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Police Seize 3,304 pounds of Marijuana & US$83,900 In 2 Separate incidents in Jamaica

Posted on November 20, 2015 by newscenter5

Police have seized 3,304 pounds of ganja and US$83,900 in two separate incidents in the Corporate Area and St. Catherine.

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Government Reduces Qualifying Salaries For HDC Applicants

Posted on November 20, 2015 by newscenter5

Housing applicants on the basis of a joint monthly income of $45,000 will no longer be eligible for such housing.

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Trinidadian Man Acquitted Of 2002 Double Murder In USA

Posted on November 20, 2015 by newscenter5

A Trinidadian man, acquitted of a 2002 double murder in the United States, has been deported home after serving more than 12 years in a New York prison.

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Alleged bandit fatally shot by off duty police officer

Posted on November 19, 2015 by newscenter5

A teenager is fatally shot by an off duty police officer in La Horquetta during an alleged robbery.

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Body of teenager found in Central

Posted on November 19, 2015 by newscenter5

Police are probing the murder of Scott Anthony Sammy.

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Mt. Irvine Bay Hotel changes its name

Posted on November 19, 2015 by newscenter5

The Mt. Irvine Bay Hotel and Golf Club will now be known as the Mt  Irvine Bay Resort.

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ANSA McAL to appeal court ruling to lift injunction blocking BHL sale

Posted on November 19, 2015 by newscenter5

ANSA McAL, is set to appeal a ruling by high court judge, to lift an injunction which blocks the sale of Barbados’ largest beverage company, Banks Holdings Limited.

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Development in Boodo-Ramsoomair case

Posted on November 18, 2015 by newscenter5

  There is a development in the manslaughter case brought against three doctors, by the widower of Crystal Boodoo-Ramsoomair. But the attorney representing Lorne Ramsoomair, will not say if a settlement has been reached. Mrs. Boodoo-Ramsoomair died, while undergoing a … Continue reading →

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T&TEC: no need for concern over power outages

Posted on November 18, 2015 by newscenter5

The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission says despite a number of power outages across the country there is no need for concern.

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Paris attacks: Two die in hunt for ‘mastermind’ Abaaoud

Posted on November 18, 2015 by newscenter5

Police targeted the flat in Saint-Denis in a search for the alleged mastermind of Friday’s gun and bomb attacks in Paris, when 129 people were killed. The fate of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, previously thought to be in Syria, is still unclear.

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