100 trapped in gorge
RELIEF AND works agencies were spearheading an operation to rescue approximately 100 persons trapped in the Bog Walk gorge, up to late last night. The National Works Agency (NWA) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness...

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Cops on the run - BSI HUNTS POLICEMEN ON MURDER, OTHER CHARGES
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'St Bess' teacher gets Lasco award
PATRICIA BIGBY, a teacher at Balaclava High School in St. Elizabeth, on Monday emerged winner of the 2005/2006 Lasco/Ministry of Education Teacher of the Year award. Ms. Bigby was among seven finalists who were awarded for their sterling contribution...

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Patrick Allen gets second term as Adventist head
MP Williams comes under fire from constituents
St Catherine treatment plants below standard
Teenager saved from rapist
Axe murderer changes plea
'Gov't has been acting illegally' - Another loan agreement without parliamentary approval
Chinese Gov't to finance MoBay convention centre
Copyright agency makes first royalty payments

How low can stocks go?
LAST WEEK Thursday, for the first time in fourteen months, the main Jamaica Stock Exchange Index fell below 100,000 points, losing 172.74 points as it quietly closed the trading day at 99,843.65 points.

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The consultant's value
$6 billion hurricane bill - PIOJ
Jamaica Nat'l gets Georgia licence
'St Bess' farmers need hurricane support - Grant
Pothole accidents: Who is to blame?

Odds against the Windies
THE SECOND Test between the West Indies and Australia opens at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart tonight (local time) with the odds on victory heavily stacked in the home team's favour.

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Lawrence joins MVP Track Club
Talbert accused of using unfair tactics again
Cavalier face the might of Arnett
Ride along with Precocious Miss D
NZ demolish Sunshine Girls
Eltham crush Mona

Reckless and irresponsible
IF THE mayors and parish councillors who attempted to walk towards Jamaica House on Monday were engaged in civil disobedience and wilfully violated laws relating to protests within the precincts of the Prime Minister's office....

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Overcoming natural disasters
The dispossession of the majority

LETTER OF THE DAY - Lessons from Missionaries of the Poor
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON OCTOBER 14, St. Cecelia Prep School bestowed on Father Richard Ho Lung, head of the Missionaries of the Poor, the Order of St. Cecelia, at our Heritage Celebration for his work among the poor and destitute.

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Evaluating student performance
24 years of Movements
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It's time to root out evil

LIVE WYYA wins - 'Battle of the Bands'
BEFORE THE members of the LIVE WYYA Band even plugged in their instruments on Sunday night, there was a tumult of horns and applause from their supporters in the audience.

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'The Weather Man' - Very fine weather!
Rapper 50 Cent to launch 'street fiction' book line
Halle Berry for Versace

The rude child - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
THE CHILD living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often labelled as just a bad pickney and downright rude. He or she doesn't pay attention at school and at home, is easily distracted...

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Exercising during pregnancy
Relationships do influence wellness (Part I)
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Diabetes can be prevented

Country struggles to restore democracy
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters): THE CHALLENGES are daunting and the time short as impoverished Haiti struggles to organise a credible vote and put an elected president in the National Palace by a February 7 constitutional deadline.

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Rice brokers Gaza border agreement
JERUSALEM (Reuters): UNITED STATES Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brokered a deal on Gaza border crossings in marathon talks with Israel and the Palestinians yesterday, scoring a rare breakthrough in Middle East diplomacy.

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New terror laws after Cabinet shake-up

'HAIR' IS THE HAT

DARAIN HOUSEN HAS not taken off his hat for the last 20 years. He bathes, he sleeps and does everything possible in it. It is a perfect fit.