Lead Stories
Azan fined for fakes - Bashco head found guilty of importing counterfeit shoes

THE TAX Court yesterday fined Bashco Trading Company Limited and its managing director, Gassan Azan, $21 million after they were found guilty of knowingly importing and having in their possession more than 30,000 pairs of counterfeit sneakers in 1999.

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Four J'cans in A'Level top five
New passports for Sept 3
'Weed' as medicine, sacrament
New road ordered fixed
Opposition takes Gov't to task on crime problem
PNP reviews performance in EC St James constituency

News
Residents protest worker's death

ANGRY RESIDENTS of Seaward Drive in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew, yesterday attacked and smashed several vehicles at the Tank-Weld Metals plant, following the death of a man who was pinned beneath pieces of heavy metal pipes on the compound earlier...

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Fire-bombings continue
PM seeks to 'free up' marijuana
Cuban teachers to help fill gap
Clerk on fraud rap

Business
Stringent measures should hold board members more accountable
PARTNER IN the firm Deloitte & Touche, Carey Metz, says he hopes that new and stringent measures under the new Company Act would not discourage persons from accepting Board appointments. He was speaking in the context of the disclosures which...

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NWC collects $264 million to buy meters

Sport
Advantage Trinidad

GEORGETOWN, CANA: HALF-CENTURIES by Dwayne Bravo and Denzil James helped Trinidad & Tobago mount a competitive first innings total against Jamaica at the Demerara Club on the opening day of their top-of-the-table final round West Indies youth...

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Leewards pacer jolts Guyana
Barbados in strong position
Two punters win big

Commentary
Electronic voting?
SOMEBODY HAD better tell the nation that electronic voter technology will not be used in the next general election. That is the prospect, judging from the latest developments reported out of the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ). If Jamaica is to use...

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Pressure groups and moral demands
Argentina turns to the IMF

Letters
Letter of the Day - The haemorrhaging of Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE LATEST official murder figures from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) indicate that up to August 12, there were 634 reported homicides, compared to 547 for the same date in 2000, and 562 in 1999. But at least 22 other...

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The rundown state of Falmouth
Black and white aspirations
Creating the climate for entrepreneurship
In search of the Machado legacy
Spirit of Jamaica and The Gleaner
Quarantine and the rabies vaccine
Take up your marbles and go home!
The challenge of specialised policing
In defence of SSP Reneto Adams

Entertainment
Sashi's stars shine

SASHI 2001 was billed as "The Experience," and for the patrons at the James Bond Beach in Oracabessa on Sunday afternoon that slogan turned out to be true. From the extraordinary Shabba Ranks, who graced a Jamaican stage for the first time in four...

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No takers for Marley poster
Wine and dine at Riverside Dock Restaurant and Club

Youth Link
Blue cross awards 12 scholarships

HEALTH PROVIDER, Blue Cross of Jamaica awarded 12 scholarships to children of subscribers to the Blue Cross Plan and the Government Employees' Administrative Scheme Only (GEASO).

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Millsy's Mind - The wonderful world of cloning
The cadet corps to unite, to serve
The internet dictionary
Trudi-anne Howe a teen with no limits

The Shipping Industry
SAJ awards scholarships ­ an investment in education

THE SHIPPING Association of Jamaica (SAJ) recently renewed 40 highschool scholarships and awarded three new beneficiaries under its scholarship assistance programme, which supports the education of employees' children at the secondary and tertiary...

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CMI training programme strengthened

Star Page
Shabba stole Sashi

Western Bbureau: SASHI 2001 was supposed to have been the coming-out party locally for Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and his self-styled "Bad Boy Family" but it will best be remembered for the mesmerizing performance of veteran entertainer Shabba Ranks.

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'I am being targeted'- Lady Saw