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Pops YG charged with having sex with person under 16

Entertainer and popular social media blogger Pops YG has been charged with having sex with a person under the age of 16. His attorney, Donnovan Collins, confirmed the charge to The Gleaner on Monday evening, noting that the police had complied with a judge’s order to charge his client before a 6:00 pm deadline. Earlier Monday, Senior Parish Court Judge Vaughn Facey ordered the police to either charge Pops YG, whose real name is Ansel Fairclough, or release him by 6:00 pm.

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Pops YG charged with having sex with person under 16

Entertainer and popular social media blogger Pops YG has been charged with having sex with a person under the age of 16. His attorney, Donnovan Collins, confirmed the charge to The Gleaner on Monday…
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Judge gives police until 6:00 pm today to charge or release Pops YG

A judge has given the police until 6:00 pm Monday to either lay a charge against entertainer and popular social media blogger Pops YG or release him. The order was made by Senior Parish Court Judge…
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness responds to a question during the opening ceremony of the Joint Forums at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on Monday.
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PM Holness urges reform of development financing for small island states

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