'Rethink abortion' - Advisory group wants current laws repealed - Botched jobs put strain on public purse
Due in large part to an alarming number of botched abortions taking place in the island, a Ministry of Health-commissioned report has recommended that current laws prohibiting the practice be repealed and replaced with legislation outlining conditions under which medical termination...

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Ticketing woes on first day at centre
Food subsidy takes effect in one week
Supreme Court bars National Commercial Bank (NCB) from closing Olint accounts
Ganja bust in Gordon Key
NHT houses for Hanover this year
O'Meally-Nelson agrees to resign from University of Technology (UTech)
Bunting, Duncan up for People's National Party (PNP) general secretary - Waite absent from slate

Half-Way Tree Transport Centre …Jamaica's newest landmark
It is the city's newest landmark and can be seen from several miles away. The new Half-Way Tree Transport Centre was officially opened on the weekend and the sense of pride of those in attendance was as thick as the massive columns supporting the building...

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All's fair in award of the Highway 2000 project - OCG
TYRONE'S WATCH - Darkness in the Sunshine City
Inflation, the Budget and policy dilemma
Thieves now resort to 'powdering'
Men charged for killing families on trial
Britain to fingerprint all visitors requiring visas
A community of centenarians

US adjusts landing fee policy
Congested airports nationwide can charge landing fees based on the time flights land and the volume of traffic instead of on the plane's weight, according to a new federal policy introduced Monday. United States Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said the policy...

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New Year message - Challenges and opportunities ahead
Dollar falls against euro
Northern Rock could be nationalised, says Darling

Win helps soothe Tivoli's grief
If anything could take the community's mind off the day's earlier shooting incident, it would be a victory by Tivoli Gardens Football Club. Their 2-0 win over Sporting Central in the Cash Plus Premier League on Sunday followed a police operation in the inner-city community...

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Taylor shoots to top with hat-trick
Coaches unhappy with draw
Bucknor slams ICC's bad timing
Rowe earns No.1 doubles ranking
Cunningham is top tipster
Favourites derail Pick-9
Shiv, Bravo top West Indies averages
Williams still at Sporting
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Samuels the big plus for Windies
Arnett move Straw, Waite returns
Murray looking to grasp 'lifetime' opportunity at Campbellsville
Barbados, Leewards win

EDITORIAL - Greater financial uncertainty ahead
If Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his Cabinet had lost sight of the deep challenges they face in preparing the Budget for the coming fiscal year, there was a sharp reminder from teachers last week. First out the blocks with its wage demands, the Jamaica Teachers' Association...

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Lock down those lock-ups
Getting it wrong
NOTE-WORTHY: Hail the man!

LETTER OF THE DAY - Attitudes to ganja should be reviewed
The Editor, Sir: I read the opinion of Dr. St. Aubyn Bartlett and while I respect his opinion, feel it necessary to disagree with the severity of his conclusions. Ganja or weed, as it is commonly called, absolutely does have the negative effect of lethargy...

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Political guidance from the Bible
Negative effects of the weed
Why males don't opt for university
Shaky start by Portmore Council

Brina sings freedom songs at Redbones
Brina's freedom songs at Redbones the Blues Café on Friday night were not all political and her love songs were not always sentimental. And even when sitting on a high stool, she found room for freedom of movement on the small stage at the Braemar Avenue, New Kingston, nightspot...

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Courtney Wilson - more than a comedian
Bunny Rugs to release new 'birthday' album
'The Harder They Come' returns to the UK stage
WELL WRAPPED!
Not many gold at the Golden Globes Awards
Maroon 5 fires up the stage GM style
Will Britney show?
Nicole gives birth to a beautiful girl

Taiwan unhappy over opposition snub
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): The Taiwanese Embassy here has reacted swiftly to reports of plans by the Opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) to boycott activities planned for today's state visit by President of Taiwan Chen Shui-bian.

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Evangelical group protests rededication ceremony
Government bans chicken from Dominican Republic

Racially tinged disputes heat up between Clinton and Obama
LAS VEGAS (AP): Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have become embroiled in racially tinged disputes as large numbers of black voters prepare to get their first say in what has been a tight Democratic presidential campaign marked by surprise twists...

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US-Iran propaganda war heats up
Olmert: All options legitimate to block Iran from nuclearising
US won't drop FARC terrorist label
Gov't rejects Annan's mediation