WHO'S OUT?
Race for PNP VPs today
IN WHAT could be a telling pointer to the probable successor to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, the contest to elect four vice-presidents from a field of five will today highlight the penultimate day of the People's National Party (PNP)'s annual ...

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Tropical wave to affect Jamaica
Colourful welcome for Chinese Foreign Minister
Guns, ammo seized after raids in St James

Jamaica to become an independent republic
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has given a commitment to transform Jamaica into an independent republic during the current political administration. Addressing a gathering of young supporters Thursday, at the People's National Party Youth Organisation's..

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J'can cheats death in Iraq
Asst DPP contempt charge withdrawn

Major merger
Pan Caribbean and Manufacturers Sigma to unite
PAN CARIBBEAN Financial Services Ltd. (PCFS) and Manufacturers Investments Ltd. ("MIL"), the parent company of Manufacturers Sigma Merchant Bank Ltd. ("MSMB"), yesterday advised the Jamaica Stock Exchange that they have signed a non-binding ...

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Westmoreland to improve output

Record teams for Windies World Cup
LONDON, CMC: BOMBAY (Reuters): THE NUMBER of teams at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies will be increased by two to 16, the International Cricket Council (ICC) ...

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Tivoli humble JC
Ride with Total Motion

Role of Education Officers
THE RECENT strike of Education Officers has caused the public to focus more closely on their role in the education system and how their performance is evaluated to form the basis of salary negotiations. The present impasse seems to hinge on the...

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Finally free

LETTER OF THE DAY:
Unplanned families can cause havoc
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ONLY time I have any serious grouse against lobby groups is when they give me the impression that they are willing to sell out my country to watchdog organisations...

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Out of many, one language
The scourge of prostitution

Out & about
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 : EUROPEAN UNION : CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT: The European Union Chamber Orchestra Concert will be live in concert at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, commencing at 8 p.m. The programme includes ...

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EU Orchestra plays Peter Ashbourne

Agri inputs price increase bad for yam production
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: Recent increases in the price of important agricultural inputs is said to be having a negative effect on the level of yam production in sections of Manchester, especially among small farmers...

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JAS on recruitment drive

Serenity pause
"Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow," - Lorna Mullings

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The final solution
'I tried to kill myself'
Understanding suicide