June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Charlie Sheen says he is ready to go to jail, US media reports

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ACTOR Charlie Sheen is ready to plead guilty to misdemeanour charges related to alleged domestic violence against his wife and serve a 30-day jail sentence, US media has reported. Sheen’s publicist, Stan Rosenfeld, declined to […] […]

US opens criminal probe into BP oil spill

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THE US has opened a criminal investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Attorney General Eric Holder said today. “We will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone who has violated the […] […]

Germans are getting fatter, but not as big as Brits

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GERMANS are getting fatter, official figures reveal, with 51 percent of adults in Europe’s most populous country now classed as overweight. Sixty percent of men and 43 percent of women have a Body Mass Index […] […]

Slain mother lived for her disabled son

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Friends and neighbours worry about the plight of a 7-year-old boy suffering from cerebral palsy now that his mother and principal caregiver has been murdered. Lucita Charles, a single mother, was found dead in her […] […]

Is the path to priesthood easier in Canada for gay Catholic men?

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The path to the priesthood may be easier in Canada than in the United States for gay men who want a career in the Roman Catholic Church. There is a movement in the U.S. to […] […]

Woman’s house crushed by city-owned tree. But who is liable?

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Vada Kolish was already having a bad day. Her cat had died at around 6:30 p.m. Friday and a friend was encouraging to her to go for a walk and purchase a lottery ticket, if […] […]

Young girl tells how she was abused by sailor

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A sailor sexually assaulted a teenage girl four times in the space of a few days, a court heard. Jonathan Tilller, who is in the Royal Navy, is alleged to have repeatedly abused the girl. […] […]

As world’s anger rises, Israel moves to ease blockade

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JERUSALEM – Israel and Egypt signaled a temporary easing of the Gaza Strip blockade following harsh international condemnation of a deadly Israeli raid on an aid flotilla en route to the sealed-off Palestinian territory. Egypt […] […]

ID of Tivoli dead to commence today

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THE identification of the bodies of persons killed during last week’s joint police/military incursion in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston, is to begin today. In a statement yesterday, the Police High Command said that photographs of […] […]

Judge boots Robinson North East St Ann MP to fight ruling

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THE embattled Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on Monday suffered a blow to its already razor-thin parliamentary majority when the Supreme Court, in a default judgement, declared the St Ann North East seat vacant. The move […] […]