'Do not bow!'- Contractor General warns Gov't against yielding to public pressure on the awarding of the GEASO health scheme
Despite threats from factions within the public sector over the handling of the Government Employees Administrative Services Only Health Scheme (GEASO), Contractor General, Greg Christie has warned...

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Call for assistance to 'slow' learners
Traffic system gridlocked - Current formula useless, says traffic top cop
Refurbished science lab at Rusea's High
Electoral shuffle - Poll shows change in attitude
Prime Minister annoyed by new political ad
Webber new head of National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC)
Commission to respond to new electoral bills
Icon: Ivan Lloyd South East St. Ann's champ
Prison can make you or break you - Tower Street inmate
Witness protection programme celebrates successful 10 years
Tyrone's Watch: Ayishire Avenue: the road less travelled

Summer, the season of golden promises
Ahhh! Summer, the golden season, holds a lot of promise.

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Jamaican-Canada Diaspora Foundationto rebuild basic school bathrooms
Who slapped 'The Sheriff'?
Gleaner driver laid to rest
Dead Danish singer will be sadly missed
McCalla to be sworn in today
What's the limit?
The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) summer programme
Poverty eradication workshop on Chile model starts today
US Embassy helps students gear up for college life

Plan in advance for a successful holiday trip
President of the Jamaica Association of Travel Agents (JATA), and senior agent at Trafalgar Travel, Joy Gillett Chambers, says that preparation is important for a successful holiday. Immunisation and VisasJamaican...

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Judges delay action on Enron - for now
Airbus orders soar at Paris air show
Zoellick confirmed as World Bank head
Outages, Nigeria weigh onoil prices

Asafa will be ready ... Says athlete's manager Doyle
Despite picking up a groin injury at last Saturday's Supreme Ventures National Championships, Asafa Powell's manager Paul Doyle remains confident that the star athlete will regain his fitness to compete at the 11th IAAF...

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Moore blasts 'very poor' Windies batting
Real Madrid-style academy for MoBay
Hot 'Slicer' awaits St Leger
'Bimbo' eyes Blue Magic
CTL plans on track
Promise of a good finish to an unhappy ending
Hingis survives scare
Flag-raising ceremony marks countdown to Special Olympics
Marshall's century lifts St Ann

Unmanaged rural-urban drift
THE MOVEMENT of migrant populations from rural areas to urban centres haslong provided fertile ground for sociological studies and templates for government planners to draft programmes to address the attendant...

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Sticking up parliament
Make open voting a spoilt ballot
Crucial bill to watch
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Be careful, Mr Walker
THE EDITOR, Sir:Sunday's Letter of the Day from the otherwise admirable Danville Walker makes several dangerous assertions and assumptions.

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North Coast Highway danger
Sterling Castle's neglect
Dancehall nuisance

Steady rocking in Rae Town
Just past midnight yesterday it was steady rocking in the streets of Rae Town, Kingston, with the rocksteady o Ellis on the turntables and the oldies faithful going where cars normally ventured.And it remained that way for the...

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Shirley Bassey involved in near helicopter crash
Youngsters pulls out all the stops at 'Decadance'

Will you marry me?
One of the most important days in a person's life is his or her wedding day. It ranks high up there with graduations, buying your first house and the birth of a child. While the nervousness and frustration are similar for most, the wedding ceremony takes a different spin in most religions.

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Meanings behind wedding traditions

Mitchell seeks information from US on deceased Cabinet members
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell says he has asked the United States to provide information on the whereabouts of the bodies of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and other members of his Cabinet who were killed during a palace coup in Grenada in 1983.

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Cloud hangs over minister's future

Israel to free 250 prisoners
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters):Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday he intended to free 250 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to help President Mahmoud Abbas.The two leaders held talks in the...

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Militant leader says group will not die
Early election may be risky for Brown
Judge rules in favour of S Korean dry cleaner
President declares air traffic safe