COP KILLINGS RISE - Repeat offenders causing concern
HUMAN RIGHTS activists have raised an alarm over a spike in the number of civilian killings by the police even as the incidence of murder is showing a downward trend for this year.

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Music, healing and education (Part 1)
Black UK cops overlooked
Parents lobby ministry in St George's row
Millions spent caring for seniors
Living on a penny pension
Pornography - budding business
Challenging myths of CARICOM
Senior citizens keeping active, living longer
East St Andrew residents fear hurricane season

Thwaites gets nod to contest Central Kingston seat
RONNIE THWAITES, the recently-elected candidate for the People's National Party (PNP) in the Central Kingston constituency, has extended the olive branch to defeated candidate Victor Cummings.

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Elderly a valuable niche market, says Eldemire-Shearer
Crime big on Jamaican Diaspora agenda
Constitutional protection for people living with HIV/AIDS
UWI interns for Parliament
Restorative justice: A step in the right direction
Carib Cement Company to employ certified persons within east Kingston communities

Overseas Jamaicans shy frominvesting at home
PRESENTLY, some 2.5 million Jamaicans and their descendants live abroad, last year remitting $1.6 billion to the island. But there are many who still hestitate to invest in the island due to painful memories of several stunning financial failures.

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Island Grill heads for Barbados
Business information centres to cover island
Commentary - Companies must grow to survive, experts say
P A Benjamin builds export base

Skilful Ghana keep African hopes alive
WORLD CUP debutants Ghana kicked some life back into African football yesterday with a well-deserved World Cup Group E 2-0 win over the Czech Republic.

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Brazil get another chance to shine
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Miracle Man again
Portugal advance to second round
Commentary - Argentina up the ante in Germany
Young Simone Brown has bright future
Coach impressed with young Boyz
Tharanga's ton topples England
Christopher Marsh advances to quarter-finals
Serb head coach calling it a day

Editorial - Not so, ACP Rose
LEON ROSE, the chairman of the Police Officers Association (POA), is quite within his right to believe that he and other senior officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are underpaid. They may well be.

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No policy statement in Janice Allen saga
Polls, popularity and propaganda
Chickens are coming home
Football fever
Enterprise and the Jamaican psyche

Letter of the day - Exploiting the poor for politics
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHENEVER AN election draws near, there is renewed concern for the poor. Enormous sums of money - previously unavailable - is found to address this problem.

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Jamaica and US loans
Thanks dad
Rev Dick got it wrong
Poor RGD service
Skewed idea of effectual governance
Sport readers' views

DRAMATIC HEALING
I WASN'T sure what to expect as I walked through the halls of Bellevue Hospital on Windward Road, Kingston. It wasn't my interview spot of choice because of my fear of being mistakenly trapped in a mental institution...

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Dancehall covers all
Music from mayhem
Vintage sings a good tune
Foundation sound systems still contributing to Jamaican music

MY BODY THE CANVAS - Tattooing an enduring artform
NESTLED IN the inviting nape of the neck, sensually curled around the belly button, flirtatiously peeking out of the top of a lacy bra, or perched on bulging pectorals, tattoos have evolved, as some may claim, as the ultimate body accessory...

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POINTS OF VIEW
Book review - A good book on African Caribbean family structure

Daddy Deer - Fathering by example
THIS IS the job he embraced with nothing less than scientific precision. Ainsley Deer, who holds MPhil in Occupational Psychology from the University of Nottingham, England, and an MSc. degree in Medical Parasitology from the University of Salford, Lancashire, England, approaches fatherhood with what looks like clinical obsession.

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A father giving a goodlyheritage
OUTLOOK YOUTH - Appreciating Dad
Is oats good for you?
Doctor's advice - A highly-sexed young woman

Loving the 'Ole Dawg' life
LAST MONTH, my friend Nadine McKenzie and I fell into a conversation, not for the first time, about the mystifying behaviour of Jamaican women. Or at least they're mystifying to us, as we both lived abroad in early adulthood and so perceive monogamous...

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Reinventing clever rogues
Is Bruce Golding a US puppet?
Lessons from the by-elections
Politics, religion and public perception
Corruption in the courts (Part II)

Celebrating Her Majesty's 80th
NO LONG, drawn out speeches; no boring rhetoric from a bunch of persons standing in pinstripe suits. No! To celebrate the 80th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, British High Commissioner Jeremy Cresswell merely welcomed all...

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Savvy 'toys' for techies
Beauty is in the air
Dads of distinction winner - Top letter for father

US completes its probe into possible Haditha cover-up
A PROBE into whether United States Marines lied about the killing of up to 24 Iraqis in the city of Haditha last year is complete and a top commander is reviewing its findings, the U.S. military said on Friday.

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