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Portia gets PM approval from People's National Party's (PNP) 
THE GOVERNING People's National Party's (PNP) parliamentary group yesterday unanimously selected party president-elect Portia Simpson Miller to replace incumbent Prime Minister P.J. Patterson when he demits office by month-end.
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 Gas tax on table
Heavy rains pound St Ann
Prospect girl still missing
Lyssons in mourning
Flight attendant held for ganja
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GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - Jamaica Tourist Board boss claims farmers not ready for market 
WESTERN BUREAU: LOCAL HOTEL and tourism interests say that while they provide a ready and highly-developed market for agricultural produce, farmers are not sufficiently prepared to capitalise on the lucrative opportunities that exist.
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'Jamaica's development central to foreign policy' - Simpson Miller promises island will benefit
Education officials call for early transformation
Windalco reporting union deputy to cops
Munro for UN conference
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The new Prime Minister's agenda 
CONGRATULATIONS TO Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller who, on Saturday, February 25, was elected by a plurality of 46.7 per cent (1775 votes) of the PNP delegates to the post of president of the People's National Party.
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Big hotels locked in for cricket
Jamaican bonds get international respect
Supreme Ventures faces adverse market
Kiesa Ansine resigns from Mayberry
Are life insurance companies treating HIV/AIDS victims fairly?
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St George's, Calabar set up final decider 
ST. GEORGE'S College made use of their homecourt advantage when they narrowly got by Calabar 61-60 in overtime, to level the best-of -three series at one game apiece and force a decisive game three in the KFC-sponsored ISSA High School...
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Morant Bay retain titles
Portmore, Harbour View to rumble
Celebrities meet Entertainers for the 14th time
Battleox for Ash Wednesday Trophy
'Shiv' feels the heat
Powell ready to fire at Games
ICC asked to extend 2011 World Cup bid deadline
Player injuries on the rise
Holmwood suffer double blow
ICC group to visit Grenada
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Pharmacists essential to health care
A MODERN health care system is built around a troika of professionals - doctors, nurses and pharmacists. Doctors diagnose diseases, interpret various tests, including X-rays, and perform operations; nurses offer pre, post, and long-term care...
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A golden anniversary
The future is already here
Beyond good intentions
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Rights Charter needs clear language
THE EDITOR, Sir: I READ with interest the article 'Charter of Rights Part II' by Stephen Vasciannie on February 27, and respond as follows: 1) You have suggested that there are some problems in how the church group interprets...
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We will support Portia
Stimulate your child early
Make the promises reality
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HEADING OUT - Miss Jamaica Universe finalists hit the road 
THE FINALISTS in this year's Miss Jamaica Universe (MJU) competition will make a round of appearances across Jamaica beginning Friday, March 3, at the Red Bones Blues Café. The public will get several opportunities to meet the beauties...
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Excellent jazz at Devon House
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Profiles in Medicine |
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Rotavirus vaccin to the rescue 
"IT'S A great advance. I wasn't around when the OPV (oral polio vaccine) came around in 1954, but this must have been how the doctors then felt," said Professor Celia Christie, professor in paediatrics, University of the West Indies.
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Exercising to prevent bone loss
Eating for healthy hair - (Response to reader's query)
Why not foster a child today?
Pharmaceuticals online
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IRAQ: Saddam signed death warrant
BAGHDAD (REUTERS): The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's trial read out documents in court yesterday which, he said, established that the former Iraqi leader signed a death warrant for 148 people.
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ST. MAARTEN: Hidden marijuana seized by authorities
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