Posts

Showing posts from January 1, 2016

Reggae Artiste Black Uhuru Biography

Image
Reggae Artiste Black Uhuru Biography by InfosysTV The most successful of the second-generation reggae bands, Black Uhuru maintained their high quality despite numerous personnel changes in their 40-plus-year history. The first reggae band to win a Grammy award, for their 1983 album Anthem, Black Uhuru was called "The most dynamic and progressive reggae act of the 1970s and early '80s." The band, whose name comes from the Swahili word meaning "freedom," was formed in the Waterhouse district of Kingston by Don Carlos, Rudolph "Garth" Dennis, and Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. When the group experienced difficulties securing a record contract, Spencer left to pursue a solo career and Dennis joined the Wailing Souls. Simpson, who remained the thread throughout Black Uhuru's evolution, reorganized the band with Errol "Jay" Wilson and quivery-voiced lead vocalist Michael Rose. Accompanied by the rhythm section of Sly Dunbar on

Testing

Ex-Glee star held on child porn

Image
Ex-Glee star held on child porn claims A former star of US hit TV show Glee has been arrested in Los Angeles over allegations of possessing images of child sex abuse, said police. Mark Salling was taken into custody after a warrant was served at his home, said a Los Angeles police spokesman. The 33-year-old, who played football player Noah "Puck" Puckerman, had been investigated by a special police task force, the spokesman said. His representatives did not respond to requests for comment. The musical comedy-drama aired on Fox from 2009 until March 2015. Posted via Blogaway

Rwanda genocide pastor sentence

Image
Jean Uwinkindi organised and participated in attacks on minority Tutsis Rwanda's High Court has sentenced a pastor to life in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide. Jean Uwinkindi organised and participated in attacks on the minority Tutsi ethnic group, the court ruled. Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by militias from the majority Hutu ethnic group. The 64-year-old Hutu pastor was the first genocide suspect to be sent back to Rwanda for trial by the Tanzanian-based UN tribunal. The tribunal shut down this month after sentencing 61 individuals and acquitting 14 others. Uwinkindi - the former head of a Pentecostal church on the outskirts of the capital, Kigali -had opposed his transfer. • Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter • Rwanda: How the genocide happened • Rwanda's mystery that won't go away Around 800,000 people were killed during the 1994 genocide He said he would not get a fair trial in Rwanda, where there is now a Tutsi-led government. Hi

Jamaica boasted the best Caribbean stock market

Image
To many Jamaica conjures thoughts of beautiful beaches and Bob Marley. Who would have guessed the Caribbean island boasted the best performing stock market last year? At the time, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about one percent and the Euro Stoxx 50 lost six percent in dollar terms, the Jamaican Stock Exchange skyrocketed more than 80 percent in 2015. This is the best results among 92 markets tracked by Bloomberg. “I’m really impressed with what they’ve done to attract capital to the market,” Carl Bennett, a vice president of investor relations at Bank of New York Mellon told Bloomberg. He also acknowledged the new measures to tackle insider trading and market manipulation. A number of companies demonstrated good financial results. In particular, Caribbean Cement saw a 969 percent increase in profit. Modeling agency and marketing company Pulse Investments saw a 557 percent growth in its share price and will pay dividends for the first time since 1994. As of the end o