May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

UN official calls for release of former child combatant from Guantanamo

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5 May 2010 – A United Nations envoy today reiterated her call for the immediate release of the last child soldier still being held in Guantanamo Bay, voicing concern that his case has been brought […] […]

Neighbour forgives chopping incident

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AFTER waiting for the past 15 years on the criminal justice system to list the case against his neighbour for trial on a charge of chopping him, a man yesterday told a judge and jury […] […]

Hands-off on abortion

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Abortion is a marginalised and controversial issue, which has no place on the political platform. This was the consensus of several middle-aged and senior citizens approached by Express Online, in Port of Spain. The Pocket […] […]

May Day fatal accident

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A MINISTRY of Education driver has been charged, following investigations into the fatal accident in Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, last Saturday. The accused, Bryon Hubbard, 39, of Lot 432 Nowandam, West Bank Demerara, faced a […] […]

Policeman facing murder charge dismissed from Force

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The police constable who is charged with murder in the stabbing death of 23-year-old George Carey has been dismissed from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, a senior police officer revealed to The Nassau Guardian yesterday. […] […]

‘Too many illegal guns!’ says Attorney General

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ATTORNEY General Freundel Stuart says Barbados will be working further with regional neighbours to choke off the movement of illegal guns into this country. “There are too many guns in the hands of the wrong […] […]

Illegal immigration stamps still showing up in non-nationals’ travel documents

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Antigua – The Chief Immigration Officer Colonel Ivor Walker said immigrants are still turning up across the island with illegal immigration stamps in their travel documents, months after two Guyanese nationals were caught and charged […] […]

Women under 50 ‘face work stress risk’

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Stress at work raises the risk of heart disease for women under 50, a study of more than 12,000 nurses suggests. Danish research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine concludes work pressure has a greater effect […] […]

Times Square accused ‘acted alone’

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The Pakistani-American accused of a failed car bombing in Times Square is believed to have worked alone on the plot, authorities have said. They said they have yet to find a wider link from suspect […] […]

Study shows class gap in killings

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Scots in poor areas are more than 30 times more likely to be killed in an assault than those in affluent parts of the country, a study has revealed. Latest research showed a widening gap […] […]