Tough nurses - Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) pulls out of trade union body - Will lobby for better deal for members
THE NURSES Association of Jamaica (NAJ) yesterday withdrew its membership in the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), arguing that they were not properly consulted in the negotiation process. The NAJ made its position known following a meeting.

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Former Trinidad PM jailed - Panday sentenced to two years hard labour
Physically challenged getting 300 wheelchairs
Guyana seeks help from overseas cops
Mullings: Government's move with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) shares a no-no
Jamaica's Prime Minister on official Trinidad and Tobago visit
University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer denied bail

Bryan plays straight for Cricket World Cup
AS AN opening batsman for Jamaica College in the Sunlight Cup during the early 1970s, Robert Bryan says he faced the fearsome pace of Kingston College opening bowlers, Michael Holding and Seymour Newman.

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IMMIGRATION MATTERS - Many Jamaicans face deportation from Canada - Part II
Court gives man life sentence for murder
TYRONE'S WATCH - Bad, bad roads in Broadbelt!
CAMPUS BEAT - UTech sports programme on track
McLean remanded in custody

United States agency ups Venezuela safety ranking
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): UNITED STATES aviation authorities upgraded Venezuela's safety ranking on Friday, averting a ban that would have blocked most U.S. airlines from flying to the country. The U.S. Embassy in Caracas said in a statement...

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Open your home to cricket fans

Asafa Powell headlines Jamaica International field - Campbell, Simpson set for another mouth-watering showdown
WORLD RECORD holder for the 100m, Asafa Powell, will headline the star-studded line-up for the third Jamaica International Invitational, an IAAF Area Permit Meet on May 6 at the National Stadium. Additionally, track & field fans can brace themselves...

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Ramnarine wants fair and transparent process
Holmwood, STETHS in Headley Cup showdown
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Come on WIPA, let's pull together
Marlon King on top
Tornados win 17 medals
Captain Richards Memorial
Women educators honoured by Caymanas Track Limited (CTL)
King blasts 'dinosaurs' claim

Revelations from the Standing Finance Committtee
AMONG THE more startling revelations which came to light during the sittings of the Standing Finance Committee on the Estimates of Expenditure were the presence of a sports complex under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade...

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Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Bruce scores!
Crude poetry

LETTER OF THE DAY - World Cup unique marketing opportunity
THE EDITOR, Sir: I REFER to several letters to the Editor regarding the issue of the costs of upgrading Sabina Park and the construction of a stadium in Trelawny for use during the Cricket World Cup.

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Stunt full of hitches
Not an evil weed
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Music, rhymes at Backyaad
WORD, SOUND, Power debuted at Backyaad on Constant Spring Road on Friday night with an offering of poetry and music that often simmered and by the end of the night erupted into a hilarious volcano of controversy.

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Backyaad Crack-up: Donna out, Rachel in

Shipping Association of Jamaica's UTech Award
TRACEY-ANN Barnett took the Shipping Association of Jamaica Award at the University of Technology's Annual Awards Function for the Faculty of Business and Management held on Saturday, April 8, in the Alfred Sangster Auditorium.

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Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) Booth for JMA/JEA Expo 2006

Aluminium at its best
ERROL JARRETT knows how to milk the value out of aluminium. Almost everything that can be made from aluminium and used by Jamaicans is produced by him. From scraps of aluminium, Mr. Jarrett melts and moulds dutch pots; car rims,...

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Cherry Tree Lane workshop

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Guilty verdict shocks Panday supporters
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): SCORES OF United National Congress (UNC) supporters gathered at the Port of Spain Magistrate's Court for the verdict in the trial of former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday expressed shock...

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ARUBA: Holloway suspect released
HAITI: Voter turnout higher than initially projected

EGYPT: Blasts in resort kill 30
CAIRO (Reuters): THREE APPARENT bomb blasts ripped through Egypt's Red Sea resort of Dahab yesterday, killing 30 people and wounding more than 100, rescue officials said. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called the blasts a terrorist act...

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IRAQ: Wave of bombs hits Baghdad