Tougher bauxite land policy - Increased penalties for failure to restore mined-out properties
THE JAMAICA Bauxite Institute (JBI) has introduced stiffer penalties for bauxite companies which fail to take steps to rehabilitate mined-out lands within the stipulated period.

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Girls top GSAT scholarship winners
Mayors receive low grades for performance
IT students create software for local companies
W Kgn shooting victim graduates from LEAP
Court dismisses appeal in case against CCJ Bills

Raymoth Notice - Not business as usual
ALTHOUGH HE is a native of Trelawny, Dr. Raymoth Notice has considered himself a son of Spanish Town ever since he went to work as a medical intern at the Spanish Town Hospital in the early 1990s.

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Problems at every turn
Black River Market to get major facelift
Andem's trial set for Aug 24
Cervical cancer fight gets big boost
Silver Pen awardee bats for umpires

BUSINESS PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH... Amrit Sinanan - Placing RBTT Ja at the vanguard of banking
"THE recipe for success in my view is to have a vision, to live and feel that vision and to make it work. When you get incremental benefits, it tends to sustain you and inspire you even more, so that the results bring even more confidence and success"...

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RBTT reports record earnings
Dancing work permits
FIMI Wireless - Dealt a good hand by Digicel
Pegasus repositions itself

Woeful Windies! - Lara's men lose to Ireland
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, CMC: WEST INDIES' preparations for the three-nation One-day International series with England and New Zealand hit a snag yesterday, when they suffered a six-wicket defeat to unfancied Ireland.

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Hot men's 100m showdown
A dream shattered
Francis bags 100th winner

Room for optimism
AN ASSESSMENT of the performance of the island's Mayors and Parish Councils one year after they were sworn into office has produced an interesting pot-pourri of new initiatives providing ground for optimism on the one hand and unfulfilled expectations...

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Pakistan's step into danger
Griping at the diaspora
Protecting the sick

Frightening tales of youth and suffering
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAD two experiences today (15/6/04) that left me numb -- nay incontrovertibly sick. The first was reading a letter on page 10 of Youth Link.

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Abused by police
Before you come begging
Teachers treated poorly
Crackdown on illegal garages
Worth the wait
Diaspora ­ long overdue
MoU ­ Not to be trusted
Another noisy, sleepless night

Markland Edwards returns to his first love in Jamaica
AFTER SPENDING five years living in Canada, Markland Edwards felt it was time to return home in Jamaica and reunite himself with his first love, radio announcing and emceeing shows.

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Esau Meiling talks fashion