Denham Town locked down - Empty streets, classrooms after four killed
The empty streets, partially blocked roadways and tense atmosphere in the once lively community of Denham Town in west Kingston painted a grim picture of why more than 400 students were prevented from leaving their homes yesterday for classes...

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'PNP governs better'
Hospital books to be audited
North Street residents cry 'fowl'
Christie unfazed by Lawrence statement
Malvo gets life

The old great house of Maas Bartley
Mavis and Dorris, two equally rotund women, were sitting together on concrete blocks by the side of the deserted country road. Neither woman was wearing shoes and Mavis had a cap on her head that covered her...

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EDITORS' FORUM - Special Education exodus a threat
New recruits for 'St Bess' victim support programme
Leeds postal agency reroofed
Democrats sweep US elections, Rumsfeld resigns
Yvette Clarke elected to the US Congress

Lift Cuban embargo, UN tells US
UNITED NATIONS, New York (Reuters): The United Nations General Assembly told the United States yesterday to lift its four-decade-old trade embargo against Cuba in a resolution adopted for the 15th consecutive year with near unanimous support.

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Demand rises for accountants - Jamaica an IFRS case study

Portmore United clip Arnett Gardens
WITH ONLY 12 minutes remaining and the game scoreless, Arnett Gardens appeared set to pull off one of the most miraculous escapes in their Wray and Nephew National Premier League big clash against Portmore United at Spanish Prison Oval yesterday.

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Reno blank August Town
Frome lead qualifiers into quarter-final round
Charlie Smith hold Eltham to 0-0 draw
Village edge Naggo Head
Waterhouse using sport to stamp out violence
Hard work for Windies bowlers in Pakistan
First training session of Jamaica squad pleases Bernard
Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson on IAAF's shortlist

EDITORIAL - Paying the price for the Iraqi war
The results of Tuesday's midterm elections in the United States suggest that American voters have, by and large,arrived at a place where most of the rest of the world has long been. There is a deep unease with, if not distrust of, the Bush administration.

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Peppered backsides past
Sitting for the anthem (verse 2)
Bush whacked

LETTER OF THE DAY - Why can't the Jamaican security forces prevail?
THE EDITOR, Sir: Some time ago, one newspaper carried a photograph of a policeman helping an elderly woman to pack her belongings into a handcart as she sought to flee a violence-torn area of Kingston.

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Don't postpone election again
Fix the road, please!
Non-voters are losers
A neglected great house

Queens of yesteryear still reign supreme
Years later the beauties without boundaries still reign supreme at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Past Queens in Concert, held recently at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre.

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Well 'Wurd'-ed - Wurdz 'n' Rydimz

ON THE FARM - From garbage collection to agriculture
Spaldings, Clarendon: Eight years ago Carl Bogle was removing garbage from the streets while employed to Southern Parks and Markets. However, that is no more, as he quit that job to take up farming, and according to him, he is enjoying every moment.

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Poultry farmers feel the pinch of high electricity bills
RADA seeks to introduce greenhouse technology
Officials test country's preparedness for bird flu
Bee industry aims to get more youths involved
Commercial production starts for prune substitute

Fuel for KRW fires
Under every good stew and every grill is a clean, steady flame; and most restaurants depend on the industry leader, Gas Pro, for the fuel to produce dishes cooked to optimum quality and flavour.

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New kids on the KRW row
A fine chocolate affair!
New restaurant in town: The Deli
Minding your manners

What are Trans fats?
Have you ever thought about what you eat and what it is doing to your bodies - what is the science behind our foods? The foods we consume are made up of nutrients and the exact composition can be obtained from chemical analysis...

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