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Cops partner with stakeholders to clean up Half-Way Tree
The Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) partnered with several stakeholders in a clean-up operation in Half-Way Tree on Friday. That exercise is a start to what, the PSTEB said,...
CommentsAnanda Alert activated for Kadian Clarke
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 14-year-old Kadian Clarke, otherwise called ‘Kay’, of Sterling District, Grange Hill in Westmoreland, who has been missing since Friday, October 19. She is of brown complexion and slim build....
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11,000 detained, 400 charged - Opposition raises concerns with enhanced security measures; Gov’t cites reduction in crime
An opposition senator, citing official documents, has revealed that close to 11,000 persons have been detained by the security forces since the first state of public emergency was imposed in St James in January.Additionally, according to Donna Scott...
CommentsWas the money paid? - HIV-infected nurse yet to receive funds; law firm promises she will receive 'millions' by Monday
Up to press time yesterday, Lydia James*, the nurse who was infected with HIV while working at a hospital in central Jamaica over a decade ago, stated that she was yet to receive any compensation.However, the guarantee coming from Dixon and...
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Hope Zoo to be transformed for charity event
On October 27, Hope Zoo will be transformed into an unforgettable 'Spook-tacular' adventure for the annual charity festival 'Boo at the Zoo'. The calendar staple for fun and games, promises to be the most scary yet, with lots of games and sweet...
CommentsDon't let dons spoil your community - PM Holness
WESTERN BUREAU:Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a warning to the new homeowners at the Castlewood Housing Scheme in Granville, Trelawny, imploring them not to allow criminal dons to devalue the investment they have made in their dream homes...
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'I want to go to France, too' - Mother of Reggae Girlz star hoping to join team at World Cup
When the Reggae Girlz secured their historic qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday, Lucille Hamilton couldn't help but let out a loud scream of joy at her home in Arnett Gardens in Kingston. "We are going to France, we are...
CommentsComeback kids? - Rusea's, Charlemont, look to bounce back in D'Cup
Michael Israel, coach of Charlemont High School, said his school will be looking to bounce back from Wednesday's defeat to Browns Town, in the return leg of their second round match in the ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup.Israel believes that his team's...
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GB-Texaco to invest $2b in cement plant, clears $1b debt
The fight for local cement market share is about to get more intense.That's if the Haiti-based Gilbert Bigio Group, GB, follows through on a plan to build out a stronger footprint in Jamaica by...
CommentsKnutsford Express rolling out customised luxury service
Luxury bus company Knutsford Express Services Limited, which trades under the symbol KEX, is looking to the luxury and corporate market to boost earnings, atop the double-digit profit growth it...
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Stepping Razor award sharpens Bushman's drive
Reggae artiste Bushman, who on Thursday night walked away with the Stepping Razor Award at the Peter Tosh Awards Gala, says he plans to use the accolade as motivation to continue making good music."When I entered the music industry 23 years ago, it...
CommentsMet Opera's 'Aida' an amazing production
Not many operas demand as much from actors as Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Portraying the complexity of a brutally realistic love triangle that corresponds equally with obligations to public duty can be a daunting task. But that was not the case for...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Pro-abortion appeal sanctions murder of innocent
THE EDITOR, Sir:This is an open letter to Member of Parliament Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.As a member of your West Rural St Andrew constituency, I am passionately moved to convey my dissent regarding the adjustments you propose be made to abortion...
CommentsFuming in Manchester over NWC dysfunction
THE EDITOR, Sir:I am a resident of Mandeville, Manchester. Every single morning I wake up to shower for work, there is limited or no water in the pipe.How can you provide customers with a service that has disruptions daily? How can you guys have the...
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Trump says it looks like Khashoggi is dead, threatens consequences
WASHINGTON, DC (AP):United States President Donald Trump said yesterday that it "certainly looks" as though Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him.As the US...
CommentsStudent gunman kills 19, wounds 50 at school in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — An 18-year-old student strode into his vocational school in Crimea, a hoodie covering his blond hair, then pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 19 students and wounding more than 50 others before killing...
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