Spanish Town hurting - Business interests fed up, ready to abandon Old Capital
SPANISH TOWN'S business community, which has threatened to wilt under the town's long-running gang feuds in the past, is succumbing to the latest eruption between the 'One Order' and 'Clansman' gangs.

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Jamaicans see better prospects ahead
Alleged homosexual attacked at UWI
Cuba says Scotiabank has broken int'l law
Junior ministers ready to serve
Failure not an option
Prospective Summerfest investors fêted

Trade unions give views on Kellier's appointment
THERE ARE mixed reactions from the trade unions to the appointment of Derrick Kellier as the new Minister of Labour and Social Security in Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's 14-member Cabinet.

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Residence verification - Why is residence verification necessary?
Better forecast this hurricane season
Garlogie Primary makes plea for playground
Portmore toll decision in May
Opposition MP may switch allegiance
'Zekes' murder trial adjourned early

Jamaica's brand drain
DROVES OF well known Jamaican brands have been registered by foreign companies in key overseas markets, Wednesday Business has discovered. And despite the talk of protecting 'Brand Jamaica' several overseas companies have already appropriated the name...

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Benefits of the long view
Confidence starting to emerge
C&W upgrades mobile network
Australian firms hunting for oil
WEEK ON THE WEB

Waterhouse out to maintain their lead
THEY WILL not be meeting today, but the competition is between Waterhouse and Harbour View for the Wray and Nephew National Premier League title in its first year of the true league form for quite a few years.

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Eltham in charge of Grace Shield showdown
Star-studded Holmwood look set to advance
Jago pound Muschette High
Losing coaches express mixed feelings
Woods prepares for emotional Masters week
AC Milan advance to semi-finals
Jamaican connection logs three wins at Gulfstream
Retainer contracts for WI players close to settlement - Ramnarine

BNS ,Cuba and the US Patriot Act
BY WAY of a protest statement by the Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association, it has come to public knowledge that the Bank of Nova Scotia has discontinued maintaining accounts for the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica in U.S. currency. The Canadian-based bank...

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The Cinderella portfolio
Raising the bar
Action time! When?

LETTERS OF THE DAY - The PM's divine connection prompts reaction
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE HONOURABLE Mrs. Simpson Miller was quoted in your paper of Monday, April 3 as saying, "If I am appointed by the Almighty to be Prime Minister, then all of you Christians must give support to the appointment of the Lord.

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Streamlined government
Pastors on gov't boards
Knight was dead right
Shot-callers', not 'shottas'

'Glory Road' - A slam dunk
IT DOESN'T take more than a quick glance at the trailer of Glory Road for Remember the Titans to come to mind. In truth there are more than a few ways in which Glory Road feels like Remember the Titans: The Sequel. Fortunately, that is..

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Martial arts scenes might be in danger

BEING A CHILD IN JAMAICA - Parenting stress on children is not to be ignored -- Dr Maureen Samms-Vaughan
OUR SOCIETY should be indebted to Dr. Maureen Samms-Vaughan, consultant paediatrician and child development specialist, for pulling together a brilliant treatise on Jamaica's children in her GraceKennedy Foundation Lecture 2006.

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Clearing the myths about leprosy
Why does my medication cost so much?
Take control of stress - Pt 2
I drink water and still can't lose weight - (Response to reader's query)

IRAQ: Saddam faces new genocide trial
BAGHDAD (Reuters): SADDAM HUSSEIN will stand trial on new charges of genocide against Kurds in the late 1980s, the court trying him for crimes against humanity said yesterday.

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SIERRA LEONE: Taylor hunts for defence lawyers