Rastas gain recognition - Gov't acknowledges religious status
RASTAFARIANS HAVE scored a big victory as the Government for the first time has openly recognised Rastafarianism as a religion in an out-of-court agreement signed yesterday.

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Public teacher strike looming
Bar opposes soldiers getting JCF powers
DC fingered in Jacks Hill racket
'Drug link could corrupt politics' - Phillips says narcotics trade 'clear and present danger'
Farmers meet PM today

PC contracts awarded on favouritism - JLP councillor
THE ISLAND'S parish councils continue to be plagued by patronage and favouritism in the awarding of contracts, political critics have charged.

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Policemen to know Court of Appeal decision March 3
Lawyers search for answers in civil rights breach allegation
JNHT renovates annex of Headquarters House
Germany marks 40 years in Jamaica
Forbes moves cops under corruption probe
Trudy-Anne leaves the best for last

H. View Lakers, Blazing Panthers victorious
HARBOUR VIEW Lakers and Blazing Panthers recorded their second wins from as many games this season in the Berger Paints Division One basketball league on Tuesday night.

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Samuels still in positive mood
Friendly signals start to Cup campaign
Hooper smashes century

Not good enough, PM!
IN A RECENT editorial we urged Government to issue a simple mission statement outlining its plans for the future direction of the Jamaican society and the Jamaican economy...

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Realignment over Iraq
The return of torture
You upstart car owners

Ignore the warmongers
THE EDITOR, Sir: SEVEN ASTRONAUTS die in a quest for knowledge and it dominates the TV news programmes, the national press, and the world questions the logic of the sending humans into space.

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PM taking action
l am a true Jamaican!
Reclaiming the nation's capital
Boosting tourism
Remembering Hector Bernard
The rich are getting richer
Fear and despair

Monty Alexander steals the show...
'JAZZ BED' (a plastic garbage bag): $50.00; Season tickets for Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival: $5200.00; Hearing Monty Alexander play: Priceless! Monty Alexander held audiences at rapt attention on Saturday night at the Cinnamon Hill Ocean Course...

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...while Jimmy Cliff regales the audience

$76m flood bill
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST. JAMES Parish Council is in need of approximately $76 million to implement a flood programme to rectify damage done by the recent torrential and flood rains back in the years 2001 and 2002.

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Cement company dispute rages on
Track history in the making
Search on for missing 'Bugs'

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VISIT A typical Jamaican home on a Saturday afternoon and the lovely aroma emanating from a bubbling pot of soup will likely greet you at the door.

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An end to muffin mishaps