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Church under probe - Schoolgirl allegedly gang-raped while deacon watched 
A SENIOR member of a church run by retired Appeal Court judge, Martin Wright, stood by and did nothing while schoolboys in a van he was driving gang-raped a teenage girl and video-recorded the act.
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 Hundreds yet to get GSAT results
Cricket proposals at CARICOM
Buju performance cancelled in UK - Organisers accede to gay community protests
Stroke gives UK woman Jamaican accent
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) wants teachers reclassified
Deputy Solicitor objects to Ramcharan, Williams defence
'Government needs to address Cricket World Cup issues'
Portmore boycott to take a toll on Mandela
Increased security presence in crime-worn Norwood
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CRIME IN ST CATHERINE - More than 300 murders yearly 
EACH YEAR at least 300 persons are murdered across the towns and districts of St. Catherine, which at 483 square miles, is the country's second largest parish and home to over 500,000 residents.
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Murders haunt Spanish Town
Robbers target St Catherine South
The history of Old Capital
'Equality for GSAT students'
More than $1m sought for UHWI
New thrust for Regional Negotiating Machinery
'No $30 toll' - Pickersgill hints at much higher fee
Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) audit results next week
Scholarships awarded to students islandwide
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Regional insurance plan by next month 
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis: THE CARIBBEAN Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), which has been established to insure regional governments, will be ready to present details and prices of its coverage to regional governments in August.
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Oil prices climb to record price
Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to spend $1.3b to market Jamaica
Enron founder Kenneth Lay dies at age 64
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France advance to final 
MUNICH (Reuters): THE GREAT Zinedine Zidane gave France a 1-0 win over Portugal yesterday with a penalty that handed them a place in the World Cup final. Eight years after their Zidane-inspired home triumph, 'Les Bleus' will feature in the title match...
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Red Stripe donates $1m for Beach Futbol '06
Pitterson resigns as Sunshine Girls coach
McEwen surges to fourth-stage win
Federer, Bjorkman charge on
Jamaica ratifies doping convention
All-Jamaica Junior Pan-Am Champs serve off tomorrow
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We need specifics, Madam PM
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller has now had the top job in the Government for more than three months and appears to have fallen into a familiar rhythm. She has to be careful that she doesn't fall, if it hasn't happened already, into a rut.
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Graduations and GSAT
My first and last of Christine Hewitt
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LETTER OF THE DAY - PM must lead with national fasting!
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS time to for us to stop ignoring the truth and time to stop pretending not to know what is needed in the nation at this time. Many of us as Christians know the truth and know that we need to put aside the pride and arrogance...
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Jump-starting early childhood education
Sloppy work
Primary graduate
US$200 chip implants
Good job
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Prince William goes 'crazy' over 'Sexiest Man in Jamaica' 
WHAT IS the likelihood of being in the club grooving to the rhythm of electronic music with a Jamaican theme? Chances are most party fans are yet to experience it, but one unexpected fellow did. According to reports, Prince William...
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'Royal Palm' still thriving
Hell hath no fury ...
Green Synergy quarter finals begin on Friday
Husband's addiction destroys marriage
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Tilling the soil despite the odds 
TREVOR LITTLETON has been involved in agriculture for more than 40 years and still cannot resist the temptation to continue tilling the soil despite the challenges he faces with water shortage, natural disasters, diseases and pests.
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Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) seeks assistance in coffee insurance battle
New look for Montpelier agricultural showgrounds
Tips on reducing the spread of avian influenza (birdflu)
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Sticky outside, sweet inside 
PINEAPPLE (ANANAS comosus) is native to southern Brazil and Paraguay where wild relatives occur. It was domesticated by the Indians and taken by them to Central America to Mexico and the West Indies before Christopher Columbus arrived.
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PINEAPPLE RECIPES
What a JERK FESTIVAL!
The Miami challenge
Cooking with Red Stripe
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TRINIDAD: Privy Council rules for Hindus
TRINIDAD: AFTER a costly four-year-long legal battle, the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) will finally be able to obtain a radio broadcasting licence. The Hindu organisation had claimed that the PNM administration deliberately discriminated...
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Government calls for audit on CARICOM nationals
BARBADOS: 'Act against interest of masses'
GUYANA: More phone cables cut by saboteurs
ST. KITTS: Single economy summit for caribbean leaders
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UNITED STATES: UN weighs sanctions on North Korea 
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): JAPAN, BACKED by the United States and Britain, called yesterday for a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea for its series of missile launches.
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MIDEAST: Olmert approves stepped-up attacks on Hamas
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Ackee - a fascinating tree 
THE ACKEE tree 'Blighia sapida' comes originally from Ivory Coast and Ghana, where the tree is planted for shade and for its wood. The wood is not attacked by termites. In West Africa, the green fruits are used for soap because they contain oil.
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Have you ever tried ackee soup?
Ackee maturity guide
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