Rihanna & Matt Kemp Call It Quits?...

If you haven’t seen Matt Kemp and Rihanna coupled up lately, I think I know why…Rumor has it the relationship is over. Apparently there’s been a lot of cheating on both sides and the couple have called it quits.

With Kemp partying in his off-season, and Rihanna traveling the globe promoting her music, the two slowly drifted apart..Kemp’s penchant for clubbing was also partly to blame for the demise of their relationship.

Willow Smith tired of being a star.....

Ten year old Willow Smith became a star overnight thanks to her incredibly infectious single “Whip My Hair.”

That quick trajectory into the stratosphere is starting to take its toll on the young star.
She says that though she describes her new found fame as “awesome,” she’s already starting to feel like the success is coming at the expense of her childhood in an interview with NME magazine.
“The hardest part is wanting to hang out with your friends when you have to work,” she says. “My friends will come over and you’re recording and you’re like, ‘Pleeease let me go with my friends. I don’t wanna stay here!’ but people are relying on you.”
We hope her parents recognize this and allow her to have as much of a normal childhood as possible despite her increasing star power!

Cops booted from the force... (ABOUT FLIPPIN TIME!)

Close to 200 police officers have been booted from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for their involvement in corrupt activities since the start of the year.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Justin Felice, who is in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), made the disclosure Thursday afternoon as he provided details on the forces anti-corruption strategies.

The revelation coincided with activities marking International Corruption Day.

ACP Felice said the arrests and dismissals are a major plank of the JCF's three-year anti-corruption strategy.

"One of those strategies is a cleansing programme to rid the organisation of officers who act unethically, corruptly, or who are not displaying the professionalism required of the JCF. To date, from January, 184 police officers have been removed from the organization, majority of whom have been refused re-enlistment," he said

ACP Felice also revealed that of the total number, 133 JCF members were not permitted to re-enlist; while 28 were retired in the public interest.

Twenty-three police officers were dismissed as a result of their involvement in corruption activities.

A further breakdown for the 11-month period reveals that 56 members of the force were arrested with 35 subsequently charged.

At the same time, 83 civilians were charged for breaches of the Anti-Corruption Act with 48 arrests.

Thirty-five JCF employees were also charged for corruption since the start of the year.

According to ACP Felice, while there could have been more arrests the results show that the war against corruption is on in earnest.

"I think we still need to do a lot more as the JCF but as the promotions process goes through, which I'm apart of, looking at some of the people going through, I'm encouraged by what I see. I can see that the managers are endorsing the fight against corruption in the organisation and the unethical behaviour which has tainted the force for some years. But we can't turn around the lack of investment and a lack of training and education over the last 30, 40 years, straight away, so it's going to take a long time but I'm encouraged and I know the Police Commissioner is encouraged by the progress we've made so far," ACP Felice said.

Wesley Snipes In Federal Custody...

Wesley Snipes is finally in federal custody after trying to get his 3-year sentence for tax evasion delayed until after the holidays.

Snipes surrendered early today.

From TMZ:

Traci Billingsley, Chief Public Information Officer for the Bureau of Prisons, tells TMZ, “Wesley Snipes has self surrendered to the minimum security Federal Prison Camp at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean, in Bradford, Pennsylvania.”

Another spokesperson for the B.O.P., Ed Ross, confirms, “Wesley Snipes has arrived and is at the prison facility in PA.”

ALL THIS YOUNG LADY WANTS FOR XMAS IS HER HOUSE.....

 
Morisoon shows her refrigerator which, she said, was damaged during the unrest. - Dwayne McLeod

Seven months after the invasion of Tivoli Gardens, and with the Christmas season fast approaching, it is an angry Patricia Morrison which is lamenting the fact that her house, which was damaged during the incursion, is yet to be repaired.

Morrison, 34, told THE WEEKEND STAR that during the police/military invasion of May 24, her house, which is located on Bustamante Highway, was burnt and damaged. She has been living with friends since.

"Inna mi house dark and black and fava tunnel. Mi couch, mi bed, component set and mi fridge mash up. All di tile dem inna mi bathroom mash up."

She explained to THE WEEKEND STAR that her house, which has been unoccupied for the last seven months, is uninhabitable, and said she was forced to buy a new door recently, at a cost of $6,000, in order to keep out cats and goats which had taken up residence there.

The disgruntled resident said she received a cheque of $15,000 from the Social Development Commission, but explained that that figure could not even begin to effect repairs. Instead, she used the money to purchase back-to-school items for her niece who has been living with her since her mother passed away.

"I used dat money fi help my niece, get ar likkle back-to-school tings dem wa bun up, dat couldnt do nuttin pan mi house." She told THE WEEKEND STAR that others from her community, who did not suffer as much, received up to more than five times that amount.

The advent of the Christmas season is frustrating Morrison even more.

"How Christmas fi come ketch mi a people house? Nobody not even come look pan mi place fi see di damage. Nobody nuh seh nuttin to mi! Jesus, God, man! Christmas a come ketch mi a kotch a people yard, while everybody else deh a dem yard a eat turkey and drink red wine. All mi waan do a deh a mi house a eat likkle tin bun and some dumpling, an mi wi satisfy. Good, God, man! Mi cyaan deh a people yard Christmas!"

But even though Morrison is convinced that she registered with the Office of the Public Defender, which she blames for neglecting her, Public Defender Earl Witter, told THE WEEKEND STAR there was no record of a complaint from her.

He explained that the Ministry of Social Security, along with the Social Development Commission, were the bodies that issued the cheques.

Witter said he did see evidence that Morrison had received the cheque which she mentioned. He, however, said if she could prove that the damage she sustained outweighed the value of the cheque, and the damage is in fact attributable to the events of May 24 and the actions of the law enforcement officials, his office would be willing to investigate her cause.

He said, however, that it might be difficult for her to prove the damage she claims, since so much time has elapsed since the incident. He also stressed that his office was not a poor-relief or storm-relief office, but was set up to investigate injustices committed against citizens by agents of the state.

Anyone willing to assist Morrison may contact her at 363-2947.