Docs lose patience - Little job security - Unattractive salary - Many forced to migrate
After spending years in medical school and accumulating millions of dollars in debt, some medical doctors are operating without security of tenure and are being called casual labourers, according to Dr.Alverston Bailey, president of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ)...

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Brother George and the legend of the murky water
When 79-year-old George Buchanan gets up in the mornings, the first thing he sees is the glistening waters of the Yallahs Pond. From his modest home perched precariously atop a small hill in St. Thomas, Brother George, as he is known to his brethren at the Mount Zion...

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Mexico secures oil wells after rebel threat
Extra soldiers and federal police were deployed to guard Mexico's oil wells and pipelines on Wednesday after a rebel group said it caused explosions at fuel pipelines as part of an anti-government campaign. State oil monopoly Pemex, a major United States...

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Good start for Jamaica
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic: JAMAICAN ATHLETES enjoyed a good opening day at the fifth IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships at the capital's City Stadium yesterday. All but three of the nation's athletes in action made it through to the semi-finals....

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EDITORIAL - Gamesmanship trumps the nation's business
Messrs K.D. Knight and John Junor, sitting members of Parliament for the People's National Party (PNP) and members of the House's Public Accounts Committee, have a point about the PAC's life soon coming to end. Indeed, it is not long before the current Parliament will be dissolved...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Leaders should be held accountable
The Editor, Sir: I am happy to learn that funding has been made available to ensure that a national debate between the aspiring leaders is a reality.It is imperative for aspirants for leadership of our country to be engaged in national forums where they are given the opportunity...

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Michael St George 'taps' arts into Portland's youth
'Tap' has several meanings and, for dub poet Michael St.George, quite a few apply to the two-week programme he is involved with at the Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland. After all, the project, involving students from three primary schools in Portland...

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Summercoolers - Fantastic Finlandia!
WESTERN BUREAU: The party season is here and with the searing heat of summer comes the hippest and hottest sessions. Recently, Food visited Montego Bay's Blue Beat Martini Bar to experience one of the freshest new drinks that will be a hit at these parties...

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Brown admits to failures in Iraq pre-war planning
LONDON (AP): Prime Minister Gordon Brown acknowledged there had been failures in planning for post-conflict Iraq, and said yesterday that Britain's forces wouldbe shifting away from combat and more money would be poured into stimulating the economy...

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Hamas boycott may clear way for Abbas