JAMAICAN NURSES BACK ON THE JOB
The two-day stand-off between nurses and Government ended last night as nurses took a decision to go back to work, following a marathon meeting with executive members of the Nurses' Association of Jamaica and senior officials of the ministries...

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Deacon's stay in jail extended
'Zero tolerance on corruption'
'Child abuse is everybody's business'
Jamaica Public Service clears air on power cut
Parking lot accident

Tragic accident claims one on Porus main road
One person died and another was admitted to the Mandeville Hospital following a traffic accident on the Porus main road on Wednesday.

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Across the nation
Richie Pooh gets 12 more years
Bus operator nabbed in licence-tampering scam
NGOs off to women's convention in US

Lee Chin selling part of Berkshire Group
Michael Lee Chin is selling a stake in his Canadian financial advisory outfit, the Berkshire Group, but analysts here say that the move is unlikely to have an immediate or significant impact on the Lee Chin-owned National Commercial Bank (NCB).

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NHT building $15 billion retirement village in St James

18 straight for Asafa
Sprint stars Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson led a triple triumph for Jamaican athletes at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix track and field meeting yesterday evening.

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Commentary - The jockey profession: a race for the talented
Time for Caribbean tee party
Caymanas ready for 50th anniversary celebration
Fennell has high hopes for X Games
West Indies 'A' victory bid foiled
Jamaica's Hinds positive
Melbourne, Saints on the brink of semi-finals
England in command
Sri Lanka vow to continue run spree
New apprentices in action today
Capitalise on Polish Market
Golden run by Brown
Bobsled trial

EDITORIAL - Cement price rise another body blow
Last week's announcement by the Caribbean Cement Company of an increase in the ex-factory price of cement by 12 per cent was another body blow to Jamaica's construction industry still struggling to recover from the recent influx of sub-standard quality...

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From tantaradine to Viagra
Matriarch of Jamaican culture
Issues

LETTER OF THE DAY - Mangoes seen as lucrative export market
"There is a lucrative export market for mangoes in Europe," according to the chief executive officer of Seprod Limited, Byron Thompson, as the company considers exporting mangoes now grown at its recently acquired 2,300-acre Belvedere farm in St. Thomas.

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Environment and well-being
Whipped into submission
Noteworthy - Performance pay

Emancipation weekend - revel in the holidays
Enjoy African fashion, food and music at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust's (JNHT) 10th Anniversary of Emancipation Jubilee.

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Soap scene

Let's talk ... life
I read your articles weekly and I have found them very informative and helpful. A lot of time people are not knowledgeable about certain issues and are not able to make informed decisions.

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Let's talk relationships

The trouble with menstruating women
Women who are called to the ministry struggle against various cultural perceptions of femaleness and the 'woman's place'. There is a particular negative way that women are viewed which is compounded in the religious sphere: Women are seen as unclean.

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Catholic priests become sought-after Polish export

Bush, Blair agree to back ceasefire
President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday they want an international force dispatched quickly to the Mideast but said any plan to end the fighting must address long-running regional disputes to be effective.

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