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Thugs torch family of four - 10-YEAR-OLD'S WAIL DIES IN BLAZE 
FOR MANY residents of Barnes Avenue in St. Andrew, the screams of 10-year-old Sasha-Kay Brown, as she attempted to escape the fire which eventually took the lives of her grandparents, her aunt and herself, will live with them forever.
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 Gas prices double since January
Ja's disaster response praised by Red Cross
Two charged with last week's Mtn View murder
Investigation launched into Tivoli shootings
Musgrave awardees honoured
Finn death probe leads to Helsinki
KC parents create stink over caning
Bird grounds American Airlines plane
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News
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'Ja's energy policy needs to focus on long term' 
JAMAICA'S ENERGY policy has been too short-term and needs to focus more on saving than increasing supply, says director of the government's Energy Efficiency Unit, Dr. Cezley Sampson. He called for a new bill to replace the previous 1956 act.
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Prime Minister gives end of year departure hint
Ja Values, Attitudes Project reaps rich reward
Outstanding J'cans to be honoured in New York
JTA head wants early childhood policy re-examined
Residents block main road in 'St Bess'
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Business
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Cari-Med acquires Colgate-Palmolive Jamaica operations 
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION giant, CARI-MED Ltd. has taken over the operations of Colgate-Palmolive Jamaica. The Colgate-Palmolive Company yesterday confirmed the move...
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Tax benefit for research
Ja Youth Employment Network for UN
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Sport
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Do or die for Jamaica 
CAPTAIN WAVELL Hinds leads Jamaica into a do-or-die clash against Guyana as the 2005 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) regional one-day cricket tournament resumes today after a day's break.
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Australia rebound in style against World XI
Five Jamaicans in WI squad
Rivoli, Waterhouse in stalemate
Reno add to Constant Spring's misery
Wilson propels Arnett to victory
Village advance to fifth place
Clock Work strikes in good time
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Commentary
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Early childhood nutritional support
IN MONDAY'S Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister instructed that a team be assembled to work out a plan to ensure that children in early childhood educational institutions are provided with at least one nutritional meal each school day.
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To your health
Dubya's nadir
The perils of the great Jamaican white
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Letters
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LETTER OF THE DAY - The Star sparks debate on 'Sabbath sex'
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS IS my Gleaner response to 'a pressing issue' raised by the writers of 'My Friend P with C' in the Thursday Star of September 28 (page 8), as to whether Adventists have sex on the Sabbath.
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Deplorable conditions at UWI hospital
Incompetence reigns at RGD
Blacks seen as violent
Is Ja losing its identity?
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Entertainment
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Sean Paul tops Reggae charts 
SEAN PAUL'S newest album, The Trinity (VP/Atlantic), has topped the Reggae charts, selling over 107,000 in its first week. This makes it the highest ever reggae debut and single week sales for a reggae artist in SoundScan history.
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'The Constant Gardener' - a romantic thriller
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Farmer's Weekly
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No interim funds for coffee farmers 
THE MINISTRY of Finance has turned down a request to provide interim payment to the island's coffee farmers who have been unable to recover insurance claims for damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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New import regulations coming
'St Bess' cultivators call for pineapple processing plant
Change commercial bank policies, says St Kitts PM
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What's Cooking
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Wine selection: A matter of the meal you are having, not colour 
WHEN NEXT you are dining out and your waiter asks your choice of wine by simply querying: 'red or white wine,' do not choose based on colour preference. Your selection should rather be based on the meal you are about to consume.
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Dressing up for dining out
Of beverages and meals
TIME TO GET IT RIGHT!
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International
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Bush to visit Latin America 
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): PRESIDENT GEORGE W. Bush, who many Latin Ame-ricans criticise for being out of touch with the region's woes, will attend, in November, a summit of the hemisphere's leaders...
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Assembly reverses vote rule after UN warning
Another hurricane could hit this year
Heavy rains cause deadly mudslides
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