Paying the price - Despite high remittances, migration is adversely affecting family life in Jamaica
JAMAICA'S CHILDREN are paying a hefty price despite the high levels of remittances the country has seen over the years, as local family life continues to reel under the effects of migration. While remittances have a positive financial impact on the economy, sometimes the means...

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Delinquents! - Absentee parents plague PTAs
'Children need monitoring'
Shields vows to nab Trench Town cop killers
Hundreds bid farewell to slain Seaview student
National Parent-Teachers' Association of Jamaica - Boosting education through parent involvement
ANGLE ON PARENTING - The family is the first schoolhouse
Healthy parenting, healthy eating
Ask The Doc - Helping children cope with traumatic experiences

King's House beckons Orain Edwards - (Part 1)
The biographies of historical figures tell of their rise from humble beginnings to political power, fame and fortune, and sometimes notoriety. And, it seems that Orain Edwards, a sixth-former at the Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, is destined to follow a similar path...

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Seeds of hope planted at Trench Town Primary
Trelawny residents plant fruit trees on Labour Day
A decidedly dynamic 'Daisy'
Children are not playing enough
One involved parent
Successful PTAs assist growth
VOX POP

Jamaica has abandoned us, say farm workers
Since their displacement following the mechanisation of farms in the 1990s, local community-based groups in Florida, as well as several government agencies, have been offering assistance to the community of former Jamaican farm workers. Recently, at a passport drive...

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Unsettled time for bauxite/alumina

It's going down to the wire
The first Test match between the West Indies and Australia at Sabina Park comes to an end today. after four days of high drama during which the honours swayed from side to side like a pendulum, it appears heading for a tight finish with the Aussies, or the Kangaroos...

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Rivoli blank Wadadah
Meadhaven remain on winning trail
Walker hits top form in Brazil
Jamaicans shine on US collegiate circuit
Kuerten plays final match at French Open
Celtics ambush Pistons in Detroit
Hamilton takes lead after winning rain-hit Monaco GP
Whyte a double winner at All-comers meet

EDITORIAL - Reframing a tourism master plan
This past week, the Riu Group, a Spanish leisure and travel company, began to remove the fourth floor from one of the buildings of a hotel being constructed at Mahoe Bay, on Jamaica's northwest coast, in order to comply with the country's building regulations...

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The politics of no change
South Africa and the immigrants
NOTE-WORTHY: Big up, PM

LETTER OF THE DAY - PM's stance may hurt gays at the workplace
The Editor, Sir: The Prime minister recently affirmed his stance that gays will not serve in his Cabinet on the BBC television show, Hardtalk. The Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ), while respecting Mr Golding's opinion, wishes to express its concern...

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Bowing to public opinion
Gay backlash?
Silence on abattoirs
PM's stance disappointing
Any economic backlash?
NAJ must act sensibly

Walcott broadsides Naipaul
Derek Walcott landed a poetic broadside on Trinidadian novelist V.S. Naipaul as he ended his 'Chatterbox' stint at the 2008 Calabash International Literary Festival on Saturday afternoon at Jake's in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth. The Nobel laureate for literature...

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Queen Ifrica wants mental 'Spruce Up'
Blaazin for Style Week
Something extra
Full pardon for 'Slick Rick' Walters

Lightning Bolt!
At the 2008 Jamaica International Invitational Track Meet on May 3, the National Stadium erupted into a frenzy. World Junior 200 metres champion, Usain Bolt, became the second-fastest man in history, clocking 9.76 seconds in the 100 metres. Now, everyone's waiting to see...

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Jamaican doctor honoured
LAWS OF EVE - Do we really have 'gay rights' in Jamaica?
Mi get di ting!
The new Robert MacMillan… for Halifax conference
Barry Moncrieffe - Couture in black and white
Michael Lee Chin receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Securing your car
Is there a doctor in the house?
Ideal weight for children