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Oliver Samuels starring in comeback comedy series
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A manhunt is under way for hoodlums who robbed a bar and allegedly murdered an elderly watchman, whose body was found with its hands and feet bound in Christiana, Manchester on Wednesday.
The deceased is 61-year-old Anthony Williams of Christiana.
The police are theorising that Williams was killed during the robbery which is suspected to have been committed in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
It was reported that a break-in was noticed at the establishment and an alarmed was raised.
The elderly man was later found lying lifeless on the floor with his hands and feet bound, as well as what appeared to be a piece of electrical cord wrapped around the neck.
A video of the gruesome discovery has been making the rounds on several social media platforms.
Further checks of the bar revealed that a quantity of liquor and an undetermined sum of cash were taken.
The scene was processed and Williams’ body was subsequently taken to the morgue.
A post-mortem examination is to be conducted at a later date.
Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica lost to Sha’Carri Richardson of the USA in the women’s 100m at the Spitzen Leichtathletik, a World Athletics Continental Tour
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In a ‘scary’ profession that is stigmatised by false local beliefs, Lovonne Mitchell, 28, is an anomaly in St. Lucia. She is both a hearse driver and the island’s only female mortician at Crick’s
An Ananda Alert has been activated and a search is on for 17-year-old Kacia Martin of Shelly Avenue, St Andrew, who has been missing since Tuesday, August 30.
She is of dark complexion, slim build
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Those who are on long-leave also given chance to fill areas
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Jamaican cultural icon Oliver Samuels is making a comeback to the stage with his new work, ‘Oliver Back a Yaad’.
The play is a reboot of his popular ‘Oliver at Large’ series which catapulted him to international fame as a one-of-a-kind comedic talent.
The actor, director, producer and playwright told JIS News in an interview that the series is a legacy project to celebrate his 50 years in theatre.
“Ever since the success of Oliver at Large, which was mainly written by Patrick Brown, the desire and the expressed views of the Jamaican population was for something like that again, or the wish that it could have been continued,” he said.
More than 20 years since its debut in the early 1990s, the original comedy series is widely regarded as a Jamaican cultural classic.
Again written by Brown, the reboot of the popular sitcom was the brainchild of himself and Samuels.
“We got Patrick Brown, who is the foremost comedy writer in Jamaica, to agree to write some of the scripts. And so, our first four scripts of ‘Oliver Back a Yaad’ are written by Patrick Brown. We hope that people will just gravitate to it and be nostalgic and go online and purchase them,” said Samuels.
He added that the production’s release during Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations is significant, as it represents his contribution to the development of local theatre.
“I want this to penetrate the millennials and give them a sense of pride, a sense of belonging and feeling that they are Jamaicans. All the material is clean fun, but with expressions in it, with proverbs in it, and real musical Jamaican language. Throughout the diaspora, I want these episodes to continue to teach those persons who left here long ago and are still very proud of Jamaica and proud of their culture, to continue to use this material to teach their children who were born (elsewhere) to have a sense of our language,” said Samuels.
Other notable members of the Jamaican cast are Glen ‘Titus’ Campbell, Sharee McDonald-Russell, Courtney Wilson, and Deon Silvera. The sitcom comprises 10 episodes.
The project has been endorsed by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and is being developed by First In Line Plus Production Company Limited.
Filming of ‘Oliver Back A Yaad’ commenced in Kingston in December 2021, with the first four episodes being completed in six months.
The reboot is being exclusively streamed on www.firstinlineplus.online for US$9.99 for a one-month subscription.
Born in St Mary, Samuels is one of the most well-known and respected talents of Jamaican theatre.
He appeared in several other productions, including Ras Noah and the Hawk, Cinderellisha and DJ Prince, River Bottom, Assistant Thief, Puppy Love, Smile Orange, Countryman, and The Mighty Quinn, which starred Denzel Washington.
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A 16-year-old boy in St Thomas has been charged with several breaking-related offences following a burglary in Golden Grove Meadows in the parish on Sunday, August 28.
Reports are that about 12:30 am, a woman woke up to the sound of a broken window at the back of her house.
Her iPhone 13 Pro Max and $20,000 were also noted to be missing.
The police were summoned and the cellular phone was tracked and reportedly discovered in the teen’s possession.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with burglary and larceny, as well as receiving stolenproperty.
His court date is being arranged.
Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica lost to Sha’Carri Richardson of the USA in the women’s 100m at the Spitzen Leichtathletik, a World Athletics Continental Tour
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Police are investigating a shooting on Chaussee Road, Castries, around 7:30 pm on Wednesday. Details surrounding the incident are sketchy, but emergency
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M.I.A. has upcoming music with Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat on her upcoming album MATA, but it seems that there are hitches with the album being released, and now she is threatening to leak the songs.
M.I.A says she might leak the songs if her album is not released on the date it was originally scheduled to drop.
The latest project is long in coming as M.I.A’s last album Aim was released in 2016, and she has been quiet on the music scene. On Tuesday, the artist shared that she has had collaborations with Minaj and Doja for years now and wants them to drop by the end of September.
“Coming soon I promise,” she began. “I had to wait two years for a Doja Cat verse… Then a Nicki one… Then a… Nevermind. If MATA isn’t out [in] September I will leak it myself.”
The Sri Lankan artist is releasing her forthcoming album as the first with her deal with Island Records. She was previously signed to Interscope Records/XL Recordings, but their relationship deteriorated quickly.
In the meantime, MATA does not have an official release date, although two songs from the album -“One” and “Popular,” have been released.
This is not the first time that M.I.A is threatening to leak an album. Back in 2013, at the height of her drama with Interscope, she had threatened to leak her album Matangi after the label allegedly held back her album due to it being “too positive.”
The album took eight months to release. M.I.A shot to fame with her track “Paper Planes.”
In the meantime, news of more releases from Nicki Minaj was met with excitement from the Barbs, Minaj’s fan base, even though more details were not released. Minaj recently received the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and also just dropped her new remix “Likkle Miss (Remix)” featuring Skeng Don from Jamaica and also her Billboard No. 1 hit “Super Freaky Girl,” which samples Rick James’ “Freak.”
As for Doja Cat, she is busy creating headlines with the absence of her eyebrows and her music from her last album Planet Her, which remains one of the longest-running albums on the Billboard 200.
She recently released the video for her track “Vegas,” which is also the Elvis Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
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Unlike some, Onari Cowan did not develop his woodworking skill in official training or an apprenticeship.
“No one taught me woodworking. I didn’t have a mentor. It’s a skill I learnt on my own and just perfected with practice over time,” says the owner and operator of Kingston Woodworks.
The 24-year-old Jamaica College old boy intended to become a electrical engineer and so pursued a degree in the area at the University of Technology, Jamaica.
Unable to secure a job in the field, Cowan began making floating shelves and wooden pieces for the home and office.
But it was his first commissioned job, a wooden entertainment centre, which inspired Cowan to apply his skills to make a living.
Today, he offers a wide range of customized furniture and wooden pieces to individuals and corporate clients.
He also makes floating vanity for bathrooms and wooden signs.
Video shot and edited by Richard Baker
Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica lost to Sha’Carri Richardson of the USA in the women’s 100m at the Spitzen Leichtathletik, a World Athletics Continental Tour
Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell continued his strong run of form to win the 110m hurdles at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, at the Allmend Stadium in L
In a ‘scary’ profession that is stigmatised by false local beliefs, Lovonne Mitchell, 28, is an anomaly in St. Lucia. She is both a hearse driver and the island’s only female mortician at Crick’s
An Ananda Alert has been activated and a search is on for 17-year-old Kacia Martin of Shelly Avenue, St Andrew, who has been missing since Tuesday, August 30.
She is of dark complexion, slim build
Those who are on long-leave also given chance to fill areas
Shaw commits to getting trains rolling again through partnerships
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The Tobago Cadet Academy salutes during the 60th independence anniversary parade along the Claude Noel Highway, Scarborough, Wednesday. – David Reid
PAGEANTRY, style and precision marked Wednesday’s 60th anniversary Independence Day parade in Tobago.
After an absence of two years, owing to the covid19 pandemic, the event returned in fine style to the parade ground alongside the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet.
The parade, which took place under brilliant sunshine, saw eight armed detachments from the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, Coast Guard, Defence Force Reserves, Police Service and Cadet Force, march before a large crowd of spectators, many of whom had gathered at the site long before its 8.30am start.
Chief Secretary Farley Augustine is led through the ranks as he inspects the various armed detachments at the Indpendence Day Parade, at Parade Grounds, Dwight Yorke stadium, Bacolet, Wednesday. – David Reid
The armed detachments were led by the Bands and Corps of Drums of the Cadet Force.
Five unarmed detachments from the TT Fire Service, Prisons Service, Scouts Association and Pentecostal Crusaders also participated in the parade. They were accompanied by the Bands and Corps of Drums of the Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade.
“Is a whole two years I wait for this. I doh really go much things but ah doh miss this,” one woman told Newsday
THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine and his wife Takyana Nedd, headed the list of dignitaries.
They were joined by THA Presiding Officer Abby Taylor, Deputy Chief Secretary Watson Duke and his wife and other assemblymen.
PNM Minority Leader Kelvon Morris and councillor Petal Daniel-Benoit also attended, as did Tobago MPs Shamfa Cudjoe and Ayanna Webster-Roy and former chief secretary Kelvin Charles and his wife Catherine.
Former assemblyman and Tobago Organisation of the People leader Ashworth Jack was also there.
Members of the public line the Claude Noel Highway on Wednesday to enjoy the Independence Day parade. – David Reid
The announcement of Augustine’s arrival drew loud applause from the crowd.
Augustine, who inspected his first Independence Day parade as chief secretary, was accompanied by Brigadier General Dexter Francis. The classic song, Come Leh We Go To Tobago, was played during the inspection.
During the parade, the audience applauded the immaculately attired service men and women, who marched to the music of Blaxx’s Same Way. It featured, for the first time, an all-female detachment from the Cadet Force
Many said they were pleased with the general standard of the marching and the large number of young people who participated in the event.
They were also impressed with the parade of the mechanical units, comprising cars, motorcycles, trucks and appliances from the TT Fire Service.
After the formal event at the parade ground, the various detachments marched along the Claude Noel Highway, onto Wilson Road, then to Garden Side car park, Scarborough.
Hundreds of onlookers from Calder Hall, Darrel Spring, Bagatelle and other neighbouring communities, lined the roadway to take in the impressive display of skill and discipline.
Many of them used their cellphones to capture the event.
“I real miss this, boy,” said a Bagatelle woman. “If is one time of the year ah does feel national pride is for Independence. But this year is a milestone.”
A member of the fire service blows his trumpet during the Independence Day parade along the Claude Noel Highway, Scarborough, Wednesday. – David Reid
During the march, police on motorbikes performed stunts on the road to the delight of many young men.
Firemen also used a spout on one of the appliances to spray water on the spectators along the route. This was the highlight of the street parade.
While some people tried to get away from the truck’s path, others, particularly children, urged the firemen to spray them with water.
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The Health Ministry has reported five more covid19 death, bringing the total figure to 4,144 since March 2020.
The deceased people were two elderly men and three elderly women, the 4 pm update on Wednesday said.
Three had multiple comorbidities, and two had a single comorbidity each.
The comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases, kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease, neurological disease, and cancer.
The ministry also reported 182 new cases. This number reflects the samples taken between Monday and Tuesday. The total number of active cases is 5,694, and the total number of cases since the pandemic’s start is 179,146.
A total of 198 patients are hospitalised, 19 in step-down/transition facilities, and 5,477 in home self-isolation.
The national vaccination status still stands at 51.2 per cent, with 716,407 people fully vaccinated while 683,593 took the first or no dose.
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