POLICING THE POLICE - Jamaican PM wants independent body to probe use of force
AS THE new Cabinet moved into its second weekend yesterday, Prime Minister Bruce Golding revealed the Government would be moving with urgency to address national concerns over allegations of police excess and abuse.

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Authorities issue lepto warning
Mandela not dead despite embarrassing Bush remark
'A waterfront experience of historic proportion' - Billion-dollar redevelopment project for Falmouth
SE St Mary ballot box battle continues
Classes to resume at José Marti Monday
Mind & Spirit - Terry Gillette draws nearer to God

Across the Nation
The Alumina Partners of Jamaica's (ALPART) annual educational programmes in areas of safety, health and environment protection commenced this week with participation from 30 all-age and primary schools in south St. Elizabeth and Manchester.

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Smith to boost war on drug
Ministry looks into fertiliser price hikes
King tapes delay trial
New justices

Shaw on hunt for supplementary estimates
Audley Shaw, the minister with portfolio responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, is working feverishly along with his colleague ministers, to craft a supplementary estimates targeting areas of the budget where savings could be achieved.

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New Jamaica Labour Paty administration seen as 'pro-growth, market-friendly'

Francis confident Girls can rebound
WITH LESS than six weeks to go before the start of the World Netball Championships (WNC) in Auckland, New Zealand, coach of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, Connie Francis, said the team will have to improve on its passing skills and fitness level if it is to challenge for the title.

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I'm the king of the jungle, says Mayweather
Tight fight for Cup
US, China face tough tasks
Any one of four can win - Kiwi coach
Police and Soldiers to battle at Kensington
Outfither to claim victory in Dr Feanny Memorial
Glenmuir back in action today
Western rivals ready to fire early salvos
Tivoli ease past St. Mary's College
Final word - Can you top my World Twenty20 team?
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

EDITORIAL - The strength of oaths of office
Now that Mr. Don Wehby has formally resigned from GraceKennedy, we hope that the brouhaha aroused by his appointment as a Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance will subside. As we reported yesterday, in the case of Mr. Danny Williams' association with the Michael Manley administration in the late 1970s, there is precedent for this level of linkages with prominent private sector personalities.

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Sharing the inheritance
How to end persistent blackouts
Issue: Crime not changing course

LETTER OF THE DAY - HIV epidemic deserves 'reality check'
The Editor, Sir: The activities for the past few weeks have been note-worthy in many ways. The people did not give the former Prime Minister her "mandate" and the one who left for the wilderness, returning as the prodigal son is now Jamaica's eighth Prime Minister. But when all the euphoria vanishes, what we are left with is the realism of the country in which we live.

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Male exodus in US education too
Watch them, Portia!
Good security action
Taxation without representation
School computers stolen

First ladies at lunch
Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding leaves the island today for New York where she will be the special guest of American First Lady Laura Bush at the Morgan Library and Museum on Monday.

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Soap Scene
'Dirty Sexy Money' may be the root of big Nielsen ratings

Let's talk life
Dear Counsellor: I have just received bad news from the doctor. I have been diagnosed with leukaemia and feel bewildered and confused. I don't know what to say or what to do.

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Let's talk relationships
Castro caps all the fad in Cuba

Fujimori to be extradited
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori lost his fight yesterday to avoid extradition from Chile and was to be taken to Lima to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption dating from his 1990-2000 rule.

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Thousands rally for six black teens in Louisiana
Two students shot at Delaware State University
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