'Rough seas ahead' - Davies warns of developing food crisis
Dr Omar Davies, opposition spokesman on finance, yesterday warned that sharp increases in the cost of basic food items could threaten social stability in the nation. Davies, in his first ever Budget Debate presentation from the opposition benches, lambasted his successor in the finance ministry...

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Hill may have spread cash across continents
Education system suppressing teachers - JTA
Shaw's Budget not credible - D a v i e s
'Little help for our disabled children'
OUR cuts proposed fare for taxi operators
Vaz makes presence felt in House
Cash Plus PR consultant arrested
Stolen car leads to Cuban bulbs

Crime-ridden Clarendon cries for help
AN INFLUX of social intervention programmes is needed to counter the swelling murder rate of the central Jamaica parish, Clarendon, stake-holders say. Clarendon, synonymous with bauxite, has in recent times become notorious for violent crime. Fifty-one murders have been committed there...

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Children need more from Budget - Report - No serious increase in five years
Updates on some controversial police shootings
Traffic fine compliance limping at 30% in 2008
Jamaicans urged to take part in fighting crime
Advocacy, love the name of the game
Abortion will earn God's wrath
Termination is morally wrong
When trouble comes

Dealers worried - Say motor tax likely to drive down sales
The Government's proposed increase in taxes on motor-vehicle imports has raised fears of a downturn in the automobile retail industry, whose members say the likely consequence will be a hike in automobile prices and less affordable vehicles. "It definitely will have negative effects...

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Jamaica's debt hits $1 trillion - UK writes off £5 million
Chamber of Commerce critical of Shaw's budget
Berger banking on colour system to secure market - Projects 25% revenue growth
'Tax threshold too low'
Service GDP takes a hit as economy dips - Fiscal inflation floats close to 20%
Delta makes US$3.6b play for Northwest - Planned merger to create world's largest airline
Oil pushes to new high above US$113
A colleague or a friend?

Teams jostle for position
FOUR TEAMS will battle for a chance to avoid a heated battle to remain in the top flight as the penultimate round of the National Premier League (NPL) comes to an end today. At the head of the pack, leaders Portmore United, who play Reno today, must be salivating at the potential...

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Satisfier for City of Kingston feature
Holmwood girls to get Wall-of-Fame honour
Immelman on whirlwind tour
COK Champions Cup heats up
Chelsea title hopes dive

EDITORIAL - Dismantle the education bureaucracy
It is time to end the dithering and take the hard decisions, unless we intend that Jamaica's educational outcomes become more depressingly dismal than they already are.Just how bad we are, for the complacent who need reminding, was highlighted last week by this newspaper's publication...

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Playing politics
NOTE-WORTHY: Fear of lizards

LETTER OF THE DAY - Questions about past dual-citizen MPs
The Editor, Sir: I have a question for everyone. Since the ruling about Vaz and Dabdoub, the question arises regarding the past 46 years of governance and how many other dual citizenship persons have served in Parliament. My question to you and your colleagues: Would any law...

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$16b should be chicken feed
No prizes for false start
Start amendment process
Cash Plus lesson
Radical questions re US elections
No to corporal punishment
The search for other energy sources
Education czar should be appointed
Court decision questioned

Soothing musical adventure
Patrons were treated to a delightful potpourri of music and good company at the fifth staging of Musical Adventure at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel ballroom on Sunday night. After prayer, the evening's master of ceremonies, Dr Aggrey Irons, started the proceedings as he sang ...

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An evening of classics for Vale Royal
Keys finds 'sexual' side
Cosby goes hip hop with rap album
Brazilian officials refuse Naomi's blood
Braxton cancels shows after being hospitalised
Something extra - What a splash!

Flaxseed - The disease fighter
Renewed interest in flaxseed (commonly known here as linseed) positions the edible seed as an important addition to daily diet. Its claim to renewed fame rests on its three important constituents: It is an excellent plant source of good, disease-fighting fat, namely omega-3 fatty acids.....

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Even flavoured
Understanding erectile dysfunction (part 2)
Knee pain is affecting her exercise - Use arms and trunk, expert advises
Start a backyard garden

Pope ashamed of sex-abuse scandal
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP): Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday he was ''deeply ashamed'' of the clergy sexual-abuse scandal that stained the Catholic Church and would work to make sure paedophiles did not become priests. Benedict was answering questions that were submitted in advance...

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Obama accuses Clinton of lack of restraint
Volcano erupts in shower of hot ash
Court rejects demand for release of poll results