Burning rage - Elderly women attacked - Angry hubby on the run
WALDERSTON, Manchester: UP TO late last night, two elderly women remained hospitalised in critical condition after one was chopped several times and the house in which they lived set on fire in Brokery district near Christiana, Manchester....

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Kimone's dream has come true
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Expect rain pain again
Battery of 12 lawyers for Grenada 13
Episcopals ordain first ever Third-World woman bishop

A biography of international intrigue
On Saturday, I briefly chatted with Shaikh Abdullah el-Faisal, the controversial Islamic cleric, and his agent, Abu Nidal. They did not divulge much because they were yet to speak with the Shura, the executive and consultative body of the Islamic Council of Jamaica.

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Radical Trini Muslim group claims it's broke
Alleged terrorists to appear in court
The PNP's rural garrison
'You have done your country proud, Regina'
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Alzheimer's cases to quadruple by 2050
Post offices put muscle into Labour Day

New JHTA boss to lead charge against HIV discrimination
Intensifying HIV/AIDS awareness and strengthening the diversity of the tourism sector are among the causes that the new president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Wayne Cummings, will champion during his tenure....

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PetroCaribe loans top $18 billion

Windies hopes rest with Shiv
MANCHESTER, England (CMC): Consistent batting down the order led by former captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul gave West Indies a faint, very faint whiff of victory in the third Test against England yesterday. Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 81 and eyeing his 15th Test hundred...

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'If we can bat for two sessions we'll win'
Richards distressed by mishaps
Ryan Hinds faces ban for bad behaviour
Digicel, CFU ink four-year deal
Costly double stuns Mexico
Asafa Powell finishes third in 200m - Walker wins women's 400 hurdles
Speech training for UTech athletes
St Elizabeth grab share of lead
French hat-trick for clay king Nadal
Hamilton triumphs
Drivers gear up for Dover showdown

EDITORIAL - Old-time fisticuffs now deadly stabbing as murder goes to school
TWO SCHOOLBOYS in a fight. In times not too far past, the scuffle would have ended with a bloody nose, a torn shirt, scraped knuckles. Today - a few days ago to be exact - in a St. Catherine schoolyard, two schoolboys got in a fight. When it ended, there was no bloodied nose...

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Jamaica, ganja, and the world
Expose abusive mothers
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NOTE-WORTHY - Beauty and politics

LETTER OF THE DAY - School violence 'frightening'
The Editor, Sir: I am profoundly disturbed by this upsurge of violence among our children and youths. It seems like this violence was only centred in the secondary schools but to think that it has trickled down to the primary schools...

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What about Assamba?
Jamaica needs bright young people
Church caution

Creative designers on show at Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW)
Friday night's show was one in a series of those being held during Pulse's Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW), and indeed it showcased the work of some of the most creative designers in the region. The designs featured that night included Antonio Cumberbatch's Posh Punk...

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'Ocean's Thirteen' steals top box-office position

Guest editors on male bonding
Nigel Jones - Male Bonding is one of those guy things we can't truly explain. There is something about attending an all-boys institution, for instance, that brings about a certain level of camaraderie. Even though Nigel attended a co-educational secondary school...

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Of men and fathers
A man and his Folly
Keeping the record straight - Father's information on birth certificates
Being a dad is a hard job to do
UPS and downs
Best dad in the world!
Thank you dad
Papa Bruce
STYLE & FASHION
The cost of a relationship
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FLAIR COUPLE - Kayon and Marc say 'I do'

UNITED STATES - 'Lock down Guantanamo'
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for foreign terrorism suspects should be immediately closed and its inmates moved to the United States.

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