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Dasheen capital

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If you buy dasheen regularly at Corporate Area markets, chances are, it is from the hills of Mill Bank, Portland ... (0 Comments)

Bill sues Scotia - Former CEO asks court to bar eviction order

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Retired president and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica, William 'Bill' Clarke, is now engaged in a legal battle in ... (0 Comments)

Freeze on Joey Issa's assets lifted

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The assets of businessman Joseph 'Joey' Issa are no longer frozen as the Supreme Court yesterday set aside the freezing ... (0 Comments)

Banana farmers get help

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More than 50 displaced banana farmers are to benefit from a multimillion-dollar European Union (EU) fund to establish agricultural business ... (0 Comments)

Painful memories - Tears water 'Secret Gardens'

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Tears, anger and disgust mark the faces of many who file past the monument for slain children at the intersection ... (0 Comments)

Robertson yet to get summonses

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Up to late last night, Government minister James Robertson was yet to be served summonses, three days after he allegedly ... (0 Comments)

Suspected cop killer held

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Quick work from police investigators resulted in the recovery of a slain special constable's private firearm and the arrest ... (0 Comments)

Mother fighting to cope with son's death

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WESTERN BUREAU: Words were inadequate to describe the emotions of Jennifer Clarke yesterday as she tried to cope with the ... (0 Comments)

Israel intensifies battle against Hamas in Gaza

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Anas Mansour sleeps in his street clothes in a south Gaza refugee camp, with his ID in his pocket so ... (0 Comments)

A festive farewell

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Jamaican film-maker Richard 'Dickie' Jobson lived his life with spark and fun and that was how his family celebrated him ... (0 Comments)

Israelis slice deeper into Gaza

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GAZA CITY (AP): Thousands of Israeli troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, pushed deeper into Gaza Sunday, fighting militants ... (0 Comments)

Live by the universal teachings - Golding

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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged Jamaicans to live by the universal teachings of the Bible, arguing that it would ... (0 Comments)

Richardson pulls out of Obama Cabinet

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WASHINGTON (AP): New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson abandoned his bid to become commerce secretary under pressure of a grand-jury investigation ... (0 Comments)

Market inferno - Downtown Kingston vendors cry arson

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In-between drying tears and sweat, and rummaging for valuables among the charred rubble of stalls, vendors seethed as they blamed ... (0 Comments)

Munro student dies in crash

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Munro College is mourning a student who was killed in motor-vehicle accident along the Barbary Hall main road in St ... (0 Comments)

Daggerin' backlash

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The involvement of children as young as eight years old in sexually explicit street dances has sparked concern among rights ... (0 Comments)

Nation called to look to Jesus amid crisis

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Faced with the prospect of harsher economic difficulties and the ever-increasing level of crime and violence, a church pastor is ... (0 Comments)

MP faces arrest - Police may charge Robertson for using abusive language

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Government minister James Robertson is facing arrest after reportedly using abusive language at a police team in the aftermath of ... (0 Comments)

the week that was: December 28, 2008-January 3, 2009: Woman returns $1m

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Days before the new year, Dhaima Brookes, a legal secretary, stumbled upon $1 million in an ATM in the Portmore ... (0 Comments)

Beckford verdict, 'a slap in the face': Recovering mother disappointed at justice system

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WHEN RESIDENT Magistrate Lorna Gayle handed down a three-year suspended sentence to Jermaine Beckford on December 9, 2008, the verdict ... (0 Comments)
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