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| published: Wednesday | October 8, 2003 |
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Ja more corrupt
JAMAICA HAS moved closer to being named highly corrupt, a new report from Transparency International is showing.
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Controversy over call for State of Emergency
20 detained in Clarendon
Microphone glitches pause education debate
Notice gets funds to repair market
Work permits for Haitians approved
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Nat'l minerals policy on the way
A NATIONAL minerals policy is currently being developed to look at all the country's mineral wealth and the mechanisms to develop these resources.
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Over $491m in drugs seized since January
17-y-o identified as alleged gunman
Colourful performances open trade expo
Carib countries lobby to change abortion law
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Confidence rebounds
BUSINESS AND consumer confidence in the economy have rebounded substantially in the September quarter, though not enough to wipe out the plunge of the previous quarters.
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Tourism still tops forex earn ings
Grace buys into Barbados
JPSCo looks to capital markets
Trinis are buoyant
Be all you are not
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Ja set for third win
JAMAICA, WITH two victories in two matches take on Canada, two defeats in two starts, in the Red Stripe Bowl tournament at Port Esquivel today.
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Forest Fresh gets the nod
'Manley' advance
Leewards rebound
Christiana poised to advance
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Cancer-awareness education
JAMAICA HAS one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world. Cancer of the cervix, untreated, sentences women to a painful, malingering death, accompanied by an obnoxious odour.
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The education blame game
Crime and justice
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Letters |
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Understanding the value of education
THE EDITOR, Sir: SOLUTIONS TO major social problems have always been controversial and education is no different.
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Unforgettable experience
Perplexed by Air J
Trying to find Steve Russell
Teachers who cared
Showing signs of weakness
Corruption, violence and crime
Get your facts straight, Fr Ho Lung
A case of negligence
The fear factor
Our people must come first
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Clueless on breast X-ray
Breast cancer rate is running high but a large chunk of the Jamaican population has no idea what a mammogram is and what it is supposed to do.
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Children and violence
Dealing with injuries
Choose soft-bristle toothbrushes
Marrying diet & exercise
Vaginal discharge in a young child
Get your own medicine!
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Lotto results for October 4, 2003
LOTTO:             
B/BALL: FREE TICKET: 
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Cartoon of the Day

An Artistic look at Jamaica today.
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