800 hunted in ATM scam - 12 charged with larceny
WESTERN BUREAU: THE POLICE are now hunting 800 bank customers islandwide, and the Fraud Squad has already levelled charges against 12 persons alleged to have fleeced the Trinidadian-owned RBTT Bank of an estimated $23 million.

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Unpaid fees stymie schools in new term
Judges to tackle backlog
Maroons want better roads, water supply
No toilet paper for Supreme Court jurors
Support growing fast to scrap Redundancy Act
New trial date to be fixed for Braeton 7 cops
Andem gang resurfaces - Policeman hurt in shoot-out

More men end up in homes
EASTON DIXON had a stroke six years ago. After hospital he checked himself into a nursing home where he stayed for seven months, until his savings dried up.

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Disabled barber masters his skill
New home for Frome Tech soon
Notice talks tough on illegal vending
Jan 23 deadline to pay for illicit signs in St Ann
'St Bess' roadwork stalls
'IAPA saved my life'
Major road repairs for Manchester
South coast expects great winter tourist season

Jamaica's economic condition has shown no improvement - Evans
JAMAICA'S ECONOMY faces a bleak year and tough challenges if it is to begin to pull out of its current malaise. So surmised Dr. Omri Evans as the special guest speaker at the Lions Club luncheon held at the Jamaica Pegasus...

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Nasdaq moves higher, but US blue chips drop

Hockey at crossroads
BOARD MEMBERS of the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) will knock heads at its Mona headquarters this evening to chart the way forward.

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Waterhouse make move on market
Jackson is our main threat - Haynes
WI gear up for Easterns
Foster, Mason and Fenton among the best
Three cheers for Gayle, Lara and Smith

Crass care for the elderly
SOME JAMAICANS treat dogs, the mentally disturbed, and the elderly with a callousness that often verges on cruelty.

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Lies in Santa's name
Haiti's bicentennial
The Saudi dilemma

Examining our values and attitudes
THE EDITOR Sir: THIS IS as good a time as any for us to be introspective as a nation. Please permit me to share with your readers, one of the areas of our lives that we need to examine with a view to positive change.

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Reviving our beef industry
Stunned by Malvo verdict
Ashamed of the potholes
Omitted from the Declaration of Independence
Advancing early childhood education
An oasis in Kingston

Good omen A FINE START TO WEEKENZ POETRY
WESTERN BUREAU: THE WEEKLY poetry gathering at Weekenz Bar and Bistro on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, got off to a bright start in 2004.

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'Cum-Buck-Us' finds funny bone
Island rock

New crime boss for St James
WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE IT is not yet official, there are clear indications that the parish of St. James, which was rocked by an unprecedented 106 murders last year, will be getting a new police chief soon.

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Chang upset with Housing Ministry

Sweet nothings
HAVE YOUR COOKIE & EAT IT TOO We've heard your groans of how the pounds have piled on during the holidays and for some people it's back to where

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Adwa: A temptation to eat right - 'Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.'
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