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  • Entertainer “Blue Steel” reported missing in Spanish Town

    February 02, 2010

    Entertainer “Blue Steel” reported missing in Spanish Town Twenty-two year-old entertainer, Devon Morrison otherwise called “Blue Steel” of Corletts Avenue, Spanish Town, St. Catherine has been reported missing since Monday, January 11.

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    JamaicasMostWanted.com

    http://www.jamaicasmostwanted.com/2010/02/02/entertainer-%E2%80%9Cblue-steel%E2%80%9D-reported-missing-in-spanish-town/

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    Missing Persons

  • Fake Degrees Sold for JMD$400,000

    February 01, 2010

    For $400,000, anyone can easily bypass three hard years of tertiary education and buy a university degree.

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    Star

    http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100201/news/news1.html

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    Fake Degree

  • Travis Saunders was a very determined and promising individual

    January 31, 2010

    Travis Saunders' life was snuffed out too soon and the sombre thanksgiving service for his life at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine, was more than enough to prove it. Relatives, including several of his younger siblings, cried openly as they described the promising future the former Jamaica Defence Force Private could have lead.

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    Corey Robinson

    http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Saunders

    Crime

  • Woman shot dead in Portmore (3 murders last night)

    January 29, 2010

    DETECTIVES from the Portmore CIB have commenced investigations into the gun slaying of a 24-year-old woman by gunmen at Annotto Close, Portmore Pines, St Catherine last evening.

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    JamaicaObserver.com

    http://jam.live.mediaspanonline.com/Police-blotters--3-more-murders-last-night

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    Crime

  • Negligent mother gets nine-month sentence

    January 29, 2010

    A Drewsland, St Andrew, woman has been sentenced to nine months' hard labour for breaching the Child Care and Protection Act.

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    Rasbert Turner, Gleaner Writer (rasbert.turner@gleanerjm.com)

    http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100129/news/news3.html

    Crime

    Crime Neglect

  • 'TIGER' SHOT DEAD IN PORTMORE

    January 28, 2010

    A 53-year-old man was shot and killed by gunmen at Marie Avenue, Edgewater, Portmore, St Catherine last night. Dead is Michael McNeish otherwise called 'Tiger' of Maureen Crescent, Edgewater.

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    JamaicaObserver.com

    http://jam.live.mediaspanonline.com/-Tiger--shot-dead-in-Portmore

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  • Gun salutes lead to police interdictions

    January 28, 2010

    THE POLICE high command has officially interdicted three policemen, who were allegedly involved in a gun salute at a recently held funeral for a One Order gang member in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny.

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    Noel Thompson, Gleaner Writer

    http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100128/news/news1.html

    Crime

  • Portmore groups want social intervention

    January 26, 2010

    SEVERAL STAKEholders in Portmore, St Catherine, believe a combination of social intervention programmes will be effective in battling the crime problem in the sprawling suburban community. These include land titling, parenting workshops, mentoring and behaviour-modification programmes.

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    Mark Beckford, Staff Reporter

    http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100114/news/news7.html

    Crime

  • Man accused of raping teen to go back to court next year (Jan-2010)

    November 12, 2009

    The case involving a 21-year-old Portmore resident who is charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl is to go to preliminary trial on January 28.

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    Radio Jamaica

    http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/22915/26/

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