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World record run - Asafa Powell clocks fastest time in 100 metres 
JAMAICA'S ASAFA Powell scorched the track at the Athens Olympic Stadium yesterday to set a world record 9.77 seconds in the men's 100 metres. Competing at the Athens Super Grand Prix meet, the 22-year-old Jamaican sprinter delivered...
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 Access to Information competition under way - Twelve high schools across the island participating
'Trinity' orders audit of security firms in the West - To determine how companies keep and store firearms
Ja marks 'Diaspora Day' on Thursday
Health officials launch fervent appeal for blood
Heavy rains pound island
Sugar officials to protest outside British High Commission
Operation Kingfish costs state $50m
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News
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Pottinger gets court order in land row 
ST. MARY Custos A.A. 'Bobby' Pottinger on Monday obtained an order from the Court of Appeal, staying a court order for the registrar of titles to remove his name from the register of titles for 34 lots of lands...
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Christmas work gets bulk of funds - JC Hutchinson, Member of Parliament for North West St Elizabeth (JLP)
Here's how to apply for a UK visa
Constituents chide MP Hutchinson for neglect
What to do if you are charged by the police
Forensic report of Flanker's police shooting with DPP
Portmore council inviting suggestions for naming roadway
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Business
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Mortgage lending jumps 
JAMAICANS ARE borrowing more money to purchase and build their homes, according to statistics from the Bank of Jamaica. Figures from the central bank indicate that building societies lent almost $29 billion in mortgages last year...
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Flat tax as an economic, competitive advantage
Gleaner makes online splash - Website gets 120 million hits monthly
Is the 'safety blanket' really necessary?
GCT filing period changed
Larger Caribbean companies restructuring - Moss-Solomon
Transfer tax amnesty on
China in the spotlight
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Sport
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High praise for Powell 
NEW WORLD 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell was showered with praise yesterday after his scintillating performance in Greece. Powell raced to a world record yesterday at the Athens Super Grand Prix....
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Robicon set to deliver
Seba tackle Boys' Town in return match-up
Powell joins J'can greats in world record books
The vision behind blind cricket
New JTTA president has big plans
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Commentary
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Asafa's triumph
JAMAICANS ARE today celebrating a fantastic new world 100 metres record by Asafa Powell, adding to the lustre of world-ranking achievement by our athletes over several decades.
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Sustainable underdevelopment
In defence of the SESP
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Letters
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Ja: time to put up or shut up
THE EDITOR, Sir: OVER THE past few weeks there have been a lot of talk about all that is wrong with our country. Much of this talk has been focused on the problem of crime and violence, extortion and the failures of Government.
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Beyond the PSOJ initiative
Curb the flow of guns
Revamp the police force
Suggestions for cutting crime, violence
Enforce carnal abuse law
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Entertainment
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New energy hits catwalk 
A FEW designers stood out on the second day of Caribbean Fashionweek 2005. The event, held on Saturday at the National Indoor Sports Facility on Arthur Wint Drive, St Andrew, featured eleven designers over three shows.
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'Mr & Mrs Smith' - A blast of a lovers' quarrel
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Profiles in Medicine
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Our children are getting too FAT 
CHILDREN IN Jamaica are getting fatter. This is not based on hearsay or anecdotes; the data is available to back the statement. Researchers at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI)...
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It's mango time
HEALTHY SEX 101 - Responsible fathering
Outlaw the thong!
Making it to the top
Folic acid: What all women should know
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