June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Angry mob calls for accused paedophile’s head

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AN angry mob gathered outside the Mandeville Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning and demanded that they be allowed to deliver their brand of justice to a man accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy. Miguel […] […]

UN Security Council votes to adopt sanctions against Iran

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THE United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted sanctions resolution against Iran as global concerns about its nuclear program loom. The 15-member United Nations Security Council voted 12-2 to adopt the […] […]

NATO supply trucks torched in attack near Islamabad

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ISLAMABAD: Gunmen have attacked trucks carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan, gutting dozens of vehicles in an inferno and killing seven people near Islamabad. The overnight attack was unprecedented for its proximity to the […] […]

Guyanese cop arrested for killing teenager

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A police officer has been taken into custody after a 16-year-old youth was shot and killed on Monday night. A police statement said that Kelvin Fraser was among a group of young […] […]

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste

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THE current security crisis spawned by the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke affair has jerked the society out of a paralysing complacency. But at the same time, a despondent state of mind prevails — a situation not […] […]

Marvin, youngest of Isley Brothers, dies at 56

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CHICAGO (AP) — Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospital. He was 56. Isley died Sunday morning at an inpatient […] […]

Bank worker ‘distracted by hot blonde as he took £217,000 from account

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Lloyds TSB personal banker Kerry Whittaker took £217,000 from a customer’s account and funnelled £172,000 of it to a blonde woman who had walked into his Bromley branch wearing shorts and a skimpy top, a […] […]

Chris Brown denied entry to Britain

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LONDON, June 8, 2010 (AFP) — US singer Chris Brown has postponed a series of concerts in Britain after being refused a visa over his sentence for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna, his tour organisers and officials […] […]

Paper cannot solve crime, says Simpson Miller

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OPPOSITION Leader Portia Simpson Miller yesterday endorsed the Government’s efforts to unseat criminals and crush gangs, but warned that speedily passing the six anti-crime bills into law in their present state to assist this thrust […] […]

Crocodiles not yet tested

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TESTS to find out whether or not the two crocodiles found in Tivoli Gardens last week were fed humans, have still not been done. Assistant Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds yesterday said he is unable […] […]