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Stabroek News

published: Sunday | August 6, 2006

Lead Stories


Homecoming - Bodies of 'Miss Lou' and Eric arrive
At exactly 4:20 p.m. yesterday, the bodies of the uncrowned cultural queen of Jamaica, Louise Bennett-Coverley and her husband Eric, arrived back home to Kingston, Jamaica.

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Brakes on waste - NSWMA chairperson stops payment to law firm
Happy reunion - Jamaicans return from war zone
Sharp divide over MPs' pay
Leaders of state urge continued nation building
Murders drop by a third in Trelawny
The dismantling of 'Stone Crusher' gang

News


Bouygues tranfers skills to local workers
French company Bouygues Travaux Publics' presence in Jamaica as contractors of Highway 2000 has resulted in the transfer of technology and expertise to the local labour force.

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Writefully yours - How I got there
IDB points out barriers to Ja's economic development

Business


No collusion!- Competition watchdog clears banks of charge
There is no evidence of collusion by commercial banks in the setting of interest rates and bank charges, the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has ruled.

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Not so easy to beat the market
Apple to connect iPod in vehicles
Market snatching up variable bonds
Courts points to asset growth as evidence of strength
Knowing the time value of money
European stocks end higher
Mayberry seeks to calm investor fears
Mango Walk developers target young home buyers
Five-year fight over $6 million riot award
Trade talk collapse is bad news for the Caribbean
Belize announces plans for debt rearrangement

Sport


Woods leads Buick Open by two shots
GRAND BLANC, Michigan (AP):Tiger Woods got up early yesterday to finish his second round, and promptly hit one of his worst shots in years.

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Tour champ Landis caught in doping war
Old-fashioned ICC
Dom Rep bag Hoerman Cup
National U-19 team flies out today
Top drivers ready for Dover
Alpha Lupa upsets in feature
Lara wants harmony ahead of tri-nations
Bryan: Ja's World Cup venues back on stream
Justin Gatlin's mom enters doping debate
Strong reply by Pakistan

Commentary


Not so fast!
From hero to zero in 9.77 seconds! Well, Justin Gatlin has run so fast he run into trouble. - Orville W. Taylor

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Understanding Independence through cultural identity
Outside our national self-interest
Implications of Independence
What Jamaica must cherish after 44 years
The Arab/Israeli crisis

Letters


Letter of the Day - CSME certificate - the full story
The Editor, Sir:

After seeking to benefit from the much heralded free movement of labour under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), I am most disappointed that the full story has not been told.

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Pressure health department
Dividing and ruling Portmore residents
We need our own justice system
Grow the economy to meet wage demands!

Entertainment


Festival fever cools
Long before Passa Passa or its cousins peppered Kingston's streets, Jamaicans have been dancing on the roads with wild abandon.

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Hard work to 'play'
Latoya Jackson sings for the Lord
Ruth Samuels makes her own boards
Artistes 'group' for common goals

Arts &Leisure


Lisa
I was waiting backstage the first time I saw her. Back stage was tight. With all the deejays and singers that were billed on the show and their crews, plus the ones hoping for an opportunity to hit the stage, and the girls who came ...

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Joshua
Creative offerings
Travels in the Caribbean

Outlook


Miriam Maluwa -Determined in the fight against AIDS
Miriam Maluwa's voice resonated with purpose and steely determina-tion as she spoke about her approach to her job and her role in the universal fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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Miss Lou on relationships
Pick the best garden pot
Satisfying appetites for the latest consumer high-tech equipment
Digicel praises cutting-edge role of show

In Focus


Emancipating the Jamaican economy
Development depends above all on the fitness of the leading classes to promote it.

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Devaluation - a misguided strategy
What's wrong with Cuba?
Providing hope
Towards understanding mathematics

Social


Smirnoff X.clusive Were you invited?
Only Jamaica's 'most fabulous' were invited to party with the elite, young movers and shakers at Smirnoff X.clusive, held at Negril Escape, West End, Negril, on Monday July 31.

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David Heron to be honoured by NYC
Emancipating the taste buds
Miami's Bank of America Tower to be lit with Jamaican colours
Brady's birthday bash

Auto


Celestial The Saturn Sky
THE Saturn Sky - the celestially seasoned version of the Pontiac Solstice roadster - reminds us that there is no idea so good that GM won't toss it in a burlap sack and beat it with reeds.

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Panton shines on wet MoBay Raceway
Fuel savings you can bank on
2007 Mercedes-Benz CL - New-look coupe to hit US market
Toyota tops Ford sales in July
2006 Honda Pilot SUV - Fluid look, dynamic style

International


Draft resolution calls for 'full cessation of hostilities'
UNITED NATIONS (AP):The United States and France agreed yesterday on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for a "full cessation" of fighting between Israel and Lebanese ...

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Mexico - Electoral court rejects total recount in election
Castro recovering from surgery


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