School crisis looms - Latest JTA rejection puts education sector in jeopardy
The teachers' union yesterday rejected Government's latest wage offer, seeming to place in deeper jeopardy next week's start of the new school year. Last night, the Government was struggling to save the negotiations...

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Nurses ink wage deal
'Government of Jamaica not selling Cup vision'
Kingston housing revamp in limbo
Health fears as Cup looms
AC, fridge technicians coming under tight rein
Canadians want more time for blackout report
Row over HIV testing - JEF, Medical Association square off on policy
Robbers killed in gunfight
Dobson out of National Workers Union (NWU) race

You ask the questions ... Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited
One could not help noticing the pride and joy on the faces of the children, some of them quite small, who went out on the field holding the hands of the players in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.

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TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES: Rewriting Hannah Town's story
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Registrar General's Department (RGD) happy about overseas response
Grades three and six to do Spanish
Government disaster mitigation programme continues in earnest
Shirley commends Golden Krust
PTA chief urges parents to get more involved in school activities

Government of Jamaica owes billions to pension funds
Finance minister Dr. Omar Davies now owes pension fund managers billions dollars having held on to withholding taxes that should have been refunded on their investments. "We have had meetings with the Financial Secretary...

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Digicel makes bid for Colombian telecoms
Berry bats for stocks as best investment option
Sogea scores another $multimillion water deal... KMA rehab to be largest in history
$5m loan fund launched for inner-city businesses
Windwards banana company to diversify product base
T&T using soccer to attract European investments
Head of Bolivian state oil company resigns

Glen Johnson out to axe Woods
MIAMI, Florida (CMC): JAMAICA'S FORMER world light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson is incensed by recent comments by Clinton Woods and predicts a huge win when they meet for the Briton's International Boxing Federation (IBF) title on Saturday.

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Under-20 footballer passes on
First world hypocrisy - Holding
Asafa set to challenge Spearmon
Don Limpio to rebound
Agassi pulls off gritty win
Return WI cricket glory - Hendriks
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Well played and thank you, Sir Clyde

EDITORIAL - In the aftermath of Guyana's election
People voted in Guyana's general election on Monday with apparently only a few hiccups and without the violence some people feared might erupt. So far, so good. Whatever the outcome of the election in that country...

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Governing by promises
Thoughts on tourism
Cultivating the mind

LETTER OF THE DAY - 'No such thing as bad words'
The Editor, Sir: There has been lots of media attention placed on badwords, especially when used by artistes and the like. This attention has also carried with it police watch and legal consequences.

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Clarifying the report on breadfruit
That NIS surplus
A brilliant programme
Pool statutory contributions
Guarding our freedom of expression

Udderly watchable
If you have no problems with the fact that the bulls in this flick all have udders, then Barnyard, written and directed by Steven Oderick, is a watchable flick. The movie will definitely have a stronger pull for the tots in the audience but the adults...

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Olive Senior: The Reluctant Interpreter
Foxy Brown pleads guilty to assault

Ding, ding, ding ... the school bell rings - Lunch is essential
With many mothers and grandmothers working outside the home, younger children usually attend pre-school and day care facilities. Some of these children, as young as two years old, are fed one or more meals by somebody other than their parents...

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Tips for guidance counsellors
Boneless penis breaks in lovemaking
A breath of hope
Pumping Iron - Builds more than just muscles
So you have problems getting pregnant
Tickets issued for thick, black smoke
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GUYANA: Elections Commission says no rush to issue poll results
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday said that it would not be "rushed" into announcing the results of the August 28 general and regional elections. GECOM's chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally, told a news conference....

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GEORGETOWN: Election too close to call
BARBADOS: Jamaicans, Guyanese top Barbados deportees

IRAN: Ahmadinejad challenges Bush to TV debate
TEHRAN (Reuters): President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday challenged U.S. President George W. Bush to a televised debate and voiced defiance as a deadline neared for Iran to halt work the West fears is a step toward building nuclear bombs.

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MIDEAST: Shi'ite militia, Iraqi troops in fierce clashes