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Portmore car salesman charged with fraud over undelivered vehicles

A Portmore, St Catherine man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly failed to deliver motor vehicles for which he collected down payments from customers. Charged is 44-year-old car salesman Adrian Cope, otherwise called ‘Adri’.

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Updated 6 hours ago

Westmoreland Health Department and CARPIN partner to tackle child poisoning
The Westmoreland Health Department has partnered with the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) to strengthen public education initiatives aimed at reducing incidents of accidental poisoning…
Updated 5 hours ago

Guyana gov’t issues warning to public transport owners over increasing fares

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government on Tuesday said it has “neither approved nor sanctioned” any increase in fares across all modes of public transportation, including minibuses, hire…
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WHO worries about Ebola outbreak’s scale and speed as Congo announces 134 deaths
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported…
Updated 2 hours ago by Rasbert Turner

Court imposes conditions on station bail granted to St Catherine minister of religion accused of fraud

A judge in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday questioned why the police granted station bail to a minister of religion who was reportedly elusive before his arrest on fraud charges. Sean Green,…
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Man in St Vincent jailed for fatally hitting friend with rum bottle during dispute
A High Court judge has sentenced a 56-year-old fisherman to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of causing the death of his friend, Cameron Alexander, a security guard, whom he struck in the…
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Two St James men charged for allegedly being members of a gang

The police in St James have charged two men with being part of a criminal organization in connection with several incidents in Hanover, St James, Trelawny, and Manchester between June and September…
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Portmore car salesman charged with fraud over undelivered vehicles
A Portmore, St Catherine man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly failed to deliver motor vehicles for which he collected down payments from customers. Charged is 44-year-old car salesman…
Updated 13 minutes ago

Opposition leaders in Bahamas demand probe after US ties politician to drug trafficking case
Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida and was allegedly found with roughly US$30,000,…
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Stony Hill woman charged for allegedly stealing millions from her job

A 52-year-old woman who worked as an assistant manager at a St Andrew business establishment has been charged by the police for allegedly stealing $3.5 million from her job and failing to pay back the…