Contracts crisis - Commission team finally named - Taxpayers will pay for delay
THE GOVERNMENT hustled last night to name its five appointees to the National Contracts Commission (NCC), after Contractor General Greg Christie charged that delays had hamstrung the work of the NCC and would cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

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Blythe quitting front-line politics
Deal reached after Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) row
Cops kill another St James outlaw
Murders top 600
Crime plan pays off in east Kingston

DIASPORA CONFERENCE: JUNE 15 & 16 - Huge agenda for Diaspora Conference
THE MEETING began with a prayer by Reverend Sam Vassell:"Dear Lord, teach us true respect for all... Out of many, we want to emerge as one." One person cried out: "Lord, we tired of di talk. Give us grace that we'll see something come out...

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Repairs needed at Bellefield Primary and Junior High
Government of Jamaica moves to halt deforestation
How to protect your copyright
Diaspora lending hand to fight disasters

Kingfish success hurts H&L... But Orane admits merger blunders
DOUGLAS ORANE has conceded that a failure to properly integrate the entities that merged to create the expanded Hardware & Lumber (H&L) contributed to last year's 62 per cent slump in the group's operating profit.

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Exporters making good progress
Red Stripe to control Pepsi distribution in Jamaica
International markets plunge on rate fears
AdSense, cents per click
Evangelistic managers
Leveraging Caribbean business waves

Brazil battle by Croats
BERLIN, (Reuters): WORLD CHAMPIONS Brazil became the first team in World Cup history to win eight successive matches in the finals when they opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Croatia at the Olympiastadion yesterday.

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Cuba survive Bahamian charge
Rain dampens second Test
Jamaican squad named
Jamaica lose to Dominican Republic
Claude Davis set to play top-flight football
Sehwag's century reminds Gavaskar of the great Viv
Jamaicans in top form

More heat than light
THERE CAN be no doubt about Ms. Berthia Parle's passion for the Caribbean's tourism industry, which she again highlighted in her speech last week in Montego Bay at the annual conference of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association.

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Better government service
In sexual denial
The samfie trick

LETTER OF THE DAY - Myths that challenge sex education
THE EDITOR, Sir: SEVERAL ARTICLES in your paper over the past few weeks have triggered some ideas which I would like to share through this medium. There is a myriad of reasons why we have grown men and prepubescent and adolescent girls involved...

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What about the other migrants?
Mr. Golding and Venezuela
Give literary education priority
Jamaican charmers

An 'A' for 'Akeelah and the Bee'
AKEELAH AND the Bee is an absolutely delightful movie. The Spelling Bee competition, especially when one reaches the level of the national finals in the United States, uses words that most people have never heard of, words that are likely to scar...

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'Phantom War' tackles ghetto, Rasta, relationships
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Exercise helps if you are hypertensive!
HYPERTENSION (HIGH blood pressure) is one of the most prevalent and chronic diseases in our society. Hypertension occurs when the blood exerts too much force, or pressure is exerted on the walls of the blood vessels.

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Most prostate cancer patients opt for surgery
Medical tests for sale on Internet

UNITED STATES: SENATE TO VOTE ON MEASURES TODAY - House passes $94.5 billion for wars, hurricanes
WASHINGTON (Reuters): THE U.S. House of Represen-tatives yesterday approved $94.5 billion in additional funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to continue rebuilding southern states hit by hurricanes last year.

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AUSTRIA: NUCLEAR FUEL PRODUCTION - Non-aligned states to back Iran at energy agency talks

England vs Sri Lanka
West Indies vs India ( May 18 to July 4)

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