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'Million-Woman March'
THE FIGHT for Jamaica is about to be stepped up a notch, with plans in the works for an unprecedented display of the power of Jamaican women. The women's stance against the nation's spiralling crime rate is to be showcased at an upcoming..
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Security Ministry mulls over PSOJ's proposal
'We will tell it to the police' - Civic groups in western Ja vow to report criminal activities
Speak Now - Private sector urged to name extortionists
THE NEXT STEPS - Reduce tribal politics, dismantle the garrisons
Capital punishment - Get real Derrick!
Carib countries face up to poverty challenge
Grenadian PM lauds Seaga
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News
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Merge the army and the police Seaga - JDF's role to be expanded, says Patterson
FORMER OPPOSITION Leader Edward Seaga says the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) must merge to help fight crime, but Prime Minister P.J. Patterson rejected the idea last week.
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New-look shadow cabinet
March to the adoption board!
Pastors differ on crime issue
My birthday, 75 and batting well !
Spelling bees: torture, sport or metaphor for life
Respecting your gay co-worker
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Business
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Imported bottled water drowning local producers
JAMAICA IS known as the land of wood and water, but the country still imports more than ten times the amount of water it exports.
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Virgin Atlantic flying to Ja next year
School-fee woes
Buying a PC for your needs
Understanding economic partnership agreements - Europe offering new relationship
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Sport
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WI on brink of victory
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC): WEST INDIES captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed a solid, unbeaten century and then got further joy as his team moved within sight of victory in the first Digicel Test at Kensington Oval yesterday.
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Samuels shines with bat and ball as Melbourne take first innings points
Formally Gold steals Hall of Fame crown in close race
A waste of money, an insult to West Indian people
Sabina getting ready
Jamalco reign supreme
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Commentary
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An absence of leadership
I AM A great believer in organised mass demonstrations myself. When a thousand Jamaicans can gather in a common cause, this is a major public achievement. Jamaicans are not by nature joiners of bodies and groups. - Dawn Ritch
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PSOJ, police and poverty
The gathering storms
Dismantling the garrisons
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Letters
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Let's try love
THE EDITOR, Sir: JAMAICA IS faced with a jigsaw puzzle that no one seems to be able to solve despite all the effort and that is the problem of crime and violence.
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More HIV/AIDS education
The worst of times for cops
Christians unite
Give back to communities
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Entertainment
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Female dancers MAKE STRIDES
"She's a dancehall queen for life, Gonna explode like dynamite, And she is moving out of sight ...
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Mario eager to sing in Ja
Della Manley explores 'Barbican Square'
Late start, good results for Andrea Levy
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Arts &Leisure
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Manchester horticultural show changes its focus
THIS YEAR'S Manchester Horticultural Society Flower Show was not the competitive event it usually is. Held over the Labour Day weekend at the society's show grounds on Ward Avenue in Mandeville, the emphasis this year was on...
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Artie disses the lockdown
Brian: Man of honour
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Outlook
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Scientific cure a better solution
THE PENALTY for the sexual abuse of children should not be increased simply because the belief with little verification that a harsh penalty will dissuade child sex offenders from their crimes is commonly held.
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Put them away for life
Lock the door and throw away the key
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In Focus
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Business against crime: A winning move
THE PSOJ-LED business shutdown last week was a 'business against crime' initiative. Its 13-point recommendation says what government, political parties, police force, families, communities, and the business sector must do. Robert Buddan
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Private sector shows the way
Rays of hope
Gender neutrality: Rape and other sexual violence
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Social
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Salvation Army hosts anniversary dinner
THINK OF an army and the images in your head might turn you off. But then the Salvation Army (SA) is not your regular army.
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Too little too late?
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Auto
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DOVER DELIVERED
DESPITE THE intermittent shower at the Dover raceway on Labour Day, the stellar line up of drivers put their best foot forward to provide the fair-sized crowd with non-stop excitement.
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2005 TOTAL QUALITY WINNERS FROM STRATEGIC VISION
Hott Wheelz hotta than ever
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