More Ja-made cars for Turks and Caicos
After exporting three of his locally made, five-seater Island Cruisers to the Turks and Caicos Islands last December, the Jamaican businessman has secured another deal for more than 10 times that number.
"I have a letter of commitment, dated January 12, 2011, from car-rental company Rent A Buggy Limited, for 32 more cars over a 24-month period," said the elated 60-year-old Westmoreland-based car manufacturer.
Marzouca said as part of the second contract, the Providenciales-based firm - owned by Gilly Williams and his son Nikimo - is requesting 27 of his Island Cruisers creations; three Island Cruiser Coupe (Wasp) and two of the stretched 11-seater version of the Island Cruiser.
"Finally, my vision for the cars has been recognised," said Marzouca, who has been manufacturing vehicles locally since 2000.
With the Island Cruisers priced at US$15,000 each, Marzouca said the brightly coloured, fibreglass-framed vehicles are ideal for tourists, as they need very little maintenance.
"They are a great investment," he said. "Anyone who buys these vehicles will definitely get his or her money's worth. They are low-maintenance and have longevity due to design and construction."
Biggest to date
Marzouca said the latest project would be his biggest to date and he was in the process of securing financing to begin manufacturing the cars.
"I'm currently in talks with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). They are helping me with the paperwork in order to secure a loan from EX-IM Bank," he told Automotives.
The businessman said the interest rate offered by that institution on a US-dollar loan was "realistic".
"They are charging 6.75 per cent per annum and that's the best I've seen," the local automaker said.
Dr Karl Reid, consultant at JAMPRO, told Automotives that if all goes well the loan could be processed within six to eight weeks.
"Ten weeks, in a worst-case scenario," Dr Reid added.
Marzouca, who sources fibreglass resin from Colombia, said his current operations would have to be overhauled to meet this big order.
"We have four employees, but we would need another 15 to 20 persons and we would have to train them," he said.
The University of Florida-certified engineer said the vehicles are equipped with a 1500cc, five-speed automatic engine that can reach a speed of up to 170 km per hour.
"They are very fuel-efficient, too. You can get 44 miles to the gallon providing you're driving between 80 and 90 kilometres per hour," he said. "And, that's driving within the speed limit."
Marvin Sapp Brings Home Top Honors At 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards
Platinum artist Marvin Sapp topped the list of winners during the 26TH ANNUAL STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS announced Saturday night during the show's taping at Nashville's iconic Grand Ole Opry House Theater. Sapp took home four awards, including Artist of the Year, Traditional Male of the Year, CD of the Year and Traditional CD of the Year. A highlight of the evening, his emotion-filled finale performance of his biggest hit "Never Would Have Made It" with Stellar Awards host Donnie McClurkin created an overwhelming audience response as he dedicated the night to his recently-deceased wife Dr. Malinda P. Sapp. The Grand Ole Opry landmark was transformed into a spirit-filled sanctuary as Pastor McClurkin led the 'congregation' in a prayer for Sapp and provided one of the night's biggest moments.
It's great to be honored by your peers, and you do your best to give honor and glory to God," said Sapp. "But it's bittersweet with my wife not here with me."
Before introducing the performance, McClurkin added, "If it wasn't for Pastor Marvin Sapp's wife Malinda, this song would have never made it on the CD."
Other top winners included James Fortune & FIYA who received two awards for Group/Duo of the Year and Contemporary CD of the Year, and presented his award to his wife who joined him on stage for standing by him while they were homeless, sleeping out of their car and expecting their third child. James Fortune was also named Contemporary Male of the Year. Seasoned vets Bebe & Cece Winans won awards individually and collectively; the duo received the Urban Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year and Music Video of the Year awards. Bebe Winans also received the Song of the Year award while CeCe Winans was named Contemporary Female of the Year.
Karen Clark Sheard received the first-ever Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year award, presented to her by legends Shirley Caesar (former member of The Caravans) and Vickie Winans. In addition, Serump/Psalms/Universal Music Group artist Kristina Halloway won the hotly-contested Best New Artist category.
Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin, who was honored with the Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award for his Haitian relief efforts, was moved to tears during an All-Star tribute of the song he wrote to benefit disaster victims "Are You Listening: A Love Song for Haiti" by his friends and colleagues. The choir included stars CeCe Winans, Vickie Winans, Karen Clark Sheard, Marvin Sapp, Wess Morgan, Dorinda Clark Cole, Shirley Caesar, J Moss, Myron Butler, The Nevel Sisters and others. The award was presented to Franklin by Haitian-born actor Jimmy Jean-Louis (NBC's "Heroes").
Franklin spoke of the industry's response to the tragedy in Haiti, saying "Gospel music - we were the first genre to come together and respond musically."
The hand-clapping, foot-stomping revival began with star-studded red carpet arrivals featuring stars from Gospel, television and film, such as Andrae Crouch, Omari Hardwick (For Colored Girls), Meagan Good (The Game), Yvette Nicole Brown (NBC's Community), BET's Dr. Bobby Jones (Bobby Jones Gospel), Beth Payne, Shari Addison and Jessica Reedy from Sunday Best, Committed (winners of NBC's "The Sing Off"), and Trin-I-Tee 5:7 as well as other notable personalities. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee presented Central City Productions CEO and founder of the Stellar Awards Don Jackson with a proclamation celebrating the establishment of September as national Gospel Music Heritage month.
The show was filled with stirring performances, including a heart-pumping opening performance of "Lord You're Mighty" by JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise; Beverly Crawford brought the audience to their feet with a rendition of "It's About Time for a Miracle;" Forever Jones masterfully sang "He Wants It All;" and Joshua's Troop delighted the crowd with the youthful praise song, "Everybody Clap Your Hands." Other big performers included Voices of Destiny - 2010 Verizon Wireless "How Sweet the Sound" Choir Contest Winners, Deitrick Haddon, VaShawn Mitchell, a quartet collaboration between The Rance Allen Group, The Soul Seekers, and The Williams Brothers, and more.
The show also recognized the great accomplishments of some of Gospel's brightest stars as Donald Lawrence received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award and Vanessa Bell Armstrong received the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award. Both were lauded for their significant contributions to Gospel music which have set the bar for future generations of artists.
The 2011 Award Winners are:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
- MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
SONG OF THE YEAR:
- BEBE WINANS, CLOSE TO YOU - STILL, B&C/MALACO
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
- BYRON CAGE, FAITHFUL TO BELIEVE, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
- KAREN CLARK SHEARD, ALL IN ONE, KAREW RECORDS
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR:
- JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, ENCORE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
- KRISTINA HALLOWAY, FREE, SERUM/PSALMS GROUP UNIVERSAL MUSIC CHRISTIAN GROUP
CD OF THE YEAR:
- MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
CHOIR OF THE YEAR:
- WILMINGTON CHESTER MASS CHOIR, HE'S BEEN GOOD, EMTRO GOSPEL
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:
- AARON LINDSEY, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR:
- FOREVER JONES, GET READY, EMI GOSPEL
TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR:
- THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY, AT THE REVIVAL, EMI GOSPEL
CONTEMPORARY MALE OF THE YEAR:
- JAMES FORTUNE, ENCORE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
TRADITIONAL MALE OF THE YEAR:
- MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE OF THE YEAR:
- CECE WINANS, STILL, B&C/MALACO
TRADITIONAL FEMALE OF THE YEAR:
- LUCINDA MOORE, BLESSED, BROKEN & GIVEN, TYSCOT RECORDS/JOYFULA RECORDS
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR:
- JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, ENCORE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR:
- MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:
- BEBE & CECE WINANS, CLOSE TO YOU - STILL, B&C/MALACO
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
- BEBE & CECE WINANS, CLOSE TO YOU - STILL, B&C/MALACO
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR:
- WILMINGTON CHESTER MASS CHOIR, HE'S BEEN GOOD, EMTRO GOSPEL
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR:
- MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, REVEALED LIVE IN DALLAS, EMI GOSPEL
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR:
- VARIOUS ARTISTS, COCO BROTHER LIVE PRESENTS STAND 2010, TYSCOT RECORDS
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR:
- TRIP LEE, BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, REACH RECORDS
CHILDRENS PROJECT OF THE YEAR:
- KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE, KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE VOLUME 1, HEADSTRATE ENTERTAINMENT
QUARTET OF THE YEAR:
- THE CHRISTIAN ANGELS, BRING IT TO THE ALTAR, 4 WINDS/MALACO
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR:
- DEREK BLANKS & KEN BARBOZA, BEBE & CECE WINANS - STILL, B&C/MALACO
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR:
- DARWIN HOBBS, DARWIN HOBBS LIVE: CHAMPION, IMAGO DEI
SPECIAL AWARDS - HONOREES
THOMAS A. DORSEY MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREE
KIRK FRANKLIN
AMBASSADOR DR. BOBBY JONES LEGEND AWARD HONOREE
VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG
JAMES CLEVELAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREE
DONALD LAWRENCE
The 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards is scheduled to air in syndication from January 22, 2011 to March 13, 2011 and air on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. EST on GMC (Gospel Music Channel).
The Stellar Awards is sponsored by American Airlines, Ford Motor Company, Verizon How Sweet the Sound, Johnson & Johnson, AllState, Chevrolet, State Farm and McDonald's.
Eric Benet Engaged to Prince’s Ex-Wife
With Halle Berry and her ex-boyfriend in tabloid headlines this week, the Oscar winning actress’ ex-husband is making news of his own.
Us magazine is reporting that Eric Benét is now engaged to Prince’s ex-wife Manuela Testolini.
Benét, who was married to Berry from 2001 to 2005, proposed to his girlfriend of three years Testolini in November, according to the publication.
A rep for Benét reportedly confirmed to Us: “They are engaged and very happy.” A wedding date has yet to be set.
Testolini wed Prince in 2001, but filed for divorce from the star in 2006.
Berry’s 2005 divorce from Benet came in the wake of his alleged “sex addiction,” although he denies ever having such a condition.
8 Sundance Film Festival flicks we want to see
(The Frisky) -- Yesterday independent film's glitterati bundled up in their sweaters and ear muffs for the start of the Sundance Film Festival. And since we all know that today's Sundance movies are tomorrow's breakout hits and the movies we'll all be betting on come next year's award season, here are eight movies on the lineup that have me salivating. Here's hoping they'll be in theaters soon.
"Project Nim": Back in the 1970s, scientists conducted an experiment an a young chimp named Nim. If they raised him like a human, would he learn to communicate using sign language? In this doc, brought to you by the guy who made the amazing "Man on Wire," you'll find out how it went down -- and say "awwww" a bunch.
"Meek's Cutoff": We adore Michelle Williams and this movie sets her on the Oregon trail in 1845. It'll be a quiet movie, but we predict that with Michelle in the lead, bonnets will become the new cool girl thing to wear.
"Higher Ground": Vera Farmiga isn't just one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, in my humble opinion -- she's also the smartest. This flick is her directorial debut, about a woman who spends 20 years in a fundamentalist commune and finally decides to leave.
"The Future": We love Miranda July, so will forgive the fact that the plot of her new movie -- a 30-something couple slowly falls apart -- sounds an awful lot like "Blue Valentine," only with brown, curly hair rather than blondes. We also hear that it's narrated by a cat?
"My Idiot Brother": We're still so glad that Paul Rudd's beard was grown for a movie and not just because. In this comedy, Paul stars as the slacker brother of three uber-ambituous sisters, played by Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, and Emily Mortimer.
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold": Morgan Spurlock, the man who ate Big Macs for science in "Super Size Me," takes on the world of product placement in this new doc. The twist? The movie is funded by the products you see in it.
"Like Crazy": Long-distance relationships are rough. Like, really hard. This movie, which already has some great buzz going, tells the story of a young couple that meets in college and then has to split when one of them has to return to the UK.
"Red State": Kevin Smith's publicity stunt for his new religious horror film is ... that he won't be doing any publicity for it. Oh, and he'll be auctioning off the rights. Put in a bid on Sunday.
Source: CNN
Box office: 'No Strings Attached' grabs first place with $20.3 million
Girls ruled the weekend, as the new romantic comedy "No Strings Attached" attracted an audience that was 70% female while topping the box office with $20.3 million, according to studio estimates.
The R-rated Ivan Reitman movie, starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher as "friends with benefits," was Portman's first No. 1 picture since 2006's "V for Vendetta."
CinemaScore moviegoers handed it an overall "B" rating, with women giving the modest $25 million-budget film better marks than the men they dragged along.
With no upcoming romantic comedies until Adam Sandler's "Just Go with It" arrives three weeks from now, Paramount is hoping that "Strings" can hold on to its young female base and generate a nice little run for itself.
The rest of the top five consisted of holdovers that held up, for the most part, rather well.
The superhero comedy "The Green Hornet" fell a mild 46% for $18.1 million, bringing its two-week gross to $63.4 million.
In third was the Vince Vaughn-Kevin James comedy "The Dilemma," which followed "Hornet's" lead and dropped 45% for $9.7 million.
"The King's Speech," which halted "The Social Network" awards train by winning the Producers Guild of America's top prize Saturday night, slipped a microscopic 0.2 % this frame. Earning $9.2 million for the weekend, the $15 million historical drama has so far collected a regal $58.6 million.
And "True Grit" added $8 million to its box-office barbecue. The Coen brothers film has tallied $138.6 million. The only Western ahead of it remains 1990's "Dances With Wolves," which gathered $184.2 million.
In limited release, the Peter Weir drama "The Way Back," about seven World War II prisoners who escape from a Siberian labor camp, debuted to a disheartening $1.5 million from 650 theaters -- a mediocre per-site average of $2,254.
And the corporate-downsizing drama "The Company Men," starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, made $767,000 at 106 theaters for a more potent per-location average of $7,236.
Check back next week as the 2012 Oscar race commences with the Jason Statham remake "The Mechanic" and the Anthony Hopkins horror thriller "The Rite."
Rebuilding Haiti's economy
A long-term, sustainable recovery in Haiti can't take place without job creation. Investing in reviving Haiti's garment manufacturing sector holds the promise of providing tens of thousands of Haitians with work.
Billions of dollars have been pledged to the recovery and reconstruction effort in Haiti.
It's the goal of the Haitian government and the international community to create an economy in Haiti that is self reliant and sustainable over the long run.
As part of that process, planners are looking at sectors of the Haitian economy that have had success in the past.
At one time, the Haitian garment industry employed more than 100,000 workers. Today, 28,000 Haitians have jobs manufacturing clothing according to the Association of Industries of Haiti. Most of the factories at the Port-au-Prince Industrial Park next to the country's international airport were not damaged in the earthquake and production was able to resume within weeks of the disaster.
Source:CNN-Money
Facebook raises $1.5 billion
Confirming reports that have swirled for weeks, Facebook said Friday that it has raised $1.5 billion from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies. The investment gives the company a valuation of approximately $50 billion.
The company also confirmed that it plans to begin filing public financial reports by April 2012 -- a move likely to coincide with an IPO.
Regulatory rules are forcing Facebook's hand. When companies have more than 499 shareholders, they're required to publicly disclose their financial results and file quarterly reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Facebook said it expects to pass the 500 shareholder mark sometime this year.
The Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500) deal has two parts. The first is a $500 million investment from Goldman Sachs directly, several of the funds it manages, and Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian investment group that already owned a chunk of Facebook.
The second is a $1 billion investment from Goldman Sachs' wealthy individual clients.
On Monday, Goldman Sachs moved to limit that opportunity to only its non-U.S. clients, a decision it attributed to the "intense media attention" the deal has attracted since it came to light earlier this month. Keeping American investors out of the pool limits the scrutiny U.S. regulators can apply to the deal.
Facebook took pains to make clear that it was approached about the investment deal -- not the other way around.
"DST and Goldman Sachs approached Facebook to express their interest in making an investment, and Facebook decided it was an attractive opportunity to bolster its cash reserves and increase its financial flexibility with limited dilution to existing shareholder," the company said in a press release.
It also didn't take as much cash as it could have.
"Facebook had the option to accept between $375 million and $1.5 billion from the Goldman Sachs overseas offering," the company said. "While the offering was oversubscribed, Facebook made a business decision to limit the offering to $1 billion."
Facebook now has over 500 million users, and according to a recent Hitwise study, surpassed Google as the most visited site in 2010.
A $50 billion valuation is a big step up for Facebook, which had a $15 billion valuation three years ago, when Microsoft paid $240 million for a 1.6% ownership stake.
But it could prove tricky to sustain once the company goes public and has its shares traded more broadly. At $50 billion, Facebook would be worth more than media and e-commerce companies like News Corp., CBS, Yahoo and eBay.
Packers advance to the Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 to win the NFC Championship and advance to Super Bowl XLV.
There was one Monster of the Midway in the NFC championship game and his name was Aaron Rodgers .
He ran for a touchdown. He made a touchdown-saving tackle. And he was better than three Bears quarterbacks in leading the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl with an ugly-but-beautiful 21-14 victory Sunday over Chicago.
"It's a dream come true," Rodgers said. "It's an incredible feeling. I'm at a loss for words."
Rodgers kept the Bears' defense off balance all afternoon, Green Bay punter Tim Masthay kept Devin Hester under wraps and the Packers' superb defense took care of the rest in knocking the rival Bears out of the playoffs.
It was the 182nd meeting in the league's most historic rivalry, and the stakes had never been bigger.
Now the Packers (13-6) are headed to Dallas. And no matter what happens in the Super Bowl, the Packers and their fans hold ultimate bragging rights over their rivals to the South. The Packers will play the winner of Sunday night's AFC title game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers .
All Jay Cutler could do was watch, having left the game with a knee injury early in the third quarter. And with Cutler sitting, little-known backup Caleb Hanie actually made it a game.
Chicago's third-string quarterback rallied the Bears for a touchdown drive to cut the lead to 14-7 after Chester Taylor 's 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.
Hanie and the Bears had a chance to tie the game after the Bears' defense finally got a few stops, but Hanie threw a ball straight to Packers defensive lineman B.J. Raji, who lumbered 18 yards into the end zone for a touchdown to give the Packers a 21-7 lead.
But Hanie wasn't finished, throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Earl Bennett to again cut the lead to seven points with 4:43 left.
The Bears (12-6) forced a punt and got the ball back with under 3 minutes left. Hanie drove the Bears to the Green Bay 29-yard line, then threw a fourth-down interception to Sam Shields - the rookie's second interception of the game.
Now all those Pro Bowl voters who didn't think Rodgers was worthy can relax. They're off the hook.
Rodgers will be busy getting ready for the Super Bowl instead.
Rodgers proved ready for the biggest day of his brief but impressive career as the successor to Brett Favre , even if his final stat line didn't look impressive after an ugly, hard-fought game.
He threw for 244 yards with two interceptions, but his play in the first half put the Bears in a hole as their defense that seemed to fall for every play-action fake.
"You have to give credit to their defense," Rodgers said. "I didn't play my best game. They had a good plan."
It was the latest in a series of big moments for Rodgers, who wasn't named to the Pro Bowl but has earned near-universal praise for the way he has played this season - especially since sitting out the Packers' Dec. 19 loss at New England because of a concussion.
Rodgers has been on a hot streak ever since, and doing it under pressure. The Packers would have been out of the playoffs with a loss in either of their last two regular-season games, including the regular season finale against Chicago.
With the Packers leading 14-0 at halftime, Green Bay's defense forced a three-and-out to begin the second half, and Rodgers went back to marching the Packers down the field.
Rodgers then threw an interception to Brian Urlacher on third-and-goal, ran him down near midfield, and just barely prevented him from running it back for a touchdown by throwing him off balance with his attempt at a tackle.
But the Bears couldn't make anything happen with primary backup Todd Collins in for Cutler, and appeared to be headed for a blowout until Hanie took over.
Packers players were surprised Cutler didn't come back.
"You know if he doesn't come back it had to be serious, not to come back and play in this game," Charles Woodson said.
Packers linebacker Clay Matthews wasn't sure when Cutler got hurt.
"Obviously you expect to get four quarters of play, but who knows what we did to him," Matthews said.
Rodgers was stellar on the Packers' first possession of the game, hitting Greg Jennings for long gains and later finding Jordy Nelson wide open after a play fake for a long completion to set up first-and-goal. Rodgers kept the ball on a bootleg two plays later, stretching the ball over the goal line to put the Packers on the scoreboard first.
But the Packers lost veteran left tackle Chad Clifton to a neck stinger when he collided with a teammate on the touchdown play. Clifton would return midway through the second quarter.
The Bears went with a heavy dose of running back Matt Forte early on, with very limited success.
Green Bay's defense forced the Bears to punt out of their own end zone late in the first quarter - and returner Tramon Williams bobbled the ball, then got it back to give the Packers' offense good field position. Brandon Jackson faked Urlacher out for a long gain on a screen pass, and Rodgers' pass to Nelson set up James Starks ' 4-yard touchdown run to give Green Bay a 14-0 lead.
The Bears were in a hole, and even Hanie's unlikely rallies couldn't bring them back.
"Just disappointment," Bears coach Lovie Smith said. "We got into a hole but the guys fought back."
Source:AP
Kaymer topples Tiger as World No.2
Martin Kaymer has displaced Tiger Woods as the World No.2 after coasting to victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday.
Kaymer only needed a top seven finish to be sure of deposing Woods but he never looked like surrendering the lead he first seized in the second round.
Back-to-back birdies at the second and third holes got his final round off to a flying start. Four more birdies on the back nine saw him finish on a tournament record 24-under par.
The 25-year-old's elevation to World No.2 behind England's Lee Westwood -- who finished the tournament down in 64th place -- means that Europe now hold the top two places in the rankings.
It's a feat which hasn't happened for 18 years when England's Nick Faldo and Germany's Bernhard Langer held the top two spots in July 1993.
"I think for Lee and me, it's a very nice position to be No.1 and No.2 in the world. You can see how strong European golf became the last few years, and not only through The Ryder Cup, just if you have a look at the Major winners last year," Kaymer said, EuropeanTour.com reported.
A flawless final round of 66 saw the German finish a massive eight shots clear of his nearest rival, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.
Compatriot Graeme McDowell finished one place further back in a tie for third with South Africa's Retief Goosen, who jumped 12 places after a superb final round of 64.
Kaymer's emphatic win was his third in four years in Abu Dhabi, but the 2010 U.S.PGA champion believes there's still room for improvement in his game.
"I never expected my career to go this fast. There was not a lot to improve this week, but there's always something and I'll be working on my game before Qatar in two weeks," he said, EuropeanTour.com reported.
Nadal into 4th round at Australian Open
Rafael Nadal didn't let the much-hyped potential future star of Australian tennis stop him in his quest for a fourth consecutive major title.
Overcoming a mostly parochial crowd of 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena, the top-ranked Nadal had a 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 win over 18-year-old wild card Bernard Tomic in an Australian Open third-round match yesterday. Nadal advanced to a fourth-round match against Marin Cilic, and a continuing date with destiny.
A title at Melbourne Park would make the Spanish star the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam trophies at once, although Laver achieved the true Grand Slam by winning all four in a calendar year.
It wasn't always easy -- Nadal trailed 4-0 in the second set before giving Tomic a clinic in comeback tennis. At 5-5, he broke Tomic's service, then held in the next game to clinch the set.
Tomic, who upset Fernando Lopez in the second round and is being touted as a replacement for Lleyton Hewitt in the lean tennis fortunes Down Under, tried his best but ultimately was no match for the polished and experienced Nadal.
Earlier yesterday, it was the first game of Andy Murray's match against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, and the 2010 finalist was doing his best to get into the feel of the third-round match.
Hitting a high lob to the back of the court, he watched as Garcia-Lopez ran it down and, facing the back of the court, hit a between-the-legs shot that passed Murray for a winner.
Instead of marvelling too long at one of the more unusual shots in tennis -- like Roger Federer's similar crosscourt winner against Novak Djokovic at the 2009 US Open -- Murray broke the Spanish player's serve and went on to beat Garcia-Lopez, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
In other men's results, No 4 Robin Soderling advanced, as did Marin Cilic, who beat American John Isner in five sets.
US Open champion Kim Clijsters, meanwhile, beat Alize Cornet 7-6 (3), 6-3 of France, getting closer to win her second Grand Slam in a row.
Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva kept alive her bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam final with a 6-3, 7-6 (9) win over Lucie Safarova.
French Open finalist Sam Stosur lost, 7-6 (5), 6-3, to No 25 Petra Kvitova, ending Australia's hopes in the women's draw.
No 12 Agnieszka Radwanska beat Simona Halep, 6-1, 6-2, and will next play China's Peng Shuai, who had a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over Japan's Ayumi Morita. Peng, who saved seven break points in the seventh game of the deciding set, will make her first appearance in the fourth round of a Grand Slam.
No 10 Shahar Peer was ousted, losing, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, to No 22 Flavia Pennetta.
Cilic had a 4-6, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 9-7 win over No 20 Isner in 4 hours, 33 minutes. It was the first five-set match Isner had played since his epic encounter against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon last year which finished 70-68 in the fifth and was the longest tennis match in history measured by games and elapsed time.
Two former finalists also went out. Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 runner-up, retired from his third-round match due to a finger injury when he was trailing No 11 Jurgen Melzer, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1, 4-3.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 2008 finalist, lost 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Source:AP