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Lord Bishop Howard Gregory (left) is assisted by Canon Michael Allen (centre) and Bishop of Kingston Robert Thompson at the opening service of their 149th Synod at the Parish Church of St James.
Lord Bishop Howard Gregory (left) is assisted by Canon Michael Allen (centre) and Bishop of Kingston Robert Thompson at the opening service of their 149th Synod at the Parish Church of St James.

Anglican church in Jamaica declares support for abortion but not for convenience

(Jamaica Observer) As the debate on the legalisation of abortion in Jamaica continues to make the rounds, the Anglican Church here has made it clear that it supports the act, but only under specific circumstances.

Two sets of licence plates and a book on the seats of the Nissan AD Wagon in which the three cops were travelling when they were intercepted by an off-duty policeman.
Two sets of licence plates and a book on the seats of the Nissan AD Wagon in which the three cops were travelling when they were intercepted by an off-duty policeman.

Jamaica: Rogue cops in deadly shoot-out and high-speed car chase

(Jamaica Gleaner) At least three top-level probes have been launched into a dramatic early morning murder in St Catherine yesterday that culminated in a high-speed car chase and a deadly shoot-out involving an off-duty cop and the alleged attackers, who turned out to be his colleagues.

Illegal guns, ammo found in Jamaican cemetery

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Hanover police yesterday seized four illegal firearms and several rounds of ammunition in a cemetery as part of what is being described as heightened operations across the western parish over the Easter weekend.

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