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Sweet relief - New bridge reconnects the east 
Last night's scheduled completion of a Bailey bridge in Harbour View, St Andrew was expected to provide welcome relief for marooned commuters in eastern Jamaica starved of health services and food in the wake of Tropical Storm Gustav...
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 Denham Town High's cooks taste success
Business by the bridge
Out on a limb for furniture
More than 30 institutions damaged
Death toll at 12
Hurricane Gustav fades moving into Louisiana
Tuesdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit
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Gustav halts school preparations 
Many parents believe they have fallen behind in back-to-school preparations as a result of losses suffered during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav, even though the Ministry of Education has rescheduled the official reopening of schools. Residents living on First...
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Absenteeism in schools cause for great concern
List of damaged schools
PNP extends voters' list deadline
Lecturer urges education officers to be change agents
Women's Centre to dish out culinary training
Health services normal in the West
From The Fanstand - Beijing's memorable moments
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Oil prices fall sharply as Gustav weakens
Oil prices tumbled to below US$111 a barrel on Monday as weather forecasters said Hurricane Gustav was weakening as it advanced towards Louisiana. A stronger dollar also helped to reverse the course for oil prices.Still, precautions due to Gustav...
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Terrence Brooks is new operations manager at Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ)
Commerzbank buys rival ... 9,000 jobs to go
Narrow miss for Delta, Russian craft
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Bolt to light up Swiss meet - Powell, Fraser to run in 100s 
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (CMC): New world track and field sensation, Usain Bolt, is poised to light up the Athletissima Super Grand Prix track and field meeting today.The 22-year-old Jamaican, who majestically smashed both the 100 and 200-metre world...
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Reggae Boyz-Mexico clash switched to the Azteca
Rodman's a Classic - Jamaican romps Tour of Trinidad Independence race
Man City pulls off the Real deal - Club snaps up Robinho for record fee over Chelsea
Jamaicans create history - Win NY Caribbean Cup four years in succession
More intensity needed to beat top teams, says Khan
Brown's Cayman move on - Antigua & Barbuda top Group C in qualifiers
Lamey's return boosts W'house
Nadal makes strong response to Querrey
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EDITORIAL - The absurdity of the Bog Walk gorge
The case has long been made, but was reinforced by last week's events during Tropical Storm Gustav. For the umpteenth time in recent years, the Rio Cobre, swollen and angry from a storm, overflowed its banks into the Bog Walk gorge, ripping up the roadway....
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NOTE-WORTHY
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Eliminate GCT on food
The Editor, Sir: Jamaicans everywhere are struggling to make ends meet and some resort to crime to feed themselves and food prices just keep rising. In fact, right now there is a worldwide food cost crisis. Generally speaking, the cost of food here in Jamaica...
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The flag - just a piece of cloth?
Where was the father?
Too late to protest
Hurricane price gouging
Uptown or downtown, Jamaicans do well
That 'McBush's' poor judgement
Tourism drawing cards
Action needed on extortion
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DC's 'big' Ben turns 50 
THERE IS a lot for the visitor to see in Washington DC. The Smithsonian Institute, the Lincoln and Washington memorials are three of the world-famous landmarks found in the United States capital. Then there's Ben's Chili Bowl - a little piece of the Caribbean on U Street...
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Tony Greene's Midnight blues
Roy Shirley 'returns' home
Giving thanks for Dizzy
Apple's fall from grace
The Rhinestone Cowboy rides again - Glen Campbell covers songs by pop acts
Something extra
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A bird or two in the bush 
WESTERN BUREAU: The aroma from the seasoned bald pate and white wing birds tickled the nostrils, sending signals of longing directly to the stomach on the morning of Sunday August 24. After waiting for one year, bird shooters having tallied their bounty...
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Denham Town High cooking up a storm - Dedicated teachers and eager students a recipe for excellence
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Police officer kills pastor in love triangle
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): A senior police officer has been held after he allegedly shot and killed a pastor in a love triangle in Arima, east of here on Sunday.Police said that the unidentified officer who is also an executive member of the Trinidad...
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Opposition tells government not to sign EPA
Hurricane Hanna heads for The Bahamas
Gov't workers give deadline for pay rise
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