Tenement terror - Three killed in pre-dawn firebomb attack
FIVE year-old Morifa was screaming for help as she ran as fast as her little legs could carry her into the narrow road of Mulgrave Lane, Jones Town, in St. Andrew. Blood spurted from the gunshot wound in her back...

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PAJ, shipping line seal $13 billion deal
GLEANER HONOUR AWARD RECIPIENT: PAT RAMSAY - 'Lovely blur of headlong energy'
Waters rising in Wakefield
New HIV vaccine trial launched
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 14 - 11-y-o witness no-show
Sub-committee to examine damage islandwide - PM

We've said sorry already - Nicholson
ATTORNEY GENERAL, Senator A.J. Nicholson yesterday took the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to task for its criticism of the Jamaican government's handling of the Michael Gayle case.

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PM's departure date expected at executive meeting
Portia gets strong female backing
Opposition councillors boycott KSAC meetings
Gov't probes link between abortion, maternal deaths
United Way assists 'Ivan'-affected fisherfolk
Verene Shepherd heads JNHT board
Student shot by gunmen still fears for her safety
More cops for Christmas - Public Safety Unit for Montego Bay
Estate tax amnesty ends December
Medical radiation school to offer degree programme
ODPEM urges evacuation discussions in Portmore
Agencies sign MoU to promote Jamaican goods, services

'Unity needed to tackle competitiveness decline'
JAMAICA'S COMPETITIVENESS has fallen, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report states. The Global Competitiveness Report 2005 ranks Jamaica 70th of 117 countries, compared to a 2004 ranking of 65th.

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A tale of three markets
DB&G looks to the Caribbean
Weathering a financial setback
Insurance association launched
Customs formalities costing producers

Gayle to do surgery after series
HOBART, CMC: TROUBLED ONCE again by a congenital heart defect, Chris Gayle has decided to have surgery to correct the anomaly. The West Indies opening batsman, who suffers from occasional periods of an irregular heartbeat...

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Windies' woes continue
Cup a boon for small businesses, says Price
Reggae Girlz on the march
No stopping Norman Manley
T&T ready to make mark in Germany
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Congrats - and good luck - to Trinidad!
Bahrain to appeal over disallowed late goal

Dealing with the Bog Walk gorge
THE COUNTRY'S road infrastructure has taken a battering over the past 14 months, as several hurricanes, tropical storms and other weather systems have dumped several inches of water on the island.

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Prosperity, law and order

LETTER OF THE DAY - Wealth creation should be taught in schools
THE EDITOR, Sir: "JAMAICA IS a failed state," said Mr. Bill Clarke, for which he got much criticism. Recently, he has added that entrepreneurship should be taught in schools to ensure greater prosperity for the nation.

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Another view
The Bog Walk gorge dilemma
Good move, Mr Seaga
Parliamentary salary increase
Provoked into mayhem?
Nurses seeking 'greener pastures'

Cinema 2 to host 'WELCOME TO JAMROCK'
APPLETON JAMAICA Rum unveiled their latest ventures at the Jonkanoo Lounge, Hilton Kingston Hotel, on Wednesday afternoon. The series is called 'December to Remember' and so far comprises two shows, 'Appleton City' and 'Welcome to Jamrock'.

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Golden Touch makes it home
'THE CORPSE BRIDE': Hauntingly beautiful
Two good takes on relationships from Nadz
Mowatt starts journey to music therapy
Lifetime of poetry from Shake Keane

Red Stripe Superstakes - out of this world
ON SATURDAY, guests of 'The World's Coolest Beer Company' learnt that Red Stripe is the coolest not only on Earth, but also on other planetary bodies in the universe! This year Red Stripe took the annual Superstakes out of this world...

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Medecus fêtes brokers
Hope Lodge welcomes new Master
Family atmosphere at Kabana
Kingston Restaurant Week - A BLAST

CIA: Castro has Parkinson's
WASHINGTON (Reuters): THE CENTRAL Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that Cuban President Fidel Castro suffers from Parkinson's disease and could have difficulty coping with the duties of office as his condition worsens, an official said...

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'St Bess' court orders Haitians deported
Region takes unified approach to water, waste management

Heavy blasphemy sentence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): IN A Ruling that human rights activists have condemned, a Saudi teacher who allegedly discussed religion with his students has been sentenced to 750 lashes and 40 months in prison for blasphemy.

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Officials deny attack on Saddam

'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.