Slaughter stink - Government to crack down on unsafe abattoirs
Government has vowed to clamp down on some players in Jamaica's multimillion-dollar meat industry because of their failure to observe hygienic practices at slaughterhouses.

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Hurricane insurance excludes rain damage
'Public abattoirs a disgrace' - Association boss says weak laws hamstring inspectors
Regional leaders to build on World Cup security approach
Abortion linked to mental illness - Recovery counselling offered
Naugthy, naughty, Warmington! Portia says he is disgracing the family
Gov't, private sector monitor growth strategy
Viagra stands firm for 10 years

Not easy to shed Iraq ghosts
WHILE THERE is no evidence to suggest that Jamaican-born and former United States Army soldier, Kevin Brown, who served in Iraq, might have been suffering from that experience, another Jamaican-born US soldier, who...

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Insurers fear threat from climate change
Donors shun PNP - Party admits to be hurting from Trafigura
Wildman disappointed at being overlooked
Week that was (March 30-April 5)
The century girls
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Writefully Yours: To quit or not to quit? Think twice before you jump ship

Motor insurance tracking system coming, 30% of vehicles uninsured - IAJ survey
Jamaica's insurance industry estimates that one in every three vehicles on the roads is either uninsured or has illegal papers, and as a result, companies lost out on $3 billion of premiums last year.

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Play the market for the best deal, especially now
J'can patties in China
FSC requirements for licensing securities dealers, advisers - New alert identifies 17 unapproved schemes
The steps to retirement - Saving toward a work-free lifestyle
Swiss bank reels - Overtakes Citi's subprime losses
Crude profits
How about investing in an iPod?
Tourism challenges ahead

Windies face challenging victory target
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): THILAN SAMARAWEERA smacked a brilliant 125 to rescue a wobbling Sri Lanka yesterday and set the West Indies 253 to win the second Test and save the series.

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Royal Image, Alsafra take the Guineas
Rain plagues Super League matches
Portmore looking to widen lead
UTech top Collegiate meet
Jamaica start defence tonight
Liverpool, Arsenal draw again
Duckie's long road to success
Dawson ready for Johnson
Where are Malcolm and Mack?
Kubica upstages big guns in Bahrain
India crash in second Test
Monymusk lead rivals by seven points

EDITORIAL: A good move by the JSE
The announced restructuring of the management of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), which has been cast as an effort to enhance corporate governance and regulatory oversight, appears to us as a move in the right direction...

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An imprudent Budget
New focus on literacy
Jamaican Rambo
Slackness and more slackness

letter of the day - Lawlessness is the order of the day
The Editor, Sir:I read with renewed apathy the decision of the commissioner to examine enforcing the Noise Abatement Act. The tone of the article lacks a certain necessary conviction.

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Protecting ourselves from cable
Seek consensus on abortion
Renewal and continuity

Drama of a different mind - Mentally challenged students appear in 'Dare to be different'
Not much is expected of the physically disabled, and moreso those who are mentally disabled. However, the Randolph Lopez School of Hope will dispel these beliefs with their performances this weekend.

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Peter Williams finds 'Wright' role in 'A Winter Tale'
Dexter Campbell sets record with records
Rare cuts require financial 'Dexter-ity'

Energetic colourful
A neatly tucked away gallery in the Shoppes at Rose Hall, Montego Bay, is where Monique Rollins chose to host her first art show in Jamaica.

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Dying to marry him (Part I)
The Procedure
CEDAW informing women about their rights
Michael 'Lloydi-goose' Robinson: Elevating Inner-city communities through art
Midnight in the Mangroves

Maia Chung-Smith Battling autism
Too long in her cocooning chrysalis, Maia Chung-Smith was recently forced by the needs of her autistic son and the pain of parents in a similar position to spread her wings.

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Friends on friends: NickeIshIa Barnes - more talented than you know
Single in the city: The trouble with men
Fungal disease on roses
Tropical vibes
Mark Cameron Living the artist's life
DOCTOR'S ADVICE: In love with a wonderful guy
Excellence from the river-bottom school
Keeping marriages alive - Lessons from Barack and Michelle Obama
The dos and don'ts

Press freedom threatened?
It would be a cold day in hell when the Bruce Golding-led Government yanks the operating licence from the owners of NewsTalk 93 FM. Forget about all the hysteria and hype being created over the recommendation by the Broadcasting Commission to do so.

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Educating the uneducated
Rough road, top driver
Budgeting with a vision
Ja: state of electricity sector -Pt IV
Improving the budgetary process

Partying under Portland skies
Mandeville businessman Trevor Heaven chose picturesque Portland to throw a birthday party for his wife, Claudine, on Saturday March 29. It held special significance for Claudine, who is from Port Antonio, and the celebration by the sea beckoned guests to "an afternoon with good friends...

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… Inducted into UWI honour roll
Warm welcome for Bajan PM
Out and About
'Winter' in April
Diageo rewards 150 of its hard-working distributors
An 'artsy' affair

Major Metro car
WITH THE price of oil cresting at US$100 a gallon, downsizing is again the watchword among automotive manufacturers. Sales of SUVs in developed countries have been trending down for more than five years, and tree-huggers everywhere are clamouring for the death of the SUV.

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Lancer, Outlander sales grow - Mitsubishi
Psychological factors influence driving skills
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Frenchman go-karter returning home
Mario's Rant: Racing bonds father and 'son'
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