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8-year-old girl shot dead in Jamaica

Imani Green, from Balham in south London, was visiting relatives with her mother at the time.

AN 8-YEAR-OLD British girl has been shot dead when visiting family in Jamaica.

Sky News is reporting that Imani Green was in a cafe in the north-western village of Duncans, in Trelawny, when the incident occurred.

The girl, from Balham in south London, was believed to be visiting relatives with her mother.

The shooting, which took place on Friday, is believed to have started out as an argument between the gunman and another person.

Three other people were also injured in the shooting.

The brother of the dead girl told Sky News that Green had suffered with sickle-cell anaemia and travelled to the island twice yearly, not only to visit relatives but also for the climate, which offered some relief from her condition.

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    Mute Greg Ward
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    Apr 8th 2014, 10:34 AM

    How about they stop crippling us with taxes, charges, contributions and levies? That would reduce my stress levels substantially.

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    Mute Ahippo
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:20 AM

    What taxes and levies does the EU impose?

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    Mute dave mike dolan
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:39 AM

    Pay your way and shut up

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    Mute Ahippo
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    Apr 8th 2014, 1:32 PM

    So Greg what taxes and Levies does the EU impose? Seeing as you can’t answer and all the red thinners can’t either I will tell you. Exactly none. All our taxes are imposed by the Irish Government which we elect. Ignore the facts if you want but these are the facts. There are some in the EU who want to impose taxes directly but so far the members have said no. There are some who want to impose a common tax base for corporations but so far the members say no. So how many taxes and levies does the EU impose? Zero, none, nothing, nada.

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    Mute Sean Claffey
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    Apr 8th 2014, 1:38 PM

    Absolute sh!te. Why are we paying taxes out of our arses now? The taxes might have been implemented by our government but it was because we have to pay for the bailout given to us by the EU.

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    Mute Darren Doheny
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    Apr 8th 2014, 4:08 PM

    The general population really starting to bother me. No the EU do not impose taxes on us. In fact it was EU money that created a boom that increased greatly the standard of living in Ireland that allowed us to create a motorway network along with more. Stop with ignorance and wake up.

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    Mute Zachary W. Hennessy
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    Apr 8th 2014, 4:08 PM

    Because the Irish government propped up the banks

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    Mute Josh Barton
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:06 AM

    We’ve certainly found the cure for stress in the Irish workplace for the under 30′s Emigration

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    Mute Stephen
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:58 AM

    I work for a reasonably well paid big multinational with benefits etc, and wish the kip would close, horrendous working environment ,just can’t afford to leave and management know they have people over a barrel. The days off and deaths sweet embrace is all I have to look forward to and the EU directive can’t wait.

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    Mute Gerry Ryan deG
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    Apr 8th 2014, 12:18 PM

    that’s the price they make you pay, just like the demand they place on our state to let them away without paying their dues. We are just the victims of their economic colonisation.

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    Mute Ahippo
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    Apr 8th 2014, 1:33 PM

    You mean the EU SSR might be doing something good?

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    Mute COOM
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:14 AM

    More corporate Sh** t speak coming from the EU corporate HQ. Does anyone notice what’s going on here. Come on people.

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    Mute Ahippo
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:20 AM

    ???

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    Mute Darren Doheny
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    Apr 8th 2014, 4:10 PM

    I agree with @ahippo. What are are talking about honestly?

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    Mute Tony Moran
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:04 AM

    Ha ! Try peddling all that to a bank or other workplace.

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    Mute me so harney
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    Apr 8th 2014, 12:17 PM

    Robots don’t suffer stress – I for one would like to pledge allegiance to our new EU overlords

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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:41 AM

    Amend the tachogragh regulations & make them uniform across the EU & make it law that truck drivers that are fined on the side of the road have first & foremost free legal representation before any sanction is imposed. The stress levels will reduce greatly as will the abilities of police forces around Europe to impose illegal fines.

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    Mute dave mike dolan
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    Apr 8th 2014, 11:38 AM

    Couldn’t care less what the eu wants, I want more profit and that is all that matters

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    Mute Brian Hicks
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    Apr 8th 2014, 2:26 PM

    Now now Dave…we can’t have that! Our employers should put all profits into furnishing employess with fluffy beds and soft comfy pillows so they can nap 3 times a day…and the work day should only be 4 hours long…and the work week should only be 3 days…and you should be able to choose which 3 days and which 4 hours you will work. Then, when that employer is no longer profitable and shuts it’s doors, we can all whinge about how the fat cats screwed us again!

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    Mute Darren Doheny
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    Apr 8th 2014, 4:11 PM

    Thank you Brian. These narrow minded people do not understand you have to work to be paid.

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    Apr 8th 2014, 6:03 PM

    I wonder if the fishermen they forced out of business are feeling less stressed working sh!t jobs

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