Bunny Wailer to 'Simmer Down' Sumfest
The living legend, Bunny Wailer, is slated to close the 20th staging of Reggae Sumfest.
This privilege has been granted to the only living Wailer amid the 50th anniversary of not only Jamaica's independence, but the formation of the original Wailers.
Bunny Wailer has made a tremendous contribution to the Jamaican music industry, helping to spread the genre across the globe.
The singer/songwriter gained initial acclamation from being a part of The Wailers alongside the late Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.
The group began its journey 1962 with members Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, as well as Junior Braithwaite, Beverly Kelso, Cherry Smith-Grant and Constantine Walker.
The group was officially welcomed to the Jamaican diaspora with their first, hit single, Simmer Down.
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In commemoration of the formation of this legendary group, Bunny Wailer compiled a CD in accordance with a Wailer 50th anniversary campaign.
Included on the CD is the re-recording of Butterfly, an original Wailer song, now with the voices of Ky-Mani Marley and Andrew Tosh, offspring of the late Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, respectively.
Bunny Wailer left the group to pursue a solo career a year after the release of his first solo single Searching for Love in 1973.
Prior to his departure from the historical group, Bunny started his own label, Solomonic, between 1972 and 1973, which grew as he developed along his journey.
His first album, Black Heart Man, was released in 1976, and, to this day, is dubbed one of the best reggae collections of all time.
The veteran will bring a double-entendre to life as he sings in the name of Jamaica's 50 years of independence and the once live Wailers.
Bunny Wailer will look back amid his forward movement through the preparation for a 2012-2014 tour. Sumfest patrons can expect a very symbolic performance from the living legend.
The week of activities kicks off with a beach party on Sunday, July 15 and resumes on Thursday, July 19 with the hard-hitting Dancehall Night.
Reggae Sumfest is sponsored by Digicel, Red Stripe, Iberostar, Jamaica Tourist Board, The Gleaner Company Ltd and Pepsi and takes place in Montego Bay, Jamaica from July 15 to 21.
Oscar-Winning Actor Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95
Hollywood actor Ernest Borgnine, who could play heartbreaking sensitive roles as easily as he portrayed hulking bullies, has died at 95 in a Los Angeles hospital.
Borgnine entered dramatic school after serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He nearly gave up acting after failing to make much money with small parts on the stage and early television in New York.
After moving to Hollywood, Borgnine won attention for his role as Fatso Judson — the mean-spirited sergeant who beat Frank Sinatra to death in the film From Here to Eternity.
But Borgnine's portrayal of Marty, a sad lonely and homely butcher pestered by his worried mother, won him the 1955 Academy Award for Best Actor and made him a major film star.
Borgnine also won millions of fans as star of the popular television comedy series McHale's Navy from 1962 until 1966, and the 1980s adventure series Airwolf.
Early Libyan Election Returns Good for Jibril Alliance
Early vote-counting from Libya's first multi-party elections in 60 years indicates Western-leading parties with an edge over their Islamist rivals.
Final tallies from Saturday's election are not expected for days. But partial counts from Libya's big cities give the lead to an alliance of parties led by former rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril. He called Sunday for a national dialogue of all parties to form a new government.
Libyans voted for members of a 200-seat National Assembly that will form a temporary government and draft a constitution ahead of full parliamentary elections next year.
Libya's Electoral Commission put the turnout in the election at about 60 percent.
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement Sunday congratulating Libya for what he called a “well-conducted and transparent” election. U.S. President Barack Obama also issued a statement of congratulations.
Libya's revolution last year was one of the central events in the pro-democracy uprisings that became known as the Arab Spring.
Putin Demands Answers After Deadly Floods
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded answers Sunday after severe flooding in southern Russia killed more than 150 people.
“I have asked the head of Russia's Investigative Committee to come here, the Investigative Committee will check the actions of all the officials, how the notification (of people) went, when the news came in, when it could and should have happened and who acted in which way.”
State television showed Mr. Putin speaking with emergency ministry officials, who assured him the flood was not caused by problems at a nearby dam, as alleged by locals.
Residents in the hard-hit town of Krymsk were not warned before a flash flood hit in the middle of the night Saturday, flooding houses, flipping cars and tearing up pavement. Many residents drowned. Much of the city remains without power and drinking water.
Prosecution Opens Case Against Bosnian Wartime Commander Monday
United Nations prosecutors will open their case against Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic on Monday, with their first witness testifying in his war crimes trial.
Bosnian Muslim Elvedin Pasic will tell the court in The Hague how he survived the execution of 150 men by Bosnian Serb troops in November 1992 in the northern village of Grabovica. He was 14 at the time.
Mladic has been indicted on 11 counts, including genocide, in connection with the crimes committed during the three-year ethnic conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina which began in 1992.
In Bosnia Sunday, thousands of people marked the 1995 Srebrenica genocide with a march through mountains that Muslims crossed while fleeing Serb forces who overran the U.N.-protected enclave.
Serbian troops summarily killed about 8,000 Muslim men from Srebrenica in July 1995. Mass graves were discovered in the area after the war.
For Sabahudin Isic, who survived the massacre, the Sunday march brought back painful memories.
“This is very hard for me. I cannot even put in words what I am feeling right now, what I feel in my chest. Especially when the march passes the place where I was held captive and where hundreds of people were left behind, dead and butchered.”
U.S. actress Angelina Jolie, who made her directorial debut in Bosnia, arrived in the capital, Sarajevo, on Saturday to attend a film festival. Jolie, whose movie, In the Land of Blood and Honey, depicts suffering of women in the Bosnian war, also met with young Bosnian movie makers in Sarajevo.
Computer Virus Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands Unable to Use Internet
Hundreds of thousands of people could be in for an unwelcome surprise on Monday, unless they check their computers now for a global virus that infected their machines last year.
The virus caused by Eastern European hackers will make it impossible to access the Internet.
Facebook and Google are alerting users who they suspect may have infected computers.
The hackers used an online advertising scam to take control of nearly 600,000 computers last year, harvesting information about users.
A temporary fix set up by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation closes down at 0401 UTC Monday.
The FBI has a website where users can find out if their computers are infected and how to fix them — www.dcwg.org.
Former NFLer Anthony Wayne Smith Charged in 3 Murders
Former Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders lineman Anthony Wayne Smith finds himself in more major trouble.
Smith has been charged with the murders of two brothers and another man who were kidnapped and robbed before they were killed.
A criminal complaint filed earlier this week in Los Angeles charges Smith with murder with special circumstances, making him eligible for the death penalty.
The former NFL player is currently awaiting retrial in the 2008 murder of Maurilio Pence. A jury failed to reach a verdict in April.
Smith was charged with the November 1999 slayings of brothers Kevin and Ricky Nettles and the 2001 death of Dennis Henderson.
A phone message left for defense attorney Michael Evans was not immediately returned Friday.
Smith was a defensive end with Oakland and later the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League from 1991 to 1998.
Tyson Gay beats Justin Gatlin to win 100m in Paris
Tyson Gay recovered from a poor start to pip fellow American Justin Gatlin and win the Diamond League 100m in Paris in 9.99 seconds.
Gay, beaten by Gatlin at the recent US Olympic trials, came through powerfully ahead of Gatlin, who clocked 10.03, and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre in 10.08.
Gay was delighted with his victory, which was a reversal of the result when the sprinters met at the US trials.
Jamaicans Micheal frater and Nickel Ashmeade tied for fourth in a time of 10.14.
LIAT cancel flights!
LIAT wishes to advise customers, that the following flights for Wednesday July 4, 2012 have been cancelled.
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LIAT sincerely apologises to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused as a result of these cancellations.
REDjet’s bankruptcy protection expires today
It's not yet known if troubled air carrier REDjet will be seeking an extension of bankruptcy protection which expires today.
The airline last month announced that it had filed for bankruptcy protection and will not be liable to pay any debts for at least 30 days.
The company did not declare how much it owed but said when the period of bankruptcy protection ends today, it may apply for further extensions until a proposal to pay creditors is completed.
However it said on completion, creditors owed 250 U.S. dollars or more...including passengers who purchased tickets which could not be honoured because of the grounding of the airline on March 16, will be invited to make claims.
RJ