Lead Stories
500 wickets! - Walsh creates history at Queen's Park Oval

PORT-OF-SPAIN (Reuters): WEST INDIES fast bowler Courtney Walsh made history yesterday when he became the first man to take 500 Test wickets. Walsh, 38, playing his 129th Test and in his 17th year of five-day cricket, reached the landmark by taking...

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A month of power cuts
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News
Notice barred from prison doctors' meeting
DR. RAYMOTH Notice, who in May blew the whistle on the mass beating of prisoners by soldiers and warders at the prison in Spanish Town, was yesterday barred from an emergency meeting between medical doctors employed by the penal system and senior...

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Braetonites speak out on shootings
Violence keeps Maverley students out of school
Mob demands 'partner' payments

Business
Air Jamaica soars

AIR JAMAICA has recorded fifteen per cent growth in each of the last five years of operation, according to president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Jamaica, Christopher Zacca. He said in 2000 Air Jamaica carried more than half the tourists...

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Over 1 million on TRN register

Sport
It could be close

PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP): SOUTH Africa finished with a 74-run advantage in their second innings on the third day of the second Test against the West Indies, but West Indies pacer Courtney Walsh stole the show by becoming the first bowler to take 500 wickets...

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Westmoreland on top in Cornwall Senior Cup
Burrell requests meeting on security
Big bucks for JFF
Eight share category two Pools dividend

Commentary
Education White Paper
THE TABLING in Parliament last week of a White Paper on education has followed well over a year of sometimes acrimonious public discussion of a precursor Green Paper. The Senate on Friday greeted Minister Whiteman's presentation with rousing...

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Challenge for a PNP-JLP tandem
Exit Polls on migration
Look to di pill, PJ

Letters
Letter of the Day Braeton killings demand urgent enquiry
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHEN THE news first surfaced about the seven young men who had been killed during a shoot-out with members of the police force, my initial reaction was "Seven one time"! Regardless of the circumstances, the death of seven human beings...

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Police restraint and 'lesser lives'

Entertainment
Sashing of 15 finalists for 'Miss Jamaica Universe'

LAST SATURDAY night Pulse held its sashing ceremony for 15 gorgeous contestants in this year's 'Miss Jamaica Universe' beauty pageant, at the Les Ambassadeurs, Hilton Kingston Hotel. The gathering was an informal one and guests were entreated by...

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'Jerry Springer Show' for Hedonism II
Socin' Wet full of vibes

Youth Link
yl: Music - Bege

Twenty-one-year-old Clayon 'Bege' Doyle has been interested in music since he wasa little boy. "When I was younger, I spent a lot of time around my cousin who is a sound selector so I was exposed to a wide selection of music," he said.

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Marlon Samuels
Rude people: have a special knack to make you angry
No money no love

The Shipping Industry
Caribbean Maritime Services - striving for great things

THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica comprises more than 60 member-companies. In the coming weeks, we will feature some of our members as they undergo changes and further development. Below is the first article on the Caribbean Maritime Services, which...

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Port of Kingston registers growth

Star Page
Selling helped school 'Sister's children

SELLING in the St. Ann's Bay market for 30 years has been no easy feat for 67-year-old Helen Samuels of Forrest District in St. Ann. However, she takes comfort in that through these means she was able to school her 10 children.

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Fewer snacks, more weed