GUNMAN BARES ALL - Says some cops protect criminals
A repentant gunman with blood on his hands says corrupt policemen and politicians are helping to sustain violent crime in Jamaica. From atop a two-storey building in one of Kingston's most desolate inner-city communities, Gunner (not his real name) calmly and candidly speaks of his life of crime and a desire to change

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Jazz and Blues to get permanent home
'It's a shame!' - Mayors, councillors living without a pension
Retired mayor survives on charity
Political succession - How the parties stack up
Going home - Danny Buchanan's last day, Bunting, DK tussle to succeed
UTech pushes alternative energy sources
How the east was won - JLP consolidates lead in Area Council Two

Golding among throng at jazz festival opening night
Prime Minister Bruce Golding was among the thousands of Jamaicans and visitors to the island, who were thrilled by high-quality performances from local and international acts, on the opening night of the 11th annual Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival on Thursday in Montego Bay.

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PIOJ seeks public input on National Development Plan
Jamaican woman appointed Queen Elizabeth's chaplain
JDF recruiting for National Reserve
Apology
Jamaica's missions urged to target investment and trade

Breaking down SME financing barriers
The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) is negotiating deals with regional universities for a study on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that is meant to diagnose the problems that have become barriers to long-term capital financing for such businesses.

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Insurance - Spinning a web of lies
Who speaks for you? Know your business representatives (Part II)
Golf tourism a $14b business
First Global opens branch No 5 at Liguanea
Caribbean Estate to deliver 116 homes - Now selling units in Block F
Will carbon border taxes gain traction?

West Indies in do-or-die clash
Returning to their happy hunting ground on this tour, the West Indies have already surrendered all momentum, while also losing considerable sympathy going into the third one-day international today.

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Veronica eyes Beijing sprint double
Bolt steals show at Queen's meet
Benayoun lifts Liverpool
Indians accuse Aussies of playing 'scared'
Holding backs Gayle
Sunday Chat - Dreaming of a tennis academy
Lopez school teaching golf to young and old
Three-way tussle for end-of-round final berths
Pros and cons of Stanford 20/20
Mountain biking coming to Jamaica
Outstanding delights with fast-time win
Six Jamaicans inducted into CACAC Hall of Fame

EDITORIAL - Illogical airline policy
John Lynch is right - except, perhaps, in the more exceptional and extreme of circumstance. We can't expect our tourists to swim to Jamaica. Neither do we expect them to come by boat; certainly not the stopover variety who find accommodation in hotels. So, as the chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board says, they come by aeroplane.

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Good education is good economics - Time to restructure
The corner is very dark
'True' confessions
Seaga and post-Independence governance

Letter of the day - Teaching ethics is like walking a tightrope
The Editor, Sir: We have had some genuine concern over the past months and the toughest of all was the focus of same-sex education and the recent one about the distribution of condoms in high schools. Just what has happened to our country?

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Moral compass or societal madness?
O'Meally-Nelson's resignation

Barrels of foreign laughter
As jokers continue to be imported from across the seas, the appeal of international acts goes past the music industry and into commercial comedy. Along with the proliferation of comedy shows, especially in the Corporate Area, has come a larger number of overseas stand-up comedians on Jamaican stages.

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Burning Spear gets 'own' Grammy nomination
Fairfield Theatre to host Methuen awards
The Voice - Kelly embraces her own destiny
Marley's 'Unity' comes home
Sparkling Anita, awesome Air J Jazz

Building a brand - Tricia Gordon-Johnston shares her 'identity'
Brands were originally invented in the 19th century to label products so consumers could differentiate between packages on the shelves. Today, a brand is much more than that. A brand is a company's identity and, in many cases, its greatest asset.

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'Opening Doors' for young artists
Looking into the Darkness
Literary arts - The Box (Conclusion)
The Speech Coach
Book Review - Inspiring, provocative and deeply personal

Friends on friends
Known for her unmistakably husky voice and comical performance on the Jamaican theatre stage, Deon Silvera, actress and businesswoman, has been a close friend of well-known comedian, actor and marketing executive, Oliver Samuels, for many years.

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Single in the city - Three times a bridesmaid, never a bride
Doctor's advice - Is he going downhill?
Gynaecologist Charles Rockhead - Delivering good health
Outlook Youth - Dos and don'ts of job interviews

Tough times ahead - Stringent steps to consider
I breathed a deep sigh of relief when I heard Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced definitively in his post-Cabinet retreat press conference that the fuel of choice for Jamaica in the future would be liquefied natural gas (LNG), not coal. (Seaga)

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Gradualism and the economy
Condoms, Church and control
Are garrisons a form of social control?
Michael Manley and civil rights

Jazz all around!
At the annual Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, women proved why they fall in love quicker than men. And why when they fall, they fall hard. This was the love fest scene at the Aqueduct at Rose Hall on Thursday night, and none of them were prepared to make any apology for having so much fun.

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Carib Cement awards a swanky affair
Thank you, from Toyota
30 years of Couples
Another Sterling year

Gunmen murder 11, attack police station in Guyana
At least 11 persons were shot and killed in the east coast village of Lusignan by unknown gunmen who also attacked the police Tactical Services Unit (TSU) leaving two officers wounded, police confirmed yesterday.

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CDB predicts slowdown in regional economies

Improving your car's performance
Have you ever rolled down your window to listen to the screech of tyres or the revving of the engine as you speed on? You have horsepower fever. While we all won't own an Evolution IX or X with a custom interior, you can feed your need for speed, even in your sedan.

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Evolution revolution!
Brake maintenance 101
Automobile structural repairs