MYSTERY NEIGHBOUR - Do you really know your neighbours?
Whether you reside in the opulent hills of St. Andrew or in the deep quiet of a rural parish, the person living close to you could be dangerous; could be on the police 'most wanted' list; could be a drug kingpin, a gunslinger, a rapist, a child molester or a serial killer.

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UTech audit staff back
New PNP youth arm aims at professionals
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'Bulbie' silent, but deadly neighbour
WE ENTER Tenarky district, Clarendon, in search of the late Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett's house. A church and a shop are the two dominant structures in the sparsely peopled community. We turn up the hill, off the main road, following a dirt track some distance inland.

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Criminals hide in unlikely places
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767 houses for public sector workers - NHT leads $1b joint-venture project
The National Housing Trust (NHT), in collaboration with two trade-union organisations, will be investing $1.06 billion to develop housing units at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, for public sector workers.

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Fast-track development a 'serious promise' - Government committed to 90-day approval of plans
US recession? No problem, mon! America's problems could be Jamaica's opportunity - Shaw
JMMB makes third preference share offer
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CPM or flat rate - What should the online advertiser choose?
Buying property to build a house - A complex process requiring multiple steps
Microsoft offers US$44.6 billion for Yahoo!
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Once again, Doha optimists insist a deal can be struck if ...

WI hit by more injuries
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC): Dogged from the very start of the tour by a succession of injuries and ailments, West Indian hopes of mounting a defiant last stand in the final one-day international (ODI) against South Africa today have been...

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Hurdlers Weir, Carty shine at Youngster Goldsmith
John Eugene's brilliant 100 not enough for St Maarten
Bullet Train wins feature - Outstanding bolts prior to start
Two the hard way - Waterhouse, Harbour View battling for last end-of-round berth
No sweat for P'more'sU-21 team
Englandstart Kiwi tour with win
The embarrassment of Sydney could be a blessing
Blackwood, Blake, Ruddock grab third spots at Millrose
Adebayor fires Gunners two clear
Pakistan sweep Zimbabwe 5-0
Hampton Univ coach conducts hurdling seminar

An important review of PNP performance
As would be expected, much is being made of the report by the appraisal committee that was established by the People's National Party (PNP) into its performance in last September's general election.

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Jamaica's crisis of governance - Leadership transformation needed at all levels
Dishing dirt on a diva
Black history lessons
Truth-telling and Jamaica's healing

Letter of the day - Sangster lets the puss out the bag
THE EDITOR, Sir: It was with utter consternation that I read the lead story in Tuesday's Gleaner which was based on statements reportedly made by Dr Alfred Sangster, a member of the Public Service...

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We pay taxes, fix our roads!
Amend the Constitution
No to casinos and Sunday racing
A hard sore to heal

A month of reggae reggae awards
February is Reggae Month, as proclaimed recently by Governor General Professor Kenneth Hall, so it may be appropriate that it is also the month that features a hefty littering of reggae music awards.The surge in awards provides an...

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African youth turn up the volume on hip hop, reggae
Stitchie makes 'Real Life' foreign moves
GLORY DAYS: 'Boo' peeks into drumming past
'Evolution' shows JCDC's musical growth
Cristy Barber a VP at VP
Jamaica a C'bean copyright leader

Musings on the art scene
Edna Manley's Bead Seller, a stylised sculpture depicting a kneeling vendor holding her wares, ushered in the dawn of Jamaica's contemporary art movement.

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Building the picture
Literary arts: Solid foundation laid
A rose is still a rose
UWI hosts Marley lecture, book launch
The Wordsmith

Friend, resilent, focussed, big thinker, engaging ...Zahra
In March 2007, Zahra Redwood created history when she was the first Rastafarian beauty to walk away with the Miss Jamaica Universe title. In addition to the crown, she won the prizes for being the 'Most Congenial' and 'Most Aware' contestant.

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Single in the city: Making peace with your demons
Middle-aged - but still attractive
Care of miniature roses
Lasting decorating
Sexual expressions of Love
It's appalling!
How sweet it is!

'Real estate prices do not intend to bottom out'
As anticipated, 2007 started and ended similar to 2006. The real estate market was definitely a sellers' market. With inventory levels remaining low, prices continued to move upwards, a trend that is expected to continue in 2008.

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Time running out for squatters
Balancing your property portfolio

The importance of Vale Royal
The Vale Royal talks have begun at last. That they took place at all was because of the enormous pressure which civil society brought to bear on the two political parties, especially on the reluctant leadership of the PNP.

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Fixing the economy
Can the PNP be saved?
The CBI, CSM & EPA: How do they rate?
Rethinking alternative investment schemes
Unshackling the Constitution
Ali Bhutto's rise and fall (Part II) - A historic perspective

A mega party
It was a night of high fashion and roof-raising performances at Mega Mart's annual staff party on Tuesday.Members of staff from all three branches, must have skimmed through the wardrobe to look their absolute best and with a...

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Around the world road trip
JSE conference goers party hearty
Scotiabank fêtes MoBay customers
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'The Donald' and the Issas

Gunther's Seven League Boots - Mercedes GD300 takes couple to more than 150 countries across the globe
Gunther Holtorf, retired Lufthansa general manager, cartographer and full-time nomad, has shoe'd his 1990 Mercedes GD300 'Gelandewagen' (Off Road vehicle) an incredible 622,000 thousand kilometres around the world.

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Renault launches new car for F1 season