Water rate rises - Consumers to pay 28 per cent more
Consumers will have to pay 28 per cent more on their water bills. The National Water Commission (NWC) yesterday announced a 23 per cent rate hike, plus a further five per cent charge for the newly introduced K-factor programme. This means an additional $200 for most households.

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Tuesday talk
Liberty Hill Great House - A hidden paradise in St Ann

Saluting JCF's eldest retiree
The eldest retired officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Atheleston Folkes, is 98 years old today. His former JCF colleagues will celebrate his career during a ceremony at the Police Officers' Club in St Andrew.

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Demolition will soon need parish council approval - Local authorities seeking to preserve architectural heritage
'Lazy' councillors hinder progress
University of the West Indies (UWI) honorary degrees for Lee Chin and Orane

Port takes steps to curtail terrorism
With the transportation sector being a prime target for terrorists, protecting maritime transport is the responsibility of all terminal users. To this end, terminal users were recently sensitised on the effects of such an attack by Simon Bolt, consultant...

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The EU's man in Jamaica

Williams working overtime for Ver
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: To sprinter Lauryn Williams, Veronica (Ver) Campbell is not her worst nightmare. Not even a bad dream. And although the memory of losing to the Jamaican by the thinnest of margins in 100 metres final at last year's World Championships of Athletics in Osaka...

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Asafa Powell out foreight weeks
Harmonics crash Pick-9
Depth a big factor in Portmore's run to title
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Five out of seven's not bad at all
PLCA gets $10 million bailout from SDF
St James champs to be decided this weekend

EDITORIAL - Oh for transparency from state firms
The Government's decision to push ahead with the privatisation of many of its loss-making enterprises, as was reiterated by Prime Minister Golding, deserves strong backing. For, as Mr. Golding pointed out during the budget debate last week, these enterprises represent a huge drain...

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What has changed?
Avoiding error in campaign reform
NOTE-WORTHY: Teachers' rights

LETTER OF THE DAY: Urban factors and rising food prices
The Editor, Sir: I wish to direct the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) to the article written by Martin Henry in The Sunday Gleaner of April 27. I also extend my own caution that persons and now a government agency are over-simplifying own-grown food supply as a viable option...

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Last laugh for Phinn?
The rules of engagement
What about the disabled?
House of Hope
Late-night noise

Giving rocksteady its due
HE MAY have played some of the 'baddest' bass lines in Jamaican popular music a but Jackie Jackson is far from a household name. In fact, most persons know him as the husband of singer Karen Smith. Get Ready To Rocksteady, a film on the beat that preceded reggae, gives musicians...

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Icon: Ian Fleming - The man behind James Bond