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Jamaica Gleaner Lead Stories
published: Sunday | September 3, 2006

'BRING IT ON!' - Bruce Golding challenges PM to political debate
Despite recent poll findings placing him as the underdog to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Opposition Leader Bruce Golding is challenging her to a series of debates ahead of the upcoming general election.

Schools owed millions in fees
High schools across the island are owed millions of dollars in outstanding school fees because some parents say they cannot afford to pay.


Blue Cross CEO wants health savings accounts
Professor Errol Morrison, president of Blue Cross and a leading member of the Jamaican health profession, has proposed that Government established health savings accounts to benefit pensioners.


Insurance fraud exposes firms and motorists
The insurance industry is losing millions of dollars in premiums due to a mushrooming cover note racket, major players in the market have revealed.


Corporate Area schools charging hidden fees
Despite Government's instructions not to increase tuition fees for the new academic year, many schools in the Corporate Area are hiking supplementary charges and lumping them into tuition fees.


Teacher shortage expected
"COME MONDAY morning, some principals will find that their teachers are gone." That is the word from the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) president, Hopeton Henry.


Toll intake on target, but traffic decreases
Despite what appears to be a decline in the number of motorists utilising the Old Harbour bypass and Spanish Town toll leg of Highway 2000, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) says revenue projection is on target for all legs...


Polls reflect distorted reasoning
I have avoided commentaries of a political nature in the past in order to ensure that I do not cast any political shadows. But there are some observations that I should make for greater clarification on at least two matters...(Seaga)


PM Simpson Miller among 'Most Powerful Women in the World'
FORBES Magazine has named Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller as one of its 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.




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