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The Voice

published: Thursday | December 9, 2004
Lead Stories


Case closed
Court battle between JLP leadership contenders over

THE DISPUTE between warring factions in the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) appears to have been settled with the party's secretariat announcing yesterday that leadership contender Pearnel Charles has agreed to withdraw a court injunction.

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Air Ja needs more cash - 'Butch'
NCB again gives big to education
Judges decry poor state of transcripts
Davies gets thumbs up
Strachan blasts health authority over breached contracts

News


New appraisal system on stream to assess teachers
THE MINISTRY of Education, Youth and Culture has been taking a proactive stance in an effort to improve delivery of the education product islandwide. This has come on the heels of recent criticism of student's performance...

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'Less gov't power, more people power'
Golding urges public to take hold of democracy
A sorrowful Christmas
Parents, teachers urged to help fight violence
Health Fund to aid in repairs of public hospitals

Business


New standards coming for food manufacturing
A NATIONAL Codex Committee was yesterday launched to establish specific standards in the manufacturing of foods, locally.

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Thieves plague goods trucks

Sport


Tivoli, Harbour View draw
HARBOUR VIEW came from behind to earn a deserved 1-1 draw against Tivoli Gardens in the first leg CONCACAF Caribbean Cup final encounter at the Harbour View Mini Stadium last night.

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Ralph in line for transfer to Spanish club Malaga
Hinds continues to shine at WI trials
George's beat KC at home
State Prince romps Aguilar Memorial
JCA to target young players

Commentary


Editorial - Outsourcing medical technology
PRESUMABLY THE Jamaican Government has checked carefully on the bona fides of its American partners in the United States off-shore college specialising in a range of medical specialities, which is to commence operations in Kingston next year.

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Zimbabwe land question settled
Eros and Thanatos in the Age of AIDS
The dollar and US dominance

Letters


Letter of the day - Odd RGD service
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT'S 12:30 ON a Sunday afternoon. The phone rings.

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Omar for PM? Are you mad?
We need the good news too
Solution to free container backlog
Portmore under threat

Entertainment


Unity's Christmas concert 'a feast'
"What a voice!" "What a feast" THESE WERE two of the comments made at the annual Christmas concert 'December Evening with the Stars', presented by the New Thought Church Unity, Old Hope Road, on Sunday evening.

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Cleaning up acts
Double trouble

Food Safety


We found it!
The wickedest Christmas cake in Jamaica comes from ... Valrie Davis

TEN BRAVE souls answered our call for the Wickedest Christmas Cake in the land. They wrote, emailed and faxed bragging about their toe-curling, to-die-for, blissfully sinful, heavenly creations.

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The most beautiful cake
A tofu Christmas cake

Western Focus


Big season ahead for Grand Lido
WITH THE official start of the winter season set for December 15, the Grand Lido Braco Resort and Spa Hotel, in Trelawny, one of the north coast's premium all-inclusive resorts, is already registering an increase in bookings for the season.

More Stories
St James PC rids roads of old vehicles
Negril is ready
Giuseppe Maffessanti - Our western giant
HIV/AIDS and the West
Our domestic football is okay, says St James FA boss
'Reggae Marathon course is best in the Carib'


How can you help Jamaica now?
The Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) has established a 'Recovery Fund' to help aid Jamaica's recovery after Hurricane Ivan.Under the fund Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica can send contributions to help rebuild Jamaica via JNBS outlets for free. [ more ]





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