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Transport and Works Minis-ter Mike Henry’s constituency has eaten up the lion’s share of money being spent on the ‘most significant special projects’ under the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF).The annual report of the RMF…

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WESTERN BUREAU: After a sometimes bitter and bruising campaign in the North East St Elizabeth constituency, Senator Basil Waite emerged victorious in an internal poll to choose the People’s National Party candidate to line up for the constituency…

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AGRICULTURE INTERESTS have accused hoteliers of undermining local farmers by refusing to enter into contracts for the supply of produce. But the tourism and hotel sector has denied the charge, while calling on farmers to get their act together….

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It was unclear whether Millicent Forbes, mother of Janice Allen, a 13-year-old who was struck down by a policeman’s bullet in Trench Town, St Andrew, in 2000 was just plain stubborn in her pursuit to see that her daughter…

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Nearly 200 mates - including a man on the police most-wanted list - were detained yesterday in a curfew in west Kingston, the constabulary said. The wanted man - whose name the police have not revealed - is expected to be charged later today…

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Dengue fever outbreaks have reached crisis proportions in several countries across the Caribbean, leaving dozens of persons dead.The increase in cases is being blamed on warm weather and unusually early rainy seasons…

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Allied Protection Ltd is to pay more than $15 million, plus interest, to a man who has been left mentally retarded after he was struck from behind by a motor car belonging to the security company.Acting Supreme Court judge…

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THE PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) plans to compel all Jamaican workers to contribute to the National Insurance Fund (NIF) whenever the party returns to power.Dr Omar Davies, the opposition spokesman on finance…

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FACED with difficulty in securing convictions against persons accused of extortion, the police today urged members of the public who are victims of extortion, or who have been approached by extortionists to report all incidents or approaches of extortion. In a release to the media the cops urged victims of extortion to report their plight to the Operation Kingfish telephone line, 811.“Trained police officers will answer your calls/reports of extortion when the Operation Kingfish 811 line is used. Persons using 811 to report any act of extortion are not required to give their names. Just give enough information for the police to start investigating and we will take it from there,” Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Operations Portfolio Glenmore Hinds said.The call comes days after the police high command rubbished reports that hoodlums had begun to regroup in the commercial hub of downtown, Kingston and were plaguing vendors and businesses.Extortion has thrived Downtown for years but the main players were forced to disperse after the May 24 incursion into Tivoli Gardens and the State of Emergency that has been extended by the Government.“In addition to urging persons who are victims of extortion, or who have been approached by extortionists to use the facility of the secure Operation Kingfish telephone line, 811, we have also established an e-mail address (jcfantiextortion@gmail.com) to further help persons who want to share information with the police. Persons making use of our e-mail are not required to give their names, just the information,” Hinds said.

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Vandals have been preying on the Goodyear Oval in St Thomas, stealing cricket equipment, steel, chairs, zinc and anything they can get their hands on. The St Thomas Cricket Association is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars…

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