Kern steps aside - Seeks leave of absence from House, PNP
The embattled former state minister for energy, Kern Spencer, last night indicated that he would be seeking to take leave of absence from Parliament amid the investigation into the controversial Cuban light bulb programme. Spencer also said he would be seeking to take leave ...

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Primary textbook error
Air Jamaica suspends another route
Men urged to take charge
Subscribing a double dose of standards
Teen with gun held by residents
'Sobion's death leaves a void'

High-quality discussion at Montego Bay libel forum
Western Bureau:Justice Hugh Small, who heads a committee mandated by government to review and make recommendations to reform Jamaica's libel and slander laws, said he was impressed with the quality of the discussion that unfolded at Tuesday night's final ...

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Building societies boost education
New contracts approved for Devon House restoration
Five to receive Pelican Award from University of the West Indies (UWI)
'No breach committed' - Tufton says no law broken by those who acquired gov't land
'Proposed National Housing Trust (NHT) rate move could hurt mortgagors'

Forex traders hire consultant - Gavin Chen charting route to self-regulation
Gavin Chen, a development finance specialist, is charting a plan for Jamaica's nascent foreign exchange traders that is meant to legitimise them as a formal sector and position their operations as suitable candidates for licensing or registration...

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CCMB drops low-yield securities,goes after loans market - Poor profit performance prompts realignment of assets
S&P creating rating scheme for regional micro financiers
Banks too bureaucratic, Samuda charges - But Hylton says the laws require it
Embrace casinos,investment schemes as legitimate business - Then tax them to fund education, says Marks
Growth for Guardian - Earnings climb as company adds clients
Cayman remittance market doubles - Represents nine per cent of flows to Jamaica
Implications of the EPA: Supra-nat'l - Cariforum-EC Joint Council consensus decisions supreme
Understanding the EPA: Banana trade protected, but not totally - Cariforum producers fear tariff reduction to competitors
Caricom policy, trade and development for the 21st century

Waterhouse in Jackie Bell final
WATERHOUSE COACH Wayne Fairclough praised his team for its determination in outlasting a stubborn Arnett Gardens 1-0 to book its place in the final of the Western Union Jackie Bell Knockout competition at the Harbour View Mini Stadium on Wednesday night....

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Holmwood claim their first schoolboy title of season
Easy victory for T&T over St Vincent in stanford 20/20 quarter-final
FROM THE BOUNDARY: Bravo's words - like music to the ears
Shane Ellis punched in face at Caymanas - Head of security cites chronic indiscipline
Take Sir Mohandas Baba
HORSE SENSE - Claiming system needs to be re-examined
Inside the BPL: League introduces int'l round
SuperClubs sponsors two for sailing expedition

EDITORIAL - Buying and selling of government property
It matters not whether the "blasted land" was a "little strip" of an "old main road", as Audley Shaw describes it. That bit of land belonged to the people of Jamaica.If what Dean Peart claims is the truth is in fact so, Mr Shaw had no right to it. Based on his comments to this newspaper....

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Just an act of mercy
NOTE-WORTHY: Hospital fees

LETTER OF THE DAY - 'Where did I come from, Mommy?'
The Editor, Sir:This morning in the rush to leave the house ahead of the traffic, I was feeding my five-year-old son super-fast, and imploring him to eat and not watch television while he was eating. I cannot explain how it happened...

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A plea for pedestrians
No mercy for crooked cops
Embracing sexual responsibility
On tackling crime
'Bush fire season'
A mayoress for Mandeville

'Songs for Reggae Lovers' inconsistent
Greensleeves' double disc Songs For Reggae Lovers is like the current West Indies senior cricket team. When it is good it is very good, when it is bad it is near nauseating. And just like those boys with the bats and balls it is not good nearly often enough, not for 30 songs...

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DVD Review - The Invasion: An insult to modern media
Smile Fact

Guardian Life agents get a Royal touch
If you couldn't find some of your Guardian Life agents last Wednesday, it's probably because they were gathered at the Hilton Kingston hotel, Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston.The occasion was the life insurance company's annual awards which saw representatives from all the Jamaican...

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Of birthdays, love and balls
AWG brings 'Old Hollywood' glamour, glitter to Kingston