World U20 Champs: Kerrica Hill, Alexis James progress to 100mh semis Loop Jamaica

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Kerrica Hill confirmed she was the one to beat in the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia with an easy victory in the preliminary round on Thursday.

The 17-year-old was an ultra-impressive winner of the Jamaican U20 title in 12.98 (1.5m/s) last month and she progressed to the semifinals in 13.30 when winning the first of six heats.

Hill’s teammate Alexis James was the quickest in the heats, clocking a big personal best of 13.04 to win heat five in commanding fashion. James’ previous personal best was 13.13 she achieved last month to make the team for Cali.

The 12.30 by Hill represents the second quickest in the heats.

The US challenge will be led by Jalaysiya Smith who qualified with 13.42, the fourth quickest in the heats. She ran her personal best of 13.05 (0.5m/s) in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships and went on to win the US U20 title last month in 13.21.

Meanwhile, Jamaica’s J’Voughnn Blake secured a spot in the men’s 800m semifinals but his teammate Adrian Nethersole did not progress after finishing seventh in his preliminary round heat.

Blake advanced on time after failing to finish in the top three of his heat, which was won by Ethiopia’s Mersimoi Kasahun in one minute and 48.54 seconds, the second quickest in the heats.

The Jamaica College schoolboy finished fourth in 1:48.97 to secure one of the two non-automatic qualifying spots. His time, however, represents the eight quickest in the heats.

Gold medal favourite Ethiopia’s Ermias Girma was the quickest in the heats, winning his race in 1:48.39.

The semifinals are scheduled for Friday.

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JUST IN: Man shot and injured in another raid in St Catherine South Loop Jamaica

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One man was shot and injured and a firearm was recovered on Thursday as St Catherine South Police carried out another operation this time in Central Village.

Police sources report that the man, who was shot during a reported shootout, is being transported to the hospital. The state of his condition is not known.

The news comes hours after another man was fatally shot during another stand-off with lawmen, this time in Dyke Road area.

Five firearms were reportedly seized in the Dyke Road raid.

At the same time members of the joint police/military team are also in Gregory Park where criminals are engaged in an ongoing gang feud. The gunmen have firebombed several houses.

A source on the ground claims that more than six houses were destroyed by arsonists. Police have yet to confirm the number of houses damaged by fire.

Police have also listed the names of several individuals they deem to be Persons of Interest in relation to the recent flare-up of crime and violence in sections of the division.

They are; Richard Hemley, otherwise called ‘Devils’, Kirk Wint, otherwise called ‘Big Red’, Christopher Barrett, otherwise called ‘Chicken Back’, Elijah Carless, otherwise called ‘Papalou’, Ricardo Carson, otherwise called ‘Trooper’, Shane Williams, otherwise called ‘Tussain’, Imoro McKenzie, otherwise called ‘Munga’, Cedrick Barnett, Miguel Tracey, Sanjay Tracey, A man known only as ‘Techa’, A man known only as ‘Nigel’, A man known only as ‘Dog Shot’, A man known only as ‘Dappa’,

A man known only as ‘Cedrick’, a man known only as ‘Bailey Boy’, A man known only as ‘Tae Tae’, and a man known only as ‘Steve’.

The persons are urged to turn themselves in to the Greater Portmore police station by 6:00 pm, on Thursday, August 04.

Additionally, anyone with information about the whereabouts of these individuals is being asked to contact the Greater Portmore police at 876-949-8403 or Crime Stop at 311.

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Gucci Mane Admits Dissing Dead Rappers Is A Bad Trend He Started

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Gucci Mane says he started the ‘dissing dead rappers’ trend and now wants it to stop.

Fans are not here for Gucci Mane’s latest song, “Dissin the dead,” where he calls on rappers to stop mentioning those who have passed away. Dissin’ the dead has become a sensitive issue in hip hop as it has not only led to many families hurting but to reprisals as well.

While Gucci Mane himself has been guilty of the crime of Dissin’ dead rappers, particularly the late Pookie Loc, the rapper appears to show maturity as he raps that other persons should also stop disrespecting those who have passed on.

The music video for “Dissin the Dead” was produced by ATL Jacob, TM88, TooDope, and Akachi, and in it Gucci Man fesses up.

“I know I should be more careful with the sh**t that I said,” Gucci raps. “I feel like I started a trend, they never gon’ stop/They gon’ keep dissin’ the dead.”

Meanwhile, fans roasted Gucci Mane for being a hypocrite as he has been unapologetic about rapping about Pookie Loc, an artist signed to Jeezy whom he had shot and killed 16 years ago. Gucci Mane claimed that he killed the artist in self-defense.

He even recently referenced Pookie Loc in his collaboration with Lil Durk on “Rumors.”

“D.A. dropped my murder, didn’t have evidence to prove it/I think my house is haunted, yeah, by who? The ghost of Pookie,” he had said in the track.

“Gucci Mane is STILL making songs about Pookie Loc but he won’t ever tell what he did to Jeezy to make him send those people after him…FYI: Nobody sends THAT kind of heat your way just because they don’t like you… Let it GOOOO before you open up another can of worms!!” one fan wrote on Twitter in response.

“Gucci mane using his veteran rap status to end the trend of rappers dissing the dead in their lyrics. Lmao didn’t he diss the late POOKIE LOC last year? Talmbout “put his ass in the dirt!!” another person wrote.

“How Gucci Mane calling for rappers to stop dissing the dead when jus a few months ago he was on Verzuz talkin about “we smokin on POOKIE Loc tonight,” another added.

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4e étape du Tour des yoles : retour phénoménal d’UFR / Chanflor et victoire à Fort-de-France !

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Sara / Autodistribution, UFR / Chanflor et Rosette / Orange Caraïbes se sont livrés un duel magnifique lors cette 4ème étape, avec une arrivée magnifique à Fort-de-France. UFR / Chanflor gagne en patron ! 

Après avoir pris le maillot rouge à Saint-Pierre hier (mercredi 3 août), à la faveur de sa deuxième place, la yole marinoise de Diany Rémy a longtemps fait la course en tête, lors de cette 4ème étape entre Saint-Pierre et Fort-de-France.

Sara Energies Nouvelles / Autodistribution, sa voile bien bordée, filant au vent durant toute cette étape le long de la côte nord Caraïbe, a longtemps semblé avoir la victoire acquise.  

Final magnifique 

C’était sans compter sur le retour phénoménal d’UFR / Chanflor. En difficulté au départ de Saint-Pierre (9ème position), la yole robertine de l’expérimenté Félix Marine a d’abord rattrapé Rosette / Orange Caraïbe, avec qui elle a livré un beau duel entre Case-Pilote et Schoelcher. 

En filant sur Fort-de-France, UFR / Chanflor a encore accéléré et l’écart conséquent imposé par Sara / Autodistribution a progressivement diminué. 

Le sprint final lancé entre les trois yoles, c’est finalement UFR / Chanflor qui s’impose à l’expérience ! 

Sara / Autodistribution, finit 2ème ; Rosette / Orange Caraïbe est 3ème. 

William Saurin / Miltis, longtemps en 2ème position lors de cette 4ème étape, a dessalé face à Case-Pilote. La yole emmenée par Loïc Mas a subi une rafale de vent qu’elle n’a su maîtriser. 

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La f?te de l’?t? pour les 30 ans de T-Vice

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12 albums studio en 30 ans. T-Vice peut se targuer d’?tre parmi les groupes les plus prolifiques de la musique ha?tienne avec un ratio d’1 album tous les 2 ans et demi. De <> en 1996, au tout dernier n?, <> (2021), la bande aux fr?res Martino a un r?pertoire bien garni.

Mais ce n’est s?rement pas le seul point marquant de leur histoire. <>, affirme Roberto Martino au cours d’une entrevue accord?e ? Ticket. Le carnaval, boost? par la comp?tition avec Sweet Micky, dans un premier temps, puis avec Djakout Mizik et #1 dans un second temps, c’est un rchemin que conna?t tr?s bien l’auto proclam? <>. De l’ind?tr?nable <> ? la derni?re grande domination aux Cayes avec <> (2012), pa gen kanaval san Vice la.

Les fr?res Martino ?taient tr?s jeunes quand ils ont d?cid? de mettre sur pied T-Vice en ao?t 1992. Reynaldo avait 13 ans et Roberto, 3 ans de plus, soit 16 ans. M?me h?sitante, leur m?re Jessie devint leur manager. Pour assurer la p?rennit? de l’h?ritage construit par le p?re de famille, Robert Martino, avec Top Vice notamment, il fallait ?tre soud?s, m?re et fils. Pour toucher le coeur du public, ils ont d? ?tre patients. Le premier opus <> en 1994 n’a pas fait mouche. Mais les chefs de file ont su trouver la formule qui allait faire d’eux l’un des groupes les plus populaires d’Ha?ti de la deuxi?me moiti? des ann?es 90 et des ann?es 2000. <> en 1998, confirme la r?ussite connue 4 ans plus t?t avec <>.

Un bilan en 30 ans dont le lead vocal est fier. <>, lance Roberto Martino. <>, souligne-t-il.

Les meilleures ann?es du groupe sur la sc?ne musicale, Roberto Martino les situent entre 1996 et 2003. Mais entre la perc?e de Carimi, Nu-Look ou encore Djakout Mizik, T-Vice s’est un peu effac? de la sc?ne musucale. Entre 2006 et 2010, T-Vice a repris la main, affirme Roberto Martino. <>, poursuit il.

<>. <>. <>. Des meringues carnavalesques comme <>, <>, <>, entre autres. Ce sont les titres mis en avant par Roberto Martino pour parler de ses plus grands succ?s avec T-Vice. Cependant, le chanteur et guitariste nourrit quelques remords. Des succ?s attendus qui ne sont pas venus. <>, soutient Roberto Martino.

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Pour f?ter ses 30 ans, T-Vice sera en Ha?ti ce week-end. Avec Ka?, l’une des formations musicales les plus en vogue de nos jours, selon Roberto Martino, pour les accompagner sur sc?ne, les trentenaires offrent une soir?e d’anniversaire en blanc au NH El Rancho. <>, nous dit le lead vocal de T-Vice. <>, insiste Roberto Martino.

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Golding scolds gov’t over the progress of Ja’s Republic transition Loop Jamaica

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Opposition Leader Mark Golding has described as “unacceptable”, the “lethargic” pace of the Andrew Holness-led government in removing the Queen as Head of State, and transitioning into a Parliamentary Republic.

“If the prime minister is really serious about Jamaica becoming a republic, it’s totally unacceptable that some six months after telling a member of the Royal family on public TV we’re moving on, there has been no movement towards moving on,” suggested Golding.

He was speaking on the weekend at a meeting of the People’s National Party (PNP) National Executive Committee in St Andrew.

In June, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, had told Parliament that the country wound transition from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Parliamentary Republic by the next general election, which is constitutionally due in 2025.

While indicating then that a new Constitution of Jamaica will have to be produced as part of that goal, Malahoo Forte said the work to achieve the transition to a republic is being done in stages and had formally commenced.

However, weeks later, Golding is adamant that the process has not begun.

He opined that this should have not been the case, given the fact that work had already been done in the past, to guide Jamaica’s transition to a republic.

“It is not the case that we don’t know where we are going, and that the ideas have not been fleshed out. “The ideas as to how we are to achieve this, certainly in the short term, have been fully ventilated in a process that took two decades, which led to consensus around how it should be done,” Golding asserted.

According to him, the necessary Bill to remove the Queen as head of State must be brought to Parliament, so the debate on it can commence by legislators.

Meanwhile, the PNP president also lambasted the government over its delay relative to making the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s final appellate court, instead of the United Kingdom’s Privy Council.

Golding noted that Jamaica was integral in the creation of the CCJ, pointing out that the island also financed the establishment of that judiciary body.

“We should be using the court, which is an excellent court, staffed with top-rate[d] judges,” Golding said, adding that the court “is being increasingly recognised around the world for the quality of its jurisprudence”.

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Envelope with cash found by honest employee of C&C Winehouse

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An envelope containing a sum of money was found by an employee of C&C Wine house near the establishment. An honest employee is appealing to the owner of the envelope to come forward. The envelope has certain markings on it. If you are the owner please call C&C Winehouse at 460 7025 to arrange collection.

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Wanda Vázquez y otras dos personas enfrentan siete cargos por soborno

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El fiscal federal W. Stephen Muldrow, informó en conferencia de prensa que la exgobernadora Wanda Vázquez Garced, de 62 años, Julio Martín Herrera Velutini y Mark Rossini enfrentan siete cargos por “esquema de sobornos” para financiar su campaña electoral. 

Según la acusación formal, desde diciembre de 2019 hasta junio de 2020, la entonces gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Vázquez Garced, de 62 años, de San Juan, participó en un plan de soborno con varias personas, entre ellas Julio Martín Herrera Velutini, Frances Díaz, Mark Rossini y John Blakeman para financiar la campaña electoral para gobernadora de 2020 de Vázquez Garced.

Noticia relacionada: Federales arrestan a exgobernadora Wanda Vázquez

Herrera Velutini, de 50 años, con doble nacionalidad venezolana e italiana y residente en Londres, Reino Unido, era propietario de un banco internacional que operaba en San Juan.  Díaz, de 50 años, de Puerto Rico, fue director ejecutivo y presidente del banco internacional propiedad de Herrera Velutini. Rossini, de 60 años, de Madrid, España, fue un ex agente especial del FBI que brindó servicios de consultoría a Herrera Velutini. Blakeman, de 53 años, de Puerto Rico, es un consultor político que trabajó en la campaña 2020 de Vázquez Garced.

Vázquez Garced fue detenida por el Buró federal de Investigaciones (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés) hoy jueves, en medio de una investigación por un esquema de soborno relacionado con un donativo a su campaña política a cambio de la destitución del excomisionado de Instituciones Financieras, George Joyner.  

Stephen Muldrow indicó que en mayo del 2020, Vázquez Garced nombró a OCIF a un exconslutor del Banco Internacional seleccionado personalmente por Herrera Velutini.  

El exasesor político de la exgobernadora y el presidente del Banco Internacional también se declararon culpables.

“Las acciones criminales de los acusados en este caso dan un golpe al corazón de nuestra democracia y erosionan aún más la confianza de nuestros ciudadanos en sus instituciones de gobierno”, dijo el fiscal federal. W. Stephen Muldrow por el Distrito de Puerto Rico en conferencia de prensa.

“Nuestra determinación de llevar ante la justicia a aquellos a quienes el público les encomendó servir con integridad y que violan esa confianza se mantiene firme. Igualmente, firme es nuestra determinación de enjuiciar a quienes buscan usar su riqueza y poder para enriquecerse a expensas de un gobierno honesto. Elogio la dedicación y el arduo trabajo del personal encargado de hacer cumplir la ley y los fiscales en este caso, así como a las personas dispuestas a presentarse y cooperar”, añadió.

“El presunto plan de soborno llegó a los niveles más altos del gobierno de Puerto Rico, amenazando la confianza pública en nuestros procesos electorales e instituciones de gobierno”, dijo el secretario de justicia auxiliar Kenneth Polite, Jr. de la División Criminal del Departamento de Justicia.

“El Departamento de Justicia está comprometido a responsabilizar a aquellos que creen erróneamente que existe un estado de derecho para los poderosos y otro para los débiles. Nadie está por encima del estado de derecho”, añadió.

“La corrupción pública se manifiesta de muchas maneras diferentes”, dijo el agente especial a cargo Joseph González de la oficina local del FBI en San Juan.

“Aquellos que se involucran en esta conducta ilegal a menudo creen que están por encima de la ley o se engañan a sí mismos creyendo que este es un crimen sin víctimas y por lo tanto no están haciendo nada malo. Nuestro mensaje es y ha sido claro. La corrupción pública erosiona la confianza de la gente en nuestras instituciones y alimenta los disturbios civiles. Como máxima prioridad para el FBI, dondequiera que surjan denuncias de corrupción pública, investigaremos. Nadie está por encima de la ley y la víctima de este crimen, el pueblo, merece algo mejor”, añadió.

La Oficina de Campo de San Juan del FBI está investigando el caso.

Los abogados litigantes son Ryan Crosswell, Erica Waymack y Nicholas Cannon, de la Sección de Integridad Pública del Departamento de Justicia, y el fiscal federal adjunto Seth Erbe de los Estados Unidos.

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La baloncestista estadounidense Brittney Griner es condenada en Rusia a 9 años de prisión por contrabando de drogas

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Un tribunal de la ciudad de Khimki (región de Moscú, Rusia) ha dictaminado este jueves sentenciar a la jugadora de baloncesto estadounidense Brittney Griner a 9 años de prisión por el contrabando de aceite de cannabis. Además, se le impuso una multa de un millón de rublos (más de 16.500 dólares).

Durante la sesión, la fiscal del caso apuntó a que durante la investigación no se establecieron circunstancias agravantes o atenuantes. Además, precisó que un total de 0,702 gramos de aceite de hachís fueron encontrados en el equipaje de la deportista durante su arresto en el aeropuerto internacional de Sheremétievo de Moscú el pasado 17 de febrero.

La jugadora se declaró culpable el 7 de julio, aunque aseguró que no tenía la intención de cometer ningún delito. Tras el fallo de esta jornada, la deportista puede objetar su sentencia o pedir clemencia.

Mientras, la abogada de Griner, María Blagovólina, apuntó en la corte que la condenada llevó las sustancias ilícitas a Rusia por error debido al estrés por la “la situación general de tensión en el mundo“. “Cuando Griner llegó, el Departamento de Estado ya había aconsejado a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que no visitaran la Federación de Rusia. Y así, mi cliente traía aceite de hachís por negligencia”, declaró, citada por TASS.

¿Posible intercambio?

La semana pasada se reportó que la Casa Blanca ofreció al Kremlin intercambiar a Griner junto con Paul Whelan, exmarine sentenciado por espionaje, por el ciudadano ruso Víktor Bout, acusado de tráfico de armas y condenado en el 2012 a 25 años de cárcel.

Durante el proceso, Griner escribió una carta al presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, en la que pidió ayuda para su liberación. El mandatario llamó por teléfono a principios de julio a la esposa de Griner, y le aseguró que está “trabajando para conseguir la liberación de Brittney lo antes posible”. El presidente calificó de “intolerable” la detención de la deportista.

En su reacción al veredicto, el mandatario declaró que Rusia detiene “injustamente” a Griner. “Insto a Rusia a liberarla inmediatamente […]. Mi Administración continuará trabajando incansablemente y buscando todas las vías posibles para que Brittney y Paul Whelan vuelvan a casa sanos y salvos lo antes posible”, aseguró.

A lo largo de su carrera en la selección estadounidense, Griner se llevó el oro dos veces de la Copa Mundial del Baloncesto (2014, 2018), al tiempo que escaló a la cúspide del podio de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2016 y de 2020. Antes de su detención, la jugadora jugaba en el equipo de UGMK de la ciudad de Ekaterimburgo. 

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Fivio Foreign Previews Remake Of Mase ‘What You Want’ As Feud Escalates

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Fivio Foreign threatens to release a remake of Mase’s classic “What You Want” as their feud escalates beyond a bad record deal.

After putting out the disgraceful contract he received from Mase, the Brooklyn drill rapper is back again to troll the former Bad Boy artist with a sample of his own song. On Thursday night Fivio Foreign shared a snippet of a new record which sounds like a sample of one of Mase’s biggest records.

The video shared by Fivio showed him in the studio while a voluptuous woman was licking his forehead while the song played in the background. Many fans reacted on social media as Fivio tagged Mase on his Instagram account with the song sample of his “What You Want” track featuring Total from his debut album Harlem World.

The album was and is still one of the biggest projects released by Diddy’s Bad Boy Label and features some much-loved songs like “Feels So Good,” “24 Hours To Live,” and “Will They Die 4 U?”

“What you want from me ?,” the “Big Drip” rapper wrote on the post.

It seems that Fivio is getting petty after Mase lied about how he helped Fivio and the exact sum of money that was given to him.

Fivio Foreign had revealed this week that the former Bad Boy rapper had him locked into an unconscionable contract that paid him an advance of $5,000. While it sounded like Fivio was joking, the rapper eventually shared the contract, which showed that Mase would also be getting a significant portion of his royalties and other income from his music.

Fivio hit out at Mase after the former Bad Boy rapper did an interview on Million Dollaz Work of Game podcast where he alleged that he gave Ma$e $5,000 initially through his RichFish Records label, and then he gave him $750,000.

When questioned about the money, Mase, however, said that he helped Fivio to negotiate a deal with a bigger label, but out of the money, he took $800,000 of the money and gave him $$750,000.

While Fivio Foreign has been cool about the entire thing with Mase this is the first time he is seriously speaking about the deal with Ma$e. The rapper had said in a previous interview that the man who helped him get the deal even ran off with the money.

In the meantime, Fivio seems to have more to say about the deal and Ma$e as he shared a tweet hinting that he might be seeing N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN on Drink Champs.

“I mite have to do Drink Champs,” Fivio tweeted alongside a thinking emoji.

Despite the controversy, Fivio Foreign has not taken any steps to end the contract with Mase, having said in the past that he is in control of his money and doesn’t bother with the contract with the veteran rapper.

The rapper’s contract is not unlike others that exist in the industry, particularly in hip hop for cases like Megan Thee Stallion and even Mase, who has alleged that his own label boss Diddy gave him a raw deal by signing him for little and nothing and keeping his masters while refusing to sell them or hand them over.

Many hip-hop fans have criticized Mase for, in essence, doing what Diddy did to him. Mase has not helped the situation as he referred to himself as “Diddy 2.0” as he took shots at Diddy.

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