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Jamaica spared - Charley brushes past southern coast heading for the Caymans
JAMAICA ESCAPED the full force of Hurricane Charley yesterday as the extended winds brushed the southern coast of the island in the afternoon on a northwesterly turn towards the Cayman Islands.

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Businesses at a standstill - Normal activities cease as employers respond to threat of disaster
West readied for hurricane
How the nation prepared for Charley

Women leaders call for assertiveness
THE NEED for women to be assertive in their drive for equality in the society, was again reiterated by several women leaders at South Africa's National Women's Day celebrations at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday.

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New acting principal for St George's
Murder appeal turned down
UTech mourns loss of executive assistant Tanya Ellis
Stiffer fines for illegal taxis

England chase series victory
MANCHESTER, England (AP): ENGLAND ARE up 2-0 against the West Indies as the third Test begins this morning (Ja time) at Old Trafford. England have already retained the trophy in the four-match series.

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Games postponed due to inclement weather
Rain stalls U-19's

Weathering the storms
THE SCIENCE of predicting the development, timing and paths of storms is inexact. It is predictable however that storms will come.

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Inviting rapists and 'company'
Terror, jobs and the United States election
Murder and public order

Should credit unions be treated as banks?
THE EDITOR: Sir I READ with interest a letter written by Dr. Gardner of the Manchester Co-operative Credit Union on the stifling of credit unions.

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Wrong use of NHT funds
The Church is far from silent
Devise a modern system to remove bodies
A pensioner's urgent appeal
Heartfelt gratitude to a past student
Andrea McPherson
Lurline Johnson

Third World Unleashed
WITH THE news of Tropical Storm Charlie looming, nobody could tell that the real storm was inside the National Indoor Sports Centre on Tuesday night.

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Words before the STORM at Weekenz

Gangsters on the run Special crime unit halts St. James murder rate
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST. JAMES special police unit, which has a mandate to restore order in troubled communities, is said to be making solid progress in its quest to infiltrate, neutralise and dismantle the parish's four major criminal gangs...

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Another burial site for MoBay

Food for the GODS - In ancient Greece, food
In ancient Greece, food wasn't just about eating. Food carried all sorts of religious and philosophical meanings.

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The naked truth ...about Hedo III's 'Jerk Fest' VIP dinner