May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Dutch boy only ‘miracle’ survivor in crash of Libyan jet

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TRIPOLI, LIBYA — A 10-year-old Dutch boy lay in a hospital bed, head bandaged, skin pale and legs shattered — the lone “miracle” survivor of a plane crash Wednesday that killed 103 people in the […] […]

Bruised Golding

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THE SOUNDS of consternation, shock and fury reverberated around Jamaica into boardrooms and bars, barber shops and parlours, on the streets and into homes as Jamaicans wrestled with the unabashed about-face of Prime Minister Bruce […] […]

Double murder shocks Grenadian district

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ST GEORGE’S – A double murder, one of the most gruesome killings in Grenada in recent history, on Monday evening sent shock waves through the Balthazar area and throughout the rest of the island. The […] […]

Roadshow warning over forced marriages to start

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The first UK roadshow aiming to stop South Asian youngsters being forced into marriages abroad is due to get under way. Victims will tell their stories ahead of the school summer holidays – when the […] […]

Man charged with 1987 rape and kidnap of Slough girl

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A man has been charged with kidnapping and raping a teenager in Berkshire 23 years ago. In June 1987, the 17-year-old girl was walking along Bath Road, Slough, when she was forced into a car […] […]

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key roasted over cannibalism joke

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NEW Zealand Prime Minister John Key found himself in hot water today after joking about an indigenous tribe eating him for dinner. Mr Key has been at loggerheads with a Maori tribe, the Tuhoe, over […] […]

Usain Bolt to open sports lounge

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Athletics poster boy Usain Bolt is set to try his hand at entrepreneurship as he launched Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records sports lounge on Tuesday night. His foray into the entertainment business is being backed […] […]

‘If we must die’

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CENTRAL MANCHESTER Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Bunting yesterday said Jamaicans who are taking a stand against crime could be putting their lives on the line, but stressed that it was necessary in order to […] […]

Sick driver loses control of car; guard hit from bike, injured

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A motorist allegedly suffered a seizure yesterday while driving along Oxford Road in St Andrew, causing his out-of-control vehicle to slam into another car and then hitting two KingAlarm security guards from their motorcycles. Witness […] […]

$1-million bail for student on murder charge

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MONTEGO BAY, St James — A 20 year-old student accused of fatally stabbing a six-months pregnant woman during a quarrel in Maroon Town on May 1 was offered bail in the sum of $1million when […] […]