BRUCE ROLLS DICE - Government gives green light to casinos
CASINO GAMBLING could soon become legal in Jamaica. The Government has given approval for a group of international investors to establish the island's first legal casino. Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to announce the decision and provide details during his presentation in the Budget Debate on Tuesday.

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Church leaders hold anti-gambling stance
The Government could find itself in a face-off with the local Christian community if it goes ahead with the introduction of casino gambling.The Church has repeatedly expressed its opposition to casino gambling and it appears that nothing has changed.

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Cut-stone town house experiment
Cut-stone design is rarely used by real-estate developers because it costs more to construct than block and steel, engineering experts say. Brian Alberga, senior engineer, says cut- stone structures are more durable and stronger, once designed properly to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes.

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Saints assert authority
LEADERS ST. Catherine Saints maintained their rich vein of form in this season's Jamaica Super League cricket competition when they secured first innings points over Trelawny Buccaneers at Chedwin Park yesterday.

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Lennon lift schoolgirl title with historic win
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Griffiths stings with Leonidas
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EDITORIAL - Time to take the gloves off against Mugabe
We don't expect that the Jamaican government last Friday sent an independence message to Zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe continues to squat in the country's presidency and to thumb his nose at his own people and the international community. But being silent on Zimbabwe, we continue to insist, is not good enough.

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Portia should share the blame
The Editor, Sir: At the recently concluded Boys' and Girls' Championships held at the National Stadium, I sat beside the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller and I kissed her, or rather she kissed me, several times. I was struck by what appeared to be the genuine warmth of this lady and I couldn't help think that maybe she actually cares about Jamaicans.

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Sumfest 'beers' Red Stripe pull-out - Festival continues despite sponsorship withdrawal
Despite the decision of their main sponsor, Red Stripe, to stop sponsoring live events, Reggae Sumfest '08 will nonetheless go ahead as planned, thanks to the decision by other sponsors to increase their financial input to minimise the expected fallout.

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Eon and Robby - Body design kings
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In the 1950s, the Sonny Bradshaw Seven were famous not only for their dexterity as big band performers, but also because their creator - Bradshaw himself - arranged their productions to sound just like the 14-piece big bands of the day. Now, almost 60 years in the business, Sonny Bradshaw is a musical genius who taught himself to read music and play the trumpet...

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Let them eat cassava
If Dr Chris Tufton is to believed, the solution to the 30 per cent increase in the price of imported food is for Jamaicans to switch to cassava flour. Some will have to plant 'banchi' and eat 'gari', as they call it in Ghana. Others will just have to make do with steak! (Robotham)

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And the money kept rolling in ...
Last Sunday, a small television studio at the Creative Production and Training Centre offices bubbled over with female entertainers, others manning phones and media personnel all eager to make the Sisters to Sisters Mediathon a success.

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Nissan X-TRAIL and Navara country run
THIS JOB isn't all sweat blood and tears. Sometimes, we actually get to have fun! And with new cars to boot. We were actually fêted two weeks ago by Nissan dealer, Fidelity Motors in a media-only test, ride and drive (and sleep in a luscious five-star hotel!) event in St Ann. Yeah!

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Focus on world food - UN increases food distribution in Haiti
The United Nations will distribute 8,000 tons of food in Haiti to counter rising prices that have led to protests and violence, the organisation announced Thursday.

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