June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

‘Coke wants peace’

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Controversial pastor Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller is claiming that alleged drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke wanted to surrender to the authorities last week in the hope that his decision would bring an end to the […] […]

G20 editorial: Brutal spectacle failed a city and its people

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The G20 security strategy has been spectacularly successful at cocooning the world’s leading politicians and staggeringly ineffective at protecting the property and peace of mind of Torontonians. And the one, inevitably, led to the other. […] […]

Usher coming for Reggae Sumfest

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Multi-talented American R&B singer, Usher, has been confirmed as one of the acts who will perform at this year’s staging of “the greatest reggae festival on earth” Reggae Sumfest. At the long-awaited launch on Friday […] […]

Coke returns to court today

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NEW YORK, USA – Accused Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke could find out today if his extremely slim chance of obtaining bail will materialise. Coke, who was extradited here last Thursday on drug and weapons charges, will […] […]

PNP wants ‘Dudus’ to spill the beans

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HIGHGATE, St Mary – Opposition spokesman on national security Peter Bunting wants alleged drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, who is now in a federal prison in the United States, to spill the beans on all […] […]

Two boys charged with murdering man

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Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with the murder of a homeless man who was found dead in a churchyard. The youths were arrested on Saturday by officers investigating the death of 59-year-old George Akers […] […]

ATMs will dispense only £5 notes

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An ATM operator has launched a network of free cash machines that only dispense £5 notes. Bank Machine has installed 21 cash machines across Britain that only give out fivers, regardless of how much money […] […]

Americans gasp at Prince’s tumble

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Britain’s Prince Harry gave New Yorkers a fright during his visit to the city. The Prince was rounding off his visit to the Big Apple with a charity polo match on an island off Manhattan. […] […]

It wasn’t worth it “Why would you bring this terror to downtown?”

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Promised a chance to twinkle on the world stage, the centre of this City of Neighbourhoods became a ghost town, an armed camp and a fiery anarchists’ playground. As smoke clears from a G20 weekend […] […]

Police tactics: Too tough or too soft?

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On Saturday, as images of torched police cruisers and masked vandals left a public embarrassed by the world’s view of Toronto, much of the criticism was directed at violent protesters. But by Sunday, with more […] […]