Lawsuit threat on Lewin

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Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, once the highest-ranking crime-fighter in the army and the police force, seems destined to engage in a fierce legal battle waged by a government minister. National Security Minister Dwight Nelson yesterday launched a broadside at Lewin…

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Trinidad cited for not playing fair

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Local business leaders have listed unfair trade among key issues they want to see tackled by Caribbean leaders, who start a four-day summit in Montego Bay this weekend.Discretionary oil prices to Trinidadian markets, barriers to intraregional trade…

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4 CARICOM heads MIA

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At least four regional leaders will be absent from Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday when the 31st meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gets under way….

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Call for regional marketing fund

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WESTERN BUREAU: Just days ahead of the CARICOM heads of government meeting in Montego Bay, St James, tourism stakeholders are calling for collective action on the long-promised regional marketing fund….

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Congressman Charles Rangel pledges support for Jamaica

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Senior Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel has reaffirmed his support for Jamaica and says he is looking forward to playing a roll in the island’s development agenda….

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Scores of missing kids return home

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The search is continuing for 22 children who are 17 years old or younger who were reported missing last month. They were among 96 children reported missing in June.However, the police reported that 74 children and 23 adults returned home after being…

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Guilty Munster man turns Crown witness

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One of the four men charged in connection with the guns and ammunition stolen from the police armoury pleaded guilty to breaching the Corruption Prevention Act and was given a suspended sentence. Garnett Pennington…

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Al takes leave

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Embattled pastor Merrick ‘Al’ Miller gave in to mounting criticism and announced yesterday that he was taking a break from his position as head of the National Transformation Programme (NTP). Miller is booked to appear in the Corporate Area Resident…

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Singers make pitch for peace

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SUSTAINED SOCIAL intervention, public education exercise and direct support from the State and corporate Jamaica in crime-prone areas have been strongly recommended by two leading entertainers as measures to help transform battered west Kingston…

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New Rotary president speaks from the heart

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The courtyard of the Braemar Avenue-based RibKage restaurant provided the perfect backdrop for the Rotary Club of St Andrew North’s ‘changing of the guards’ on Monday evening.The installation and investiture ceremony, held in a cocktail setting…

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