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Light bill hike 
CONSUMERS WILL be faced with a 7.5 per cent increase in the energy charge on their monthly electricity bill in September as a result of an automatic tariff adjustment due to inflation.
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 Campbell snatches silver - Campbell medals in 100-metre blitz
Bomb scare jolts CCJ sitting
Charles urges bus licence freeze
No date for start-up work on Falmouth police HQ
Contractor General's probing dirty figures at NSWMA
Minimum wage talks begin in two weeks
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News
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Sixteen prison warders sacked - Murder, rape, trafficking among offences 
SIXTEEN CORRECTIONAL officers were recently fired while another nine have been sent on leave pending further investigations into their conduct on the job. According to Major Richard Reese, commissioner of the Correctional Services...
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Dispute resolution MoU signed
Cops ID slain gunmen
Youth, think outside the box - Stokes
Jamaican basic schools concern to Canadians
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Business
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JNBS to open Trelawny branch 
THE JAMAICA National Building Society is soon to open a branch in historic Falmouth, bringing to 26 the number of locations through which the organisation now operates. The announcement was made by Earl Jarrett, General Manager...
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'Caribbean, LatAm eye fourth year of growth' - UN report forecasts 4.3% jump
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Sport
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'That's awesome' - Hinds overwhelmed by achievement in steeplechase 
HELSINKI, Finland: KORENE HINDS clocked a national record 9:33.30 to place fourth in the women's 3000m steeplechase final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships, in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium last night.
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Powell, Gatlin showdown likely
Distinctly Irish the real deal
Solving dispute high on Gordon's agenda
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Three out of four - not bad at all
They performed creditably - King
Jamaica hunt berth in final
Young Boyz make bid for semi-finals
Gov't signs partnership with Special Olympics
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Commentary
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Positive financing initiatives
IN RECENT weeks, a number of local companies have disclosed several initiatives to raise funds in overseas financial markets. More specifically, NCB signed a US$30-million amortised loan facility with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)...
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Please Mr Commissioner
'Dibby Dibby' behaviour
Mr Chuck's inadequate analysis on farming
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Letters
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Women's march: A practical demonstration
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE MOST intelligent way to view the event of the 'Million Woman March' and rally by the newly-formed group Mother in Crisis, on Emancipation Day, Monday, August 1, 2005, is to see it as a positive response...
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A father ' s vital family role
Misrepresented ethnicity
13 questions to consider
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Entertainment
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Breathtaking performaces at 'Arrow meets Sparrow' 
WESTERN BUREAU: THE EVENT was billed as Arrow meets Sparrow, but it was the Calypso Rose among the thorns who really bloomed and pricked soca sensibilities at the Morgan's Harbour Hotel, Port Royal, on Sunday night.
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Jamaica's cultural history still strong
Barbados Crop Over - A spectacle of colour and revelling
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The Shipping Industry
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Maritime experts earn certification 
FIFTEEN CARIBBEAN participants earned certification in the Maritime Authority of Jamaica's (MAJ) Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention Quality Standards Systems workshop held from July 25 to 29.
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Kgn Wharves U-15 cricket camp bowls off
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Lifestyle
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Journey into the past - Heron and Wilson families reunite at Wigton Windfarm 
Jamaica is fast becoming the ideal location for family reunions. Today we feature two that took place last month and come this weekend, The Whilbys will gather over 100 members of their clan together.
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McCourtie family reunion
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