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04/26/2016 09:20 am ET All those years of hitting the books paid off for one accomplished high school senior. Kelly Hyles, a senior at the selective High School for Math, Science and Engineering at the City College of New York , was recently accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. The student, who came to the US from Guyana when she was 11 years old, told People.com she’s been in shock since receiving the good news. Kelly Hyles “I was really happy. I’m still in disbelief. I am so grateful,” she said. In addition to all the Ivies, Hyles also received acceptance letters to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University, Today.com reported. In total, she was accepted to a staggering 21 schools. What’s more, she told Pix11 that, for the most part, she’ll get a free ride to any college she chooses to attend. The student’s accomplishments certainly back up her acceptance letters. Hyles participates in a competitive biomedical research program a

JAMAICAN SUPERSTAR: Dr. Nigel Clarke appointed ambassador plenipotentiary for economic affairs by PRIME Minister Andrew Holness....He is a former Rhodes, Commonwealth and Jamaica Independence scholar, Dr Clarke holds D Phil and MSc degrees in Mathematics, and a BSc degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of the West Indies.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced the appointment of Dr Nigel Clarke as ambassador plenipotentiary for economic affairs. Dr. Nigel Clarke A Jamaica House release said the Public Services Commission confirmed the appointment last week and that Dr Clarke subsequently received his instrument of appointment from Governor General Sir Patrick Harris. Ambassador Clarke is expected to represent Jamaica’s interests with bilateral, multilateral and international partners, and to promote investment and trade. “Dr Clarke has already been a valuable asset to Jamaica in its relationship with key international partners, as an advisor to the prime minister, and as a director on several public boards. The Government of Jamaica looks forward to his continued contribution in this capacity,” Holness said. “I am honoured by this appointment and pledge to serve Jamaica faithfully,” Dr Clarke was quoted as saying in the release. Dr Clarke has exte

CLARENDON, JAMAICA (FASCINATING STORY- MUST READ) : Still going strong at 104 Jamaica’s oldest living ex-cop....Howell Burke shares his life story in remarkable detail...He was married for 70 years. His wife died at 93 y-o....He said his father, who lived to be 102 years old, told him never to chase land, money or women, “because they will all run away from you”.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 104-year-old ex-cop Howell Burke (left) talks police business at his house in Rock River, Clarendon with Senior Superintendent Fitz Bailey on Monday afternoon. If you were in a room next to Howell Burke and heard him talking you’d never guess that he’s a centenarian. There’s no quiver in Burke’s voice as he states firmly that he joined the police force on “January 7, 1939” and that he’s “104 years and eight months” old. “I will be 105 on August 5,” he declared as he graciously granted the Jamaica Observer an interview while members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in Clarendon, led by divisional commander Senior Superintendent Fitz Bailey, listened in awe to Howell Granville Buxton Burke’s life story. Standing on the verandah of his house in Rock River, Clarendon on Monday this week, the former cop pointed out that he was better known in the police force as HG Burke. He was born in Fair Prospect, Portland and stated that he started work

MONTEGO BAY, JA (3 y-o AWFUL DEATH) : Awful death! Body of three-year-old girl Leashay Thomas, fished from sea; police hunting father

BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter hinesh@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, April 27, 2016 MONTEGO BAY, St James — Some residents of Flower Hill in this western parish openly expressed their anger yesterday when they learnt that a three-year-old girl from the community was found dead and her father was being sought by the police. Police said that the body of the little girl, Leashay Thomas, was found early in the morning on the popular Dump Up Beach, hours after receiving a distress call from a relative of the child. Leashay Thomas, According to the police, on Monday night, a man, purporting to be the father of the child, called a family member to say that he was going to commit suicide as he had killed Leashay and threw her body in the sea at the popular Montego Bay beach. A police spokesman said shortly after officers were dispatched to the beach to investigate the report but returned to their base after coming up ‘empty-handed’ after an extensive search of the sho

HILLARY NEEDS 300 DELEGATES TO CLINCH THE NOMINEE: Hillary Clinton Wins Pennsylvania’s Democratic Primary Pennsylvania was the largest state of the five holding contests Tuesday.,,, TRUMP TRAMPLES THROUGH NORTHEAST and DANCES TO REGGAE MUSIC

04/26/2016 08:49 pm ET Hillary Clinton beat Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Pennsylvania’s Democratic presidential primary, nabbing the biggest prize in Tuesday’s elections and further widening her delegate lead over Sanders. Hillary Celebrates She also won Tuesday’s primary contests in Delaware and Maryland. Clinton won Pennsylvania in 2008 as well, in part because of her deep ties to the state. Her grandfather worked in a mill in Scranton , her father was born and raised there and Clinton herself often visited. It was a welcome win after she faced a string of losses to Barack Obama. The former secretary of state brought up those local ties during a Friday rally in the northeastern part of the state when talking about her support for gun control measures. Hillary! Hillary! Hillary “I want to be really clear about this, because I learned how to shoot a gun behind our cottage in Lake Winola. And I know how important gun ownership and particularly hunting

BROWN’S TOWN, St Ann : Sisters, Janet ‘Frances’ James, 59, and Paulette ‘Baby Lue’ James, 57 die in house fire

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 — Renae Dixon BROWN’S TOWN, St Ann — The deaths of two sisters Sunday morning have shocked the community of Cross Road, near Keith in St Ann. The sisters — Janet ‘Frances’ James, 59, and Paulette ‘Baby Lue’ James, 57 — perished in a fire at their home believed to have been started by arsonists. The incident happened at about 5 o‘clock. Janet James, one of the sisters who perished in the fire. While the police await forensic reports to determine the cause of the fire, residents are convinced that the house was mistakenly firebombed by strange men who visited the community Sunday looking for a man who lived near the James sisters. The grief and shock that gripped the community Sunday was still evident yesterday. Some residents cried openly as they lamented that innocent lives were lost. “If it was an accident we would accept it... They don’t deserve it,” Eulalee Irvin said. “I’m really devastated,” she said as she described the women as “model ci

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) : ‘Don’t be intimidated by Jamaica’ Former national security minister Gary Griffith blames CSME for Jamaica/TT migration problems.... Griffith claimed that more than 20,000 Jamaicans were residing in Trinidad/Tobago illegally and have become a burden on the state.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Former National Security Minister Gary Griffith is urging the Trinidad and Tobago Government not to be intimidated by calls out of Jamaica for that Caribbean Community (Caricom) country to seek legal action regarding the deportation of Jamaican nationals. GRIFFITH... it is indeed alarming that the Jamaican Opposition would question the legitimate actions by our immigration officers as they attempt daily to do their jobs Griffith, in a statement, claimed that more than 20,000 Jamaicans were residing here illegally and have become a burden on the state. Last week, Caricom Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Dr Manorma Soeknandan said there was need for more sensitisation among regional border officials regarding the rules and procedures governing free travel within the 15-member grouping. Soeknandan said that the way Caricom nationals were treated as they travelled regionally continued to generate discussion. Jamaic

PNP USED PEOPLE : ‘PNP used people’ Councillor says party destroyed self-worth, pride of J’cans and used them as pawns in a game

BY TANESHA MUNDLE Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com Tuesday, April 26, 2016 OUTSPOKEN People’s National Party (PNP) councillor Venesha Phillips has blamed her party for deliberately destroying the self-worth and pride of Jamaicans and using them as pawns in a game. The Papine councillor made the charge on Sunday during a ‘reasoning session’ at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston where members of the organisation were asked to express their views about the party as the organisation seeks to reposition itself and move on from its recent loss in the February 25 General Election. Comrades who attended the inaugural forum, dubbed ‘Comrades Grassroot Reasoning’, were asked to answer two questions: ‘The PNP, who are and what are we’? and ‘Have we been true to our cause’? Phillips, in her answer to the latter question, claimed that the PNP has not been true to its cause. “We have not really been true to the cause because self-worth and pride have

SAD STORY: Hero Dog Rescues 7 People, Then Collapses And Dies.....Suffered from heat exhaustion and a heart attack.

04/26/2016 03:36 am ET A rescue dog credited with saving at least seven people from the rubble of the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador has died. Dayko After days of searching for quake survivors, Dayko suffered heatstroke last week which then led to a heart attack, the City of Ibarra Fire Department said on Facebook. The organization posted pictures of the 4-year-old Labrador in tribute to his heroism in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 temblor, which left at least 650 people dead : Dayko was known for “his good sense of smell and charisma” and the “beautiful friendship” he established with his handler, Alex Yela, the department said. Although veterinarians worked to save the dog’s life after he collapsed, they were unsuccessful in their efforts. Dayko searches earthquake rubble Dayko received a massive sendoff, with a funeral attended by dozens of firefighters and other rescue workers as well as his fellow rescue dogs. more

CHRONIXX reviving reggae with message of uplift....."Reggae music is good for the spirit. It is good for the heart,"

Saturday, April 23, 2016 | 10:12 AM INDIO, United States (AFP) – As a crowd dominated by young Americans swayed under the hot California sun, Chronixx roused them with his relentlessly positive explanation of reggae. Chronixx "Reggae music is good for the spirit. It is good for the heart," the Jamaican singer declared in his ever-mellow voice at the Coachella festival. At 23, Chronixx is at the forefront of what some music industry players consider to be a revival of reggae, which became a global mass movement starting in the 1970s under legends such as Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs and Pete Tosh, but which had been overtaken in its Jamaican birthplace by the more aggressive dancehall genre. Chronixx – whose father Chronicle is a dancehall singer – started off as a producer and offers a modern musical update to the classic reggae sound, with a dash of soul in his voice and harmonies, while the rhythms show a love of hip-hop. But Chronixx sees himself firmly in the

FRIENDS4LIFE : In College Roommate, JAMAICAN David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support....Dr. Panton was the best man at Cruz's wedding, his former roommate & debate teammate at PRINCETON University

By JASON HOROWITZ. New York Times APRIL 23, 2016 On a break during a business trip to Washington last year, David Panton hailed a cab to take him to the Capitol. He told the driver he was going to see the Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz . Cruz and Panton on the Campaign “He’s racist,” the cabdriver replied, according to Mr. Panton. Mr. Panton, taken aback, informed his driver that Mr. Cruz had a bust of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the right side of his desk, that he was the only senator to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela and that he had a “black guy” as a college roommate and best man at his wedding. “I don’t believe that,” the cabby said, as Mr. Panton tells it. “Well,” Mr. Panton replied, “you’re talking to him.” Everyone seems to have an opinion of Mr. Cruz, and usually it is not a good one. He has repeatedly come under attack from Donald J. Trump and other rivals as being eminently unlikable, having antagonized even member

8 Signs You're Eating Too Much Sugar

7 a.m.—The alarm wakes you up—along with your joint pain. The sugar connection: When you eat refined carbs (including the sweet stuff we’re focusing on), your blood sugar rises and your body reacts by releasing inflammatory messengers called cytokines . Your body is now in an inflammatory state, and that can make existing joint pain worse, says Marina Chaparro, MPH, RDN, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 7:30 a.m.—As you’re getting dressed, you notice that the pants you used to need a belt for are staying up just fine on their own . The sugar connection: Any weight gain should make you take a hard look at your eating habits, but high-sugar diets are linked to added pounds specifically in your midsection. Too much sugar leads to high levels of insulin, and insulin likes to deposit fat in your belly more so than other areas of your body, says Roxanne Sukol, MD, doctor of preventive medicine and the medical director of the Wellness Enterprise at Cleveland Cl

MASSIVE MOBAY MASSACRE : Vendors mum as police continue search for gunmen who killed 3 and injured 4 at Charles Gordon Market..... Vendors refuse to talk for fear of gunmen ....The triple murder pushed the murder tally in the parish to 64 since the start of the year, Prime Minister Holness toured the market and condemned the incident, pledged to support the fatherless children.