May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Ganja, ammunition found in Old Harbour Bay

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ONE hundred .44 cartridges and approximately one and a half pounds of ganja were seized at Old Harbour Bay in St Catherine yesterday afternoon. One man has been arrested in connection with the seizure, but […] […]

92 asylum seekers intercepted off Western Australia

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A BOAT carrying 92 asylum seekers has been intercepted near Scott Reef off the north west coast of Western Australia. Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Ararat intercepted the boat on Saturday after passengers on […] […]

Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who interviewed Osama, resigns

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A PROMINENT Saudi journalist who conducted several interviews with Osama bin Laden and once tried to persuade him to reconcile with the Saudi royal family has resigned as editor of the nation’s leading newspaper. However, […] […]

Wrongly Convicted L.A. Man Is Released From Prison

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He spent 14 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. A Los Angeles man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a 1994 murder and attempted robbery in […] […]

Claims muddle debate over Arizona immigration law

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Arizona sparked an emotional war of words with its tough illegal-immigration enforcement law, a national debate in which both sides make wild claims and distortions that fuel divisiveness. Cutting through the political rhetoric is difficult. […] […]

My Gripe – Child Murders update

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On this Sunday of Child month, the video above should serve as a painful reminder to all of us that too many of our children as been abused In the last couple of years there […] […]

Elderly train passenger sexually assaulted in Sussex

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An 86-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted on a train by a man who tried to stroke and kiss her and made crude remarks about sex. British Transport Police, who have issued CCTV images in […] […]

Tokyo couple married by robot in rooftop wedding

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Japan has hosted the world’s first wedding to be conducted by a robot. The automated creature, known as the I-Fairy, oversaw the wedding of Tomohiro Shibata and Satoko Inoue in the capital, Tokyo. The couple […] […]

Spanish Town explodes

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Scores of persons had to scamper for cover yesterday, as the the sound of gunfire echoed in the commercial areas of Spanish Town, St Catherine. At least one man was shot in the incident, but […] […]

CHANGE A LIFE JAMAICA – Hope for Ramon

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JACQUELINE FRANK’S worst fears were realised the day she walked into a classroom with her son, Ramon Rankin, on his first day at primary school. Everyone froze, and the gaze of the little ones remained […] […]