14 killed in truck crash - Major catastrophe, says PM
FOURTEEN BODIES, including that of a 10-year-old boy, were recovered from a precipice at Dam Bridge in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland, Friday, after a truck transporting higglers to market in Kingston overturned.

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Millbank mourns
Christmas in the inner city
'Santa Maria' - Caring worker adopts National Children's Home
Tank-Weld to boost cement supply
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Magnificence of sanctuaries

I had to respond' - Rescue worker tells how he broke his Sabbath to save a life
THE LUSH, green vegetation in Fellowship district that shelters the Rio Grande belies the tragedy which unfolded just after 8 p.m. in the cool Portland hills Friday. It was supposed to be Eric Spence's Sabbath...

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Foreign foreclosures entice - But buyers advised to beware pitfalls
Hot real-estate deals available in the United States, where a depressed market and the attendant foreclosures have caused prices to plunge, are drawing the attention of Jamaican investors. But real-estate experts are cautioning Jamaicans to think, and check on the property, before they close a deal.

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NHT hires JN, Reggae Money to issue refunds
Danny's 10 cardinal rules for business
Zune seeks image remake
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Shield shame! Fans mar George's' triumph
BOTTLES RAINED down at Jarrett Park yesterday when irate fans reacted angrily as St George's College wrecked St James High School's bid to become triple champions, beating them 2-0 to win the 2008 Olivier Shield 3-2 on aggregate.

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MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Dravid hits form at right time for India
Red Devils eye Club World Cup trophy
Beckham in Milan
Red I upsets in claiming finale
Miller and Dawes in Jamaica squad
Rivalry renewed at Drewsland
Aston Villa vault up to third
No double joy for Jamaica in Under-21 final
Burrell happy with ranking boost
NZ newcomers hold off Windies
Is the Stanford party over?

EDITORIAL - Paying for police excess
The $40 million that Justice Anderson ruled last week that the Government should pay to a man who was paralysed by police bullets should help to concentrate minds and add urgency to efforts to reform the constabulary.

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A case of déjà vu
Political economy of chicken imports
United States of Jamaica
Getting what you want

LETTER OF THE DAY - Absence of police leadership
One could not be faulted to think that one of the more crippling aspects of criminal behaviour on the Jamaican psyche is not just the alarming data, but rather that nothing workable and sustainable ever seems to be on the horizon. The Gravel Heights nightmare is a frightening confirmation of this truth.

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Compile his writings
More tributes to Hartley Neita
Christmas priorities

JTB banks on music
Dropping 'Air' from the stellar music event which takes place in Montego Bay, St James, at the end of January to make it the 'Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival' indicates more than the national carrier's relinquishment of title sponsorship.

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Rebel Salute 16 an Obama pre-inauguration party
'Rhaatid' rock, reggae fusion in Germany
Emergency 'Ward' fund-raising operation at BOJ
The Musical Apostles steel band makes debut

National Biennial - Art in diverse glory
MORE THAN 200 pieces of work make this year's National Biennial the biggest since the show started out as the Annual National Exhibition in 1977. Launched last Sunday at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), the exhibition remains the premier event of its kind on the local scene.

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Island Expressions - gifted artists on show
SUNDAY SAUCE - The booting of Bush
Book review - Jolly tales of times past
Literary arts - The breadfruit feast
Book review - Unearthing Jewish legacy in Jamaica

Mellissa's mission - Mellissa Farquharson thanks Keith Gardener and other coaches
Student of mechanical technology at the University of Technology (UTech) in St Andrew, 24-year-old Mellissa Farquharson is a bartender at Rib Cage Bar and Grill, but also a WNBA (the US-based Women's National Basketball Association) hopeful.

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Shaggy - classy, charismatic and comical
It's called a break-up because it's broken
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Thompson Pen's angel - Barbara Williams-Gordon
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Bruce's stimulus and Jamaica's crisis
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) had taunted him and his ministers for weeks about living in fantasyland and not facing up to Jamaica's crisis in light of the global economic meltdown. Last week Sunday night, Bruce Golding answered and on Monday morning the PNP did not know quite how to respond.

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Commercial values and religious ethics
Time to 'run a boat'
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The 'stars' come out to shine
Scotia Insurance Life Stars Awards was held at the Caymanas Golf Club in St Catherine on Saturday, December 13. Here are pictorial highlights.

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MY DOWN TIME - Zahra Burton taking it easy
Glitz, glamour and party!
The doctor weds a diplomat
Bridging the gap
What a contest!
Seventy years and counting!

Eight-year-old go-kart champ looks ahead
ALTHOUGH HIS ambition is to become an engineer, eight-year-old Jonathan Law is aspiring to emulate Britain's Formula One race driver, Louis Hamilton. The young go-karter said he is motivated by Hamilton's achievement.

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