MORE COPS TO BE HAULED BEFORE COURTS - Police officers head list of public-sector workers who shun filings

With police personnel accounting for the highest number of public-sector employees who have ignored their obligations to file annual statutory declarations, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption has begun a crackdown on delinquent members...

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US to give special training to MoBay firefighters

The Montego Bay Fire Department is set to receive well-needed support from the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department in the United States (US), in an agreement brokered between both cities. The commitment to offer specialised training to Montego Bay...

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Police to pressure bogus ticket holders

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has promised to arrest anyone found with bogus tickets for Jamaica's two upcoming CONCACAF World Cup Qualification home games next month at the National Stadium."It's a criminal charge, so we will be arresting not...

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Phillips, IMF defend 'strenuous' fiscal target for Jamaica

The fiscal conditionalities of the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement are strenuous, but necessary, IMF mission head Jan Kees Martijn and Finance minister Dr Peter Phillips argued Tuesday, amid scepticism that Jamaica can hold to its...

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Toots' alleged attacker named, behind bars

The 19-year-old man who allegedly hit Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert, who performs as Toots and the Maytals, in the head with a bottle on Saturday night has been named.According to AP, He is William C.

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Erase the stupid idea of giving students condoms

There are many stupid people in this country and in this world.Already, some of you may be foaming at the mouth and baring your fangs, upset at what you've already determined, without context, to be a rude statement.

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Jesus was never in Easter!

THE EDITOR, Sir:I read Father Richard Ho Lung's article 'Jamaica: conversion from Christianity to paganism' (Gleaner, May 20, 2013).I just want to point out that 'God is not gone from Easter' because God was never in Easter.

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Forgoing warm-up could ruin your performance!

AS WE become more adventurous in our quest for a healthy lifestyle with thousands of participants in several run/walk events, we should never ignore the need for adequate warm-up....

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