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Stabroek News

published: Wednesday | June 20, 2007

Lead Stories


No jobs for slobs - Lack of education, skills, wrong attitude render youth unemployable
A significant number of the nation's 18-24-year-olds cannot find jobs, but at least one career expert says this is because many are unemployable. The latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll, done last month, found that 44 per cent of those in this age group....

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State power stifling economy, says Ennis
UK Jamaicans say Portia!
Councils want to keep Poor Relief
Online? Shop Jamaican!
Man gets 10 years for Dwight Nelson's son's slaying
Political candidates, Ombudsman march for peace in Woodford Park
Teachers scoff at proposed additional school days
Sandy Bay High won't be ready for September, ministry reveals

News


Spellbinding Bish
It is quite easy to get caught in this 13-year-old's spell. Her almost never-fading smile is as bright and captivating as the colourful flowers that attract nectar-loving bees. In fact, she is a Bee and her name is Regina Bish, the Gleaner's Children's Own 2007 National Spelling...

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Dirty gully disgusts Bull Bay residents
Kingston Tech student freed of assault charges
Doctor to testify at trial of murdered child today
Bahamian child rapist to appeal 'inhumane' flogging sentence
Charlemont opens new classroom
Move to safeguard media workers on campaign trail - MAJ seeks meeting with ombudsman, party heads
Patterson to deliver lecture in New York
Jackson-Lee Business mogul and US Congresswoman to speak at NCU
Returning residents a target for thieves

Business


Coffee farmers propose $60m plan to self-insure - Still without coverage after Dyoll's collapse
JAMAICA'S NEAR 5,900 coffee farmers are mostly without insurance coverage, more than two years after Dyoll's collapse. The farmers have been attempting to woo a new provider, but with the risk associated with mountainside cultivation, so far, there are no takers.

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US-CARICOM SUMMIT - US tells Caribbean to improve business climate -PM Simpson Miller calls for more trade
Supreme Ventures stock riding high
New KFC in Port Maria pioneers 'casual dining'
Local businesses shafted, says Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC)
BANK of Jamaica (BoJ) to offer 'special' bond
Limited interest in Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) carbon trading contract - Bulb project to free 80MW of Jamaica Public Service Company capacity
EU seeks compensation for US online gaming ban
Guardian avoids beachfront insurance - Walks away from millions in high-risk income
Investors advised to be wary of Jamaican bonds

Sport


Woeful Windies crumble
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (AP): LEFT-ARM SPINNER Monty Panesar took five wickets to lead England to a seven-wicket win against West Indies in the fourth Test and a 3-0 series victory yesterday. Panesar took 5-46 as West Indies collapsed to 222 all out in their second innings...

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'Stop investing in a dying sport'
You reap what you sow
Chemistry lesson for Slayers
Athletes best ambassadors - George
Meadhaven take major trophies
Nasty undercurrent at Cup
Kewell new forward for Aussies
Riders to sign off on doping
Henman advances at Open
Shahar pulls through at Eastborne

Commentary


EDITORIAL - Institutionalised,systemic breaches
It is of some significance, we believe, that Auditor General Adrian Strachan's searing critique of the Ministry of Finance's disregard of its own and the Government's accounting guidelines has been met with general indifference. Non-compliance with and the deliberate bypassing...

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Failing education (II)
The challenge of the JLP
The Class of 2007
NOTE-WORTHY: Many thanks, Cons Marks et al

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Spanish developers must comply
The Editor, Sir:I take strong issue with the way Spanish Ambassador Jesús Silva has framed issues of compliance in the media and believe he ought to exercise more care in his public statements and curb what seems to be arrogance based on his country's wealth....

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Tap water is safe, cheaper
Well done, ASHE

Entertainment


'Colour Him Father' filled with powerful performances
Sunday night's staging of 'Colour Him Father' at the Hilton Kingston hotel, New Kingston, showed just how performances should be showcased. The show featured a host of artistes who paid homage to the fathers in the audience and unlike most shows....

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Fantastic Four outdo themselves second time around
Charles Town moves to Quao's beat

Profiles in Medicine


FITNESS CLUB - I want Muscles!
In our continuing series of articles on improving your workout routine, we now include a basic workout programme for you to follow. The full accumulation of exercises, sets and reps, performed during a workout is called a programme or training schedule.

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Support stockings act against blood clots
HIS HEALTH - Radiotherapy: Another treatment option for prostate cancer
HER HEALTH - The sex lives of women Part III
DIETITIAN'S DESK - A delicious marriage breaker
Cerasee cured my eczema (part II)
Shifting attitudes cut US circumcision rate
Having a male twin reduces women's fertility, says study
Letters - Autism caught them unawares






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