'Cut civil service' - Pay remaining workers more, says IMF
International Monetary Fund (IMF) staffers have told the Government to slash the size of the civil service and pay those who remain more if it wants to retain motivated and qualified staff, capable of doing the job.

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Earl Witter sworn in as Public Defender
Colombia's gang wives call sex strike
World-famous chatterbox the talk of the Internet
Pantons freed

Rumble in St Thomas
In a tiny shoemaker's shop on a lonely street in rural St. Thomas, there's an argument raging between a stubborn old shoemaker called Clifton Rumble and an even more headstrong, churchgoing woman called Sister Gatty.

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UK visa denial keeps newly-weds apart
TOP CSEC ACHIEVER: Spelling Bee champ excels
Gunmen injure Montego Bay schoolgirl
William Knibb sixth form not closed - Ministry

Montego Bay route a 'fabulous start' for Virgin Atlantic
WESTERN BUREAU: Virgin Atlantic's twice-weekly flights from London to Montego Bay have been flying near capacity, and forward books are 'encouraging', the airline said two months into its entry in the Jamaican market.

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Contractor General to decide UDC fate today

West Indies hunt win against India
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): INDIA CAPTAIN Rahul Dravid said yesterday his team has put behind them this summer's 4-1 series drubbing by the West Indies and will treat its first match in the limited overs tri-series against Brian Lara's team...

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Asafa is top IAAF performer for the month of August
Banjuhar in the nick of time
Gleaner hunt triple
Manchester United clip Celtic in thriller
STETHS whip Maggotty 9-0
St George's raring to go against JC

EDITORIAL - PAC should question Vin Lawrence
We are surprised that Audley Shaw, the chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, is not jumping at the opportunity, or so it appears, for a face-to-face confrontation with Dr. Vin Lawrence....

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September 11, 2005, New Orleans
Tony Blair stepping down

LETTER OF THE DAY - Shocking state of roach-infested KPH
The Editor, Sir: I am writing you on my recent experience in Jamaica. I came on August 23rd to be with my mother who was due to have surgery on August 25, which did not take place until September 4 2006.

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'Artwork' and real issues
Prepare a plan for Jamaica
'Long speech no full belly'
Thank you, Dr Lawrence
Serious family planning needed

International artistes make positive impact
When popular international performers come to Jamaica their presence can have a positive impact on Jamaican music, as links can be further strengthened and their level of expertise and insight passed on.

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Jamaican movies to premiere at Toronto Festival

Coffee growers accuse Agriculture Ministry of reducing payment
Coffee farmers are accusing the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of back-tracking on an original promise to provide them with more than the $85 million offered as interim insurance payment...

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New export market for St Bess dasheen
Forestry groups get aid from FAO
Sanguinetti farmers assisted by church
New challenge for coffee industry

A world of Cookies
Cookies are among dessert favourites because they are easy to bake. In the United States of America and Canada, a cookie is a small, flat-baked cake. In most English-speaking countries outside North-America, the most common word for cookie is biscuit.

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Feeding the sweet tooth
Aim, fire, cook!
Spence goes for triple gold in Jerk Cook-Off Competition
Andrew Williams is 'Top Bartender'
Uncovering a secret hideaway
Magazines, restaurant guides and new books
Breakfast improves school performance

Prayer for Retirees
O God, you are immortal, invisible and all wise. You are eternal. You are the beginning and the end. Today, we pray for retirees. We thank you for their contribution to this country, their families and friends.

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ST LUCIA: Former PM makes debut for new party
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): Saying that he had had enough of the vilification which characterised his association with the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), former prime minister Dr. Vaughan Lewis made his long-awaited appearance...

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BARBADOS: 'No registration of prostitutes for CWC'
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Hindu group gives T&T government ultimatum

Technology and poverty: A potent mix
The uses of science and its technologies go far beyond their economic growth and development, to dictate profound implications for social movements, cultural transformations, and political stability.

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Man, science & technology