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Stabroek News

published: Saturday | February 18, 2006
Lead Stories


Cops off the hook
Cleared of role in 2001 prison break

The Court of Appeal has freed the two policemen convicted last year in connection with the escape of 52 prisoners from the Metcalfe Street Remand Centre in west Kingston almost five years ago.

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Clarendon College mourns tragic loss
Sugar talks with investors within weeks - Heaven
ACROSS THE NATION
Trelawny car-stealing ring busted

News


McKenzie warns Jamaica Cricket of construction flaws
Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie says he is unhappy with elements of the construction taking place in preparation for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2007.

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Ex-soldier gets eight years
'Improve Kgn's business image'
Stricter screening for Canadian farm workers
Technology centre to be established in Patterson's name
News Clips

Business


Entrepreneurship needs more focus says Morrison
Excerpt from State of the Nation Debate contribution by Senator Deika Morrison on February 3. Research has established a linkage between rising growth rates and greater development in nations whose institutions, policies and culture promote...

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Survey says credit counts in love

Sport


Hopping mad!
St James Cricket Association livid at practice venue change to Trelawny

Western Bureau: The decision to move the ICC World Cup 2007 practice sessions that were slated for Jarrett Park in Montego Bay to Orange Valley in Trelawny has left the cricket authorities in St. James hopping mad...

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Campbell shifts gear to 200m
Stars line up for UWI Invitational
Sports clips
Calabar, KC lift junior titles
Surfers aim for smooth finish
None Such ceremony lacking
Hall to coach Girlz at Games
Pitterson back in captain's role

Holmwood score crushing victory
Hyde Jr shines for H View
Santos, Maverley in top-ranking battle
Negril, Granville poised for an epic showdown
Comma Pen grab KO trophy
Star Cosmos set to keep top position
Zone A semis to be decided this week
Cricketers looking to impress nat'l coaches
Sweet prizes in SCJ showdown tomorrow
Holland Police, Tafari Lions set to battle
Manchioneal ready for Strikers' challenge
Sports diary

Commentary


Matters of public health
The report in yesterday's Gleaner of Jamaica being free of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases would hardly surprise many and yet should serve as a morale booster for many persons working in our public health system. It is but one more reminder..

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The G-Gs
Exercise your right
ISSUE: On privacy and the Sabbath

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY:
Christian values not in jeopardy

The Editor, Sir: It is with much curiosity and interest that I follow the daily events unfolding about the proposed "Bill of Rights" as an amendment to the Jamaican Constitution...

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Closing school for cricket??
NOTEWORTHY
Discount the value of the honours

Entertainment


Soap Scene
Regaining consciousness and realising what Janet had done, Amanda issued a warning to leave the ball just as an explosion struck the mansion, but denied to Jamie that either she or Janet were responsible...

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Caribbean's biggest wellness festival
'Wellness Challenge' reality TV show coming

Rukumbine on CTV
Daytime scoop
'Days of Our Lives'

Gossip: A Robin and a Crane to get a visit from the stork
Jamaica Family guide:
Post-Valentine's Brunch and Family Fun Day

The controversial 'butterfly ballot'
Can't possibly be true

Let's Talk Life


Let's talk relationships
Inability to reproduce should not break relationships

Dear Counsellor:
This is my first time ever really, talking about this matter to a professional person like you. I have spoken to friends about the issue but they cannot see eye to eye ... - Ivret Williams

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Let's talk life in Jamaica
Understanding your adolescent

What's the latest craze ... cellphones for children

Mind &Spirit


THE LOGOS II
Making waves in Christian ministry

IT HAS returned to Kingston, one of its favourite ports of call. The floating book store and Christian ministry, Logos II arrived here on February 10 and will be here until March 13.

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A captain's tale

International


1,500 missing after mudslide
MANILA, Philippines (AP): The farming village is gone, swallowed whole by a wall of mud and boulders that swept down with terrifying speed today from a mountainside in the eastern Philippines. Officials feared the death toll could climb past 1,000.

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Hamas movement pays visit

Volunteer Today


UWI med students holding workshops on mental health
A group of medical students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona have volunteered to take a one-year mental health campaign to high schools across Jamaica.

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Dedicated 40 years to social work
Volunteer Today clips

UWI Endowment Fund to host Carib Philanthropy confab

Regional


Way clear for re-entry into regional grouping
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Haiti's re-entry into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is on the horizon, Secretary General Dr Edwin Carrington, said Thursday.

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... OAS hails decision
CARICOM official talks of 'disturbing trends'

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