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St Catherine man fined nearly $160,000 after attempting to bribe police during traffic stop

A St Catherine man who admitted to attempting to bribe police officers after being stopped for traffic violations has been fined nearly $160,000 in the St Catherine Parish Court.

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Lionel Messi delivers once again for Argentina
ATLANTA (AP) – Lionel Messi delivered for his teammates. With one more win, he'll be delivering another World Cup trophy for Argentina.
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Gas prices up
Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $3.06 to sell for $201.34 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $3.06 to…
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Defending champion Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England 2-1
ATLANTA (AP) – Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the World Cup final.
Updated 2 hours ago by Tanesha Mundle

Jean Ann Panton to return to court December 10 in SSL fraud case
Defence attorneys representing Jean Ann Panton, the lone accused in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), are to make a fresh bid for bail when the matter…
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Jamaica welcomes inaugural LIAT Air flight from Guadeloupe
Jamaica welcomed the inaugural Liat Air flight from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, to Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday.
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Road deaths over past week double yearly daily average, raising concerns
Road safety officials are warning that Jamaica could be heading towards another surge in traffic fatalities after the number of people who died in crashes over the past week rose to twice the daily…
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Image Plus to pay $620m for recent acquisitions
Image Plus Consultants Ltd (IPCL), which trades as Apex Radiology, disclosed that it agreed to buy two diagnostic imaging companies for $620 million. The acquisitions were already disclosed, but not…
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St Vincent and the Grenadines ends registration fees for entry into secondary schools
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced the removal of registration-related fees for first form students entering public and government-assisted private secondary…
Updated 4 hours ago by Wayne Campbell

Wayne Campbell | Skills for a Shared Future
Alarmingly, 273 million children and young people are out of school. In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 15 as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of…