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Stabroek News

published: Friday | April 25, 2008

Lead Stories


Bailout bangarang - Shaw not fit to head FINSAC enquiry - D a v i e s
Up to last night there was no response from Finance Minister Audley Shaw to Opposition claims that he does not have the moral authority to oversee the proposed commission of enquiry into the financial sector meltdown of the 1990s and the subsequent creation of the Financial Sector....

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'Say it again!'
Tyndall ready to tell all
Throwing pearls before swine - Local broccoli and other veggies being fed to pigs
More school spaces for September
KC, George's feud turns ugly - Schoolgirl assault sparks stabbing, fights
The Manley Memoirs - A love that knew no bounds
Cop sentenced for stealing from friend
'NHT increase not necessary'

News


Statement on FINSAC
A: INTRODUCTION1.The problem which faced many institutions in Jamaica's financial sector in the mid-1990s is well known. There-fore, I need not rehearse the history of the collapse. 2. Suffice it to say, that several local banks, building societies and insurance companies were affected...

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Disorder in the House
Close shave - Family narrowly escapes death
Rose Hall kicks off coastal clean-up campaign
Work permit fees
Central Kingston gangs locked in round-table talks
Be ready for competition in world market, says Golding
Local man held for Montego Bay lotto scam
Corrupt cops should be arrested immediately - DPP
Fraud docs pose public danger warns medical council

Business


Bernal departs Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) - Caribbean top trade negotiator heads to IDB
Richard Bernal, who has served for nearly a decade as the region's chief trade negotiator,is leaving as head of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) to take up a job at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington. He will be an alternate executive director...

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Jamaica, Guyana battle over rice
New Town plans shelved - Portion of property listed for sale
Lascelles share disposal fattens Mayberry's bottom line - Profits climb 986 per cent
Scotia DBG's new team built on experience
Reynald exits One Caribbean Media - Central banker to fill CEO slot
US stores impose restrictions on rice purchases
Brazil halts rice exports
Four of 520 pension fund applications finalised - FSC delay said 'frustrating' sector
Trinidad looks to Guyana for cheap food imports - Investing in farms, after 21% climb in prices
Buchanan takes on billion-dollar development in St Ann
Cold winter gives Jamaica warm returns - Bartlett claims record season
NHT adjustable mortgage rate plan thrown out - Trust now has $61b inaccumulated fund
CARICOM ready to haggle, Canada says date inconvenient - Trade talks to centre on goods, services, investment
Commentary - Managing consumption for food security, a strategic choice

Sport


Miller puts Jamaica in charge
NIKITA MILLER spun his way to his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket at Sabina Park yesterday, and, in the process, bowled Jamaica into a good position on the opening day of the five-day Carib Beer Challenge Trophy final against Trinidad and Tobago....

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STETHS's Reid claims first gold for Jamaica
STETHS still champs
NCB donates $8m to Premier League
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Saints in the driver's seat
Boldon eagerly awaits Graham doping trial
Asafa, Gay may face off
Pistons level first round with 76ers
Village move forward at expense of Georges
Surprising setback for Tivoli
Seba edge clear of drop zone
Reno and Arnett draw 0-0
Take Arizona Sunshine
HORSE SENSE - Is simulcasting the answer?

Commentary


EDITORIALS - Time for political consensus
The debate over dual citizenship which has hung as a shadow over the seven-month-old JLP administration is approaching a decisive and critical phase. It is critical because the slim majority held by the Government is a matter of concern, notwithstanding the prime minister's reference...

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Mr Shaw and DB&G
In the shadow of business
'Sopranos' in Cuba
NOTE-WORTHY: More on SUVs

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY: Casinos yes, but 'do it right'
The Editor, Sir: It is about time. But we must do it right. We do not want what happened to the tourist industry to happen with the gambling industry. The duty-free and souvenirs market have been totally sold out to foreigners. Goods are brought in from overseas and sold in Jamaica...

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Citizenship: no to political solution
Key points missed by PM
Millions from Ontario casinos
Flood warning ...
Protecting the environment

Entertainment


Something extra
It's administrative professionals' week and Jamaica National Building Society made theirs feel special....

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'Heartbreak Kid' no side-splitter

Social


Adieu, Monsieur Foulard
Having built one of the most anticipated (and toughest) roads in Jamaican history, Jean-Noel Foulard is riding off into the sunset. Foulard, the project manager of Bouygues Travaux, the builders of Highway 2000, and his wife Monique were the guests of honour at a farewell reception...

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KIG - oldest Ford dealership in the world!
Rain did not stop the party
Red Bull's chosen one goes to Monaco
GraceKennedy launches new wines
Contrasting post-budget styles

International


'Very devious' people publicising sermons - P a s t o r
NEW YORK (AP): The Rev Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to Barack Obama, said that publicising sound bites of sermons in which he condemned United States policies was "unfair'' and "devious", and done by people who know nothing about his church, according...

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New bill bans discrimination on DNA
Student who challenged Chávez wins prize
Obama, Clinton focus on other primaries


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