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Jamaicans booted - Cayman to send home work permit holders, thousands to be affected
The Cayman Islands' controversial immigration laws could expel thousands of work-permit-holding Jamaicans who have been employed there for almost eight years. If expelled, the Jamaicans and others from the more than 100 different nationalities...
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JLP asks Contractor General to investigate Campbell, PCJ
... Christie receives Trafigura documents
Regina Bish cops top prize at St Andrew finals
Trafigura scandal now history - Buchanan
Sunset Legislation to be debated today
Goverment of Jamaica still paying for CXCs
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'It's a miracle!' - At Bath Fountain in St. Thomas, it's an everyday occurrence
With the Rasta man grinning broadly in the background, the chubby woman in the tiny bathing suit hopped on one foot, raised her hands to the heavens and shouted, "It's a miracle, one time I couldn't do this. I couldn't even walk or talk!"
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TYRONE'S WATCH: Whose road is it anyway?
Government of Jamaica signs off on major road works
US tourists already using passports
Ho Lung to be awarded Doctorate from University of the West Indies (UWI)
Parish Council worker could lose job after protest
Students beaten, parents upset
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Ford losses widen to US$5.8 billion
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP): Ford Motor Company said Monday its loss widened to US$5.8 billion in the third quarter, blaming the cost of its restructuring plan. The company also said it plans to restate its earnings back to 2001 due to accounting errors...
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IBM sues Amazon over patents
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Seniors glitter at Caribbean Games
Jamaica's athletes returned home with 52 medals, including 20 gold, after finishing second at the just-concluded Caribbean Senior Regional Games in Trinidad and Tobago on the weekend. The Jamaicans also captured 21 silver and 11 bronze medals...
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Jamaican duo in line for top award
Walker Cup hunt continues
Pick-9 caught at $9.6m
Theodore Whitmore goal snaps losing streak for Seba
Waterhouse close gap
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Over doing it for the World Cup of Cricket
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EDITORIAL - Cramping the Fourth Estate
We suspect that with all its other requirements, having a sense of humour and the capacity to maintain equanimity in the midst of all, are important prerequisites for successfully handling the job of Prime Minister.
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Press freedom in Parliament - Part 1
Taking the Opposition on board
Dutty Wine culture
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LETTER OF THE DAY - New targets for the next government
The Editor , Sir: I feel that the time has come for us as citizens of Jamaica to demand exactly what we want and insist that it be delivered. Very few Jamaicans could be satisfied with the performance of our government in recent times...
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Much ado about nothing
We want to see the 'King'
A sick man's plea
State should not fund parties
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Contestants ooze pure sugar at eliminations
Sassy, oozing pure sugar and saying the darnest things, the Mini Miss Jamaica Eliminations and sashing contestants left the crowd with an 'ahhh' inspiring feeling last Sunday at the Hilton Kingston hotel. Despite a late start, the show ran...
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To wave or not to wave ...
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HUNGARY - Police battle protesters
BUDAPEST (Reuters): Hungarian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of anti-government protesters yesterday, marring commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the country's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule.
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MIDEAST: Don't panic, Iraq tells US and UK
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