k"Coneil to share stage with Sanchez and Coco Tea

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Dancehall-pop sensation K’Coneil has been busy recording new material and preparing for his upcoming performance in New York alongside Sanchez, Coco Tea, Lady Saw, and others. According to the artiste, it’s an honour to be rubbing shoulders with veteran reggae/dancehall artistes.

“I am honoured to be a part of this major line-up, and I tell all my fans to come out early, as you will get a performance you will never forget,” he told The STAR.

The event will be held on Sunday, February 8 at the Resort Casino in Queens, New York. Also booked for the show are Richie Stephens and Freddie Jackson.

Positive responses

K’Coneil recently launched his YouTube VEVO profile and also used the opportunity to premiere the music video for his single, Gyal A You. The single has been receiving positive responses in New York and is gradually making its way into the playlists of urban stations.

The video was filmed in Miami by Donsville group and is intended to evoke a summer-time vibe. The artiste is also promoting another single called Real Talk, an effort dedicated to his late grandmother.

“Work hard for your ting dem, no worry what people say. Anybody wah vex, nuh worry wah dem say, and don’t badmind people tings and don’t red eye people”, he said, echoing the sentiments of his grandmother.

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k"Coneil to share stage with Sanchez and Coco Tea

k"Coneil to share stage with Sanchez and Coco Tea

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Dancehall-pop sensation K’Coneil has been busy recording new material and preparing for his upcoming performance in New York alongside Sanchez, Coco Tea, Lady Saw, and others. According to the artiste, it’s an honour to be rubbing shoulders with veteran reggae/dancehall artistes.

“I am honoured to be a part of this major line-up, and I tell all my fans to come out early, as you will get a performance you will never forget,” he told The STAR.

The event will be held on Sunday, February 8 at the Resort Casino in Queens, New York. Also booked for the show are Richie Stephens and Freddie Jackson.

Positive responses

K’Coneil recently launched his YouTube VEVO profile and also used the opportunity to premiere the music video for his single, Gyal A You. The single has been receiving positive responses in New York and is gradually making its way into the playlists of urban stations.

The video was filmed in Miami by Donsville group and is intended to evoke a summer-time vibe. The artiste is also promoting another single called Real Talk, an effort dedicated to his late grandmother.

“Work hard for your ting dem, no worry what people say. Anybody wah vex, nuh worry wah dem say, and don’t badmind people tings and don’t red eye people”, he said, echoing the sentiments of his grandmother.

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Late stage HIV/AIDS diagnoses worries Barbados authorities

HIV/AIDS test (Credit: Caribbean360/Bigstock)

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday June 30, 2014, CMC - Amid continued decline in the number of persons diagnosed HIV/AIDS positive, authorities are concerned that many of those found to be infected are offering themselves for testing at late stages.

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand, has said, “What is of concern for us is the alarming fact that many persons with HIV are being diagnosed at a late stage of the disease, when they already have developed AIDS”.

Ferdinand’s comment came as Barbados last week marked Regional HIV/AIDS Testing Day, an annual event, now in its seventh year, organised by the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS.

She noted that over the past 11 years HIV has moved from an almost certain cause of death to a chronic manageable disease.

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Ferdinand however said, “This does not mean that we can become complacent and forget that this disease is still waging a war against the very fabric of our societies. Therefore to reduce the number of people who are becoming infected with HIV, the national programme must continue to place emphasis on HIV prevention which is the bedrock on which our national policy rests”.

“Have a positive outlook, be responsible and place a greater emphasis on the importance of being tested. Knowing your status is the first step in the right direction,” she said.

With a population that hovers on the 280,000 mark, the latest Barbados HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, released in 2012, shows HIV cases reduced from a peak of over 180 persons in the year 2000, to fewer than 140 in 2010; AIDs cases moved from 165 in 1998 to below 60 in 2010; and deaths declined from 120 in 1998 to under 40 in 2010.

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Deep Jahi enters another competition - Former "Kings and Queens" winner tries JCDC stage

Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter

Deep Jahi

Despite being the crowned king during the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall competition a couple years ago, recording artiste Deep Jahi says he aims to promote Jamaica with his entry in this year’s Festival Song competition.

Deep Jahi, given name Rushane Sanderson, has entered the Festival Song competition with a song titled I Love Ja.

He explained that the decision came after the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) approached his manager, Serani, to do production work for the competition. He said he was then consulted to participate in the competition and he decided to do it.

“I was kinda hesitant at first, but given the fact that the JCDC is a competition… it goes across the board. It will be on TV and radio… it is good promotion and known to Jamaica at large. It will be beneficial to my career. I decided to do a song to help promote Jamaica and the beauty of Jamaica and help make JCDC more mainstream,” he told THE STAR.

The other contestants in the competition are Pehtrol, Bono G, Sanj and CG Smart, Kahni, Clearance, Oliver Smoothe, Rasta Keekee and Rojjah.

Although he was the winner of Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall in 2012, Deep Jahi says it is quite different from the Festival Song competition.

When he entered the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall, Deep Jahi said the main aim was to win the million dollar prize. This competition, he says, is a different experience.

“This one (Festival Song) is not about money. I don’t even know the prize I would get if I am the overall winner. I don’t see this as a competition, I see it as something to promote Jamaica,” he said.

The Festival Song finals will take place on July 26, and not many persons were made aware that Deep Jahi is a contestant prior to this. However, he says he is already bracing for possible negative feedback.

“In the music, there is always negative feedback. Even to this day you have persons who can’t put a face to my music and you have some who ask why I don’t put out any songs and I have been recording,” he said.

“Me just sing good music and the good nuh necessarily come up to the forefront. Any opportunity as it relates to good music, that’s what I am going to do.”

Deep Jahi stressed that although he has entered the competition, his music career is still very much active. The music video for Harsh Reality was scheduled to be premiered on CVM TV’s On Stage last Saturday and he also plans to do music videos for Conversation and Family Over All Things in coming weeks.

sadeke.brooks@gleanerjm.com

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Deep Jahi enters another competition - Former "Kings and Queens" winner tries JCDC stage

Deep Jahi enters another competition - Former "Kings and Queens" winner tries JCDC stage

Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter

Deep Jahi

Despite being the crowned king during the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall competition a couple years ago, recording artiste Deep Jahi says he aims to promote Jamaica with his entry in this year’s Festival Song competition.

Deep Jahi, given name Rushane Sanderson, has entered the Festival Song competition with a song titled I Love Ja.

He explained that the decision came after the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) approached his manager, Serani, to do production work for the competition. He said he was then consulted to participate in the competition and he decided to do it.

“I was kinda hesitant at first, but given the fact that the JCDC is a competition… it goes across the board. It will be on TV and radio… it is good promotion and known to Jamaica at large. It will be beneficial to my career. I decided to do a song to help promote Jamaica and the beauty of Jamaica and help make JCDC more mainstream,” he told THE STAR.

The other contestants in the competition are Pehtrol, Bono G, Sanj and CG Smart, Kahni, Clearance, Oliver Smoothe, Rasta Keekee and Rojjah.

Although he was the winner of Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall in 2012, Deep Jahi says it is quite different from the Festival Song competition.

When he entered the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall, Deep Jahi said the main aim was to win the million dollar prize. This competition, he says, is a different experience.

“This one (Festival Song) is not about money. I don’t even know the prize I would get if I am the overall winner. I don’t see this as a competition, I see it as something to promote Jamaica,” he said.

The Festival Song finals will take place on July 26, and not many persons were made aware that Deep Jahi is a contestant prior to this. However, he says he is already bracing for possible negative feedback.

“In the music, there is always negative feedback. Even to this day you have persons who can’t put a face to my music and you have some who ask why I don’t put out any songs and I have been recording,” he said.

“Me just sing good music and the good nuh necessarily come up to the forefront. Any opportunity as it relates to good music, that’s what I am going to do.”

Deep Jahi stressed that although he has entered the competition, his music career is still very much active. The music video for Harsh Reality was scheduled to be premiered on CVM TV’s On Stage last Saturday and he also plans to do music videos for Conversation and Family Over All Things in coming weeks.

sadeke.brooks@gleanerjm.com

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Wildcard Weekend takes centre stage as the NFL Play-offs begin

The table is set and so is the schedule for the play-offs. It is the week after the final games of the regular season and all the debates and permutations from the various experts as to which teams would make the play-offs have been put to rest.

The Seahawks, Patriots, Panthers and Broncos all have a bye this weekend as they wait to see who their respective opponents will be at the conclusion of the Wildcard round. Tomorrow the Chiefs play the Colts and the Saints take on the Eagles. On Sunday, it’s the Chargers facing the Bengals and the 49ers against the Packers. The winners will go on to the Divisional play-offs. The losers of course get to clean out their lockers and go home. I like this format because of its brutal simplicity.Winning on the road is never easy and in the post season it becomes even more difficult. That being the case it would seem to make sense to place your bets on the home teams. But in the NFL a lot of stuff that goes down just doesn’t make any sense at all. In this Saturday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts we have two teams who enter the play-offs under different circumstances. The home team (Colts) won their last three games convincingly, outscoring their opponents 78-20. The Chiefs on the other hand, go into the post season having lost five of their last seven games. They rested the majority of their starters last week in their game against the Chargers which they lost 23-7. It will be interesting to see whether or not the Chiefs’ much vaunted defence will keep out Andrew Luck and his Colts. The ace up their sleeve is head coach Andy Reid and the game plan he has drawn up for this game. But even this may not be enough to beat the Colts at home.In the next game the New Orleans Saints take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Philly. Now we all know that the Saints are hard to beat at home, and they finished the regular season with an 8-0 home record. On the road is a different story as they are just 3-5. This weekend they are on the road and up against a hot Philadelphia team coached by Chip Kelly and led by Nick Foles, who is one hot quarterback. A stat worth noting is that the Eagles had a dismal home record not having won a home game at Lincoln Financial Field in 14 months. But all that changed with the Eagles winning four consecutive games to finish the regular season. So, the question arises: can the Saints win on the road at Philadelphia? We will know the answer to this late Saturday night.On Sunday afternoon, the San Diego Chargers visit the Cincinnati Bengals and this one could be tricky to call. The Chargers’ quarterback Phillip Rivers is fiercely competitive and his team went 4-1 to close out the regular season. Their defence is vastly improved from one that gave up 25 points six times in their first 11 games, to one that held opponents to an average of only 18 points in their last five regular season games. On the other hand the Bengals are hard to beat at home in Paul Brown Stadium where they have not lost a game this season (8-0). It promises to be a hard fought matchup, Phillip Rivers against Andy Dalton. The outcome of this one may very well go against the premise of home field advantage.The last game of the weekend will see the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in cold Green Bay. This is the only one of the four match-ups in which JustBet sports betting has the road team (the 49ers) favoured to win. The weather may well play a role in the outcome as the boys from sunny California may find it somewhat uncomfortable and hostile. The 49ers are hot right now, having won six in a row in the regular season under quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who apparently has come into his own by posting a quarterback rating of 108 which is good. But – and this is a good but to take into consideration – he is up against a guy named Aaron Rodgers, who is back from an injury that sidelined him for six weeks. Returning also is dynamic Packers’ receiver Randall Cobb to the offence. All this and the notion that home field is key in play-offs makes me wonder if it’s wise to bet against Green Bay.As expected a number of head coaches had their positions terminated which is par for the course in the NFL. It’s a tough league and owners want the franchise to succeed and the yardstick that measures success is the number of games won. But don’t feel sorry for these guys who lost their jobs. They get paid big bucks and most of them will find jobs with other teams. Take for example the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Rob Chudzinski, he was sent packing with a cheque for $10.5 million. That ought to ease the pain. The Detroit Lions let go Jim Schwartz after a pathetic showing by a seemingly rudderless team. The Houston Texans were one of the teams touted at the start of the season to go all the way. Instead, they ended up with just two wins. Head coach Gary Kubiak was let go in light of this poor record. Other coaches who got the axe were the Minnesota Vikings’ Leslie Frazier, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Greg Schiano and the Washington Redskins’ Mike Shanahan. Redskins QB Robert Griffin III (RGIII) must be a happy guy. It will be interesting to see for how long.The regular season has come to an end and it was most interesting for my colleagues and me in our picks against the JustBet point spread. Kudos and congratulations go out to Andre Hutchinson for a late regular season surge, which allowed him to surpass me and hang on to prevail as the overall champion. Incidentally we all finished up the regular season picks on a very strong note, yours truly posting a 12-3 mark in week 17, Lindo and Roper each posting 11-4 marks and the champion Hutchinson going 10-5. Remember that at the time of writing last week’s article, we did not yet have odds for the Bears vs Packers game due to the uncertainty of Aaron Rodgers’ playing status. So as a result we didn’t make a pick for that game.Yes folks, the play-offs are here and now things REALLY get interesting. It’s win or go home, and we can’t ask for more than that. Enjoy the games this weekend and remember to place your NFL bets with JustBet, Jamaica’s number one sports betting game. Also, remember to give us a listen on HITZ 92FM at 6:05 pm this and every Friday, for the NFL Gameday Forecast. Have a Happy New year and remember, “Just Win baby, Just Win”.To find a JustBet location near you, visit: www.supremeventures.com/justbetlocations. To find out more about JustBet, and how to bet on the NFL and other sports, visit www.supremeventures.com/justbet, www.facebook.com/justbet, www.twitter.com/justbet_ja , or call 1-888-429-5785 (toll-free).NFL WILDCARD PLAYOFF SCHEDULE& JUSTBET HANDICAPS(*JustBet Handicaps for each game in bracket, Under/Over for each game listed)Saturday, January 4IND COL_S v KC CHIEFS (+2.5), UNDER/OVER 46.5PHI EAGLES v NO SAINTS (+1.5), UNDER/OVER 54.5Sunday, January 5CIN BENGALS v SD CHARGERS (+7.5), UNDER/OVER 46.5GB PACKERS (+2.5 ) v SF 49ERS, UNDER/OVER 48.5EXPERTS’ PICKS AGAINST THE SPREADAndre Hutchinson’sWildcard Play-off PicksCOL_S v CHIEFSEAGLES v SAINTSBENGALS v CHARGERSPACKERS v 49ERSLast week’s record: 10-5Regular Season record: 136-119***REGULAR SEASON PICKS CHAMPION ***Tony Scott’sWildcard Play-off Picks COL_S v CHIEFSEAGLES v SAINTSBENGALS v CHARGERSPACKERS v 49ERSLast week’s record: 12-3Regular Season record: 132-123Peter Lindo’sWildcard Play-off PicksCOL_S v CHIEFSEAGLES v SAINTSBENGALS v CHARGERSPACKERS v 49ERSLast week’s record: 11-4Regular Season record: 129-126Andrei Roper’sWildcard Play-off Picks COL_S v CHIEFSEAGLES v SAINTSBENGALS v CHARGERSPACKERS v 49ERSLast week’s record: 11-4Regular Season record: 120-135

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AC Milan, Celtic reach Champions League group stage

Sport

Thursday, August 29, 2013

LONDON, England (AP) — Seven-time champion AC Milan avoided another early-season hiccup by reaching the group stage of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over PSV Eindhoven, and Celtic produced a stunning comeback to join them yesterday.After a 1-1 draw in a tense first leg in the Netherlands, Kevin-Prince Boateng scored twice and Mario Balotelli added another to ensure Milan won the play-off 4-1 on aggregate and advanced to today’s draw.At Glasgow, Celtic beat Shakhter Karagandy 3-0 to overcome a 2-0 loss in the first leg. James Forrest’s stoppage-time goal gave the Scottish champions a 3-2 win on aggregate. Real Sociedad and Zenit St Petersburg also advanced yesterday along with Plzen, who progressed after beating Maribor 4-1 on aggregate.Milan, who had a surprise 2-1 defeat to promoted Hellas Verona last weekend in its Serie A opener, qualified for the group stage for the 11th time in 12 seasons.Boateng unleashed a shot from outside the box into the left-hand corner to put the home team ahead in the ninth minute. Stephan El Shaarawy then came close but saw his shot hit the crossbarBalotelli scored his 13th goal for AC Milan since his move from Manchester City with a volley from close range in the 55th after Phlippe Mexes flicked on a corner from the right.“We’re happy. We played a great match. We also played well in the first leg,” said Balotelli, who could not play for Milan in the Champions League last season after a January transfer. “It’s the Champions League and it means a lot to us to do well.”Boateng scored his second goal of the evening after collecting the ball on the left side of the box and firing a shot into the far corner in the 77th minute.Real Sociedad will play in the group stage for the first time in 10 years after Carlos Vela scored twice in a 2-0 win over Lyon. The French side had the upper hand in the first half, but failed to create real chances and bowed out from the tournament 4-0 on aggregate.Zenit booked their spot in the group stage after beating Pacos Ferreira 4-2 for an 8-3 aggregate. Portugal playmaker Danny scored twice for Pacos before Aleksandr Bukharov and Andrey Arshavin added goals to ensure their Russian club qualified for the Champions League for the fourth time.

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Business House Domino League at semi-final stage

Sport

Friday, July 26, 2013

IT is down to the final four in both divisions of the National Association of Domino Bodies (NADB) Kingston and St Andrew Region 2013 Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum Business House League following quarter-final action last week.National Baking Company, Gleaner, Seprod and Social Development Commission (SDC) have all advanced in Division One, while Jamaica Observer, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Caribbean Cement Company and Cari-Med emerged winners in Division Two.National Baking Company defeated Kingston Wharves 131-127; Gleaner got by Berger Paints Jamaica Limited 146-139; Seprod edged knockout champions Wray & Nephew Limited 113-111, and SDC eliminated Jamaica Brandy 137-124.Jamaica Observer scored an emphatic 150-125 upset win over Ministry of Finance, STATIN outclassed Bank of Jamaica 135-122, Caribbean Cement Company edged National Housing Trust 146-143, and Cari-Med put away Nutrition Products Limited 150-130. The semi-finals will be decided today with National Baking Company facing SDC and Gleaner taking on Seprod in Division One, and Jamaica Observer engaging Cari Med, and STATIN taking on Caribbean Cement Company.All games begin at 6:30 pm.Richard Neggo (left) of Kingston Wharves rises in celebration of a win against National Baking Company during their quarter-final Division One match at the National Housing Trust parking lot last Friday. Neggo’s partner Fred Thomas (right), and National Baking Company’s Edward Hall (seated, left) and his partner Andrew Sterling look on. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)

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