February 2016

Sir Viv backs new T20 league to take off

February 05, 2016 in Sports

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$700-m election budget

February 05, 2016 in Regional

THE Government is set to spend close to $700 million on the upcoming general election, according to the latest figures quoted by Director of Elections Orrette Fisher at a press conference held at the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) yesterday. Fisher said it will take about...

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Obama urges politics free of fear

February 05, 2016 in International

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama yesterday cautioned against populist appeals based on fear, in an annual religious message laden with campaign politics. “Fear does funny things,” Obama told a national prayer breakfast, which comes in the midst of a bitter election campaign...

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WATCH Video: Kim Collins Wins in Germany

February 04, 2016 in Sports

Experience dominated in the men’s 60m while youth prevailed in the women’s sprint event as Kim Collins and Ewa Swoboda were among the winners at the PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf on Wednesday. The 2003 world 100m champion Collins, who turns 40 in April, clocked 6.53...

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Kidnapping suspect nabbed on cruise ship from Jamaica

February 04, 2016 in Regional

MIAMI, Florida (CMC) –The United States law enforcement officials say they have arrested a man wanted for the alleged kidnapping after he arrived here on a cruise ship from Jamaica. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said the unidentified person is now awaiting extradition to...

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