Radical tax proposals - Matalon committee pushes for GCT hike
CONSUMERS WOULD take home more pay but would end up paying more in stores and at the fuel pumps if new proposals to reform the tax system by a 12-member Matalon committee are implemented.

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Gov't agrees to bi-partisan talks on CCJ
Engineering a better future
Senior UK official appointed to deal with Sugar Reform
Sinclair calls for public defender's intervention
Fraudulent hurricane cheques circulating
J'cans in Atlanta to help in Guyana relief effort
Man held, charged for Kilancholly murders

Firearms linked to murders
A GOVERNMENT ballistics expert testified yesterday that two of four firearms recovered at the crime scene in Braeton four years ago were linked to three murders.

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Nettleford regrets 'necessary' move to recruit foreign cops
Kilancholly family declares day of fasting ...To catch a killer
Nicole Fullerton facing fraud rap
Ministry introduces new monitoring system for pest
Police following leads in cop's killing
Kenneth Royes Rehabilitation Centre - A failed experiment

Chen-Young blames government for Ja's financial meltdown
FORMER HEAD of the Eagle companies, Dr. Paul Chen-Young, has said that the government's short-sighted approach to financial management led to the meltdown of the domestic financial sector.

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Aubyn Hill's $150m pay day
US$170m insurance claim for Guardian
Explaining the excess and indemnity clauses
Financial institutions urged to fight money laundering
Healthy profits for Salada Foods

Giants clash again
REVENGE IS what Arnett Gardens will have on their minds when they tackle perennial rivals Tivoli Gardens in the final of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association's (KSAFA) Western Union Jackie Bell Knockout competition at the...

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Shoulder injury rules out Gayle
Vere Tech flex muscles at meet
Clock Work fit for feature
Morant Bay rule

Air Jamaica turbulence
THE NEW management of debt-ridden Air Jamaica, the national carrier, is now facing additional difficulties. Cutbacks in flight routes and operations will have a negative effect on the travel plans of even the most faithful of the...

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Honest: Are we really ready?
Blow to political bigotry
Poles, poles and more polls

LETTER OF THE DAY - We should not wait to be kicked out
THE EDITOR, Sir: PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson in a speech involving reference to the Privy Council asked: "Are we going to wait until they kick us out?" The question and its implications remain to be addressed.

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Abortion a problem to all
Toils of bureaucracy
Legitimacy of sick certificates
Analyse Ja's trading woes

A declaration album
WINNER OF the 2004 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Gospel Song Competition, Lubert Levy, has released his debut album entitled Blessings Again. The album was produced by Gifton Smith, Paul Barclay, Hugh Campbell and Creative Sounds...

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Jury selection delayed for Michael Jackson - Death of lead defence attorney's family member pushes back case

HEART DISEASE - Fat women at risk
High among the disorders on the top ten list of 'leading causes of death' in Jamaica is heart disease and other related conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. In the United States, it is the leading cause of death, not only among men...

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Cooking with herbs
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