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Patriece B. Miller Funeral Service, Inc. Licensed Funeral Director • From Westmoreland, Jamaica WI • Shipping Local & Ov ers eas ‘Community Lifestyle Newspaper’ 718-314-2019 Vol: 6 No. 22 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM • FREE COPY DECEMBER 1-31, 2011 Christmas Appeal Remains High By Patrick Maitland Christmas is the joy of Street Hype Editor being with your family and friends. However, she embers of the thinks Santa Clause was A f r i c a n very prejudiced and does American and not take gifts to the Andrew Holness Portia Simpson-Miller Caribbean communities underprivileged kids. Jamaican Prime Minister Leader of the Opposition Mare among several mil- President/CEO of lion Americans who con- Peoples’ Choice tinue to celebrate Furniture, Dale Getfield, Christmas as one of the said Christmas means a JLP ahead by 5.5% most joyous times of the JACK MADONNA time of giving and shar- Kingston, Jamaica: year. GRAHAM WILLIAMS ing with family and It’s a time for fami- friends, and sitting back, ith a General Election set for Thursday, December 29, lies and friends together, reflecting on the pass and Jamaica’s Prime Minister and Leader of the governing and for many it is one of making plans for the WJamaica Labour Party (JLP), Andrew Holness, is ahead of Portia the holiest times of the future. Simpson-Miller, the Leader of the Opposition People’s National year. An engineer at Party (PNP) by 5.5% points, according to the latest Street Hype newspa- Condison, Esroy Bern- RJR/TVJ/Boxill Poll. Continued on page 5 per spoke with members ard, supported the point of the community, who that Christmas is a time all agreed that Christmas for family celebration, to Sandy lands is a time to give. bond and to remember the Jack Graham, Oper- birth of Christ. new syndicated ator of Country Kitchen FALANA FRAY DALE GETFIELD Jinelle Craig, a gradu- International, said ate student with Juris radio show Christmas means spend- Doctor and Master of andy Daley, a Street Hype ing time with those Public Administration, whom you love and said “Christmas is Mom columnist and author of the remembering those who and being home. It is my best-selling non-fiction book, are no longer here. Aunts and Uncles and the "Whose Vagina Is It, Really?" will Alphanso Jackson, entire family.” Sbe hosting her very own radio pro- CEO of Quality One Jackie Humes, Branch gram, "The Daley Grind" on Touch International Shipping, Manager, Vice-president, 106.1 FM in Boston, MA. observed that Christmas Citibank noted that Continued on page 5: is a very special time, Christmas is about when we look forward to spending quality time celebrating the season, ALPHANSO JACKSON ESROY BERNARD with the family and eat- giving gifts, spending ing a lot of food.” time with loved ones and Junior Forbes, artist celebrating the birth of management and confer- Jesus. ence producer, noted that Madonna Williams, “When you say Jackie Humes Branch Manager/Vice-president CEO of Glam Sense, is Christmas, it means fam- very excited about ily. This means every- NMLS Identifier:727395 body and business asso- Christmas, as it means Citibank, N.A -Baychester family time, also giving ciates. This is a time to 3955 Baychester Ave, Bronx, NY and caring and getting come together and find great gifts (no cards). ways to give to those Falana Fray, a free- who are less fortunate.” 718-324-7493 [email protected] lance writer, said JACKIE HUMES JINELLE CRAIG 2 • STREET HYPE • DECEMBER 1-31, 2011 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM DECEMBER 1-31, 2011 • STREET HYPE •3 EDITORIAL Celebrate Christmas with your community business e are living in a very the Christmas holiday season In our opinion, 2011 was a We are, however, optimistic dynamic society with hun- began way before the birth of year with mixed activities includ- about 2012 as the Government is Wdreds of religious pursuits and Christ. Exchanging gifts, deco- ing opportunities and challenges cutting taxes and implementing lifestyle engagements. rating trees and the burning of the for millions of people and hun- strategies to stimulate production While, Street Hype is not Yule log were all winter tradi- dreds of small-scale business and create jobs. bonded by religious or any tions that began before Christ operators. Being an election year for denominational rules we, the was born, but were eventually Without any official data, the president and several hundred publishers and writers, are incorporated into the holiday that from all indications members of members of Congress and the believers in the Christian faith. became known as Christmas, and our communities continue to Senate, we are hopeful that We therefore acknowledged became part of Christmas history. achieve steady progress. A num- everything will be done to fix the and observe Christmas, a celebra- This is a very important ber of new businesses started or economy during 2012. tion of the birth of Jesus Christ occasion for millions of expanded, including restaurants, We are urging readers to cel- which happened over 2000 years Americans, including immigrants hair salons as well as doctors, ebrate Christmas, by not just ago. The word “Christmas” trans- from the Caribbean and certain lawyers and other professionals. exchanging gifts among friends lates to “Mass of Christ.” European countries. As people continue to find it and family members, but start to However, we can all be sure that This is the time for us show hard to meet their living expens- support and purchase the goods the celebration of the Christmas love and care for each other, as es, the overall poor growth in the and services produced by mem- holiday did not start right away. well as for reflection on the past economy is providing little job or bers of our community, as long as It is said that many of the year and making plans for the career opportunities for the the price is right and the quality is [email protected] traditions that we observe during new year. youth, especially. good. The opinions expressed in this newspaper, except for the above, do not necessarily reflect the views of Street Hype newspaper and its publishers. Please send your comments or suggestions to [email protected]. Responses should be no longer than 400 words. Not all articles will be published. People are talking...! Santa baby, hurry down my chimney tonight! ww, the sweet sounds of Christmas. gery, not call you, his supposed girlfriend, The point here of course, is that if you Snow is on the ground, presents are Real to at least tell her, even if you are thousands are in a monogamous relationship, stay true Aunder the tree, eggnog in the fridge and the of miles away?” I asked. to your special someone, as running from rum cake is sitting on top of the table, ready I am happy to report that Karlene took payphone to payphone and trying to figure Talk the bull by the horn, and although is now out who gets the Victoria Secret lingerie to be eaten and devoured. with What a calamity though, if you have SANDY 100 percent single, is much happier by her- versus bracelet, will only lead to more more than one lover to deal with? Can you DALEY self, not having to wonder where her so- stress. imagine the stress that cheaters around the called boyfriend is spending his Christmas Merry Christmas to you all and happy world are feeling right now? Who do you mine recently. “My man Donavan, (of or New Year’s. What was his excuse going eating! See you in the New Year, 10 pounds spend Christmas with, and who gets booted course not his real name), never seems to to be for his time away during the heavier of course, but clearly ready for in this season? “Oh, what a tangled web we have enough time for me these days. And, Holiday’s? That he got run over by a bus? 2012. weave, when we first practice to deceive,” to be honest with you, he is just acting • Sandy Daley, author of the best-selling book, "Whose Vagina said Sir Walter Scott. kinda weird”. Is It, Really?" You can contact Sandy at [email protected] According to the statistics, 22 percent “Did I tell you that during the of married men versus 14 percent of mar- Thanksgiving Holiday I did not see him at ried women have strayed at least once dur- all, as he said that he was in the hospital ing their married life, so obviously this is going through minor surgery? I mean, did not a one sided-issue. At this time of year, he see the word stupid marked on my fore- however, the stress of having to deal with head, when we first met?” she asked. the outside lover or lovers will become an I tried my best not to be too harsh with issue, as time spent outside of the home will my answer ,as not only did I know that she be noticeable and create problems. really cared about him, but just by her own Many folks believe that at this time of response to his actions, I knew that she was year it is also a known fact that most cou- beginning to “smell the coffee beans” for ples break-up during Christmas and New herself. Year’s time, and that could be for many rea- “Well Karlene,” I said to her. “You are sons. not stupid. Which man goes into minor sur- Some women believe that a man, who is cheating on his wife or girlfriend, will find some reason, clutch at straws if he has to, in order to save himself the stress of hav- ‘Community Lifestyle Newspaper’ ing to deal with that extra girlfriend on the side during Christmas.