No mood to talk - Portia says JLP has failed to control supporters
Claiming the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has failed to control its supporters, People's National Party (PNP) president Portia Simpson Miller has declared that she is no longer willing to have peace talks with the Opposition...

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PNP's Peart crashes Labourite party as bus 'changes course'
Mexico, Ja to ally on projects
Bruce proposes to roll back PMs' pension benefits
JLP demands answers to Solutrea affair

'St. Bess' pays tribute to farmer Glen Henry
The St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation (SEHF) has expressed regret at the passing of Glenister 'Glen' Henry, O.D., who died at age 73 on July 11 and is being buried today.

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Across the nation
Campaign in full gear
Hezekiah's Tunnel: The jewel of underground Jerusalem
1999: Nettleford appointed UWI vice chancellor

NHT's relevance as mortgage financier
Minister of Finance Dr. Omar Davies, during his budget speech in April, invited discussion on the Government's intention to consolidate statutory payroll deductions.

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DB&G, Scotia Investments begin integration - Merged company to manage $88b of assets

Dubious penalty sinks Young Boyz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Jamaica's Young Reggae Boyz produced a gallant display in the Pan American Games football final atthe famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, but it was not enough to deny Ecuador.

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Polo final at Drax Hall
Silver medals push Jamaica's tally to nine
Most Wanted to elude rivals for Drumbeat Trophy
Powell takes three wickets on debut
St Elizabeth favoured to beat Portland
Pink making his mark at scrum half
Thompson bemoans Government support
UnluckyJamaicaaim atLeewards
Thomas doubles

Keeping politics out of justice reform
Carol palmer, the top civil servant in the Ministry of Justice, has given the two political parties sound advice during this election.As was reported by this newspaper yesterday, she has told them not to...

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Hiding our beauty
Claiming the dead

LETTER OF THE DAY - Phinn prophecies disturbing and may mislead many
The Editor, Sir: I wanted to keep on ignoring Dr. Phillip Phinn's articles, hoping that they would pass. However, now that his columns appear regularly, and since his assertions, by any orthodox theological understanding of prophecy, appear consistently erroneous...

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The rightcourse to take
Putting Jamaica first
Too much mud-slinging

Catching up with ...Rebecca Budig spreads her acting wings
Rebecca Budig played Greenlee Smythe on All My Children for six years. What was supposed to be a three-month stint turned into a major, integral role on the show. So why on Earth leave?

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Soap scene
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After 20 years, Shark Week still has teeth

... life - Dealing with death
Dear Counsellor: I recently lost my father to diabetes mellitus. Even though he was sick for a long time, his death was seen as unexpected and early.

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... relationships - Jealous behaviour causing conflicts
Weed may make yougo psycho - Study points tomental disorders

Diet sodas linked to heart risks
BOSTON (AP):People who drank one or more diet sodas each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but inconclusive study found.The results surprised the researchers who expected to see a difference...

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UN secretary general to visit region
IACHR rebuke irks Guyana
Opposition calls for minister's removal
Sharma tribunal to hear evidence
Watch out, you may catch obesity