Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
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Johan-Remaldo Smythe ready to put Holland High on the map
January 11 07:21 PM
Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
January 11 04:45 PM
St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
January 11 04:33 PM
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP)—Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphi...

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Poor Mr Warmington, he has not a clue
October 27, 2010
We took our time before wading into the Everald Warmington brouhaha, for good reasons. It was important to avoid making an emotional response to his r...
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When Jamaicans let flow the milk of human kindness
October 26, 2010
Surrounded as they are, by problems of every description, it's not unusual for ordinary Jamaicans to get a sense of being overwhelmed and of being una...
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Red Rose for Gregory
October 25, 2010
For the second time in three months, the local entertainment industry has been thrust into mourning, following the death of one of Reggae music's stan...
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No longer a land of wood; is water next?
October 24, 2010
The heavy volume of water poured on Jamaica by Tropical Storm Nicole affords us the opportunity to reflect on our water situation. How much, for examp...
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You can’t eat your cake and have it too, ladies
October 23, 2010
We have no difficulty understanding the frustration that human rights watchers, Dr Carolyn Gomes and Ms Yvonne McCalla Sobers are feeling right now. L...
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Get fit or get left
October 22, 2010
THIS newspaper has had plenty of reason in the past to castigate the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for gross inefficiency and an amateurish approac...
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‘Who the cap fit…’
October 21, 2010
THERE are few things as pathetic, or as tiresome as the refusal by those whose time is up, to just go. No, we're not talking about anyone specifically...
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Europe must not resile from multiculturalism
October 20, 2010
Europeans for most of the last hundred years have dominated much of mankind through colonialism and neo-colonialism, seeing it as their manifest desti...
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Cleaning up downtown
October 19, 2010
AMONG the more annoying aspects of governance in Jamaica is the pervasive tendency for flawed or inadequate communication, monitoring and consultation...
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Let’s not win the crime battle but lose the war
October 18, 2010
WE are thankful for the significant drop in crime, especially murders, since the short-lived State of Emergency. However, lest complacency sets in, we...
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In a time when heroes are few…
October 17, 2010
TODAY should really be all about the contribution that our heroes, past and present, have made to the success of our beloved country. Ideally, we shou...
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No end to trouble in West Indies cricket
October 15, 2010
Jamaica's national cricket coach, Mr Junior Bennett and the technical director, Mr James 'Jimmy' Adams are well known for their strong belief in metic...
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Ambition should be made of sterner stuff…
October 14, 2010
Based on overwhelming empirical evidence, retired politicians do not make good diplomats on behalf of Jamaica. It is only our desire not to embarrass ...
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Viva Chile, no mas — no to underground mining!
October 13, 2010
FOR a brief time, the hearts and minds of the people of the world were in unison. Everyone, including Jamaicans, who was aware of the rescue of miners...
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Blind to our rich culture
October 12, 2010
TOO many people in the world see Jamaica's culture as one of violence, disregard for the rights of women and intolerance of people with alternative li...
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You’re 100 per cent right, Mr Wong!
October 11, 2010
YESTERDAY, the sometimes brash chief executive officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), Mr Patrick Wong, won our full backing on at least one thing...
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Where there is no vision, the people perish…
October 10, 2010
JAMAICANS are strong on talk, but very weak on planning and preparation. So we shouldn't be surprised if many among us dismiss Jamaica's National Deve...
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A suggestion for Major General Anderson
October 9, 2010
Major General Antony Anderson's appointment as the 10th chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is as timely as his very encouraging...
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Let this be a lesson
October 8, 2010
This newspaper joins in the metaphoric sigh of relief at the news that World and Olympic champion Miss Shelly Ann Fraser has come away with a relative...
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To be poor is indeed a crime
October 7, 2010
The veteran Reggae artiste Mr Freddie McGregor really couldn't have said it any better than he did in his song, To Be Poor Is A Crime. For although we...
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Will Barbados’ DLP go the way of the PNP?
October 6, 2010
Prime Minister David Thompson of Barbados has reshuffled his Cabinet in a manner that clearly indicates whom he thinks is the best person to succeed h...

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