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Jamaica Gleaner News
published: Sunday | September 10, 2006

'Friendly fire' in Afghanistan robs mother of beloved son
AN INFANTRY man's dream is to destroy the enemy on the battlefield and then make it out alive to not only claim medals of bravery, but also to tell the tale.

Bermuda braces for 'Florence'

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP): People across Bermuda installed storm shutters, hauled their yachts onto beaches and boarded up the airport in preparation for Tropical Storm Florence, which intensified Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane...


Body of missing policeman recovered

Spanish Town: The body of missing policeman Constable Richard Taylor, 31, was recovered about 12 o'clock yesterday from a hole near the Worthy Park Sugar Estate in St. Catherine. The body, which had what appeared to be gunshot...


Teachers: learning to survive

WESTERN BUREAU: The paltry wages being paid to teachers by the Education Ministry has seen countless teachers living on the poverty line - some sacrificing and literally starving themselves to survive.


Widen tax base to pay for free education - JLP

OPPOSITION spokesman on education, Andrew Holness, says a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government would widen the tax base in order to gain additional funding for its proposed tuition-free education.


Police working to control Salt Spring

WESTERN BUREAU: The St. James police is working to get control of the recent upsurge of gun violence in the community of Salt Spring.


No breakthrough in deaths of foreigners

POLICE in the island's west end have made no breakthrough in the deaths of two foreign nationals who were murdered in Hanover and St. James during the last two months.


Productivity: losing the race

Productivity, though of great importance as an underlying factor, is not a prominently used index in Jamaica in assessing economic performance.


Foreign relations and the economy

How does the credit from the concessionary oil deal granted under the PetroCaribe agreement compare to the economic benefits of a friendly relationship with the United States?




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