, claims Bahamas full of ‘very bad gang members’','','inherit','closed','closed','','8251-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 19:21:19','2019-09-10 00:21:19','',8251,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8251-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8258,4,'2019-09-09 19:25:17','2019-09-10 00:25:17','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6266} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Briana-Williams-BUZZ-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna-Williams-\" class=\"wp-image-6266\" /><figcaption>Briana Williams anti-doping hearing set for Tuesday, Sept 10.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel is scheduled to convene a preliminary hearing in the matter of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) versus Briana Williams on Tuesday (Sept 10).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hearing will be held the Jamaica Pegasus at 10:00 o\'clock in the morning. 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Monday evening (Sept 9).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \'We\'re looking forward to welcoming those from new markets.\'</p><cite>— Omar Robinson</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event, which is hosted annually by the Jamaica\nHotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) in association with the Jamaica Tourist\nBoard, will see buyers and suppliers engaging in one-on-one meetings, updates\nand negotiations over the next two days.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have delegates from the traditional markets like the USA, Canada and Europe, including England and Germany, and we\'re looking forward to welcoming those from new markets,” JHTA president Omar Robinson said. “We are encouraged by the continued interest in brand Jamaica, year after year.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>— Written by Claudia Gardner </em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','India, Mexico, Spain to join Jamaica Product Exchange for the first time','','inherit','closed','closed','','8259-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 19:44:20','2019-09-10 00:44:20','',8259,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8259-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8263,23,'2019-09-09 20:11:52','2019-09-10 01:11:52','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8266} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/dever-orgill-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8266\" /><figcaption>Reggae Boyz\' Dever Orgill scored twice in Jamaica\'s whipping of Guyana.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica separated themselves from the other combatants in Group C of the CONCACAF Nations League when they dismissed Guyana 4-0 Monday night (Sept 9).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Reggae Boyz steamrolled Guyana at their own home at the Leonora Track and Field Centre to lead the points-standing on maximum six points.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alvas Powell and Dever Orgill, who both scored two goals, led the Boyz’ victory charge. 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They dismissed Antigua and Barbuda 6-0 in their first match of the competition at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, St James, on Friday (Sept 6 ).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaica beat Guyana 4-0 in Nations League','','publish','open','closed','','jamaica-beat-guyana-4-0-in-nations-league','','','2019-09-09 20:34:29','2019-09-10 01:34:29','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8263',0,'post','',0),(8264,4,'2019-09-09 20:10:09','2019-09-10 01:10:09','','reggae-boyz4','','inherit','open','closed','','reggae-boyz4','','','2019-09-09 20:10:09','2019-09-10 01:10:09','',8263,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/reggae-boyz4.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8265,4,'2019-09-09 20:11:52','2019-09-10 01:11:52','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8264} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/reggae-boyz4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8264\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica separated themselves from the other combatants in Group C of the CONCACAF Nations League when they dismissed Guyana 4-0 Monday night (Sept 9).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Reggae Boyz steamrolled Guyana at their own home at the Leonora Track and Field Centre to lead the points-standing on maximum six points.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alvas Powell and Dever Orgill, who both scored two goals, led the Boyz’ victory charge. 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The islets are geographically closest to Jamaica than any other claimant, some 288 kilometres southwest of the island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":302,\"width\":587,\"height\":334} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/07/bajo-nuevo-google-maps-jamaica-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" width=\"587\" height=\"334\" /><figcaption>Bajo Nuevo\'s proximity to Jamaica (Photo: Google Maps)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;Bajo Nuevo Bank is about\n26&nbsp;kilometres (16&nbsp;miles) long and 9&nbsp;kilometres (5.6&nbsp;miles)\nwide. The closest neighbouring land feature is Serranilla Bank, located 110\nkilometres (68 miles) to the west.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The reef was first shown on Dutch maps dating to 1634 but was given its present name in 1654. British pirate John Glover rediscovered Bajo Nuevo in 1660.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"<strong><em>Bajo Nuevo reportedly contains no \'meaningful mineral reserves\'</em></strong>\" </p></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;Satellite imagery from the\nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows two distinct\natoll-like structures separated by a deep channel under a mile wide at its\nnarrowest point. The reef partially dries on the southern and eastern sides,\nwith the land area being minuscule by comparison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The most prominent land area is Low Cay,\nin the southwest atoll, which extends for 300 metres and widens at a maximum of\n40 metres across. No more than two metres above sea level, the barren island is\ncomposed of broken coral, driftwood, and sand.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;A total of five countries have laid claim to sovereignty over Bajo Nuevo, namely: <strong>Jamaica, Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras and the United States</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":305} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/07/bajo-nuevo-countries-dispute-flags-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305\" /><figcaption>(From top left to bottom right) The flags of Colombia, the United States, Honduras, Jamaica and Nicaragua (Photos: Wikipedia)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;James W. Jennett, empowered under provisions\nof the controversial Guano Islands Act, initiated the US’ claim on November 22,\n1869. To this day, the US administers Bajo Nuevo bank as an ‘unorganized,\nunincorporated United States territory’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;Similarly to other territories\nclaimed under the Guano Islands Act in the Caribbean and Oceania, persons born\non Bajo Nuevo to non-citizens are considered by the United States to be US\nnationals, but not US citizens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":307} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/07/usa_flag-demo-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307\" /><figcaption>United States flag (Photo: US State Department)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>9.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Colombia currently claims the area as part of\nthe department of San Andrés and Providencia. The San Andrés fleet of the\nColombian Navy carries out naval patrols in the area, as the republic maintains\nthat it has claimed these territories since 1886 – as part of the geographic\narchipelago of San Andrés and Providencia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3070} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/colombia-armada-demo-buzz-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3070\" /><figcaption>One of many naval vessels in the powerful Colombian armada (Photo: cimsec.org)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>10.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The November 1993 <a href=\"https://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/JAM-COL1993MD.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">maritime delimitation treaty</a> between Colombia and Jamaica established a \"Joint Regime Area\". This allowed both countries to cooperatively manage and exploit living and non-living resources in designated waters between the two aforementioned banks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>11.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Bajo Nuevo’s territorial waters immediately\nsurrounding the cays themselves were excluded from the zone of joint-control,\nas Colombia considers these areas to be part of her coastal waters.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>12.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;The maritime delimitation treaty came effect four months later and was recognised by international law in March 1994.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>13.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Colombian Ministry of Defense constructed\na light beacon on Low Cay in 1982. The metal structure towers 21&nbsp;metres\nabove the Caribbean Sea and is painted white with a red top. The beacon emits\ntwo white flashes of light every 15 seconds. After sustaining some damage, the\nbeacon was reconstructed by the Colombians in February 2008 and is currently\nmaintained by the navy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":306,\"width\":412,\"height\":531} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/07/bajo-nuevo-light-beacon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" width=\"412\" height=\"531\" /><figcaption>A light beacon erected on the shores of Low Cay, Bajo Nuevo (Photo: Colombian Ministry of Defence)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>14.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nicaragua bases its claim to Bajo Nuevo Bank\ndue to the islands sitting on its continental shelf, covering an area of over\n50,000 square kilometres in the Caribbean Sea. In fact, the Central American\ncountry lays claim to all islands associated with the San Andrés and\nProvidencia archipelagoes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>15.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Successive Nicaraguan governments have\npersistently pursued claims against Colombia in the International Court of\nJustice (ICJ), filing cases in both 2001 and 2007.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>16.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November 19, 2012, in regards to Nicaraguan claims to the islands, the ICJ ruled unanimously that Colombia has sovereignty over both Bajo Nuevo and Serranilla Banks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3073} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/gavel-in-court-buzz-demo-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3073\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>17.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The islands remain a Colombian territory and are a key stopping point in the country’s fight against drug and weapons smuggling, but all the other claimant nations still have limited access to them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>18.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bajo Nuevo is positioned inside a modestly\nproductive fishing (mostly lobsters) zone, but the seabed reportedly contains\nno \'meaningful mineral reserves\', and only small amounts of hydrocarbon fuels\nhave been identified.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>19.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Honduras, another claimant to Bajo Nuevo and\nthe nearby Serranilla Bank, effectively ended its role in the dispute with the\nratification of a maritime boundary treaty with Colombia on December 20, 1999.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>20.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; According to the treaty, both states agreed upon a\nmaritime demarcation in 1986 that excluded Honduras from any control over the\nbanks or their surrounding waters.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>21.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; This bilateral treaty ensured that Honduras\nimplicitly recognises Colombia\'s sovereignty over the disputed territories.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>22.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp; Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank have been\nrepeatedly included as per American sources as one of ten insular areas in the\nPacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea that make up the US’ Minor Outlying Islands\nclassification.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>23.&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp; Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island comprise the remaining nine disputed territories.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Did you know these islands existed? What were the most surprising facts you read? Let us know in the comments section! </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Bajo Nuevo: What you should know about the disputed island Jamaica \'gave up\'','','inherit','closed','closed','','300-revision-v1','','','2019-09-09 20:33:57','2019-09-10 01:33:57','',300,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/300-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8268,4,'2019-09-09 20:34:28','2019-09-10 01:34:28','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8266} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/dever-orgill-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8266\" /><figcaption>Reggae Boyz\' Dever Orgill scored twice in Jamaica\'s whipping of Guyana.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica separated themselves from the other combatants in Group C of the CONCACAF Nations League when they dismissed Guyana 4-0 Monday night (Sept 9).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Reggae Boyz steamrolled Guyana at their own home at the Leonora Track and Field Centre to lead the points-standing on maximum six points.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alvas Powell and Dever Orgill, who both scored two goals, led the Boyz’ victory charge. 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The decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly. In this instance, the customer was offered a seat on a later flight. The customer declined and was issued a refund.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"The decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly.\" </p><cite>— Jetblue</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <strong>My Prerogative</strong> hitmaker was reportedly sitting in first class and those around him thought the crew had \"jumped the gun\" by throwing him off the aircraft as he wasn\'t disruptive and he did not make a fuss when he was told he couldn\'t have a drink.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The airline then decided that everyone had to deboard and Bobby was reportedly held at the gate until the police came to talk to him about the alleged situation on the aircraft. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the singer struggled to keep his cool and was reportedly heard shouting at the officers as he told them that he needed to get to Boston to attend his brother\'s funeral.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s believed his brother, Tommy, died in 2016, but a family friend has said it was his cousin\'s funeral that he was scheduled to attend. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bobby was not allowed back on the flight, which was delayed for an hour, but it\'s not yet known whether he was arrested or just spoken to by the police officers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Bobby Brown kicked off flight for being drunk','','publish','open','closed','','bobby-brown-kicked-off-flight-for-being-drunk','','','2019-09-10 09:51:11','2019-09-10 14:51:11','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8277',0,'post','',0),(8278,9,'2019-09-10 09:46:37','2019-09-10 14:46:37','','bobby-brown','','inherit','open','closed','','bobby-brown','','','2019-09-10 09:46:37','2019-09-10 14:46:37','',8277,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bobby-brown.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8279,9,'2019-09-10 09:50:51','2019-09-10 14:50:51','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8278} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bobby-brown.jpg\" alt=\"American singer Bobby Brown\" class=\"wp-image-8278\" /><figcaption>American singer Bobby Brown</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bobby Brown was kicked off a flight for being \"drunk\" on Monday morning. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 50-year-old singer had to be removed from a JetBlue plane headed to Boston, Massachusetts, from Los Angeles International Airport in California after crew members \"observed indications of intoxication\" before takeoff. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A representative for JetBlue told TMZ.com that Bobby was \"removed from the aircraft prior to departure after crew members observed indications of intoxication. 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The customer declined and was issued a refund.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"The decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly.\" </p><cite>— Jetblue</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <strong>My Prerogative</strong> hitmaker was reportedly sitting in first class and those around him thought the crew had \"jumped the gun\" by throwing him off the aircraft as he wasn\'t disruptive and he did not make a fuss when he was told he couldn\'t have a drink.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The airline then decided that everyone had to deboard and Bobby was reportedly held at the gate until the police came to talk to him about the alleged situation on the aircraft. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the singer struggled to keep his cool and was reportedly heard shouting at the officers as he told them that he needed to get to Boston to attend his brother\'s funeral.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s believed his brother, Tommy, died in 2016, but a family friend has said it was his cousin\'s funeral that he was scheduled to attend. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bobby was not allowed back on the flight, which was delayed for an hour, but it\'s not yet known whether he was arrested or just spoken to by the police officers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Bobby Brown kicked off flight for being drunk','','inherit','closed','closed','','8277-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 09:50:51','2019-09-10 14:50:51','',8277,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8277-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8280,11,'2019-09-10 09:52:23','2019-09-10 14:52:23','','Mini BMW Buzz Caribbean Feature Image','','inherit','open','closed','','mini-bmw-buzz-caribbean-feature-image','','','2019-09-10 09:52:23','2019-09-10 14:52:23','',8275,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Mini-BMW-Buzz-Caribbean-Feature-Image.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8281,21,'2019-09-10 12:57:12','2019-09-10 17:57:12','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>President of the Jamaica\nCivil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, has suggested that public-sector\nworkers should be given some minimum hours of training per year, enabling them to\nbecome more valuable to their organisations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8332} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/ONeil-Grant-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8332\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr Grant said this would inevitably lead to a more rounded workforce, where employers would not only see an increase in productivity but also invaluable returns on their investments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We champion education and training a lot within this organisation. One of the things we have been advocating for, and we are seeing signs that it may happen, is that every single worker, regardless of where you work and the job that you do, should be allowed some time for training per year,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"Every single worker, regardless of where you work and the job that you do, should be allowed some time for training per year” </p><cite>— O’Neil Grant,  President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If that happens, what it means is that people will continue to upgrade their skills or be given new skills in the workplace where they can now broaden their horizon and be more indispensable to the public sector,” Mr Grant added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8337} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Training-Session-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8337\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are also hoping that the Government’s training budget will be housed in one central authority, which is the Institute for National Development. 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She was seen in the background embracing an unidentified dark-skinned male.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Oh baby!! #2020 #OverTheMoon #BeyondGrateful #WeCantWaitToHoldYou,” was the accompanying caption. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8286} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tessanne-Chin-BBB-20190910-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"Tessanne Chin is expected to give birth in 2020. \" class=\"wp-image-8286\" /><figcaption>Tessanne Chin is expected to give birth in 2020. (Photo: Instagram @thebestess)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Within minutes, the post was flooded\nwith loads of comments from people congratulating the couple. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You are so deserving of this\nbeautiful blessing. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy &amp; delivery with your\nbundle of joy. 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Other areas of the court are also suffering from a shortage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The court is losing staff left right and centre. The Gun Court is understaffed, as well as the Criminal and Court Reporting departments,\" the source told <strong>BUZZ</strong>. \"So come next week when the term begins you might see judges without a clerk or the office empty with not many persons to assist the public.\" </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One staff member told <strong>BUZZ</strong>: \"The workers are disgruntled about a lot of things, including being the least paid workers in the court system and we are the high court.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is said that additional workers could soon be leaving for jobs elsewhere. 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She was seen in the background embracing an unidentified dark-skinned\nmale. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Oh baby!! #2020 #OverTheMoon #BeyondGrateful #WeCantWaitToHoldYou,” was the accompanying caption. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8286} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tessanne-Chin-BBB-20190910-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"Tessanne Chin is expected to give birth in 2020. \" class=\"wp-image-8286\" /><figcaption>Tessanne Chin is expected to give birth in 2020. (Photo: Instagram @thebestess)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Within minutes, the post was flooded\nwith loads of comments from people congratulating the couple. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You are so deserving of this\nbeautiful blessing. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy &amp; delivery with your\nbundle of joy. 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She was seen in the background embracing an unidentified dark-skinned male.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Oh baby!! #2020 #OverTheMoon #BeyondGrateful #WeCantWaitToHoldYou,” was the accompanying caption. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8286} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Tessanne-Chin-BBB-20190910-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"Tessanne Chin is expected to give birth in 2020. \" class=\"wp-image-8286\" /><figcaption>Tessanne Chin is expected to give birth in 2020. (Photo: Instagram @thebestess)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Within minutes, the post was flooded\nwith loads of comments from people congratulating the couple. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You are so deserving of this\nbeautiful blessing. Wishing you a healthy pregnancy &amp; delivery with your\nbundle of joy. 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He lost the election by 75 votes on Saturday (Sept 7) to incumbent Dr Peter Phillips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday morning (Sept 10), Bunting shared his video, encouraging PNP supporters to \'rise together\', pulling on the taglines used by both campaign teams. He noted that his challenge for the presidency represented “one of the most significant experiences of [his] political career”. He outlined that the response to the campaign was an energizing and inspiring experience for himself and the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7900} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-election-bunting2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7900\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The task now for leadership of the PNP, really not just one side or the other, is how to channel that energy… so that we maintain that in the interest of the party going forward,\" Bunting said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He urged the leadership not to allow those who have been re-engaged and re-energised to \"lapse back into non-participation in the political process\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The message comes after Bunting and others of his Rise United team tendered their <a aria-label=\"formal resignations (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/more-casualties-peter-bunting-mark-golding-resign/\" target=\"_blank\">resignations</a> to Phillips. Phillips subsequently requested via Twitter that all spokespersons remain in their positions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\",\"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/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting ended his message, noting that the campaign has left him “more vulnerable” while sharing his confidence that they’ve made a “tremendous impact” which he hopes “will be sustained for the betterment of Jamaica.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See Bunting\'s full video below:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\",\"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/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->','\'Rising Together\': Bunting posts ‘vulnerable’ video calling for party unity','','publish','open','closed','','rising-together-bunting-posts-vulnerable-video-calling-for-party-unity','','','2019-09-10 11:14:32','2019-09-10 16:14:32','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8291',0,'post','',0),(8292,11,'2019-09-10 10:41:09','2019-09-10 15:41:09','<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Until then, I have asked all Shadow Ministers to remain in place and continue to monitor their assigned portfolio.</p>&mdash; 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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 href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Peter Bunting MP (@peterbuntingmp)</a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-10T11:47:06+00:00\">Sep 10, 2019 at 4:47am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src=\"//www.instagram.com/embed.js\"></script>','','','publish','closed','closed','','f8f907d9490ca95fd6f92bf216588fa2','','','2019-09-10 10:41:09','2019-09-10 15:41:09','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/f8f907d9490ca95fd6f92bf216588fa2/',0,'oembed_cache','',0),(8294,11,'2019-09-10 10:41:58','2019-09-10 15:41:58','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recent\nchallenger for the PNP leadership seat, Peter Bunting, walked away with a\nnarrow defeat on Saturday (Sept. 7) losing by 75 votes to incumbent leader,\nPeter Phillips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting, this\nmorning, however, shared a sombre video through his social media platforms,\nencouraging PNP supporters to “Rise Together”, pulling on the taglines used by\nboth campaign teams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He noted that\nthe challenge represented “one of the most significant experiences of [his]\npolitical career.” The response to the campaign he outlined, was an energizing\nand inspiring experience for himself and the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7900} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-election-bunting2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7900\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A mandate was\ngiven to the party’s leadership to fuel the energy garnered from the campaign.\n“The task now for leadership of the PNP, really not just one side or the other,\nis how to channel that energy… so that we maintain that in the interest of the\nparty going forward, “Bunting said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He urged the\nleadership not to allow those who have been re-engaged and re-energised not to\n“lapse back into non-participation in the political process.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The message comes after the <a href=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/more-casualties-peter-bunting-mark-golding-resign/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"formal resignations (opens in a new tab)\">formal resignations</a> from Bunting himself, along with other members of his Rise United team including Dayton Campbell and Mark Golding. Dr Peter Phillips, subsequently, requested via Twitter that all spokespersons remain in their positions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\",\"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/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many pundits\nhave weighed in on the results of the internal campaign, noting that it has the\npotential of leaving the PNP divided and incapable of putting up a solid\nopposition to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting ended his message, noting that the campaign has left him “more vulnerable” while sharing his confidence that they’ve made a “tremendous impact” which he hopes “will be sustained for the betterment of Jamaica.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See the full video below:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\",\"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/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->','“Rising Together”: Bunting posts ‘vulnerable’ video calling for party unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8291-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 10:41:58','2019-09-10 15:41:58','',8291,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8291-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8295,11,'2019-09-10 10:43:46','2019-09-10 15:43:46','','Peter-Bunting-Feature-Image-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','peter-bunting-feature-image-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 10:43:46','2019-09-10 15:43:46','',8291,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Peter-Bunting-Feature-Image-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8296,4,'2019-09-10 10:44:31','2019-09-10 15:44:31','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are concerns that the effective running of the Supreme Court could be jeopardise due to a shortage of workers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The concerns are being raised by stakeholders in the justice system ahead of the start of the Michaelmas Term next week. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to one source, about 21 persons are needed to replace the staff that have resigned in the Civil Registry of the Supreme Court.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other areas of the court are also suffering from a shortage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The building is losing staff left right and centre. The Gun Court is understaffed, as well as the Criminal and Court Reporting departments,\" the source told <strong>BUZZ</strong>. \"So come next week when the term begins you might see judges without a clerk or the office empty with not many persons to assist the public.\" </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The workers are disgruntled about a lot of things including being the least paid workers in the court system and we are the high court.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not sure but the place kinda scanty right now with more\nlooking to leave.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Smooth running of High Court in jeopardy due to shortage of workers','','inherit','closed','closed','','8287-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 10:44:31','2019-09-10 15:44:31','',8287,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8287-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8297,11,'2019-09-10 10:46:52','2019-09-10 15:46:52','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8295} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Peter-Bunting-Feature-Image-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8295\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recent\nchallenger for the PNP leadership seat, Peter Bunting, walked away with a\nnarrow defeat on Saturday (Sept. 7) losing by 75 votes to incumbent leader,\nPeter Phillips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting, this\nmorning, however, shared a sombre video through his social media platforms,\nencouraging PNP supporters to “Rise Together”, pulling on the taglines used by\nboth campaign teams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He noted that\nthe challenge represented “one of the most significant experiences of [his]\npolitical career.” The response to the campaign he outlined, was an energizing\nand inspiring experience for himself and the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7900} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-election-bunting2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7900\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A mandate was\ngiven to the party’s leadership to fuel the energy garnered from the campaign.\n“The task now for leadership of the PNP, really not just one side or the other,\nis how to channel that energy… so that we maintain that in the interest of the\nparty going forward, “Bunting said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He urged the\nleadership not to allow those who have been re-engaged and re-energised not to\n“lapse back into non-participation in the political process.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The message comes after the <a href=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/more-casualties-peter-bunting-mark-golding-resign/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"formal resignations (opens in a new tab)\">formal resignations</a> from Bunting himself, along with other members of his Rise United team including Dayton Campbell and Mark Golding. Dr Peter Phillips, subsequently, requested via Twitter that all spokespersons remain in their positions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\",\"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/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many pundits\nhave weighed in on the results of the internal campaign, noting that it has the\npotential of leaving the PNP divided and incapable of putting up a solid\nopposition to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting ended his message, noting that the campaign has left him “more vulnerable” while sharing his confidence that they’ve made a “tremendous impact” which he hopes “will be sustained for the betterment of Jamaica.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See the full video below:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\",\"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/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->','“Rising Together”: Bunting posts ‘vulnerable’ video calling for party unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8291-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 10:46:52','2019-09-10 15:46:52','',8291,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8291-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8298,23,'2019-09-10 11:04:32','2019-09-10 16:04:32','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5071} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/koffee-A-1024x546.jpeg\" alt=\"Reggae singer Koffee\" class=\"wp-image-5071\" /><figcaption>Reggae singer Koffee</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Toast</strong> by Jamaican singer Koffee continues to make inroads. The song, which was released late last year, has entered the Billboard R&amp;B Hip-Hop Airplay chart at No. 50. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the first time that a song by\na Jamaican act has made it on to that Billboard chart since Hood Celebrityy\'s <strong>Walking\nTrophy</strong> peaked at No. 22 last year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Toast</strong> is currently\nNo. 76 on the Official UK Singles chart, having peaked at No. 70 more than a\nweek ago.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8HoEvDh70Y\",\"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=p8HoEvDh70Y\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rapture</strong>, a five-song\nEP released by Koffee in March via Promised Land Recordings Ltd/Columbia\nRecords UK, topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart for three weeks. This week\nit sits at No. 8, having sold 3,411 copies to date in the US.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the tracks on <strong>Rapture</strong>\nare <strong>Throne</strong>, <strong>Raggamuffin</strong>, <strong>Toast</strong>, <strong>Blazin</strong> featuring\nJane Macgizmo and the album\'s title track.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Koffee is currently on a US tour with\nCanada-based singer Daniel Caesar, who is of Jamaican/Barbadian heritage. 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He lost the election by 75 votes on Saturday (Sept 7) to incumbent Dr Peter Phillips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday morning (Sept 10), Bunting shared his video, encouraging PNP supporters to \'rise together\', pulling on the taglines used by both campaign teams. He noted that his challenge for the presidency represented “one of the most significant experiences of [his] political career”. He outlined that the response to the campaign was an energizing and inspiring experience for himself and the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7900} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-election-bunting2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7900\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The task now for leadership of the PNP, really not just one side or the other, is how to channel that energy… so that we maintain that in the interest of the party going forward,\" Bunting said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He urged the leadership not to allow those who have been re-engaged and re-energised to \"lapse back into non-participation in the political process\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The message comes after Bunting and others of his Rise United team tendered their <a aria-label=\"formal resignations (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/more-casualties-peter-bunting-mark-golding-resign/\" target=\"_blank\">resignations</a> to Phillips. Phillips subsequently requested via Twitter that all spokespersons remain in their positions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\",\"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/DrPeterPhillips/status/1171141560542666752\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting ended his message, noting that the campaign has left him “more vulnerable” while sharing his confidence that they’ve made a “tremendous impact” which he hopes “will be sustained for the betterment of Jamaica.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See Bunting\'s full video below:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\",\"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/tv/B2OsCopg0eL/?igshid=1viykhtv6wou4\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->','\'Rising Together\': Bunting posts ‘vulnerable’ video calling for party unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8291-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 11:14:32','2019-09-10 16:14:32','',8291,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8291-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8305,4,'2019-09-10 11:19:20','2019-09-10 16:19:20','','Briana Williams BUZZ Featured Image','','inherit','open','closed','','briana-williams-buzz-featured-image','','','2019-09-10 11:19:20','2019-09-10 16:19:20','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Briana-Williams-BUZZ-featured-image.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8306,11,'2019-09-10 11:19:36','2019-09-10 16:19:36','','Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','devon-harris-keep-on-pushing-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 11:19:36','2019-09-10 16:19:36','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8307,11,'2019-09-10 11:21:27','2019-09-10 16:21:27','','Devon-Harris-Jamaican-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','devon-harris-jamaican-bobsled-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 11:21:27','2019-09-10 16:21:27','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaican-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8308,11,'2019-09-10 11:23:42','2019-09-10 16:23:42','','Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Motivational-Speaker-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','devon-harris-keep-on-pushing-motivational-speaker-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 11:23:42','2019-09-10 16:23:42','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Motivational-Speaker-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8310,11,'2019-09-10 11:28:04','2019-09-10 16:28:04','','Devon-Harris-Jamaica-Keep-Pushing-Soldier-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','devon-harris-jamaica-keep-pushing-soldier-bobsled-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 11:28:04','2019-09-10 16:28:04','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaica-Keep-Pushing-Soldier-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8311,11,'2019-09-10 11:33:34','2019-09-10 16:33:34','','Devon-Harris-Bobsled-Team-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','devon-harris-bobsled-team-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 11:33:34','2019-09-10 16:33:34','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Bobsled-Team-Buzz-Caribbean.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8312,9,'2019-09-10 11:37:49','2019-09-10 16:37:49','','Feature Images Sept 2019Koffee','','inherit','open','closed','','feature-images-sept-2019koffee','','','2019-09-10 11:37:49','2019-09-10 16:37:49','',8298,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Feature-Images-Sept-2019Koffee.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8313,9,'2019-09-10 11:38:10','2019-09-10 16:38:10','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5071} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/koffee-A-1024x546.jpeg\" alt=\"Reggae singer Koffee\" class=\"wp-image-5071\" /><figcaption>Reggae singer Koffee</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Toast</strong> by Jamaican singer Koffee continues to make inroads. The song, which was released late last year, has entered the Billboard R&amp;B Hip-Hop Airplay chart at No. 50. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the first time that a song by\na Jamaican act has made it on to that Billboard chart since Hood Celebrityy\'s <strong>Walking\nTrophy</strong> peaked at No. 22 last year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Toast</strong> is currently\nNo. 76 on the Official UK Singles chart, having peaked at No. 70 more than a\nweek ago.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8HoEvDh70Y\",\"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=p8HoEvDh70Y\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rapture</strong>, a five-song\nEP released by Koffee in March via Promised Land Recordings Ltd/Columbia\nRecords UK, topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart for three weeks. 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He recalls she would always tell him stories of soldiers and how strong and determined they were and that even when they were hurt they would get back up and fight. He was so intrigued by her stories that he envisioned himself as a soldier. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“From the very beginning I knew what I wanted to become,” Harris said. “I wanted to be a soldier.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8310,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaica-Keep-Pushing-Soldier-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8310\" /><figcaption>A younger Devon Harris as a soldier in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Immediately after graduating from Ardenne High school, Harris joined the Jamaica Defence Force. He was sent overseas and spent a year in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK before returning to Jamaica as second in command lieutenant. He served for eight years. It was while in the army that he was recruited to be a part of the Bobsled team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1988, things took a cool turn, when he was on the first Jamaican bobsled team that made it to the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. He told <strong>BUZZ </strong>that this was one of the best experiences of his life. And one he recalls with great joy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8311,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Bobsled-Team-Buzz-Caribbean.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8311\" /><figcaption>Devon and teammates in their bobsled preparation for the Winter Olympics.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was different. Calgary had the biggest impact because it was unusual to have a Jamaican Bobsled team,” he recalled. “I was living the dream of representing Jamaica at the Olympics doing something I love and getting to do it twice again.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Twice again - because in 1992 the team represented Jamaica in the France Winter Olympics and in Japan in 1998.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But how did he know he would be able to bobsleigh having not grown up in a country with icy climes?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8314,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Yes-I-Can-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8314\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You just cannot know until you try,” he\nsaid. “We had to convince ourselves in our heads that we would strive to\nachieve. But you can’t know for a fact until you do it. Sometimes you may fail\nor sometimes you may fall short but you have to get up and push on.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris has not stopped pushing - pushing to have young people believe in themselves. And so after Olympics in 1998, he started on the pathway of motivational speaking in schools and at various events and has written two children’s books called <strong><em>‘Yes I Can - the story of the Bobsled team’ </em></strong>and <strong><em>‘Keep on Pushing - Hot lessons from Cool Runnings’.</em></strong> He said he intends to write other motivational books.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8315,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Devon Harris\' motivational book Keep On Pushing\" class=\"wp-image-8315\" /><figcaption>Cover of Devon Harris\' motivational book Keep On Pushing</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris, who is married with five children, is also the founder and president of the Keep on Pushing Foundation in New York where he has been residing since 1992. 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class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Former Jamaican bobsled Olympian and motivational speaker, Devon Harris\" class=\"wp-image-8306\" /><figcaption>Former Jamaican bobsled Olympian and motivational speaker, Devon Harris</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From a very young age, Devon Harris knew that he wanted to make something of himself by becoming a soldier. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What he did not know is that one day he would make history by becoming one of the four Jamaican men to make their Olympic debut competing in bobsled, despite never seeing the snow thus inspiring the movie <strong>Cool Runnings</strong>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8307,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaican-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8307\" /><figcaption>Historic Jamaican bobsled team at their Olympic debut in 1988</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, he is a motivational speaker bent on sending the message that persons should keep on pushing no matter what obstacles lie in their way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “I was living the dream of representing Jamaica at the Olympics doing something I love\"</p><cite>— Devon Harris</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris, who grew up in the volatile community of Waterhouse, Kingston Jamaica has himself overcome his own obstacles turning to sports like football and athletics while so many of his peers turned to the gun.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8308,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Motivational-Speaker-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Devon Harris delivering a motivational speech Keep On Pushing\" class=\"wp-image-8308\" /><figcaption>Devon Harris delivering a motivational speech</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From seven-months-old to five-years-old Harris lived with his grandmother in Haughton, St Elizabeth, Jamaica. He recalls she would always tell him stories of soldiers and how strong and determined they were and that even when they were hurt they would get back up and fight. He was so intrigued by her stories that he envisioned himself as a soldier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“From the very beginning I knew what I wanted to become,” Harris said. “I wanted to be a soldier.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8310,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaica-Keep-Pushing-Soldier-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8310\" /><figcaption>A younger Devon Harris as a soldier in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Immediately after graduating from Ardenne High school, Harris joined the Jamaica Defence Force. He was sent overseas and spent a year in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK before returning to Jamaica as second in command lieutenant. He served for eight years. It was while in the army that he was recruited to be a part of the Bobsled team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1988, things took a cool turn, when he was on the first Jamaican bobsled team that made it to the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. He told <strong>BUZZ </strong>that this was one of the best experiences of his life. And one he recalls with great joy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8311,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Bobsled-Team-Buzz-Caribbean.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8311\" /><figcaption>Devon and teammates in their bobsled preparation for the Winter Olympics.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was different. Calgary had the biggest impact because it was unusual to have a Jamaican Bobsled team,” he recalled. “I was living the dream of representing Jamaica at the Olympics doing something I love and getting to do it twice again.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Twice again - because in 1992 the team represented Jamaica in the France Winter Olympics and in Japan in 1998.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But how did he know he would be able to bobsleigh having not grown up in a country with icy climes?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8314,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Yes-I-Can-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8314\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You just cannot know until you try,” he\nsaid. “We had to convince ourselves in our heads that we would strive to\nachieve. But you can’t know for a fact until you do it. Sometimes you may fail\nor sometimes you may fall short but you have to get up and push on.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris has not stopped pushing - pushing to have young people believe in themselves. And so after Olympics in 1998, he started on the pathway of motivational speaking in schools and at various events and has written two children’s books called <strong><em>‘Yes I Can - the story of the Bobsled team’ </em></strong>and <strong><em>‘Keep on Pushing - Hot lessons from Cool Runnings’.</em></strong> He said he intends to write other motivational books.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8315,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Devon Harris\' motivational book Keep On Pushing\" class=\"wp-image-8315\" /><figcaption>Cover of Devon Harris\' motivational book Keep On Pushing</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris, who is married with five children, is also the founder and president of the Keep on Pushing Foundation in New York where he has been residing since 1992. This Foundation helps to raise money to support kids in need both in New York and back in Jamaica to include his former primary school Drews Avenue Primary providing school supplies and other necessary items.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \"Sometimes you may fail or sometimes you may fall short but you have to get up and push on” </p><cite>— Devon Harris</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris says he goes back to Jamaica a few\ntimes per year to speak and visit his old schools.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His motivational talks include topics like\npursuing your dream; overcoming adversity; teamwork; and leadership.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“ A lot of people like the topic of keep on pushing,” he said. “It is not something that is new to me based on my own personal experience and knowledge. When you try to do something, sometimes people will try to keep you down or discourage you and so sometimes you just have to fight.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8317,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Motivational-Speaker-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8317\" /><figcaption>Devon Harris maintains his mantra that despite the obstacles - Keep On Pushing</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris still keeps in touch with his former teammates who did Jamaica proud in the Olympics - Michael White, Freddy Powell, and brothers Dudley and Chris Stokes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris has one critical message for young people: “Keep on pushing no matter what the obstacles.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>—<strong><em> Story written by Donna Hussey-Whyte </em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','\'Keep on pushing,\' says former bobsled athlete','','inherit','closed','closed','','8301-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 13:36:09','2019-09-10 18:36:09','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8350,11,'2019-09-10 13:36:34','2019-09-10 18:36:34','','Collie Smith Statute Buzz Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','collie-smith-statute-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 13:36:34','2019-09-10 18:36:34','',8215,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Statute-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8351,11,'2019-09-10 13:37:02','2019-09-10 18:37:02','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today (September 9) marks 60 years since the tragic death of Boys’ Town, Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder, O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith. The talented all-rounder was only 26 when he succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash on this day in 1959.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8216,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Anniversary-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8216\" /><figcaption>Legendary all-rounder O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was in the backseat of a car driven by Garfield Sobers, his West Indies colleague. Also in the vehicle was fast-bowler Tom Dewdney, another Jamaican and West Indies player.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three, who were in England playing in\nthe Lancashire League, were headed to London for a charity match when the\nvehicle collided with a cattle truck. Smith suffered spinal injuries and\nslipped into a coma from which he never regained consciousness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He played 26 Test matches for the West Indies, mainly as a hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman. He scored 1,331 runs including four centuries at an average of 31.69.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “Collie felt good that he represented Jamaica and the West Indies\"</p><cite>— Lyndel Wright, younger brother of O\'Neil \'Collie\' Smith</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A useful offspinner, he took 48 wickets\nfor the West Indies at 33.85.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith was from Denham Town in West\nKingston and attended Kingston College which he played for. He was first thrust\ninto the national spotlight playing for Boys’ Town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8217} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Murals-Collie-Smith-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8217\" /><figcaption>Murals along Collie Smith Drive, a roadway named in honour of the legendary West Indian cricketer</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because Smith did not play for an elite\nclub in Jamaica’s Senior Cup competition, his younger brother Lyndel Wright\nsaid that made him even more determined to succeed for Jamaica and the West\nIndies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Collie felt good that he represented\nJamaica and the West Indies. He was aware of the expectations because he was\nfrom Boys’ Town and he couldn’t afford to bring shame on the community,” Wright\nexplained.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8350,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Collie-Smith-Statute-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8350\" /><figcaption>Statue of Collie Smith being unveiled last year at Boys\' Town, Trench Town at the cricketer\'s former club</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith played his first match for Jamaica\nin the 1954-55 regional season, and made his debut for the West Indies against\nAustralia in 1955 at Sabina Park, his home ground. He scored 104 in the second\ninnings, as the West Indies lost by nine wickets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On September 21, the Symptai/Boys’ Town\nT20 Community Cricket Competition bowls off at Collie Smith Drive in Trench\nTown, Kingston. Ten teams will play for the Collie Smith Memorial Trophy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Too short an innings: O\'Neil \"Collie\" Smith','','inherit','closed','closed','','8215-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 13:37:02','2019-09-10 18:37:02','',8215,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8215-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8352,21,'2019-09-10 15:37:52','2019-09-10 20:37:52','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is appealing to local producers of personal care products, such as soaps and lotions, to reach out to them to confirm the safety of their formulations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8353} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bar-clean-close-up-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8353\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Executive Director at the SRC, Dr Cliff Riley, said that the SRC is there to ensure that the science is right and that the various processes in putting together their formulations make stable effective soaps that are safe for use.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8354} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Cliff-Riley-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8354\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Once any product comes in contact with the human body, it has to be safe; otherwise we can have persons putting concoctions together that cause more harm than good,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8356} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/generic-skin-care-bottles-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8356\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Divisional Manager, Product Research and Development at the SRC, Dr. Charra Watson, said that as much as it might seem simple to do, there are a lot of things to take into consideration, because if you are not proportioning your lyes to oils properly, “you may make a soap that is very caustic and may be very dangerous”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SRC, which has been hosting personal care workshops for seven years, has the capacity to test and correct formulations for safe public consumption.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “You may make a soap that is very caustic and may be very dangerous”</p><cite>—  Dr. Charra Watson, Divisional Manager, Product Research and Development at the SRC </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bar-soap making; 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He\'s of the view that going forward Bunting will wield considerable influence in the PNP. “As for Bunting, he will have clout behind the scenes in negotiating power positions and horse-trading for his key people,” Wignall told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting is considered a front-runner for president following his good showing in Saturday\'s election and will be even more so if Phillips lose a general election to the Andrew Holness led Jamaica Labour Party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8368} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-pete-pete12-1060x6551-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8368\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opinion polls have shown that Holness is more popular than Phillips, especially among young voters. Former Junior Foreign Affairs minister, </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I do not think his position in the party is in any peril.\'</p><cite>—Arnaldo Brown</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Government minister and political commentator Arnaldo Brown believes Bunting’s position in the PNP is safe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I do not think his position in the party is in any peril. This has not been the first that there has been a challenge. The party president now has to define what his role is. I believe Comrade Bunting is committed to the party. I also believe that contests are desirable. It is out of contests that we get legitimacy,” Brown said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Analyst says Bunting is better positioned to take over PNP','','publish','open','closed','','analyst-says-bunting-is-better-positioned-to-take-over-pnp','','','2019-09-10 14:52:59','2019-09-10 19:52:59','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8355',0,'post','',0),(8356,11,'2019-09-10 14:07:34','2019-09-10 19:07:34','','generic-skin-care-bottles-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','generic-skin-care-bottles-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 14:07:34','2019-09-10 19:07:34','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/generic-skin-care-bottles-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8357,11,'2019-09-10 14:10:20','2019-09-10 19:10:20','','jams-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','jams-src-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 14:10:20','2019-09-10 19:10:20','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/jams-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8358,11,'2019-09-10 14:11:09','2019-09-10 19:11:09','','Carolyn-Rose-Miller-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','carolyn-rose-miller-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 14:11:09','2019-09-10 19:11:09','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Carolyn-Rose-Miller-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8359,11,'2019-09-10 14:14:39','2019-09-10 19:14:39','','oilsSRC-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','oilssrc-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 14:14:39','2019-09-10 19:14:39','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/oilsSRC-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8360,23,'2019-09-10 14:31:37','2019-09-10 19:31:37','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8361} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/spragga-benz-20190910-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaican entertainer Spragga Benz\" class=\"wp-image-8361\" /><figcaption>Jamaican entertainer Spragga Benz (Photo: Instagram @spraggabenz3)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Several Jamaican entertainers are expected to perform\nat the Bahamas Relief Concert in Florida on Wednesday, September 11.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The concert, which will be held at House of Blues\nOrlando, is being organised by Star 94.5 Live. The Jamaican acts who will be featured\non the event are Wayne Wonder,&nbsp;Spragga Benz, Red Rat and&nbsp;Cham. The\nother entertainers on the event are Lucky Daye, Cece Teneal and Soul Kamotion,\nTara Lynn, Pascalli, Kevy Kev, Adam O and Footwrk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8362} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wayne-wonder-20190910-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Wayne Wonder is one of the Jamaican acts who will be performing at the benefit concert. \" class=\"wp-image-8362\" /><figcaption>Wayne Wonder is one of the Jamaican acts who will be performing at the benefit concert. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The benefit concert is being held to help the Bahamas\nto recover after being slammed by Hurricane Dorian last week. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the event, patrons are being asked to donate items like portable generators, battery-operated fans, portable potty, water containers, first aid items, water purification kits and clothing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Shania Hanchard</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaican acts to perform at benefit concert for the Bahamas','','publish','open','closed','','jamaican-acts-to-perform-at-benefit-concert-for-the-bahamas','','','2019-09-11 07:56:13','2019-09-11 12:56:13','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8360',0,'post','',0),(8361,9,'2019-09-10 14:23:05','2019-09-10 19:23:05','','spragga-benz-20190910','','inherit','open','closed','','spragga-benz-20190910','','','2019-09-10 14:23:05','2019-09-10 19:23:05','',8360,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/spragga-benz-20190910.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8362,9,'2019-09-10 14:23:17','2019-09-10 19:23:17','','wayne-wonder-20190910','','inherit','open','closed','','wayne-wonder-20190910','','','2019-09-10 14:23:17','2019-09-10 19:23:17','',8360,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wayne-wonder-20190910.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8363,9,'2019-09-10 14:28:34','2019-09-10 19:28:34','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8361} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/spragga-benz-20190910-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaican entertainer Spragga Benz\" class=\"wp-image-8361\" /><figcaption>Jamaican entertainer Spragga Benz (Photo: Instagram @spraggabenz3)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Several Jamaican entertainers are expected to perform\nat the Bahamas Relief Concert in Florida on Wednesday, September 11.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The concert, which will be held at House of Blues\nOrlando, is being organised by Star 94.5 Live. The Jamaican acts who will be featured\non the event are Wayne Wonder,&nbsp;Spragga Benz, Red Rat and&nbsp;Cham. The\nother entertainers on the event are Lucky Daye, Cece Teneal and Soul Kamotion,\nTara Lynn, Pascalli, Kevy Kev, Adam O and Footwrk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8362} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wayne-wonder-20190910-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Wayne Wonder is one of the Jamaican acts who will be performing at the benefit concert. \" class=\"wp-image-8362\" /><figcaption>Wayne Wonder is one of the Jamaican acts who will be performing at the benefit concert. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The benefit concert is being held to help the Bahamas\nto recover after being slammed by Hurricane Dorian last week. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the event, patrons are being asked to donate items like portable generators, battery-operated fans, portable potty, water containers, first aid items, water purification kits and clothing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Shania Hanchard</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaican acts to perform at benefit concert for the Bahamas','','inherit','closed','closed','','8360-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 14:28:34','2019-09-10 19:28:34','',8360,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8360-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8364,11,'2019-09-10 14:31:20','2019-09-10 19:31:20','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is appealing to local producers of personal care products, such as soaps and lotions, to reach out to them to confirm the safety of their formulations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8353} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bar-clean-close-up-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8353\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Executive Director at the SRC, Dr Cliff Riley said that the SRC is there to ensure that the science is right and that the various processes in putting together their formulations make stable effective soaps that are safe for use.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8354} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Cliff-Riley-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8354\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Once any product comes in contact with the human body, it has to be safe; otherwise we can have persons putting concoctions together that cause more harm than good,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8356} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/generic-skin-care-bottles-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8356\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Divisional Manager, Product Research and Development at the SRC, Dr. Charra Watson, said that as much as it might seem simple to do, there are a lot of things to take into consideration, because if you are not proportioning your lyes to oils properly, “you may make a soap that is very caustic and may be very dangerous”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SRC, which has been hosting personal care workshops for seven years, has the capacity to test and correct formulations for safe public consumption.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “You may make a soap that is very caustic and may be very dangerous”</p><cite>—  Dr. Charra Watson, Divisional Manager, Product Research and Development at the SRC </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bar-soap making; food processing; sauce production; meat processing; production of jams, jellies, personal care products and body washes are some of the areas on which the SRC workshops focus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8357} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/jams-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8357\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For her part, Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications at the SRC, Carolyn Rose Miller, said that this appeal “is part of the SRC’s thrust in enabling public safety, and enabling compliance to industry standards”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8358} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Carolyn-Rose-Miller-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8358\" /><figcaption> Carolyn Rose Miller, Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications at the SRC</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She argued that these workshops are a good place to start your business, adding that the SRC will also provide guidance on packaging, including canning and labelling, to ensure compliance based on industry standards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8359} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/oilsSRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8359\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mrs Rose Miller added that the workshops are useful, especially for the niche markets, noting that participants “are taught how to use local herbs and oils to target various areas, such as skin conditions”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next SRC workshop will be on lotions and body creams on October 3. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For additional information on the SRC’s workshops, persons may visit the SRC’s Facebook page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Local manufacturers urged to confirm safety of formulations','','inherit','closed','closed','','8352-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 14:31:20','2019-09-10 19:31:20','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8352-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8366,4,'2019-09-10 14:32:01','2019-09-10 19:32:01','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least two political commentators are of the view that Peter Bunting has a bright political future despite his crushing loss in the People’s National Party presidential election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting lost to Dr Peter Phillips by a narrow margin in a bruising political contest on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But political analyst and columnist, Mark Wignall, believes Bunting is even better positioned to take over the reins of the party. He\'s of the view that going forward Bunting will wield considerable influence in the PNP. “As for Bunting, he will have clout behind the scenes in negotiating power positions and horse-trading for his key people,” Wignall told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting is considered a front-runner for president following his good showing in Saturday\'s election and will be even more so if Phillips lose a general election to the Andrew Holness led Jamaica Labour Party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opinion polls have shown that Holness is more popular than Phillips, especially among young voters. Former Junior Foreign Affairs minister, </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I do not think his position in the party is in any peril.\'</p><cite>—Arnaldo Brown</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Government minister and political commentator Arnaldo Brown believes Bunting’s position in the PNP is safe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I do not think his position in the party is in any peril. This has not been the first that there has been a challenge. The party president now has to define what his role is. I believe Comrade Bunting is committed to the party. I also believe that contests are desirable. It is out of contests that we get legitimacy,” Brown said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Analyst says Bunting is better positioned to take over PNP','','inherit','closed','closed','','8355-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 14:32:01','2019-09-10 19:32:01','',8355,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8355-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8368,4,'2019-09-10 14:37:49','2019-09-10 19:37:49','','pnp-pete-pete12-1060x6551','','inherit','open','closed','','pnp-pete-pete12-1060x6551','','','2019-09-10 14:37:49','2019-09-10 19:37:49','',8355,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-pete-pete12-1060x6551.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8369,4,'2019-09-10 14:41:34','2019-09-10 19:41:34','','pnp-election-bunting-featured-image','','inherit','open','closed','','pnp-election-bunting-featured-image','','','2019-09-10 14:41:34','2019-09-10 19:41:34','',8355,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-election-bunting-featured-image.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8371,9,'2019-09-10 14:44:51','2019-09-10 19:44:51','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is appealing to local producers of personal care products, such as soaps and lotions, to reach out to them to confirm the safety of their formulations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8353} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bar-clean-close-up-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8353\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Executive Director at the SRC, Dr Cliff Riley, said that the SRC is there to ensure that the science is right and that the various processes in putting together their formulations make stable effective soaps that are safe for use.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8354} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Cliff-Riley-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8354\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Once any product comes in contact with the human body, it has to be safe; otherwise we can have persons putting concoctions together that cause more harm than good,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8356} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/generic-skin-care-bottles-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8356\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Divisional Manager, Product Research and Development at the SRC, Dr. Charra Watson, said that as much as it might seem simple to do, there are a lot of things to take into consideration, because if you are not proportioning your lyes to oils properly, “you may make a soap that is very caustic and may be very dangerous”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SRC, which has been hosting personal care workshops for seven years, has the capacity to test and correct formulations for safe public consumption.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “You may make a soap that is very caustic and may be very dangerous”</p><cite>—  Dr. Charra Watson, Divisional Manager, Product Research and Development at the SRC </cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bar-soap making; food processing; sauce production; meat processing; production of jams, jellies, personal care products and body washes are some of the areas on which the SRC workshops focus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8357} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/jams-SRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8357\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For her part, Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications at the SRC, Carolyn Rose Miller, said that this appeal “is part of the SRC’s thrust in enabling public safety, and enabling compliance to industry standards”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8358} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Carolyn-Rose-Miller-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8358\" /><figcaption> Carolyn Rose Miller, Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications at the SRC</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She argued that these workshops are a good place to start your business, adding that the SRC will also provide guidance on packaging, including canning and labelling, to ensure compliance based on industry standards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8359} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/oilsSRC-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8359\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mrs Rose Miller added that the workshops are useful, especially for the niche markets, noting that participants “are taught how to use local herbs and oils to target various areas, such as skin conditions”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next SRC workshop will be on lotions and body creams on October 3. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For additional information on the SRC’s workshops, persons may visit the SRC’s Facebook page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Local manufacturers urged to make products that are safe for use','','inherit','closed','closed','','8352-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 14:44:51','2019-09-10 19:44:51','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8352-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8372,21,'2019-09-10 16:46:23','2019-09-10 21:46:23','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cue the popular dancehall hit \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Breadfruit (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGdtxQM8TuI\" target=\"_blank\">Breadfruit</a>\" by entertainer Chi Ching Ching, as Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw hails a new publication on the popular Jamaican staple.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8383} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Chi-Ching-Ching-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8383\" /><figcaption>A clip from the video Breadfruit (Roast or Fry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The publication, <strong>‘Breadfruit Germplasm Collection’</strong> was written by Professor Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah of the Faculty of Food and Agriculture at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8375} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8375\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The publication is being viewed as a useful resource in increasing production of the tree crop as Jamaica looks to further reduce its food-import bill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8381,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Book-Cover-Breadfruit-Germplasm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8381\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It highlights the diverse characteristics of breadfruit and select cultivars, and is a valuable resource for Ministries of Agriculture in the tropics, agricultural-related organisations and institutions and individuals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"It is pretty ironic that breadfruit was...introduced in Jamaica...against the background of a shortage of imported foodstuff\"</p><cite>— Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister Shaw noted that some 226 years ago after Captain Bligh brought breadfruit to the islands, information of the tree crop remains sparse, contributing to it being an underutilised crop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “It is pretty ironic that breadfruit was, in fact, first introduced in Jamaica and the Caribbean against the background of a shortage of imported foodstuff, as well as the shortage of locally grown food crops, as a result of the impact of both hurricanes and droughts, which destroyed those crops,” he noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \"Nutritionally, breadfruit is now being classified as a superfood\"</p><cite>— Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The breadfruit was introduced as a staple, but was not embraced by the population. These days, we face somewhat similar issues of a high food-import bill and, of course, the negative impact of drought and hurricanes on our food supply,” Mr Shaw added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He noted that the breadfruit and other locally grown tree crops are part of the solution to these perennial challenges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8414} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/breadfruit-halved-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8414\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What this publication does for us is to legitimise the growing recognition of the value and vast potential of the breadfruit. Nutritionally, breadfruit is now being classified as a superfood, and as outlined in the introduction to this publication, it is a source of nutrients ranging from protein, essential amino acids, carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins and minerals,” Mr. Shaw said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8415} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/roasting-breadfruit-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8415\" /><figcaption>Roasting is one of the most popular methods of preparing breadfruit in Jamaica</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Professor Roberts-Nkrumah noted that the book is a basic tool “that we must have if we are going to embark on any annual (breadfruit) industry”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For further information on the book, persons\ncan contact the UWI Press at (876) 977-2659, 702-4081/2 or email <strong><a href=\"mailto:donna.muirhead@uwimona.edu.jm\">donna.muirhead@uwimona.edu.jm</a></strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Yuh waan breadfruit?','','publish','open','closed','','yuh-waan-breadfruit','','','2019-09-10 16:46:24','2019-09-10 21:46:24','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8372',0,'post','',0),(8373,4,'2019-09-10 14:52:58','2019-09-10 19:52:58','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7900} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/pnp-election-bunting2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7900\" /><figcaption>Peter Bunting is said to be in a better position following his loss to Dr Peter Phillips in the PNP presidential race.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least two political commentators are of the view that Peter Bunting has a bright political future despite his crushing loss in the People’s National Party presidential election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bunting lost to Dr Peter Phillips by a narrow margin in a bruising political contest on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But political analyst and columnist, Mark Wignall, believes Bunting is even better positioned to take over the reins of the party. 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Former Junior Foreign Affairs minister, </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\'I do not think his position in the party is in any peril.\'</p><cite>—Arnaldo Brown</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Government minister and political commentator Arnaldo Brown believes Bunting’s position in the PNP is safe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I do not think his position in the party is in any peril. This has not been the first that there has been a challenge. The party president now has to define what his role is. I believe Comrade Bunting is committed to the party. I also believe that contests are desirable. It is out of contests that we get legitimacy,” Brown said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Analyst says Bunting is better positioned to take over PNP','','inherit','closed','closed','','8355-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 14:52:58','2019-09-10 19:52:58','',8355,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8355-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8374,23,'2019-09-10 15:32:15','2019-09-10 20:32:15','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8376} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-CC-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\" Andrew Gray, one of the operators of Krazy Jerk\" class=\"wp-image-8376\" /><figcaption> Andrew Gray, one of the operators of Krazy Jerk</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jamaican flag proudly displayed\nover the front of the building and the black, green and gold menus standing\nwelcomingly on each table tells the story; this is definitely a Jamaican\nrestaurant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Krazy Jerk is a family-owned\nrestaurant in Calgary, Canada, that gives Jamaicans a small taste of home.\nKrazy Jerk began five years ago in one of the family member’s kitchen before branching\nout into what it is today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8377} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-BB-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"With the Jamaican flag at the front of the building, you can\'t miss Krazy Jerk. \" class=\"wp-image-8377\" /><figcaption>With the Jamaican flag at the front of the building, you can\'t miss Krazy Jerk. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We serve authentic Jamaican meals,” said\nJenny Logan, one of the family members running the establishment. “It was\nstarted because we simply love cooking. It is owned and operated by aunties and\nnephews and cousins.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another family member, Andrew Gray, said: “Yes, it is authentic Jamaican country-style food.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said that the restaurant is\nsupported by Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans who live in Calgary.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They love it,” Gray told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.&nbsp;“They\nlove the jerk chicken, and they love the oxtail.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8378} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-AA-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The decor inside Krazy Jerk shows that it is definitely a Jamaican restaurant. \" class=\"wp-image-8378\" /><figcaption>The decor inside Krazy Jerk shows that it is definitely a Jamaican restaurant. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gray said that cow foot is also a favourite.\n</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And I don’t just mean Jamaicans. 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Once they eat it, they\nkeep coming back.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Krazy Jerk is opened Mondays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Donna Hussey-Stewart</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Krazy Jerk gives Canada a taste of Jamaica','','publish','open','closed','','krazy-jerk-gives-canada-a-taste-of-jamaica','','','2019-09-11 08:10:02','2019-09-11 13:10:02','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8374',0,'post','',0),(8375,11,'2019-09-10 15:21:07','2019-09-10 20:21:07','','OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA','OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA','inherit','open','closed','','olympus-digital-camera-2','','','2019-09-10 15:21:07','2019-09-10 20:21:07','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8376,9,'2019-09-10 15:21:29','2019-09-10 20:21:29','','krazy-jerk-CC-20190910','','inherit','open','closed','','krazy-jerk-cc-20190910','','','2019-09-10 15:21:29','2019-09-10 20:21:29','',8374,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-CC-20190910.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8377,9,'2019-09-10 15:21:42','2019-09-10 20:21:42','','krazy-jerk-BB-20190910','','inherit','open','closed','','krazy-jerk-bb-20190910','','','2019-09-10 15:21:42','2019-09-10 20:21:42','',8374,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-BB-20190910.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8378,9,'2019-09-10 15:21:59','2019-09-10 20:21:59','','krazy-jerk-AA-20190910','','inherit','open','closed','','krazy-jerk-aa-20190910','','','2019-09-10 15:21:59','2019-09-10 20:21:59','',8374,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-AA-20190910.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8379,4,'2019-09-10 15:31:20','2019-09-10 20:31:20','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8403} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8403\" /><figcaption>Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting greet each other outside Parliament Tuesday afternoon, (Sept 10). Sharing in the moment are Natalie Neita, Mark Golding and PNP General Secretary Julian Robinson, partially hidden. (Photos: Anthony Henry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People’s National Party President Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting walked into Parliament together Tuesday afternoon in a show of unity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both men are coming off a heated campaign for the presidency of the PNP that has divided the party. Bunting and other shadow ministers offered their resignation to Phillips following Bunting’s loss in the internal election on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Phillips, in a set of tweets on Monday (Sept 9) asked the members to remain in their posts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phillips and Bunting met Tuesday morning to discuss the way forward following the election. A source described the meeting as amicable and said that both men are to release a joint statement to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>See gallery for additional photos:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[8416,8418,8419,8420,8422]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/parliament-bunting-phillips-golding-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8416\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/parliament-bunting-phillips-golding/\" class=\"wp-image-8416\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bunting-phillips-golding-parliament-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8418\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/bunting-phillips-golding-parliament/\" class=\"wp-image-8418\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-parliament-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8419\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/phillips-bunting-golding-parliament/\" class=\"wp-image-8419\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8420\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1/\" class=\"wp-image-8420\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8422\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1/\" class=\"wp-image-8422\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a source, the men entering Parliament together was planned and is a show of unity. The move is part of planned efforts to unify supporters of both camps who were left bitter by the campaign and election outcome. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Phillips, Bunting enter Parliament together in a show of unity','','publish','open','closed','','phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity','','','2019-09-10 16:45:15','2019-09-10 21:45:15','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8379',0,'post','',0),(8380,11,'2019-09-10 15:22:33','2019-09-10 20:22:33','','Breadfruit-Germplasm-Collection-Cover','','inherit','open','closed','','breadfruit-germplasm-collection-cover','','','2019-09-10 15:22:33','2019-09-10 20:22:33','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Germplasm-Collection-Cover.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8381,11,'2019-09-10 15:23:44','2019-09-10 20:23:44','','Book-Cover-Breadfruit-Germplasm','','inherit','open','closed','','book-cover-breadfruit-germplasm','','','2019-09-10 15:23:44','2019-09-10 20:23:44','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Book-Cover-Breadfruit-Germplasm.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8382,9,'2019-09-10 15:30:52','2019-09-10 20:30:52','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8376} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-CC-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\" Andrew Gray, one of the operators of Krazy Jerk\" class=\"wp-image-8376\" /><figcaption> Andrew Gray, one of the operators of Krazy Jerk</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jamaican flag proudly displayed\nover the front of the building and the black, green and gold menus standing\nwelcomingly on each table tells the story; this is definitely a Jamaican\nrestaurant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Krazy Jerk is a family-owned\nrestaurant in Calgary, Canada, that gives Jamaicans a small taste of home.\nKrazy Jerk began five years ago in one of the family member’s kitchen before branching\nout into what it is today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8377} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-BB-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"With the Jamaican flag at the front of the building, you can\'t miss Krazy Jerk. \" class=\"wp-image-8377\" /><figcaption>With the Jamaican flag at the front of the building, you can\'t miss Krazy Jerk. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We serve authentic Jamaican meals,” said\nJenny Logan, one of the family members running the establishment. “It was\nstarted because we simply love cooking. It is owned and operated by aunties and\nnephews and cousins.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another family member, Andrew Gray, said: “Yes, it is authentic Jamaican country-style food.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said that the restaurant is\nsupported by Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans who live in Calgary.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They love it,” Gray told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.&nbsp;“They\nlove the jerk chicken, and they love the oxtail.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8378} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-AA-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The decor inside Krazy Jerk shows that it is definitely a Jamaican restaurant. \" class=\"wp-image-8378\" /><figcaption>The decor inside Krazy Jerk shows that it is definitely a Jamaican restaurant. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gray said that cow foot is also a favourite.\n</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And I don’t just mean Jamaicans. I\nmean even the white Canadians and any other nationality. Once they eat it, they\nkeep coming back.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Krazy Jerk is opened Mondays to\nThursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10\np.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Krazy Jerk gives Canada a taste of Jamaica','','inherit','closed','closed','','8374-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 15:30:52','2019-09-10 20:30:52','',8374,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8374-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8383,11,'2019-09-10 15:31:00','2019-09-10 20:31:00','','Breadfruit-Chi-Ching-Ching-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','breadfruit-chi-ching-ching-jamaica-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 15:31:00','2019-09-10 20:31:00','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Chi-Ching-Ching-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8384,4,'2019-09-10 15:31:20','2019-09-10 20:31:20','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5252} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/pnp-the-two-peters-buntingvsphillips-buzz-official-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5252\" /><figcaption>Bunting and Phillips entered Parliament Tuesday in a show of unity.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People’s National Party President Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting walked into Parliament together Tuesday afternoon in a show of unity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both men are coming off a heated campaign for the presidency of the PNP that has divided the party. Bunting and other shadow ministers offered their resignation to Phillips following Bunting’s loss in the internal election on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Phillips, in a set of tweets on Monday (Sept 9) asked the members to remain in their posts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phillips and Bunting met Tuesday morning to discuss the way forward following the election. A\nsource described the meeting as amicable and said that both men are to release\na joint statement to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a source, the men entering Parliament together was planned and is a show of unity. The move is part of planned efforts to unify supporters of both camps who were left bitter by the campaign and election outcome. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Phillips, Bunting enter Parliament together in a show of unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8379-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 15:31:20','2019-09-10 20:31:20','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8386,9,'2019-09-10 15:33:04','2019-09-10 20:33:04','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8376} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-CC-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\" Andrew Gray, one of the operators of Krazy Jerk\" class=\"wp-image-8376\" /><figcaption> Andrew Gray, one of the operators of Krazy Jerk</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jamaican flag proudly displayed\nover the front of the building and the black, green and gold menus standing\nwelcomingly on each table tells the story; this is definitely a Jamaican\nrestaurant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Krazy Jerk is a family-owned\nrestaurant in Calgary, Canada, that gives Jamaicans a small taste of home.\nKrazy Jerk began five years ago in one of the family member’s kitchen before branching\nout into what it is today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8377} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-BB-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"With the Jamaican flag at the front of the building, you can\'t miss Krazy Jerk. \" class=\"wp-image-8377\" /><figcaption>With the Jamaican flag at the front of the building, you can\'t miss Krazy Jerk. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We serve authentic Jamaican meals,” said\nJenny Logan, one of the family members running the establishment. “It was\nstarted because we simply love cooking. It is owned and operated by aunties and\nnephews and cousins.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another family member, Andrew Gray, said: “Yes, it is authentic Jamaican country-style food.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said that the restaurant is\nsupported by Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans who live in Calgary.&nbsp; </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They love it,” Gray told <strong>BUZZ</strong>.&nbsp;“They\nlove the jerk chicken, and they love the oxtail.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8378} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/krazy-jerk-AA-20190910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The decor inside Krazy Jerk shows that it is definitely a Jamaican restaurant. \" class=\"wp-image-8378\" /><figcaption>The decor inside Krazy Jerk shows that it is definitely a Jamaican restaurant. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gray said that cow foot is also a favourite.\n</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And I don’t just mean Jamaicans. I\nmean even the white Canadians and any other nationality. Once they eat it, they\nkeep coming back.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Krazy Jerk is opened Mondays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong><em>Written by Donna Hussey-Whyte</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Krazy Jerk gives Canada a taste of Jamaica','','inherit','closed','closed','','8374-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 15:33:04','2019-09-10 20:33:04','',8374,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8374-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8387,11,'2019-09-10 15:37:35','2019-09-10 20:37:35','','Product Bottles Buzz Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','product-bottles-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 15:37:35','2019-09-10 20:37:35','',8352,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/product-bottles-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8388,23,'2019-09-10 16:18:33','2019-09-10 21:18:33','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8390} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Dayle-Angus.jpg\" alt=\"Lead designer of Linkage, Dayle Angus\" class=\"wp-image-8390\" /><figcaption> Lead designer of Linkage, Dayle Angus </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The island of Tobago brought a ray of sunshine to the\nfrigid air of the Big Apple last weekend, as one of its leading design houses,\nLinkage, showcased its latest collection offering ‘Òkùnkùn’ at the Designers’\nPremier during New York Fashion Week 2019. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lead designer of Linkage, Dayle Angus, was ecstatic for the unique opportunity to make her debut in the mainstream fashion world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The name of the collection, Òkùnkùn, translates to\ncentipede in Yoruba. The name was inspired by an incident that I had with an actual\ncentipede this year,” she laughingly explained </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8392} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Dayle-Angus-NY-Fashionweek-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Dayle Angus (second left) assists one of her models.\" class=\"wp-image-8392\" /><figcaption>Dayle Angus (second left) assists one of her models.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Angus, a graduate of fashion design and fashion merchandising from Marymount University, readily admits that she has an affinity to subtlety and wanted to capture that preference in this collection. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The idea was to create an original print especially\nfor this, which was colourful and Caribbean, yet still had some muted tones to\nit,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8393} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/New-Linkage-Collection-Photoshoot.jpg\" alt=\"A model shows off a piece from Linkage.\" class=\"wp-image-8393\" /><figcaption>A model shows off a piece from Linkage.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After connecting with a fashion colleague, Amanda\nKing, in 2014, King reached out to Angus with the opportunity to showcase for\nthe upcoming Spring/Summer 2020 season. Angus believes that the authentic\nCaribbean experience that speaks through the body of her design work was a true\nattraction for the organisers and attendees at the event. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8394} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Purple-Dress-NY-Runway-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"This Linkage piece brought some Caribbean flavour to New York Fashion Week.\" class=\"wp-image-8394\" /><figcaption>This Linkage piece brought some Caribbean flavour to New York Fashion Week. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since her showcase, Linkage has received a surge of\ninterest in collection pieces from both women and men. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Linkage is constantly evolving, and because my\naesthetic tends to be very geometric or mirrored off of architecture, now it\ngives me the opportunity to explore more,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the success of this latest collection, Angus intends to introduce a menswear collection under the fashion house in the near future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As a Tobagonian designer, I think that there is a lot of space for us as Caribbean creatives in the US, and if we can’t find it, we can create it for ourselves,” she said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8395} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Dayle-Angus-Collection.jpg\" alt=\"Dayle Angus plans to introduce a menswear collection in the future.\" class=\"wp-image-8395\" /><figcaption> Dayle Angus plans to introduce a menswear collection in the future.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognising New York as a space that appreciates a variety of expressions, Angus – who has only been designing professionally for three years - is hoping that this showcase is the beginning of something greater for emerging designers in the region. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Òkùnkùn is exclusively available by made to order, and customers can check out www.houseofabeje.com to place orders or visit Linkage’s Facebook and Instagram pages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>—<em><strong> Written by Tenille Clarke</strong></em> (@tenilleclarke1 on Instagram/Twitter)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Tenille Clarke is an avid wanderlust,\nCarnivalist and cultural enthusiast who pens about her ongoing love affair with\ntravel, culture and entertainment through a Caribbean lens. She is the\nPrincipal Publicist of Chambers Media Solutions and Managing Director of\nIndustry 360.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Tobago fashion house debuts new collection at NY Fashion Week','','publish','open','closed','','tobago-fashion-house-debuts-new-collection-at-ny-fashion-week','','','2019-09-10 16:18:33','2019-09-10 21:18:33','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8388',0,'post','',0),(8389,11,'2019-09-10 15:53:41','2019-09-10 20:53:41','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cue the popular dancehall hit \"<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGdtxQM8TuI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Breadfruit (opens in a new tab)\">Breadfruit</a>\" by dancehall artist Chi Ching Ching, as Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw hails a new publication on the popular Jamaican staple.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8383} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Chi-Ching-Ching-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8383\" /><figcaption>A clip from the video Breadfruit (Roast or Fry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The publication, ‘Breadfruit Germplasm Collection’ was written by Professor Laura B. 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These days, we face somewhat similar issues of a high food-import bill and, of course, the negative impact of drought and hurricanes on our food supply,” Mr Shaw added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \"Nutritionally, breadfruit is now being classified as a superfood\"</p><cite>— Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He noted that the breadfruit and other locally grown tree crops are part of the solution to these perennial challenges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What this publication does for us is to legitimise the growing recognition of the value and vast potential of the breadfruit. Nutritionally, breadfruit is now being classified as a superfood, and as outlined in the introduction to this publication, it is a source of nutrients ranging from protein, essential amino acids, carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins and minerals,” Mr. Shaw said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Professor Roberts-Nkrumah noted that the book is a basic tool “that we must have if we are going to embark on any annual (breadfruit) industry”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For further information on the book, persons\ncan contact the UWI Press at (876) 977-2659, 702-4081/2 or email <strong><a href=\"mailto:donna.muirhead@uwimona.edu.jm\">donna.muirhead@uwimona.edu.jm</a></strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Yuh waan breadfruit?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8372-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 15:53:41','2019-09-10 20:53:41','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8372-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8390,9,'2019-09-10 15:53:47','2019-09-10 20:53:47','','Linkage-Dayle-Angus','','inherit','open','closed','','linkage-dayle-angus','','','2019-09-10 15:53:47','2019-09-10 20:53:47','',8388,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Dayle-Angus.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8391,21,'2019-09-10 16:31:52','2019-09-10 21:31:52','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s official, Apple just unveiled three shiny, new iPhones. The iPhone 11; iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The iPhone 11 is the successor to the\niPhone XR from last year, and it has big shoes to fill. According to Apple, the\nXR was the most popular iPhone after its 2018 launch. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8396} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8396\" /><figcaption>The back glass on iPhone 11 is precision milled from a single sheet of glass</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Buyers will be happy to know that the iPhone 11 starting price will be US$699, down from the US$749 price tag from the previous model. It has a similar 6.1” Liquid Retina display with True Tone technology and wide colour support. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8408} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iphone_11-water-resistant.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8408\" /><figcaption>iPhone 11 is water resistant and comes in six new stunning colors including PRODUCT(RED), black, white, yellow, green and purple.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The iPhone 11 packs a new dual-camera system with two 12MP sensors, one wide and the other ultra-wide (no telephoto this time). The 12MP wide-angle camera boasts 100 per cent Focus Pixels for faster autofocus in lower light situations while the ultra-wide will allow up to 2x more information in each shot. There’s also a night mode feature that brightens photos taken in low light.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8397} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8397\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new phones come in purple, green,\nyellow, black, white and Product RED and will be available in 64GB, 128GB and\n256GB configurations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The more expensive iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max come with 5.8” and 6.5” displays respectively. Apple is calling their displays Super Retina XDR. Advancements include 1200 nit max brightness and an impressive 2 million-to-one contrast ratio, HDR panel. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8401} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iPhone-11-Pro_Most-Powerful-Advanced.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8401\" /><figcaption>Introducing iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The iPhone 11 Pro/Pro Max phones have three cameras. The three new 12MP sensors are complemented by wide-angle, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses for three different shooting perspectives and better HDR. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8398} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8398\" /><figcaption>iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max come in gorgeous midnight green, space gray, silver and gold finishes.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will come in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB and start at US$999 and US$1099 respectively. These phones come in midnight green, space grey, and gold, all with matte glass finishes on the backs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s a new 12MP TrueDepth front-facing camera system on all three phones, and it can shoot up to 4K 60 fps. It also shoots slow-motion videos up to 120 fps to create what Apple calls “Slofies”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8400} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iPhone-11-Pro_Ultra-Wide_Buzz_Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8400\" /><figcaption>The all-new Ultra Wide, Wide and Telephoto cameras offer a wider field of view, great for taking landscape or architecture photos, tight shots and more.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Face ID is also 30% faster with the new\niPhones and can read a user’s face at more angles for unlocking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both phones are powered by an all-new A13 Bionic chip with a neural engine which Apple claims is their most efficient chip ever in an iPhone while pushing 20% faster CPU and GPU performance than last years A12. It features a faster Neural Engine for better photos, videos and Machine Learning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8402} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iPhone-11-Pro_A13-Bionic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8402\" /><figcaption>The Apple-designed A13 Bionic sets a new bar for smartphone performance and power efficiency.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All three phones are rated IP68 for dust\nand water resistance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pre-orders begin on September 13, with\navailability on the 20<sup>th</sup>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>— Story written by Renor C.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Apple unveils three new iPhones','','publish','open','closed','','apple-unveils-three-new-iphones','','','2019-09-10 16:31:53','2019-09-10 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showcased its latest collection offering ‘Òkùnkùn’ at the Designers’\nPremier during New York Fashion Week 2019. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lead designer of Linkage, Dayle Angus, was ecstatic for the unique opportunity to make her debut in the mainstream fashion world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The name of the collection, Òkùnkùn, translates to\ncentipede in Yoruba. The name was inspired by an incident that I had with an actual\ncentipede this year,” she laughingly explained </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8392} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Dayle-Angus-NY-Fashionweek-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Dayle Angus (second left) assists one of her models.\" class=\"wp-image-8392\" /><figcaption>Dayle Angus (second left) assists one of her models.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Angus, a graduate of fashion design and fashion merchandising from Marymount University, readily admits that she has an affinity to subtlety and wanted to capture that preference in this collection. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The idea was to create an original print especially\nfor this, which was colourful and Caribbean, yet still had some muted tones to\nit,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8393} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/New-Linkage-Collection-Photoshoot.jpg\" alt=\"A model shows off a piece from Linkage.\" class=\"wp-image-8393\" /><figcaption>A model shows off a piece from Linkage.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After connecting with a fashion colleague, Amanda\nKing, in 2014, King reached out to Angus with the opportunity to showcase for\nthe upcoming Spring/Summer 2020 season. Angus believes that the authentic\nCaribbean experience that speaks through the body of her design work was a true\nattraction for the organisers and attendees at the event. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8394} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Purple-Dress-NY-Runway-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"This Linkage piece brought some Caribbean flavour to New York Fashion Week.\" class=\"wp-image-8394\" /><figcaption>This Linkage piece brought some Caribbean flavour to New York Fashion Week. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since her showcase, Linkage has received a surge of\ninterest in collection pieces from both women and men. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Linkage is constantly evolving, and because my\naesthetic tends to be very geometric or mirrored off of architecture, now it\ngives me the opportunity to explore more,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the success of this latest collection, Angus intends to introduce a menswear collection under the fashion house in the near future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As a Tobagonian designer, I think that there is a lot of space for us as Caribbean creatives in the US, and if we can’t find it, we can create it for ourselves,” she said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8395} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Linkage-Dayle-Angus-Collection.jpg\" alt=\"Dayle Angus plans to introduce a menswear collection in the future.\" class=\"wp-image-8395\" /><figcaption> Dayle Angus plans to introduce a menswear collection in the future.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognising New York as a space that appreciates a variety of expressions, Angus – who has only been designing professionally for three years - is hoping that this showcase is the beginning of something greater for emerging designers in the region. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Òkùnkùn is exclusively available by made to order, and customers can check out www.houseofabeje.com to place orders or visit Linkage’s Facebook and Instagram pages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>—<em><strong> Written by Tenille Clarke</strong></em> (@tenilleclarke1 on Instagram/Twitter)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Tenille Clarke is an avid wanderlust,\nCarnivalist and cultural enthusiast who pens about her ongoing love affair with\ntravel, culture and entertainment through a Caribbean lens. She is the\nPrincipal Publicist of Chambers Media Solutions and Managing Director of\nIndustry 360.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Tobago fashion house debuts new collection at NY Fashion Week','','inherit','closed','closed','','8388-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:17:47','2019-09-10 21:17:47','',8388,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8388-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8407,4,'2019-09-10 16:21:31','2019-09-10 21:21:31','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8403} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8403\" /><figcaption>Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting greet each other outside Parliament Tuesday afternoon, (Sept 10). In the photo is Natalie Neita-Headley, Mrk Golding and PNP General Secretary Julian Robinson, partially hidden. (Photo: Anthony Henry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People’s National Party President Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting walked into Parliament together Tuesday afternoon in a show of unity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both men are coming off a heated campaign for the presidency of the PNP that has divided the party. Bunting and other shadow ministers offered their resignation to Phillips following Bunting’s loss in the internal election on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Phillips, in a set of tweets on Monday (Sept 9) asked the members to remain in their posts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phillips and Bunting met Tuesday morning to discuss the way forward following the election. A\nsource described the meeting as amicable and said that both men are to release\na joint statement to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a source, the men entering Parliament together was planned and is a show of unity. The move is part of planned efforts to unify supporters of both camps who were left bitter by the campaign and election outcome. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Phillips, Bunting enter Parliament together in a show of unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8379-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:21:31','2019-09-10 21:21:31','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8408,11,'2019-09-10 16:23:28','2019-09-10 21:23:28','','Apple_iphone_11-water-resistant','','inherit','open','closed','','apple_iphone_11-water-resistant','','','2019-09-10 16:23:28','2019-09-10 21:23:28','',8391,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iphone_11-water-resistant.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8409,4,'2019-09-10 16:24:20','2019-09-10 21:24:20','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8403} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8403\" /><figcaption>Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting greet each other outside Parliament Tuesday afternoon, (Sept 10). Sharing in the moment are Natalie Neita-Headley, Mrk Golding and PNP General Secretary Julian Robinson, partially hidden. (Photo: Anthony Henry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People’s National Party President Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting walked into Parliament together Tuesday afternoon in a show of unity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both men are coming off a heated campaign for the presidency of the PNP that has divided the party. Bunting and other shadow ministers offered their resignation to Phillips following Bunting’s loss in the internal election on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Phillips, in a set of tweets on Monday (Sept 9) asked the members to remain in their posts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phillips and Bunting met Tuesday morning to discuss the way forward following the election. A\nsource described the meeting as amicable and said that both men are to release\na joint statement to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a source, the men entering Parliament together was planned and is a show of unity. The move is part of planned efforts to unify supporters of both camps who were left bitter by the campaign and election outcome. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Phillips, Bunting enter Parliament together in a show of unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8379-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:24:20','2019-09-10 21:24:20','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8410,4,'2019-09-10 16:26:11','2019-09-10 21:26:11','','phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image','','inherit','open','closed','','phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image','','','2019-09-10 16:26:11','2019-09-10 21:26:11','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8411,11,'2019-09-10 16:31:52','2019-09-10 21:31:52','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s official, Apple just unveiled three shiny, new iPhones. The iPhone 11; iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The iPhone 11 is the successor to the\niPhone XR from last year, and it has big shoes to fill. According to Apple, the\nXR was the most popular iPhone after its 2018 launch. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8396} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8396\" /><figcaption>The back glass on iPhone 11 is precision milled from a single sheet of glass</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Buyers will be happy to know that the iPhone 11 starting price will be US$699, down from the US$749 price tag from the previous model. It has a similar 6.1” Liquid Retina display with True Tone technology and wide colour support. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8408} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iphone_11-water-resistant.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8408\" /><figcaption>iPhone 11 is water resistant and comes in six new stunning colors including PRODUCT(RED), black, white, yellow, green and purple.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The iPhone 11 packs a new dual-camera system with two 12MP sensors, one wide and the other ultra-wide (no telephoto this time). The 12MP wide-angle camera boasts 100 per cent Focus Pixels for faster autofocus in lower light situations while the ultra-wide will allow up to 2x more information in each shot. There’s also a night mode feature that brightens photos taken in low light.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8397} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8397\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new phones come in purple, green,\nyellow, black, white and Product RED and will be available in 64GB, 128GB and\n256GB configurations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The more expensive iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max come with 5.8” and 6.5” displays respectively. Apple is calling their displays Super Retina XDR. Advancements include 1200 nit max brightness and an impressive 2 million-to-one contrast ratio, HDR panel. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8401} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iPhone-11-Pro_Most-Powerful-Advanced.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8401\" /><figcaption>Introducing iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The iPhone 11 Pro/Pro Max phones have three cameras. The three new 12MP sensors are complemented by wide-angle, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses for three different shooting perspectives and better HDR. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8398} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8398\" /><figcaption>iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max come in gorgeous midnight green, space gray, silver and gold finishes.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will come in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB and start at US$999 and US$1099 respectively. These phones come in midnight green, space grey, and gold, all with matte glass finishes on the backs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s a new 12MP TrueDepth front-facing camera system on all three phones, and it can shoot up to 4K 60 fps. It also shoots slow-motion videos up to 120 fps to create what Apple calls “Slofies”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8400} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iPhone-11-Pro_Ultra-Wide_Buzz_Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8400\" /><figcaption>The all-new Ultra Wide, Wide and Telephoto cameras offer a wider field of view, great for taking landscape or architecture photos, tight shots and more.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Face ID is also 30% faster with the new\niPhones and can read a user’s face at more angles for unlocking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both phones are powered by an all-new A13 Bionic chip with a neural engine which Apple claims is their most efficient chip ever in an iPhone while pushing 20% faster CPU and GPU performance than last years A12. It features a faster Neural Engine for better photos, videos and Machine Learning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8402} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Apple_iPhone-11-Pro_A13-Bionic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8402\" /><figcaption>The Apple-designed A13 Bionic sets a new bar for smartphone performance and power efficiency.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All three phones are rated IP68 for dust\nand water resistance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pre-orders begin on September 13, with\navailability on the 20<sup>th</sup>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>— Story written by Renor C.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Apple unveils three new iPhones','','inherit','closed','closed','','8391-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:31:52','2019-09-10 21:31:52','',8391,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8391-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8412,4,'2019-09-10 16:35:13','2019-09-10 21:35:13','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8306,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Former Jamaican bobsled Olympian and motivational speaker, Devon Harris\" class=\"wp-image-8306\" /><figcaption>Former Jamaican bobsled Olympian and motivational speaker, Devon Harris</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From a very young age, Devon Harris knew that he wanted to make something of himself by becoming a soldier. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What he did not know is that one day he would make history by becoming one of the four Jamaican men to make their Olympic debut competing in bobsled, despite never seeing the snow thus inspiring the movie <strong>Cool Runnings</strong>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8307,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaican-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8307\" /><figcaption>Historic Jamaican bobsled team at their Olympic debut in 1988</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, he is a motivational speaker bent on sending the message that persons should keep on pushing no matter what obstacles lie in their way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> “I was living the dream of representing Jamaica at the Olympics doing something I love\"</p><cite>— Devon Harris</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris, who grew up in the volatile community of Waterhouse, Kingston Jamaica has himself overcome his own obstacles turning to sports like football and athletics while so many of his peers turned to the gun.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8308,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Keep-On-Pushing-Motivational-Speaker-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Devon Harris delivering a motivational speech Keep On Pushing\" class=\"wp-image-8308\" /><figcaption>Devon Harris delivering a motivational speech</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From seven-months-old to five-years-old Harris lived with his grandmother in Haughton, St Elizabeth, Jamaica. He recalls she would always tell him stories of soldiers and how strong and determined they were and that even when they were hurt they would get back up and fight. He was so intrigued by her stories that he envisioned himself as a soldier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“From the very beginning I knew what I wanted to become,” Harris said. “I wanted to be a soldier.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8310,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Jamaica-Keep-Pushing-Soldier-Bobsled-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8310\" /><figcaption>A younger Devon Harris as a soldier in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Immediately after graduating from Ardenne High school, Harris joined the Jamaica Defence Force. He was sent overseas and spent a year in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK before returning to Jamaica as second in command lieutenant. He served for eight years. It was while in the army that he was recruited to be a part of the Bobsled team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1988, things took a cool turn, when he was on the first Jamaican bobsled team that made it to the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. He told <strong>BUZZ </strong>that this was one of the best experiences of his life. And one he recalls with great joy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8311,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Bobsled-Team-Buzz-Caribbean.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8311\" /><figcaption>Devon and teammates in their bobsled preparation for the Winter Olympics.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was different. Calgary had the biggest impact because it was unusual to have a Jamaican Bobsled team,” he recalled. “I was living the dream of representing Jamaica at the Olympics doing something I love and getting to do it twice again.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Twice again - because in 1992 the team represented Jamaica in the France Winter Olympics and in Japan in 1998.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But how did he know he would be able to bobsleigh having not grown up in a country with icy climes?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8314,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Yes-I-Can-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8314\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You just cannot know until you try,” he\nsaid. “We had to convince ourselves in our heads that we would strive to\nachieve. But you can’t know for a fact until you do it. Sometimes you may fail\nor sometimes you may fall short but you have to get up and push on.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris has not stopped pushing - pushing to have young people believe in themselves. And so after Olympics in 1998, he started on the pathway of motivational speaking in schools and at various events and has written two children’s books called <strong><em>‘Yes I Can - the story of the Bobsled team’ </em></strong>and <strong><em>‘Keep on Pushing - Hot lessons from Cool Runnings’.</em></strong> He said he intends to write other motivational books.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8315,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Keep-On-Pushing-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Devon Harris\' motivational book Keep On Pushing\" class=\"wp-image-8315\" /><figcaption>Cover of Devon Harris\' motivational book Keep On Pushing</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris, who is married with five children, is also the founder and president of the Keep on Pushing Foundation in New York where he has been residing since 1992. This Foundation helps to raise money to support kids in need both in New York and back in Jamaica to include his former primary school Drews Avenue Primary providing school supplies and other necessary items.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \"Sometimes you may fail or sometimes you may fall short but you have to get up and push on” </p><cite>— Devon Harris</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris says he goes back to Jamaica a few\ntimes per year to speak and visit his old schools.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His motivational talks include topics like\npursuing your dream; overcoming adversity; teamwork; and leadership.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“ A lot of people like the topic of keep on pushing,” he said. “It is not something that is new to me based on my own personal experience and knowledge. When you try to do something, sometimes people will try to keep you down or discourage you and so sometimes you just have to fight.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8317,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Devon-Harris-Motivational-Speaker-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8317\" /><figcaption>Devon Harris maintains his mantra that despite the obstacles - Keep On Pushing</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris still keeps in touch with his former teammates who did Jamaica proud in the Olympics - Michael White, Freddy Powell, and brothers Dudley and Chris Stokes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris has one critical message for young people: “Keep on pushing no matter what the obstacles.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>—<strong><em> Story written by Donna Hussey-Stewart </em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','\'Keep on pushing,\' says former bobsled athlete','','inherit','closed','closed','','8301-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:35:13','2019-09-10 21:35:13','',8301,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8301-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8413,4,'2019-09-10 16:37:07','2019-09-10 21:37:07','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8403} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8403\" /><figcaption>Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting greet each other outside Parliament Tuesday afternoon, (Sept 10). Sharing in the moment are Natalie Neita, Mark Golding and PNP General Secretary Julian Robinson, partially hidden. (Photo: Anthony Henry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People’s National Party President Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting walked into Parliament together Tuesday afternoon in a show of unity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both men are coming off a heated campaign for the presidency of the PNP that has divided the party. Bunting and other shadow ministers offered their resignation to Phillips following Bunting’s loss in the internal election on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Phillips, in a set of tweets on Monday (Sept 9) asked the members to remain in their posts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phillips and Bunting met Tuesday morning to discuss the way forward following the election. A\nsource described the meeting as amicable and said that both men are to release\na joint statement to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a source, the men entering Parliament together was planned and is a show of unity. The move is part of planned efforts to unify supporters of both camps who were left bitter by the campaign and election outcome. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Phillips, Bunting enter Parliament together in a show of unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8379-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:37:07','2019-09-10 21:37:07','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8414,11,'2019-09-10 16:39:23','2019-09-10 21:39:23','','breadfruit-halved-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','breadfruit-halved-jamaica-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 16:39:23','2019-09-10 21:39:23','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/breadfruit-halved-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8415,11,'2019-09-10 16:40:40','2019-09-10 21:40:40','','roasting-breadfruit-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean','','inherit','open','closed','','roasting-breadfruit-jamaica-buzz-caribbean','','','2019-09-10 16:40:40','2019-09-10 21:40:40','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/roasting-breadfruit-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8416,4,'2019-09-10 16:40:51','2019-09-10 21:40:51','','parliament-bunting-phillips-golding','','inherit','open','closed','','parliament-bunting-phillips-golding','','','2019-09-10 16:40:51','2019-09-10 21:40:51','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/parliament-bunting-phillips-golding.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8417,4,'2019-09-10 16:41:04','2019-09-10 21:41:04','','buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell','','inherit','open','closed','','buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell','','','2019-09-10 16:41:04','2019-09-10 21:41:04','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8418,4,'2019-09-10 16:41:05','2019-09-10 21:41:05','','bunting-phillips-golding-parliament','','inherit','open','closed','','bunting-phillips-golding-parliament','','','2019-09-10 16:41:05','2019-09-10 21:41:05','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bunting-phillips-golding-parliament.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8419,4,'2019-09-10 16:41:22','2019-09-10 21:41:22','','phillips-bunting-golding-parliament','','inherit','open','closed','','phillips-bunting-golding-parliament','','','2019-09-10 16:41:22','2019-09-10 21:41:22','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-parliament.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8420,4,'2019-09-10 16:41:33','2019-09-10 21:41:33','','buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1','','inherit','open','closed','','buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1','','','2019-09-10 16:41:33','2019-09-10 21:41:33','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8422,4,'2019-09-10 16:43:45','2019-09-10 21:43:45','','phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1','','inherit','open','closed','','phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1','','','2019-09-10 16:43:45','2019-09-10 21:43:45','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8423,4,'2019-09-10 16:45:00','2019-09-10 21:45:00','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8403} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8403\" /><figcaption>Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting greet each other outside Parliament Tuesday afternoon, (Sept 10). Sharing in the moment are Natalie Neita, Mark Golding and PNP General Secretary Julian Robinson, partially hidden. (Photos: Anthony Henry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People’s National Party President Dr Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting walked into Parliament together Tuesday afternoon in a show of unity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both men are coming off a heated campaign for the presidency of the PNP that has divided the party. Bunting and other shadow ministers offered their resignation to Phillips following Bunting’s loss in the internal election on Saturday (Sept 7).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Phillips, in a set of tweets on Monday (Sept 9) asked the members to remain in their posts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phillips and Bunting met Tuesday morning to discuss the way forward following the election. A source described the meeting as amicable and said that both men are to release a joint statement to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>See gallery for additional photos:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[8416,8418,8419,8420,8422]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/parliament-bunting-phillips-golding-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8416\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/parliament-bunting-phillips-golding/\" class=\"wp-image-8416\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bunting-phillips-golding-parliament-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8418\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/bunting-phillips-golding-parliament/\" class=\"wp-image-8418\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-parliament-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8419\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/phillips-bunting-golding-parliament/\" class=\"wp-image-8419\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8420\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/buntin-phillips-neita-headley-colin-campbell-1/\" class=\"wp-image-8420\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8422\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/phillips-bunting-enter-parliament-together-in-a-show-of-unity/phillips-bunting-golding-neita-headley-featured-image-1/\" class=\"wp-image-8422\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a source, the men entering Parliament together was planned and is a show of unity. The move is part of planned efforts to unify supporters of both camps who were left bitter by the campaign and election outcome. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Phillips, Bunting enter Parliament together in a show of unity','','inherit','closed','closed','','8379-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:45:00','2019-09-10 21:45:00','',8379,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8424,11,'2019-09-10 16:46:23','2019-09-10 21:46:23','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cue the popular dancehall hit \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Breadfruit (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGdtxQM8TuI\" target=\"_blank\">Breadfruit</a>\" by entertainer Chi Ching Ching, as Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw hails a new publication on the popular Jamaican staple.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8383} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Chi-Ching-Ching-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8383\" /><figcaption>A clip from the video Breadfruit (Roast or Fry)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The publication, <strong>‘Breadfruit Germplasm Collection’</strong> was written by Professor Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah of the Faculty of Food and Agriculture at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8375} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Breadfruit-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8375\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The publication is being viewed as a useful resource in increasing production of the tree crop as Jamaica looks to further reduce its food-import bill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8381,\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Book-Cover-Breadfruit-Germplasm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8381\" /></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It highlights the diverse characteristics of breadfruit and select cultivars, and is a valuable resource for Ministries of Agriculture in the tropics, agricultural-related organisations and institutions and individuals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"It is pretty ironic that breadfruit was...introduced in Jamaica...against the background of a shortage of imported foodstuff\"</p><cite>— Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister Shaw noted that some 226 years ago after Captain Bligh brought breadfruit to the islands, information of the tree crop remains sparse, contributing to it being an underutilised crop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> “It is pretty ironic that breadfruit was, in fact, first introduced in Jamaica and the Caribbean against the background of a shortage of imported foodstuff, as well as the shortage of locally grown food crops, as a result of the impact of both hurricanes and droughts, which destroyed those crops,” he noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> \"Nutritionally, breadfruit is now being classified as a superfood\"</p><cite>— Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The breadfruit was introduced as a staple, but was not embraced by the population. These days, we face somewhat similar issues of a high food-import bill and, of course, the negative impact of drought and hurricanes on our food supply,” Mr Shaw added.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He noted that the breadfruit and other locally grown tree crops are part of the solution to these perennial challenges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8414} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/breadfruit-halved-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8414\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What this publication does for us is to legitimise the growing recognition of the value and vast potential of the breadfruit. Nutritionally, breadfruit is now being classified as a superfood, and as outlined in the introduction to this publication, it is a source of nutrients ranging from protein, essential amino acids, carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins and minerals,” Mr. Shaw said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8415} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/roasting-breadfruit-Jamaica-Buzz-Caribbean.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8415\" /><figcaption>Roasting is one of the most popular methods of preparing breadfruit in Jamaica</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Professor Roberts-Nkrumah noted that the book is a basic tool “that we must have if we are going to embark on any annual (breadfruit) industry”. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For further information on the book, persons\ncan contact the UWI Press at (876) 977-2659, 702-4081/2 or email <strong><a href=\"mailto:donna.muirhead@uwimona.edu.jm\">donna.muirhead@uwimona.edu.jm</a></strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Yuh waan breadfruit?','','inherit','closed','closed','','8372-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 16:46:23','2019-09-10 21:46:23','',8372,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8372-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8425,21,'2019-09-11 10:08:09','2019-09-11 15:08:09','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apple’s Special Event on September 10 was jam-packed with announcements. Two new hardware additions are the new entry-level iPad and the Apple Watch Series 5. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8496} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8496\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new, 7<sup>th</sup> generation iPad\nfeatures a larger 10.2” display, up from the 9.7” screen from last year. The\nupdated iPad also supports the Apple Pencil, and a full-sized Smart Keyboard. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s powered by an A10 Fusion chip and will run Apple’s new iPad OS, which brings new multitasking, gesture and improved productivity features. iPad OS will enable desktop-class browsing and the ability to connect SD cards and browse photos from the Files App.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8497} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8497\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The starter price of US$329 remains the same, with a US$299 price tag for customers in the education field. The 7<sup>th</sup> generation iPad was available for pre-orders starting September 10 and will be in stores on September 30<sup>th</sup>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Apple Watch - Series 5</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8498} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8498\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Apple Watch Series 5 is physically\nunchanged from the Series 4 it succeeds. This is in line with leaks that said\nthe design would stay the same.&nbsp; There are\ntwo new titanium finishes though, to go alongside the aluminium and the ceramic\noptions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Apple Watch finally features an always-on display. This means that users will no longer have to lift their wrists to see the time. According to Apple, the new always-on feature will not impact battery life negatively. The display will dim when not in use, then raise its brightness when the user lifts their hand. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8499} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8499\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Series 5 introduces a built-in compass and,\ncoupled with the GPS this should provide better navigation. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apple will continue features such as fall detection, EKG readings and Emergency SOS and will expand the latter feature with international emergency calling (on Cellular models) in over 150 countries, even without a nearby iPhone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8500} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8500\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Starting price for the Apple Watch Series 5 is US$399 for the GPS version and US$499 for GPS + Cellular. They were available for pre-order starting September 10 and will be in stores on September 20<sup>th</sup>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apple will still offer the Series 3 watch at a reduced price of US$199 for GPS and $299 USD for the GPS + Cellular version.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>— Story written by Renor C.</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Apple introduces new iPad and Apple Watch','','publish','open','closed','','apple-introduces-new-ipad-and-apple-watch','','','2019-09-11 10:08:09','2019-09-11 15:08:09','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8425',0,'post','',0),(8426,23,'2019-09-10 18:04:09','2019-09-10 23:04:09','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4349} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/andrew-holness-spend-buzz-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister Andrew Holness\" class=\"wp-image-4349\" /><figcaption> Prime Minister Andrew Holness </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The clampdown on entertainment events that are in breach of the Noise Abatement Act has been a hot topic since last week, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressed the issue on Sunday. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holness brought up the matter during a ceremony to\nrename the Gordon Town Square&nbsp;in honour of late cultural ambassador, Dr\nthe Hon Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as ‘Miss Lou’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It could never be the intention of the Government in\nany way to stifle the culture which is necessary for the development of our\npeople,” Holness said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"I still have to deal with the nurse who comes to\nme and say I work at KPH (Kingston Public Hospital), and I cannot sleep.\" </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He then said that Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, Minister of\nCulture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has been working on developing\nentertainment zones in the Corporate Area to facilitate the culture. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I still have to deal with the nurse who comes to me and say I work at KPH, and I cannot sleep.\"</p><cite>— Holness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ‘Stop Fight Events’ and ‘No Music, No Vote’\ncampaigns started last week after a number of events were shut down earlier\nthan usual. Promoters of several weekly events were also told that their parties\nhad to end at midnight. Similarly, events on the weekends are expected to end\nby 2 a.m., in keeping with the Noise Abatement Act. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As part of the campaigns, the promoters and other music\nstakeholders have met with the police to arrive at a resolution. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, selector Foota Hype believes the approach being\ntaken by the entertainment industry is not ideal. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Everybody weh a orchestrate dem meeting yah, stop it. We have issues to prepare amongst ourselves before we go meeting wid politician,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong>Written by Shania Hanchard</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','The Government isn\'t trying to stifle culture, says PM','','publish','open','closed','','the-government-isnt-trying-to-stifle-culture-says-pm','','','2019-09-10 17:06:47','2019-09-10 22:06:47','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8426',0,'post','',0),(8427,15,'2019-09-10 18:23:45','2019-09-10 23:23:45','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8433} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/leisha-wong-jacqueline-sinclair-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8433\" /><figcaption>Leisha Wong (left ) and Jacqui Sinclair.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the founding members of Kingston Kitchen, Leisha Wong, is a huge supporter of hosting culinary food events in Jamaica and notes the growth in this area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, she is pleased to see a number of entrepreneurs in the food industry now looking to establish their businesses and offering a variety of services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kingston Kitchen began in 2011 and was founded by Jacqui Sinclair, Melanie Miller and Leisha Wong. The idea was to create a food fair where families could come and en joy food in a safe environment and at a reasonable price point. It was also an opportunity to showcase a variety of food vendors and their wares.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The inaugural event was a big hit and the girls went on to host other Kingston Kitchen events, each outdoing their previous outings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[8440,8441,8442,8443,8444,8445,8446]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kingtson-kitchen5-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8440\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8440\" class=\"wp-image-8440\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kitchen-kitchen-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8441\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8441\" class=\"wp-image-8441\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kingtson-kitchen6-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8442\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8442\" class=\"wp-image-8442\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kingtson-kitchen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8443\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8443\" class=\"wp-image-8443\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kingtson-kitchen3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8444\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8444\" class=\"wp-image-8444\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kingtson-kitchen4-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8445\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8445\" class=\"wp-image-8445\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/kingtson-kitchen7-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8446\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8446\" class=\"wp-image-8446\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Utilising her journalism background, Leisha produces a Kitchen Kitchen magazine which is a must-have if you are a foodie. This summer\'s Kingston Kitchen was held at Hope Gardens and was a resounding success.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speaking with <strong>BUZZ</strong>, Leisha said: “We were blown away by the turn out this summer and the event has grown exponentially. A love of food in Jamaica is being fully recognised&nbsp;and people are turning out to events in huge numbers. When we started in December 2011 our first event&nbsp; saw 400 people turning up and we had 25 vendors. This year we had just under 2000 patrons with 70 vendors. 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It was also an opportunity to showcase a variety of food vendors and their wares.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The inaugural event was a big hit and the girls went on to host other Kingston Kitchen events each outdoing their previous outings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Utilising her journalism background, Leisha produces a Kitchen Kitchen magazine which is a must –have if you are a foodie.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This summer Kingston Kitchen was held at Hope Gardens and was a resounding success.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speaking with BUZZ, Leisha said: “ We were blown away by the turn out this summer and the event has grown exponentially. 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Promoters of several weekly events were also told that their parties\nhad to end at midnight. Similarly, events on the weekends are expected to end\nby 2 a.m., in keeping with the Noise Abatement Act. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As part of the campaigns, the promoters and other music\nstakeholders have met with the police to arrive at a resolution. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, selector Foota Hype believes the approach being\ntaken by the entertainment industry is not ideal. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Everybody weh a orchestrate dem meeting yah, stop it. We have issues to prepare amongst ourselves before we go meeting wid politician,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— <strong>Written by Shania Hanchard</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Holness: The Government isn\'t trying to stifle culture','','inherit','closed','closed','','8426-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 17:02:50','2019-09-10 22:02:50','',8426,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8426-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8431,9,'2019-09-10 17:04:09','2019-09-10 22:04:09','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4349} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/andrew-holness-spend-buzz-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister Andrew Holness\" class=\"wp-image-4349\" /><figcaption> Prime Minister Andrew Holness </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The clampdown on entertainment events that are in breach of the Noise Abatement Act has been a hot topic since last week, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressed the issue on Sunday. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holness brought up the matter during a ceremony to\nrename the Gordon Town Square&nbsp;in honour of late cultural ambassador, Dr\nthe Hon Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as ‘Miss Lou’.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It could never be the intention of the Government in\nany way to stifle the culture which is necessary for the development of our\npeople,” Holness said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"I still have to deal with the nurse who comes to\nme and say I work at KPH (Kingston Public Hospital), and I cannot sleep.\" </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He then said that Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, Minister of\nCulture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has been working on developing\nentertainment zones in the Corporate Area to facilitate the culture. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\"I still have to deal with the nurse who comes to me and say I work at KPH, and I cannot sleep.\"</p><cite>— Holness</cite></blockquote>\n<!-- /wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ‘Stop Fight Events’ and ‘No Music, No Vote’\ncampaigns started last week after a number of events were shut down earlier\nthan usual. Promoters of several weekly events were also told that their parties\nhad to end at midnight. Similarly, events on the weekends are expected to end\nby 2 a.m., in keeping with the Noise Abatement Act. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As part of the campaigns, the promoters and other music\nstakeholders have met with the police to arrive at a resolution. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, selector Foota Hype believes the approach being\ntaken by the entertainment industry is not ideal. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Everybody weh a orchestrate dem meeting yah, stop it. 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One user said: “Went from the weekend to the weekdays.”\n</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8435} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/the-weeknd-20190910.png\" alt=\"The Weeknd used to turn heads with his freeform locks. \" class=\"wp-image-8435\" /><figcaption>The Weeknd used to turn heads with his freeform locks. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his film, <strong>Uncut Gems</strong>, the singer walked the red carpet rocking a low afro with a thin moustache. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Canada-born singer has turned heads for his outrageous\nhairstyles such as his freeform locks, before he went to low fade in 2016.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Weeknd, whose real name is Asbel Tesfaye, played himself in <strong>Uncut Gems</strong>. American actor Adam Sandler was his co-star. 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(Photo: allure.com)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Weeknd left fans and social media in shock when he debuted his new hairstyle at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada on Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In no time, social media users began comparing the\nsinger to Lionel Richie. One user said: “Went from the weekend to the weekdays.”\n</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8435} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/the-weeknd-20190910.png\" alt=\"The Weeknd used to turn heads with his freeform locks. \" class=\"wp-image-8435\" /><figcaption>The Weeknd used to turn heads with his freeform locks. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For his film, <strong>Uncut Gems</strong>, the singer walked the red carpet rocking a low afro with a thin moustache. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Canada-born singer has turned heads for his outrageous\nhairstyles such as his freeform locks, before he went to low fade in 2016.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Weeknd, whose real name is Asbel Tesfaye, played himself in <strong>Uncut Gems</strong>. American actor Adam Sandler was his co-star. 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Through all the ups and downs that every relationship has, we evolve together through them and keep getting stronger.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Travis previously opened up about his relationship with Kylie, insisting there is a big misconception about how \"real\" Kylie is just because she is so famous.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said: \"People don\'t understand how real my girl is. How ill she is. They have assumptions, bulls**t-ass remarks of what they think is going on. Nah, bro. She\'s a Tim Burton fan, which is fire. 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src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/christopher-tufton-dancing-wellness-day-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8452\" /><figcaption>Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton dances with a member of the Recycled Teenager group.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ministry of Health and Wellness will end a week of activities with the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday. This year\'s Caribbean Wellness Day will be geared toward senior citizens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the week, the different regions of the ministry will stage health expos, health fairs and wellness days across the island, with special activities scheduled for Saturday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caribbean Wellness Day was launched Tuesday morning (Sept 10) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8453} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-day-dancing-ladies-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8453\" /><figcaption>Member of the \'Older Cheerleaders\' group doing their thing at the press conference Tuesday (Sept 10).</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> At the launch, Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton, said Jamaicans need to start thinking about healthy living to be able to live well in their senior citizens years. He said this is especially for Jamaica, which is among the low and middle-income countries, which the World Health Organisation says approximately 80 per cent of the world\'s elderly will come from by 2050.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The projection for the island for that year is that Jamaicans over 60 will outnumber children under five years old. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Shahine Robinson, said Caribbean Wellness Day will give local officials the opportunity to bring awareness to non-communicable diseases.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[8455,8456,8457,8458,8459,8461,8462,8464,8465]} -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-dance-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8455\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8455\" class=\"wp-image-8455\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-day-everybody-dance-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8456\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8456\" class=\"wp-image-8456\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-day3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8457\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8457\" class=\"wp-image-8457\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-day-beautiful-ladies-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8458\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8458\" class=\"wp-image-8458\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-day2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8459\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8459\" class=\"wp-image-8459\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/theodore-burnadette-Grandi-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8461\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8461\" class=\"wp-image-8461\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/wellness-day2-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8462\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8462\" class=\"wp-image-8462\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/emma-lewis-christopher-tufton-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8464\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8464\" class=\"wp-image-8464\" /></figure></li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/christopher-tufton-wellness-day-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8465\" data-link=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8465\" class=\"wp-image-8465\" /></figure></li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->','Caribbean Wellness Day to be celebrated on Saturday','','inherit','closed','closed','','8450-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 19:18:07','2019-09-11 00:18:07','',8450,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8450-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8467,23,'2019-09-10 19:55:40','2019-09-11 00:55:40','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton took a sharp jab at Jamaicans using bleaching cream and plastic surgery to hide ageing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8463} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/christopher-tufton-wellness-day-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8463\" /><figcaption>Health Minister Christopher Tufton takes a jab at persons who bleach and use plastic surgery to hide the effects of ageing.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tufton went off-script Tuesday morning (Sept 10) during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day. He scolded persons whom he said did not take care of themselves but are now relying on bleaching products and plastic surgery to help offset the effects of ageing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Bleaching cream is unhealthy. It is not going to make you look better and enjoy the longevity of life. It won\'t solve the ageing issue and, I am sorry, the plastic surgery thing might make you look a little nicer yes, take out a few of the wrinkles here and there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"But there are some fundamental underpinning of healthy ageing driven by science, research and best practices that part of today should recognise and promote, starting with living a lifestyle that moderate consumption habits, with physical activities each day and health checks on a frequent basis so you understand your underlining conditions and risk and take preventative measure. There is no overly complicated solution to dealing with minimising the risk associated with ageing.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Newsflash from Tufton: Bleaching cream and plastic surgery won\'t offset ageing','','publish','open','closed','','newsflash-from-tufton-bleaching-cream-and-plastic-surgery-wont-offset-ageing','','','2019-09-10 19:55:41','2019-09-11 00:55:41','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8467',0,'post','',0),(8468,4,'2019-09-10 19:42:46','2019-09-11 00:42:46','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton took a sharp jab at Jamaicans using bleaching cream and plastic surgery to hide ageing .</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tuesday morning while speaking at the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tufton went off-script Tuesday morning (Sept 10) during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day. He scolded persons whom he said did not take care of themselves but are now relying on bleaching products and plastic surgery to help offset the effects of ageing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Bleaching cream is unhealthy. It is not going to make you look better and enjoy the longevity of life. It won\'t solve the ageing issue and, I am sorry, the plastic surgery thing might make you look a little nicer yes, take out a few of the wrinkles here and there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"But there are some fundamental underpinning of healthy ageing driven by science, research and best practices that part of today should recognise and promote, starting with living a lifestyle that moderate consumption habits, with physical activities each day and health checks on a frequent basis so you understand your underlining conditions and risk and take preventative measure. 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There is no overly complicated solution to dealing with minimising the risk associated with ageing.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Newsflash from Tufton: Bleaching cream and plastic surgery won\'t offset ageing','','inherit','closed','closed','','8467-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 19:46:34','2019-09-11 00:46:34','',8467,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8467-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8471,4,'2019-09-10 19:55:40','2019-09-11 00:55:40','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton took a sharp jab at Jamaicans using bleaching cream and plastic surgery to hide ageing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8463} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/christopher-tufton-wellness-day-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8463\" /><figcaption>Health Minister Christopher Tufton takes a jab at persons who bleach and use plastic surgery to hide the effects of ageing.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tufton went off-script Tuesday morning (Sept 10) during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day. He scolded persons whom he said did not take care of themselves but are now relying on bleaching products and plastic surgery to help offset the effects of ageing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Bleaching cream is unhealthy. It is not going to make you look better and enjoy the longevity of life. It won\'t solve the ageing issue and, I am sorry, the plastic surgery thing might make you look a little nicer yes, take out a few of the wrinkles here and there.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"But there are some fundamental underpinning of healthy ageing driven by science, research and best practices that part of today should recognise and promote, starting with living a lifestyle that moderate consumption habits, with physical activities each day and health checks on a frequent basis so you understand your underlining conditions and risk and take preventative measure. There is no overly complicated solution to dealing with minimising the risk associated with ageing.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Newsflash from Tufton: Bleaching cream and plastic surgery won\'t offset ageing','','inherit','closed','closed','','8467-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 19:55:40','2019-09-11 00:55:40','',8467,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8467-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8472,23,'2019-09-10 20:22:38','2019-09-11 01:22:38','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7804} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/football-Manning-Cup-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7804\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica College (JC), 29-time winners of the Corporate Area schoolboy football Digicel Manning Cup competition, recorded the widest margin of victory in Tuesday\'s round of matches.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>JC travelled to Greater Portmore, St Catherine where they clobbered their hosts 10-0 to continue their positive start to the competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was the second large margin of victory for JC as they had whipped Jose Marti Technical 7-0 in their opening game on Saturday at Hope Road. They are now on maximum six points from their first two matches, to lead Group E over Wolmer\'s Boys\' School having played one more match.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Holy Trinity and Vauxhall were also in imperious form on Tuesday (Sept 10) as they recorded respective 8-1 and 6-0 victories over Clan Carthy and Innswood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The huge win enabled Holy Trinity to seize top spot in Group A\'s points-standing on goal difference, as St Jago had defeated Haile Selassie 2-1 at home on Monday (Sept 9) to be second.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vauxhall, on the other hand, were rebounding from their opening 5-0 loss to Wolmer\'s and are still third in Group E, behind JC and Wolmer\'s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>TUESDAY\'S RESULTS<br>ZONE A<br>Holy Trinity 8 vs Clan Carthy 1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ZONE D<br>St Mary’s College 1 vs Meadowbrook 3<br>Camperdown 1 vs Mona 0<br>Edith Dalton 1 vs Hydel 2</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ZONE E<br>Vauxhall 6 vs Innswood 0<br>Greater Portmore 0 vs Jamaica College 10</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','JC thrash Greater Portmore 10-0 in Digicel Manning Cup','','publish','open','closed','','jc-thrash-greater-portmore-10-0-in-digicel-manning-cup','','','2019-09-10 20:22:38','2019-09-11 01:22:38','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8472',0,'post','',0),(8473,4,'2019-09-10 20:22:38','2019-09-11 01:22:38','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7804} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/football-Manning-Cup-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7804\" /></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jamaica College (JC), 29-time winners of the Corporate Area schoolboy football Digicel Manning Cup competition, recorded the widest margin of victory in Tuesday\'s round of matches.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>JC travelled to Greater Portmore, St Catherine where they clobbered their hosts 10-0 to continue their positive start to the competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was the second large margin of victory for JC as they had whipped Jose Marti Technical 7-0 in their opening game on Saturday at Hope Road. They are now on maximum six points from their first two matches, to lead Group E over Wolmer\'s Boys\' School having played one more match.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, Holy Trinity and Vauxhall were also in imperious form on Tuesday (Sept 10) as they recorded respective 8-1 and 6-0 victories over Clan Carthy and Innswood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The huge win enabled Holy Trinity to seize top spot in Group A\'s points-standing on goal difference, as St Jago had defeated Haile Selassie 2-1 at home on Monday (Sept 9) to be second.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vauxhall, on the other hand, were rebounding from their opening 5-0 loss to Wolmer\'s and are still third in Group E, behind JC and Wolmer\'s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>TUESDAY\'S RESULTS<br>ZONE A<br>Holy Trinity 8 vs Clan Carthy 1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ZONE D<br>St Mary’s College 1 vs Meadowbrook 3<br>Camperdown 1 vs Mona 0<br>Edith Dalton 1 vs Hydel 2</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ZONE E<br>Vauxhall 6 vs Innswood 0<br>Greater Portmore 0 vs Jamaica College 10</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','JC thrash Greater Portmore 10-0 in Digicel Manning Cup','','inherit','closed','closed','','8472-revision-v1','','','2019-09-10 20:22:38','2019-09-11 01:22:38','',8472,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8472-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8474,21,'2019-09-11 05:00:13','2019-09-11 10:00:13','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7386} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/edmund-bartlett-buzz-demo-2-1024x965.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7386\" /><figcaption>Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (Photo: JIS)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has\nannounced that the Government has concluded the sale of lands in St. Ann, on\nwhich a 3000-room hotel will be constructed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the end of this year, during the first\nphase, the construction of some 700 rooms will commence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8475} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/salem-st-ann-google-maps-buzz-demo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8475\" /><figcaption>Map of St. Ann highlighting Salem (Photo: Google Maps)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The Government of Jamaica has also\nfinalised the sale of lands in Salem, St Ann, with hotel developers from\nKarisma, for the construction on 3000 rooms in several phases. The first of\nthese phases will commence later this year, with the construction 700\nrooms,\" Bartlett said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bartlett\'s speech was read by Chairman of\nthe Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, at the opening of JAPEX,\nwhich got underway at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, Monday\nnight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bartlett, who is off the island on official\nduties, expressed that the accommodation sector is booming, \"creating a diverse\nmix to suit the taste of both local and international visitors\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"At the same time, these new hotel\ndevelopments are fuelling sector growth,\" Bartlett stated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"RIU Ocho Rios is reopening this month and that will bring 790 rooms on stream. Oceans by H10 will also open its doors in November of this year, which will bring 500 rooms and hopefully another 500 over the next year as they get to the [1000-room] mark. 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The first of\nthese phases will commence later this year, with the construction 700\nrooms,\" Bartlett said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bartlett\'s speech was read by Chairman of\nthe Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, at the opening of JAPEX,\nwhich got underway at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, Monday\nnight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bartlett, who is off the island on official\nduties, expressed that the accommodation sector is booming, \"creating a diverse\nmix to suit the taste of both local and international visitors\".</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"At the same time, these new hotel\ndevelopments are fuelling sector growth,\" Bartlett stated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"RIU Ocho Rios is reopening this month and that will bring 790 rooms on stream. Oceans by H10 will also open its doors in November of this year, which will bring 500 rooms and hopefully another 500 over the next year as they get to the [1000-room] mark. 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Two heading west from the coast of Africa, could pose a threat to the Caribbean the in coming days (Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA])</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holness stressed for Jamaicans to be\nprepared and stock up on hurricane supplies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Prime Minister also urged persons who\nlive in low-lying areas and areas that are prone to flooding to prepare to\nevacuate if necessary.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“While your property is important, I would\nthink that your life is more important. So, it is wise to start putting\ntogether your alternative plans, make contact with relatives in safer areas in\nthe event that you have to evacuate, plan routs, mode of transportation, if the\nworst should happen,” Holness implored.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips said\nthe Opposition joins with the Government in solidarity with the people of the Bahamas\nand supports the extension of assistance from the Government to the Bahamian\nauthorities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8480} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/peter-phillips-demo-buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8480\" /><figcaption>Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips (Photo: Facebook @DrPeterPhillipsJA)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the same time, he said there needs to be\na much more robust global response to the vulnerabilities of small states such\nas those in the region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Caribbean is facing increasing risk from climate-related activities on account of global warming yet the response to our vulnerabilities from the global community needs to be much greater,” Dr. Phillips stated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Roman Catholic archdiocese is preparing to initiate\nfor Bahamian children displaced to come to Jamaica to enrol in schools\ncommensurate with their levels and remain for a period.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaica must prepare - 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Two heading west from the coast of Africa, could pose a threat to the Caribbean the in coming days (Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA])</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holness stressed for Jamaicans to be\nprepared and stock up on hurricane supplies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Prime Minister also urged persons who\nlive in low-lying areas and areas that are prone to flooding to prepare to\nevacuate if necessary.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“While your property is important, I would\nthink that your life is more important. So, it is wise to start putting\ntogether your alternative plans, make contact with relatives in safer areas in\nthe event that you have to evacuate, plan routs, mode of transportation, if the\nworst should happen,” Holness implored.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips said\nthe Opposition joins with the Government in solidarity with the people of the Bahamas\nand supports the extension of assistance from the Government to the Bahamian\nauthorities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8480} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/peter-phillips-demo-buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8480\" /><figcaption>Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips (Photo: Facebook @DrPeterPhillipsJA)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the same time, he said there needs to be\na much more robust global response to the vulnerabilities of small states such\nas those in the region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Caribbean is facing increasing risk from climate-related activities on account of global warming yet the response to our vulnerabilities from the global community needs to be much greater,” Dr. Phillips stated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Roman Catholic archdiocese is preparing to initiate\nfor Bahamian children displaced to come to Jamaica to enrol in schools\ncommensurate with their levels and remain for a period.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Jamaica must prepare - PM Holness','','inherit','closed','closed','','8477-revision-v1','','','2019-09-11 03:25:20','2019-09-11 08:25:20','',8477,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/article/8477-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(8482,21,'2019-09-11 07:00:06','2019-09-11 12:00:06','<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8483} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bahamas-dorian-effects-buzz-demo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8483\" /><figcaption>Devastation in The Bahamas after the passage of Hurricane Dorian (Photo: Pan American Health Organisation [PAHO])</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made an initial US$3.5million appeal from donors to cover short-term health care and other needs for residents in The Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The devastating category 5 storm made\nlandfall a week ago in northwest Bahamas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It severely affected the health sector,\nwith significant destruction of equipment and medical supplies and electrical\nand water supplies in Abaco and Grand Bahama.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The US$3.5 million is a preliminary\nestimate to cover short- term healthcare, water and sanitation, epidemiological\nsurveillance and vector-control needs in the Islands most affected by Hurricane\nDorian for the next six months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PAHO noted that some 73,000 persons were\naffected, and there are hundreds in shelters in the disaster zone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“While 43 deaths have been officially\nreported thus far, mass casualty numbers are expected to rise significantly as\nmore areas become accessible and search and rescue operations continue,” PAHO\nsays.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8484} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/dr-ciro-ugarte-buzz-demo-paho-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8484\" /><figcaption> Director of Health Emergencies at PAHO, Dr. Ciro Ugarte (Photo: Flickr)</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Director of Health Emergencies Dr. Ciro\nUgarte at PAHO further explained, “Our priority concerns are to restore access\nto essential health services and continued medical care delivery, to ensure\nwater quality in affected communities and health facilities, and to restore\nproper hygiene and sanitation.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So far, 14 PAHO experts are in the disaster\nzone to provide surge capacity in logistics, civil and military coordination,\ninformation management, epidemiological surveillance, communications, and\ncoordination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The funding requests includes $1.3 million\nto restore healthcare delivery in affected areas, $500,000 for surveillance to\ndetect and manage disease outbreaks, $800,000 for safe access to water,\nemergency sanitation and control of disease vectors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It also includes $671,000 to coordinate\nhumanitarian assistance and manage information to address the most urgent\nhumanitarian needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','PAHO requesting an initial US$3.5 million from donors for Bahamas','','publish','open','closed','','paho-requesting-an-initial-us3-5-million-from-donors-for-bahamas','','','2019-09-11 03:35:46','2019-09-11 08:35:46','',0,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/?p=8482',0,'post','',0),(8483,14,'2019-09-11 03:31:54','2019-09-11 08:31:54','','bahamas-dorian-effects-buzz-demo','','inherit','open','closed','','bahamas-dorian-effects-buzz-demo','','','2019-09-11 03:31:54','2019-09-11 08:31:54','',8482,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/bahamas-dorian-effects-buzz-demo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8484,14,'2019-09-11 03:32:06','2019-09-11 08:32:06','','dr-ciro-ugarte-buzz-demo-paho','','inherit','open','closed','','dr-ciro-ugarte-buzz-demo-paho','','','2019-09-11 03:32:06','2019-09-11 08:32:06','',8482,'https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/dr-ciro-ugarte-buzz-demo-paho.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),