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50 Cent lost weight for a movie called “Things Fall Apart” a movie the 6 foot rapper wrote and stars in, which tells the story of his football player friend, who passed away because of cancer. 50 Cent said he lost 54 pounds thanks to a liquid diet in addition to three hours a day on a treadmill. 50 Cent went from 214 pounds to 160 in only 9 weeks.

The boy is overweight and uses a toy truck to get around because he can’t keep up with other kids, but the dad of a chain-smoking Indonesian toddler doesn’t see what the big deal is. And, mom adds, don’t even think about taking the coffin nails away from their little stovepipe terror of a tyke. “He’s totally addicted,” mother Diana Rizal, 26, said of Ardi, the 2-year-old ashtray of her eye. “If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick.” Ardi had his first smoke at 18 months under Dad’s unconcerned eye, British papers reported. Mohammed Rizal, 30, opined, “He looks pretty healthy to me. I don’t see the problem.”

Trinidad and Tobago made history Wednesday when it swore in Kamla Persad-Bissessar as the Caribbean nation's first female prime minister. Patrick Manning called early elections for energy rich Trinidad and Tobago to be held on Monday, May 24, 2010 after increased public outrage caused by an increase in crime and allegations of public corruption. Initial estimates reveal that about 60% of Trinidad and Tobago’s more than 1 million voters turned out on Monday and as the votes began to tally it was clear that there would be a change in government. People, the National Joint Action Committee, the Tobago Organization of the People and the Movement for Social Justice. Her five-party coalition became the People’s Partnership. Politics there...

Voicemail have done a charity song for O’Neil Edwards who was a victim of robbery on Monday 10th of March. The song is called One Life To Live and was recorded 6 months ago as one of the first tracks for the new Voicemail album Next Level. In the last 6 months Voicemail has produced 14 more songs and 2 music videos. The first released single from the album One Life To Live have been mastered and an urban remix was also produced as well as cover and poster artwork. A website for Oneil Edwards will be launched early next week underwww.Voicemailgroup.com. The track can be purchased on iTunes and will be up on 20 more sites soon (Amazon, Amie Street, Nokia Music..and several others). The video companies, producers and marketers...

Actor Gary Coleman died Friday morning at the age of 42. The "Diff'rent Strokes" star had suffered a brain hemorrhage and died in a Utah hospital. Coleman was pronounced dead after he suffered from a brain hemorrhage. He suffered an injury in his home in Utah on Wednesday, and his condition significantly worsened and he was placed on life support. When he was admitted, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.

Former child television star Gary Coleman is in critical condition near his Utah home with what his family calls a "serious medical problem." Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said Coleman, 42, was admitted to the Provo facility on Wednesday but she couldn't release any other details. Coleman lives in Santaquin, which is 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.In February, Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of "The Insider." Coleman has had a string of financial and legal problems, in addition to continuing ill health from the kidney disease he suffered as a child. Coleman has had at least two kidney transplants and has ongoing dialysis. Last fall, Coleman had heart surgery that was complicated by pneumonia.

Disney and SheKnows are presenting the premiere of Ziggy Marley’s latest single, which also serves as one of the tracks off of a new Disney record for all ages. The Disney Reggae Club! Disney took some of reggae’s biggest stars and paired them with Disney song classics giving them the Jamaican music overhaul. Disney Reggae Club not only features Marley and the first family of reggae, but also current musical legends Matisyahu, Steel Pulse, UB40 and Yellowman. They all join together to bring 12 tracks from the Disney library and one classic from Louis Armstrong to life in classic reggae arrangement. This is Disney’s first foray into the reggae format and the Mouse House could not have enlisted a more powerful group of the genre’s...

At least 27 people are dead in Kingston amid an all-out police assault on a Christopher "Dudus" Coke stronghold Tivoli Gardens, a all out push that began Monday by the police and JDF. Security forces have been fighting people who want to prevent the extradition to the United States of Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who was charged last year in U.S. federal court with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine and with conspiracy to illegally traffic in firearms. Of the 27 killed, 26 were civilians and one was a Jamaican Defense Force member; 25 civilians and six defense force members were injured as security forces battled criminal elements in Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town, officials said. Security forces have confiscated...

Jamaica's government declared a state of emergency in parts of Kingston sunday night after the shooting and firebomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters Christopher "Dudus" Coke . The emergency covered the West Kingston and St Andrews districts of the capital, where gunmen had fired on two police stations and set fire to a third; at least one policeman was injured. The attackers were thought to be supporters of Christopher "Dudus" Coke whom the government is seeking under a US extradition request; it has called on him to surrender to the authorities.

A serious health problem is looming as several persons have being catching fish in sewage ponds near Old Harbour and selling them to unsuspecting customers. these persons are fishing at ponds located at Old Harbour Villa, St Catherine. "This is not a joking thing when mi say man wid hook and line a catch out the fish and go sell them and dat can't be right at all," one concerned female said. Other persons during interviews expressed similar views and added that it's hoped that the practice will be prevented by authorities "Health problems can occur. It is not to be taken lightly, there might be a condition called oral-faecal transmission and that can result in a form of hepatitis," Dr Notice said He added that the fish...

SHANGHAI, China (AP) Jamaica's Usain Bolt has won the 200 meters at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai with a time of 19.76 seconds. The reigning world and Olympic champion over 100 and 200 meters was never tested Sunday, looking relaxed as he finished ahead of Americans Angelo Taylor, second in 20.34, and Ryan Bailey, third in 20.43. The win continues Bolt's strong start to this season that began with a year's best 9.86 seconds in capturing the 100 at Daegu in South Korea on Wednesday. Earlier in the Shanghai meet, Carmelita Jeter of the United States claimed victory in the women's 100 meters with a time of 11.09.

The ultra-modern music recording studio in Aburi in the Eastern Region of ghana belonging to Rita Marley, wife of the late reggae music icon Bob Marley, has been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire is unknown but sources close to Mrs Marley say it may have been caused by an electrical fault. The multi-million-dollar studio - also the store house of most of Bob Marleys original tapes - was due for commissioning late last year but the event had to be postponed to allow Mrs Marley to attend to some personal issues in the USA. Source:Myjoyonline.com

The U.S. State Department warned Friday of the threat of civil unrest in Jamaica amid reports that criminal gangs were massing in Kingston and the military was mobilizing. "The possibility exists for violence and/or civil unrest in the greater Kingston metropolitan area,"."There are unconfirmed reports of criminal gang members amassing in the Kingston area, as well as mobilization of Jamaican defence forces" the State Department said. The British High Commission posted on its website "Due to ongoing political developments, there is an increased risk of civil disorder and street violence in Kingston and possibly other urban areas in Jamaica. UK citizens are urged to take extra care when travelling away from their homes or hotels,"...

An Air India Express plane from Dubai overshot the table-top runway at the Mangalore airport on Saturday morning and plunged over a cliff into a wooded valley, killing 158 persons. There were 160 passengers and six crew members on board Flight IX-812. The passengers included 137 adults, 19 children and 4 infants. Eight passengers survived miraculously. The plane burst into flames after the crash, which occurred at 6.10 a.m. The captain of the flight, Z. Glusica, a British national of Serbian origin, and his co-pilot H.S. Ahluwalia are among the dead. Nine passengers did not board the flight, according to the manifest. Their were two survivors Mohammad Usman and Joel Prathap D'Souza. The reasons for the crash are as yet unclear...

How does one put a price on human suffering? One should probably ask Elin Nordegren for advice: She's demanding $750 million from Tiger Woods in divorce negotiations. That is some pricey misery. Plus, Elin isn't agreeing to Tiger's demands for a confidentiality clause that would prevent her from writing a book or devloping a mini-series or line of collectible plates based on the scandal. Unsuprisingly, the Daily News reports that negotiations "have turned extremely testy."

(Photo: police) The Police is warning residents of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town in West Kingston that it has "no desire to engaged in armed conflict". Residents are seeking to protect local don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke are creating Military-type fortification using sandbags and single concertina wire fencing in Tivoli Courts. Police say this provides positions of fire as sandbags create a stabilising platform for the firing of high-powered weapons. (Photo: police) The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) release a statement today stating "The Police are reminding all citizens that the setting-up of barricades is illegal as the security forces must have unfettered access to pursue their lawful duties in any community in Jamaica...

A judge issued a warrant for Lindsay Lohan’s arrest and set bail at $100,000 on Thursday after the actress failed to show up for a mandatory court hearing in Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Lohan, left, went to Cannes for the film festival there, and, according to her lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, her passport was stolen, preventing her from returning to the United States in time for her hearing. Judge Marsha Revel of Los Angeles County Superior Court also revoked Ms. Lohan’s probation, which she had been on after two arrests in 2007 on charges of drunken driving. Mr. Holley said Ms. Lohan would be back in the United States by Friday evening. If she makes bail, the judge has stipulated that she will be prohibited from...

Classrooms emptied and business owners pulled down their shutters this week as the word spread that the Jamaican government had finally signed an extradition request from the United States for alleged gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke. The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has called out the National Reserve after thugs in west Kingston yesterday stated their intention to defend the 'President' when they opened fire on a team of soldiers attempting to enter Denham Town. The members of the National Reserve have been asked to report for duty at 6 p.m. today and be prepared to go into action as tension rises in sections of the Corporate Area. The government is trying to secure areas for West Kingston students who have to sit the CAPE and...

Photo by Garfield Robinson Jamaica Observer - 'Bounty Killer' and 'church' were two words that just didn't sound as if they should be in the same sentence ... and so very close together. Anyway, the story was that Miss Ivy -- Bounty's beloved mother and an upright Christian lady -- had ordered her son Rodney, to be present at her church yesterday morning. And, as the source pointed out, "If Miss Ivy say him fi come a church, him haffi come." Needless to say, Bounty, and his entourage, was present and on time at Miss Ivy's place of worship, the Agape Christian Fellowship Church in Gregory Park, St Catherine. Dressed in his trademark 'full black' and looking none the worse for his 10-day stint in police lock-up, from which he...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) Police in Jamaica say a man accused of slashing the throat of a sleeping 5-year-old boy may have done it to get back at the boy's father. Constable Ainsley Beckford says 34-year-old Jermaine Gushman has been charged with murder in the killing. He has pleaded not guilty. Police say someone broke into the boy's home May 2. They say a long-standing dispute between Gushman and the boy's father may have prompted the killing but did not release more details. The boy's father was at a nearby store when the killing occurred. It is unclear if Gushman has an attorney. The murder charge was announced Friday.