National ID coming - Golding wants Jamaicans registered, moves to make country more manageable
A national registration system first proposed by the then Electoral Advisory Committee (EAC) in 1994, is one of several initiatives announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding to cramp the worrying crime rate in Jamaica. Last year 1,574 Jamaicans were murdered....

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Cash Plus to comply with Financial Services Commission (FSC)
Constable gets 30 days for ganja
VOX POP
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
The Gleaner's Confession Booth

Delightful Devon House
So there they were. Standing together in the shade of the tall, old tree for more than 10 minutes now, without ever looking directly into each other's eyes. Their nervous laughter was making me uncomfortable, even though I was several feet away...

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Research fees to be waived at the University of the West Indies (UWI)
Government pushes for growth in micro enterprises
Why does cholesterol cause heart disease?

'Expect $1 billion a day from jazz fest'
WESTERN BUREAU: As hoteliers, ground handlers, restaurants and vendors gear up for the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, organisers, Turn Key Productions, are estimating that an average of $1 billion will circulate within the tourism capital of Montego Bay...

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World markets are still volatile
Labour Ministry overwhelmed by overseas job seekers

Ver, Smith top 'em - JAAA sportsman/woman of the year award
Olympic and World Championships gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown and World Championship silver medal winner, decathlete Maurice Smith are the 2007 Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) Male and Female Athletes of the Year. The presentation ceremony...

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Lamey goal lifts Waterhouse
Simoes summons 24 for Costa Rica friendly
Chances galore but no goal
Nelson's misses let off Harbour View
August Town break scoring drought
Sporting add to Village woes
Eastern Champs launched
Inside the BPL - Should football go high-tech
Lambert led well but ...
Venus out

EDITORIAL - Literacy and the GSAT
Education Minister Andrew Holness' plan that children will not be allowed to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) until they are certified as literate and numerate is not without merit, but worthy of significant discussion among all stakeholders in the process of education....

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The threat of global recession
Ethical dilemmas: Confessions and condoms
NOTE-WORTHY: Putting God first

LETTER OF THE DAY: Across-the-board corruption in Jamaica
The Editor, Sir: Something terrible is happening to Jamaica.The soul of the nation is being systematically destroyed. The years of living under a corrupt regime have so affected the willingness of Jamaicans to abide by the laws governing the country, that we have not only become...

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Give them condoms
Library services clarified
Time to enforce law and order
Justice with mercy
Investing without recourse

Short comedy show long on laughter
Half an hour after the slated 7:00 p.m. start, Sunday night's Jamaica/U.S.A. Comedy Connection 2008 at Backyaad, Constant Spring Road, seemed to be coming up short as well as late. There were many empty white chairs, those seated facing a woefully inadequately decorated ...

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Legend wants 'ordinary' treatment
We're ready, Mary Mary declares
2008 Youth View Awards ticket giveaway
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Grapefruit and your diet
Over the festive season, you ate far too much Christmas cake and ham, and now you are stuck with the extra pounds. But, thankfully adding grapefruit to your diet will help you get rid of the excess pounds. Grapefruit is said to have originated in the West Indies, perhaps Jamaica...

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Soaring to new heights
Valentine love potion
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