Archive for December, 2009

Western Bureau: One woman was shot dead, six houses torched and an entire community left traumatised as heavily armed thugs wreaked havoc in volatile Salt Spring, St James, between late Tuesday night and early yesterday morning…

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For the first time in the past 10 years, Jamaicans are now buying locally produced sugar, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. In a release yesterday, the agriculture ministry said the island’s sugar needs were previously met largely…

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Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus driver Annette Howard is an “angel” sent to rescue the passengers of American Airlines Flight 331, one of her neighbours has declared. “God saw what was going to happen …

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A LEADING United States attorney with vast experience in handling major aviation disasters is warning Jamaican nationals to be on the lookout for ‘ambulance chasers’, attorneys who globetrot, promising super payouts for damages – oftentimes to the detriment…

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Annette Howard, the bus driver who is being celebrated as a hero for helping to rescue passengers from the American Airlines’ mishap last week, is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Bruce Golding this morning. Communications manager at the Jamaica Urban…

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WESTERN BUREAU: “We were going to buy a cake for his birthday, that would’ve been January 1, but he didn’t live to see his birthday or the new year,” cried the stepfather of Jaman Morris. The 13-year-old boy, who was mowed down by a bus in his home community of Amity Hall …

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WESTERN BUREAU: The wait-time for the return of checked bags to passengers who were aboard ill-fated American Airlines Flight 331 is now estimated at 60 days.In a release yesterday, the airline said it would be providing an international standard…

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With the January 1 implementation date for new tax measures nearing, some businesses are complaining that New Year’s Day leaves them with too short notice to effectively prepare.The new tax measures, which include a one per cent jump in GCT…

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