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published: Tuesday | January 29, 2008


Lead Stories


PSC misbehaved - Former commission member Sangster supports firing body
A former member of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Dr Alfred Sangster, is supporting the prime minister's decision to recommend the dismissal of the five-member body. In a letter to the governor general late last year, the prime minister, Bruce Golding, recommended...

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... Whole case handled poorly, says Davis
Prime Minister Golding's call-in show airs tomorrow
You're in good hands - Guyah - Int'l Airlink pilot manoeuvres damaged aircraft to safety
Bob Marley: A prophet without honour in his homeland - Allison
Sacked PSC members take Golding to court
Patrons mull lawsuit against Jazz and Blues promoters
Thugs murder Sligoville resident
Vaz travelled under United States protection

News


REAR ADMIRAL LEWIN: A man of proven integrity
"'A public servant who once bought, stays bought! So, don't put yourself up for purchase in the first instance. It's a slippery slope that you never get out of.' I say this all the time," Commissioner Hardley McCarley Lewin told me during our interview on January 8, 2008, advice...

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Vandals hack palms at Heroes Park
Tyrone's Watch - Nothing new in Old Capital - Streets of shame litter
Good ol' Kingston
Crooks break in at Spanish Town Courthouse
Map technology aids in crime fight
Soldier recovers from west Kingston invasion
Appeal Court urges judges not to meddle
Gray, Duncan in petition row

Sport


Smith, Powell in race for top male award
World 100-metre champion Veronica Campbell-Brown is a cinch for the 2007 Sportswoman of the Year title, but it is a toss-up between world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Maurice Smith, the World Championships decathlon silver medallist, for the Sportsman of the Year crown....

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Holding warns big guns about complacency
McFarlane to lead Jamaica charge
Simoes focuses on composure
Track Star spoils many exotic bets
Fong-Yee triple guides Road Eagles to victory
Diesel claimed
Tivoli, Jamalco final
Tougher task for Guyana
FROM THE BOUNDARY - The more, the merrier, even if it is not better
Impressive Smith, Walters, set sights on Beijing Games
Levy tops spirited Under-12 battle in juciful juniors invitational
Thompson, Facey win

Commentary


EDITORIAL - A fresh wind for the PNP
The People's National Party (PNP), as this newspaper previously suggested, could have done far worse than electing Peter Bunting as its general secretary.Indeed, the mere fact of Mr Bunting's elevation is a huge improvement on what preceded him in Donald Buchanan, who often mistook bombast...

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Defamation and the democratic ideal
Casinos a no-brainer
NOTE-WORTHY: Concerned about cops

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Third-World mentality and dual citizenship
The Editor, Sir: Barack Obama's presidential bid emphasises the fact that in the case of dual nationality the United States is far more liberal and democratic than Jamaica. The Americans sail easily along with it while the Jamaican ship of state remains becalmed in a constitutional...

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Confession sparks many questions
Rewarding tax compliance
Obama seen as unifying force
Testing church relevance

Entertainment


Marley film to debut at Carib
A film-maker with a conscious purpose, American director Stephanie Black is on the path to critical success. An independent documentary film maker, Black has won critical success with her works such as H-2 Worker, Life and Debt and the yet to be released Africa Unite: A Celebration...

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'Meet the Spartans' tops box office
Something extra..

Caribbean


Police use tear gas to break up demonstration
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Police yesterday used tear gas to break up a demonstration by residents of the East Coast Demerara protesting the lack of security in their area following the weekend murders of 11 people including five children by unidentified...

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Pastor launches effort to oust deputy PM
PM Douglas defends relationship with Taiwan
Minister critical of regional colleagues

International


Post-election death toll reaches 800
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP): Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted one another on a main road of Kenya's flower capital yesterday, hefting machetes, clubs and rocks and retreating only when a handful of police between them fired live bullets into the air...

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Ted Kennedy endorses Obama
Thousands mourn dead Mormon leader
Chávez urges 'anti-imperialist' military alliance


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