PM puts freeze on consultants ... Plans review after 3 months
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday announced that he was suspending immediately, the hiring of Government consultants, advisers and special advisers.

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GCT appeal fails - Privy Council says companies must pay up
Tax off books
Gearing up for Bogue lands probe
Davies says no to Hoo's $500m gambling offer
'Know patois, but know English too'
Expect delays for school fee aid programme

All set for Denbigh - New features for Caribbean's premier agricultural event
ALL IS set for the 51st staging of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Denbigh Agri-Industrial show, which kicks off tomorrow at Denbigh, Clarendon.

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SuperClubs resorts sweep culinary arts
JPSCo street light payments may be frozen
Tougher guidelines to govern places of safety
No union for security guards - Negotiations for a Joint Industrial Council break down
Privy Council explains ruling on GCT appeal
Roman Catholic church urges gun amnesty in Trinidad & Tobago

New system proposed for Carib accountants
IN AN effort to meet the increasing challenges facing the accountancy profession globally, plans are being advanced for a regional practice monitoring system to enhance the regulatory capacity of the profession in the Caribbean.

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Bush under fire

Batting worries Bennett
NATIONAL YOUTH coach Junior Bennett will be hoping for a turnaround in the form of his batsmen if Jamaica are to stand a chance in the West Indies TCL Group Under-19 championships in Guyana early next month.

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Wiles among basketball scholarship recipients
'Freedom of Speed' race meet at Dover
Gaming Commission in $500,000 sponsorship
Ja retain top spot in CFU rankings

Illegal gas and public safety
DR. JEAN Dixon, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology, has drawn to public attention that the illegal sale of gasolene in Jamaica is increasing and has now reached unacceptable levels...

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East Asia's changing power-balance
A long, hot summer in Iraq
Peace, peace

What about the men?
THE EDITOR, Sir: ALL THIS hype about virginity test for girls under 16!...

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Can't afford to 'buy Jamaican'
Bright future for Local Gov't
Above the 'helmet law'
'A display of extreme force'
Not 'Fi Mi Sinting'
'Fashion Fair' noise
Refreshing Rastafari reasoning

Sean Paul to rock MTV Music Awards
DOUBLE PLATINUM and counting deejay Sean Paul is scheming to 'rock' the annual MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in a 'dutty' way.

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'M'bala'... poetry to live by

More Bogue Land surprises
WESTERN BUREAU: COUNCILLOR CHARLES Sinclair, the man who was charged by the St. James Parish Council to probe the facts surrounding the controversial Bogue Land in Montego Bay, is contending that he is encountering "more and more surprises" as the probe

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UWI professor bats for heritage tourism
All set for Lucea Regatta
Red-hot Dancehall Queen this Saturday
High marks for Reggae Sumfest 2003

CELEBRATE JAMAICA AND EAT JAMAICAN ! ...better belly buss dan good food waste
Jamaicans, wi luv 'wi' food! Now, we're not talking 'bout any fenky fenky food either. We love hearty, rib-sticking, stay-in-your-gut-food.

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GAAWN TO THE HEAD OF PRESIDENTS - LOOK WEH ROTI REACH
Meet me 'Up on the Roof'