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St James wanted man nabbed while on bus in Manchester
A St James man who the police say was wanted for murder was captured in Manchester on Sunday.
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Four people killed and dozens injured in Kenya protests over record fuel prices
Four people died and over 30 others were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya’s capital on Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off to protest record fuel prices.
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Francesca Tavares | On War and the West [Part II]: All eyes on Taiwan
In the preceding analysis of the global crisis, the focus remained on the "head of the snake" in Tehran and the erosion of Western institutional integrity. However, to view the instability…
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by Janet Silvera
'Desecration' - Church groups condemn treatment of woman’s body after Granville shooting
The Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches (JUGC) on Monday condemned the treatment of a woman’s body following a fatal police shooting in Granville, St James, describing the actions seen in circulating…
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by Tiffany Pryce
Vaz urges taxi operators to hold strain, decision on fare increase expected on June 1
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says public transport operators awaiting a long-promised 16 per cent fare increase may have to weigh the broader economic realities, warning that any adjustment granted…
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New policy coming for outdoor advertising in St Catherine
The St Catherine Municipal Corporation is moving to establish a formal policy to regulate outdoor advertising in the parish.
Speaking during the corporation’s monthly meeting on May 14, Mayor of…
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Environmental Protection Levy increase stalled as gov’t yet to finalise legislative changes – TAJ
The planned increase in the Environmental Protection Levy (EPL), which was scheduled to take effect on May 1, has been delayed as the Government has yet to complete the legislative process required to…
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Pop star Shakira acquitted in Spanish tax fraud case
A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros (US$64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The…
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Genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague
KIGALI AP) — Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died last Thursday in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a UN court said.
Kabuga, whose exact birthday is not known…