Portmore seat wide open
St. Catherine South East, a constituency, which has a pattern of supporting the winning party in general elections between 1976 to 2002, is now showing a statistical dead heat between representatives of the two major political parties, according to a poll conducted for...

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Woolmer case - Some toxicology results in
Disastrous Budget - Jackson
Beautification of downtown Kingston to continue
Dehring hits back
Bar Assn wants decision on judges' retirement postponed
Slave's grave, a shrine in Lancashire
One-of-a-kind cricket shots

Should Dr Paul Robertson run again?
The St. Catherine South East constituency has been held by the People's National Party's (PNP) Dr. Paul Robertson since 1993 when he whipped the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Kingsley Sangster at the polls.

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'Bad job, Portia' - The St. Catherine South East residents say crime and violence is the most pressing problem facing the country at this time.
Dealing with violence in the classroom
'Some teachers need extra training'
Posh cars for public officials - 120 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) counted in 10 Gov't ministries
Jamaica now paying the price for luxury
BoJ's 'bashy' cars! - Approximately $150 million used to purchase cars for senior staff since 2004

Entrepreneurial lobby - YEA moots business focus from primary to tertiary level
Young Entrepreneurs' Association (YEA) president Aldain Reid is batting for the inclusion of entrepreneurial principles in the curriculum of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, saying...

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Davies hopes for consensus, but first a knock at his critics
Major tax collection drive expected
Digicel rolls out service in El Salvador - US$150m investment in national network
Email marketing - how to do it right

Kiwis skip past SA
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (Reuters): NEW ZEALAND exploited favour-able early bowling conditions yesterday to defeat South Africa by five wickets and follow defending champions Australia into the World Cup semi-finals.

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Real baptism of fire for Ireland
Bangladesh to rumble with spirited Irish
Guyana has benefited - Jagdeo
Leg-spinner Kaneria still disappointed
Harbour View's charge continues
'Fudgie' takes feature
Inzy was a dictator - Akram
Gayle and Samuels miss team training
Yousuf says he's available for captaincy
Time to put up or shut up
Schalke move closer to title
Manchester United through to Cup final

World Bank chief in corruption scandal
It is ironic that Paul Wolfowitz, the president of the World Bank, has found himself under pressure, with his job on the line, for an apparent case of nepotism involving his girlfriend.

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Public affairs: Problems in the justice system - The Coroner's Court - jurors and witnesses
Wishing for a crystal ball
Una'Ford'able conduct
The tongue set free

LETTER OF THE DAY - Return to training the whole being
The Editor, Sir:I read with interest all the controversy and the tears, real and the alligator variety, about education in Jamaica today.

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Fighting the crime giant
Race and presidency
Hotels threaten ecosystem
Solutions lie among us

Strachan sisters hit right note
Big promise often comes in small packages, as seen with sisters Ana and Samantha Strachan. The two were dubbed Grand Champion Performers of the World at the World Championships of the Performing Arts in 2003, held in Hollywood, California.

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Bacchanal Jamaica ready for the road
Edi Fitzroy still honours 'Princess Black'
Stanley's widow sings money blues
Kes evolves from garage band
Nadine Sutherland encourages 'Call My Name'
Fun, glamourcome with thought

Looping art and skill
Complementing the world of painters, Jamaicans over the Easter weekend demonstrated other artistic abilities.

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'Ahead of time'
Creating space for the gifted
Literary arts - 'Mrs Stevenson'
'The Rose Slip'

Toko KomuraLover of the sea
Toko Komura is from Kanagwa (Chigasaki) near Tokyo in Japan. Trained in tutoring the blind, she now teaches swimming and physical education at the Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston.

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Pressuring young boys for sex
Single in the City - The mystery of strip clubs
A birth control 'pill' for men?
Two ways to bath
More proteins and less carbohydrates?
Early detection key in treating bone cancer
12 ways to help your children in school

JudgingtheBudgetDebate
The propagandists and public relations specialists (sometimes they are the same) must be sharpening their tools as they prepare for this most crucial Budget Debate before the general elections.

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Why women sacrifice their daughters
In honour of Sir Frank Worrell
Wanted: economic model for Jamaica

Saint stomps in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: The sea splashed against rocks in the background, colourful lights shone brightly and a professionally designed stage draped with white curtains laid ready to accommodate a mix of models. That was the setting...

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Establishing TIES
Miss Jamaica UK wants to come back home
The return of the Valles

Abstinence-only education does not work, US report shows
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): Abstinence-only education programmes meant to teach children to avoid sex until marriage failed to control their sexual behaviour, according to a United States government report.Teenagers who took part in the programmes as...

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Key WTO members set year-end deadline for Doha