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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:14 -0400 India put West Indiies to bat in third ODI India won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the third one-day international cricket fixture here Friday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:10:13 -0400 Drunken Winehouse banned from swimming by Caribbean resort staff London, Jul 3 : Staff at the luxury Caribbean resort have banned troubled singer Amy Winehouse from swimming in their pool, as she does so after marathon boozing sessions.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:46 -0400 Man dies from crash injuries A 45-year-old man who was admitted in hospital after he sustained injuries in a vehicular collision on the Harmony Hall main road, Trelawny, on Sunday, June 28, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. F...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:46 -0400 Community service for sticky fingers A man whose sticky fingers got him in trouble with the law will get the chance to put those fingers to work after he was sentenced to 50 hours of community service for simple larceny.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:42:48 -0400 Canada set to tangle with Jamaica at Gold Cup LONG BEACH, Calif. — Failure often leads to a desire for quick retribution. Canada and Jamaica will get that opportunity when they square off at Home Depot Center Friday night to open the CONCACAF ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:14 -0400 Japan boosts Dominican Republic’s tourism with US$3M SANTO DOMINGO.- Aimed at continuing to spur the country’s tourism development, the Tourism Ministry with a US$3 million contribution from Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and other...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:42:22 -0400 Air France plane turned back to Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO - An Air France plane from the Dominican Republic to Paris had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the air conditioning, the company said Friday."A problem was ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:44 -0400 MOJ to tackle homeless persons at A release sent from the MOJ said approximately five men have been occupying the entrance to the courthouse after work hours and weekends, and have started the dangerous practice of cooking on the stai...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:45 -0400 Bounty To Face Gun Charge DWAYNE McLEOD, Staff Reporter The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ruled that dancehall artiste Bounty Killer is to be charged in connection with a gun-related incident in 2007.The deejay, r...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:45 -0400 No-order in assault case Charged with unlawful wounding is Kareen Daley. Daley appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday and pleaded guilty with explanation to the charge. She told the court that ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:44 -0400 Man remanded for larceny Charged with shop breaking and larceny are Kemar Daniels and Omar Lindo. Daniels is also charged with receiving stolen property. The court was told that the men gained entry to the store by cutting a...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:47 -0400 Zebra Wanted For Rape Again Rasbert Turner, Star Writer The mother of a 13-year-old is in custody while the police are searching for entertainer, Zebra, who has been accused of sexually assaulting the child.Garfield 'Zebra' V...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:47 -0400 Cops prepare for reprisal killings Police are bracing for reprisal attacks following the murder of four men at the Live Wire Sports Bar and Grill (formerly La Roose) on Port Henderson Road, St Catherine, on Wednesday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:57:45 -0400 Ninja Man's next bail bid Lawyers representing deejay Ninja Man, real name Desmond Ballentine, and his son Janile are expected to make another bail application on their behalf in the Corporate Area Gun Court today.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:02:36 -0400 Man claims wounding was an accident Tashieka Mair, Star Writer WESTERN BUREAU A Canadian man who tried to smuggle drugs out of the island to help him clear mortgage and tax obligations, was sentenced to six months in prison at hard la...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:02:35 -0400 Councillor in trouble over son's Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that a group of 19-year-old men got into a dispute earlier this week allegedly over a female choir member. The Area Five police confirmed the incident but sai...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:02:05 -0400 Frosty Relations No Bar to Communication HAVANA, Jul 3 (IPS) - Cuba and the United States are poised to resume talks on migration issues any time now, although the five Cuban agents imprisoned in the U.S. remain "a formidable obstacle" to no...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:48:29 -0400 Top prospect ditches Cuba Top prospect ditches Cuba A top Cuban pitching prospect with a 100 mph fastball has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ESPN The Magazine repor...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:57:17 -0400 Cuba Boosted Defenses In Fear Of US Attack In 2003 -Report faced the greatest risk of a U.S. attack since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and was forced to boost its defenses, the official Cuban daily Granma reported Friday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:45 -0400 Methodist Church Targets Youths in Portland PORT ANTONIO (JIS) - Residents of Kensington, Portland, participated in a day of cultural activities in the community, sponsored by the Manchioneal Circuit of Methodist Churches, on Saturday(June 27)....

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:43 -0400 People Urged to Contribute to Nation Building MANDEVILLE (JIS) - Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, wants young Jamaicans to make their contribution to nation building, by becoming involved in various career options. "Times have changed...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:42 -0400 Minister Says Energy Saving Light Bulb Programme will Resume KINGSTON (JIS - Minister of Energy and Mining, James Robertson, has said that his Ministry is pursuing the resumption of the Cuban Energy Saving Light Bulb Programme. "Any programme that involves e...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:56:40 -0400 Minister Holness Reassures Teachers on Salary Issue KINGSTON (JIS) - Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the Jamaica Teachers Association's(JTA) 16th Annual Golden Torch Award Ceremony for Service in Education at the Hilton Kingston ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:36 -0400 Asafa Powell hunting 51st sub-10 100m Jamaica's former world 100 metres record holder, Asafa Powell, will be seeking to become only the second man in history to post more than 50 sub-10-second results when he runs at the Bislett Games in ...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:35 -0400 One-day racing retreat labelled 'very productive' The recent one-day retreat involving Senator Don Wehby, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, the Jamaica Racing Commission, Caymanas Track Limited and the Bett...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:35 -0400 Bank on Rum Talk Orville Clarke, Gleaner Writer Both the Pick-9 and Super-6 start anew at Caymanas Park tomorrow, the Pick-9 having been caught by only one punter. He received a cool $1.9 million.The Pick-9 will embra...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:33 -0400 Dominican Republic takes part in Guyana’s Caricom Conference SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic participates in Caricom’s 30th Conference of Heads of State and Government which concludes July 5 in Georgetown, Guyana, where the regional bloc’s relations will...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:13:50 -0400 3 sisters, aunt in Kingston car drowning named KINGSTON, Ont. — Kingston police investigators continued Friday to piece together the puzzle that might explain the deaths of three sisters from Montreal and their aunt, who somehow ended up in a ca...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:36 -0400 West Indies hunt crucial victory GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC):After splitting the opening double-header in Jamaica, West Indies will be gunning for India in the third one-day international here today, to ensure they cannot lose the fou...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:35 -0400 Fennell still in charge at JOA Veteran sports administrator Mike Fennell has been returned as president of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) for another four-year term.Fennell was one of nine officers and directors elected at t...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:12:21 -0400 Bodies pulled from submerged car near Kingston Four bodies pulled from a submerged car at the Kingston Mills Locks Tuesday are those of three sisters aged 13, 17 and 19, and a related 50-year-old woman from Quebec, according to Kingston police.A P...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:35 -0400 Walters, special guest at Boxing on the Beach Leroy Brown, Gleaner Writer The Burger King Amateur Boxing Series, promoted by the Jamaica Boxing Board, will continue this evening at a new venue. It will be Boxing on the Beach at the Barbican Beach...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:53 -0400 West Indies v India live score Start delayed due to rain Umpires: C R Duncan, N J Llong, B C Broad, G E Greaves West Indies: Gayle (C), Morton, Sarwan, Chanderpaul, DJ Bravo, DM Bravo, Ramdin (W), Taylor, Bernard, Benn, Rampaul I...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:54:38 -0400 US$195m water project will boost supply KINGSTON - Water supply problems that have plagued large sections of the Corporate Area for decades might soon be a relic of the past, with the roll-out of a US$195-million (J$17-billion) megawater su...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:41:41 -0400 notes / Top pitcher from Cuba leaves team A top Cuban pitching prospect with a 100 mph fastball has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:31:23 -0400 Cuba hope for Chernobyl children Ukrainian victims of the fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Cuba for treatment. More than 18,000 have been treated since 1990. Photograph: Claudia Daut/Reuters

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:12 -0400 'We were right' - Walker defends Customs against allegations of corruption Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker has rebutted claims that an auction of abandoned vehicles by his department at the Queen's Warehouse was tainted by irregularities and partiality.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:10 -0400 Aircraft probe reaches DPP All attention is now on the director of public prosecutions (DPP) into whose hands have been placed the much-anticipated file on the probe into the questionable search of a private aircraft.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:11 -0400 A Gleaner legend passes Riley held several positions during his tenure at The Gleaner Company. These included mechanical supervisor (1955), chief production supervisor (1964) and print and plant manager (1972/73). He retired...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:10 -0400 The other side of Armadale "Not my Armadale" were the thoughts of Cassandra, a former ward of the facility, when she heard the news of the protests and subsequent fiery deaths of seven teenagers at the centre in May.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:11 -0400 Deaf can earn driver's licences next month Following strong lobby by members of the deaf community, the Government had given a commitment that the hearing impaired would be given the opportunity to obtain a driver's licence.However, before the...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:09 -0400 Granddad devastated over 2-y-o's murder "We a Rasta. Him no deal with violence and them likkle ways. So we no respons(ible) fi war and things like that. We nuh know what guh down with other people because if my bwoy was a violent yute and t...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:10 -0400 Trouble brewing in Negril - Noise Abatement Act creates tension The rigorous enforcement of the Noise Abatement Act by the police and the prosecution of several offenders have left several stakeholders in the Negril entertainment fraternity hopping mad.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:09 -0400 Crime goes to country Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington told journalists at the Police High Command's quarterly press conference yesterday that the crime trend by region was changing in significant ways.H...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:08 -0400 Scholarships for Imagine Cup team President of Northern Caribbean University Dr Herbert Thompson (left) presents a scholarship award to the captain of Team Left Clik, Shawn McLean. - Contributed

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:53:08 -0400 New cervical cancer vaccine here The drug Cervix has been made available through pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which officially launched the product Tuesday at the Hilton Kingston Hotel in New Kingston.The drug has been on th...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:52:30 -0400 Bill Clinton to visit Haiti as UN envoy Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is slated to make his first trip to Haiti next week as U.N. special envoy to the storm-ravaged country.Clinton begins a three-day mission Monday to help the impoveri...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:52:05 -0400 4 killed in drive-by shooting at Jamaica nightclub Jamaican police say a drive-by shooting has left four people dead at a nightclub outside the capital.A police statement says gunmen in two cars shot the victims Wednesday night as they were standing o...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:46:49 -0400 Caribbean states fight to ride out economic storm By Pascal FletcherBASSETERRE, St Kitts (Reuters) -- The Caribbean's small island states ride out hurricanes year after year, but they are fighting to stay afloat in a global economic storm that is bat...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:46:48 -0400 US sends H1N1 flu meds to Caribbean WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- The United States will provide 420,000 courses of antiviral medication Tamiflu to fight swine flu in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Department of Health and Human Servic...