Record arrivals expected from newest cruise ship
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ISLAND is poised to receive an additional 100,000 cruise ship passengers in the next six months from Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's (RCCL) mega liner Freedom of the Seas, pushing the arrival figures to record-breaking numbers.

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Free? Think again - Government of Jamaica pushes for law to quash faulty acquittals
Infighting a premonition of further drop in PNP support
'Bring some private firms under Access to Info Act'
Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ) to launch sports channel
Copyright agency gets tough
Early intervention system for children
Portia's 'colour' creating disunity, say colleagues

Cop dreams of walking again - Pleas for assistance to finance Cuban surgery
WESTERN BUREAU: HAVING SERVED the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for 17 years, Constable Cecil Bond has spent the past two years in bed pondering his future and whether he will walk again.

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'Church cannot afford to sleep' - Prime Minister of Jamaica calls on faith-based institutions to intensify efforts to transform society
Time for Government of Jamaica to begin Port Royal development - mayor
Road Safety Unit considering new licensing system
Cut secrecy, libel, says Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) president - ...Wants repeal of libel laws and more access to information
Bill Clarke voices concern about using petroleum products in medicine
Northern Caribbean University (NCU) president commissioned as minister
Meyer is Brazil's new ambassador to CARICOM
Clarke urges Government of Jamaica to increase tax incentives

Kiss Jamaica goodbye
SWEETHEART LIMITED, the Jamaican distribution subsidiary of Trinidadian firm Bermudez Biscuit, has shut down and pulled the once extremely popular cream-filled Kiss cupcake from the market, saying that rising costs here made it difficult...

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FirstCaribbean, fastest growing mortgage lender in the market
JN Money Shop for New Kingston
Wisynco gets Coca-Cola franchise
Telegens to roll out new service for cable TV providers
Hi-Lo getting back on track
Are US markets ripe for a free fall?
Share buy-backs make sense
Investors still deliberating on Courts

Cup ball gets rolling
BERLIN, (Reuters): AFTER MONTHS of intense preparation, a fair amount of national soul-searching and near-fanatical scrutiny of the home team, the 18th soccer World Cup kicks off this morning - not a day too soon for hosts Germany. The country is buzzing.

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Ballack out of opener against Costa Rica
Injury a gripping fear for players
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Looking forward to the beautiful game
Earle slams Jamaica's football hierarchy
FC Indiana interested in Mowatt and Reid
HORSE SENSE - Owners get no respect

The IDB's insightful perspective
The People's National Party (PNP) administration typically likes to point to big infrastructural projects such as Highway 2000 as major achievements and to tout them as critical to Jamaica's growth and development. Judging from the success of the party...

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Taking time to heal
Police recruitment and benefits

LETTER OF THE DAY - Greater police accountability needed
THE EDITOR, Sir: COMMISSIONER OF Police Lucius Thomas has recently called for police persons to be equipped with more sophisticated weaponry. However, given that Mr. Thomas has identified police corruption as a critical issue...

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Frankly, we don't need you!
Congrats to Buchanan
Demand better from drivers
Abbey Court and Reka Dom
Washington Gardens is no garrison

Haitian actor making strides in Hollywood
THE EXOTICALLY striking Haitian-born international model and actor Jimmy Jean-Louis is causing waves across the globe. However, despite being a big movie star, Jimmy remembers his life in Haiti, where he was born in a remote village he describes...

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'The Break-Up' needs a matchmaker
A good idea gone bad
'Here I Am', says Christine Allen
Poetry, painting, philosophy fuse in Earl McKenzie's work
Violence spoils large shows
Magazine publishers go for higher quality

Salvation Army's laid-back evening
THERE ARE some events that everybody looks forward to every year and the Salvation Army (SA) Fund-Raising Dinner is is one of them. The Eastern Jamaica Division hosted its annual fund-raiser at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Tuesday evening...

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Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW) brings loads of fun
Professionals to sizzle at Half Moon this weekend
The Legendary Wycliffe Bennett

IRAQ: Al-Zarqawi killed in strike
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP): THE MOST-FEARED ter-rorist in Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - was killed in a massive U.S. air strike north of Baghdad after an intense two-week hunt that U.S. officials said yesterday first led to the insurgent leader's...

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MIDEAST: Italian troops to leave by year-end

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West Indies vs India ( May 18 to July 4)

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