PNPYO wants youth in JEEP 5:22 PM
Roads closed for official funeral 5:07 PM
Pregnant teen held 9 days, beaten by boyfriend 2:12 PM
Woman tricked in $7.5-m house scam 1:31 PM
Klans top man killed 1:16 PM
72 hours to control dump fire 12:44 PM
Riverton residents urged to be careful of smoke 11:41 AM
NSWMA blasted over dump hazard 10:31 AM
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Mexican army finds 15 tonnes of pure methamphetamine
5:28 PMGUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tonnes of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, an amount equivalent to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009. The sheer scale of the bust announced late yesterday in the western state of Jalisco drew expressions of ...more
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5:22 PM
PNPYO wants youth in JEEP
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is calling on the Government to strategically tailor a part of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) for youths. According to Junior Rose, president of the PNPYO, it is imperat ...more
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5:07 PM
Roads closed for official funeral
Thursday, February 09, 2012
TO facilitate the official funeral to be held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral on North Street tomorrow for the late Ambassador Dudley Thompson, the following road closures will be in effect: Before the service Between the hours of 10: 00 a.m. - 5:30 ...more
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2:57 PM
Man gets 27 years for killing infant during video game
Thursday, February 09, 2012
TENNESSEE, USA (AP) — A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing his infant son because he bothered him during his video game. Nineteen-year-old Andrew Keith Johnston pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in t ...more
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2:12 PM
Pregnant teen held 9 days, beaten by boyfriend
Thursday, February 09, 2012
CALIFORNIA, USA (AP) — Police say a pregnant teenager was held captive nine days in a California home, where she was bound with tape and beaten by a jealous boyfriend. Investigators say the 18-year-old victim was allowed to leave the San Joaqu ...more
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1:31 PM
Woman tricked in $7.5-m house scam
Thursday, February 09, 2012
A man who reportedly conspired with his friend and tricked a woman out of $7.5 million for a house which they did not own, was remanded into custody when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court Tuesday. The accused, Micha ...more
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1:22 PM
Restorative Justice Centre opens in Spanish Town
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE Spanish Town Restorative Justice Centre was officially opened this morning. The centre will help residents in and around Spanish Town to resolve their conflicts. The ceremony took place at the Social Development Commission, Port Henderson Road ...more
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1:16 PM
Klans top man killed
Thursday, February 09, 2012
KLANSMAN gang member, Renard ‘Roderick’ Harrison, who has been on the police most wanted list for some time, is dead. Police said the gang member, who was on the run for several months, was shot and killed in an operation in Cherry Garde ...more
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12:44 PM
72 hours to control dump fire
Thursday, February 09, 2012
IT will take another 72 hours to bring the fire at the Riverton City dump under control, and five days for complete abatement of the smoke nuisance, total clean up and restoration, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) ...more
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11:57 AM
JLP councillor crosses floor
Thursday, February 09, 2012
GULAB Dukharan, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Balcarres Division in West Portland, crossed the floor to the ruling People’s National Party this morning at the council meeting. The council still has a majority for the JLP &mdas ...more
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11:41 AM
Riverton residents urged to be careful of smoke
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE Ministry of Health is warning residents in the Corporate Area and sections of St. Catherine, particularly those residents living in the immediate vicinity of the Riverton City landfill, to take the necessary action to protect themselves until the ...more
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10:31 AM
NSWMA blasted over dump hazard
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has expressed outrage at what it calls the continuing lack of oversight and management at the Riverton City dump, “a situation that has persisted for decades”. JET says despite short bursts of attenti ...more
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10:19 AM
Cops seek gunman with fake Jamaican accent
Thursday, February 09, 2012
POLICE in Norristown, Pennsylvania are seeking a gunman with a fake Jamaican accent who robbed a female taxi driver at gunpoint Sunday. The Times Herald, Pennsylvania, USA, reports that the robber also asked for the woman’s phone number and ma ...more
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10:00 AM
PNP selects Daren Powell as councillor candidate
Thursday, February 09, 2012
FORMER West Indies fastbowler Daren Powell has been selected by the People’s National Party (PNP) as councillor candidate for the Malvern Division of southeast St Elizabeth for the upcoming local government election. Senator Wensworth Skeffery ...more
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9:47 AM
Actor gets life for gang rape
Thursday, February 09, 2012
CALIFORNIA, USA (AP) — A bit actor who appeared in the first "Austin Powers" movie was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the violent 1990 gang rape of a Southern California woman. Joseph Son, 40, was found ...more
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9:23 AM
NSWMA wants help with dump fire
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it’s seeking the assistance of persons with D9, D10 and D11 heavy-duty equipment and water trucks to assist with efforts to out a fire at the Riverton City dump. The fire, which has be ...more
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9:16 AM
Facebook fuss lands wife, sweetheart in court
Thursday, February 09, 2012
PERSONS attending a session of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court Tuesday erupted into laughter over a case in which a woman assaulted another whom she claimed messaged her husband on Facebook asking if he had enjoyed his time with ...more
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9:11 AM
Alleged gang leader seeks bail
Thursday, February 09, 2012
ELDON Calvert, the reputed head of the deadly Stone Crusher gang, yesterday began his bid for freedom in the Home Circuit Court following his acquittal last week of murder. The legal team representing Calvert and co-accused Orrette Grant started the ...more
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7:06 AM
Turmeric and ginger production to be expanded
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be expanding turmeric and ginger production as it seeks to expand the island’s spice industry. Portfolio Minister, Roger Clarke, made the announcement yesterday during a tour of the ministry&rsquo ...more
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7:00 AM
Golding looking at compensation fund for crime victims
Thursday, February 09, 2012
JUSTICE Minister, Senator Mark Golding, said he is exploring the possibility of establishing a compensation fund to assist victims of crime and violence, where such intervention by the state may be required. Speaking at the official opening of the M ...more
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6:58 AM
‘Micey Rat’ caught in police trap
Thursday, February 09, 2012
THE St. Thomas Police are reporting that 30-year-old Tyrone Coley, otherwise called ‘Micey Rat’, of Arcadia district in the parish, was recaptured by the police last night. Efforts to find Coley, who is charged for murder, have been ongo ...more
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