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February 03, 2010
The Factories Corporation of Jamaica will be floating a $1.6-billion bond as debt financing for the construction of 200,000 square-feet of new office space for the information communications and technology sector.
Full story
dionne.rose@gleanerjm.com
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100203/business/business4.html
Portmore
Factories
Bond
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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.
Full story
JamaicasMostWanted.com
http://www.jamaicasmostwanted.com/2010/02/02/entertainer-%E2%80%9Cblue-steel%E2%80%9D-reported-missing-in-spanish-town/
Crime
Missing Persons
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February 02, 2010
A police Constable has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 9-year old girl.
Full story
Radio Jamaica
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/24761/26/
Portmore
Child Abuse
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February 01, 2010
For $400,000, anyone can easily bypass three hard years of tertiary education and buy a university degree.
Full story
Star
http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100201/news/news1.html
Crime
Fake Degree
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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.
Full story
Corey Robinson
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Saunders
Crime
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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.
Full story
JamaicaObserver.com
http://jam.live.mediaspanonline.com/Police-blotters--3-more-murders-last-night
Crime
Crime
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January 29, 2010
A Drewsland, St Andrew, woman has been sentenced to nine months' hard labour for breaching the Child Care and Protection Act.
Full story
Rasbert Turner, Gleaner Writer (rasbert.turner@gleanerjm.com)
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100129/news/news3.html
Crime
Crime
Neglect
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January 28, 2010
Sources close to the Portmore Empire claim that head of the organisation, Vybz Kartel, sanctioned the recent beating of singer Gaza Kim. The deejay, however, strongly denies this claim.
Full story
The Star Entertainment
http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100126/ent/ent1.html
Entertainment
Entertainment
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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.
Full story
JamaicaObserver.com
http://jam.live.mediaspanonline.com/-Tiger--shot-dead-in-Portmore
Crime
Crime
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January 28, 2010
Following her assault over the weekend, Gaza Kim has withdrawn herself from the Portmore Empire and changed her name.
Full story
Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter
http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100128/ent/ent1.html
Entertainment
Crime
Entertainment