Cellie-theft crackdown - Police to get proactive following deaths of two schoolgirls recently
INDICATING THAT the problem was starting to ge out of control, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is promising a major crackdown on the theft of cellular phones.

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Happy birthday 'Commish'
Privy Council ruling on CCJ angers Barbados' deputy PM
One killed, one injured in Good Friday shootings
Greater protection of life, property needed
MultiCare foundation launches art exhibition

Woman on larceny charge bail doubles
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman who allegedly stole $109,000 from her employer on December 24, 2004 had her bail of $40,000 increased to $80,000 when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court...

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Extortion in Spanish Town declining ­ Police
'St Bess' Health Dept to hold clinics
MP makes donation to hospital tiling fund

'Ja in prime position for economic growth'
THE JAMAICAN economy is changing and investors will need to start investing in businesses rather than government paper, predicted Richard Byles, president and chief executive officer of Life of Jamaica.

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TPDCo pushes for St Thomas to become major tourism player

Lara should have accepted the Board's offer - Warner
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): FIFA VICE-PRESIDENT Jack Warner believes batting star Brian Lara made a mistake by refusing the West Indies Cricket Board's offer...

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All set for CARIFTA Games
Tivoli eye mid-season honours
Finalists decided for Top League
Three cheers for Jacobs, Gayle and the pitch
S Africa edge WI women in thriller
Lil' Country Boy all the way

The snare of illiteracy
THE REPORT in Wednesday's Gleaner that more than 60 per cent of the recent applicants to the Canadian Farm Work Programme were unable to read and write is but one more evidence of the myriad problems that need urgent attention in this country.

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The dog's best friend
Doubts about police

LETTER OF THE DAY - 'There can be no peace without justice'
THE EDITOR, Sir: "WE ARE at war", Minister Peter Phillips was recently quoted as saying. Some may consider the description as emotive, but all would agree...

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Unanswered Air J questions
A few crime-fighting suggestions
Annoyed by our inconsistent principles
Passing the buck on early childhood education
Afraid for the safety of our visitors
Our complicated crime problem

One funny 'Mad Black Woman'!
DIARY OF a Mad Black Woman is a hilarious combination of slapstick, drama and romance. The movie is at its heart a feel-good chick flick in the best sense of the term, where it is a story about a woman that other women can identify...

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Gov't blamed for vegetable shortage
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: SEVERAL FARMERS in St. Elizabeth are blaming government's failure to provide canning machines and a cold storage facility for a current shortage of vegetables and some fruits.

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Champion farmer faces drought
RADA registers farmers

For the Vatican, Schiavo's case hits close to home
VATICAN CITY: WHEN THE Vatican made the unusual move of taking sides in the case of Terri Schiavo, the parallels to the gradual incapacitation of Pope John Paul II were unmistakable.

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Teens have faith but lack knowledge
New Bible does not tell whole 'Story'