Rain closes school - Port Maria Primary covered in mud, water
More than 1,200 students of the Port Maria Primary School in St. Mary will have to stay home again today, even as dozens of parents and teachers spent yesterday cleaning up the school that had been covered in mud and water since heavy rains...

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Tyrone's watch - Bridge badly needed
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? - Crossing the section of Spanish Town Road that lies in the vicinity of Riverton Meadows, Callaloo Mews and Washington Gardens has proven a do or die experience for the residents.

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DETROIT, Michigan (AP): Ford Motor Company said Monday it plans to get about US$18 billion in financing to help fund its restructuring and help make up for anticipated losses in its automotive operations over the next two years.

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Pitch floors Powell - Windies pacer not enthused by bowling tracks in Pakistan
West Indies fast bowler Daren Powell said yesterday the pitches in Pakistan had been inconsistent and he had been forced to "adjust in order to bowl on them." "It's cricket, and whatever we are given to play on, we have to play on it.

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EDITORIAL - Preventable man-made disasters
The bungling Keystone Kops of the silent films of the early 1900s would find good company among some of our public officials. We are told that Port Maria, the St. Mary capital, is below sea level and vulnerable to flooding when it rains.

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Constitutional reforms needed
The Editor, Sir: The Westminster system as it is called is a product of our colonial past. This system is not even used by England, in the form that it is presented to us. It is a product of an attempt to reform the English system...

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ICHS concert gets standing ovation
Some 150 members of the Immaculate Conception High School Performing Arts Department attracted a full house for their concert at Ward Theatre on Sunday. At the end of the two-and-a-half-hour-long show, the audience gave the performers...

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Songs of Worship, Songs of Praise - filled with awe

Deck the halls with Christmas cheer
Dangling pepper lights twinkle at almost every window. Reindeer, Santa and the crew take up their positions between huge plastic candles on pristine lawns for a whole month. Yes, it's that season again one of the most popular...

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GRENADA: Gov't says no to homosexuality
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Health Minister Ann David-Antoine says the Grenada Government will not consider a recommendation to decriminalise homosexuality and prostitution on the island.

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IRAN: Iran offers Iraq help with security
TEHRAN (Reuters): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would do whatever it could to help improve security in Iraq, where tensions are running high after the worst bombing since the 2003 United States invasion.

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