Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey last week concluded that love was a “serious thing” after listening to a man accused of chopping his girlfriend over her body during a dispute sparked by an allegation of infidelity.
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THE family whose home was destroyed in Gregory Park in late June is now worried that their children will not be able to go back to school next month due to their circumstances.
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Fire victims fear kids won’t return to school
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has accused Dr Fenton Ferguson of poor representation, saying that that was among the reasons for the high rate of poverty in the St Thomas Eastern constituency.
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JLP blames Ferguson, Gov’t for poverty in St Thomas Eastern
MONTEGO BAY, St James — National Security Minister Peter Bunting believes that controlling the flow of guns into Jamaica will not, by itself, solve the country’s crime problem. What is needed, as well, is a change in the culture of violence.
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Despite the prolonged drought, the 63rd staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show has been labelled a success by Government officials.
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Denbigh successful despite drought, say officials
Port Antonio Hospital in Portland was the beneficiary of medical supplies courtesy of United States -based nurse Desrene Dunns who was part of the recent Diaspora team to Jamaica
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THE mother of murdered female constable Crystal Thomas has reacted with indifference to the death in hospital of one of the men suspected of gunning down her daughter while she was on her way home from work in July.
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Slain cop’s mom indifferent to death of suspect
GROS ISLET, St Lucia — Government climate negotiators and civil society groups from the Caribbean who met with artistes and journalists here last week have discussed strategies to drum up local awareness and attract international attention as part of the region’s preparation for the climate change meeting in Paris at the end of the year.
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Caribbean formatting climate change strategy for Paris meeting
Weekly Round-up: Cops kill colleague?..St Elizabeth ‘drug dealer’ dead…PM on leave
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A week after the killing of Constable Crystal Thomas, another police officer was gunned down in the volatile West Kingston area on Tuesday. Police reports are that the constable was killed by thugs; however, residents are contending that he was killed by his colleagues.
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Weekly Round-up: Cops kill colleague?..St Elizabeth ‘drug dealer’ dead…PM on leave
PHILADELPHIA, Pennslyvania — Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will not allow their amazing 2-1 win over the USA in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup to get to their heads.
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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Boyz eye trophy, but wary of Mexican resistance
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) — FIFA will meet with key sponsors Visa, McDonalds and Coca-Cola next month as world football’s governing body continues to come under pressure following a series of corruption scandals.
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Sponsors’ pressure mounts on FIFA ahead of World Cup draw
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Yohan Blake continued his return to form by winning the 100m in a season?s best 10.12 seconds at Morton Games in Ireland, today.
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Blake clocks 10.12s, fastest time ever on Irish soil
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The US dollar on Friday, July 24, ended at J$117.39, down by two cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary.
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Forex: J$117.39 to one US dollar
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, says reports alleging that the continued custody of a Jamaican national in Qatar due its failure to issue a passport is factually incorrect.
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Foreign Affairs Ministry denies Bartlett’s claim

