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DJ boycott
Corporate giants threatening to withdraw support from music industry
CORPORATE SPONSORS are threatening to withdraw support from the local entertainment industry if dancehall artistes continue to make violent lyrics a part of their musical repertoire. In a joint statement issued yesterday, Cable and Wireless Jamaica...
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Fishermen seek fish pot subsidy
Orane inducted in PSOJ Hall of Fame
Kerry gets debate momentum, but Bush hits back
Nettleford to chair Diaspora Foundation
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Fungus threatens agriculture
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS said yesterday that the sector, already devastated by Hurricane Ivan, could be further weakened by fungus affecting plants, if priority is not given to technical research and disease prevention in the current...
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UWI students want new payment deadline
Help coming for mentally challenged prison inmates
18-year-old murder accused get bail
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4-H clubs lose $16m to 'Ivan'
HURRICANE IVAN, which ripped through the island September 10-11, has left behind in its wake, damage to commercial property and agricultural produce of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs valued at approximately J$16 million. Following preliminary assessments...
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Signs of optimism grow in Germany
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Bouquets for Paralympians
Athletes return home after Greek campaign
Staff Reporter ALPHANSO Cunningham and Tanto Campbell, Jamaica's two medallists at the just concluded 12th Summer Para-lympic Games in Athens, Greece, were greeted with bouquets of yellow roses by Sports Minister Portia Simpson Miller at the Norman...
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Jamaica warm up against Guatemala
B'port rally to strike down Mona
Sterofabulous to rock knotty feature
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Short-changing the recovery
IT IS surprising - and distressing - to hear from the chief executive officer of the brand new Office of National Reconstruction (ONR) that he is having difficulty raising funds. Mr. Danville Walker's appointment to lead the recovery from the damage...
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Horses for courses
The aftermath
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LETTER OF THE DAY:
A roundabout commute from Portmore
THE EDITOR, Sir: MY ALARM went off this morning at 4:45 a.m. That is the time I am awakened these days. I'm not about to catch a flight out of the island and therefore have to ...
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In the eyes of the beholder...
How absurd!
Commending the Consul General
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PORTMORE Suss
Hotta flex! A whey dem feel like? Mi no business who waan vex! A mi have di vice grip, de right grip, di nice grip. A mi meck 'im talk foolishness, before, during an afta!! A fi mi name im bawl out, a my name 'im call out! A mi have 'im lock! Im naah...
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Star-studded 'Shark Tale' showcases celebrity actors
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Agri project surpasses targeted relief assistance
THE EASTERN Jamaica Agricultural Support Project (EJASP) has surpassed its targeted assistance to 5,600 small-scale farmers. To date, EJASP has spent just under $104 million to boost production among 6,798 primary producers. Project Manager Leslie Grant.
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Coffee festival:
Projecting a positive vision
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Church exodus
VIENNA, Austria (AP): MORE THAN 450,000 people have left Austria's scandal-stung Austria's Roman Catholic church over the past decade, church leaders said yesterday.
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Anglicans offer hurricane help
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