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Stabroek News

published: Monday | January 3, 2005
Lead Stories


Seat belt crackdown - Spate of fatal car accidents prompts authorities to review law
THE POLICE are vowing to fully enforce the seat belt law this year, following the spate of car accidents in December, three of which took the lives of 18 people.

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GLEANER HONOUR AWARD NOMINEE ­ HEALTH AND WELLNESS - Ian McKnight: Born to serve
Jamaica AIDS Support: A leader in the HIV/AIDS fight
LIVING POSITIVE: CONTRIBUTING TO THE WAR ON AIDS - Saluting the volunteers
Educators lauded
New commitments for 2005
JPS customers demand explanation for outages

News


JGRA members warned to pay up
THE NATIONAL Workers Union (NWU) is at odds with some members of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers' Association (JGRA) for failure to pay over retroactive payments to gas station attendants that were promised to workers in December.

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Tsunami survivors desperate for help
Orphan gets assistance
Spectacular fireworks display on the waterfront
Starting the new year in church

Business


Setting up a personal financial plan for 2005
AN INDIVIDUAL may be able to highlight various goals, namely health, fitness, time management, career and recreational goals, but my focus today will be on personal financial goals.

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Oil to reappear on US investors' radar in 2005

Sport


Francis fires agent of Foster and Powell
WHEN THE 2005 track and field season gets out of the blocks top Jamaican track and field stars Asafa Powell, the number one ranked 100m runner, and World Championship 100 metres hurdles silver medallist and Pan-Am Games champion...

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New coach cautious about West Indies trio
Disallowed goal hurts Village
Rivoli wary despite success
Reno in tatters

Commentary


Focus on road safety
A RASH of fatal road accidents late last year was a jarring reminder that danger still lurks on Jamaican highways. Indeed Paula Fletcher, executive director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), indicated in an article in yesterday's Sunday...

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Window of opportunity in Iraq
Better the unrelenting day
Concerning professors
Faulty towers

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Putting a dent in school indiscipline
THE EDITOR, Sir:

THERE IS nothing in this world that cannot stand a little improvement. In any existing organisation or system, the call for reform will not emanate from those who generally ...

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'Hard-pressed, but not crushed'
Exorbitant Customs duties
Learning from mother nature
A prosperous 2005 from the PNPYO

Entertainment


From fireworks to soothing acts
FROM SOME explosive performances and and massive fireworks on the Kingston waterfront to the soothing performances at the Morgan's Harbour, Jamaicans rang in the New Year in elegant style.

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Dancing, blowing at Hilton, Pegasus
MoBay swelters in the new year

Flair


UNFPA representative bids farewell
HETTY SARJEANT, the United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) representative in Jamaica, demits office this week after two and a half years on the job.

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Miriam Maluwa New UNAIDS coordinator for Jamaica, Bahamas and Cuba
EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD - Caught in the middle
The underachiever


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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