Agency to implement tough screening for child caregivers
PERSONS WISHING to be employed in the child care and protection system will have to undergo rigorous assessment, says Alison Anderson, chief executive officer of the new Child Development Agency (CDA).

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Bureau of Standards now in self-support mode
Cops scouting for permanent police station
Bar head defends CCJ nominations
PNP's Saunderson triumphs in Braeton
AIDS help coming
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EXED bears the brunt of Mtn View violence
THE SPATE of gun-violence which has been affecting sections of Mountain View Avenue, South East St. Andrew for the past three years, has caused a major decrease in the number of students enrolling at the Excelsior Community College (EXED)...

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UDC to respond in Dunn's River dispute
Mayor Mckenzie encourages inner-city youth
'Mirant's bankruptcy should not affect JPSCo's operations'
JTB records increase in visitor arrivals
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Union seeks to join the JCTU
Explosion rocks JPSCo substation
Port Maria Hospital gets boost
Call for national policy on treatment of the homeless
Caribbean coral reefs declining rapidly - study
UWI student is Int'l Rotary Peace Scholar
Alzheimer's seminar well supported

Jamaica Producers Group makes significant turnaround
JAMAICA Producer's Group has made a significant turnaround in its operations during 2002, and the trend continues through the first quarter of 2003.

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FINSAC records a surplus
Inflation hits double digits
Recovery in tourism sector continues through the first half of 2003
Megamart seeks funds for expansion
Jamaican Consular Corps to put expo on the map

Ja going for big win
FIJI ARE in for a stormy encounter against fourth ranked Jamaica who will be looking to rebound from Wednesday's loss to Australia with a big win today.

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Ja begin quest at Pan Am Games
Cordite to start Super-6
RFL All-Stars clip entertainers 3-2
Promoting Horse Racing
Injuries plague Reggae Boyz

Defiling the national conscience
IT IS almost impossible to express in words the outrage and shame occasioned by the findings of the Keating Committee on the state of children's homes and places of safety in Jamaica tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.

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The land of guns and unsolved cases
What now for the JAS?
Time for cameras in the House

Each of us is just as responsible
THE EDITOR, Sir: HOW PREDICTABLE and characteristic the public outcry and outrage at the recent debacle surrounding the care of children in Jamaica.

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Child shelters unsatisfactory
The biggest sham in Ja
What have we become?
No respect for the vendors
The welfare of our children
'Fed up' with road conditions
No need for a statue
Central and local gov't relationships

Oliver gets large abroad
THE IMAGE of Oliver Samuels decked out in ear-muffs and a winter coat at the airport is one that is probably forever etched into the minds of all fans of the 1980s television series Oliver At Large.

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Atlantic chief moves to Sean Paul's 'Dutty Rock'
Vintage artistes launch association
'STEEL PAN ALLEY' A treat for the ears
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