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Guyana to receive US$45m to protect forest

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- The South American country of Guyana says it will receive an additional US$45 million in cash from Norway as a reward for protecting its Amazonian rainforest.

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Builder of ‘Phonehenge’ gets 18 month sentence

LANCASTER, Califormia (AP) -- A man who built a quirky Mojave Desert compound known as Phonehenge West was sentenced to nearly 18 months in jail because he failed to pay for its demolition, Los Angeles...

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Continued vigilance urged to reduce mosquito breeding sites

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Ministry of Health is urging continued vigilance to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes as the threat of dengue fever continues.

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Illegal vending choking Santa Cruz despite police promise

Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - The police say they are committed to keeping the streets of this south central town free of illegal vending for the yuletide season.

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Amanda ‘Chillups’ Huslin of Yallahs missing

Huslin is of brown complexion, slim build and about 5-feet-7-inches tall.

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Seven men wanted by St Elizabeth police

They are:

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Body found in Kingston Harbour

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The body of an unidentified man was fished from the Kingston Harbour this morning.

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Chronicling Gift Ideas

UNIQUE gift ideas surprised us on every shelf and each turn at the Chronicles store in Upper Manor Park Plaza. From Crane stationery to Jamaica 50-perfect gift books, moleskin notelets to holiday items...

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Saturday Social - December 22

We’re wrapping up our social week with more scenes from the soft opening of The Vault Gaming Lounge last Wednesday at the Wyndham Kingston.

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Feeding of the 5,000

MUSTARD Seed Communities yesterday said it will, for the 17th consecutive year, deliver meals and toys to 5,000 inner-city children and golden-agers on Christmas Day in a move reminiscent of Jesus’s...

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Appeal court upholds murderers’ conviction

THE Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the 2010 conviction of four men who were implicated in the abduction, rape and murder of two women.

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Manchester community in shock after mechanic shot dead

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — A community is in shock, and the mother of a 22-year-old mechanic shot dead during a confrontation with police at deCarteret Gardens yesterday morning is demanding justice for...

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Police, sidewalk sellers clash downtown Kgn

BUSINESS in sections of downtown Kingston was yesterday brought to halt for several hours as sidewalk vendors, angry at being removed from designated vending zones for the Christmas holidays, clashed...

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‘Booking’ A Date With Memories

LEAVING her banking career behind, Kara-Sue Sweeney found quiet joy and “peace of mind” as she puts it, as a scrapbook consultant. Crunching numbers had grown routine for her. She considers herself an...

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PHOTOS: Shoppers crowd downtown Kingston

Four days before Jamaicans join the rest of the world in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, hundreds of people flooded the streets of downtown Kingston to purchase gifts and other items for the...

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PHOTOS: Industrial Terrace crash

Firefighters work to free this young girl from this mangled car in which she was travelling after it collided with another on Industrial Terrace in West Kingston late yesterday evening. It was not...

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Woman's body found in Portmore

The woman was of dark complexion, medium build and about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. She was clad in a blue blouse and blue jeans skirt.

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Gun seized in Hanover

Police said about 11:30 pm, a man was seen walking in the area with an object over his shoulder. Upon seeing the team of officers, he threw down the object and ran. The police retrieved the object from...

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ANANDA ALERT! Antonette Silvera missing

She is of dark complexion, medium build and about 160 centimetres (5 feet 3 inches) tall.

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Mandela's hospital stay extended

Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said the physicians caring for Mandela had given no indication of an "imminent discharge" from a hospital in Pretoria, the capital, according to IOL, a South African...

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