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Archive for June, 2009


Golding’s neighbour narrowly avoids jail – Police crack down on squatter allegedly posing as a justice of the peace

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A fascinating scene played out in front of Vale Royal in St Andrew yesterday, as police swooped down on one of Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s neighbours who has allegedly been operating illegally as a justice of the peace…

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NCU gets set to start radio, TV

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By December 2009, Jamaica will be tuned into Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) FM radio and television stations. NCU’s push to join the broadcasting market comes at a cost of $45 million. The union of Seventh-day Adventists will foot the start-up bill.

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‘No need for masks’

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Jamaica’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Sheila Campbell-Forrester has advised that there is no need to wear masks during day-to-day activities. Campbell-Forrester said persons should follow the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health to ensure good…

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Pushing the limits – Teacher changes the life of wayward student

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Oberlin High School teacher Janet Marshall is wholly persuaded that she has a ’special purpose’, as a teacher, to impact the lives of her students for good. It is perhaps no coincidence, therefore, that one of her students is convinced beyond every shadow…

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Jamaica supports expelled Zelaya

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The Jamaican Government has condemned the expulsion of Honduras President Manuel Zelaya by certain sections of the Honduras military. Zelaya was yesterday said to be kidnapped by military personnel and taken to Costa Rica after he sacked the head…

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Millions at stake – Philanthropist threatens to pull golf invitational from Jamaica

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WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica will lose the multimillion-dollar Caribbean Classic Golf Invitational (CCGI) to Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic or Las Vegas, United States, if tourism officials here fail to show some serious commitment to the event…

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Patterson to receive region’s highest honour

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WESTERN BUREAU: Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is expected to speak on how Caribbean leaders should collectively respond to the global financial crisis when he accepts the region’s highest award at the CARICOM Heads of Government …

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Teachers ready to drag Gov’t before ILO

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The island’s 22,000 teachers say they will seek the intervention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Education International if the Government fails to meet tomor-row’s deadline to pay over retro-active funds.The teachers are owed some…

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