Christie steps into oil deal - Contractor General to probe Trafigura arrangement with PNP
Seven days after the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) unveiled the Trafigura Beheer scandal involving a $31 million transaction between the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the Dutch oil trading company...

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'Major int'l controversy over Trafigura scandal'
'No fraud in Whitehouse project'
Trafigura ship may be released today
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Jamaica hosts youth breakfast at NCU
Golding moves no-confidence motion
Jamaicans offered money to leave UK prisons - Move to ease overcrowding
St Elizabeth has new champion

G-G'S ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEES - 'I feel so ecstatic'
Being selected as a recipient of the Governor-General's Achievement Award means great satisfaction for Caswell Daley. After receiving his award at a ceremony at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, Mr. Daley said that he was overjoyed...

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'It is just overwhelming'
Appeal Court quashes manslaughter verdict
Cop suing Goverment of Jamaica
Preventing sickle cell
Teens shot in Montego Bay
BNS launches road safety campaign

Mortgage Bank floats $1.1b bond - Raises $500 million from NHT
The Jamaica Mortgage Bank has raised $1.1 billion from a housing bond it recently floated, which sources say has been taken up by two local and one hemispheric institutions. Wednesday Business sources said at least $500 million was sourced....

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'No offer made' - No headway yet on DB&G, BNS deal
Stock market shrugs off Trafigura Beheer scandal
DB&G subsidiary launches into hire-purchase financing market
Fall-off in earnings on sales of cinema seats
Supreme Court throws out George Lue's bank suit
LIAT, Carib Star in formal merger talks
UK firms quit US online gaming
'Fickle' market forces change - Graphic design business says competition fierce

Lara cautions Windies
JAIPUR, India (Reuters): WEST INDIES skipper Brian Lara cautioned his players against complacency when they face Bangladesh in a Champions Trophy qualifier today, aiming to seal a second victory to reach the main rounds.

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Sri Lanka outclass Zimbabwe
Asafa Powell tipped to win Male Athlete of the Year title
Bridgeport advance in fine style
Godfrey Stewart face must-win situation against Petersfield
All eyes on 'View'
Arnett Gardens' manager calls for Richardson's return
Broncos clip Ravens' wings

EDITORIAL - Full disclosure needed
When Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller took the oath of office seven months ago, she repeated a pledge that she had made throughout her campaign for the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP) and, concomitantly, the head of government.

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The PNP needs rescuing
Donations and bribes
Let the Games begin

LETTER OF THE DAY - Questions to ponder in the Trafigura affair
The Editor, Sir: I wish to put forward a few questions which we might do well to ponder for a clearer, balanced and more instructive debate on the Trafigura/People's National Party (PNP) funds transfer affai...

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Mistaken identity
Lines of defence
Sticking together
When the truth hurts

'Open Season'- A decent shot!
As the animation industry keeps growing and growing and growing it seems it is getting harder and increasingly harder for animated flicks to differentiate themselves from each other. So, it is not surprising that though it is a rather entertaining...

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'Accepted' - have-nots vs have-snots

Mixing emotions with suicide
Contrary to the general perception, Jamaica's suicide rate is among the lowest in the world. Data from the Ministry of Health indicate a range of between 2.1 and 3 per 100,000 over the last five years.

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I AM WHAT I THINK - Here's how to manage your emotions
HER HEALTH: Abnormal vaginal discharges
HIS HEALTH: Prostate cancer - Who should be tested and when
DIETITIAN'S DESK - Ageing beef at the right temperature

HAITI: Haiti could still benefit from stalled US trade bill
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): A stalled United States trade bill designed to bring thousands of apparel assembly jobs to impoverished Haiti could receive a vote in Congress by the end of the year, a U.S. legislator said Monday.

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CUBA: US waived terrorist attack alert on Cuba

RUSSIA: Thousands file past body of slain journalist
MOSCOW (Reuters) Thousands of mourners, including Western ambassadors, gathered yesterday at the funeral of Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent reporter and critic of President Vladimir Putin whose murder fuelled international condemnation.

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CHINA: Gov't rules out war with N Korea, but not sanctions
IRAQ- Police find 60 bodies in Baghdad
NIGERIA: Vice-president charged with corruption at special court