June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Gary Coleman’s death under investigation

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ACTOR Gary Coleman’s death last week is now under investigation, according to a report today a few hours after the grisly 911 call was released. Although the scene at Gary Coleman’s home the day he […] […]

Bruce visits Tivoli

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Prime Minister Bruce Golding today visited the Tivoli Gardens community in his West Kingston constituency, his first tour since seventy three persons were killed after the security forces attempted to carry out an arrest warrant […] […]

Caribbean suffering from mayhem in Jamaica

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The deadly unrest in Jamaica is creating a major public relations crisis for the Caribbean, according to St Lucia’s Tourism Minister, Allan Chastanet. Chastanet, a former chairman of the Caribbean […] […]

Yemen holds Americans, others in al-Qaida probe

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SAN’A, Yemen—Yemeni authorities have detained several foreigners, including Americans, Britons and an Australian woman, in connection with an investigation into al-Qaida’s increased activity in the country, security officials said Wednesday. The arrests were made after […] […]

Michael Rafferty, suspect in Tori Stafford death, goes straight to trial

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Michael Rafferty, 29, faces first-degree murder charges in death of 8-year-old Victoria Stafford A 29-year-old man charged in the death of eight-year-old Victoria Stafford will go straight to trial without a preliminary hearing. Michael Rafferty’s […] […]

Australian women held over al-Qaeda links

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AN Australian mother has been taken into custody by Yemeni authorities over suspected links to al-Qaeda, while her two children were placed under house arrest, her lawyer said overnight. Shyloh Jayne Giddens, who had converted […] […]

Cyprus child dies after doctor father forgets about him in car

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A FIVE-year-old Cyprus boy was found dead in the family car, having been forgotten there for nearly eight hours by his doctor father while he carried out emergency surgery, police said. An autopsy indicated that […] […]

Desmond McKenzie’s home raided

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POLICE this morning raided the home of Kingston Mayor, Desmond McKenzie. A police source said the cops were interested in a sports utility vehicle which was suspected to have been featured in suspicious activity in […] […]

Extend state of emergency

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The declaration of a state of emergency, with its suspension of civil liberties, is not a tool that this newspaper readily places in the hands of a government. And not in normal times. But these […] […]

30 shot in British gun rampage

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A SHOTGUN-WIELDING taxi driver went on a killing rampage in the sleepy villages of northern England last night, shooting people in 11 separate locations before killing himself. At least five people were believed to be […] […]