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New PM gives stern orders
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller has warned the members of her 14-member Cabinet that she expects hard work and results from them as they set about tackling crime and violence, unemployment and alleviating poverty.
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Reaction to Simpson Miller's choice
Henley Morgan takes JCC award
Road closure threatening livelihood of Portlanders
Portia apologises to Golding
We are satisfied, says new Cabinet & Dionne Rose
Prospective voters storm EOJ offices
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No room in the inn - Blythe denied Cabinet position - Haunted by ghosts of the past
WESTERN BUREAU: FORMER Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Karl Blythe, says his omission from Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's Cabinet is because he is "haunted by a ghost from the past ..."
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ACROSS THE NATION
A chat with a cardinal
VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK: JUNITA PEEKVARY - God's gift to Charlie Smith High School
Mary Seacole Statue Appeal short of funds
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Cornwall College to get $30m endowment fund
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CORNWALL College Trust Limited (CCTL) has announced the establishment of a US$500,000 (J$32.5 million) endowment fund as part of its 110th anniversary to offset the school's expenses that are not funded by the Government.
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Easter bazaar fund-raiser
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KC, Vere lead final charge
VERE TECHNICAL'S girls held on to their lead while Kingston College (KC) took over pole position in the boys' section entering today's final day of the VMBS/ISSA Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
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Robertson still loves Calabar
Million-dollar Twenty20 promotion
Braithwaite steps down as WICB CEO
Teen Raina powers India to victory
Saints looking to quell Melbourne
Prince leads South Africa recovery
'Prendy' on World Cup list
Classics boost for uncertain industry
Meadhaven, Police match skills in feature
Combined Team lift Busta Shield
Hussey to land Guineas double again
Same ole, same ole
World Cup to influence changes downtown
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Diversifying production from bananas
MAJOR CHANGES could be ahead for the banana industry in Jamaica. The European Commission in Jamaica is providing J$632 million (eight million euros) to assist with the diversification of the local industry. The banana is the world's most popular...
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Jamdown after the transition
Sparing the rod
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Welcoming the PM's focus on war against crime
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WAS deeply moved and felt privileged to be alive to witness the historic swearing-in of our first female Prime Minister of Jamaica. Since her elevation to the ultimate political office, the expectations of many are high...
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Re GCT on telephone bills
Difficult job ahead for new PM
Restoring the Ward Theatre
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Go fly a kite
RELIVE YOUR childhood kite-flying years with your son or daughter at today's Mona Kiddie's Kite Festival 2006, 'Let It Fly'.
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Breaking the habit: 'The Jamaica Wellfest Wellness Challenge'
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SOAPSCENE : All My Children
General Hospital - Finola Hughes: 'Ms Scorpio' mixes style and good sense
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... life - My daughter is on cocaine
Dear Counsellor: My 28-year-old daughter is having a drug problem. She takes ganja and cocaine. She roams the streets, can't keep a job and sells my household goods. I need some help for her.
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... relationships - I can't please my girlfriend
The PM's final walk
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