May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

China to punish polluters

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China said Wednesday it would punish officials who failed to fulfil emissions reduction targets, warning the nation’s current environmental situation was extremely serious. “The energy-saving, emissions reduction situation is very grim, particularly since the third […] […]

17-y-o among four killed on the weekend

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A 17-year-old woman was among four people shot and killed in two separate incidents yesterday, as gunmen continued their reign of terror in several communities across the island. Police said in one incident, Shelice “Shana-Kay” […] […]

Ricky Trooper under US probe

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UNITED States authorities maintain that Jamaican music selector Ricky Trooper had a real gun in his now infamous video monologue in which he abused Prime Minister Bruce Golding, some people in the entertainment industry and […] […]

Fidel Castro: Oil spill shows corporate domination

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Fidel Castro says the spreading oil slick fouling the Gulf of Mexico is proof that the world’s most powerful governments cannot control large corporations that now dictate the public’s destiny. Officials are rushing to seal […] […]

‘Dudus’ may be the most powerful man in Ja, says Phillips

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FORMER minister of national security Dr Peter Phillips says Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is possibly more powerful than the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government which has been attracting a lot of flax over […] […]

A teacher’s rage – 14-y-o cursed, choked by educator

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A scathing verbal attack, followed by a physical assault, allegedly on a young female student, by an enraged teacher at the Braeton Primary and Junior High School last Thursday have left other teachers and students […] […]

Mystery calls to Jamaica

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Some Jamaicans were left baffled late last week by telephonic questionnaires where they were asked to provide answers about their personal life, as well as their perceptions of the United States and Jamaica. The callers […] […]

Flight attendant at centre of drink-drive storm identified

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The identity of a flight attendant at the centre of police claims of a drinking and drug culture among Air New Zealand staff has been revealed. Details have also emerged of how the attendant, Wendy […] […]

Catholics debate defrocking abusive priests

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Much of the recent scrutiny of the Roman Catholic Church’s response to clergy sexual abuse has focused on whether the Vatican and the man who is now pope acted quickly enough to remove perpetrators from […] […]

Police hold person of interest

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A man the St Catherine North police believe can assist them in their investigation into the murder of four persons on Jones Avenue, Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been taken into custody. The police say […] […]