'It is Obama's time now' - Colin Powell says US presidency was not right for him
COLIN POWELL, former United States secretary of state, says that, while he opted not to seek election as that nation's first black president 13 years ago, Democratic candidate Barack Obama now has a good shot at the most powerful job in the world...

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Rape cases on the rise - report
Davis lambasts Christie over 'breaching' accusation
More rain, flooding for Jamaica in days ahead
'We support abortion' - United Church parts ways with conservative view of pregnancy termination
Cop freed of rape charge
West Kingston tense after shooting deaths
December 19 D-Day - Stern to learn fate of election petition appeal

Clampdown on police off-duty jobs
Police personnel will not be able to pursue jobs outside the Jamaica Constabulary Force, effective November 1, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields said Wednesday."Starting November 1, police officers cannot be employed outside the force.

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Pro-Obama Jamaicans wary of US election foibles - Say win could marginalised boys
Budget busters - Storm, bad deals burden Shaw - PM
Decline in drug trafficking as Hibiscus blooms
PNPYO election Nov 29
Dukharan sworn in as appeal judge
Gov't gets help to reintegrate deportees
Sliding dollar could slow food price cuts
Visionary parenting integral to national development - Holness

Davis, Tyndall partners in consulting firm
They were two of the most powerful civil servants to walk the corridors of power this decade, and now they have teamed up as consultants to go after business in areas where their skills have been honed in government service.Dr Carlton Davis and Shirley...

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Harmony Cove will find capital, says Hylton
US$10m 'ease the credit crunch' window for businesses
H&L planning holiday blitz to rescue profits
Two investors want in on Jamaica's march towards coal
Junior stock market steers toward early 2009 roll-out
Mayberry posts big 3Q profit - But adopts conservative outlook
The foreign trade policies of Obama vs McCain - How will they affect Jamaica?
Commentary - Competing for the hearts of world populations through barter

'Legends' knock WICB
ST JOHN'S, Antigua: THE STANFORD Legends, a collection of a dozen of the West Indies finest players, have identified a common foe and it is not the England XI which will take on the Stanford Superstars for US$20 million tomorrow...

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Spurs set sights on Liverpool
All-Stars go head-to-head on Barclays prediction panel
Vipers capture WBA/Fruta/Oasis title
WADA puts Viagra under microscope
Gambir, Laxman pilot India to massive 613-7 dec
Take Great Sensation
The more things change ...

EDITORIAL - More than a charm offensive at UDC, please
Wayne Chen's appointment as chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is one of those that are unlikely to be contentious among Jamaicans.And it is more than a good bet to assume that Mr Chen has the full confidence of Prime Minister Bruce Golding...

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What price for heritage?
An immature society
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Halt the tsunami of carnage NOW!
The Editor, Sir:The majority of the population, having been negatively impacted by the effects of crime on children, family members and friends are adamant. Hang them high is their answer to the spiralling crime wave, in an effort to brake the upward trend.

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Child abuse on public buses
Preventing work and school hazards
Our country is bleeding
Crime plan needs sacrifice to work
Rating spider over anancy

Pulse profiles CMS
For 30 years, Pulse has led the charge in the discovery and development of the region's most successful international modelling stars. This year the beat continues with the agency's major search engine, the Caribbean Model Search (CMS) which has grown to include...

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Westerners big up Bill
WESTERN BUREAU: Today, William 'Bill' Clarke puts down his mantle as head of Scotiabank Jamaica, but his legacy of advocacy for the disadvantaged in the society and the students who benefited from his generosity will live on for years to come...

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All set for Spanish monarchs
'Tis Halloween time!

Minister vows to protect jobs amid recession warning
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Protecting jobs and shielding the poor and vulnerable are key aspects of a plan by Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson to lessen the effects of the global financial crisis on the island's economy.Thompson told a national...

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Guyana on path to financial reformation
Taiwan set to complete hospital started by China
Constituencies Boundaries Commission appointed
WTC delegates to discuss impact of global crisis