US slams Government's approach to corruption

THE United States Department of State was blunt in its criticism of the Jamaican Government yesterday when it accused the administration of being lacklustre in relation to the fight against corruption in the public sector. In its 2009 Country Report...

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Bashed again!

Just over one week after the United States flayed Jamaica in its annual Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the country has received another low grade from the Americans....

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Mount Rosser delays Highway 2000 again

NEW PROBLEMS have surfaced on the controversial Mount Rosser leg of the Highway 2000 network, which is set to open in August, just months after the Government was forced to fork out an additional US$27 million to address technical difficulties that had emerged.

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Saint International hosts FashionFace finals

Saint International will be hosting its annual FashionFace of the Caribbean at the Courtleigh Auditorium tomorrow at 9 p.m.After months of searching, more than 60 contestants will vie for the prestigious title.

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EDITORIAL - Heed PSOJ's advice

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the umbrella group for businesses in the island, is not given to precipitous or alarmist interventions on national issues.Indeed, like the organisation's current leader...

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West Indies seek clincher

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): Seemingly recovered from their early series stuttering, West Indies will look to wrap up the series against Zimbabwe in the fourth one-day international of the five-match series which bowls off here today....

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Claro owner now world's richest man

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helú, owner of América Móvil and Claro, has overtaken Bill Gates and is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - We need to become an 'informer' society

The Editor, Sir: The only way to reduce crime drastically in Jamaica is for the culture to change.We need to become an informer society...

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