Against the odds - Outstanding GSAT results for some students
Despite the violence in their communities during preparations for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), some students at the August Town Primary and the Holy Family Infant...

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'Overhaul the force' Committee recommends changes for JCF
Ministry to tackle human trafficking
Finding keys to success - After dropping out of school, man reaping happiness from the land
Ministry opens to enable GSAT results
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McLean treasures credit union prize
LACOVIA, St Elizabeth: Young Melissa McLean is a promising artist. The 12-year-old, who attends the Lacovia Primary School in St Elizabeth, last week, copped the Credit Union Treasure Chest Poster Competition with the winning poster, entitled, 'Find Treasure, Save with a Credit Union'.

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Street boy turns tricks into trade
Police take aim at helping children
Across the nation
Mind and Spirit: The Donovan Thomas story - Part 1

COMPANY REVIEW: ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007
The ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Inc (CWC-WI), a special purpose company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands July 2003 as a wholly owned subsidiary of West Indies Cricket Board Inc (also a BVI company), was created to organise, promote and manage the World Cup tournament.

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Powell had shoulder surgery - reports
Reports have surfaced which suggest that former world record holder, Asafa Powell, had a shoulder injury sustained in April while weightlifting surgically repaired last month. Powell, whose 100-metre world record was broken by...

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Reggae Boyz, Soca Warriors face off
Jamaica, T&T rivalry will boost Carib teams
Super Dave will outsprint rivals
Gayle likely to play in final Test
Honduras whip PR in World Cup qualifier
Gym Stars tourney at UTech
Reshaping the Boyz
Locals make impression on Simoes
Foreign legion's new faces
VOXPOP
Hydel Prep establish big lead on champs day two
Anderson grabs six to rock Kiwis
Celtics' defence too good for Lakers
Final word: Those teams you love to hate
Performer of the week - Lightning quick
In your neighbourhood
Busta Fighters win bigger deal for sports
Nadal, Federer rematch
Safina hopes to cap improbable run
CAS upholds ban on Gatlin
Brooks wins at Bislett Games
Powell to race in T&T
Portmore Missionary retain crown

Right signals on Cockpit Country but ...
Agriculture minister, Dr Christopher Tufton's assurance that there will be no mining in the Cockpit Country is an announcement that is welcomed by this newspaper and one that is sure to find favour with...

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Music that soothes
Issue: Barbarism has taken over

LETTER OF THE DAY - Reminder to PM on food crisis action
The Editor Sir, This is my response to a news item of June 4, headlined, 'PM blasts G8 on food crisis'. According to the news item, Prime Minister Bruce Golding addressed JLP supporters on Sunday...

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Famous fountain fuels fuss
Prodding youth against crime
The people want 'justice'
Sign of the times- At Dovecot: 15 hearses in 20 minutes
Witness safety

Eve among CFW headliners
Urban music and movie superstar-turned-fashion mogul Eve will be part of a star-studded line-up of celebrities headed to Jamaica for Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW), the region's biggest fashion extravaganza.Also on the ticket are Soul Food TV and...

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Ochi Jazz Fest kicks off at The Pegasus

LET'S talk ... School failure
Dear Counsellor: My eight-year-old son is hyperactive, disruptive and aggressive at school. His teacher says that he lacks focus, is easily distracted and wastes time with the other children. The school is thinking of asking me to take him to another academic institution.

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Healthy Lifestyle: Diet and arthritis

Ready to 'leap' into marriage?
A leap year is the traditional time when a woman can propose to a man. But in Jamaica. Most women are hooked on ritual and refuse to make the first move where marriage is concerned. The year 2008 is a leap year, February having an extra day.

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