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published: Saturday | May 17, 2008

Lead Stories


Another JLP seat under threat - Mitchell appeal win jeopardises Mair's place in Parliament
PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY (PNP) caretaker for St Catherine North Eastern, Phyllis Mitchell, yesterday received the green light from the Court of Appeal to challenge Gregory Mair's eligibility to sit in Parliament.

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Further delay for Cuban light-bulb case
Parents warned to have children fully immunised
Fire leaves 19 homeless
BRIEFS

News


Fishing village turned environmental hazard - Minister worries about state of Rocky Point
ROCKY POINT, Clarendon:The Rocky Point fishing village, one of the major destinations for freshly cooked seafood in Jamaica, is now an environmental disaster.The beachfront has become a small town with a number of informal...

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Rising beyond down-low
Across the nation

Business


Best maintains strong rating for insurer TATIL
The financial rating agency, A M Best, has maintained its highly positive ratings for the Trinidadian insurance firm, TATIL, saying that its decision was based on a blend of the company's historically strong financial performance and the cushion it has from a strong parent...

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Marubeni to sell pieces of underperforming power assets

Sport


Baugh tests the Aussies' mettle
THE AUSTRALIAN cricketers opened their tour of the Caribbean against a Jamaica XI at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium in Falmouth yesterday and, thanks to wicketkeeper/batsman Carlton Baugh Jnr, they got a good workout in...

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Amputee wins right to run for Olympic spot
Kingston take the crown
Pressure is off me, says Gay
Don't oppose Royal Image
Molynes B, Jetsetters B in final showdown
Big Brown a hot favourite
England off to quick start in reply to Kiwis
FINAL SCORE
Spurs spike Hornets
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Brigitte hits her strike in Qatar
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
The world of sport gets smaller and smaller

Commentary


Life is not a beach
The beach has a very strong historical significance in islands with a history of slavery and colonialism. It is there that the coloniser, the slave and the indentured first encountered the land that was to become their home.

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Man, proud man, blessed in brief authority
Issue: Everyone must help fight crime

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Such nonsense about licence for parenthood!
The Editor, Sir: When I read the first letter on Tuesday, May 14, titled 'Should parenthood be limited by licence?" I thought that this person must have dropped from Mars, or worse, had severe...

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How Ja can win at the Olympics
$5 billion bread in Zimbabwe
Another RGD complaint
The eighties -an era of madness
Justice delayed

Entertainment


New 'Narnia' darker, funnier
LOS ANGELES (AP): More is more in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the follow-up to the 2005 fantasy hit The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

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Gospel great - Dottie Rambodies in crash

Let's Talk Life


LET'S talk...life - Memory problems
Dear Counsellor: I am 55 years old and am having problems with my memory. I am getting very forgetful and I am misplacing things. I am worried that I may be getting dementia.

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Doctor's advice: Morning-after dilemma

Saturday Features


Relationships: Drawing the line on secrets
Secrets are the types of skeletons we generally want to stay in the closet. With doors closed. And criss-crossed strips of lumber hammered on as an extra precaution.

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Talking sex: Tantra - the science of ecstasy
Healthy Lifestyle: The origins of junk food
Size matters - Overcoming your bra nightmares


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