Terror alarm in Caribbean - Foiled bomb plot triggers fear - Muslimeen 'haven of hatred' - No al-Qaida link identified - Poverty breeding extremism
New York Police Chief Raymond Kelly is warning of an increasing terrorism threat from the Caribbean after four men - three originally from Guyana and one from Trinidad and Tobago - were named in an alleged plot to blow up the John F. Kennedy International Airport...

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Lesson of love for inner-city kids
Local cop confirms Woolmer wasn't slain
Gully, drain monitor grid proposed
'Shower' fails to rain on Portia's parade...As Golding blasts PM for attack on media
PIECES OF THE PAST - Deadly superstitions
Procedures for voting

A son of Islam
You hear the passion in his voice, see the fire in his eyes, and feel the conviction of his thoughts. You get the feeling that he loves to chat, more so, about his favourite topic, Islam. But for Sulaiman Tijani, Islam is not just a topic, it is his life.

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Man wakes up after 19 years in coma
More Lesson of love for inner-city kids
'Inadequate resources put into crime fighting'
Choc'late goes into last lap
Gunman sentenced to life behind bars
Special constable to be tried today
St James man gets 13 years
Stress - the enemy within

Pepper players seek market share
Pepper is hot, literally, and it is a US$1 billion industry in North America. Several consumers, food processors and quick-service restaurants within the States are catching on to the flavour and taste of the saucy product.

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Online system for vehicle importers

Ramdin hits ton as West Indies draw match
DURHAM CITY, England (CMC): Led by a hundred by wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin, West Indies con-tinued to build a solid total against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) XI and dominated their drawn three-day match that ended yesterday...

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Morton hopes double century helps form
Ramdin pleased with century
12 football fans crushed to death in Zambia
Win puts Manchester on top
Play-offs down to the wire - Sporting crush Police to take lead
Sharapova displays iron will to escape elimination
Jamalco win fifth straight title
'This is special' - Cavs' James hails Eastern Conference win
Big blow to Zimbabwe
Ibragimov looks to unifications
Gay runs wind-aided 9.76
Thomas misses medal - Jamaica almost stage walkout in protest of unfavourable decision

EDITORIAL - Better management needed at almost every level
The standard of governance we have enjoyed over the last three or four decades must be graded as poor to very poor. Our level of education is inadequate. The physical plant in our schools is run down and inadequately maintained. Our teachers are absorbed with compensation issues...

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Pitfalls of reporting teen pregnancies
High-stakes summit
Globalisation and investment
NOTE-WORTHY: Political ads

LETTER OF THE DAY - 150,000 traffic summonses outstanding ...Amnesty proposed aspart of clean-up plan
The Editor, Sir: On June 6, 1996, I wrote a letter toyou titled 'The almighty number' (Letter of the Day) in which I suggested that every Jamaican should be given a unique number at birth which would serve for all purposes and at the age of 13, he/she would be required....

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Samaritans on highway
Good move vs violent music
Private sector and education

Sophistication and style beamed at French Connection
French Connection delivered on its 'fashion obsession' theme at the C&W Golf Academy last Saturday night.Greeted by provocatively clad French maids, patrons entered the venue on to a promenade featuring leading French fashion...

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'Pirates' stays afloat with $43.2 million
Row over Chavez's proposal to fund film about Toussaint

Dress in STYLE
The revival of bold prints and vivid colours has collided with the return of the dress to ring in the summer. Saint International's Style Week, which ran from May 24 to 27, showcased an array of flirty, sexy, fashionable dresses that could be worn straight off the runway.

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Working with flavour
Credit Union's first female president
Hair's the deal
Sara Mair: cheese connoisseur at heart
Emotional infidelity
Kelly's World - Don't say it!
Celebrating super dads
Who to watch for during fashion week
Modest in dress, rich Iranians pay for nice noses
Relay for Life again!
Teach children to save
Brazil's women at risk from unsafe abortions
Flair wedding - Sheer joy

SOMALIA - PM escapes assassination
MOGADISHU (Reuters): Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi accused al-Qaida of being behind a suicide bombing that killed seven people outside his home in Mogadishu yesterday and said its militants had to be eliminated. The bombing occurred just hours...

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RUSSIA: 'Put up your dukes, we will put up our nukes'
South Africa threatens tofire striking nurses