Rihanna Banned..!!

Islamic leaders in Malaysia are pressing ahead with calls to ban Rihanna (boo hoo) from performing in the country - just weeks after she promised to tone down her forthcoming live concert. The Malaysian government has strict rules when it comes to female performers, artists are required to cover up from their shoulders to their knees. The PAS has urged authorities who issue concert permits in the primarily Muslim country to reject the organizer’s application. (LINK)
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Bajan signed to Motown.. damn

Barbados just keeps throwing them out. With Bajan songstresses Rihanna, Shontelle Layne and Livvi Franc signed to major recording labels within the last three years, buzz is that Hal Linton, a well-known artiste, has been signed to the legendary Motown Records.

Linton, a four-time winner at the Barbados Music Awards in 2007 for Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Songwriter of the Year and R&B Single of the Year, is signed to a five album deal with the label.

Even though many companies expressed interest in him, he eventually chose SRP Records, responsible for discovering Rihanna and Shontelle Layne, who are signed to Def Jam and Motown Universal Records respectively.

Doyle said Linton, who is also a writer and producer, tightened up his tracks before they began shopping him around to various labels. Sylvia Rhone, president of Motown, heard him, loved what she heard and arranged a showcase for which she invited the entire company, said Doyle. His sound, a cross between Marvin Gaye and John Legend, really impressed them, she said, and they asked to sign him. Damnnnn when will Guyana's artiste get this kind of opportunities, and I NOT talking about miss no talent Temeka, I talking about real talent like Jomo, Adrian, Celeste, Natural Black, Alabama and First Born. source

Guys Eye Candy (Christina Milian - Us Against the World)

I decided to post a little Eye Candy for the guys, Ms. Christina Milian finally released he video for her new single, “Us Against the World,” which she premiered on MySpace back in October. It is the lead single from Christina Milian’s fourth studio album, which she will release via MySpace Records through Interscope.

Tami Chynn - Hypnotico

Tami Chynn is working on her first U.S. release, Primadonna, with none other than Akon and RedOne (responsible for the #1 song right now, Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance”) via KonLive, through SRC/Universal Records. Let me know what y'all think of her new song.

Single Ladies dance... try it

The Hottest new dance around town is Beyonce's "Single Ladies - Put a Ring on It" dance. You have to try it, even this fatty doing his thing. I dedicate this ambitious video to Stolid at Guyana911 since he seems so into this song. Maybe he can try a few moves for his next lime to impress the girls. Just teasing... If you are out of the loop and need the words to the song hit up Guyana911.

Benshop is displaying attention seeking behaviour

Mr. Mark Benschop was arrested at Blairmont for obstruction of traffic and was subsequently released. According to reports he had been charged and would have to appear in court. In addition, the police at Blairmont while they allowed Benschop to go, impounded his vehicle.

Benschop was detained while traveling back to the city for what he described as his non-refusal to pay an exorbitant fee to cross the Berbice Bridge. Haha haha Hahaha gosh man like he like freeness or he think people with political affiliations get to joy ride the bridge for free.

But reports are that Benschop left his vehicle parked in an area close to the bridge where there is a flow of vehicular traffic. This was reportedly after he refused to pay the toll and subsequently boarded another vehicle.

Okay according to reports the story goes like this - Benschop arrived at the bridge’s toll booth some time between 8.30 and 8.45 am and he was informed that the toll for his vehicle was $7,000. However, Benschop said, the price list at the booth identified the toll for a vehicle such as his as $4,000. hmmm

“I decided to use the ferry instead since it was specified that only trucks would be allowed to continue using the service… the description on my vehicle’s registration clearly states that it is a pick-up truck but I was denied entry to the ferry,” Benschop explained.
Benschop then decided to return to the bridge and was subsequently told that the toll was $13,600. “I couldn’t understand how this was so because only minutes before the booth attendant had said that the cost to cross was $7,000,” Benschop said. haha Mr. Benschop's car probably grew a few inches or kilograms.

According to Samaroo, many citizens drive goods transporting vehicles as a “luxury item” and are only realizing the grouping of such vehicles when faced with the toll. In the first instance when Benschop would have been charged $7,000, the CEO explained, he would have been undercharged due to human error.

But in all honesty he is driving around town in a swooped up/ pimped out truck lately. Which in my mind spells nothing but trouble. According to Samaroo who phrased it politely , cars are deemed Luxury items.

So I understand why the attendant therefore saw it fit to price the item accordingly. hhahah I just keeping it real.

Transformer Reappears...

The vanishing transformer which was reported missing from the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) was found installed at the New Mall that was opened last December at the corner of Wellington and Regent streets and was subsequently removed.

And the owner of the mall Mr.Ganesh Ramlall, was MIA and couldn't be reached.

The police source said that Ramlall indicated that he had wanted a transformer to purchase and a man had told him he could get one for him. The man subsequently delivered the transformer. "Is why this so called prominent business never sit down to think where in the world this man sourcing his transformers from." hahahha

If you ask me though this Ramlall sounded suspect from day one. But I am not going to get into that now.

The Old (GT&T) and The Restless (Digicel)

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) says its promotions battle with DIGICEL is being contested on an uneven playing field and that the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) showed bias against GT&T according to reports in the news papers.

According to the Stabroek news article last week which I thought was nicely written and not omitting important facts such as .. "And while GT&T Chief Executive Officer Joe Singh is careful to avoid the creation of a nexus between the ongoing monopoly talks between GT&T and government, it is clear that the pending outcome of those discourses has added to the condition of ‘bad blood’ in the telecommunications sector. Government has made no secret of its wish that the GT&T monopoly of the country’s international telecommunications service come to an end – an inevitability which GT&T has long accepted - though critics have taken unkindly to the often public and vitriolic manner in which the administration has prosecuted its concern. DIGICEL, perhaps understandably, has been far from indifferent to the prevailing environment and to the ongoing monopoly talks and has made public its own keenness to see the monopoly come to an end."

At the core of Singh’s argument is the view that GT&T “deserves better” hahahahha. What a cry baby, this is what happens when a company is use to being spoon fed for decades.... they get spoiled rotten. deal with it. Now GT&T is getting competition, so they need to up their services and be fair. Stop complaining and fretting like some old hags.

I just being honest, I have to admit although I am criticizing GT&T, I am and have always been a loyal and dedicated customer. So GT&T reps please don't say that I am being bias too. My bill is now half what it use to be before the Digicel invasion, thanks GT&T I love you guys...... by the way I have to call y'all out on all this copy cat games y'all playing, try be original. Copying promos that Digicel does just makes you look weak, lacking in creativity and worst of all sleazy.

New Years Cat Fight

I always advise young ladies not to mess with "Other People Property: OPP" however some people just don't listen so hard ears pickney does feel. A popular young lady around the town was stripped of her dress and left to fend for herself in her "tights"and a missing brassier, by several other young ladies at a night which was suppose to be filled of "elegance". This scandalous affair is the talk of the town for the New Year and it all resulted from the popular young lady's affiliation with somebody's OPP. In this animal world we live in, if that OPP isn't coming to your rescue when his and other felines pounce and shred you to pieces, the "affiliation" is not worth it. I just keeping it real. Y'all stay tuned for more insider info on this incident.

Happy New Year

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