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'Gold Teeth' in police custody

WILSON Connel Minott, otherwise called 'Gold Teeth' or 'Willie', from Bog Walk in St Catherine, is now in police custody.

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61-y-o dies in crash

SIXTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Glenister Miller, a plumber of Trout Hall district, Clarendon died in a motor vehicle crash on the Chapelton main road in the parish yesterday.

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53 detained after gun, ammo seizure

AN operation in St. Catherine this morning led to the seizure of a firearm and three rounds of ammunition. Several persons were also detained.

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Barefoot Bandit's lawyers say he's truly sorry

SEATTLE , USA (AP) — Lawyers for "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore are fighting back against the notion that he's not sorry for his infamous two-year crime spree of break-ins and boat and plane...

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6 bodies found in Rio building collapse

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — A janitor finishing up the day's work, an accountant closing the books for the month, a computer technician installing software: each had a reason to stay a little late at...

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NWA extends restriction of Rio Grande Bridge use

THE National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the restricted use of the Rio Grande Bridge by vehicles that are over 40 feet in length, introduced last November, has been extended because of heavy...

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Government open to options in talks with IMF – Phillips

THE Government will consider a number of options, including a staff monitored programme during the upcoming negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new agreement.

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Taxpayers get opportunity to settle outstanding amounts  

EFFECTIVE immediately, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is extending a special offer to help taxpayers settle their outstanding tax obligations.

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Visitors must be encouraged to spend more – McNeill

MINISTER of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, said that in promoting growth in the tourism industry, greater emphasis must be placed on earning more from the country’s visitors.

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‘Jay’, ‘Cutie’ now in custody

TWO wanted men are now in police custody.

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NOT TRUE! - Shaw slams Phillips for IMF comments

FORMER Finance Minister Audley Shaw yesterday blasted his successor Dr Peter Phillips for implying that relations had soured between the previous Government and multilateral lending institutions.

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CMI gets new 'Parade Square'

DRILL instructors and trainee cadets at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) are finally able to conduct drills and formations on a smoothly paved surface, thanks to a donation of 44,000 litres of...

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Woman accused of human trafficking offered bail

THE police have now accounted for all the children sent to the United States in what is believed to be a human trafficking ring run by St Catherine resident Hyacinth Ford-Drysden.

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Gov't open to options in talks with IMF, says finance minister

THE Government says it will consider a number of options, including a Staff Monitored Programme, during the upcoming negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new agreement,...

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Multi-sectoral approach needed to tackle obesity, says doctor

THERE is urgent need for a multi-sectoral approach to ensure the availability of healthy foods to tackle Jamaica's growing problem of obesity.

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Minister wants new ways to increase tourism earnings

TOURISM Minister Wykeham McNeill says the success of Jamaica's tourism sector should not be based solely on increasing visitor arrivals but that focus should also be placed on identifying ways of...

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GO DEH!

Young Kymani Mishley is obviously enjoying his dance with Linda Bankston of the Rotary Club of Naples North in Florida yesterday at Windward Road Primary and Junior High School. Members of the Rotary...

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Cops gathering more evidence against German in child porn case

THE child  porn case against German national Sven Littkowski was yesterday put off for a month to allow the police to lift what they say are thousands of pornographic images from his computer.

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Man's body left in abandoned house for days

NIAGARA, St James — Failure by the police to have a decomposing corpse removed from an abandoned house in this community, which borders St Elizabeth, yesterday triggered a massive protest by residents.

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Work goes on at Caymanas development

WORK on the Caymanas housing development — a project of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and New Era Homes — is to continue until the environmental authorities complete an assessment of the...

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