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Alphonso although not playing a musical instrument, has been around early Jamaican Ska from its inception and no-one knows more about the music or the artists than Alphonso Castro. Just give a listen and learn.

Alphonso although not playing a musical instrument, has been around early Jamaican Ska from its inception and no-one knows more about the music or the artists than Alphonso Castro. Just give a listen and learn.

NHT SCAMMING THE POOR? Some 20% of our population are squatters living in some 700 informal settlements according to the Ministry of Water and Housing (MWH, 2008). The National Housing Policy Research (2008) revealed that we need to build 15,000 new units annually up to the year 2030 if we are to clear the housing deficit. However, between 1980 and 2012, the average annual production of housing was only about 5,000 in the formal sector (MWH, 2011). The truth is, the government is doing more harm than good to the poor they claim to love. The NHT is supposed to be a trust fund to house the poor, but it is actually a tax on the poor.  Over 440,000 contributors are on its books, but more than 330,000 (over 75%) have not, and will never, access a loan under the scheme. In fact, the NHT taxes the poorest among us. This slick tax trick gains political mileage for the politician by playing on the economic ignorance the people. Disguised as a “good government program,” the NHT has created a large pool of funds for the government (both JLP or PNP), which it may now us to pay the cost of its own corruption, waste and misappropriation. Unfortunately, almost everyone thinks the is doing them a favour with the NHT and other programs, when they would have been much better off if the government had stayed out of the housing business altogether. What we really need is a safe, clean and orderly environment. This would stimulate growth the the create jobs. We would then be able to buy our own homes without government “help” which is really no help at all. The UIC plan of good governance will create the economic growth we need so that Jamaicans can work, earn and buy the home they need. Join me and our General Secretary, Diana Hyman, this Sunday on the Caribbean Radio Show to learn more. Here’s the link:

NHT SCAMMING THE POOR? Some 20% of our population are squatters living in some 700 informal settlements according to the Ministry of Water and Housing (MWH, 2008). The National Housing Policy Research (2008) revealed that we need to build 15,000 new units annually up to the year 2030 if we are to clear the housing deficit. However, between 1980 and 2012, the average annual production of housing was only about 5,000 in the formal sector (MWH, 2011). The truth is, the government is doing more harm than good to the poor they claim to love. The NHT is supposed to be a trust fund to house the poor, but it is actually a tax on the poor.  Over 440,000 contributors are on its books, but more than 330,000 (over 75%) have not, and will never, access a loan under the scheme. In fact, the NHT taxes the poorest among us. This slick tax trick gains political mileage for the politician by playing on the economic ignorance the people. Disguised as a “good government program,” the NHT has created a large pool of funds for the government (both JLP or PNP), which it may now us to pay the cost of its own corruption, waste and misappropriation. Unfortunately, almost everyone thinks the is doing them a favour with the NHT and other programs, when they would have been much better off if the government had stayed out of the housing business altogether. What we really need is a safe, clean and orderly environment. This would stimulate growth the the create jobs. We would then be able to buy our own homes without government “help” which is really no help at all. The UIC plan of good governance will create the economic growth we need so that Jamaicans can work, earn and buy the home they need. Join me and our General Secretary, Diana Hyman, this Sunday on the Caribbean Radio Show to learn more. Here’s the link:

Boxing schedule for 2017 highlighted by Mayweather-McGregor, Canelo-GGG

his year is shaping up to be a busy one for boxing, especially with Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather now officially set to square off in a boxing match.

Canelo Alvarez is set to finally take on middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in a superfight showdown this September. Plus, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez looks for revenge against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in a rematch from earlier this year where Chocolatito lost for the first time in his professional career.

Below is a running list of boxing main events for the 2017 year.

Boxing schedule for 2017 highlighted by Mayweather-McGregor, Canelo-GGG

his year is shaping up to be a busy one for boxing, especially with Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather now officially set to square off in a boxing match.

Canelo Alvarez is set to finally take on middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in a superfight showdown this September. Plus, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez looks for revenge against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in a rematch from earlier this year where Chocolatito lost for the first time in his professional career.

Below is a running list of boxing main events for the 2017 year.

There was a time when all you heard about were weddings and births, now it seems every week there is news of someone passing. The latest is Horace Forbes, a well known Jamaican crooner. From Ska to Reggae to Dancehall, through it all, Horace would hold fast to the ballads and standards of foreign composers. But he was more that a singer. He produced shows to expose other risin talent and always had a hand in something to do with music. Horace was due to receive the Jamaican Music Excellence Award from Rootz of Music Inc. a non-profit headed by Eugene Grey.

There was a time when all you heard about were weddings and births, now it seems every week there is news of someone passing. The latest is Horace Forbes, a well known Jamaican crooner. From Ska to Reggae to Dancehall, through it all, Horace would hold fast to the ballads and standards of foreign composers. But he was more that a singer. He produced shows to expose other risin talent and always had a hand in something to do with music. Horace was due to receive the Jamaican Music Excellence Award from Rootz of Music Inc. a non-profit headed by Eugene Grey.

Austin, Tex.

University removes Confederate statues

Statues of two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston, and the Confederate cabinet member John Reagan, were removed on Aug. 21. They followed the removal of a statue of Jefferson Davis in 2015.

Annapolis, Md.

Roger B. Taney statue removed

A statue of Roger Taney was taken down from its post in front of the State House at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 18. Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, called for its removal earlier this week, reversing a previously stated position that removing symbols like the statue would be tantamout to political correctness. Though not a Confederate official, Justice Taney was the chief author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision, which ruled that African-Americans, both enslaved and free, could not be American citizens.

Step in to the studio with reggae pioneer and cultural ambassador Hopeton Brown.

Log on to discuss the message behind the music. Music is divine, universal and a tool to empower the youths.

Wednesdays - 9 - 12 Midnite EST Dial in (661) 467-2407. 

The show focuses on the “message behind the music” with a moral obligation to educate the youths.