PEN VS SWORD - City schools in battle against violence; students losing precious learning time
EDUCATORS WORRY that escalating violence in the Corporate Area is slowly robbing hundreds of students of precious learning time and valuable contact hours with teachers. The problem is particularly acute in some inner-city schools.

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Charles holds Air Jamaica talks
Jamaica leads region in tourism-growth potential
Spotlight on justice - Shortage of judges delays justice
Spotlight on justice: Case load too heavy for courts
Violence blocks Spanish Town restoration project
Golding reaffirms close ties with Cuba

North-coast development could threaten water supply, says environmentalist
Intense resort development on the island's north coast could pose a serious threat to potable water supply, an environmentalist says. A 2005 report by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica has also pointed to the slow drying up of freshwater supply due mainly to seawater intrusion in groundwater supplies.

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Courts' accounting records in shambles
Timeframe not workable, says Panton
The Manley Memoirs - Secret love affairs

LOJ rebranding a natural evolution, says Danny Williams. Marketing campaign starts this week
Life of Jamaica on Friday promised a swift roll-out of a marketing programme to be structured around its plans to adopt the name of parent Sagicor, amid an endorsement of the plan by founder R. Danvers Williams.

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KPMG hired for Jamaica offshore centre study
Citigroup to shed US$500b in assets
Insurance - Finding all excuses in the book not to pay
A banker comes full circle
Bruce Golding's Cuba visit an embrace of change
WEEK ON THE WEB - Once upon a time, there was no Internet

Battle royal at Alpart
THE JAMAICA Super League relegation clash between Westmoreland Wizards and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is evenly poised entering today's final day at Alpart Sports Club in St Elizabeth.

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Mind Your Business
Coaches the key, says Baris
Total, unadulterated madness
Smoothability all the way
Trio of teams in fight for survival
Record-breaking Aiken fires 'Birds' to victory
Girls have the talent, says Simoes
Strikers squeeze into semis
Parchment to lead charge against Aussies
Kerr chases dream
Ricketts keeping in shape with U21s

EDITORIAL - Overcoming cynicism in fighting crime
In the hurly-burly of Jamaican life, there is one thing that you can expect to be constant: The rolling out every six months or so of a new anti-crime initiative. So, last week, we had the latest of these, the first under the Golding administration, which took office last September.

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The dilemma of politics: populism vs development
Front-page reflections
Brand Jamaica
Wanted: A crusade against criminals

Letter of the Day - Protecting sovereignty
The Editor, Sir: We love to duck issues, but the truth is that the majority of persons who migrate do so out of their own desire to pursue financial betterment, to pursue greener pastures. Remittances made to Jamaica were a fulfilment of their own family obligations and without any altruistic intentions towards Jamaica.

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Upholding the Constitution
Nurses and abortion
Can't have it both ways
Time for atonement

D'Angel - Reflection of a mother's love
Of her five sisters and two brothers, Michelle Downer, more affectionately called 'Angel' (otherwise known as D'Angel), might very well be the epitome of being a 'mama's girl'. This is not just because she was deemed a talented singer from a tender age, but also because Pansy Nesbeth, her mother, could always rely on her to 'inform' on her older siblings.

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The Voice - 'The Watchman' looks out for youths
World-famous Rhoden speaks on classical music
'Below the waist' is just that - below the waist
Caribbean Village moves into Sweet Auburn Spring Festival
Collectors record Jamaica's music history

Simply Perfect!
Graham Davis admittedly talks very little about his work. He prefers, instead, to let the work speak for itself. And it does. 'Recent Works', the recently concluded exhibition at the Mutual Gallery, gives us the UK-born painter in his proverbial element...

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Sebastian Elliott - Sharing beauty
Literary arts - Funeral
The Wordsmith - Writers suffering from spellchecker-itis
Book Review

Dr Jaslin Salmon - Championing change
Dr Jaslin Salmon might not believe in God, but he is spending a great deal of his time doing the things that Jesus did - with the aid of science. The specialist in poverty is a professor of sociology who abandoned a lucrative career in the American college system to do his part in transforming the lives of the poor in Jamaica.

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Flying fun with Audrey
Single in the city - Should men put their friends first?
Doctor's advice - Is this problem caused from sex?
OOPS!
Tanniesha Phillips' third set of joy
Outlook youth - Helping your teen to become a successful adult
Dear Jamaica - Mama's common sense

Jamaica's crime dilemma
I can't count the number of times we have been in national emergency mode as a result of a spike in murders, or the times when there have been loud, anguished calls for the Government to "do something" about the escalating crime; or the number of national broadcasts made on security and the number of crime plans launched. (Boyne)

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Crime and Jamaican 'livity'
Jamaica's fiscal crisis
Dangers of pre-trial publicity
Human trafficking: modern-day slavery
Power generation strategy (Part VI)
A kinder, gentler society

Hanson explores his artistic roots
Though he wasn't born here, Gerard Hanson's heritage is quite Jamaican, and he wants the world to know. The United Kingdom-based artist, along with the European Union (EU) delegation in Jamaica, opened his exhibit, 'Jamaica Was My Father's Home', at the Devonshire, Devon House, on Tuesday.

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Of silks and saris
The polo challenge
Hanging in the fast lane
Bill Clarke's ruby years

Zoom, zoom, zoom!
Many different kinds of people make up the world. In the auto world, though, this extensive list can be narrowed down to three types: those who drive because it is convenient, those who love to drive, and those who are absolutely rabid about cars.

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Red Bull wings F1 to Ja
Young go-karters shine
Drivers revved up for Dover