Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's last day in Parliament
TODAY'S JOINT sitting of the Parliament will be marked by tributes to outgoing Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. According to acting Deputy Clerk of the House, Valrie Curtis, the entire sitting will be used to facilitate the tributes...

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Cement tax may go - PM says policy could save building sector
Police question persons on Peter King sex tapes
Below-par grade nines get safety net
Nursing Association of Jamaica (NAJ) fracas under probe
Residents protest cemetery plans

EDITORS' FORUM: DIVERSIFICATION OF BANANA INDUSTRY - Almost perfect fruit
"I THINK banana is almost a perfect fruit. It is quite nutritious in terms of the profile of nutrients in banana and so at Scientific Research Council (SRC) we are fortunate to have played a role and still continue to play a role...

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EDITORS' FORUM: Tissue culture
MoU trouble looms - Unions wary about signing new accord
Trinidad murders up 37%
Immigration releases married Dominicans
More water woes

Churches Credit Union undertakes $5-m expansion
CHURCHES COOPERATIVE Credit Union (CCCU) has completed a $5-million expansion programme at its Eureka/Ripon headquarters - an investment which general manager Basil Naar, says has given tangible meaning to the credit union's commitment...

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C&W wears two hats - Digicel GM - Urges Gov't of Antigua and Barbuda to free up industry
Over 60 teams confirmed for Pan Caribbean Sigma run

C&W on track with Champs
CABLE AND Wireless Jamaica Limited (C&WJ) will be the exclusive tele-communications provider for the 2006 VMBS/ISSA Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships. Champs, which runs off tomorrow at the National Stadium...

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Stadium shutdown
St Catherine players hurt in car crash
Henry making serious bid for title
Village break Montego Bay jinx
More rain increases frustration
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Jamaica parade its class
Bell controversy

PetroCaribe mystery
THE ANNOUNCEMENT several months ago by President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela of the PetroCaribe energy facility led to some division with the region about the merits of the programme. The speed at which the Jamaican Government indicated...

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Mark my words, Mark
Analysing WI cricket
The milk of human folly

LETTER OF THE DAY - The apathy of the silent majority
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE PUBLICATION of a speech made on the recent presidential campaign-trail highlighted the speaker's lament over people 'losing their souls'. Coming as it did from a political venue where many of the bodies present were possibly wrapped u

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No resort on the Peak!
Why 'big-ups' for PJ?
Preserving our water resources
Pleasant JNBS experience
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Cindy Wright is Miss Jamaica Universe 2006 - "I have a lot of work ahead of me and I'm ready to go to work."
CINDY WRIGHT acknowledges that there is a lot of hard work ahead. She is also determined to become the first Jamaican to bring home the prestigious Miss Universe title in 2006. In fact, determination and hard work are twin...

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Wild, wild 'Three Finger Jack' carnival
Semaj places music in socialisation process
Models on the verge...
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BRAZIL: Brazil's Palocci offers to resign
SAO PAULO (AP): The architect of Brazil's economic recovery and market-friendly fiscal policy offered his resignation yesterday after becoming caught up in a political scandal, Brazil's Finance Ministry said.

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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Jamaicans in BVI facing deportation