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Stabroek News

published: Wednesday | December 29, 2004
Lead Stories


Asia Graveyard - Tsunami disaster toll surpasses 60,000
GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters): THE SEA and wreckage of coastal towns all around the Indian Ocean yielded up tens of thousands of bodies yesterday, pushing the toll from Sunday's tsunami past 60,000.

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Caribbean plots early warning system
Tsunamis a threat to Ja?
Some parents differ on placing GSAT students nearer home
NYS recruits teenagers to work as enviro aides
Route taxi men to come under greater discipline
NWC wins damages appeal

News


The face of courage
PARALYMPIAN GOLD medallist Alphanso Cunningham has a lot on his mind and he will not hesitate to share with anyone who is prepared to listen.

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Richards to make blood donating personal
William Knibb on top in CXC agri science
Murders soar on holiday weekend
Gleaner Honour Award Nominee - Voluntary Service - Answering calls of the helpless
Blind patient falls to death at KPH
Diverted cargo ships return to local ports

Business


No boycott - 89,000 motorists in one week pay highway toll
DESPITE HEATED debate on the new tolls set for Highway 2000 and recent talk of a boycott, 89,000 vehicles paid their fees in the space of one week in December.

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No interest in buying Air Jamaica ­ NCB
Gender split in manager salaries
Digicel eyes larger Carib market share
Vin Lawrence leads Air Jamaica restructuring

Sport


Young Boyz to face Honduras January 26
HOSTS HONDURAS will be Jamaica's first opponents in the final round of the CONCACAF Under-20 World Youth Championships next month. The young Reggae Boyz face off with the Central Americans on January 26 in the Group B opener at the Francisco Morazan...

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WI players raking in the bucks
Four teams battle for final places today

Commentary


Earthquake calamity
THE SCALE of the earthquake devastation and loss of life in South East Asia and Africa on Sunday is almost beyond belief. With an estimated 60,000 lives lost, many of them children, swept from their homes without any forewarning, the tragedy assumes...

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Elusive nat'l goals
Taking its toll
Generation change

Letters


Letter of the Day - The grand idea of Highway 2000
THE EDITOR, Sir: I once wondered how could any ambitious Jamaican oppose the development of Highway 2000.

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Good command of English
Overhaul the fire service
Education starts at home
Highway woes

Entertainment


Drama, suspense at 'Island Explosion'
ISLAND EXPLOSION in May Pen was a stage show of drama, suspense and entertainment.

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'Stars-R-Us' was pure star power
No-shows at 'Reggae in the Hills'

Profiles in Medicine


Best of health 2004
PUTTING PEN to paper or more accurately, fingertips to the keyboard, week after week, is no easy task for the busy 'Your Health' team ­ Drs. Clive Anderson, Sidney McGill, Yasmin Williams and Wendel Abel, as well as Kenneth Gardner ...

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Eating at Christmas time
That burning feeling in my stomach


How can you help Jamaica now?
The Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) has established a 'Recovery Fund' to help aid Jamaica's recovery after Hurricane Ivan.Under the fund Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica can send contributions to help rebuild Jamaica via JNBS outlets for free. [ more ]





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