Look away from USA - Academics, theologian urge Government of Jamaica to seek financial aid from other world powers
A group of academics and a theologian are warning the Government to look to other strong economies for assistance, as Jamaica could see foreign aid and foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States gradually dry up after the election of either Barack Obama or John McCain...

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Dismissal without merit, says Barrett
Rae Barrett hits back
Policy needed to boost productivity - Golding
… Parents to pay for fire deaths among children
Parliamentarians still delinquent in filing declarations
Farmer registration programme widens
Kingston Wharves employees back on the job
Teachers thanking their lucky stars - Grateful after near miss from crane
Residents clamour for post office

At Half-Way Tree Transport Centre ...Police struggling to rein in rowdy students
STUDENT troublemakers at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre are creating a security challenge for police who are struggling to keep them in line during peak hours. "The transport centre is quite safe except for fracas between students who bring a tribalistic...

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St James, Trelawny citizens get tourism, business training
Grace honours 'Ver'
'Ras' lauds Jamaica's heroes on their day
Illiteracy marginalising workforce - Charles
Insure your home today
Toughen penalties on corrupt judges - lawyer
Cop backs new tactics
Councilman transfer irks Lucea mayor
New judicial appointments

Jamaica goes for coal - Supply problems move LNG from top of energy mix
Jamaica's inability to source LNG has forced the Golding administration to abandon the commodity as the primary energy source for the country's development and instead look to coal as its key fuel source, the energy minister, Clive Mullings, has disclosed...

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Cable and Wireless eyes Nov 15 for launch of 3G network
New insurance product for disabled credit union borrowers - Cuna Mutual will pay up to $1.2 million on debt
Shaw vows to reform public sector - Promises overhaul in new financial year
WINAIR to link Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados says it could be hurt by America's woes
IMF expects St Lucia to grow again
Group slams PM's decision to sign Economic Partnership Agreement
Germany to keep 'Volkswagen Law'

Calabar, XLCR Cup final
Defending champions Calabar High School proved to be too strong as, once again, they relegated Jamaica College (JC) to the role of maid-in-waiting, following a 2-0 victory in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Walker Cup semi-final at the Constant Spring Complex yesterday...

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Englandbeat T&T in20/20 thriller
'Commander' to rule in feature
Williams, Blake team up
Top four hunt places in final
Our planning was spot on - Ganga
Carib icons to be honoured
Lucozade honours Powell
Windies cancel proposed Tests
Hull take on Chelsea on level terms

EDITORIAL - What progressive PNP agenda?
During the campaign for the election that affirmed her leadership of the People's National Party (PNP), Mrs Portia Simpson announced as her platform something she dubbed as the party's progressive agenda. Up to now, though, there has been no clear articulation of this agenda...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica as Jamaicans see it
The Editor, Sir: No attempt to find an explanation for the quagmire into which our country has descended is possible without first trying to understand how Jamaicans see Jamaica. For the purpose of this exercise, Jamaicans can usefully be divided into two groups ....

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Call for boycott by consumers
Try deciding by secular means
Another target, Mayor Mckenzie
Public defender defends his role
Darker side of dancehall impact
Any Obama effect on Jamaica?
Confusing justice with righteousness

Lucky Dube remembered with 'Retrospective'
ONE YEAR after he was murdered in Johannesburg, South African reggae singer Lucky Dube is being remembered by record company Rykodisc with Retrospective, a two-disc set that covers his career. Retrospective was released in the United States on October 21...

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Health, wellness and music take centre stage
Miss Jamaica readies for Miss World
Easton Lee writes 'Run big 'fraid'
Something extra

Mum's the word on cervical cancer vaccine
A vaccine against cervical cancer, the second leading form of cancer among Jamaica's women, and a leading cause of death here, is available, but it is not on the government's immunisation schedule. There are not many cancers that can be prevented with a vaccine....

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Get value for your money
Phases of the moon and human behaviour
Sprain and strain injuries
Politics enslaves us ...all over again
Jamaica's love affair with 'wash-out' - Caffeine may cause constipation
Abusive relationships

Strategic positioning - with nature
She is what the sign posted on the door announces, 'On top of the world', which sums up the Jamaican Olympic glory. Joylene Griffiths-Irving, director, public, corporate and government affairs, Scotiabank, professes that she is an outdoors person and has incorporated...

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Musings of a serial entrepreneur - Why we love the BlackBerry
FOCAL POINT - Evaluating your skills
The 'plug & play' at your fingertips

West Indian community leaders drum up support for Obama
NEW YORK (CMC): With six days to go before next Tuesday's presidential election in the United States, leaders within New York's West Indian community have intensified calls for registered voters to cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate, Barack...

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Rosales faces corruption allegations
Obama narrows race in Montana
Economy overshadows all
Bush urges workers to help McCain