Actor and classical singer 23 year old Andrew Clark who hails from St. James was proclaimed grand champion performance of the world on Friday night at the 12th staging of the World Champion of Performing Arts (WCOPA) at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Andrew Clark who sang in six singing categories won a gold medal for each category and in acting he was crowned the overall champion.

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The House will recall that on June 17th, in my intervention in the sectoral debate, I outlined a number of measures that had been taken and were being contemplated to tackle the problem of crime.

Our initial response was to intensify policing efforts both by increasing patrols and security presence in vulnerable areas across the country and by targeting crime hotspots with the aim of apprehending those involved in criminal activity and restoring order to communities over whelmed by gang war.

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Senator the Honourable Don Wehby, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on his recent trip to Washington D.C. held wide-ranging discussions with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the World Bank (WB).

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