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A man caught smuggling more than $10,000 worth of cannabis claimed he needed the drug to alleviate his own mental health problems, a court heard.
Defence lawyer Llewellyn Peniston said Jamal Manders imported 103.2 grams of the drug for his own person...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Lawyers for investors who won a $586 million settlement from banks such as Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse Group AG in a lawsuit over initial public offerings of technology stocks want $245 million for themselves.
The plaintif...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People who have agonised over their fat thighs might be able to relax a bit – Danish doctors said last week they found patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed.
Obesity, age, smoking and other factors...
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Now would be the ideal time for a gun amnesty as Police receive new powers to search for weapons, says Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
Speaking after the shooting of poker host Richard Gaglio, Sen. Dunkley said people should be given t...
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Some weeks ago, this newspaper praised the Ministry of Education for finally drawing the line on social promotion.
Twenty-four students were to repeat year three of middle school after failing to achieve 50 percent in a proficiency exam aimed at dete...
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The Premier and his Cabinet will be given a weekly hour-long grilling by MPs under new rules for the House of Assembly due to come in this autumn.
The Friday morning parliamentary question time, to take place whenever the Legislature is in session, w...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Congratulations to:
Hilda Minors of Devonshire whose birthday was yesterday.
David DeSilva of Middle Road, Warwick whose birthday was yesterday.
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Former Major League Soccer star Keith Beach aims to use his professional experience to help Robin Hood get to grips with life in the First Division.
MLS powerhouse DC United drafted Beach, who moved to the Island recently, in 1998 from the University...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Midnight raids on the refrigerator may have worse consequences than indigestion – a study in mice boosts the theory that when you eat affects whether the calories go to your hips or get burned off. Mice fed during the daytime –...
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Poker companions of shooting victim Richard Gaglio yesterday hit back at suggestions his home was used as a gambling den — insisting that they were just playing a friendly game of cards.
Mr. Gaglio last night remained in critical condition in intensi...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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