Gov't to raise NIS ceiling Employers, workers to pay more in contributions
WORKERS AND employers will soon have to fork out increased contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) fund.

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Hurricanes, sea level rise threats to tourism
Local tests for West Nile Virus Bird population to be checked
C&WJ denies reluctance on interconnection
Jury convicts three of murder
Saddam toppled - As Baghdad falls to US forces

Bernal wants labour mobility tied to int'l trade agreement
AMBASSADOR RICHARD Bernal, head of the CARICOM Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) has urged the international community to incorporate and regulate labour mobility in international trade agreements.

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Environmental problems affecting children are reversible ­ PAHO/WHO
Hanover PC moves to clear blocked drains
Closed Season for lobster
Labour Ministry to take action against in-house scam artist
Rate talks block Eastern Caribbean agreement - C&W
Community policing the way forward - OCP adviser
Tourism officials concerned over meagre budget allocation
Stalemate at MoBay abattoir

Airlines awarded $1 billion in military contracts since October
NEW YORK (AP): COMMERCIAL AIRLINES have been awarded more than $1 billion in military contracts since October as the war in Iraq increased demand for transporting troops, supplies and humanitarian goods to the region, military officials said yesterday..

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IMF forecasts weak global recovery due to Iraq war
Stocks trade worsens as US military advance

Windies, Australia battle begins
THE FOUR-match Cable & Wireless Test series between the West Indies and Australia gets under way at Bourda today with the visitors, winners of three of the past four confrontations and undoubtedly the best team in the world...

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Harbour View edge closer to semi-finals
Simpson, Nelson share spotlight at Caymanas
Wrong move by West Indies selectors
St. Jago out of title hunt

Neglect of beaches
THE CAPITAL city has been losing its beaches as part of the general degradation of its environment. For years now the Gunboat and Buccaneer beaches along the Palisadoes strip and Harbour Head have been officially closed.

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The Iraq war, Phase Two
Values and attitudes and the economy
Let us recall Toussaint

Penalising children
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS A parent who is in the process of recovering from the onslaught of Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), I would like to add my voice to that of Catherine Pearson in your Letter of the Day for April 2, 2003.

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Becoming self-sufficient
Penny wise and pound foolish
Illegal guns
Lime Cay is near paradise
Increasing agricultural production
Helping the mentally ill
Too many deportee cars
Concerned about road conditions
War against a religion
Paul D. Young

Poetry shines in the dark
ON TUESDAY night, not even a disturbance in the electricity supply could stem the entertainment at 'Root Cause', a poetry competition which takes place at Weekenz Bar and Bistro on Constant Spring Road, St Andrew.

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Big stars to sue for 'overexposure'

Cops or robbers? - BSI probes charges of police link in St James heist
WESTERN BUREAU: THE BUREAU of Special Investigations (BSI) is to look into allegations that two policemen, held in Westmordland on Sunday night, could have been part of a recent armed robbery in Coral Gardens, St. James.

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High-voltage Bolt shocks Stadium fans
Med techs face court today
PC taking over shelter

Take a magic carpet ride when you send your taste buds on a journey to the Middle East - OPERATION IRAQ
AS U.S. tanks roll into Baghdad, citizens of the ancient city have been televised dancing in the streets at the apparent demise of President Saddam Hussein.

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