Lead Stories
'We can cope' - Whiteman speaks on teacher trek to US

EDUCATION MINISTER, Senator Burchell Whiteman, said his Ministry was not opposed to the recruitment of hundreds of local teachers for posts in New York schools, and that they were "prepared to live with the consequences". According to Senator...

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Children lifted on 'Wings of Love'
JLP on election trail
Schools' overcrowding set to decline
'We are disrespecting Ja's natural heritage'

News
Reggae Boyz get land
WESTERN BUREAU: MIDFIELDER THEODORE Whitmore, three former 'Reggae Boyz' and the family of deceased national defender, Stephen "Shorty" Malcolm, have been offered land in Barrett Hall, St. James - four years after Prime Minister P.J. Patterson...

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Birth centre to reimburse expectant mothers
UDC to focus on fishermen
Sandals 'Ochi' launches clean-up campaign

Business
Domestic crop production up

DOMESTIC CROP production during the first quarter of 2001 has rebounded from the impact of adverse weather conditions which negatively affected production throughout last year, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Fenton...

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Head tax to be used for infrastructural development

Sport
Melbourne rule again

MELBOURNE won the Rothmans all-island cricket crown for the second year running with a first innings points victory over Westmoreland at Melbourne Oval yesterday. The winners collected a cheque for J$100,000 while the losers pocketed J$50,000 for...

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Platinum in front
Knights hit back
St. Andrew, Raiders top them

Commentary
Praedial larceny
DR. TREVOR Dewdney, 1st vice President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), has outlined the plan of action for the latest initiative against praedial larceny, perhaps the greatest threat to the farm sector. In his letter to the Editor published...

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An upside down Jamaica
A belly a day
Bread and circuses
The Lord Moyne Commission (part 4)

Letters
Letter of the Day - Praying for Parliament
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE in response to a letter written by Rev. Ernle P. Gordon 'On Composing a Prayer for Parliament' appearing in the May 19 edition of The Gleaner. The goodly Reverend starts off with lavish praise for his hero, Prime Minister...

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Water being wasted
SLB clarifies fee charges
Boys and lessons for life
In praise of the JTB
Issues for MP's attention
Wendell Eddy Stewart

Entertainment
Good ole' 'Folks' Good ole 'Folks' in the Little Theatre

THE JAMAICAN Folk Singers opened their concert season with a brilliant performance on Friday at the Little Theatre in Kingston. The concert started at 8:00 p.m. with the Jamaica Folk Singers giving a rendition of some Jamaican gospel pieces before a...

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Washington, Tibet reigned at Mas Camp

Flair
The Sandwich Generation
Caught in the middle. Your children on one hand, your ageing parents/grandparents on the other.

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How to find out who you are

Star Page
Reggae Adventure - Older artistes dominate, Capleton fails to ignite

IF anyone came expecting the "Fire Man", Capleton, to 'burn down' Reggae Adventure at Mas Camp on Saturday night they must have been disappointed.

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Hurt by memories of deceased boyfriend
Producer pays tribute to wife