Golden hour - Bruce takes office in Jamaica today
Orette Bruce Golding, leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), will today be sworn-in as Jamaica's eighth Prime Minister by Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall on the lawns of King's House. Mr. Golding, who is expected to make some pivotal decisions immediately...

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Building damage dampens school spirit in Clarendon
Portia leaves Jamaica House
Better by the dozen - Munro College student gets 10 distinctions, two credits in CSEC exams
Claudette Pious - She puts children first
Parents seek tuition refund
Fair start to school year in the west
Roadblock delays students' progress
Gleaner honors members

New day dawns for GSAT scholars
It was the first day at a new school yesterday for many bright young children from across the country. Earlier this year, many of these young scholars celebrated success in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) which determined where they would eventually turn up for classes yesterday.

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Bromley Primary disappointed by delays
Tyrone's Watch - Dressikie roads need dressing up
Congrats, but we're watching you, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) warns Labour Party
Court to hear bankers' appeals
UK cements ties with incoming Jamaican government
Bird-shooting season cut short by 'Dean'
Jamaican students in Florida win Independence Essay Competition
Harbour View are 2007 KSAFA Shipping Industry Under-15 champs
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Poppies in FLANDERS

Tavistock billionaire buys Bear Stearns stake
British billionaire Joseph Lewis, a magnate who controls more than 170 companies, has acquired a seven per cent stake in investment bank Bear Stearns Companies, becoming one of its largest shareholders. Lewis, who runs Florida-based investment vehicle...

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United States airlines begin scaling back fare increases

'The expectations were too high' - Says Powell of his performance at World Champs
RIETI, Italy (CMC): The powerful Jamaican sprint ace Asafa Powell believes his fourth world-record run on Sunday at the Rieti International meet reinforces his quality as a top sprinter. Powell caused a huge let-down for his fans when he flopped to a third-place...

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TWENTY 20 EXPLOSION - Windies face-off against SA in opener
Flexibility key to success - Sarwan
Asafa's focus on Olympics
Massive Pick-9 cornered
Quick double flashes spotlight on Beckford
Burrell vows to be more 'inclusive'
U-23 Boyz seek win over B'dos in qualifiers... After thrashing Antigua and Barbuda 6-1
Germany give Argentina an 11-love 'nightmare'
Christina Solmon looking to make her mark in the arc
FROM THE BOUNDARY - It's not the real thing, but it is something to enjoy
Aussies dominate awards
KSAFA boys cop national titles
Ganga hits ton
Germany, Chelsea in spat over Ballack

EDITORIAL - Seizing the economic reins
Today is the swearing-in of our new Prime Minister. We wish him and his colleagues all the very best. The country's expectations of him are high and we have every confidence that he is of a mind to deliver. Jamaica faces many urgent problems....

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Politicians above the law
A victory well deserved
Anniversaries
NOTE-WORTHY: Accepting changes

LETTER OF THE DAY - 'No one has a birthright to govern indefinitely'
The Editor, Sir: The PNP has taken the unfortunate and regrettable position that the electorate does not speak on behalf of all Jamaicans. The JLP has been given a mandate to govern the country for the next five years with the understanding that certain reforms...

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Protect the Palisadoes strip
Most urgent problems for new Gov't
Don't blame the jurors

'Cats' walk at Pulse's Caribbean Model Search
Three lucky models impressed on the runway on Friday night at the Hilton hotel at Pulse's Caribbean Model Search. Pulse found their new Petite Model, Jamaican Male Face and the Jamaican Fashion Model among a host of model hopefuls....

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Jazz closes Port Royal Music Festival
Lionsgate's '3:10 to Yuma' outguns the competition
Lil' Mo advocates smart money management
Emmy gets 'edgy'
THE GOOD, BAD & OH SO UGLY - Britney bombs but stars save VMAs

I'm not going anywhere - Skerrit
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has brushed aside an opposition call for him to resign by Thursday as a women's organisation here threw its full support behind him."I shall not speak as yet in response and in reaction to those...

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Giuliani in immigrants' corner
Parents main perpetrators of rampant child abuse
Tropical wave wreaks havoc
'Dean', other disasters to cost reinsurers US$35b

Ex-PM Sharif deported
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):Defying a Supreme Court order, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf sent commandos to Islamabad airport yesterday and tossed out his archrival hours after he returned from a seven-year exile in hopes of a political comeback. The expulsion of Nawaz Sharif...

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Cocaine kingpin nabbed