KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Sunshine Girls went down 50-54 to England in a humdinger on day two of the Netball World Cup in Sydney, Australia.
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Weekly Round-up: Happy birthday Jamaica… Gully Bop, management split… O’Hara goes pro
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Happy Birthday Jamaica!
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — There were jitters among cambio operators yesterday after they were informed that their businesses islandwide could be shut down this month.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The United States yesterday urged Haitians to go out and vote in Sunday’s general election as the authorities reminded political parties that it would be illegal to stage any public rally until after the election on Monday.
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Residents yesterday blocked a section of Elletson Road to protest against Wednesday’s accidental shooting death of Nicholas Thomas, 20, in downtown Kingston. Here, one of the demonstrators holds a placard while policemen look on. Inset is a placard with a photo of the deceased. Thomas, who resided in Dunkirk, was hit when an off-duty Jamaica Defence Force soldier allegedly fired at a robber. He was pronounced dead at hospital. A woman was also injured in the shooting. The demonstrators yesterday called for the arrest of the soldier accused of firing the bullet that killed their community member.
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A call for justice
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The Sagicor Foundation has donated $300,000 to the Golden Age Home, Cluster A, under its ‘45 Ways to Give Back’ initiative, in celebration of the Sagicor Group’s 45th anniversary.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency will “urgently” investigate allegations of widespread doping in athletics, the body announced on Friday.
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‘We are not in Jamaica’ – St Lucia top cop tells criminals who attack police
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CASTRIES, St Lucia – Errol Alexander, St Lucia’s Acting Police Commissioner, has warned criminals in St Lucia that unlike Jamaica, the police there will take the necessary steps to protect themselves.
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Health authorities have confirmed more than 250 cases of dengue fever in Belize and are urging people to clean their surroundings in a bid to deal with the outbreak.
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Dengue outbreak in Belize
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) – Their school vacation was supposed to be fun but it ended in tragedy after 10-year-old Reuben Reed was shot dead while playing with three friends yesterday.
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Deadly play! 10 year-old killed by shotgun in T&T
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica – The Manchester Police say that a man is in custody in relation to last month’s shooting death of justice of the peace Terrence Green.
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THE National Water Commission (NWC) has invited delinquent customers to take advantage of its 60 per cent write-off amnesty, which is now scheduled to end on August 10.
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POLICE Commissioner Dr Carl Williams says a fleet management system is soon to be implemented by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to manage the force’s vehicles.
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AS Jamaicans spent yesterday celebrating the island’s 53rd anniversary of Independence, the families of six firefighters prayed and kept their fingers crossed that they would survive serious injuries they sustained in two separate incidents yesterday and Monday.
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