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CASH PLUS SOS - Company seeks approval to appoint temporary manager; to commence payments to creditors on April 14
An application filed by a manager of the Carlos Hill-led Cash Plus Ltd in the Supreme Court seeking approval to appoint a temporary manager to supervise the process of disbursement of funds to lenders, is to be heard tomorrow.
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Aviation in decline - Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority criticised for autocratic posture
Tax the informal sector, say financial analysts
Tufton to outline details of crop-insurance scheme
MPs rue reduced development fund
EPA: the Opposition's view point
Several SSPs transferred
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Earth matters - Tourism, agriculture need bad-weather coverage
ADVOCATES OF climate-proof development worry about the possible economic fallout if Government and stakeholders do not move urgently to negotiate affordable insurance to protect the critical sectors of agriculture and tourism from the ill effects of adverse weather.
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Earth matters - Prime Minister takes environment portfolio
Government to develop St Joseph's into trauma centre
Parents blamed for overcrowding at juvenile lock-up
Lightbourne moves to abolish old English law
Low fuel at Norman Manley Airport delays AA flight
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$80-million ride - Jamaica's most expensive cars
What would you do with $80 million? Most persons would likely invest it, either in real estate or perhaps a business. But what about spending it all on a car - yes, one car - that offers unsurpassed luxury, elegance, speed and more importantly, high-level security.
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Why bank fees attract GCT
Bank charges unreasonable - Samuda Consumer Affairs Commission to publish survey of fees
NCB vs Scotiabank: Who will be profit king?
Test-driving an Audi ... thrill of a lifetime
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Portmore look to extend lead
CO-LEADERS AND favourites Portmore United will this afternoon seek to consolidate their position at the top of the table in the Cash Plus Premier League when they host the faltering Seba at Ferdie Neita Park.
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South Africa bounce back against India
Pat Austin still has the winning edge
Manchester United trounce Aston Villa
Baugh, Brown shine
T&T in charge
Nangle sets butterfly record
Nelson mounts three winners to lead jockeys
Sunday Chat - Scoring an interview with Shaka
Please, do not drop Sulieman Benn
Aussies sink records
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EDITORIAL - Mr Golding's barrel of pork
Politicians like nothing better than to wallow in pork, to feel its fat dripping through their fingers and the power of doling out dollops of rind to people. For all his protestations, Bruce Golding, the prime minister of Jamaica, is no exception.
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Budget built on sand?
Financing with magic wands
Gangsta for life?
The productivity question
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Letter of the Day - A stimulant for economic growth
The Editor, Sir: The merger of the payroll tax acts may become the most effective stimulant to Jamaica's economic growth since Independence in 1962. Also, the merger provides an excellent opportunity to correct the flaws in these acts, which create confusion regarding compliance, and cause business closures.
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Stop ignoring the issues
Why pray to Mary?
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Carnival has its day in the sun
Known for its energy, revellry and colours, carnival has taken Jamaica by storm, gaining mass acceptance. A tradition that has been inherited in countless countries across the world, Jamaica was one of the last Caribbean countries to introduce carnival to the masses.
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Lubica brings sophisticated style to Jamaica
An 'Alliance' against violence
One-Man Woman or Bun Him?
Miss Jamaica Universe Pageant contestants sashed
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Fresh artistic perspective
David Muir's retirement has been more of a rebirth, if his biography is anything to go by. Originally a hobbyist-painter, Muir has dedicated 31 years of his life to Jamaican art through the Institute of Jamaica.
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Liguanea Festival of Fine Art and Photography celebrates its fifth year
WORDSMITH - A forum for examining the language of speech and writing
Book Review - The man faces his mountain
Book Review - A visual feast of lovely images, information
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Leonie Forbes - On becoming myself
Leonie Forbes, flitting from spot to spot as swiftly as a hummingbird, in her bougainvillaea-covered cottage in Kingston, is the elegant epitome of herself. Later, you will understand more of what we mean.
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Marcia Griffiths' first love: Cooking!
Single in the city - Too rich to date?
Doctor's advice - Would the G-Spot help her?
Outlook Youth - Getting married: Is now better than later?
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Audley faces life
As Opposition Spokesman on Finance, he was glib, fiery and sensationalist. He would thunder against Omar Davies' economic polices, damning them as hopelessly muddled and counterproductive. Audley Shaw has always played well to the gallery. Now it's time for Audley to face the music. (Boyne)
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Budgeting for shared growth
Jamaica's energy challenges - Part III
The patriarch and the prostitute
Is free health care the answer?
Planetary meltdown and Jamaica
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Seen in Parliament
Out and about on Duke Street for Thursday's opening of Parliament.
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Crystal is new world wonder - Prestigious travel magazine names Lee Chin's gallery among the best
Myrtle's big moment
Easter Sunday with NDTC
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Dover: a real Cliffhanger
After the successful staging of JamWest, the fans of round-and-round racing weren't going to be left out, No! Hilary Jardine JP, OD and the Jamaica Race Drivers Club (JRDC) staged a humdinger of an event, attracting bumper crowds and lots of sponsors. The roundy pounders got their fix.
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2005 Daihatsu Boon: The economiser
Record-breaking attendance at Dover
How drivers can be alert
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