'Butch' blasts new tourism tax
CHAIRMAN OF the Sandals Group, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, yesterday lashed the Government for new taxes on the tourism sector which came into effect this month. General Consumption Tax of 8.25 per cent became effective October 1.

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Three shot at service station
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Amendments to Plea Negotiations Bill accepted
Mayor sets sights on cleaning up New Kingston
Alberga re-elected head of Atlanta Ja Association
Cable operators permitted to carry ads, pending ruling

Commissioner Thomas - the good adviser
OBLIVIOUS TO the fact that the officer he was speaking with was Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas, 60-year-old Donald Cooper spoke of his problems in a forthright manner at the Linstead Police Station, St. Catherine, on Tuesday.

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Coldrex: Beating the odds
Letters of Undertaking to require House approval
Church conference concludes today
Manslaughter trial of taxi driver set for Nov 21
JPS eases water woes at Old Harbour Bay Primary
Sav Mayor wants Patterson's seat
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations...People at the centre of development
NIC to survey flooded Vineyard community
MoBay residents benefit from health mission donations

Couples Resorts top consumer ratings
ALL FOUR Couples Resorts have been awarded the Apple Vacation's Golden Apple Award at a ceremony held in Chicago. Couples Resorts is the only all-inclusive in the Caribbean to have received the award for every resort within the brand.

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Ja aiming for maritime development
Deryck A Gibson to launch new Imaje coding machines
Juici Patties to open branch at UWI's Mona campus
Gas prices reduced
LIAT becomes low cost carrier

Sea Lion lifts Magnum trophy
THE SEA Lion canoe from Montego Bay came away with top honours when the crew bagged a 138-pound blue marlin to lift the Magnum Tonic Wine Trophy at the 21st Port Antonio Canoe Tournament, yesterday at the Old Port Antonio Marina.

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Wadadah, Reno battle to draw
Jamaica-born basketballer faces deportation for illegal entry into US
McDonald nets six in 16-1 rout of Tarrant
Cornwall cruise into inter-zone round

Education reform: more action needed
RUEL REID, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, has issued a salutary warning that reform of Jamaica's education system is proceeding at too slow a pace. Recommendations for change made by the Task Force on Education...

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IRAE innovations
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Mob-killing anarchy engulfing nation
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE SOCIETY needs to decide whether mobs are free to decide summarily who are the perpetrators of crime in particular cases and to thereafter exact their own justice.

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'You couldn't pay me to go to Jamaica'
Setting the record straight on CSEC results
Jamaica is a failed state

Morgan family goes double at Hilton
Freelance Writer IT WAS two the family way for the Morgans on Tuesday night, with the presentation of new albums from two groups comprising members of the family at the Jonkanoo Lounge of the Hilton Hotel, New Kingston.

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Bringing on the 'Payne'
Coffee, coffee and more coffee

Government not closing sugar factories - Heaven
AMBASSADOR DERICK Heaven, executive chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), has dismissed claims that the Government is considering a proposal by the European Union (EU) to close three sugar factories...

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Revolving goat project under way
Guyana's Agriculture Minister blasts regional counterparts

Dinner is served
HAVE YOU ever attended a function, a business dinner, a first date, or just gone out for dinner at a nice restaurant, stared at the table settings and found yourself thinking "What am I supposed to do..."

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Venezuelan oil could bring woes
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP): CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES will violate Caribbean Community rules if they take advantage of an oil pact they signed with Venezuela promising fuel on easy terms, the leader of Barbados said.

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Businessman gets 15 years for drug trafficking
UK cops to probe terror suspect
New electoral initiatives announced
PM promises concerns on labour will be heard

Relief pours in for shaken Pakistanis
MUZAFFARABAD Pakistan (AP): RESCUE EFFORTS gave way to recovery, as hopes faded Wednesday of find-ing more survivors in Pakistan's devastated quake zone. Still, miracles continued amid the misery, with a Russian team rescuing a five-year-old girl...

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Government rebuilds after week of rains
Swiss drug company calls for help in fighting avian (bird) flu
Officials tally ballots after peaceful day of voting
United to recall pilots after bankruptcy
US and Central America discuss security cooperation
White House considers compromise to gain Sunni support of Iraqi constitution

End of an Area
'Chubby Dread': The end of an era

Killed
'Chubby Dread' killed

The Victim
You heard what she had to say

The Charged
Now hear what he has to say.