May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Two men cleared of mob attack are arrested then bailed over gun murder

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Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder moments after they were cleared of a mob attack. Detroy Smith Jr. and Allan Douglas Jr. were yesterday taken into custody for the murder of Jamaican George […] […]

Angry MoBay residents continue protest

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GRANVILLE, St James — Residents of Gordon’s Crescent continued their protest action today against Wednesday’s police killing of 18 year-old Christoph Robinson in the community. “Wi not going to stop block it until wi get […] […]

Mother’s Day without a mother

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As TEENagers around the world make preparations for their mother on Mother’s Day, there exists many teens who have lost their mother. TEENage got the opportunity to sit down with 18-year-old Ann as she recalls […] […]

More arrests in fake cigarette scam

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DETECTIVES from the Organised Crime Investigative Division (OCID) are now searching a wholesale establishment at Heywood Street in downtown, Kinston after an early morning raid at Russell Heights in St Andrew. Two persons have been […] […]

Albino mother, 5-year-old boy killed for body parts in Burundi, human rights activists say

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Attackers in Burundi chopped off the limbs of a 5-year-old albino boy and pulled out his mother’s eye, killing them over the belief that their body parts would bring wealth and success, human rights activists […] […]

Tensions High at California High School Following Flag Flap

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Tensions are rising at a California high school where five students were sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. More than 200 Hispanic students reportedly skipped class on Thursday and marched […] […]

Sex slave girls face cruel justice in Iraq

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At one of Baghdad’s two female juvenile prisons, the young Iraqi girls live in limbo, sadness and desperation permeating every aspect of their interrupted lives. Some face punishment for prostitution. Others are charged with ties […] […]

Mosque to go up near New York’s ground zero

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Plans to build a mosque two blocks away from ground zero have set off an emotional debate among area residents and relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Cordoba House project calls […] […]

Chelsy watches at Harry graduation

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Chelsy Davy lovingly watched on as her prince was awarded his provisional wings by his father. Her attendance at Prince Harry’s graduation ceremony from an advanced helicopter training course confirmed rumours that the turbulent relationship […] […]

Rushanara Ali becomes first Bangladeshi MP

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Labour’s Rushanara Ali made history today when she became the first Bangladeshi MP by taking Bethnal Green and Bow, the seat previously held by George Galloway. The 35-year-old Oxford graduate won with 21,784 votes, an […] […]