JTA stands firm - Warns of protest action against pay-by-performance proposal
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: THE JAMAICA Teachers' Association (JTA) yesterday rejected a proposal by a Government-appointed task force to link teachers' pay to their performance...

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'Charley' crop damage set at $88m
Lotto fever sweeps nation
UK quashes J'can's asylum plea - Woman fears Kingston gunmen will murder her if she returns
Economic targets on track - Inflation estimates low, GDP up by three per cent
Notice wants troops in Sp Town

Extortion - a major challenge for the police
THE CHOICE between shelling out thousands of dollars and risking harassment by thugs is one many entrepreneurs have been forced to make in this country.

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Summer school project reaps big success in 'Tel-Aviv'
Denbigh show turns profit
Shaw wants remedial programme in high schools
KPH Renal Unit needs help
Press association welcomes court ruling

Digicel launches pre-paid roaming
DIGICEL, THE Caribbean-based mobile phone provider has become has the first mobile telecommunications company to introduce prepaid roaming services across the Caribbean islands.

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Oil slips from record, Chavez survives recall

Janelle bows out in sixth
ATHENS, Greece: JANELLE ATKINSON placed sixth in the 200 metres freestyle at the Athens Aquatic Centre yesterday in her last Olympic swim.

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Gov't not considering Ottey's status as Ambassador now
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CTL, bookies agree on rights fee

Chavez survives challenge
THE CAMPAIGN by opponents of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to unseat him was dealt a setback by last weekend's defeated recall vote.

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A sober approach to politics?
The price of freedom - (part II)
In praise of shrewd gays

Pleasing episode of political maturity
THE EDITOR, Sir: RECENTLY I returned home to do a mixture of business and to take advantage of a few of the many ventures that are ever present in my part of the woods.

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Noise devils driving away visitors
Time to join the 21st century
Men should act in a responsible manner
College grads now getting internships
Too few crying out for justice

Cherry Natural launches book of poems
DUB POETRY may have made another step toward further engraving itself in the canon of English Literature, or at least literatures in English when Cherry Natural launched her book Earth Woman: Selected Poems 1989 - 2001 on Wednesday.

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Bounty Killer pleads not guilty
Miss Jamaica World Competition - Meet the contestants

SAJ fosters safety culture on port
THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and the partners of Port Bustamante are intensifying health and safety awareness at the Port of Kingston with a view to fostering a safety culture among stevedores and other categories of workers.

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New security manager for MoBay and Ocho Rios