Private sector defends talks JLP lashed for being too negative
PRIVATE SECTOR interests are now on the defensive following what they see as negative pronouncements by the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on the likely outcome of a meeting between the two groups today.

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Appeal court raps judge
More funds sought to care for mentally ill
Women protest violent crimes
Emergency schools' meeting called - Principals' association to discuss financial woes
Local Gov't reform body gets jump-start

Strachan knocks EOJ
AUDITOR-GENERAL Adrian Strachan has knocked the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) for the awarding of 28 renovation contracts worth $38 million to one contractor during the 2002/2003 financial year.

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St Mary students awarded
Students, new target for thieves
Tackling the deportee issue, providing jobs
Fisherman off the hook
National Solid Waste disappointed!
Call for greater partnership among Clarendon agencies
Local e-commerce industry gets 'big break'

A barrel of troubles to come
JAMAICA'S OIL import requirements could end up costing a record US$800 million in 2004, states Conroy Watson, senior director of the Energy Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Technology.

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Blythe taking Morgan's Harbour
Things your brokers should be doing
Seaga questions deficit numbers
JMMB posts profits of $1 billion
New debenture looks attractive to investors
Wrong priorities have led Jamaica astray - experts
Shopping online is not rocket science

S Africa crush WI
CENTURION, South Africa (AP): CAPTAIN GRAEME Smith and Herschelle Gibbs quickly bashed the required 46 runs for South Africa to beat the West Indies by 10 wickets yesterday on the last day of the fourth Test at Supersport Park.

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All or nothing as Tivoli aim for shot at Rivoli
Under-13 Mini League starts today
Barbados and the ball
New national netball coaches appointed

Reaching out to Haiti
GEOGRAPHICALLY, HAITI is far closer to us than Miami, Toronto or London. Psychically, it remains a world away for many of us. For mainly linguistic reasons, we in Jamaica have traditionally paid Haiti little mind.

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Fish is not beef
Obstacle to economic recovery
Mission to Mars and beyond

The law must provide for gender equality
THE EDITOR, Sir: YOUR FRONT page story headlined "Protect Our Girls" in your January 2, 2004 publication led me to immediately ask the question...

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East Rural St Andrew MP, where are you?
Revamp the Jamaica Federation of Musicians
To Beenie from a true fan
Unbearable conditions in Anotto Bay
Jamaicans, wake up!
Making a mountain out of a mole hill
A wicked lawyer
Sales, sales, and more sales
The coconut palm disease

Althea: A model teacher
JAMAICA'S "GRANDMOTHER of modelling", as she is fondly called is a statuesque, 5'11'', 120 lb., dark skinned, woman with full lips and interesting brown eyes. Today, she is dressed in a dark blue, tailored skirt suit that fits her svelte..

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Reggae at Port Kaiser

Homeless and mentally ill
BOBBY (NOT HIS REAL NAME) was wandering the streets of Kingston, Portmore and Golden Spring, St. Andrew for nearly two years before he was rescued by an assertive outreach health team operating out of Bellevue Hospital in Kingston.

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Avoid dieting mistakes
Viral infection linked to cervical cancer
The lowdown on physical fitness
Do I need more potassium?
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Damned white spots
Orgasm and a man's identity