Strict poll rules - PNP issues guidelines for Saturday's presidential election
AS THE contest to succeed P.J. Patterson as president of the People's National Party (PNP) nears a crescendo, the party yesterday issued strict guidelines for the elections to be held on Saturday at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

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THE SECOND I saw the curtain move in the window of the old duppy house, my knees started to shiver something fierce. Believe me, I was only seconds away from experiencing a massive cardiac arrest right there on the roadway between a stack of logwood...

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Losing our best-educated
AN INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper confirms the sad news that the Caribbean has lost some 70 per cent of its workforce to emigration, among the highest emigration rates in the world.

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Secret ballot raises doubts about PNP elections
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE (PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) procedure for electing its president leaves me bewildered and bemused. Although millions of dollars are being spent to bring the event to public attention...

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TESSANNE CHIN'S rock reggae music is a reflection of who she is, a window into her world. "My music is a nice fusion of rock, reggae and soul. A little bit of dancehall influence. It's everything that describes me, it's who I am...

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Bid for sugar factories being hampered - AJCFA
THE ALL-ISLAND Jamaica Cane Farmers Association (AJCFA) said it is ready to launch its bid for the state-run sugar factories, but complained that the slow pace of the government in putting together the bidding documents was hampering the process.

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In this week's Food, we conclude our Black History Month feature with indigenous Caribbean foods, highlighting cuisine from seven territories.

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MIDEAST: Iran offers to fund Hamas government
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Information Technology (IT) and the fight against crime
ON JANUARY 3, 2006, a BBC report heralded Jamaica as the new 'murder capital of the world'. With over 1,600 people killed in 2005 (a rate of at least five people murdered per day) Jamaica stands as one of the most violent countries on Earth.

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