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Soccer
Jamaica vs. Trinidad & Tobago [full-time] 1 : 0 (Tyronne Marshall 18 min.)

Lead Stories
Football fever

THE FOOTBALL frenzy which gripped Jamaica in the lead up to France '98 has returned. A capacity crowd in excess of 35,000 is expected to descend on the National Stadium from as early as 9 a.m. for the 1:00 p.m. kick off of today's big CONCACAF World Cup.

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Uproar ends sitting
Davies proposes $185b budget
Labour reform amendments hit snag
Oil reserves boosted
Profit fall for Courts

News
Bamboo houses to be growing trend

JAMAICANS COULD in a few years time be able to own houses built primarily from bamboo. Yesterday, a prototype of a three-bedroom bamboo unit was opened to the public by the Forestry Department in collaboration with the National Commission on Science...

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Discrepancies in redundancy payments at TDB
Counterfeit money from ATM?
Mico college issue unresolved
FTC seeks Privy Council decision

Business
The road to nowhere North Coast Highway fiasco

THE BELEAGUERED North Coast Highway project with its ambitions to link the country's tourism hotspots has in effect been abandoned by the Government. It has now decided to use the funds granted by the European Development Fund (EDF) for construction...

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Chang calls for full IMF report to be published quickly
CIBC Jamaica cuts prime lending rate
Dos and don'ts in case of an accident

Sport
Caribbean giants clash

IT WILL be like a boxing match with two heavyweights fighting for the championship at the National Stadium at 1:00 p.m. today. Trinidad and Tobago the top-ranked team in the Caribbean take on Jamaica, the first and only English-speaking Caribbean...

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Old rivals square-off
WI must think long-term ­ Holding
Hemmings to train with rival Bidouane

Commentary
High School for adults
A LARGE number of adults did not have the benefit of a high school education. Even among those who have passed through the secondary level there are many who did not acquire the CXC or GCE subjects which are the standard measure of a good high school...

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The struggle for perfection
Losing our brightest and best

Letters
Letter of the Day Amidst fear, there's hope
THE EDITOR, Madam: I THOUGHT my country was hopeless. In the past two days, I have pronounced three people dead, victims of violent senseless crimes. The images of their faces and their blood haunt my mind daily. I lived in fear that perhaps one day I...

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No ism, no schism
Jamaica and car exports
I am coming home but...
UWI's influence and critics
Questions on the intrinsic goodness of humans
Kudos for Water Minister

Entertainment
Garvey film receives Garveyite's support

IN CELEBRATION of Black History Month, a film depicting the life and work of National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, was recently premiered at the Island Life cinema. But, instead of being a joyous occasion, it ended up as a confrontation between Dr...

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All-star cast for match

Profiles in Medicine
Exercise for LIFE!

YOU CAN'T truly say that you are living a healthy lifestyle until you acknowledge your spiritual side, take adequate nutrition, get regular medical check-ups and of course, exercise consistently. Regular exercise and physical activity have been...

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Never too old to exercise
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