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Reclaimed

Arian Browne — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:20:08 +0000

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Mon Repos roads are a disaster

Arian Browne — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:18:35 +0000

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Dogs day out

Arian Browne — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:17:00 +0000

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Veronica Campbell-Brown’s camp responds to drug charges

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:14:11 +0000

(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, St James — A defiant Claude Bryan, manager of embattled Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown has leapt to the defence of his star client and has adamantly...

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TV chef Nigella Lawson’s husband cautioned by police for assault

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:35:10 +0000

LONDON, (Reuters) – Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned by police for assaulting his wife, the celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, after being photographed grabbing her by the throat...

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UG, University of Lancaster sign MOU

Arian Browne — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:16 +0000

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China says Ghana’s arrest of its miners will not harm relations

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:46:25 +0000

ACCRA, (Reuters) – China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a...

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Jamaican federation suspends Campbell-Brown

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:48 +0000

KINGSTON, Jamaica, (Reuters) – Jamaica’s twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation today following a positive test for a banned...

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Caribbean raw sugar exports to EU could end in less than a decade – Jessop

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:53 +0000

A trade relations expert says it is quite possible that in less than 10 years Caribbean raw sugar will cease to enter the European Union (EU). This was the dire prognosis of columnist David Jessop...

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Costa Ricans held in Jamaica ganja bust

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:58 +0000

(Jamaica Observer) ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Six men, including three Costa Ricans, were arrested in connection with the seizure of half a ton of ganja and more than 600 gallons of gasoline in...

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Campbell-Brown made note of product she used ahead of test

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:11 +0000

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Gleaner understands that Jamaican sprinting star Veronica Campbell-Brown had in fact declared using a product ahead of her positive drug test – a development, which could...

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Bushy Park man dies in suspected hit and run

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:35 +0000

The police say they are investigating a suspected hit and run fatal accident that occurred at about 2220h last night at Bushy Park, EBE. The police say that the body of Alister Livingstone, 54 years,...

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Albouystown man shot in home invasion

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:37:50 +0000

At about 2145h yesterday, police say that Eon Daniels, 32 years, of Campbell Street, Albouystown, was confronted at his home by two men armed with a handgun and a cutlass. During the ensuing...

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Linden Centre for Special Needs receives $300,000 boost

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:27 +0000

The Linden Centre for Special Needs has received a timely donation of $300,000 from Organic Natural Resource Management Inc, a new company operating in the country with offices at Linden and in...

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Barbados Top Cop removed

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:45 +0000

(Barbados Nation) Commissioner Darwin Dottin has been removed as head of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) after nine years on the job. His marching orders were issued yesterday in a document...

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Chanderpaul ‘Extremely Sorry’ Unable To Play CPL

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:05 +0000

(CPL) Caribbean Premier League organisers have announced that Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be unable to play in the inaugural tournament for the St Lucia franchise due to contractual obligations that...

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Karzai announces peace talks as Afghans take over security

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:48:39 +0000

KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, as the U.S.-led NATO coalition launched the final phase of the...

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Owners of deadly dogs face jail in T&T

Stabroek editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:47 +0000

(Trinidad Express) Owners of dangerous dogs, beware! You are facing a ten-year jail sentence and a TT$200,000 fine if your dog kills someone. That is unless the person was about to commit a crime...

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Ramotar warns cops against being bought

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:25:32 +0000

President Donald Ramotar yesterday appealed to the police force to be “even-handed” in crime fighting, saying there have been “too many complaints” that the protection of officers can be bought. “Too...

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WCD man freed of murdering former lover’s mother

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:24:27 +0000

Despite Basmattie Sewsankar’s story of seeing murder accused Hameraj Rambachan stabbing her mother Rajpattie Jagroop in their bedroom, Justice Brassington Reynolds freed him, upholding a no-case...

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Aviation authority unable to police remote airstrips

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:23:00 +0000

The local aviation authority lacks the manpower to enforce security regulations at some of the country’s remote airstrips, according to members of the aviation fraternity. “There are over 100...

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Guyana seeking comprehensive review of GPL

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:08 +0000

With funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Guyana is seeking to have a comprehensive review of all parts of the power company. The IDB advertised on May 31st for bidders for this...

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Slight improvement in toddler reportedly given medication overdose

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:57 +0000

Sixteen-month-old Nicholas Cox, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), after he was allegedly given an overdose of medication at the facility, is...

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Jones, Westford found guilty of burning health ministry

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:19:09 +0000

Colin Jones and Clayton Westford were yesterday found guilty of the 2009 burning of the Ministry of Health’s building on Brickdam. The ruling was handed down by Magistrate Judy Latchman …..To...

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