May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Portia calls gunmen cowards

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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, yesterday visited the father and sister of the late Christina Salmon, 5, who was shot dead on Thursday during a fiery demonstration along the Felicity […] […]

Cellphone monitoring important to fighting crime — Nelson

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Goverment introduces mandatory registration of subscribers’ MANDATORY registration of subscriber information for all cellphone users is one of the initiatives the Jamaican Government is hoping will put a damper on criminal activities across the country. […] […]

Prostate cancer vaccine wins US approval

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A “vaccine” which harnesses the body’s own immune system to fight prostate cancer has been approved for use by US drug regulators. Provenge – which is designed to be used in men with advanced disease […] […]

‘Hot’ substance in chilli peppers key to killing pain

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Studying chilli peppers is helping scientists create a new type of painkiller which could stop pain at its source. A team at the University of Texas says a substance similar to capsaicin, which makes chilli […] […]

Protests across US over Arizona immigration law

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Tens of thousands of people have joined protests in the US against a controversial anti-immigration law introduced in Arizona. The biggest protest took place in Los Angeles, but others were planned in more than 70 […] […]

Snooker champion John Higgins in ‘bribe’ allegation

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Snooker world number one John Higgins has reportedly agreed to take a £261,000 bribe to lose frames in four separate matches later this year. The News of the World alleges it has video images of […] […]

Immigration hot debate topic after PM’s ‘bigot’ gaffe

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It was “immigration, immigration, immigration” as the ghost of Gordon Brown’s campaign gaffe haunted the last TV debate between prime ministerial hopefuls. While neither questioner nor the three party leaders spoke specifically of Mr Brown’s […] […]

Hawking gets lost in space over alien life

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Is there anybody out there? Stephen Hawking joked with and teased a receptive audience at the Royal Society last night about the dangers of aliens. Introducing a screening of his new TV documentary about the […] […]

Tory donates £10,000 profit on second home

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ONE OF David Cameron’s closest political allies has made a payment of more than £10,000 in lieu of the capital gains tax he avoided on his state-subsidised second home. Shadow climate change minister Greg Barker […] […]

Police Find a Car Bomb in Times Square and Clear Area

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The police discovered a car bomb in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers from the area on a warm and busy Saturday […] […]