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Budget 2008-2009 Shaw confident
DAYS AWAY from the tabling of the first budget estimates since forming the government last September, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration is not worried about keeping its pre-election promises.
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Failing grade! Many teachers not tech savvy - Survey
'Incompetence not surprising'
Financial investigators complete training
No magic wand - Shaw
Visiting Inveresk - The story of Robert Wedderburn of Ja and Scotland
'Cay stones' Life better than mainland
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Pedro's Perils and Pearls: Pulsating life - One catch can fetch up to $100,000
Though seemingly mundane, life is really quite extraordinary on the Pedro Cays.The sound of dancehall DJ Mavado blaring from speakers, and men drinking and playing games in a nearby bar, are signals of...
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Pollution, a 'cay' problem
Pedro's Perils and Pearls: Dangerous waters - Sharks and more at Pedro Banks
Nearly paradise
Inactivity threatens adolescent health
Wait and switch - What to do when the job is not as advertised
The week that was: (march 16-22)
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Is real estate overpriced? Yes, says analyst; no, say realtors
A Jamaican stockbrokerage and investment adviser has labelled residential real estate prices overvalued, following an analysis of the market, and concludes that the market is due for a correction.
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Want to save on phone bills? Try VOIP
C&WJ drops '10/8' plan - Introduces single-rate structure
NHT introduces group purchase - Up to 18 can pool to buy, subdivide land
Questions for E.G. Hunter - Big water bills
Are you a bear or a bull? Stock market investing 101
JPMorgan sets conditions - Lewis said to be buying up more Bear Stearns shares
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Taylor strikes late for WI
GEORGETOWN (CMC):FAST BOWLER Jerome Taylor grabbed two late wickets to lead a West Indies fightback against Sri Lanka on the first day of the opening Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence yesterday.Taylor claimed the wickets of Kumar...
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Jamaica open in golden fashion
A mighty struggle at Melbourne
Rampage romps Arthur Jones Memorial feature
Young 'ballers set for training camps in Brazil
Waterhouse tackle tough Boys' Town
Newcastle beat Fulham, breaking losing streak
McLaren penalised, Massa on pole
WI open Champions Trophy
CEO Patel, adviser Bindra - another ICC compromise
Happy return for Burton
Eight-man team for masters championships
Pietersen's ton boosts England
Trescothick retires from int'l cricket
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In shock and awe
As a historical comparison, it might not be precisely correct to see as congruent John McCain's declared possibility of a 100-year United States presence in Iraq to the so-called Hundred Years' War in medieval Europe.
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The 'globesity' epidemic
Paganism and Christianity: Clash and accommodation
Easter murders
Pruning pensions and perks
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Catholic rite in question
The Editor, Sir: Vatican Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith should be commended for expressing his recent desire that Catholics "abandon" the practice of receiving Holy Communion in the hand.
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Race and gender in US elections
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Music pioneers to
'rocksteady' together
The legends of rocksteady will come to life in the new feature film Get Rock to Rocksteady: the Roots of Reggae.
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Mary J Blige shares Growing Pains
Panoridim 'drums' out music
'One Man Woman' pleases both genders
Jarvis Church performs in three parts
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Young professionals on display
Mutual Gallery's 'Young Generation' show is an exhibition of artists 'young' in the professional practice of their respective discplines.
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Love affair with photography
The artisan's shop
Book Review: Don't underestimate 'Overstanding Rastafari'
My Jonathan
Readings bring Commonwealth Writers' Prize entrants to life
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Dr Rachel Vernon
Speaking boldly for women and God
They may be considered the more spiritual sex, filling the pews of churches in pious numbers. Still, it is always a surprise when a woman turns away from the adoration of the male and the search for family to the bold and apparently lonelier pursuit of God and leading his flock.
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'... an envoy whose actions surpass her words'
The impressive Evadne Coye
Jumping for soca
Hibiscus shedding
Seeing red
Home and décor - How much curtain can I afford?
Doctor's advice: She wants him to buy a sex aid
Mastering imperfect relationships
Dear Jamaica: Living among the dead
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Easter and our ethical crisis
Jamaicans will be filling up the churches today as they did on Good Friday, but in day-to-day Jamaican life, it is not the values of Christianity which inform decisions and actions.
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Development models and the J'can budget
Cuba: Inevitability of market reform
Oil price fundamentals (Part II)
Needed: Decisive public sector leadership
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MoBay Hope celebrates 10 marvellous years
A little over 10 years ago, Sydney and Sophia 'Sunny' Engel gathered with some of the members of the Montego Bay community to establish a chest pain centre in Rose Hall.What started as the MoBay Hope project is now a stellar...
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UTech's 'Odyssey'
A weekend full of fun
NationGrowth: another source of funds for small businesses
Out & about
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2008 Toyota RAV4 - Ongoing refinement
RAV4 pioneered the crossover compact SUV class in 1994. Since then it has been the bane of competitor manufacturers, 'cause Toyota sells a bunch of them without trying very hard.
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Curves, speed and sharpness
Auto Blotters
Go-kart race meet: Bumper-to-bumper spectacle
Racers revved up for Dover
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