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Over 200,000 traffic tickets remain unpaid
MORE THAN 200,000 traffic tickets remained unpaid by motorists up to the end of December 2001 and the police are unable to track them because of a malfunctioning computer network.
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Munro saga: Ministry seeks A-G's advice
Stench problem to ease at Public Health Lab
KSAC to refocus on vendor relocation
Myths hampering efforts to halt child abuse - UNICEF
Launch of EX-IM Bank's Website
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Road deaths last year surpass 2000 tally
THE DEATH toll as a result of the carnage on the nation's streets stood at 353 at the end of last year. This represents 19 more Jamaicans killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2001, when compared to the corresponding period in 2000. There were 315...
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Sex convict loses rape appeal
Thanksgiving service today for Wings Jamaica pilot
Traffic ticket system hit by Y2K bug
Man left me when I was 9 months pregnant
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PETCOM stakes dominant claim in LPG market
GENERAL MANAGER of PETCOM, Alwyn Brown, the retail subsidiary of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica group, attributes the growth of the liquified petroleum gasolene (LPG) market, from 25.3 million gallons in 1996 to 29.5 million gallons in 2000...
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Hotels get Green Globe certification
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Rose aims for Cup return
INJURED JAMAICAN paceman Franklyn Rose plans to be an integral part the island's Busta Cup campaign by the middle of next month. Rose, whose sojourn in South Africa with provincial side Gauteng was curtailed by a knee injury last year, said he...
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Carl Brown: the family man
PCB urges Windies to reverse decision
Stewart gives management ultimatum
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Economic prospects
ON THE face of it the economy is starting the new year with a number of clear positives. These are all the more significant given the deleterious effects of the events of September 11 on the international and local economy. These positives relate...
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Flexible work week
A dangerous frontier
New year, renewed hope
The gratitude of the have-nots
Sir Howard and the Royals
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Letter of the Day - Shouldn't the students receive a second chance?
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE FOLLOWING letter has been sent to Education Minister Burchell Whiteman: Dear Minister Whiteman: I am writing to commend you on your courage in reinstating the five Munro schoolboys...
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Discipline yes, expulsion no!
Ganja and Munro
Improving the national self-esteem
Scotia depositors, fight back!
On the future of cricket
Politics versus information
Teachers and pensions
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Lots of jumping and waving at Carnival 'Blowout #1'
IF THERE is no other marker for the return of Carnival time, the sight of shorts and sneaker-clad masses jumping about and waving rags/flags (and whatever else they get a hold of) is surely it. This was the sight to behold on Tuesday night at the...
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No-show and audience caused premature end... - Beenie Man runs out of gas
Tamara Noel... dancing towards her dream
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Dyer is president of Kiwanis Int'l
WESTERN BUREAU: FOR PROMINENT Montego Bay hotelier, Godfrey Dyer,it was a number of firsts at the recent Kiwanis International 85th Annual Convention in Taipei, Thailand. Mr. Dyer was elected the first non-American and the first black International...
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St James Parish Council gets new Secretary Manager
Negril feature in Caribbean Travel & Life
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The December night sky over Jamaica
FOUR VERSES in the Gospel of St. Matthew tell of 'the Star' seen in the east, which guided the Wise Men to the birthplace of Jesus. The question is often asked, 'do we still see the Star of Bethlehem?' The straight answer is, astronomers...
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CASE's associate degree in Natural Science
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