May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

15-year-old sacrificed his life for a friend

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CONSOLING the mother of 15-year-old Akeem ‘Marlon’ Peart was near impossible last Saturday, as the grieving mother got the last look at her son dressed in pure white and laying peacefully in a white casket […] […]

My Gripe – May Child’s Month

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By Sandrea;- I recently found out that this month (May) is designated child month – Contribution. They may be gone but they will never been forgotten. They will always be in our hearts and soul […] […]

‘We treat our babies like dogs’

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Serious cases of abuse against babies have leapt by two-thirds in just two years, according to official figures. The Ministry of Health revealed 74 children aged under one year were admitted to hospital after violent […] […]

Mum’s fury over Facebook photos

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An aspiring councillor has taken legal advice over an alleged smear campaign involving photos taken from her Facebook site. Trina Severinsen, who will stand for Wanganui District Council later this year, said she was furious […] […]

US Jamaicans shocked at Golding’s revelations

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NEW YORK, USA — Expressing shock and indignation over Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s admitted involvement in the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips affair, Jamaicans here fear the matter will cause serious implications for their homeland. […] […]

My Gripe – Secret Probe – We are Pawns in a big game

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By Sandrea;- I cannot understand why anyone would be surprised that the security service is secretly investigating the travel activities of individuals, families and the the likes. The effects and fall-out of 9/11 has given […] […]

Outrage at secret probe into 47,000 innocent flyers

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Police secretly investigated the travel habits, family, friends and backgrounds of 47,000 innocent people last year after they bought plane tickets to fly into and out of Britain. The intrusiveness has provoked fury among civil […] […]

Shock at great grandmother’s murder

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Friends of a great grandmother stabbed to death in her tower block flat have told of their “disgust” at the attack. Irene Barrett, 88, was a pillar of the community who knitted blankets for local […] […]

Private sector must help fight crime – Little-White

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Should Jamaica’s private sector be willing to accept more responsibility to prevent crime? Three-time crime victim and popular lifestyle consultant and nutritionist, Dr Heather Little-White certainly feels so. Little-White was recently robbed of an undetermined […] […]

Jamaican faces 29 years for illegal entry

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – A Jamaican man yesterday pleaded guilty to re-entering the United States illegally and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Warren Powell, also known as Cecil Mark Harvey, Ronald Dixon, or Josh Schoburg, […] […]