'Next Prime Minister of Jamaica should mean business' - Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) wants more investment, less red tape
The country's private sector leaders want the next Prime Minister to lead the drive for the expansion of businesses and investment. They also want the head of government to "focus on reducing the bureaucracy," according to Richard Chen, first-vice president of the Private Sector....

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Public sensitisation drive on for HIV vaccine
Jamaica has been involved in HIV-vaccine research for the past three years. Since 2005, the Epidemiology Research and Training Unit (ERTU) on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston has recruited volunteers for two vaccine trials. The first trials began in August 2006....

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Advocacy groups take issue with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) review
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'Crime still scaring off investors'
JUST OVER two years since the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) led an islandwide shutdown of the business sector to protest rising crime, one of its senior members said yesterday that violence remains the biggest deterrent to economic...

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Reggae Boyz shock Argentina 2-0
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil: YESTERDAY PROVED to be a bitter-sweet one for Jamaica's football at the XV Pan American Games. The Young Boyz shocked South American giants Argentina 2-0 in Group C of the men's competition, but the Reggae Girlz were humiliated 11-1 by Canada...

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Reggae Boyz tumble down rankings
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French veteran claims stage

EDITORIAL - Another unnecessary task force
Dr. Peter Phillips has named a panel of distinguished persons, chaired by Dr. Herbert Thompson, president of Northern Caribbean University, to conduct another review of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). We are fast losing track of the reviews, analyses, studies...

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NOTE-WORTHY: Shame of violence

LETTER OF THE DAY: There are no free rides for Jamaica's poor people
The Editor, Sir: Last month I had the privilege of taking my son to the clinic in my community for one of his medical shots. After registration, I was sent to the cashier. When I asked about the cost of my son's medical shots, a lady shouted from behind me..

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'Mama' vote not the way
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Sumfest starts with blazing beach party
WESTERN BUREAU: The belly skins, b-riders and two-piece bathing suits came out of the closet for the Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest beach party at Tropical Beach in Montego Bay on Sunday.The first session in the Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest 2007 entertainment series...

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Cool down with Smirnoff Vodka
This week we continue our series on Summer Coolers. Last week the Montegonians shared their Blue Beat Martini Bar experience with Food readers. The first in our series featured fruit juices as a health Today we look at the flip side - Smirnoff blended drinks - for the responsible....

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TGIF goes New York
Serving wine at the wrong temperature
Not much to grouch about at Gaucho's
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Clinton visits HIV kids in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP):Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited HIV-positive Dominican children in a hospital funded by his foundation for an up-close look at how AIDS can ravage its smallest victims. Tuesday's visit was the first stop...

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Senator warns of mass doctor exodus
Antigua's first female G-G sworn in

Rescuers pull bodies from plane wreckage
SAO PAULO(Reuters):Rescue workers in Brazil pulled charred bodies from smoking wreckage and damaged buildings yesterday after about 200 people were killed in the country's worst air disaster. The Airbus A320 was carrying 186 passenger...

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The anatomy of a hurricane
June 1 to November 30, commonly referred to as hurricane season, is a critical time for many countries on the Western Hemisphere, especially those in the Caribbean, central and south-east American states. A hurricane is the common name for a tropical cyclone..

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Understanding flooding in Jamaica