June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

West Kgn resident charged for murder of Paul Gardner

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MONTEGO BAY, St James — The police here have charged a West Kingston resident with the murder of 43-year-old Paul Gardner the former managing director of the Wexford Hotel whose bloodied body was found in […] […]

We know how ‘Dudus’ can redeem himself

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One of the common threads running through all of the world’s great religions is the concept of forgiveness. No man is beyond redemption. Not even Mr Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. The former Tivoli Gardens ‘don’ can […] […]

TEENs & drugs

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Experimentation with drugs and alcohol is on the increase among TEENs. While the experimental stage might just be a phase for some there are those who develop a dependency upon alcohol and drugs. While drug […] […]

Hooded gunmen kill Filipino commuters

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About 30 hooded attackers, believed to be Abu Sayyaf militants, shot and hacked horrified victims running for their lives in the southern Philippines, police said. Four died and six were wounded in the brazen attack. […] […]

Arizona law hurts US 2022 World Cup bid

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A CONTROVERSIAL Arizona immigration law which lets authorities randomly stop and question people of Latin American appearance and check their citizenship documents is threatening to derail the United States’ bid to host the 2022 FIFA […] […]

Terrorist jailed for Australian embassy attack in Jakarta seized in police raids

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AN Indonesian terrorist jailed for helping build the bomb used in the 2004 attack on Australia’s Jakarta embassy has been arrested again. Heri Sigu Samboja, better known as Sogir, was one of three men arrested […] […]

Seven killed in Quebec City plane crash

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MONTREAL—“We are not able to climb.” They are the eerily calm last words of the pilot of a small plane that crashed early Wednesday morning just moments after takeoff from Quebec City’s airport, killing seven. […] […]

Of Course, The poorest always suffer

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By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE “The Budget may hit the poor harder than the rich, tax experts warned today”. Well that does not take Einstein or a degree in economics to know and understand, it is […] […]

Budget will hit the poor hardest, say economists

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The Budget may hit the poor harder than the rich, tax experts warned today. The respected Institute for Fiscal Studies also warned that Britain is facing “the longest, deepest and most sustained” period of public […] […]

Reporter Michael Hastings lost his love in Baghdad

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MICHAEL Hastings may forever be known as the reporter whose article got General Stanley McChrystal in trouble. But his work also includes coverage of two wars and a book on the death of his girlfriend […] […]