Ted Meinhover Tedericco

Take a wrong turn off the craziness of Halfway Tree Road and find yourself in a secluded shopping villa with an "adult toy store." Not exactly a definitively Jamaican moment, but interesting nonetheless.

Holy cow. The next Human Rights officer at Embassy Kingston might actually have something positive to write about...

Beenie Man Apologies To The Gay Community For His 'Homophobic' Lyrics

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Beenie Man has been criticized for using homophobic lyrics throughout much of his work, but now the Jamaican reggae star is offering the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community a poignant apology.

My Ambassador speaking out.
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Jamaica Gleaner News - Human rights for all - Thursday | May 17, 2012

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Throughout history, all societies and cultures, at one time or another, assessed members of certain groups as being 'lesser' or even less than human. Race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and many other factors - including sexual orientation - formed the bases...

That's right, don't mess with the Malaysians.

Malaysia Sentences 3 Mexicans to Death Over Drugs

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A Malaysian court convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people Thursday and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking.