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The history of New Year's Day

Published:Friday | January 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

TODAY MUCH of the world is celebrating the day that seems to be filled with endless possibilities, myths and new beginnings. Late yesterday afternoon, many Jamaicans began preparations to greet the New Year in a positive frame of mind and with much...

One down for New-Year baby

Published:Friday | January 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Firsts for D'Jaughn Brown are not unfamiliar, although he is only a year old. These include being the first baby born in the island last year at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Kingston, at 12:14 a.m., being the first child for his mother Sandrina Davis ...

Cop sentenced to 191 years in prison

Published:Friday | January 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A policeman who led a series of robberies against returning residents was given a 191-year prison sentence in the Gun Court yesterday. On Wednesday, 39-year-old Constable Horace Roberts was convicted on 19 of the 32 charges brought against him.

West Indies fast bowler charged with assault

Published:Friday | January 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica and West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor is scheduled to appear in the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court on January 12 to answer assault charges stemming from an incident yesterday at a St Elizabeth bar....

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