Chik-V closes court. Lawyers, accused, complainants absent from sitting

Andr? Williams, STAR Writer

The much feared and talked about Chikungunya virus severely disrupted the proceedings of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday

Lawyers, complainants and even some accused persons were absent as a result of the virus. Preferences were given to people who showed up for cases but were too ill to stay the length of the session.

Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey said that she had to consider those affected as the illness has caused much discomfort.

However, while giving bypass to those who showed signs of pain or those allegedly affected, RM Pusey warned that persons seeking the assistance of the court must be truthful about their current situation.

THE STAR watched as the usual gathering and pace which usually depicts a court sitting on a Friday, was noticeably absent.

A court representative who spoke on condition of anonymity disclosed, “The chik-V a di baddest virus mi see walk through the courts in recent memory. It shot everybody, lawyers, judges and clerks, you name it. The impact will definitely result in backlog of cases even if its for a short time as cases are put off adding to the already usual limitations.”

RM Pusey during her closing on Friday, wished for the court staff, officers and clerks, to be safe over the weekend and advised them to drink plenty chicken soup and try to remain healthy.

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Hamilton closes gap in title race with British Grand Prix win

Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix (Credit: BBC)

SILVERSTONE, England, Monday July 7, 2014, CMC – Lewis Hamilton came from behind to win the British Grand Prix for the first time in six years here Sunday, cutting Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg’s lead to four points and reviving his hopes of winning the Formula One driver’s title.

Starting from sixth on the grid following a mistake in Saturday’s final qualifying, Hamilton drove superbly, capitalising on Rosberg’s retirement with gearbox failure, to win the contest at Silverstone in a time of two hours, 26.52 minutes.

With the victory – his fifth of the season – Hamilton moved to within four points of Rosberg on 161 points.

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Valtteri Bottas of Williams was second while Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo finished third.

“I think this weekend really just showed that, for one, you never give up. Yesterday wasn’t a case of giving up, I didn’t think I could do the lap, I was really shocked that the last sector was so fast,” said Hamilton referring to his botched qualifying session on Saturday.

“But coming here today I had my family with me [and I was] just focused. The support from the fans, as I said, just spurred me on, and I really couldn’t have done it without them.”

He continued: “Yesterday, after qualifying, it looked so hard. I really was almost speechless when I spoke to [the fans], and it was no one else’s fault but mine. I was just so disappointed in myself. And then to get that result today, to really climb through… the team have just done an incredible job.”

The 27-year-old Brit was off to a great start, moving from sixth to fourth on the first lap and was quickly up to second following a break in the race caused by a crash involving Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen.

Crash involving Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (Credit: BBC)

He then chased down Rosberg, gaining on every lap before the German’s gearbox failed on the 29th lap, leaving Hamilton in control of the race.

Hamilton, whose paternal grandparents hail from Grenada, is seeking his first World title since 2008.

That same year, he was honoured by the Grenada government for bringing international exposure to the country.

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Dancing in the rain as Beres closes Jazz & Blues 2014

Sunday, February 02, 2014 | 9:12 AM    

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Thousands braved the rains to listen to Jamaican crooner Beres Hammond as he brought the curtain down Sunday morning on the 2014 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.

And the strong, persistent downpour, which threatened to wash out night 3, could not put a damper on the scintillating performance of the well-loved Beres.

Hammond took to the stage at 2:00 am and launched into his deep catalogue of hits that had patrons partying on the wet Trelawny stadium infield.

His set, peppered with such hits as ‘I feel Good’, ‘One step Ahead’, ‘No Disturb Sign’, ;Rockaway’, ‘Step Aside’ and ‘Tempted to Touch’ all had patrons dancing in the rain as they listened to the reggae singer.

The seasoned artiste who entered the stage after the O’Jays, whose act ended just before the heavy downpour, seemed incapable of doing anything wrong.

Enjoying the moment, Hammond satiated the musical appetite of his strong following, many who hadn’t seen him perform live in quite a while.

He would close his set at 3:20 am after well over an hour on stage.

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Mellace closes out 2013 a winner

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Friday, January 03, 2014

Former national champion Andrew Mellace pulled out all the stops to win the final chess tournament on the local calendar, the Frederick Cameron Chess Open, held at St George’s College.The event resulted in Mellace finishing undefeated with only two draws. He tied with national champion CM Damion Davy on 5/6 points, but had the better tiebreak.With this win, he has qualified for the 2014 National Chess Championships. Following close on 4.5 points were Paul Brooks, WFM Deborah Richards, Shreyas Smith and Adrian Palmer. After a short play-off, Shreyas Smith and Adrian Palmer joined Mellace as qualifiers for the 2014 Nationals.In the Intermediate Section, Roger Williams took first place scoring 5.5/6 points. Jonathan Pitterson finished second on 4.5 points and Brian Brooks was third on the same score.Brik Hamilton won the Amateur Section with 5.5/6 points. Second to Third was Joshua Guinness Brown and Nikita Gupta on 5 points each.The Under-10 winner was Lontae Walker. Under-12 was won by Ashley-Renee Gregory, while Brian Brooks took the Under-14 section.In the new section for Beginners, Justin Watts emerged the winner on a perfect 6 points.The final qualifier for 2014 National Chess Championships is the John Powell Open scheduled for February 8-9 in Mandeville.Andrew Mellace (left) in action in a recent competition.

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Beyonce closes 1st day of Jay-Z"s Philly festival

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z’s second annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)’ and ‘Crazy In Love’.

Beyonce was the headline performer Saturday at the Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that drew 50,000 fans. She was excited and energetic as she sang and danced to songs that satisfied the crowd.“Welcome to Made in America,” she screamed. “Show me how loud you can be.”Beyonce performed more than a dozen songs on the main stage — much like her Mrs Carter World Tour, which wrapped in Brooklyn last month. She was a vocal powerhouse on songs like ‘If I Were a Boy’ and ‘1+1’ — where she sang on the floor — and like the Energizer Bunny during the up-tempo numbers ‘Get Me Bodied’ and ‘End of Time’. She closed with ‘Halo’, kicking the song off with Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’.The Grammy-winning singer — not a usual at the festival circuits — didn’t perform any new material that could hint at a possible new album. Another surprise was Jay-Z: The rapper didn’t join Beyonce onstage, though the two have a number of collaborations. Beyonce’s sister, Solange, who is part of the festival line-up Sunday, performed at an after-party at the Theatre of Living Arts for a feverish crowd.“I’d rather perform for a crowd of 50 that appreciate the music,” she told the crowd of 200 people.Deadmau5, Phoenix, Emeli Sande, HAIM, A$AP Rocky and others performed across three stages during the 10-hour event. Imagine Dragons were crowd favourites when singing the alternative-flavoured hits ‘Radioactive’ and ‘It’s Time’, while 2 Chainz was one of the most popular, thanks to his many hits as a lead artist and guest star.Nine Inch Nails, Calvin Harris, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform Sunday.“This has been a beautiful night,” Beyonce yelled after finishing her set. A fan replied: “You’re beautiful!”Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Jamaica seeking first medal as PanAm Games closes

Sport

PAUL A REID Observer WriterSunday, August 25, 2013 | 4:08 PM

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — With one session to go in the three-day 17th Pan American Junior track and field championships at the Alfanso Galvis Duque stadium in Medellin, Colombia, Jamaica was still seeking its first medal despite placing several athletes into finals.Two athletes Jazeel Murphy in the men’s 100m and Asain Hall in the women’s 400m have managed fourth place finishes so far as the 17 member Jamaican team has underperformed.Jamaicans should be represented in two individual events in the final session later Sunday, Demar Gayle in the men’s shot put and Christoff Bryan in the men’s high jump while Jamaica should field teams in all four relays, the 4x100m for men and women and the 4x400m for both sexes.Murphy, who had a poor start in the semi-finals on Friday before managing to qualify for the final, ran 10.46 seconds (1.8m/s wind) to beat team mate Jevaughn Minzie who was fifth in 10.51 seconds.CARIFTA Games champion Zharnel Hughes of Anguilla won the event in 10.31 seconds.In the men’s 200m, contested on Saturday, Minzie placed sixth in 21.11 second after running 21.03 seconds to win his semi-final while Odail Todd was seventh in the final in 21.26 seconds after winning his semi-final in 21.00 seconds, the fourth fastest time in the morning.Meanwhile Hall ran 53.81 seconds to just miss a medal in the women’s 400m after her 53.67 seconds clocking in the heats.Earlier Sunday, Shanice Cannigan failed to get past first round of the 400m hurdles after running 1 minute 03.56 seconds for fifth in her heat while Oshane Burrell was last in his men’s 400m heat after running 51.45 seconds.Jevaughn Shaw made it to the finals in the men’s discus throw but finished seventh with a best throw of 55.19m while Gayle was 12th overall with 44.70m.Neither Jamaica women advanced past the first round of the 100m this morning, both finishing last in the heat; Janell Kelly ran 12.47 seconds while Shanice McPherson ran 12.48 seconds.Jamaica is being represented by a 17-member team to the championships that is being held later in the year than usual.

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Jamaica seeking first medal as PanAm Games closes

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — With one session to go in the three-day 17th Pan American Junior track and field championships at the Alfanso Galvis Duque stadium in Medellin, Colombia, Jamaica was still seeking its first medal despite placing several athletes into finals.

Two athletes Jazeel Murphy in the men’s 100m and Asain Hall in the women’s 400m have managed fourth place finishes so far as the 17 member Jamaican team has underperformed.Jamaicans should be represented in two individual events in the final session later Sunday, Demar Gayle in the men’s shot put and Christoff Bryan in the men’s high jump while Jamaica should field teams in all four relays, the 4x100m for men and women and the 4x400m for both sexes.Murphy, who had a poor start in the semi-finals on Friday before managing to qualify for the final, ran 10.46 seconds (1.8m/s wind) to beat team mate Jevaughn Minzie who was fifth in 10.51 seconds.CARIFTA Games champion Zharnel Hughes of Anguilla won the event in 10.31 seconds.In the men’s 200m, contested on Saturday, Minzie placed sixth in 21.11 second after running 21.03 seconds to win his semi-final while Odail Todd was seventh in the final in 21.26 seconds after winning his semi-final in 21.00 seconds, the fourth fastest time in the morning.Meanwhile Hall ran 53.81 seconds to just miss a medal in the women’s 400m after her 53.67 seconds clocking in the heats.Earlier Sunday, Shanice Cannigan failed to get past first round of the 400m hurdles after running 1 minute 03.56 seconds for fifth in her heat while Oshane Burrell was last in his men’s 400m heat after running 51.45 seconds.Jevaughn Shaw made it to the finals in the men’s discus throw but finished seventh with a best throw of 55.19m while Gayle was 12th overall with 44.70m.Neither Jamaica women advanced past the first round of the 100m this morning, both finishing last in the heat; Janell Kelly ran 12.47 seconds while Shanice McPherson ran 12.48 seconds.Jamaica is being represented by a 17-member team to the championships that is being held later in the year than usual.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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