TIME FOR ACTION
PRIME MINISTER, P.J. Patterson is expected to announce plans to create jobs, rescue the economy and boost development, following a three-day retreat with Government/private sector leaders which ends today...

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... Solution lies in technology
HELP WANTED!
Unemployed and on the edge
'Unemployed must reinvent themselves'

Remittances or work?
AN INCREASING dependence on cash remittances from overseas may be contributing to fewer persons actively seeking available minimum wage jobs. Noel Greenland, public relations and communications manager at Western Union...

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WINNERS OF AWARDS FOR JOB CREATION:-
A tale of two companies
10 Cubans found on beach in Montego Bay
Two die in road accident

Missing pieces:-
How good are Jamaican firms?
IT NEVER ceases to amaze me that two reasonable people can look at the same piece of data and view it in two entirely different ways. A large beachfront hotelier sees tourist arrivals rising and is delighted, while a small eco-tourism lodge takes that...

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Developing nations must adapt to a Europe without preferences
The fiscal deficit
Getting by in today's Jamaica

Breese puts Ja in control
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: GARETH BREESE struck an unbeaten half century to help steer Jamaica to a first innings advantage over Trinidad and Tobago on the second day of their sixth-round Carib Beer 2003 Cricket Series match at the Queen's Park Oval..

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Speid satisfied with pro debut
Pick-9 races to $9.9m
Ottey edges home at Intersport Indoor meet

In celebration of women
YESTERDAY, WE celebrated International Women's Day. Some (men and women) may well ask what is the necessity for a day extolling only one half of the human race? To understand the significance of this day one must go back into the past, to a time when...

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Public Affairs
Playing for time in Local Gov't polls
We can expect great pain
Going it alone
The Harbour View stop signs

Letter of the day:-
Why Seaga and Omar Davies must go
THE EDITOR, Sir: YOUR CONTRIBUTOR, Delroy Chuck is absolutely correct: Dr. Omar Davies should resign from the post of Minister of Finance. The first reason is that any minister who engages in such profligate spending does not deserve the confidence of..

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Shafted, poor little Pensioners
'Mind and Spirit', excellent concept

Papa San ­ walking the straight and narrow
PAPA SAN, one of the pioneers of the controversial reggae gospel strongly believes that he and the other pushers of the fairly new genre have won over many of their detractors. "We have won over alot of them." "People all come to me come apologise,...

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Shaggy finds movie a 'Blast'
Deejay makes acting debut, 'Lucky Day' tops 1.5 million units worldwide
LIVE MUSIC? BIG BUCKS!

UTech Poetry Club launched
THE POETRY CLUB at the University of Technology (UTech) is now a formal part of the extra-curricular programme offered at the institution. Although it was launched on February 27, the club has been in operation since last year with more than 20...

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Images on fabric
Carib artists showcase their work
Improving your travel photographs

Promoting Jamaica in Aruba
Consul Danny Wilson
DANNY WILSON is perhaps the most laid back consular representative you will find. But, considering that the pigtailed restaurateur lives in the island of Aruba where tourists play all day and dance all night, the image is...

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Destination Outlook:-
Castelton Gardens
Eeeek!!!! Overcoming your phobia

Moot: Oppose, oppose, oppose - Seaga
The Opposition's role under the Constitution
DEMOCRACY IS a great institution. Due process is also great. Were it not for these ideals, the Leader of the Opposition would have been quickly found guilty and condemned for what he has sworn under the Constitution to do. It is his duty to work toward .

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Fleshing out values and attitudes
The Greater Caribbean this week
Legal terms explained:- Fair trial