MORE BEENIE DRAMA - child's mother accuses him of being a deadbeat father

Krista Henry, Staff Reporter




As if Beenie Man does not have enough to deal with, the mother of his five-year-old son, who lives in England, has decided to air her grouses about the deejay over the popular Internet site, YouTube.

In a video entitled, 'Beenie Man, mother of child responds to his lies', posted on September 19, the artiste's babymother responds to what she calls the lies that Beenie Man has said about her in an interview with British radio host Chris Goldfinger. The Chris Goldfinger interview was posted on YouTube on May 24 this year.

It was previously reported on partyxtraz.blogspot.com, that Beenie Man was expected to attend court in the United Kingdom to deal with a child support case brought against him by Shezal Laing. Ms Laing is said to be the niece of popular Sting promoter, Supreme Promotions chief executive officer, Isaiah Laing.

In the interview, Beenie Man discusses the pending court case and acknowledges the child.

Beenie states: "Mi get a son a England, zeen, but mi know bout him now ... mi neva sign him birth paper or nutting ... but di government a seh mi owe child support. how can I owe child support if I neva pronounce dis kid as my kid?"

'Crazy woman'

'The Doctor' goes on to call Laing a 'crazy woman', who is asking for £150,000 pounds in child support. According to Beenie, he is not a deadbeat father but believes the amount requested for child support is too much.

In a five-minute clip posted by Shezal Laing, pictures are shown of Beenie with her son, as well as pictures of herself and the child. She questions the artiste's integrity, accusing him of manipulating the press to his advantage. She brings up Beenie's marriage to D'Angel and the pictures with Beenie and Bar-Bee that were published in the papers shortly after his marriage.

One big mix-up

During the video, Buz Luhrmann's Wear Sunscreen is played, as the remarks of the child's mother are shown on the screen. Laing wrote: "He (the child) will have one good, loving parent and he will never, ever need you ... you love the mix-up, your life is one big mix-up - I do not ... but now you are coming to my country, doing interviews and spreading your lies, enough is enough."

Laing continued: "The five years that my son has been alive, you haven't mentioned him... now it's all over the 'net and in the papers that you are a deadbeat dad you want to spread your lies about him ... whenever you get any bad press you go to the media with your lies and try to manipulate the public's perception of what is really going on and try to make them feel sorry for you."

Pay what you owe

Laing implies that neither she nor her son needs or wants Beenie Man in their lives, saying that Beenie Man has had her fighting in court for child support for five years. She ends the video by saying: "Pay the money you owe me and never, ever mention me or my child again."

When contacted, Beenie Man's publicist, Ray Alexander, told THE STAR that the artiste was currently in New Jersey for a show. According to Alexander, he has not seen Laing's video and could not comment on it.

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Usain BOLTS through Sherwood Content

KERIL WRIGHT
Thursday, September 25, 2008



Triple Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt, sure knows how to have himself a grand time - on and off the track.
Easily the star of his homecoming celebrations held on the weekend at his alma mater, the William Knibb High School in Trelawny, the 22-year-old partied the night away alongside an impressive line-up of Reggae/Dancehall stars and leading street dancers.

Whether he was just horsing around onstage or displaying a mastery of the popular street dances he made world-famous in Beijing China, the young track hero showed he was indeed just a young man having the time of his life.

A 10, 000-strong crowd turned out Saturday to welcome the fastest man alive with thunderous applause as he entered a stage set up on the grounds of his old high school. Shouts of "Bolt! Bolt! Bolt!" punctured the air as he "Gully Creeped" his way onstage, before launching into his traditional "Lightning Bolt" pose.

Dubbed the Usain Bolt/Hart Hill Homecoming Celebrations, Saturday's revelry was sponsored by David Phillips of National Meats and No Joke Entertainment. It included a fun day at the Waldensia Primary School, which he attended as a child.
Bolt joins street dancer Ding Dong (2rd right) and his crew in a display of the now world-famous dance move 'Nuh Linga'.


Bolt joins street dancer Ding Dong (2rd right) and his crew in a display of the now world-famous dance move 'Nuh Linga'.

The concert brought together the likes of Diamond-selling Shaggy and counterpart Rick Rock, Richie Spice, Kiprich, D' Angel and upcoming female artistes Timberlee and Tifa, Nesbeth, Twins of Twins and Tony Matterhorn.

Dancers Ding Dong of the Ravers Clavers dance group and Ice, creators of Bolt's favourite dance moves "Nuh Linga" and "Gully Creepa"- were a major hit, participating in a 30-minute set onstage with Bolt participating at every turn.

A number of acts billed to appear at the event did not show up, but this in no way dampened the party spirit as fans who filed onto the grounds of the high school from as early as 7:00 pm celebrated into the wee hours alongside Code Red and Copper Shot, well after the concert had concluded.
In attendance were aunts, cousins and other family members of 22-year-old.

The event also saw the announcement of the Usain Bolt/Hart Hill Early Childhood Initiative, with Phillips pledging the first $1-million toward the fundraising project, being set up to inject much needed finance into Early Childhood Education.

The star athlete was also presented with a sculpture of him in his traditional "Lightning Bolt" pose.

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Ja slips 12 places on corruption index

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Jamaica has been ranked the 96th most corrupt country in the world by the German-based Trans-parency International (TI), down from an 84th ranking last year.

The organisation surveyed 180 countries for its 2008 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and ranks countries according to the degree to which politicians and public officials are perceived to be corrupt by business leaders and non-resident analysts.

According to TI, the index highlights the fatal link between poverty, failed institutions and graft, but also indicates that the strength of oversight mechanisms is at risk among the wealthiest nations.

"The continuing high levels of corruption and poverty plaguing many of the world's societies amount to an ongoing humanitarian disaster and cannot be tolerated. But even in more privileged countries, with enforcement disturbingly uneven, a tougher approach to tackling corruption is needed," said the TI report which was released yesterday.

Countries on the CPI are scored on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being the most corrupt and 10 being the least. Jamaica's 96th ranking and 3.1 score tied it with African countries Gabon, Mali, and Benin, Guatemala in Central America and Kiribati in the Pacific.

Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand were rated the least corrupt in 2008 followed by Singapore, with Somalia rated the world's most corrupt country scoring 1.0.

Zimbabwe, burdened by hyper-inflation and political strife, is ranked at 166 scoring 1.8. In the Caribbean St Lucia is ranked the least corrupt at 21 with a score of 7.1 followed by Barbados at 22 with 7.0.

Haiti, the least developed Caricom (Caribbean Community) country and one of the poorest in the world, ranked 177 with a rating of 1.4. The US ranks at 18, tied with Japan and Belgium and behind the United Kingdom at 16 and Canada at nine.

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JLP politician on murder rap

KARYL WALKER, Crime/Court co-ordinator walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Police will today interrogate Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) politician Lennox Hinds, who was on Tuesday arrested and slapped with murder, conspiracy and shooting charges.

Hinds, who unsuccessfully contested the Edgewater Division in Portmore, St Catherine in last December's parish council elections, was arrested at his Portmore home during an operation by officers from the Major Investigation Task Force and the Flying Squad.

Hinds has been charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and two counts of shooting with intent. His attorneys are expected to sit in on today's question and answer session.

Yesterday, police were tight-lipped about the details of the alleged murder, but a source told the Observer that the investigation is centred around a shooting death in the community of Portsmouth during the December 2007 parish council election campaign.

Hinds lost his battle for a parish council seat to the People's National Party's Alrick Campbell during those elections.

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Drug conspiracy - Security personnel, customs, port officials in narco trade

published: Thursday | September 25, 2008

Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment Coordinator

A recent narcotics intelligence report has linked a number of police personnel, customs officials and employees at the seaports to the growing illegal drug trade.

Head of the Narcotics Police Division, Senior Superintendent Carlton Wilson, said the personnel were playing an integral part in the illegal drug trade.

He did not disclose the identities of the persons implicated, but revealed that on many occasions police personnel have tipped off drug smugglers when the security forces were pursuing them.

"A number of these police personnel are under our microscope," the narcotics chief said.

Yesterday, Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker said while he had not received the report, he would not rule out the possibility of customs officials being involved in the illicit activity.

"I have been focusing on revenue," Walker said.

No report

A spokesperson at the Port Authority of Jamaica said he, too, had not seen or heard of any such report.

But he stressed that security systems are in place at the ports to detect ganja canisters fitted to the hull of ships.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force's Anti-Corruption Unit has arrested more than 50 police personnel since January.

The majority were arrested for collecting bribes from motorists who committed traffic offences.Police intelligence has also revealed that drug smugglers are using wreckers, ambulances and established company vehicles to move illegal substances from one point to another.

This was the case on Tuesday night when the police intercepted a yellow courier Hiace van, which belongs to a prominent Kingston-based company.

The narcotics police said 1,050 lb of compressed ganja was found in the van. The driver, who has been with the courier company for the last 13 years, was arrested and charged.

Also on Tuesday, the Narcotics Police found 1,650 lb of compressed ganja in Slipe district, St Elizabeth.

The police said they have now arrested 4,645 persons since the start of the year on drug-related charges. The figure for last year was 5,496.

A prominent St Ann businessman is among the persons arrested. He has been described as one of the major players in the drug trade, and is now awaiting extradition to the United States.

The police said he was picked up in Clarendon last week, shortly after he collected more $2 million from a businessman.

Wilson said recent drug seizures have started to affect the finances of drug dealers.

"Because they are hurting, they have made several threats against us," he said.

While there has been a lull in cocaine seizure, the police said ganja production continues to increase.

Narco seizures January-August

19,080 kilograms of ganja

39 motor vehicles

Two boats

One shipping container

Last year, the police seized 37,439 kilograms of ganja and 37,196 kilograms in 2006.

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