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A mayor's nightmare? Expert warns of New Orleans-type catastrophe in Portmore 
A RESPECTED university professor is urging local authorities to cease further housing construction in Portmore, fearing a larger population in the municipality would only complicate an already fragile situation.
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 A $30 toll Portmore willing to pay - poll
How much toll?
JLP declares W-A-R!
JHTA to auction holidays for victims of 'Katrina'
Portia's political coup
Sex in the city - MoBay: liberated and decadent
DCP Shields not totally pleased
Stressful environments damage the brain - Early childhood education the catalyst for success
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News
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PNP's 67th - a tribute to PJ
THE PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) will spend more than $7 million for this weekend's 67th annual conference and send-off for party leader P.J. Patterson.
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'Portmore could be next New Orleans'
Sex in the city: Go-go dancer started at 13, plans to retire at 30
The garrison phenomenon - Is West Kingston 'the mother of all garrisons'?
Jah Cure's reflections - 'It is all about rehabilitation'
Evacuation picks up steam
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Business
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Jennifer Messado: Developers are not listening to families 
REAL ESTATE has always been the barometer with which Jamaicans measure wealth. The market is now flooded with investors who want something tangible for their money, it's not just the first-time homeowner that is searching.
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Businessman launches online directory
Explaining portfolio management
JEF bats for new businesses
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Sport
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Melbourne march on 
LAST YEAR'S beaten finalists, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), along with red-hot Manchester, Melbourne and St. Thomas will be the teams in next weekend's semi-finals of the Capital and Credit Limited Overs cricket competition.
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Morgan impresses for Boys' Town
Rose Bud cools the 'Dragon'
All-Stars take on Knights in DHL final
T&T stop Guatemala
Corporate Area teams to battle in semi showdown today
Commentary - Wanted: A West Indies team with a difference
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Commentary
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Editorial - Anguish and pain in America
"IT IS better to give than receive", says a Biblical injunction. In the face of the incredible displays of suffering and diminution of spirit being played out before the eyes of the world in the hurricane-afflicted areas of Louisiana and Mississippi...
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Back to school, back to problems
We are on our own
'Black' out in New Orleans
The ethics of funding education
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Letters
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Lettter of the day - Are we ready?
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS I look at the devastation engulfing New Orleans and Mississippi in the United States, my mind wonders how, if at all, Jamaica can learn from this horrific hurricane.
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Chavez the humanitarian
Where the blame belongs
That JPS tariff increase
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Entertainment
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Rating dancehall 
WITH SPONSORSHIP coalitions and bans being bandied about, the Wisynco Group has proposed rating local concerts much in the same way that movies are classified, based on content. It is not an entirely new thought...
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A 'Distinguished Personality'
Sean Paul makes a 'Trinity'
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Arts &Leisure
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Local artist wins top award 
JAMAICAN BRYAN Duncan emerged as one of the winners of the 2005 Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Award for 2005. He is one of only 11 artists from around the Commonwealth chosen to receive this prestigious award.
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Zooming in on flowers
The truth about human trafficking
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Outlook
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Spencer's touch - The best tailor by any measure 
IT MIGHT be easier to get a soft noodle into a drinking straw than to make Earl Spencer, the man whose name is now synonymous with the well-made suit, wear a complete outfit of pants with jacket and tie.
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ROY REID - The intuitive artist
Living with Kidney disease
Doctor's advice - Can her pain be cured?
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In Focus
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The HIV/AIDS battle: Can we win? 
THE FACT that HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections are the second leading cause of death for both men and women in the 30-34 age group in Jamaica, and that HIV/AIDS was the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 in 2002...
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Legalising prostitution: social implications
Caribbean development: Finding our own way
Symptoms of a failed state
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Social
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Celebrating Trinidad's big day 
IT WAS a sweet, sweet party at the Top of the World suite of the Jamaica Pegasus on Wednesday as the Trini Chix celebrated their twin island republic's independence.
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A taste of Russia
'August-born' celebrate
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