Novak Djokovic ready to retain his title at SW19
World number one Novak Djokovic says he feels in prime condition heading into the defence of his title at Wimbledon starting next week.
In his first match since losing to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final - and his only grass-court warm-up - Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 at the Boodles exhibition event.
"I'm happy with the way things are going," said the Serbian.
"I'm striking the the ball well, I feel good on grass and I'll be ready."
"I like to focus on every year separately but I'm satisfied with how I'm feeling," he added.
Djokovic took a week off after Roland Garros and began practising on grass last Saturday.
In the rain-interrupted final against Nadal he looked some way short of the form that saw him win each of the previous three Grand Slam titles.
That sequence started with a memorable triumph at the All England Club 12 months ago, and the Serbian insists he still has plenty more to give.
"It's my life, I'm in love with this sport and have dedicated everything to tennis," said Djokovic, 25.
"I won Wimbledon last year and became number one in the world, something I always dreamed of achieving. I can't complain about my results and I've had a fantastic career.
"But I still feel that there are plenty of years to come. I have a lot of motivation left and every day when I wake up I want to improve, get better on the court and win more tournaments."
Djokovic looked in superb form and physical condition against world number four Murray, winning 6-4 6-4 at the Buckinghamshire venue.
"The result here does not really matter too much here," added the five-time major winner. "We came here to have some good match practice before Wimbledon.
"Playing with Andy was great for both of us but for me it was even more important because I didn't play in any tournament in the opening week of the grass-court season.
"It takes a little bit of time to adjust because clay is the slowest surface in tennis, whereas grass is the fastest.
"It's different types of movement, but I have a couple more days to get ready.
"I got a very good match today, I've had a lot of practice since Saturday and I'll try to play as many points as I can in the next couple of days before starting at Wimbledon."
Drake/Chris Brown: Injured Woman Sues Club; Lil Wayne Wants Peace
A woman who says she was trampled during the brawl allegedly sparked by beef between Chris Brown and Drake has filed a lawsuit against the club where it took place, believing it should be held responsible for her injuries.
Vladimira “Ladi” Brace, 22, told DNAinfo.com she was celebrating a “girls night” with friends at the Hudson Square club W.I.P early Thursday when the champagne bottles started to fly. One minute she was looking for a friend, and the next she was being trampled as panicked clubgoers scrambled for the door, she said. “It all happened so fast, I didn’t even know what was going on,” she said.
Brace, the 7th clubgoer to claim they were injured in the melee, said she will sue the celebrity hot spot after suffering a sore back, a badly bruised left hip and a numb toe on her left foot.
“I don’t blame Chris Brown or Drake at all, it just shouldn’t have happened,” she said. “The club should have had better security.”
Brace’s lawyer, Allan F. Friedman, said he has filed suit against the club. “We have a claim against the club for overcrowded conditions, lack of security and failure to follow fire code and liquor laws,” he said.
According to media reports and victims’ lawyers, the mayhem injured four other clubgoers, plus Brown, his bodyguard known as Big Pat and the NBA star Tony Parker.
As previously reported, police closed WIP Saturday for unspecified violations, and manager Jonathan Cantor was arrested Friday for violations related to the fire code and the control of alcoholic beverages. No one else has been arrested in connection to the incident, police said.
Meanwhile, TMZ is reporting that Drake’s Young Money boss Lil Wayne and the rest of the crew want him to end his beef with Chris Brown, because the bad blood is bad for business.
Sources close to Drake tell TMZ that Brown has received several calls from Weezy, Birdman, Mack Maine and more urging the rapper to fix things with Brown, believing the rift will affect business — since Brown appears on several tracks with Young Money members.
TMZ reports: “We’re told Drake doesn’t want to reach out to Breezy until he knows CB doesn’t actually blame him for last week’s melee — despite what Brown’s lawyer has been saying … that Drake was one of the aggressors. We’re told Young Money’s on Drake’s side no matter what — but as one source put it, “Making money matters most.”
Judging from recent photos of Drake, it appears as if he has beefed up his security since the brawl. Photos snapped of the rapper in Boston, and yesterday in Washington D.C. show him flanked by huge security guards.
--TMZ
Activist Fears Syria Will Become ‘New Somalia’
Syrian rights activists say violence across the country Wednesday has killed at least 53 people, after the head of a United Nations monitoring mission says his team is committed to staying in the war-torn country.
Rami Abdelrahman, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told VOA that he fears Syria will become “the new Somalia or the new Afghanistan.”
The Observatory has a network of contacts in Syria including rebels, activists and state security members. Abdelrahman said at least 28 Syrian soldiers, one army defector and 24 civilians and rebels died Wednesday.
He said clashes, shelling and bombings killed Syrians from north of Aleppo, to the southern city of Daraa, to the eastern city of Deir Ezzor and the northwestern province of Latakia. Abdelrahman also reported deaths from attacks in Hama, Idlib and Damascus provinces.
The latest violence comes as the International Committee of the Red Cross said it is preparing to evacuate wounded people and trapped civilians from the city of Homs. The ICRC said Wednesday both sides agreed to its request for a temporary halt in fighting so the ICRC can carry out the evacuations and bring in much-needed medical supplies.
On Tuesday, the head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria said the “suffering of the Syrian people” is getting worse and that questions about canceling the monitoring mission are premature.
“I remain committed with the mission in the positions we are currently in. We're not going anywhere.”
Major General Robert Mood told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that attackers have targeted his 300-strong unarmed observer team several times in the last few weeks. He says at least nine U.N. vehicles have been damaged.
Mood and U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said the mission in Syria was suspended on Saturday because of escalating violence, but team members did not leave the country. The decision was the clearest sign yet that a peace plan brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan has collapsed.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama said in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Tuesday that Russia and China have “not signed on” to any plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's removal from power, but that both countries' leaders recognize the dangers of an all-out civil war.
Mr. Obama said the Syrian leader has lost all legitimacy and that it is impossible to conceive of any solution to the violence that leaves him in power. The U.S. president acknowledged the lack of any breakthrough with the leaders of Russia or China, despite intensive talks.
Moscow and Beijing are long-time allies of Syria and have shielded Mr. Assad from U.N. sanctions sought by Western and Arab powers who oppose his nearly 12-year autocratic rule.
The Security Council agreed to send the observer mission to Syria in April to monitor government and rebel compliance with a U.N.-backed cease-fire agreement, but the truce never took hold. The observers' 90-day mandate expires in mid-July.
NEW ‘BELONGER’ LAW READY FOR COUNCIL AND FORUM
The proposed new laws to enshrine the fair and transparent process for becoming a Turks and Caicos Islander in law were provided to members of the Consultative Forum and Advisory Council yesterday, 19 June 2012.
And the opinions of Belongers themselves have shaped the draft legislation following one of the country’s most comprehensive public consultations.
Led by the Consultative Forum, this saw more than 140 submissions made, including one from ‘The Men of Grand Turk’ featuring 387 signatures, with hundreds of people attending more than a dozen public meetings between November 2011 and February 2012.
Provisions in the draft Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance and Regulations reflect the concerns and feedback provided to the Consultative Forum, were welcomed by the Advisory Council at its last meeting on 31st May and include:
- Belonger status should be limited to those who acquire it by birth, descent, adoption or marriage to a Belonger for at least ten years. There will be no provision for discretionary grant of Belonger status.
- Routes to PRC should be standardised and simplified, with the minimum qualifying period for Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) generally being increased to at least ten years, and with a new requirement that applicants for PRC should have a sound knowledge of the English language and of the Islands
- PRCs should be available to those on unskilled work permits only where they have already held a work permit for at least ten years, when the legislation commences. The majority view in the consultation was that migrant workers filling unskilled jobs should not be able to qualify for PRC in future
Other provisions responding to the messages in the consultation include:
- The introduction of a National Turks and Caicos Islander Status Card which will be sole evidence of Belonger status. These cards will be issued from July following the voter/Belonger registration process currently underway and which concludes on 29 June
- To meet concerns about young people who were born on the Islands and have spent all their lives here, there should be no route to Turks and Caicos Islander status, but provision for British Overseas Territories Citizens, by virtue of a connection with the Islands, to live and work in the Islands
- For investors, no immediate route to PRC, but a new long term investors’ residence permit, up to ten years and renewable, for people who have bought a property, without a mortgage, or have invested in a business, to the value of $500,000 or more in Providenciales, or $250,000 or more in Grand Turk, North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos or Salt Cay
- A new criminal offence, of entering into a marriage to of benefit from or avoid the provisions of the Immigration Ordinance, or enable someone else to do so
- Removal of the provision under which Belonger status can be granted to the spouse, where the Belonger dies, on the assumption that the marriage would otherwise have lasted for the required period. But there is a new provision for a PRC to be granted in these tragic circumstances, where the marriage has lasted five years or more
- A new definition of “dependent child”, removing stepchildren from the provisions of the Ordinance except where they are formally adopted
- Provision for revocation of Belonger status, where it was bestowed under existing Section 3(4) of the Immigration Ordinance or its precursors, if the Belonger is not ordinarily resident in the Islands and has been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 12 months or more
Both the Advisory Council and Consultative Forum are now being given a further opportunity to consider the draft legislation before it is enacted in the next few weeks.
“The Ministry of Border Control and Labour is determined that the new provisions be set out clearly in published rules and guidance for everyone to understand,” said Clara Gardiner, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Border Control and Labour. “This is what the people told the Forum that they wanted during the public consultation.
“All decisions on immigration status in the Turks and Caicos Islands will in future be made fairly, objectively, consistently and with no improper interference.
“The Ministry looks forward to extensive engagement with the community to improve service delivery, and to increase compliance with the law.”
Islandcom 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands Competition this Saturday
The time is nearing and the stage is set. This Saturday is the second annual Islandcom Battle of the Bands, and it is sure to be another crowd pleaser. This year’s event will once again take place at the Turtle Cove Marina in Providenciales. Entry to the event is free. Food will be on sale from various nonprofit organizations and proceeds from drink and t shirt sales will be donated to the Provo Children’s Home and the Turks and Caicos Kidney Foundation.
This year’s event are bigger than last year thanks to cosponsors- The Wine Cellar. The first place band will win $4,000.00 cash and a $150.00 gift certificate from the Wine Cellar . Each band member will also receive a year of Islandcom service, and the premier phone on the market the Samsung Galaxy S. The second place band will win $2,000.00 cash and a $100.00 gift certificate from the Wine Cellar. Each band member will also receive 6 months of free Islandcom service and cellphones as well. New this year the 3rd place winner will receive $1,000.00 and a $50.00 gift certificate from the Wine Cellar.
Bands set to compete in this year’s event are set and ready to rock the stage. This year’s band
Lee Forbes & the Force
Lee Forbes and the Force is a lively four piece band originating in Provo in the late 1990s. Though their roots were in Gospel, as the years went by they found their real footing in jazz, reggae, R&B, and soca. The band is led by Lee Forbes on vocals and drums. The Force consists of Brian Swann on the keyboard, Wing Dean on the guitar and Tony Rigby on the bass. They have recordings which can be heard playing at bars and restaurants throughout the Turks and Caicos. They have been playing all through the islands for the past ten years with regular appearances at favourite local hangouts such as Ports of Call, Danny Buoy’s and Horse Eyed Jack’s. They have also played in the U.S. at the EA Jazz Festival three years running. Lee Forbes and the Force are also regular features for weddings at Beaches and the Palms, as well as private parties.
V6
Like the engine these dudes are burning up the stage. V6, a rake n scrape band, were formed in early 2011. It consists of Dalton Daniel- Singer, Edric Smith- Lead Guitar, Zeus Butterfield- Rip Saw, Sunny Missick- Goatskin Drums, Conch Boy Jennings- on Bongos, and Rico Smith- Bass Guitar. Like many bands they got their start from under a tree. Hanging out one day eating fish, Rip Saw player, Zeus, decided to grab a few instruments. The men begin playing a few songs under the tree and liked what they heard. Thus a star group was made. Their first big break came during the 2011 Conch Festival where they were the feature band of the day. They thrilled the crowd with their down home style performance and raw musical talent. Since then they have played at many events and locations around Grand Turk. You will surely enjoy this talented group at the Battle of the Bands competition.
Roots
When you want to hear good music you have to go to your roots. The Roots band is filled with talented musicians straight from the Nation’s capital. The band consists of Tony Lightbourne on drums, Dennis Penn on lead guitar, Garrett Durham on keyboard, Carly Coalbrooke on bass guitar, and singers Kenrick Gardiner and Hammer. Each member has experience singing with other groups from the TCI and the Bahamas. The band formed one day at a gathering in Backsalina. Sitting around under the tree the men decided to pick up their instruments and sing a few songs together. They sounded so good they decided to form a band. Their style of music spans from genres such as Soca to R&B. You can now find them in select locations in Grand Turk such as Club LaBreeza, and Taste of the Islands. This group of 6 handsome and distinguish gentlemen are all single and want the ladies to know will surely knock your socks off at the Islandcom Battle of the Bands event!!
Justified
Justified is a two man band with mellow grooves. Group members Justice Howell and Shaldin Delancey, both are musicians from other bands. Justice is a member of former band JustSpliff, while drummer Shaldin Delancey hails from Q Band Links. Justice learned to play the guitar while living abroad, cultivating his own style of play. He has also penned songs of his own which you may hear at the Islandcom Battle of the Bands. Raised in North Caicos Shaldin Delancey has been singing and playing the drums since the age of 10. Shaldin, also known as Dice, joined Justice in 2010 in the group JustSpliff. In 2012 the two moved on to form their own group, Justified. The duo can be found on Thursday nights at Somewhere Bar and Grill.
Q-Band Links
Q-Band Lynx is a diverse six man band hailing from Kew in North Caicos. This common birthplace led to the group’s name Q Band Links. Their style of music is rake n’ scrape, soca, with a twist of R&B. The band consist of keyboardist Demitri Lightbourne and Jonathan Parker, lead singer Shaldin Delancy, Vernardo Delancy on bass guitar, lead guitarist Randy Missick, and Brucelee Pratt on drums. This band appeared in last years Battle of the Bands and rocked the ground with favorite soca and rake and scrape songs. Since then they have gained much more notoriety; playing at numerous events and party locations. You can find them on a regular basis at Mini Golf in the Provo area. Their goal as Q-Band Lynx is to provide music for people of all ages and to get the crowd up on their feet and moving.
Bethany Baptist wins!!!
While the Championship Game was rained out on Monday evening, fans turned out in green and other colours for the 2012 Church Softball competition.
The Coed Slow Pitch Softball Championship between Bethany baptist Church and Jericho Baptist Church ended with the 2012 Champions Bethany defeating Jericho 19- 8.
Bethany blew the game open in the fourth Inning with 10 points, and on to capture the championship.
The game was aired on RTC by the Sports Watch team and analyst Jermaine Fulford. Join sports watch later for an overview of the games.
Godfrey Been of the Softball association was pleased with the results and commended all churches that took part in the league. He also said for all to celebrate in the true spirit of sports the general public is invited for a fun day on the down town ball park this coming saturday 23/6/12 starting at 11am
Crime and incident report
POLICE are investigating a break-in at a property in Blue Hills.
An Acer laptop computer and a Bahamian passport were among items taken during the incident which happened between 5am and 2pm on Saturday.
TWO laptop computers, a black flat screen television and a quantity of jewellery were stolen from a house in Belglade Gardens, Blue Hills.
The burglary occurred sometime between 7.20pm on Friday and 12.25am on Saturday.
A second property in Belglade Gardens was also broken into sometime between 8am and 3,30pm on Monday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 911 or Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477.
Tips can also be left in English, French or Spanish at www.crimestoppers.tc or by becoming a friend of Crime Stoppers TCI on Facebook.
Crime prevention tips are also available by visiting www.tcipolice.tc
VANDALS smashed the windshield of a green coloured Toyota Corolla car in Duck Yard, Kew Town.
A MUSIC system was taken after thieves broke into a pick-up truck parked in Airport Road overnight between Thursday and Friday.
WITNNESSES are being sought after a rear windshield of a black Toyota Corolla car was stolen while the vehicle was parked in Duck Yard, Kew Town, between 3pm on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.
DETECTIVES are investigating a burglary at a property in Cooper Jack Bay.
The break-in happened sometime between 8.30am and 3.50pm in Monday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 911 or Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477.
Tips can also be left in English, French or Spanish at www.crimestoppers.tc or by becoming a friend of Crime Stoppers TCI on Facebook.
Crime prevention tips are also available by visiting www.tcipolice.tc
POLICE are investigating a break-in at IanthePratt School in the Bight.
The incident happened sometime over the weekend between 5pm on Friday and 7am on Monday. It is unsure if anything was taken.
GRAND TURK
POLICE are questioning a man in relation to a burglary in Grand Turk that happened earlier this month.
An MP3 player and a Blackberry Storm cell phone were taken from the beach near the Cruise Centre at about 5pm last Thursday.
The items were stolen while the owner was swimming in the sea.
CASH and credit cards were stolen during a break-in at a property in West Road between 1pm and 5pm on Thursday.
An ipad and cell phone were also taken during the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 911 or Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477.
Tips can also be left in English, French or Spanish at www.crimestoppers.tc or by becoming a friend of Crime Stoppers TCI on Facebook.
Crime prevention tips are also available by visiting www.tcipolice.tc
PRE ELECTION REFORM AND STABILITY PROGRAMME PUBLISHED BY GOVERNOR
Details of the continuing process of reforming the good governance, sound financial management and economy of the Turks and Caicos Islands by the Interim Administration were made clear by His Excellency Governor Ric Todd at a media briefing today, Monday 18 Jun 2012.
At the news conference announcing the elections last week, Minister Bellingham and the Governor stated that further details of the most critical reforms still to be delivered prior to the new Constitution coming onto effect on 15 October would be release as soon as possible.
The Interim Administration will continue to drive forward the programme over the coming months with the assistance of the Advisory Council and Consultative Forum. It will also continue to liaise with both the PDM and PNP political parties to provide them with the information necessary to inform their manifesto and policy decisions.
Naturally, the Interim Administration will continue in the meantime to run all of the services provided by the TCI Government in addition to the normal duties of Her Majesty’s representative here in TCI: for example receiving official visitors and delegations, including developers; attending official ceremonies; swearing in officials; addressing appeals requests; signing official documents; considering parole applications; taking part in church events; and numerous other matters that require the attention of the Governor.
“The Turks and Caicos has turned around its governance, financial management and economy over the three years of the Interim Administration,” said His Excellency, Governor Ric Todd. “When we took over the Government burden of disorganised management, major debt and unpaid bills meant the public service had almost ground to a halt.”
“Lots of hard work has been completed by hundreds of people committed to making their country a better place in which to live and work. While I appreciate that not every individual may be feeling the benefits of this positive turnaround, it is evident the Islands are now firmly on the road to recovery.
“In publishing details of our work programme today, I wish to make the people aware that we will continue to work in their best interests and will continue to make ourselves further available to both political parties to help them refine their thinking, policies and manifestoes by providing them with the facts and figures of Government. My door is always open to Derek Taylor, Dr Rufus Ewing and their teams.”
Core tasks to be completed by the Governor’s Office:
June
1. Immigration/citizenship amendment ordinance – to Advisory Council and Consultative Forum shortly
2. Political Parties Conducts ordinance – draft to be circulated to political parties, Advisory Council and Consultative Forum, and also released on to TCIG web site for public review
3. Electoral Boundaries Commission – Commissioners to be confirmed
4. TCIG reform – Consolidation of statutory bodies
5. TCIG Reform – Financial oversight under the Public Financial Management Ordinance extended to all remaining statutory bodies with the issuing of sponsorship letters by
6. Economic stability and investment – Green Paper presenting a discussion on Economic Development options for TCI – to Advisory Council then for public consultation
7. Economic stability and investment – 4th Rider to the 2004 9EDF Financing Agreement to EU – first step to releasing frozen funds (3.88m euros) for road and disaster preparedness
July
1. Publish provisional Register of Electors
2. VAT ordinance
3. Electoral Boundaries Commission
4. Public Service ordinance and revised General Orders
5. Permanent Lands Registrar appointed
6. First 9EDF request for disbursement sent to EU – end July
7. Westminster Foundation for Democracy assistance to political parties
8. Coastal Radar Station - expected to be operational
August
1. Economic Development Strategy published after Green Paper responses and consultation completed
2. Final Register of Electors published
3. Electoral Boundaries ordinance – to put into law the 10 new electoral districts
4. Permanent Chief Economist in post
5. Second Milestones Progress Summary published and family island visits by the Governor
6. Crimes and Criminal Procedure Ordinances completed
8. Finance Managers appointed in each ministry
9. Integrity Commission Second Amendment ordinance + legally enforced Code of Conduct in Public Life (including ministerial/political parties’ Special Advisors’/public servants codes)
September
1. National Audit Office operational
2. Court construction works at Myrtle Rigby Building completed
3. Economic stability and investment - Second 9EDF request for disbursement sent to EU
4. Economic stability and investment - Complete Part 1, 10EDF Single Programming Document for the EU
5. Elections – Supervisor of Elections - Issue Regulations on the polling stations and procedural matters related to the election
6. Elections – Integrity Commission – Election Campaign Monitoring Unit set up in preparation to address election complaints
7. Announce candidate as the new Deputy Governor
October
1. Economic stability and investment – Full 10EDF Single Programming Document submitted to EU (once accepted worth 11m euros in tranches during forthcoming financial years)
2. Independent election monitors arrive, election campaigns officially commences on 15th October with the 2011 Constitution coming into effect
3. Political candidates register
Kim K. Subpoenas Kris Humphries’ Ex for Divorce Case
Kim Kardashian has served Kris Humphries’ ex-girlfriend Fatmire “Myla” Sinanaj with a subpoena in their divorce case.ccording to TMZ, Kim’s lawyers are looking to speak with the hotel worker, who began dating the NBA player in January, to find out whether he said anything to her in relation to his claim that the 72-day marriage was a fraud.
Kim’s lawyer is also said to want details of hundreds of text messages and emails between Myla and Humphries.
According to TMZ, Kris initially hid the relationship with Myla because he was worried it would impact the divorce case. He and his team felt the optics of him moving on with Myla only two months after his split with Kim would make it appear he wasn’t ”devastated” by Kim’s decision to file for divorce, despite his previous statements.
Myla’s lawyer Joe Tacopina previously stated that his client would be prepared to help Kim in her divorce proceedings.
”My client isn’t going to rule anything out at this point including whether or not she would be willing to assist Kim Kardashian in her divorce case,” he said. “I will say this, Kris Humphries has to be the only 7ft man in the universe to have two women under 6ft tall bully, defraud and attempt to extort him. It’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Myla recently demanded Kris apologize for trying to destroy her reputation after it emerged that his lawyers had contacted the FBI, claiming Myla tried to extort him by demanding a huge sum of money or she would spill secrets about their relationship to the media.
Tacopina said: ”I defy them to show that she has asked for one red cent. I challenge them to submit Kris Humphries to a polygraph and if he does I will have my client do the same. She never asked him for a penny.”
BEENIE MAN gears up for big summer
International recording artiste Beenie Man is gearing up for a busy summer with an armada of new singles and a couple of videos, as he ramps up his promotional presence in the dancehall marketplace.
The deejay's monster hit, Dweet Again, on the Chase Millz Records label, just hit the FIWI Choice charts on CVM TV at #19, and jumped four places to number 9 this week on the HYPE TV Top 20 dancehall and reggae charts. The song, produced by Rohan 'Snowcone' Fuller and first-time executive producer Claude Mills, on the Mercury rhythm, has become a big favourite in the Corporate Area dances because it appeals to the high-rollers and'flossers' in the dancehall.
"Everybody loves the line that says "shell the bar already and mi ah go dweet again". The song played 10 times over Nipples Tuesday this week, the song got crazy money pull-ups at dances in Waterhouse and in 'Jungle' over the weekend. Even the rhythm itself is a hit. Alex Frass played it for over 10 minutes the other night, Bill Cosby, Randy Famous, Foota Hype, everybody is playing it. Beenie Man will be shooting the video for Dweet Again this weekend," a representative of MD Entertainment said in a release on Friday.
The single is also getting a lot of play on HITZ, ZIP, IRIE and other radio stations. The Mercury rhythm also features a lot of other dancehall artistes such as Spragga Benz, Khago, Assassin, Lady Saw, Flexxx, Savage, Stylysh, Lisa Hyper, Deva Bratt and many others.
Beenie Man just released the video for his single, Wine, featuring Boom Boom, to local TV channels, and the response has been incredible. The single, produced by consistent hitmaker Mario C, has been released on the 3 D Music label, and is now bubbling on the HYPE TV Top 20 charts.
Over the weekend, Beenie Man shot a video for his hugely popular Jamaica Celebration hit which has racked up more than 50,000 views on YouTube in just four weeks. That video will be ready soon.
Beenie Man is also looking forward to performing in the USA for the first time. Two years after his USA work permit was taken away but now returned, he is slated to headline the inaugural 'Groovin In The Park' concert on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, New York. Beenie Man was one of five top Jamaican entertainers whose visas and work permits were revoked by the Embassy of the United States in Kingston, in April 2010.