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Bauxite dust settles - Windalco labour dispute brought to an end 
ONE OF the bauxite industry's longest-running labour disputes was brought to an end yesterday with Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller's intervention and a more than 24-hour meeting with representatives of West Indies Alumina Company...
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 Patterson ends on good note
Taxing the old
The duppy woman of New Hall
'Condom skills should be taught in the classroom'
Call for stern penalty in Info Act
UNICEF concerned with Jamaica's child labour figure
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A year of grief - Mother struggling for comfort after daugther's murder 
IT HAS been exactly one year since 16-year-old Mesha-Gaye Tomlin was killed by a robber when she refused to hand over her cellular phone to him. For her mother, Irene Montaque, it has been 365 days of grief, pain and agony.
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Jamaican businesses urged to be disaster ready
Labour Ward to benefit from 5K
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) makes big dent in consumer complaints
WHAT IS THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
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Eliminate income tax, hike GCT, says Norton-Cooke 
THE TAX system could be improved by raising the General Consumption Tax (GCT) to 22.5 per cent and eliminating income tax, said Ethlyn Norton-Coke, director of Tax Services at Deloitte & Touche (Jamaica).
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Young entrepreneurs group invited to world summit
Citigroup international exec eyes deals, branches
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Colourful Games opening 
MELBOURNE: THE XVIII Commonwealth Games, known universally as the 'Friendly Games', opened in a blaze of colour, amid the thunderous boom of fireworks which lit up the skyline over the world famous Melbourne Cricket Ground last night...
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Waterhouse clip Reno 2-1
McKenzie makes winning return at age 56
Hot Mona move closer to Grace Shield final
There is still hope for West Indies
First Test loss hurt - Gayle
Twenty travel agents approved for Cricket World Cup 2007
Tighter security measures for Boys and Girls Championships
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The PSOJ at 30
THIS WEEK'S celebration of 30 years of existence of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), which has unquestionably shaped the out-turn of modern Jamaican history, offers another opportunity for a close examination of the state of the...
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A number versus a name
South West St Andrew
France goes on strike again
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Negril Chamber bats for small hotels
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS LETTER is in response to Senator Noel Sloley's recent contribution to the Senate. Dear Senator: Firstly, we wish to acknowledge the importance of your call for the Small Hotels sector to be offered special considerations...
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Shipwreck survivors sought
Raising good citizens
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'Curfew' glances at crime 
CURFEW, WRITTEN by Michael Holgate and directed by Trevor Nairne, attempts to deal with the state of rampant crime in Jamaica. As such, it does what possibly too few productions are currently doing, that is, boldly stare in the face of Jamaican society.
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MODELS ON THE VERGE
Classical 'Harmonie' at Alhambra
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Drip irrigation saves money, water 
MALVERN, St. Elizabeth: KINGSLEY PALMER, now in his 40s, has been involved in farming from he was about 15 years old. His father, Clinton Palmer has been in the business for most of his life, hence his interest in agriculture from an early age.
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High hopes for bananas
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DECODING FERRAN ADRIA AND ELBULLI 
Only arrogance of the lowest order allows one chef to publicly claim he is better than another. Only respect and humility of the highest order allow one chef to publicly acclaim his fellow chefs - especially so when that chef is none...
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Come feast at the Roti Food Festival
GARDEN OF GOODNESS - Know your Herbs and Spices
FOODIE - Victor's love affair with food
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The Jamaican Fossil Manatee 
JAMAICA HAS a geological history stretching back at least 140 million years. Jamaica began as a volcanic island, like the islands of the eastern Caribbean. From 40 to 55 million years ago (during the Eocene era), volcanism gradually ceased...
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World Water Day 2006 - Managing and protecting Jamaica's land, wood and water
PROFILE - Ian Brown - museum curator
OUR SERVICES - UWI Geology Museum
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