Lead Stories
JLP, PNP mum on talks
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP) emerged from the headquarters of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Hope Road, Kingston last night, tight-lipped about the details of a 90-minute talk with its...

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Local teachers gear up for US posts
Children urged to reject violence
Region to benefit from multilingual dictionary
Dr Little-White's benefit: a fun-filled affair

News
'No retreat, no surrender' - Commissioner talks tough at slain cop's funeral
TOUGH TALK punctuated the emotionally charged thanksgiving service for the life and work of Sergeant Mark Anthony Henry, who was gunned down during an intense gun battle in western Kingston between members of the security forces and criminals on July 7.

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The challenge to decriminalise ganja in Jamaica
Justice Writes - Coping with grief
Fire destroys lodge's meeting place

Business
Blair vows more trade
BRITISH PRIME Minister Tony Blair yesterday committed himself to working towards a "significant upgrading" of UK/CARICOM relations, with continued emphasis on helping to fight crime and the trafficking of narcotics. Mr. Blair and CARICOM leaders also...

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When business people got into music business

Sport
Teenager lifts Zimbabwe
HARARE, CANA-Reuters: HAMILTON Masakadza became the youngest player to score a Test century on debut yesterday.

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Young West Indies fail by 13 runs
Essex Valley win big
Norman Gardens win Prince's Cup
Football helping to unite inner-city youth

Commentary
Knowing the marketplace
THE RECENT intervention by the Bureau of Standards in the ackee affair might well point to problems and opportunities well beyond the instant case. An essential lesson is that while a product might have market demand, its success in that arena is not...

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Rediscovering the wheel
Headlines and deadlines

Letters
Letter of the Day - JPSCo's public contempt
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHEN JPSCO was government-owned, power cuts such as we have been experiencing would have evoked great public outcry. We would have demanded of the Government definitive answers as to the cause of the problem, what was being done about...

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Divide Jamaica between the JLP and PNP
In support of Highway 2000
Solicitor-General's advice was correct
Don't lose hope, trust in Jesus

Entertainment
Ernie and company blaze glory at Startime
ERNIE SMITH'S performance at the Heineken Startime show at the Mas Camp Village, New Kingston on Saturday will be spoken of for years to come. As some persons left the venue some minutes after 2:00 a.m., they could be heard remarking on his...

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Roy Richards runs away with No. 1 song

Flair
On My Mind - My mother the pessimist
MY MOTHER, I love her so, is largely a pessimist. I realised something was wrong from her constant recollections of her traumatic experience as a child.

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Women in leadership
How to make a career change
Myths secrecy the world of schizophrenia - In Jamaica more men are affected than women
John Hensley's spoken word

Star Page
Wassi Art ­ hub of tranquil creativity
THIS is an article from the Go-Local Community Website for Ocho Rios (www.go-ochorios.com <http://www.go-ochorios.com>) on the Business Page. AT the end of a beaten path in the hills of Ocho Rios, just before you get into the town from Fern...

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Tell Me Pastor - The crying game