'We got no help' - Cops blame no-show state agencies
SENIOR POLICE officials have blamed Government ministries and state agencies for the failures in the crime-fighting initiative while insisting that they played their part. The senior officials have outlined a story of operating under stress...

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Jamaicans giving up citizenship
Mixed reactions as new fares take effect
Buchanan defends NHDC
Editors' Forum - Gov't to link teachers' salaries to performance
Searing heat boosts sales of fans, a/c units
Despite DNA tests, cops want to track accused

GSAT inequities will harm society -Henry-Wilson
EDUCATION MINISTER Maxine Henry-Wilson has pointed to an urgent need to address the inequities in the education system under which the best performing students in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) continue to be sent to three or four "elite" schools.

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Male Brigade applicants burn under exam fire - Women outdo men 4:1 on Fire Brigade's entrance test despite lowering of passing grade
Teachers' scholarships go begging
Alecia Kerr still missing after two months
Failed crime plan, what's new?
'Naturally beautiful' - The residence of the German Ambassador
A simmering cauldron in Spanish Town

The benefits of joining a credit union
A CREDIT union is a financial institution organised to provide chequing and savings accounts, loans and other financial services to its members. It is both owned and controlled by its members, with each member having an equal vote and the opportunity...

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Furniture buyers should buy local
Save me! - Is saving a challenge for you? (Want to know how?)
Churches Credit Union invests in MoBay and Portmore

Lin Ju and Wu Xue ready to deliver at Championships
CHINESE PLAYERS Lin Ju and Wu Xue of the Dominican Republic barely speak a word of English but around a table tennis table they are clearly understood. Call it ping pong or table tennis, the game is the same for the two highly-rated players who are...

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Jamaica fightback
Lucas, Kington and Melbourne in semi-finals
Seagar, Jack De Prince impress
Ja's Fuller and Lowe on target

More action, less talk
FIGHTING CRIME is and has always been serious business requiring serious thought and determined action. We believe that, in general, much effort has been made by the Government and leadership of the security forces to put in place a programme of action.

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Reducing crime: No mystery, brute force or magic wand
Resolving the nude statue debate
Celebrating August events
Old and new alliances (Part 2)

Letter Of The Day - Make the vacation experience better
THE EDITOR, Sir: I RECENTLY vacationed in Jamaica with my family, and having not visited for three years, I was shocked back to reality by some of my experiences. A visit to southern St. Elizabeth left me pondering how the farmers in...

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Visitors from 1838

Stage ARREST - Local cops seizing entertainment roles
IT IS DECEMBER 14, 2002 and deejay Mad Anju is on stage at the Marketplace on Red Hills Road, St. Andrew waxing warm with humorous lyrics at Stone Love's anniversary. Suddenly, a policeman stalks on the stage and accosts him.

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Judy Mowatt - Still 'Working Wonders'
The name sets the stage

Down memory lane - Festival 40th Commemorative Exhibition
VIEWING THE works in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Festival commemorative exhibition at the Mutual Gallery and Art Centre in New Kingston is like taking a walk down memory lane.

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Of paupers and heroes
Garvey makes western political thought textbook
Jamaican poets for Woodstock Festival

Take A Hike To Blue Mountain Peak On Top Of Jamaica
I HAD no idea what to expect on my hike to Blue Mountain Peak. I had never been hiking before so the prospect of going up a mountain scared me. We were headed for the highest point, Middle Peak, which is 2,256 metres, or over 7,000 feet high.

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The fear of nudity
Match-fixing in the Indian newspapers
Marcia M Ckenzie - The Stabilising Force In Desmond's Life

Anti-Crime Policy In Crisis
THE ANNOUNCEMENT by the Police High Command that they were losing their fight against crime should have come as no surprise. To anyone following the report of incidents, especially in Montego Bay, Spanish Town and rural Jamaica, it was clear that we...

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Homosexuality, ethics and the Bible
Monumental penis debate
Succession and the leader people want
Wanted: Regional tourist security network