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| Hundreds expected to welcome Bolt home |
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| Bolt... will ride in new red BMW convertible. |
TRIPLE world record holder and Olympic Champion Usain Bolt, who arrives home to a hero's welcome this afternoon, will travel in a motorcade from the Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, to the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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Police Federation summons members to emergency meeting |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
THE Police Federation has summoned its members to an emergency meeting tomorrow at the Police Academy in St Catherine to discuss the ongoing impasse with the Government over retroactive payments, and decide their next move.
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Killer Ike blasts several Caribbean islands |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) - Hurricane Ike bore down on Cuba yesterday after roaring across low-lying islands, tearing apart houses, wiping out crops and worsening floods in Haiti that have already killed more than 300 people.
The first islands to bear Ike's fury yesterday were the Turks and Caicos, which have little natural protection from storm surges of up to 18 feet (5.5 metres).
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Butch gives AA deal thumbs up |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
The Caribbean and Jamaica's leading hotelier, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart believes the deal with American Airlines (AA) is good for the tourism-dependent island at this time.
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'EPA nightmare' |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - First chief negotiator and director general of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM), Sir Shridath Ramphal, has cautioned the region not to "rush into signing" the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), warning that it could turn "into a nightmare .
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6,000 farmers to benefit from $18-m initiative |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
MORE than 6,000 farmers in Trelawny are to benefit
from initiatives and projects valued at over $18 million, courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Spencer meets with hospital CEOs today |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
Spencer meets with hospital CEOs today
HEALTH and Environment Minister Rudyard Spencer will this morning sit down with a group of chief executive officers (CEOs) and senior medical officers (SMOs) of public hospitals to discuss matters relating to the quality of health care that is provided to the public.
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BITU, hotel agree on new salary package |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
The Bustamante Indus-trial Trade Union (BITU) and the management of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel have agreed on a three-year package covering about
150 unionised members of line staff.
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Sanitation workers end protest |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Sanitation workers in St James who went on strike last Friday in protest over the dismissal of a colleague, resumed work yesterday following an ultimatum from head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Joan Gordon-Webley.
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Fund established to aid Gustav relief efforts |
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Monday, September 08, 2008
A number of remittance agencies have agreed to open accounts dedicated to enabling Jamaicans in the Diaspora to contribute to the Gustav Recovery Fund that has been launched by Minister of State for Project Implementation and Service Delivery, in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz.
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Guyana offers to sign 'goods only' aspect of EPA, for now |
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
Bridgetown, Barbados — A one-day national consultation of Guyanese stakeholders has concluded with a "Consensus Statement" in favour of signing a "goods only" aspect of the full Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) while calling on regional leaders not to sign the pact in its present form.
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Inner-city residents worried |
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
RESIDENTS from several communities across the Corporate Area, particularly those in volatile areas, are worried that the Government's latest anti-crime measures will trample on their civil liberties.
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Striking sanitation workers face dismissal |
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
Montego Bay, St James — Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Joan Gordon-Webley, has given striking sanitation workers in St James an ultimatum to return to work within 48-hours or face dismissal.
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Thousands on PNP delegates' list |
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
THOUSANDS of delegates of the People's National Party (PNP) are on the interim voters' list that was prepared by the party's secretariat and presented to the opposing teams ahead of the September 20 internal elections to chose between incumbent president Portia Simpson Miller and challenger Dr Peter Phillips.
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No gorge toll |
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
FRENCH construction company Bouygues, developer of Highway 2000, has offered to repair the damage to the Bog Walk gorge caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav just over a week ago, free of charge.
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