'Iraq made him!' - War, mother's death created Jamaican 'bomber'
WESTERN BUREAU: His mother's unsolved murder and the explosive conditions in Iraq are being cited among the factors that contributed to the transformation of Kevin Brown, the Jamaican green card holder who was held at the Orlando International Airport on Tuesday with bomb-making materials....

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Cayman's top cops suspended
Prime Minister of Jamaica wants review of AG's office
Rabble-rousers reign free in Parliament - Montague forced to apologise for foul utterances again
Rogue cops to be deported
Suspended policeman still on the job
Thursday talk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit

Hustling outside the embassy
The skinny fellow with the scar across his left cheek and a head the size of a large melon, sauntered over to the plump woman dressed from head to toe in white. She, along with a few dozen others, was standing in line outside the United States Embassy in the Corporate Area, early one Monday morning....

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PM confirms taking Lands, splitting Environment
Smooth sailing at Slipe Pen Road clinic
Shaw defends possible spike in Budget
Cop to face new murder trial
NHT solar panel loans a hot sell

Broadcast body moves to avert Flow monopoly
Now that the Broadcasting Commission has reached an agreement with Flow regarding its bid to acquire the assets of Kingston and St Andrew-based cable operator Entertainment Systems Limited (ESL), the regulatory body is moving to ensure the company does not achieve monopoly status....

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Dairy sector revitalisation coming
United grounds Boeing 777s for inspections

Portmore U, Village hunt crucial points in cash plus premier league
PORTMORE UNITED could tighten their grip on the leadership of the Cash Plus Premier League, but first they must find a way to cool off red-hot Village United when the teams meet in a rescheduled fixture today at 3:30 at the Elliston Wakeland Centre....

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Fenerbahce upset Chelsea
West Indies desperate to bounce back
Two sports for Jamaica in Beijing - so far
Internet restrictions to be lifted for Games
Smooth running for Kazakhstan president
Chinese gov't aims for smoke-free Olympics
EU pressures China, but no boycott
Akhtar to appeal his ban

EDITORIAL - Amnesty and an impugned judiciary
There are many bad things that can be said about the state of public security, law enforcement and the justice system in Jamaica, but what would hardly be credible is that the Jamaican judiciary is institutionally corrupt. That, though, is one of the implied charges...

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Zimbabwe on edge
NOTE-WORTHY: Cash Plus delay

LETTER OF THE DAY - Resolving conflict with 'blind justice'
THE EDITOR, Sir: Conflict in and of itself is not a bad thing, as often the changes that occur from the resolution of conflicts form the basis of our laws and customs.Of great concern to us, however, is the spiralling crime problem....

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Cops part of noise problem
Concerned about energy policy
Driving hazards
Health care and free riders
Why Catholics honour Mary
On Africa and faith
Time for revolution in agriculture

Classic cuts at 'Men in Suits, Ladies in Dresses'
There is many an attempt at uniform or theme-based party dressing, based mainly on colours, often to hit and miss effect. However, the dress code embodied in the title of Saturday night's 'Men in Suits, Ladies in Dresses' at Curphey Place, Swallowfield, Kingston, was a whopping success....

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Miss Jamaica Universe contestants
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A trek of over 10,000 miles just for food
After 48 hours of planes, trains and automobiles, we finally arrived at Villa (pronounced Veejah) La Angostura, Argentina. It's a beautiful village, situated next to Lake Nahuel Huapi in the north west of Patagonia. We stayed at a quaint hotel on the lake, three kilometres from town....

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A Canouan smile from chef O'Neill