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Lead Stories
Storm watch - Chantal regroups in Carib
JAMAICA WAS placed on hurricane alert yesterday as Tropical Storm Chantal regrouped in the southern Caribbean after losing strength as it crossed the tiny islands of the Lesser Antilles.

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Leaders upbeat after peace talks
NCDA, MAJ supports ganja decriminalisation
MoBay bus service for the disabled


News
Civic groups protest 'closed-door' peace talks

A SMALL group of about 30 protesters from several civic organisations took to the sidewalk outside Vale Royal in a peaceful protest yesterday to voice opposition to the "closed-door peace talks" between leaders of the island's two main political parties..

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Church groups support Dr Garnett Brown
Police Services Commission to meet on DPP's ruling
New US Ambassador designate sworn in


Business
NWC customers promised lower bills
NATIONAL WATER Commission customers should soon be seeing lower water bills, following the disbanding of a special tariff implemented to raise millions to finance acquisition of new equipment. The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday announced.

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Thermoplastics under new ownership


Sport
FOOTBALL:- Jermaine Johnson signs with Bolton

NATIONAL midfielder Jermaine Johnson is set to join his Jamaican counterpart, Ricardo Gardner at Bolton Wanderers in the English Premiership.

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CRICKET:- Crucial clash for Jamaica
HORSERACING:- Get on Feanny's Rakkadash


Commentary
The bedroom boycott
WOMEN IN the southern Turkish village of Sirt may have set an important example for their sisters across the globe. According to an AP dispatch they have banished their men from the bedroom for a whole month until they provide running water for the...

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On the matter of 'tongues' - Is it a necessary experience?


Letters
Letter of the Day - The power of prayer
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN A recent letter to the Editor, Ms. Barbara Ellington describes the New Dawn Movement's call to observe a moment of two-minutes silence, in prayer, to herald a new beginning for Jamaica as an "empty gesture."

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Street children programme is praiseworthy
It could be ganja to the rescue
Crime and the Prime Minister's legacy


Entertainment
Gospel concerts - To entertain or to win souls?
GOSPEL MUSIC is seen by some as a means of blessing persons and bringing Christ's message to the world. However, there are those who believe the message is now out of the music and these days it is just for entertainment. The music has grown in...

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Youth listeners want more than drum and bass


Farmer's Weekly
Gov't to put brakes on agri imports
WESTERN BUREAU:

THE CEASELESS calls to Government to dam the flood of imports of agricultural produce and safeguard the livelihood of thousands of local farmers, have pushed Government to consider legislation that will temporarily ...

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Mushroom cultivation consultant visits Jamaica


Religion
DEBATE :- Christianity, another opium

PART 1: RASTAFARIAN - Christianity has Jamaica asleep
WESTERN BUREAU:

Opiate: A thing which soothes or stupefies; a drug containing, derived from, or resembling opium, usu. to ease pain or induce sleep.

THE FAMOUS socialist statement on religion has ...

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DEBATE :- Christianity, another opium

PART 2: CHRISTIANITY - Time for a wake-up call
Marcus Garvey and the Methodist Church
Evaluate your life


Real Estate
Recycling effort paying off
THE RECYCLE for Life project is reporting success in its drive towards building a culture locally of recycling and litter reduction, following its launch last year. An industry coalition comprising private companies in the food, soft drink and beverage..

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URBAN AFFAIRS:- Planning and census 2001


Lifestyle
Finding your way in the 'Wilderness'

THERE is nothing modern and posh about the Wilderness Resorts, nestled in the hills above Ocho Rios (near the borders of St. Ann and St. Mary).

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A simple, unusual home


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