10,000 get visas - Most Jamaicans granted entry under new UK regime
SINCE THE new regime for visiting the United Kingdom was imposed on January 9, more than 10,000 Jamaicans have been granted visas to that country, the British High Commission reported yesterday.

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Three killed in bypass collision
Pest Control Authority turns up heat on retailers
Pink eye cases soar
PM praises Miss Lou
'Not ready for GCT levies on winnings!'

Mayors address unemployment
UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES to plague Jamaica. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica's (PIOJ) 2002 Economic and Social Survey, 170,100 persons are unemployed, or 15.10 per cent of the labour force.

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Bad roads, markets also on agenda
Insufficient funds for water supply
Garbage a major concern
Summer programme for Central Kgn youngsters begins Monday
Air J announces service to Toronto
Senior diplomat to address NCU graduation ceremony
Celebrations of freedom
NWC wants a rate hike

Saga of the failed Enchanted Garden sale
LEADING up to the General Election last year, Opposition Leader, Edward Seaga, nearly succeeded in relieving his companies from their tax obligations related to Enchanted Garden.

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Oceanic takes C&W to court
The risks of corporate board directorship
New toll authority body to be announced
FSC in need of specialist staff
Profits still up for Grace
Verona Carter - Ritz-Carlton's new regional PR director
Tweedside to put J'can condiments on the map

Hyman increases Ja's medal tally
MADREA HYMAN yesterday added a bronze to the Jamaican collection, increasing the country's medal tally to three at the XIV Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Ja thrash Rest of Americas
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Burrell seeks fourth term
Five J'cans for Super Grand Prix
Whitmore shines on debut
Gov't will not sell, says Jackson

Police professionalism
TOO MANY incidents involving the police smack of carelessness and lack of training as, for example, the case of a policeman who accidentally shot dead a 10-year-old girl while chasing a man he was trying to arrest for smoking a spliff.

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The disappointing sugar crop
Move over, 'Stinking Toe'
A week-ender's look at tourism

Conceptions of morality
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS interesting that several positions in defence of Laura Facey-Cooper's new work in Emancipation Park take the form of a critique against latent Eurocentrism in the collective mind of the Jamaican populace.

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Miss Lou is Jamaica!
Students' performance and religion
Proper and appropriate
Meaning of the statue
Congrats, Jimmy
'Continue to speak out, Dr Thompson
A step in the right direction
Family of George Gaul or Gauld

'Sinbad' combines fight, flesh, and funny
SINBAD: LEGEND of the Seven Seas has all the elements of a good action-adventure movie. It is a joyride across the seas, peopled with interesting heroes who face near impossible odds and lots of humour.

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Donald 'Ice Man' Anderson moves from stage to studio
Scouting complete for Canada-based film
TO-ISIS leads outstanding young performers at the Park
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