Zaila sworn in - First female Chief Justice says she will hit the ground running
ZAILA McCALLA was yesterday sworn in as Jamaica's first female Chief Justice at King's House in St. Andrew. Far from overwhelmed, a beaming McCalla told the packed hall of dignitaries, family and friends that she planned to hit the ground running.

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Rusea's to celebrate its double century success
Come the month of August, one of western Jamaica's renowned high schools will be raising its bat in celebration of its double century achievement. That school is none other than the 230-year-old Lucea-based Rusea's High School, founded in 1777 by Martin Rusea, a French refugee.

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International customer service certification now available in Jamaica
Schools search for new funding sources

Ansa McAl makes hostile bid for Barbados Shipping - Neal & Massy merger uncertain
Barbados Shipping and Trading Company (BS&T) was expected to decide today in Bridgetown on a proposed merger with Neal and Massy Holdings Limited, but may be forced to delay what was expected to be an endorsement of the deal following a hostile bid...

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Lee Chin sells Berkshire-TWC
Island Motors quits vehiclesale business - New company takes over Peugeot dealership
Digicel dealer network expands to 1,343 - Jamaica has 193
Petrojam's new ethanol plant to cost US$20m - Looks to local sugar sector for feedstock
Loss-making aerodromes an $80m drain on Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) - Private investors, partners sought
H&L to roll out US$1.4m inventory system by November
Barbados turns to China as market for branded sugar - Seeks R&D assistance on new cane varieties
Rice lawsuit threat
Conoco, Exxon reject oil pact

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) censures Gayle
LONDON (AP): WEST INDIES cricket authorities have threatened to punish Chris Gayle with "drastic and immediate action" if he continues to criticise their running of the game. Gayle hit out last week after a series of gaffes and embarrassments for West Indian cricket...

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Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) welcomes the new Spanish-style academy
Calabash Bay in the eighth
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Jamaica youth squad selected
Venus battles past Russian teenager
Reggae Boyz face Malaysia
Campbell looking to Osaka
Walker set to take hurdles to another level
Jamaicans to vie for IAAF posts
Mexico a team in turmoil after Cup flop
Sri Lanka hammer helpless Bangladesh
Knights, Tivoli win big

EDITORIAL - An unhealthy state of affairs
THE CURRENT controversy over the public-sector health-insurance scheme is indicative of the country's sick state of affairs at various levels. At its simplest, it points to the precarious state of the country's finances and at another level...

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LETTER OF THE DAY: Clean up election procedures
THE EDITOR, Sir: I SERVED as a presiding officer in three local government elections and as a supervisor in the last general election. My involvement started with volunteering to serve as a CAFFE observer. I indicated that I would serve in other capacities of the election ...

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Deplorable bus service
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'Hanover Women in Concert' blazes
Lucea, Hanover: Hanover's Germany-based singer Crystal Axe ignited the 'Hanover Women in Concert' fund-raising show, at the Watson Taylor Park in Lucea on Sunday evening. Her provocative performance left the men in the...

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BE WELL - Doctor 'cures' arthritis with FRUIT ACIDS AND HONEY
A customer standing at the cashier's counter in the pharmacy, where I happened to be browsing the other day, was obviously peeved by the spike in the price of his usual bottle of food supplement of some sort. He sent the cashier to double check the price with the manager.

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The young and the restless
An erstwhile, young professional leaving a tertiary institution probably has only one thing in mind - "How can I finally earn some money?"Why office romances are hard to manageIf everything you knew about office life came from NBC's serial mockumentary...

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Corruption and labour abuse losing ground in Mideast

Judge worried about A-G's statement in 'Grenada 13' review
ST GEORGES, Grenada (CMC): High Court Judge Francis Belle on Monday expressed concern about the impact a recent statement by Attorney-General Elvin Nimrod could have on the soon-to-be re-constituted Prison Review Board, even as the Director of Public...

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Malaysian boat captain fined
Opposition backs statement on Cuba

Gordon Brown takes over today
LONDON (AP):Britain gets a new prime minister today:Gordon Brown, the taciturn Treasury chief who has vowed to win back people's trust, re-evaluate the country's policy in Iraq and tackle extremism with a lighter touch after a decade under Tony Blair...

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Gov't offers 'morning after' pills to the poor