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published: Friday | May 23, 2008

Lead Stories


Funding politics - JLP, PNP review party financing report
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) expects to have its proposals for legislation covering political party financing before Parliament by September, according to ECJ chairman, Professor Errol Miller. "We now have a draft report," he told journalists and media managers...

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Straight-talking Golding defends stance on gays
Librarian books place in history
Gov't offers more support for fruit farmers
PM urges Jamaicans to be more self-sufficient

News


Christie to probe 'sweetheart deals'
Contractor General Greg Christie yesterday revealed his office will conduct formal investigations into claims, by finance and the public service minister Audley Shaw, that investment firm Dehring, Bunting and Golding (DB&G), had entered into "sweetheart deals"...

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Greenwood bodies recovered from well
THE GAY DEBATE
Hill may serve more jail time

Business


Hit by costly raw materials - GK Foods 'scours' the world for supplies
Leading food manufacturer and distributor, GK Foods, a division of GraceKennedy Limited, is scoping out new suppliers of raw materials in a fight to rein in operational costs, to keep shelf prices down and put profits back on track. For the past six months...

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C&WJ loses $4b - Parent profit dips
Johnson returns to insurance - Today's Money recruiting replacement
Pension sector revalued at $150b - LOJ controls $51b Incomplete applications delay licensing of 537 funds, says FSC
St Mary businessman in search of rice partners - Offering technical support for equity
Trinidad trails Jamaica on financial legislation - New bill to monitor cross-border companies, conglomerates
Peterkin launching out into business - Departs Sandals in three months
Dual citizenship, Jamaican democracy and avoidance of consequence

Sport


Ponting puts the Aussiesin charge
THERE ARE two kinds of captains in the world of cricket, those who motivate their charges to perform, and those who, blessed with superb skills (like Australia's Ricky Ponting), lead by example and from the front. Yesterday at Sabina Park, on the first day...

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Fusilier to win Labour Day Trophy
NPL gets $20m shot in arm
England seek change of form
More money woes for the JFF
ON THE BOUNDARY - A Test match to remember
SE Florida take top spot, Jamaica second
Lakers down Spurs in Game One
Malik gets green light to appeal life ban

Commentary


EDITORIAL - Not time foran election
There is a growing assumption in Jamaica that a general election may be around the corner. An election any time soon would not be good for Jamaica. This election speculation is being fuelled by the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that at the time of his election...

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Wanted: Inquiry into West Indies cricket
On Cabinet membership
NOTE-WORTHY - Leadership

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY: Homecoming prospect - a vanishing dream
The Editor, Sir:I offer no suggestions or solutions, but I want to express my own dismay and add to the ever-growing chorus of collective dismay about the current state in which Jamaica finds herself. I am a Dutch national, married to a Jamaican. We live comfortably overseas. ...

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PM's response to editorial
Conserving electricity
Earthquake preparedness
Technology as aid to education
Yallahs bridge takes shape
Congrats to Scotiabank Foundation

Entertainment


Drama with a difference
Last Tuesday night at the Amphitheatre at Edna Manley College saw the official launch of the Jamaica Alternative Theatre Company (JATC).Eugene Williams, director of the School of Drama, warmly welcomed the small but interested...

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Kelly identified in sex tape
Something extra

Social


It's polo party time
After their big win last Sunday, local polo team members joined their guests for a little fun and frolic in the St Andrew hills...

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NCB Foundation celebrates with scholarship recipients
Five times the birthday fun
More than pouring drinks
Unprofessional 'push-up' mouth episode keeps Internet buzzing

Caribbean


St Vincent - Gonsalves praises Chávez
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has reiterated his support for the Venezuelan left-wing president, Hugo Chávez after his country accepted millions of dollars in equipment for the start of construction of an international airport...

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Former Barbados minister intervenes in impasse
Residents urged to seek alternative energy sources
T&T aid for Haiti
Diplomat says global food crisis symptomatic of deeper structural flaws


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