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'Enough is enough' - Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) fed up with violence in schools 
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) says it is fed up with a recent spate of attacks against its members and that it will not tolerate ongoing incidents of violence against educators within schools. Ena Barclay, president of the JTA, reacting to a protest by teachers yesterday....
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 Shields backs sensitivity training for police force
Marketing Counselors top advertisers again
Carpenter freed by Appeal Court - Wrong orders signed by RM over nails
Lawyer off Killancholly murder case
12 more killed as Guyana gunmen declare 'war'
Journalist allowed to stay in Grenada
Sigma 'Run to Support Life'
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE - Wheels of freedom 
Terrick Virgo tries to play a tune on the keyboard. He is taking a shot at learning something new, pep his spirits and possibly make a living. Virgo used to do tiling work and carpentry and tried his hand at landscaping, but fate had something else in store for him.
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The trauma of losing a pet
A forgotten Woodhaven Ave
Fire boats down at island's major ports
Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) awards grant for lepto, dengue fight
St Catherine man shot dead, child injured
Minister seeks clarity on transport centre reports
Policeman freed of murder charge
Vaz case a simple matter - Judge
Grange unhappy with latest Flow deal
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Zimbabwe inflation triples in a month... To 66,212 per cent
The official rate of annual inflation in Zimbabwe tripled in the space of one month to 66,212 per cent in December, by far the highest in the world, but less than half the rate calculated by independent analysts. The state Herald newspaper published the figures ...
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Nesbeth is new manager of CMA CGM Jamaica
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I was struggling - Gayle 
COOLIDGE, Antigua (CMC)West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has admitted to being rusty after an uncharacteristic knock for Jamaica in their Stanford Twenty20 quarter-final match against Nevis on Saturday night. The usually aggressive Gayle played a subdued innings ...
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Narrow win puts Guyana in semi-final vs Jamaica
Passa Passa, Red Lion deny punters
Chin urges Government to amend tax
Portmore focusing on title
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Playing cricket at a party
Windies Under-19s lose opening match
Federer, Henin cop Laureus Awards
Liverpool, Arsenal need quick recovery
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EDITORIAL - Reinventing the dairy wheel
Ask the researchers at the celebrated National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) at Karnal in the northern India state of Haryana what they know about Jamaica, and the name Dr T. P. Lecky rings out. Dr Lecky's work as an animal geneticist and his development of new breeds of dairy...
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Growing frustration over crime
Horace Russell: A great Jamaican
NOTE-WORTHY: Spewing rubbish
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Abortion extremes
The Editor, Sir: It would seem that in debating the abortion issue people with opposing views use the extremes of the opposite side to attempt to bolster their argument. Abortion on demand is an extreme position which I believe the majority....
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Serious message
Polygraph test for officials
Diatribe & venom
Ministry must act on condoms
Call for envirosummit
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Etana prepares to launch strong debut 
DON'T ASK her age, Etana's not telling. She will tell you, however, that she is a Gemini, the Zodiac sign represented by the twins. "People say Geminis have split personalities, but those who are close to me say the love inside me is what comes across most," she said. ...
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Sisters with soul: Classic Jamaican albums
Denis Kingsley - Reggae ambassador and jerked chicken connoisseur
Scorsese to film Marley bio
ICON: Victor Stafford Reid
Debra Ehrhardt looks back in 'Jamaica Farewell'
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Polish priest finds calling in Maggotty 
Polish priest Father Marek Bzinkowski is no stranger to challenges and for nine years, he has faced and overcome many in the tiny community of Maggotty, St Elizabeth. It's a far way from home but just after completing his previous missionary assignment in the Ukraine ...
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What is the NCB Foundation?
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IAPA renews call for release of jailed Cuban journalists
MIAMI, Florida: The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) has re-newed its public call on the Cuban government to release all imprisoned independent journalists after learning that two reporters behind bars since 2003 had been freed.According to the...
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Judge OKs extradition of terror suspects
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