Cop stalked by death - Constable survives shoot-out in St Catherine, then killed in St Andrew
After a near miss in Central Village, St Catherine, in the early hours of the morning where one of his colleagues was shot and injured, Constable Lazano McFarlane, 28, who was stationed at the Mobile Reserve, was later killed in a shoot-out with gunmen in the Cassava Piece community...

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Air Jamaica attendants back on the job
Man sought for questioning in Brit's murder
MOU3 in final stages
Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) holds Shaw to pay-increase promise
Kern, co-accused back in court today
VOX POP
Morgan leaves OUR
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Beenie Man and Burke in tax court
Dancehall artiste Moses Davis, more popularly known as Beenie Man, and veteran politician Paul Burke, were among several delinquent taxpayers who were summoned to the Kingston tax court yesterday to answer charges brought against them and their companies....

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EU to make good on Dean promise today
Police Use of Force and Firearms Policy
Corporal punishment not a form of violence - students
MAKING A DIFFERENCE - Taking a step towards literacy
The Abortion Debate
NCTVET executive to head Commonwealth body
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Low patron turnout mars curry festival

Cigarette market under threat - Organised crime unit called in
Local cigarette retailer Carreras Limited is in a fight to reclaim its market from what highly placed sources say is a thriving underground trade for cigarettes controlled by bosses of organised crime. Carreras, a listed company that is 51 per cent owned by British American Tobacco (BAT)...

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EPA text released
JPMorgan offers Bear Stearns' best brokers incentives to stay
Gas guzzlers reign in new-car market
GraceKennedy to pay $163m in dividends
Musson's stake in Seprod now 42%
Financial fallout forces ratings review
Tax rush nets $14 billion - Computer to track non-compliant businesses
JPS credit union opens doors to Digicel
Alcoa under criminal probe

West Indies face uphill battle
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): THE WEST Indies, behind an enterprising second-wicket partnership between make-shift opener Dwayne Bravo and vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, made a positive start after Sri Lanka set them an imposing target on the fourth day of the first Digicel Test...

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A good showing for track and field
Carr worried about young sprinters
Supreme Ventures pumps $2.2m into cricket clinics
Jamaica, T&T to add another chapter to age-old battle
Simoes confident in Reggae Boyz
Tivoli Gardens hold on to win 2-1
Meadhaven continue impressive Super run
France, Italy face tough foes
Fleming's last hurrah disappoints
The heat is on SA for India series

EDITORIAL - Make computers more accessible
It should be hardly surprising that a survey has revealed that over 60 per cent of the teachers in Jamaica's secondary schools would require basic training in the use of computers if they are to deliver on the government's e-learning project....

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150 years of Lourdes
NOTE-WORTHY: The biggest problem
Monica Cranston

LETTER OF THE DAY - How youths can make a difference
The Editor, Sir: Nyron Blake wrote a letter to the editor on Tuesday, March 25, titled, 'Young people must change Jamaica'.He spoke to the strength of young people all over the world creating change, throughout history. I agree with his sentiments...

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'Callous' Air Jamaica strike
Teachers, stayin Jamaica!
NWC pricing questioned
Roadblock to investment
Practical ways to curb crime
Practical ways to curb crime
Reagan on abortion

CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN - Ends with a bang
The soca queens of Barbados and Trinidad, Alison Hinds and Destra Garcia, respectively, closed Jamaica carnival's STAR-sponsored Carnival Countdown with a bang last Sunday night at Richmond Estate in Priory St Ann. Billed as a clash to determine Jamaica's soca queen...

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The story of slavery retold
Jay-Z seeks massive figures to start label
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Human rights & mentally ill persons
Persons living with mental disorders have been discriminated against and stigmatised for centuries. For centuries, mentally ill persons were locked away in mental hospitals, had all their human rights taken away for a lifetime, treated in conditions far from human and referred to by names...

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Study on statins begins
The abortion debate continues ...It's more complex than pro-choice, pro-life
Men should screen for prostate cancer
Of Caribbean Veggie Fest
Arimidex replaces Tamoxifen as standard breast cancer care - NHF makes it more affordable
Bipolar gene test stirs debate

Slave trade should not be repeated - CARICOM
UNITED NATIONS (CMC): The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says the experience of the slave trade should "not be repeated nor forgotten" as the international community yesterday observed the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery....

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Trinidad join in remembrance
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