Hundreds flooded out - Police marooned, homes evacuated
Heavy rains lashed parishes across the island yesterday, resulting in flooding, and scores of persons trapped in their business places and homes. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) reported flooding...

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MAJ head rejects call for prescription evaluation
'Finance Ministry pulled out stops for Colin Campbell Government car'
Old cars slow crime fighters
Give blood this Christmas
Region to win from Cricket World Cup
We are gaining ground on corrupt cops - Thomas
JSIF to effect repairs in Mountain View community
When you fix the family, you fix Jamaica - Blaine

Editors' forum - Call for haste in sugar divestment
Shadow finance Minister, Audley Shaw, on Wednesday called for the Portia Simpson Miller-led administration to set up an "emergency enterprise divestment team" to advance the divestment of former state-owned sugar factories...

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... JLP plans to target IDB for education Transformation money
Top-heavy! - Int'l consultants say Ministry of Health's head office has too many senior positions
No highway robbery, says NROCC
UWI students rewarded for exceptional performance in communications
Hit-and-run driver kills student
Staff, students seeking calm after murder
Prime Minister's Youth Award set for December 3
Child Month Committee stages youth forum
Colonel Harris to be lauded by Moore Town Maroons

Gassan Azan investing US$18m in Montego Bay... Developing shopping centre, largest MegaMart store
Gassan Azan is investing US$13 million ($870 million) to develop a shopping centre on lands at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, which will become the home of the third and largest MegaMart store owned by the Kingston-based businessman.

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New $30m egg-processing plant...To liquefy 10,000 eggs per hour to start crunching in december
Competing supermarket chains still in expansion mode - Sign that $30 billion grocery market remains on growth trajectory
Wisynco to build $600 million bottling plant
Small telecoms given ultimatum to pay levy or lose their licences
Trafigura toxic waste-dumping probe slams errors by officials
Jamaica Producers looks to banana production, cargo movement for growth ... Acquires new shipping service company

West Indies, Pakistan draw
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP): PROLIFIC BATSMAN Moh-ammad Yousuf smashed a record-equalling century yesterday as Pakistan forced a draw in the second Test against a resurgent West Indies. Yousuf (191) missed the opportunity to score a double...

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Harbour View squeeze past Waterhouse
Gaynor set to quit
Canada trounce Jamaica 4-0
Maxwell hopes new approach will turn around Seba
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Well played West Indies, thank you Lara
Inter, Chelsea through to second round
Iran suspended from international games
Start with Stead Gold
HORSE SENSE - It is the best of times - it was the worst of times

EDITORIAL - Dean Peart at a loss
Perhaps it was merely a momentary lapse. If not, the administration is in even deeper trouble than we imagined. So, too, would be Jamaica. Although we might have squirmed in embarrassment, or maybe laughed at the absurdity that played out in Parliament...

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The gift of life
Who is this Borat?
Al-Qaida and Iraq: suspicions confirmed

LETTER OF THE DAY - Police and charity mingle in praedial larceny drive
The Editor, Sir: I would like to bring attention to some questionable activity observed on Wednesday, November 15, in an early morning police operation, in front of the market, in Mandeville. This operation was carried out, I was told...

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Patient safety is a priority
Warehouse disrupts community
Murray Avenue's in a bad way

M-16 guitar came in hot
I read an article in The Gleaner dated November 16, 2006, that Peter Tosh's famous M16 guitar will be put on auction. This I can't believe. It was I who bought that guitar from a fan who custom-made it specially for Peter and brought it...

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Illness leads Candice down unexpected path
'Happy Feet' good for heart, mind
'Africa Unite' goes south
'Love and Happiness' for Guinness Sting 2006
Larger venue chosen for Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
Aluta Continua happy with German trip

Quite an AWG spread
On a chilly Saturday night in Stony Hill, the American Women's Group (AWG) hosted a fine wine and cheese party. The event featured wines and foods from Italy, France and the good old USA. Each country had a separate area allowing guests...

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Legacy launched
Rose Lee: 'Simply the best'
Living well in the city
Capital and Credit fêtes media
Progression of women a contributing factor to domestic violence

IRAQ - Car bombs kill 160 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Six car bombs killed 160 people in a Shi'ite stronghold yesterday in the bloodiest attack in Baghdad since the U.S. invasion and the authorities imposed an indefinite curfew on a city fearful of a sectarian civil war.

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VATICAN CITY - Pope, Anglican leader discuss obstacles to unity
LEBANON - Crowds defy Syria at Gemayel's funeral