TuffChin Hardrive Receive Death Threats From Gage

DanceHall Artist TuffChin Hardrive Receive Death threats from Gage followers and Gage him self saying “Pu$$y you cant dis the walking gun you we dead don’t come back a Clarendon” on Facebook in a message after arms house records release his new single (murderious) which was uploaded by Gaza Priience Ent on you tube dissing Gage Tuffchin HarDrive replies in a new song titled “GAGE” coming soon.

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Four companies receive service excellence awards

FOUR organisations have been selected as Ambassadors of Service Excellence by the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), for their exceptional customer service.

The organisations, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, Jamaica International Insurance Company, National Housing Trust (NHT) and the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James, are this year’s winners of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica

(PSOJ)/JaCSA Service Excellence Awards.

This was revealed by Deputy Chairman of JaCSA Richard Rowe, while giving an overview of the work of the organisation, at the National Customer Service Week (NCSW) church service held on Sunday.

Rowe explained that as Ambassadors, these entities will be showcased at JaCSA events and will work with the association and the Cabinet Office to promote and facilitate service excellence nationally.

Meanwhile, he urged service organisations and employers to commemorate NCSW week by raising awareness of the importance of customer service in their organisations.

“Boost morale through motivation and teamwork. Reward front-line and other representatives. Show appreciation to other departments and teams for their support and remind customers of your commitment to customer satisfaction. Spread love and care within your organisation, home, community and throughout Jamaica,” he encouraged.

The church service was the first in a series of activities organised by JaCSA to observe NCSW under the theme: ‘Exceptional Customer Experience: Gateway to National Transformation.’ JaCSA has partnered with the Office of the Cabinet and other institutions to host the week’s celebrations.

The highlight of the week will be a two-day Service Excellence Conference which ends today.

JaCSA was established in December 2001 and is a strategic partner of the International Customer Service Association.

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Dolphin Cove shareholders to receive payout

11:45 am, Mon September 29, 2014

Dolphin Cove shareholders will receive a 15 cent per stock payout next month.  
The dividend was declared by the Board at a meeting on September 22.  
It will be paid on October 22. 

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Dolphin Cove shareholders to receive payout

Dolphin Cove shareholders to receive payout

11:45 am, Mon September 29, 2014

Dolphin Cove shareholders will receive a 15 cent per stock payout next month.  
The dividend was declared by the Board at a meeting on September 22.  
It will be paid on October 22. 

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Youths of Majesty Gardens receive music-industry training

Contributed – Reverend Don McDowell supervises men during the outreach programme.

The Kingston 11 community of Majesty Gardens, was recently the beneficiary of a community-outreach programme, ‘The Business of Music,’ conducted by Reverend Don McDowell, CEO of Music Business Technology Trainers (MBTT), a local recording studio that offers professional training in various aspects of the music industry.

The programme targeted at-risk and vulnerable young men from the community, covered topics such as careers in music, copyright, rhythm building, entrepreneurship, and social-media marketing.

Rev McDowell and his team were hosted by Pastor David Chang and members of Majesty Gardens-based Majesty Transformation Fellowship Church, which offered their building for use.

The programme’s objective was primarily to provide music-industry aspirants of Majesty Gardens with an opportunity to access free training in basic skills using computer technology in music production and marketing. Many see music as a viable alternative to becoming involved in crime and violence, and, as such, have welcomed the opportunity to get formal training, free of cost from, MBTT.

Day one of the programme, saw more than 10 students and as word began to spread in the community, enthusiastic individuals turned up to participate.

Clearly motivated and in high spirits, one participant, a recently released ex-convict, who did 28 years in prison, remarked: “Already, I have benefited tremendously from this programme. I could not have paid for it, so I am very grateful for Pastor Don and his team giving of their time and expertise. I now feel as if I am on the path to somewhere, so give thanks.”

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St Vincent farmers receive compensation following sudden closure of cocoa company

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Friday July 25, 2015, CMC – The St. Vincent Cocoa Company, which last week abruptly announced that it is ending its operations here in August, will compensate farmers in lieu of the two years’ notice stipulated in the agreement with the government.

“By virtue of the fact that notice is not given, they are writing off all the money that [farmers] borrowed, against the need to give notice,” Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar told reporters.

Ten farmers had received loans totalling EC$34,800 from the company’s micro finance programme, and this amount will be written off.

Famers who did not receive loans from the SVCC will each receive EC$1,000 (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents).

“But coming out of the discussion, it was decided that farmers who have over 3,000 plants will get between $1,500 to $2,000,” Caesar said, adding that not many famers had more than 3,000 plants.

The St. Vincent Cocoa Company came into existence after Armajaro Trading Ltd. signed a 50-year agreement with the government in August 2011, granting the firm exclusivity in the overseas marketing of wet and dry cocoa beans produced here.

Fifty-four farmers went into cocoa cultivation with the company after the 2011 agreement was signed, while a further 10 to 20 entered the sector, outside of the Armajaro agreement.

The company has invested more than $5 million in SVG, but Caesar said it decided to cease operations at the end of August because it no longer sees local production as “a viable one”.

The company had a target of cultivating 5,000 acres of cocoa, where only 18,000 acres of agricultural land remains.

“That was a big number and over the last four years, they were only able to rehabilitate 50 acres and to plant 200 new acres,” Caesar said.

The minister said farmers were disappointed by the development.

“Quite naturally, if you are in a relationship and the relationship did not work out quite as you had planned it, quite natural, there were some sad feeling, persons felt a bit sad, but I must state, no one was angry,” he said.

“It was very interesting. Persons expressed sadness that they no longer had an opportunity to work with what they considered, in their estimation, an internationally renown cocoa distributor. They thanked the company for coming to St. Vincent and working with them and for transferring the knowledge,” he said after a meeting with farmers.

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Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Mr Khool – Contributed

The name Mr Khool is not yet a household one in Jamaican music.However, the burgeoning dancehall star, who hails from Mandeville, is reputed to be one of the most exciting stage performers among the current crop of new acts.

To date, he has delivered impressive performances on a number of events, including Sting, Full Black, the Jamaica International Kite Festival, and more recently, Kern Spencer’s birthday bash, where he earned four encores.

“I’m a natural-born stage performer. Every time I perform on a show, I always get a good response. In the early days I didn’t have any songs playing on the radio and I was still able to mash up the shows. Now that I have music out that the fans know, it makes it easier to connect with them,” he said.

The soft-spoken deejay will be in action at the Little Ochie Seafood Festival this Sunday at Little Ochie in Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth.

Mr Khool is looking forward to this. “I am ready to perform for my fans in St Elizabeth. I can’t wait to touch the stage in Little Ochie. It’s going to be total niceness. The fans know what to expect from me. Every time I perform at this event, I always deliver a good show,” said Mr Khool, who is currently promoting a new track called Nuh Inna Dat on the Insight Records imprint.

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Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Mr Khool – Contributed

The name Mr Khool is not yet a household one in Jamaican music.However, the burgeoning dancehall star, who hails from Mandeville, is reputed to be one of the most exciting stage performers among the current crop of new acts.

To date, he has delivered impressive performances on a number of events, including Sting, Full Black, the Jamaica International Kite Festival, and more recently, Kern Spencer’s birthday bash, where he earned four encores.

“I’m a natural-born stage performer. Every time I perform on a show, I always get a good response. In the early days I didn’t have any songs playing on the radio and I was still able to mash up the shows. Now that I have music out that the fans know, it makes it easier to connect with them,” he said.

The soft-spoken deejay will be in action at the Little Ochie Seafood Festival this Sunday at Little Ochie in Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth.

Mr Khool is looking forward to this. “I am ready to perform for my fans in St Elizabeth. I can’t wait to touch the stage in Little Ochie. It’s going to be total niceness. The fans know what to expect from me. Every time I perform at this event, I always deliver a good show,” said Mr Khool, who is currently promoting a new track called Nuh Inna Dat on the Insight Records imprint.

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Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Kingston Wharves shareholders to receive dividends next month

Holders of shares in Kingston Wharves will receive some of  the company’s earnings at the end of  next month.  

The company has declared an interim dividend of 10 cents per unit, payable on July 30. To qualify for the dividend, shareholders would have to own the stock on July 14. 

Kingston Wharves has more than 1.43 billion shares outstanding, which means this interim dividend will be in the region of $143 million dollars.

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22 St Mary Hurricane Sandy victims receive houses

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) –Twenty-two families in Crooked River, St Mary, who were displaced following the passage of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 have been provided with new homes.

Family members were presented with keys to the 22 new houses as well as letters of possession for the units, during a ceremony at the Annotto Bay High School in St Mary on August 23.The 300 square feet, two bedroom houses, were provided through a partnership initiative involving Food for the Poor (FFP), which targeted people in the parish deemed worst affected by the hurricane.Junior Minister with responsibility for Housing, Dr Morais Guy, who spoke at the ceremony, said the units have been presented as “grants” to the beneficiaries. The dwellings, he outlined, comprise a living room, kitchen, and bathroom; a solar panel to provide power; a water tank; a sewage disposal treatment system; and a lot that allows for future expansion. The occupants have also been provided with the first full tank of water courtesy of the Ministry’s Rapid Response Unit. Dr Guy explained that while the lots will be subject to lease arrangements “over a time, and after that, you will have the option to purchase (them).” The Minister advised that allocation of the houses is in addition to grants awarded to the beneficiaries to repairs the houses they previously occupied, that sustained partially damage.Dr Guy said presentation of the houses represents a “major milestone” and prospects for a brighter and more prosperous future for the recipients.“We are cognizant that lives can be transformed through initiatives such as this one; and it is for that reason, among others, that we did not hesitate to get the project off the ground,” he said.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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The Bahamas receive Olympic bronze 13 years after games

Sport

Thursday, August 01, 2013

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Olympic Men’s 4 x 400-metre relay team has been presented with bronze medals from the Sydney Olympic Games of 2000.The team of Chris Brown, Carl Oliver, Troy McIntosh, Avard Moncur and Tim Munnings received the bronze medals after the USA team, the original bronze medal winner, was disqualified.“It is for me to say to each of you, as you accept this award, that you really made it possible for younger ones to believe that they could do better and that they could compete at the level of the Olympics and the level of the world,” Prime Minister Perry Christie said to the team receiving their bronze medals during a ceremony at the British Colonial Hilton.“It was a defining kind of performance — a defining moment in sports — and I thank you for it.”The decision to award the medals follows lengthy deliberations from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which ruled back in 2008 to strip the United States’ team of its gold medal after it was revealed that one of its members had used a banned substance prior to the games.However, it wasn’t until last August that the IOC reallocated the medals.The decision moved the Nigerian team to earning a gold medal with Jamaica and The Bahamas being awarded silver and bronze medals, respectively.“I want each of you to reflect on your contribution to athletics in The Bahamas and to see, as professionals, what you are doing now, and to hope that, in some way, you are able to give something back,” said Christie.Christie urged team members to travel through the Bahamas to encourage young children to pursue their dreams in athletics.He announced that his Government would embark on the construction of sporting complexes throughout the islands.“I am hoping that tomorrow my Government signs off on the first one in Abaco,” said Christie.

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