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Sandals hosts 'Blowout Yard Sale' tomorrow

PATRONS traversing the Ocho Rios and Negril area tomorrow will get an opportunity to capitalise on huge discounts on top-class items at the Sandals Royal Plantation and Beaches Negril Blowout Yard Sale.

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Contaminated red peas confiscated at port

THE Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) recently seized 22.73 metric tonnes of imported red kidney beans (red peas) which has been deemed unfit for consumption

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Photo: A prayer for Amelia

This man who identifies himself as the grandfather of 18-year-old Amelia Pitterson, who was found with her throat slashed last week at her home in Gregory Park, St Catherine, prays outside her home...

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US Embassy school photography contest celebrates Jamaica 50

THE United States Embassy in Kingston has launched a photography competition that challenges students from 25 high schools across the island to capture images that depict the country's 50 years of...

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Bushing project in West Kingston to help reduce crime

AN initiative by the West Kingston police to remove overgrown vegetation to minimise hotbeds for criminality in the area is to begin on Labour Day next month.

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The second coming of Mr Brown

SHADYVILLE Music / Donsome Records have teamedup for an updated version of the Mr Brown rhythm made famous in the early 1970s by the Wailers.

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Sisters steal almost half a million dollars from grandmother

HAMILTON, Bermuda, (CMC) - Two sisters have been guilty of stealing almost half a million dollars (US) from their 87-year-old grandmother.

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Bermuda warns soldiers against drugs ahead of Jamaica trip

HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – Soldiers from the Bermuda Regiment, who are to arrive this weekend for a gruelling two-week annual training exercise in the mountains of Jamaica, have been warned not to get...

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Fix South Coast roads to enhance tourism product — JHTA

JAMAICA Hotel and Tourism Association Area Chairman for Mandeville/South Coast Chapter - Judy Schoenbein, has sited poor road conditions from the Montego Bay International Airport to the South Coast as...

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Zimmerman raised more than $200,000 online

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney said his client's bail might have been set higher if a judge had known about $200,000 raised by a website and that only came to light this week.

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HELP! Waterloo residents appeal for attention

RESIDENTS of Waterloo District, a community located on the outskirts of Spanish Town, St Catherine, feel they have been forgotten by authorities.

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Do not attempt to cross Brandon Hill main road

THE National Works Agency (NWA) is warning members of the public not to attempt to cross the blocked Brandon Hill Main Road in St Andrew.

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KFC ordered to pay $8.3 million to Australian girl

FAST food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken has been ordered to pay Aus$8 million (US$8.3 million) to an Australian girl who suffered severe brain damage and was paralysed after eating a Twister wrap in...

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Judge considers adjusting Zimmerman's bond

SANFORD, Florida (AP) — A judge is considering whether to raise or revoke the bond for George Zimmerman after his lawyer told the judge a website raised $200,000 for the defense.

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This Day in HIstory - April 27

Today is the 118th day of 2012. There are 248 days left in the year.

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Broadcaster to return to court on May 25

WAYNE Whyte and co-accused Safari Farr are to return to the High Court Division of the Gun Court on May 25, when a bail application will be made on behalf of Whyte.

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Mary Lynch, Peter Tosh leave readers wanting more of crime series

* Dear Mrs Hibbert, thank you so much for the excellent recreation of these cases. The stories even though poignant for some brings back a world of memories for those of us who were either touched...

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Christie slams Government

CONTRACTOR General Greg Christie has labelled the Administration's establishment of an Independent Oversight Panel (IOP) to oversee three major projects "as a brazen but futile attempt to usurp,...

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J'ca cannot do without Caricom, says UWI vice chancellor

VICE Chancellor of the University of the West Indies Prof E Nigel Harris has dismissed suggestions that Jamaica or any other country in the region should pull out of the Caribbean Community (Caricom)...

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Photo: Landslide

Two young residents of Brandon Hill in St Andrew manoeuvre a huge mound of earth and vegetation that slipped from the hillside during this week's heavy rains, blocking the road. Yesterday, the National...

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