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Stabroek News

published: Sunday | October 7, 2007

Lead Stories


'JACKET'doesn't fit - Paternity test requests up, fathers suspicious
Men in Jamaica, in a matter of days, are learning through sophisticated DNA tests that the children they have been faithfully 'fathering' for years are actually not theirs.

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Security forces for three-month stay in Rockfort
PMI to target gang leaders - Calls for gun amnesty
'I am sorry about slavery'
'Clean up the mess at Solid Waste': PM orders Montague to probe contract-awarding methods
Male jeopardy Women seen as more reliable workers
UWI to introduce strategies to attract males - principal
Harding wants quick return to UN human rights protocol
Situating those deemed 'stateless children'

News


Shaw's promise to double nurses' pay
The Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) is pressing the Government to fulfil a promise made by Finance Minister Audley Shaw, when he was in Opposition, to double the take-home pay of nurses when he became minister.

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New EU/Caribbean trade pact on course for next year
Heavy rains cause major damage to St Mary
Oswald Harding relishes return to the Senate
When paternity is a fraud
Technology jobs in tourism
Gordon Shirley's hopes for the UWI
A tale of two 'jackets'
'Do-it-yourself' DNA tests for men who aren't sure

Business


NCB launches forex business credit card
National Commercial Bank (NCB) already has over 100,000 active credit-card subscriptions on the market, but demand for a new-type card that offers payment options in foreign currency has led to its introduction of another...

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Management changes at Jamaica Producers - Andrew Lord resigns, interim manager appointed
Motor insurers need to change their course
Jamaica venture capitalist offers business tips on China - Wifi, wed-based video seen as good prospects
Apotex to make generic AIDS drug from patented formula - Canada first to access 2003 TRIPS provision
Wheat pushes local flour, bread prices higher
Alcoa selling downstream businesses to restructure
AIC to withdraw three-month-old fund
Trade powers slowly colonising the Arctic - Caribbean tourism likely to be end loser

Sport


Showdown at Drewsland
Nodley WrightFreelance WriterTHE CASH Plus Premier League (CPPL) continue today with a full slate of matches - some even more interesting than last week's opening round of games.

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Manley hold Bridgeport in thriller
Calm, cool and a champion
Munro down STETHS again
The expectations of Jamaica's star performers
Outstanding lives up to name
A modern paradox
Referee stocks are low - JFRA
Man U crush Wigan 4-0
European sides stun favourites
Rookie poised to clinch crown
Nash, Gayle and Findlay hit form
Venus tumbles in Open Final
Aussies stomp on India's pride
'Inzy' wants to bow out on a high
Jamaica in line for 4x400m relay gold

Commentary


Murder most foul
The vile murders of seven persons in Kingston, including that of a four-month-old baby girl, have left the entire society in a state of numbness.

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The influence of the lumpen
Why I blame Bruce
Clerical omission
Courageous leadership needed

Letters


Letter of the Day: Firewater demisticised: the Windsor Spring and the quest for oil in Jamaica
The Editor, Sir:The Sunday Gleaner magazine, Outlook, on September 30, 2007, ran an article entitled 'Mystical Firewater'.

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Faith in the Sunday Gleaner restored

Entertainment


Ky-Mani shows a Marley's life
Making a name for yourself among a family of greats can only be done through strength and...

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No compassion for dancehall
Public brings 'stardom' home to Romain
ECHO CHAMBER: Music puts down 'Anchor' on Windsor Avenue

Arts &Leisure


Craft in cycles
IT SEEMS that the days, when you could stroll into a craft market for craft to the beats of calypso drums, at least as Ocho Rios businessman Kumar Sujanani remembers it, are no more.

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Art competition
Then Came Vivienne
Mom
Whirlwind
Obeah and the Unborn
My Own Bed
DVD Watch: 'The Lookout'
Inheritance (for my unborn)

Outlook


Howzat? Firm decisions make Bucknor a hit
WESTERN BUREAU:The nutritional value was nil, the taste cloying, but those were minor to the round bun and soft drink that played the role of perpetual companion to Steve Bucknor every lunchtime during his days at school.

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The penis size debate
Public transport dos and don'ts
Constructing space for children
Single in the City:Books before boys
Men making a difference with household chores
Build, don't dig!
Encourage Poinsettia to bloom
So, grow a pineapple!
Keeping jewellery shiny and new
High-tech home security: Monitoring your surrounding with the click of a button

In Focus


The gender divide: Who marginalised men?
Others are trapped in stereotypes about what is appropriate male and female behaviour.

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Men, church and 'nuff gal' syndrome
Does money buy happiness?
The balance of power

Social


Forging Ja-German friendships
Some envoys seemingly behave as if their posting here is a chore to be endured rather than an opportunity to serve, and in giving that service learn about their host...

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Mission on HIV/AIDS
Anniversary on the farm
Seaboard's splendid party

International


Unofficial results show Musharraf sweeps election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):Unofficial results showed Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf sweeping yesterday's presidential election, but the Supreme Court could still disqualify the military leader...

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Shia leaders sign truce

Auto


The Enigmatic 2007 Dodge Caliber
This one gave us pause, it did.

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Tropical Battery acquires Yamaha distribution rights
Car stereos to blare in 'Ochi'
Youngsters impress at go-kart meet


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