Lead Stories
Boost for small businesses

THE UNITED States government yesterday granted US$1.2 million (just less than J$50 million) to the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) group to finance the island's microbusiness sector. The funds, which are being given through the United States...

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Jamaica's Human Rights 'Emergency' - Amnesty boss slams local forces in Braeton shootings
'Ja must cash in on African-American market'
2001/2002 Budget Debate
Promise of water relief for Mandeville
Living with police violence

News
Police blasted for deadly force

JAMAICA HAS one of the highest per capita incidence of lethal police shootings in the world, according to a report presented yesterday by the human rights watchdog group, Amnesty International. Pierre Sane, the group's general secretary who presented...

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Findings from the Braeton killings
More water lock-offs
Crime dips in Claremont
Cultural tools needed for education - Chevannes

Business
Portmore to become supermarket frontier

THE SUPER Plus chain of supermarkets and Grace, Kennedy & Company are set to spend tens of millions of dollars in the coming months to expand their businesses into Portmore, St. Catherine, as corporate entities seek to capitalise on the growing...

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The best kept secret?
New Issa resort coming
Sigma and MMB get merger approval
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Sport
WI crash to series defeat

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: THE WEST Indies' dream of winning the 2001 Cable & Wireless Test series against South Africa and in so doing protect their impressive home record ended in disappointment at the Antigua Recreation Ground yesterday when they...

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National Premier League heats up
Ethiopian to fight in Jamaica
Words of wisdom for young cricketers
Arnett attempt giant-killing task
St. Jago take Grace Shield

Commentary
The flexi-time issue
THE SLOW pace of labour reform is getting slower still, what with obstacles ranging from the secular concerns of workers and management to the spiritual tenets of the Church. At issue is the Government's objective of implementing the concept of...

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More economic wreckage
See! It can be done!
The Police Complaints Authorities

Letters
Letter of the Day A parable of choices
THE EDITOR, Sir: THROUGHOUT JESUS' ministry on earth He used parables to impart lessons to His avid followers and listeners. I'm sure if He were around today He would tell this one.

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A call to qualify Amnesty Int'l report
Front page to the highest bidder?
Reasoning on flexi-time
Men should take prostate cancer tests
For drug awareness support

Entertainment
Springer to meet Bogle

WESTERN BUREAU: AMERICAN TALK show host, Jerry Springer, will be the chief judge at the finals next Thursday of the Jerry Springer dance contest, being organised by the Hedonism II resort, in Negril.

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Wyclef Jean debuts as an actor
DJ General Degree bounces back
'More youthful singers needed'

Profiles in Medicine
The fear of cancer

A DIAGNOSIS of cancer still causes pangs of fear and dread in a patient. This reaction is understandable since cancer is the second leading cause of death in Jamaica, and medical science, after all these years, has not yet identified its cause and...

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A nation at risk
Chronic disorders and behaviour

Star Page
Glenmuir High in quarter-finals

GLENMUIR cemented their place in the quarter-finals of the Schools' Challenge Quiz with a 32-22 win over St. Catherine High School in the second round of the competition on Monday. Glenmuir, finalists last year, started off very slowly and soon found...

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Teen shows on the rise - Earlier, safer shows a plus
Singer using viagra?
Rastafarian inmate seeks a lawyer, penpals