Payback time - Utility companies to automatically repay consumers for breaching standards
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) could soon be forced to compensate its customers when it fails to meet some guaranteed standards, even if the customer does not submit a claim for the money. The JPS and the National Water Commission (NWC) have been pocketing millions...

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Curphey Home pleads for help - Veterans' home looks to raise $4.3m for renovations
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: It is said that 'old soldiers never die, they only fade from sight' and following a visit to the 50-year-old Curphey Home in south Manchester recently, you might have to wonder if this saying is true, as you walk by the white gravestones...

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Negative outlook - S&P less bullish on Jamaica
Standard & Poor's Tuesday, in a new reading on Jamaica's credit standings, reaffirmed its 'B' rating on the country, but still delivered a body blow when it revised its outlook from stable to negative on expectations of worsening balance of payments....

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BOJ US$300m defence fund brings stability
British Airways wants own airlift deal with Jamaica
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Guyana gives in
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Income gap, poverty widen in US, narrow in France

Old foes promise hot action
BATTLES among old foes at Drewsland and Harbour View Mini Stadium will headline today's seventh round schedule in the Digicel Premier League.Only five matches are on the cards, the sixth between Sporting Central and Village United shifted a day later ...

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Stanford backs Walsh
Six hunt KO quarter-final slots
KC seal Walker Cup spot
Giants flourish in Champions League
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Miller, Elliot selected for Jamaica's senior team
One-all draw in Bell/Ziadie Memorial Cup
Aussies destroyed by Indians in second Test

EDITORIAL - Protecting the honours
Hardly can there have been a better and more deserving crop of awardees than those who received national honours at Tuesday's annual ceremony celebrating National Heroes' Day.Indeed, no one would question the contributions, at the national or international levels, of climatologist...

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The Iraqi deal
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Like John the Baptist, Powell and Rice prepared the way
THE EDITOR, Sir: Barack Obama, if elected, will make a good president of the United States. This has nothing to do with the colour of his skin. The TV coverage I have seen of him has convinced me that he is highly intelligent, very articulate and a person of unimpeachable...

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Dodd cast is bronze
A BRONZE bust of legendary record producer, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, will be unveiled at his Studio One company in St Andrew on Saturday. The ceremony, which will be addressed by Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Olivia Grange, is scheduled to start...

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Many champions, inconsistent action
Outameni unveils
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Cut your health risks with exercise
Preventable diseases are the main causes of death and disabilities in our society. A healthy lifestyle that includes exercise will reduce risk factors for chronic diseases. The leading cause of death and disability is heart disease. Exercise has been used extensively...

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