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Kingston, West Kingston
The Jamaica Constabulary Force on Monday evening issued an official statement on its massive incursion into Tivoli Gardens in search of alleged drug baron Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and in order to restore order to the area that has been overrun by gunmen who claim to be preventing his a...
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Kingston, Tivoli Gardens
Attorney-at-law Don Foote who represents Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is insisting that there was a scheduled meeting for Monday morning at the US Embassy.
Mr. Foote says the meeting was cancelled without explanation.
The attorney had confirmed on Sunday night that he was schedul...
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Kingston, Kingston
Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Wayne Cummings says with the international attention that Jamaica has been receiving there have already been fallouts in tourist arrivals.
He says several persons who were scheduled to arrive have not turned up while others have begun cance...
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Kingston, Kingston
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said the importation of illegal guns from the United States is contributing significantly to the country’s worsening crime situation.
"The security forces recover, on average, 600 guns each year. We suspect that a greater number enter the island eac...
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Kingston, Gordon House
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding yesterday announced a raft of benefits for National Housing Trust (NHT) mortgagors, including a reduction in interest rates across all four income bands and an increase in the loan ceiling for potential homeowners.
The announcement was made during the prime minist...
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Trelawny, Clarks Town
Thirty-three-year-old Kevin Brown, the man who topped the police ‘most wanted’ list for Manchester, and who was captured by the Clark’s Town Police on Saturday morning, has been charged with two counts of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition by the Trelawny police.
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Kingston, Kingston
The government of the sister island of St Lucia yesterday communicated its decision to ban dancehall deejay Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer from performing in that Caribbean territory.
In response to news of the ban, Kartel called the situation "unfortunate". According to a sta...
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Kingston, Spanish Town Road
ANGRY bus operators who ply the number 81 route, which runs from Waterhouse to downtown Kingston, yesterday withdrew their services in protest over Saturday's killing of a colleague along Spanish Town Road in Kingston.
The bus operators, who gathered in front of the Denham Town Police Sta...
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Kingston, Mona
THE Guild of Students of the University of the West Indies, Mona, along with members of other collegiate within the Corporate Area on April 13, 2010, came together to form a defence against the proposed $1-billion cut in the tertiary education budget which will affect the subsidy university studen...
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Kingston, Jamaica House
MORE pharmaceutical items will be available for the public health system starting this month, with the signing of some 44 contracts on Wednesday at Jamaica House. Prime Minister Bruce Golding will address the special signing, the first such ceremony of its kind.
The signing ceremony will all...
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