May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

U.S. extends travel warning to Mexico

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The U.S. State Department on Thursday extended a travel warning that had been issued for Mexico because of the region’s high level of drug and gang violence. The State Department warning also notes that the […] […]

Heart condition prevents Sugar Minott from appearing at Toronto show

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A release from the organisers of show in Toronto, which should have been headlined by singer Sugar Minott, states that they “received sad news that reggae’s veteran entertainer, producer and sound system owner has fallen […] […]

Diaspora wants ease of visa restrictions on athletes

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JAMAICA will be leaning on the lobbying efforts of its estimated three million members in the Diaspora to help convince developed countries to ease visa restrictions on the island’s athletes and other groups. Professor Neville […] […]

Too much to bear

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A seemingly unending cycle of misfortune has left an entire family reeling as death and destruction have taken an immense toll on some of its members. July 4 will mark two years since Jennifer Ffrench’s […] […]

NCB, Barclays sued for alleged breach of trust

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National Commercial Bank (NCB) and its former owner, the United Kingdom-based Barclays Plc, have had a J$504.68 million lawsuit filed against them by the son and three daughters of a Kingston businessman who died 40 […] […]

Jamaicans numb to murders- Chevannes

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Days after the throat of a five-year-old boy was slashed in Clarendon, Professor Barry Chevannes has said the country’s crime problem is at a point where Jamaicans have become numbed. “It’s difficult to compare heartless […] […]

Brown back at No10 as Britain wakes to hung parliament

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Britain today has a hung parliament after an inconclusive result to the most tightly fought General Election in a generation. With 36 seats still to be counted, David Cameron’s Conservatives had secured 289 MPs – […] […]

Yorkshire Ripper hearing date set for summer

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Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, will have his plea not to have to spend the rest of his life behind bars considered by the courts this summer. The serial killer’s application to have a tariff […] […]

Man waltzes into police station with bucket of human heads

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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada Authorities on Wednesday charged a Grenada man with two counts of first-degree murder after he walked into a precinct station with two severed human heads in a plastic bucket. Police allege Steve […] […]

The abortion debate: should you have a choice?

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JUST two weeks ago, a 10-year-old girl was granted an abortion in Brazil after she was repeatedly raped by her 44-year-old stepfather who eventually impregnated her. Abortion is illegal in that country except where the […] […]