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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK COMEDY EVENT: THE FUNNY THING IS …. TRAVIS JAY

March 15, 2014

Don’t miss the chance to witness rising comedian Travis Jay in his brand new One Man show.  The past five years has seen Travis take the comedy circuit by storm, establishing himself on both the black comedy circuit scene and mainstream comedy scene, and playing audiences internationally, recently back from Paris and Amsterdam, building a great reputation.  No stranger to the comedy business, Travis is the son of the award winning comedienne, playwright and director Angie Le Mar. The Funny Thing is…Travis Jay, takes us through the trials and tribulations of fatherhood, […]

UK EVENT: BLOGGERS D’LIGHT LIVE (MARCH EDITION)

March 15, 2014

  London’s premier debate/entertainment show, Bloggers D’light, returns for yet another rip roaring, laugh out loud and topical show. Taking place at a new venue, with a great line up of bloggers, comedians, DJs, journalists, plus many more media savvy opinionated, witty, notable personalities from the world of entertainment and media. There maybe tears, tantrums, random movements brought on by the panel members, but its all done in the pursuit of sharing our very varied opinions in an entertaining and open way. […]

VIDEO: VYBZ KARTEL GUILTY VERDICT – SUPPORTERS REACTION (THE JAMAICA GLEANER)

March 14, 2014

Yesterday Dancehall star Vybz Cartel (real name Adidja Palmer) was found guilty of murder. Check out The Jamaica Gleaner’s news report. “Free Kartel”  “Free worl boss” I am sorry but the people screaming the above and knocking down barricades in anger have got their priorities all wrong. Jamaicans are facing a multitude of serious issues on a daily basis. Right now the Jamaican economy is struggling, there is extreme unemployment, rising costs, poverty (the list is endless) and politicians choose to sit back and […]

REGGAE DANCEHALL STAR VYBZ KARTEL FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER

March 14, 2014

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) has been found guilty of murder. Via The Jamaica Gleaner Palmer and three of his four co-accused have been found guilty of the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams marking the end to a keenly watched trial that has lasted for 65 days.  The eleven-member jury began deliberating at 3:45 p.m.  Initially, the eleven-member jury deliberated for 1 hour and 53 minutes before returning a 10-1 verdict.  They were sent back to reconsider because the verdict […]

UK EVENT: ‘WHAT MEN WANT FROM WOMEN IN RELATIONSHIPS SEMINAR’…..

March 13, 2014

[Thanks Melissa] *Crying with laughter* “award winning relationship expert” *blank stare* – When did Des O’Connor win an award for his relationship advice??? Are we talking about the same Des O’Connor who once advised black women to: “Sit by the toilets in a night club if you want to find a good black man” Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. And I see DJs  Buppy C (Talk about a blast from the past. I haven’t heard or seen his name for years)  and Mistri are both on the […]

UK POLITICS: LABOUR BLACK NETWORK TO BE LAUNCHED IN LONDON

March 13, 2014

Via The Afro News The Labour Black Network will be launched in London on 25th March 2014. The event to be held at the Wilson Room, Portcullis House, from 18:00 to 20:00, will be hosted by Diane Abbott, Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. It will be attended by the current Black Labour MPs. David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham will address participants. The Labour Black Network is a newly emerging membership organisation to support African and Caribbean […]

UK TV: THIS MORNING – “I THOUGHT ONLY PEOPLE IN AFRICA GOT HIV”

March 12, 2014

Peter Schofield and Holly Willoughby talk to Rachel Dilley, a mother-of-three who says she never dreamed she was at risk of HIV – because ‘only African people could get it’. “Growing up the only thing I’d seen was an advert on TV in Africa of African people dying of AIDS and I thought it was a disease you caught in that COUNTRY,  and that only they caught it. I didn’t realise that you know a white person had ever had it.” Is […]

PRESIDENT OF FRANCE HIRES EXPERT IN ‘GANGSTA RAP’ TO HELP WRITE HIS SPEECHES

March 12, 2014

This is just pure unadulterated FOOLISHNESS. I have seen and heard it all now. Via The Daily Mail The president of France is to try to turn around his abysmal approval ratings by hiring an expert in gangsta rap music to write his speeches. Francois Hollande has appointed Pierre-Yves Bocquet to help him spice up his speeches, which are widely considered to be boring. A graduate of France’s top school for civil servants, Mr Bocquet is well qualified for the role. But […]