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Air Jamaica must go! - No clear plan if divestment fails
The new president of Air Jamaica has admitted that there is no clear plan for the future of the loss-making airline if management fails to divest the carrier by the March 31 deadline. Bruce Nobles, who recently returned for a second stint at the airline as president...
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Junior minister blunders in hanging debate
KRW stirring appetites
The future is bright
Hanover's development plan in limbo
Private schools fear teacher exodus
Thursdaytalk - HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT
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Reasoning with wicker man, Maas Leety
Whoosh! An overcrowded minibus with a tattered Jamaican flag hanging on the antenna, whizzed by Maas Leety's chair.This got the otherwise cool character flustered.
"Oy man! Unnu gwaan gallivant! Yuh soon gwine meet yuh Waterloo!" the 60-something-year-old man yelled...
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'Not enough money to fund health sector' - Doctors' group head cites equipment woes
Clerics say cultism fuelling grisly crimes
Scores of vehicles on auction block
St Maarten gov't may soon topple - Parliamentarian set to cross floor
Rotaract clubbites plant Seed of love
'Kitty' Cawston was 'monumental' - Family matriarch hailed as frank, feisty, fearless
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EU clamps down on credit rating agencies
European Union regulators on Wednesday proposed strict new rules for credit rating agencies that would hold them liable for their opinions and stop them from advising banks on how to get top debt ratings. The EU's financial services chief Charlie...
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Parish councils budget blues
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Harbour View whip Waterhouse
ONE TEAM took its chances, the other didn't. Harbour View reaped rich rewards as they thrived on their efficiency to register a resounding 3-0 victory on a wet pitch and further dampen the spirits of home team Waterhouse, in their big 10th-round Digicel Premier League match-up...
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Tivoli Gardens thrash Sporting Central
Robinson hat-trick hands JC lifeline
Francis to focus on Girls' ball-handling skills
Frome lead charge into quarters
St Georges strike twice to keep game Reno at bay
Meadhaven beat Rivoli United
Windies fall in one-day thriller
Key JCA post for Adams
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EDITORIAL - Don't be railroaded by fundamentalists
The offer of evangelical parsons to take the hangman's job notwithstanding, it is unlikely - whatever the outcome of the current parliamentary conscience debate on capital punishment - that executions will take place in Jamaica anytime soon....
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The Obamanian revolution
Maverick in Jamaica
'Close churches for six months ...'
The threat of Green Obama
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Citing biblical sources on capital punishment
The Editor, Sir:The biblical arguments, given pro and anti capital punishment, appear to weigh heavier on the side of the advocates of the death penalty. The Public Theology Forum, an abolitionists Christian group, in defence of their stance, draws on scriptures...
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Let us pray for Obama
Replacing the death penalty
Query re price of diesel fuel
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Jamaican nostalgia at London's oldest black-owned wine bar
LONDON, England: As snow and hailstones rained down last Tuesday night, the Beaufoy Wine Bar at Lavender Hill in Battersea waxed warm with Caribbean vibes. Decked out in Jamaica's national colours, complete with palm leaves...
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Pianist Whylie Lopez to be buried in Cayman
Byron Lee's funeral set for November 22
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Wines, spirits food
The 13th annual Jamaica Pegasus hotel's Wine, Spirit and Food Festival featured a tantalising mix of desserts and wines from around the world. Held at the hotel on November 4-5, it featured delicious food, scrumptious desserts and wines from different countries...
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Jamaicans in Florida enjoy jerk and Obama's win
Cassava Challenge winners urged to grow fruit trees
It's time for Christmas ham again!
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