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12 killed by security forces since start of year—Indecom
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12 killed by security forces since start of year—Indecom
January 6 02:18 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) has reported that 12 people have been shot and killed by members of the...
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Arnett Gardens back in contention with 3-0 win over Cavalier SC
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Arnett Gardens back in contention with 3-0 win over Cavalier SC
January 6 01:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Arnett Gardens’ head coach Phillip Williams said his team’s 3-0 win over champions Cavalier SC on Monday was a significant achie...
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Trinidad and Tobago denies claims airspace has been restricted
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Trinidad and Tobago denies claims airspace has been restricted
January 6 01:50 PM
  PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Minister, Wayne Sturge, has dismissed claims on social media that Trinidad and Tobago’...
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55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro: official tolls
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55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro: official tolls
January 6 12:45 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan military personnel were killed during the United States' (US) raid to seize Venezuelan lead...
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Mexican president urges US to give Maduro ‘fair trial’
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Mexican president urges US to give Maduro ‘fair trial’
January 6 12:37 PM
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday called on the United States (US) to ensure deposed Venezuelan leader Nicola...
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Hordley Crossing main road in St Thomas impassable
January 6 12:18 PM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — The police are advising the public that sections of the Hordley Crossing main road in St Thomas leading to Portland are impassabl...
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Broadgate main road in St Mary now passable
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Broadgate main road in St Mary now passable
January 6 12:15 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica — The police are advising members of the public that the Broadgate main road in St Mary is now passable. The road was previously impa...
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PM clarifies $75m allocation to churches is for clean-up activities, not rebuilding
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PM clarifies $75m allocation to churches is for clean-up activities, not rebuilding
January 6 12:11 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has clarified that the previously announced $75 million to support affected churches in the aftermat...
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St James and the gun
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St James and the gun
Lloyd B Smith 
March 22, 2010
At the time of writing this column, some 55 people had been murdered in the parish of St James. Most of the victims were annihilated by the gun. Most ...
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Financing education
WESLEY BARRETT 
March 21, 2010
AFTER devoting about 10 articles to analysing and critiquing various aspects of the education Transformation Report and addressing the very closely re...
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The hope Jamaica holds
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The hope Jamaica holds
Jean Lowrie-Chin 
March 21, 2010
WE can choose to be immobilised by fear or mobilised by faith. This week hundreds of us chose to turn our minds to the hope that our beloved Jamaica s...
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Let’s get ready to
James Moss-Solomon 
March 20, 2010
Once again we are approaching the silly season. Political sparring, supplementary budgets, accusations of impropriety, violent confrontations, threats...
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Communicating in Hushed Tones
Howard Gregory 
March 20, 2010
A few Saturdays ago, I went to the Montego Bay Market shortly after 6:00 am, as customary, before the crowd descends and parking becomes an impossibil...
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On the matter of extradition
DIANE ABBOTT 
March 20, 2010
A political storm has brewed over the proposed extradition of Christopher "Dudus" Coke, and with this in mind it is worth considering similar rows in ...
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Manure on the steps of the MOE
March 20, 2010
I went to my school (handbag safely tucked under my arm, car parked right under the security guard's nose, windows rolled down lest they try to break ...
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France’s Socialists see first signs of victory
BY DEBORAH SEWARD Associated Press writer 
March 20, 2010
Fresh with a first-place showing in round one of regional elections over President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing UMP party, France's Socialists now have...
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Columns
Where is the water?
MARK WIGNALL 
March 20, 2010
In the eastern part of the island where the sun rises, from the craggy coast and sandy inlets, the rise of the Blue Mountains comes in a rush if one i...
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Is Mr Golding losing his grip on governance?
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Is Mr Golding losing his grip on governance?
CLAUDE ROBINSON 
March 20, 2010
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding seems to be a victim of his own eloquence, once again. On Tuesday, he dismissed questions raised by Opposition MP, Dr Pet...
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Bush’s terrorist act against his own people continues
KEEBLE McFARLANE 
March 19, 2010
Because it has faded from our general consciousness, you may not be aware, but today is the seventh anniversary of "Shock and Awe!" - the beginning of...
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Columns
How black was Deacon Bogle?
Barbara Gloudon 
March 18, 2010
ONCE AGAIN, a Jamaican work of art has been placed on trial and found wanting by a group of persons who have condemned it and are preparing to sentenc...
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Focus on the conductor
Celta Kirkland 
March 18, 2010
HEBREWS 12:1b and 2: "Let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the j...
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Ageing, almshouse and the tenement yard
Franklin Johnston 
March 18, 2010
This is not a country to grow old in. Old folk need care, activity and love. A recent EU survey says people stop feeling young at 34 and start feeling...
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Faults in our election system
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Faults in our election system
Michael Burke 
March 17, 2010
Today, March 18, is 41 years since the local government elections of 1969. That local government election was significant for three reasons. The first...
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Who will succeed Bruce Golding?
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Who will succeed Bruce Golding?
MARK WIGNALL 
March 17, 2010
Half-way through its first five-year term of government since it was defeated in February 1989, troubled by its inability to attach the word "spectacu...
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Minding Jamaica’s business
MARCIA FORBES 
March 17, 2010
POLITICAL activists often accuse me of being unwilling to add any juicy bits to conversations. One lashed me for being what she scornfully described a...
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Columns
The USA and Latin America: the decline of greatness
FRANKLIN W KNIGHT 
March 16, 2010
It is often said that great things are expected of great states, and much should be expected from the unusually blessed. The United States of America ...
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Columns
Pot calling kettle black?
Mervin STODDART 
March 16, 2010
MINISTER of National Security Dwight Nelson gave a commendable response to the recently released 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report ...
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We are all valuable
Celta Kirkland 
March 16, 2010
Reflections In Prayer EPHESIANS 4:11-12: "It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors a...
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Strongmen and weak children
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Strongmen and weak children
Betty Ann Blaine 
March 15, 2010
"Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man?" - Matthew 12:29. Dear Reader, I am appalled t...
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Will the real Jamaican please stand up?
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Will the real Jamaican please stand up?
Lloyd B Smith 
March 15, 2010
Juxtapose the Armadale fiasco and the Dudus affair and it becomes crystal clear that politics takes precedence over everything else in Jamaica. The re...
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