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Fish exodus looms - Climate change could drive away species from Jamaica
Jamaica and other regional countries stand to lose many valuable species of fish because of warmer temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, according to one leading climate-change specialist in the region. Kenrick Leslie, executive director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre in Belmopan...
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First-formers most vulnerable to getting hooked on drugs
Jamaica aiming to tap European tourist market
Flow injunction extended
Migratory criminals fuel Clarendon murders - cops
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Winty Davidson receives Sir Philip Sherlock Award
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Winston Mendez Davidson, CD, JP, Jamaican pioneer in telemedicine, is the recipient of the Sir Philip Sherlock Award for 2008. He was presented with the award at the 14th International Diabetes Conference at the SunSpree Resort, Montego Bay, last Friday....
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17 teachers honoured
Fund to help female victims of violence
More blood shed on weekend
St James cops held in robbery case
Uncovering those 'phoney' truths - How mobiles affect your health
Killancholly murder case postponed
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$10m raised from Sigma charity run
The 10th staging of the Pan Caribbean Sigma Run took place yesterday with about 85 teams and more than 8,000 persons participating. The goal to raise $10 million was achieved. These funds have been earmarked for patient care at the renal units of the University Hospital of the West Indies...
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NCB Insurance to host pensions seminar
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Jamaica need 68 runs to seal title
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): An unbroken, 67-run, fifth-wicket stand between Brendan Nash and Tamar Lambert put Jamaica back on track for victory, after a top-order collapse against Barbados in the Carib Beer Cup yesterday. Chasing 201 for victory, Jamaica reached 133 for four...
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Jamaica men mine 4x400 silver
Cardiff boot Boro
Last-gasp goal saves Harbour View
Upset loss at Sporting set back Waterhouse
Tivoli top 'Garden derby'
'Chippy' nets deserved winner for Boys' Town
Campbell cool with Tivoli win
Serena triumphs
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EDITORIAL - Reviewing the quality of police discipline
AT BEST, Prime Minister Bruce Golding's call for a review of the constabulary's use-of-force policy is cosmetic and a sap to the family of the most recent victim of alleged police excess. Or, Mr Golding genuinely misses the point, which makes his intervention naďve...
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Health Corp left traumatised
NOTE-WORTHY: Wannabe cop
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Women in control as men sit on the margins
THE EDITOR, Sir: While extending hearty congratulations to Paula Llewellyn for her meritorious high-grade acquisition of the post of director of public prosecutions, it is now obvious to all that the justice system, and, by extension, the legal profession, for better or for worse...
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Word of caution to the PM
Cops seen as easy targets
Design for parenting incentive system
You can ask for more
More on migrants in Canada
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Carnival down South
South Coast Carnival 2K8 dubbed May Pen Blow-out held at Jamalco Sports Club in Clarendon on Saturday night had everything the promoters ordered. It had crowd support, high energy, lots of entertainment and Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. When the Star team arrived...
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Humble's journey not hard to see
Royal couple on Carib tour
Justin's 'Problem with Women'
Madonna fab at 50
Lisa Marie Presley pregnant again
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Protect yourself against human papillomavirus (HPV)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that is spread through sexual contact. Most of the time HPV has no symptoms so people do not know they have it. Dr Ernest Pate, PAHO/WHO representative in Jamaica, noted that HPV is a major killer of women in the Caribbean and Latin America....
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Mineral make-up
Joan Buchanan: In love with the soil
Happy birthday, Lady B!
Laws of eve - Maintenance of children over 18
Kelly's world - No cussing!
A dream come true
Reduce cellulite with lipomassage
Sex tapes: Do you have one?
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Dominica-Venezuela army alliance denied
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Minister of National Security Rayburn Blackmoore says the suggestion that Dominica may be joining forces with Venezuela to form a military alliance against the United States was laughable. Venezuela President Hugo Chávez has made...
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CARICOM denies losing crime war
PM urged to weigh in on banana row
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Olympics terror plot uncovered
BEIJING (AP):Chinese police broke up a terror plot targeting the Beijing Olympics, and a flight crew foiled an apparent attempt to crash a Chinese jetliner in a separate case, officials said yesterday.Wang Lequan, the top Communist...
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Musharraf rivals form coalition
Obama back to winning in Wyoming
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