Security forces to stay Will remain in volatile communities while necessary
NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Dr. Peter Phillips says the security forces are prepared to stay in volatile communities for as long as it takes to break the back of criminal gangs and end the orgy of violence that has paralysed the country.

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J'can dollar plunges
Crime plan reaps first success Four guns, ammunition, detonator wires found
Cabinet approves draft to amend GCT Act
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Bartlett calls for forensic audit of JTB offices
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on tourism, Edmund Bartlett, wants the Minister of Industry and Tourism to conduct a forensic audit into the operations at the Jamaica Tourist Board's (JTB) offices.

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'Bush tea', herbal remedies seen as next cash crop
Bog Walk Market refurbished
Water quality worries residents
Young local professionals in UK urged to invest in Ja
PC lashes NWA for tardiness
LASCO honours pharmacists
Another Briton pleads guilty to drug trafficking
Crime plan critical to winter tourist season
Manchester farmers upset with Agri Minister
JCC pushes for inner-city development
Spanish Town police appeal for information

BNS takes on insurance brokerage
THE BANK of Nova Scotia (BNS) Jamaica has now established its own general insurance brokerage, a move that will allow it to sell policies on behalf of the island's 13 major general insurance companies.

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Oceanic to expand network operations
Funding - a frustration for small businesses
Locker Room Sports - building brands
Web page designing
Questions you should ask your web site's manager
Technology outpacing public relations ­ C&WJ president
Employment creation a priority - Robertson
Port Antonio Marina sails ahead
No panic as dollar slides

WI clinch one-day series
DHAKA, (Reuters): SUPERB BOWLING by Vasbert Drakes and Chris Gayle helped West Indies clinch their one-day series 2-0 against Bangladesh following an 86-run victory in the third and final match yesterday.

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Stay with Rakkadash
A waste of time
More gold for Jamaica at CAC Games
Caribbean champs kicks off today
Denbigh High takes netball crowns
Walsh, Samuels square off

The crime challenge
THE ULTIMATE test of any crime plan must be that it works. In this instance, the Prime Minister has set no deadline target as he told the nation that this latest initiative will be maintained "as long as it takes".

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Repackaging in the short, medium and long-term
Fishing for a plan

Where have all the cows gone?
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT WAS very gratifying to see the Jamaica Red Poll Cattle Breeders Society supplement in The Gleaner of Thursday, November 14, 2002, celebrating 50 years of progress in the development of this breed of cattle.

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A skilled JUTC driver
Disregarding the truth
Las May makes me laugh
Pay raise! for what?
RGD woes again
Congrats Candy Cab
What will we do for the children?
Still believing in Jamaica
Let us go for the heart

Dynamic Christian entertainment
THE JAMAICAN justice system and a parable shared a stage on Saturday night. The Dynamic players, a Christian dramatic group, in association with the Bible Society of the West Indies...

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Healing with words
Family entertainment comes to Kingston
Cuba, Jamaica celebrate 30 years of diplomatic ties

Climate change & dengue fever
Moderately-high temperatures hasten the larval stage of mosquitoes leading to smaller mosquitoes which require more frequent blood meals, increasing the probability of spread of dengue...

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Homeless, mentally-ill patients