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'I know you're hurting' - Wave of woes hits Golding government - PM cites punishing price hikes
Prime Minister Bruce Golding appealed last night for the nation to hold strain as his administration grapples with wide-ranging woes, including skyrocketing prices, the sliding dollar, infrastructural damage and the crime monster. Golding, who was making his first nationalg...
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Kern can cry tears of joy ... for now - No fraud in bulb project - PNP report
GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - Terror's young captives - Students relive pain, bloodshed, but vow to succeed
Cop gunned down in Montego Bay
11-y-o found hanging
Theft probe going 'well'
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The anatomy of a theft - Part 2
In August, a delivery man named Jasper stole my laptop. After several weeks of anxiety and anger, Jasper called to say where the computer was. But the attempts to retrieve it were not so easy, for the story took on many twists and turns. In part one of the story, published last week...
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Senate gets to work
David Jessop walks away with Caribbean Hotel Association's (CHA) award
'Reforestation can stop flooding'
Mini-strokes lead to big ones in a week - study
Montego Bay 'army' still fighting
The truth about Cancer
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MARKET REPORTS
Market wrap - Equities - November 2007 may be one to remember as the market looks to reverse its downward trend.The Main JSE Index opened the trading week at a eight-month high of 100,856.19 points as buyers pushed GraceKennedy and Lascelles to 12-month peaks.
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Scrap metal regime drafted
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Aiken spurs Girls to massive victory
Jamaica's coach Connie Francis was 'excited' following the Sunshine Girls' 71-29 victory over Cook Islands in their opening game at the World Netball Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. The Girls, led by a Romelda Aiken's immaculate shooting performance...
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T&T win
Strugglers Village hold Arnett
Watkins' corner kick rescues Boys' Town
Sporting fight hard to blank Tivoli
Scott's double gives Reno a first
Patterson Committee wants cricket on schools' curriculum
Pakistan lose despite Butt's ton
Ronaldo double burns Rovers
Santos turn back Cavalier
Henin downs Sharapova in epic battle
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EDITORIAL - The heroes of Bog Walk gorge
The Bog Walk gorge in St. Catherine is infamous for its ancient Flat Bridge which has weathered the flood waters of the Rio Cobre for centuries. The dangers of flooding in the gorge made news in recent weeks from the heavy rains that fell in the wake of Hurricane Dean in late August.
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Racism there and here
NOTE-WORTHY - Hang them!
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Questions (and answers) about dual citizenship
The Editor, Sir: One of your respected correspondents has asked the question: "Can a Jamaican who has sworn allegiance to the United States in order to gain U.S. citizenship still hold his/her U.S. citizenship along with the Jamaican citizenship?"
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Teach safe sex, not same sex
Boosting family
Gov't not tough enough on crime
Is Portland ready for development?
Challenge of waste disposal
Another crime plan after long neglect
Awful slaying
Tribute to Taiwo
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Lyrical fusion
"Show, show, show," were the shouts of some patrons as they waited out of patience following a so-called band change just minutes after midnight at the Reggae Fusion stage show held at the Mas Camp Village on Oxford Road in New Kingston last Saturday night....
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Cecil Cooper takes step in musical 'Journey'
'Bee Movie' stings box office
Beach bod beauty!
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Plan for two
Clad in a red baseball cap with strands of red hair sticking out the sides, her trusty pen quickly adheres to almost any surface on which it is placed. Always on hand when needed to make a jotting, and very difficult to lose. Besides herself, it's also one of the few things that stand out...
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Laws of eve - Chin v Chin, at last!
Mercedes Dullum has fulfilled her dream
Me? I'm doing fine!
Challenged to run!
Beautiful & Trendy
Who will be Jamaica's next supermodel?
Rajesh and Neha's Déjà Vu
An inseparable pair
It's now Mrs Karyn Quallo!
Are you ready for sex?
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ST LUCIA - King fingered in by-election bribery
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): Economist George Daniel has accused Prime Minister Stephenson King and two of his government ministers of offering him big state jobs in exchange for his withdrawal as a candidate from the by-election to elect a new MP for the Micoud North seat.
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Police chief stays put, no suitable replacement found
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Put a sock in it!
Zapatero was in the middle of a speech at the summit of mostly leftist leaders from Latin America, Portugal, Spain and Andorra, and was criticizing Chávez for calling former Spanish Prime Minister José Maria Aznar a fascist...
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Musharraf plans January 9 poll
Mega oil disaster
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