Misfire miracle - Businessman dodges death as gun jams three times
Three times he pulled the trigger, three times the gun apparently jammed. A Manchester businessman narrowly escaped death yesterday when a gunman held him up outside his home in Christiana, stole a bag containing more than $1 million and then tried to shoot him...

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Portia ready to do battle
Inner-city summer camp launched
Another health expert bats for legalised prostitution
MPs give Phillips solid support
Olint Corp office closed
Sandals under sewage discharge probe in St Ann
NWC pumped up to ease drought
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What to do if you are attacked

OUT OF AIR! Gas stations sport broken pumps or none at all
So, you're driving along and suddenly, you realise that your tyres need air. You decide to make a quick stop at a service (gas) station to get your wheels pumped. But, what you thought would have been a simple task, may prove more difficult than you expected, as functioning air pumps...

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Outgoing JTA president pleased with performance
PTA fee proposal rejected - Deduction idea impractical - PM
Sylvia Edwards murder accused granted bail
Little Ochie founder deserves national recognition - Tufton
As leadership fight looms ...PNP stalwart calls for unity
Hear us out, say deaf drivers
Anglicans meet to discuss gay issues
$60m bill for tanks
Bad roads spark disagreement
Taking gov't to the people

New IndyMac CEO seeks to calm fears after bank rescue
The new chief executive of IndyMac Bancorp, brought in by the government to manage the failed bank, said new lending standards should prevent the kind of problems that have brought down credit markets. John Bovenzi, the chief operating officer of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp...

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Oil fluctuates as Bush lifts drilling ban, Petrobas workers strike
Denbigh 2008 to reap $9m profit

Austin stokes £1-million deal
Portmore United midfielder, Rudolph Austin, has agreed to a £1-million transfer fee with English Premier League outfit Stoke City. The Reggae Boy, who turned 23 in June, has been hotly sought by American and Brazilian clubs and is now awaiting a work permit...

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Burrell rejects Mexican sweet deal
Mixed results for national teams
Spinners wreck Jamaica
Bulls mow down Slayers
Hoopers escape Avalanche to take finals lead
Excitement builds for weekend spectacle
Sirgany stirs up Baby Class
Chambers' court verdict delays naming of 100m squad for Beijing
Burke advances, but other Jamaicans fail to survive
Facilities, amateur game stall netball's lunge for glory
'We'll win more medals' - National coach promises better performance at CISC
Ennis-London registers 12.62s win in Greece
South Africa force draw
Evans takes Tour lead after punishing day in Pyrenees

EDITORIAL - Now that Dr Phillips has committed ...
Dr Peter Phillips has confirmed that he will challenge Portia Simpson Miller for the leadership of the People's National Party (PNP), which narrowly eluded him two and a half years ago. The announcement on Sunday night was unsurprising, for Dr Phillips and his surrogates...

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Bolt for four gold medals
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Community crews not criminal gangs
The Editor, Sir: It would be a tragedy if legislation and security measures were to be introduced that ignore the difference between community crews and criminal gangs. To lash out at delinquent youth in trying to crack down on criminals would be a serious mistake...

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Values and attitudes
A state of emergency plan
Little merit in Patois Bible project
What's the cure?
Concerns in the language debate
Defining development

Second helping from 'the Butler'
THE BUTLER Did It, the 1978 album, featuring troubled keyboardist Harold Butler at his creative best, will be reissued next month by VP Records. This marks the first time the set will be released on compact disc.

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Rayon rises to the occasion
Yasus takes his message to St Lucia
'Didi' Beck has designs on life
One Shott takes aim at the dancehall
Toasting the greats
Della fades away
Something extra

First Agency celebrates seven years
First Agency Jamaica Limited, representatives of Gran Mar International in Panama, FAJ International in Miami and Trupial Shipping in Curaçao, is celebrating its seventh anniversary. A member of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ), the company...

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Use licensed brokers says Customs boss

Jamaican vacation
Year after year, as soon as the summer rolls around, we ship the children off to the States and those who are lucky, go to the country. With the increase in airline travel and the devaluation of the Jamaican dollar, now may be the prefect time for you to look to our little island...

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Coral catastrophe - At least 845 reef species hit red list
LETTER FROM LAURA - Mystic Mountain exhilaration
Securing Palisadoes - Rescuing the flood-prone airport road