Power cuts...again
AS POWER outages continue to envelop the island, the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo) said yesterday that it was trying to reduce its load shedding activities which have been blacking out communities since Monday.

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Multibillion-dollar fix for Sangster Airport
Temporary halt on issuing of children's homes licences
Mayor McKenzie resigns from Senate
More bloodshed in East Kingston

Med techs case for September
THE CASE against three medical technologists from Cornwall Regional Hospital, who were charged along with their colleagues from Kingston and St. Catherine for ignoring an IDT back-to-work-order, did not get under way...

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Residents upset with status of Mandeville fire service
Negril, US Chambers meet

Inflation target slips
THE COUNTRY'S seven per cent inflation target for this financial year might not be met, says Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Omar Davies. Prices for basic food items have shot up during the financial year.

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More funds needed to rebuild Jubilee Market

Jamaica, New Zealand renew rivalry
THE ATMOSPHERE will be similar to that of the 1999 World Championship when hosts New Zealand played Jamaica in the semi-finals.

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Brown secures first medal for Jamaica
I'msatisfied looks good for feature
St Catherine ready for Portland

Editorial - Training practical nurses
THE IMPORTANT role that practical nurses play in Jamaica's health-care system can hardly be overstated. Striving for status above domestic helpers, scores of young women and some men sign up for training as practical nurses in privately-run institutions..

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New accounting standards
Infrastructural problems hampering Sav's growth

Letter of the day - 'We did nothing'
THE EDITOR, Sir: A CHRISTIAN friend of mine who is now a Counselling Psychologist did her practicum at one of these children's homes. Her first visit was a shocker.

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Fire hydrants not NWC's responsibility
Respect for each other on the roads
A national disgrace
Spoilt ballots and road repairs
Far from the facts
CVM netball coverage
Life as a conductress
Wrongfully accused by Beth Aub

'Miss Lou' for Emancipation Day celebrations
CULTURAL ICON, international folklorist and Jamaica's First Lady of Comedy, Dr. the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley, O.M., O.J., M.B.E., D.Lit., will be the special guest for Jamaica's Emancipation and Independence Celebrations this year.

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Cactus comeback?

JAS gets $5 million for marketing
AGRICULTURE MINISTER Roger Clarke on Thursday handed over a cheque for $5 million to the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) to develop a new marketing system.

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Farm supplies not selling in Clarendon

Joint venture housing policy to address transparency issues
FOR TWENTY eight years, the Ministry of Housing has been fostering joint venture partnerships with private and other categories of developers to help ease the demand for housing

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Four-storey walk-ups
Thousands of designs submitted for World Trade Center memorial

Leaves of culture - growing through our storybooks
THE NIGHT that Big Joe told us duppy stories and the tale of the Rolling Calf, spitting and breathing fire, was the hardest night to go home.

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