Kern bailed at last
HIS EYES filled with tears, but he did not cry. Kern Spencer, the embattled People's National Party member of parliament for North East St Elizabeth, stood strong amid scores of enthusiastic supporters who gathered outside the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, yesterday to see him released from police lock-up.

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St Mary to benefit from Microsoft donation
Several communities across the parish of St Mary are to benefit from a donation of 100 computers, valuing US$80,000 (J$570 million) to be distributed throughout the parish. The computers were donated by Microsoft Jamaica through the efforts of the Kiwanis Club of St Mary and St Mary Charities, last Tuesday ...

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Benchmark Treasury Bill auction yields 14.22%
The Treasury Bill auction on Wednesday had performed to market expectations, yielding 14.22 per cent on the six-month issue. The three-month bill yielded 13.93 per cent.

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Marlon facing misconduct charge
Embattled West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels faces disciplinary action after being charged by the West Indies Cricket Board for misconduct relating to last year's bookie scandal.

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EDITORIAL - Options the police must use
Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin is on the right track with his insistence in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday that policemen have options to control situations other than deadly force or the threat of such force.

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Who feels it knows, this teacher says
THE EDITOR, Sir: The school environment, which was primarily known as a place for transferring and receiving knowledge and fostering the development of the whole man, has today been transformed into a battlefield. From my two years spent in the education system I think I have experienced enough to justify what I'm about to say.

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Flow the face of cable - But small operators still strong, says JACCO
The expectation that Flow's entry into the Jamaican cable market would have transformed the face of the sector, force its players to consolidate, and drive down prices to consumers has not happened, said the chief spokesman for small operators.

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Dear Counsellor: I have been hearing a lot about dementia. I am curious to know more about this condition.

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Spy cam - In defence of boxing
In years gone by, this was a very popular sport. Today, efforts are being made to revive boxing among the young. Several young participants are now regular visitors to a downtown Kingston gym taking part in a programme run by the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control.

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