Kingston unsafe - Global ratings agency gives Jamaica's capital two thumbs down
KINGSTON IS the 31st most dangerous city in the world to live in, according to a global ratings agency report issued earlier this month. On the quality of life scale - surveying crime, health and sanitation, among other socio-economic indices - Kingston is ranked 137th...

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PEOPLE POWER: Village with a vision - Residents join forces to build Woodford Homework and Learning Centre
Baugh condemns Mugabe crackdown
Call to enable the disabled
Detecting a disability
Portia against non-Jamaican PM
May murders, gun seizures spike
Newland turns over new leaf - Citizens' association says no safe haven for criminals

4ever loved: Diary of the Hird quadruplets - Smiling, kicking, absolutely adorable
It's week two of following the Hird quadruplets through the family diary. Monday, June 16 -It's morning and Dad is playing with his babies. Three of them are smiling and kicking their legs. Not Isabelle though. She is the more 'serious' one...

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'Fostered' on a successful path
Protecting children from pornography
Relationship and firmness
Diaspora Focus - 'The Church has never been silent'
Youth challenged to provide 'meaningful' leadership
Health ministry presses on with five-year HIV plan
Regional cardiac society honours Charles Denbow
Patois Bible? A weh yuh a seh!
Shootist on fire

Tufton urges firms to boost agriculture
Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said his ministry will not work with private companies that are reluctant to support boosting local production. Tufton made his remarks on Saturday while addressing the launch of the Urban Backyard Garden Programme...

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Cops target small ganja farmers

Kensington, Hanover to contest final
Kensington and Hanover will contest the final of the Jamaica Cricket Association's (JCA) Senior Cup competition after securing first innings points against St Ann and Lucas in the two-day semi-final matchups that ended yesterday...

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Nine titles decided at kick-boxing fest
Local football fraternity remembers 'Dirks' Campbell
Soca Warriors advance
Spain oust Italy on penalties
Chiefs go for clincher
Windies happy, but focused on ODIs
Sarwan's groin may heal in time for first ODI
Is Federer an underdog? - Opinions divided, but he doesn't think so
Massa leads Ferrari sweep
Australia crush VC XI

EDITORIAL - There are good reason sto decriminalise prostitution
We have always held that what people do in the privacy of their homes, or in places where their behaviour does not impinge on the rights of others, ought to be their own business. So, despite Prime Minister Bruce Golding's self-declared role as the centurion at the ramparts of morality...

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Dangerous and incongruous security proposal
NOTE-WORTHY: DPP on witnesses

LETTER OF THE DAY - Drastic situations now demand drastic action
The Editor, Sir: I just finished reading your editorial page and I sensed some degree of frustration on your part, with the apparent lack of collaboration and perhaps a sense of and/or a level of indifference which seems to exist among the major political players ...

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Beware Sodom & Gomorrah ahead!
Training children
Get on with it!
Marijuana - What rolein Jamaica's future?
How to be an effective teacher
No purpose in Patois Bible
Patois Bible-audio version

Red Stripe honours contract
Red Stripe has reiterated its strong support for the music industry. In recent weeks, there has been a negative campaign surrounding the beer giant's announcement that it will pull its sponsorship from live events until the quality of the lyrics has improved.

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Audiences still get Maxwell Smart
Winehouse suffering from lung damage
Something extra

Wedding-day mishaps: how to prevent them
Most things that can go wrong on your wedding day are hinted at during the planning stages, according to Lorraine Ross-Clunie, caterer and wedding planner. An indecisive bride or one party being burdened with the brunt of the work all hint that there might be trouble ahead....

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'Til death do us part - 'Flair' walks you through that special day
Jamaican daughter in South Africa
A Strawberry Hill renewal
Wedding Edition - Wedding-day bliss? For whom?
Wedding-night sex - reality or fantasy?
Marriage: Your name and your child's name
Finding the perfect dress
I do ...look great
Keeping towels fluffy and fresh