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SOS SALT SPRING | A ticking time bomb?

After living through years of bloodshed and lawlessness, residents of Salt Spring in St James have welcomed efforts by the authorities to bring order to their troubled community, but there are concerns that this new-found peace could be temporary...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE The Civil Service Apex Council has accused Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of falsely claiming that government was in salary negotiations with its workers. Apex Council chairperson Cecilia Alexander yesterday said they were dismayed over government’s reluctance to engage

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The St Ann’s Bay traffic police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man who was killed after a truck ran over his head in Steer Town in the parish. The dead man remained unidentified up to press time Wednesday evening and is the 54th...

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Former California State Assemblywoman Gwen Moore Dies - Los Angeles Sentinel

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Kamala Harris talks vision for the nation | Chicago Defender

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