No money, honey! - Most Jamaicans oppose alimony payments to men
Two years after the passage of legislation providing for the payment of alimony (or palimony) to men upon the dissolution of a marriage or equivalent relationship, a substantial majority of Jamaicans remain opposed to it. In the latest Bill Johnson...

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Man charged in Ardenne school shooting
Grenada saga a triumph - Witter
SE St Mary hit by job crunch
Med techs continue strike action
Unions want heads to roll in GEASO health-scheme debacle
Beckles murder trial set for October
J$ payment for Canadian visa fees to increase
'Zekes' back in court

Direct election of mayors mooted
If the parliamentary committee on local government reform has its way, all of the country's mayors could soon be directly elected. These mayors would be elected to preside over the entire parish; not just the capital town...

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Parish councils set to raise own funds
NCB revamps its exam programme
Decision reserved in death-row case
Children of police to benefit from US$20,000 scholarship
We need more space, says Henry-Wilson
CHANGEMAKERS: Saving Jamaica's impoverished - The formula for change
Pedro Plains Irrigation System positive but ...Tufton wants more for farmers

Big merger barred - Shareholder forces decision delay on Neal & Massy deal
Barbados Shipping and Trading Company Limited (BS&T) was barred Tuesday from convening a meeting of shareholders that was expected to endorse the merger with Neal and Massy Limited, even as a third company has announced it would also be making an offer for the company....

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Flow buys third cable company
Flow plans attack on cross-network phone charges
Pegasus projects 10 per cent business growth - $60m investment planned
Analysts seek better value in Jamaica Producers' stock - Conglomerate's assets understated'
Jamaican think tank says foreign policy misguided - CaPRI urges less focus on Latin America, China
JMMB targeting big corporations for slice of pension funds market
Dealers seek leeway to issue forex instruments
Financing health care in a 'for-profit' medical sector
New Jamaica Manufacturers Association ( JMA ) head recommits to 'Buy Jamaican' campaign

Windies blow by England
LONDON (CMC):THE WEST Indies heaved a collective sigh of relief with a 15-run win in the first Twenty20 international against England yesterday. The West Indies successfully defended a target of 209, when they restricted England to 193 for seven in their allocation ...

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West Indies A tour of Zimbabwe scrapped
FROM THE BOUNDARY - It's 'St Bess' versus Melbourne for Cup
The Reggae Boyz win one … finally
Pink slip for Capello
Federer rolls on
Jamaica add more medals to tally
Quarrie lauds Bolt's record run
Heavyweightscontinue to struggle
Japan seek third Asian Cup crown
Send them on!
Simpson set to take over from Francis
HORSE SENSE - What went wrong ... (conclusion)

EDITORIAL - Exit Tony Blair, enter Gordon Brown
The charismatic and articulate Tony Blair, who entered Number 10 Downing Street on a wind of change as leader of what he and his colleagues dubbed the 'New Labour' and who saw Britain through a period of economic buoyancy, has left office somewhat sullied...

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Naming the date
Some extradition issues
Bursting at the seams with cells

LETTER OF THE DAY - A crime against poor people
The Editor, Sir: I feel guilty of committing a crime against the poor people of this country. I had taken an oath that I would do what was necessary to stop the bad policemen from carrying out their acts of atrocity against the people of this beautiful land.

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Wrong move, ODPEM
Don't slander the police
NOTE-WORTHY: The courts and Parliament

'Hey Jamaica' hails Majah Bless
Nothing tried, nothing gained is something Omaall 'Majah Bless' Wright is taking to heart. He gave up one of the most secure jobs as a teacher to enter perhaps the most vulnerable of jobs - as a singer. He is trying to make it big through the Jamaican Cultural Development Commission....

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Negril comes to Mas Camp for ATI launch
Second chance for Shelly-Ann Watson
Kingston On The Edge slices with welcome 'Payne'
Buteau home with a laugh
Nothing 'Unleashed'
From Playboy to Roots

Absolutely beautiful!
WESTERN BUREAU: In the fast-paced world where time equals money, it is refreshing to know that Montego Bay's business community can take a couple of hours to show their support for a worthy cause. In Jamaica, where the level of illiteracy is skyrocketing...

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Justices fêted
Obasanjo's Jamaican escape!
Cancerians celebrate

'Grenada 17' verdict upsets gov't
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): The Grenada government has expressed its disappointment with the verdict in the 'Grenada 17' trial as three of the men convicted for murdering former leftist prime minister Maurice Bishop and 10 others walked to freedom on Wednesday.

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Indian workers end strike
CTO calls for region's best brains in tourism

Rebels murder 11 lawmakers
BOGOTA (Reuters): Colombian President Alvaro Uribe yesterday said rebels executed 11 kid-napped lawmakers last week, hours after a guerrilla group claimed they died during a raid on a secret jungle prison. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC...

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Senate hands Bush major defeat
Brown revamps gov't after Blair era