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published: Wednesday | November 5, 2008


Lead Stories


YES! HE DID - Obama makes history
WASHINGTON (AP): Democrat Barack Obama wrote his name indelibly into the pages of United States history Tuesday night, engineering a social and political upheaval to become the country's first black president-elect in a...

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The legend passes on - Soca community mourns Byron Lee's death
LANDSLIDE
Floridians link Obama with Manley socialism
Jamaicans push for Obama in battleground states
Signed, sealed ...
VOX POP
'Everyone can benefit from change'
Obama gives Jamaicans a new option
Woman pleads guilty to murder conspiracy
The Gleaner Honour Awards - Building a legacy
Analysts react

News


ACROSS THE NATION - Golding to fix bad roads after rains
FRANKFIELD, Clarendon: Prime Minister Bruce Golding is assuring Jamaicans that repairs to bad roads will commence as soon as the bad weather affecting the island for several weeks ends.Addressing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters at the North West Clarendon...

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Redundant farmers learn to manage money
Farmers hurt by fertiliser hikes welcome imports
Multimillion-dollar islandwide facelift - Beautification programme to 'nice up' roadways
Man freed of teen's rape
Barring late students illegal, Gov't warns
St James still battling with rising fire problem
Cops charged with murder return to court next February
Surf's up for Net rookies
Man time now!
Bank teller on gun rap gets 3 years

Business


Brady promoted - New boss being sought for FirstCaribbean Jamaica
Milton Brady, the CEO of FirstCaribbean International Bank's subsidiary in Jamaica, has been promoted to be group managing director for corporate investment banking across the Caribbean and is to join a new eight-member executive management committee...

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The finance ministry as an overachieving underperformer - Borrowings balloon, but taxes off track
NCB grows profit to $8.7 billion - Despite write-down of $1.2b by subsidiary
Bank profits spur JSE - Barbados, Trinidad still in decline
The changing face of mobile - Digicel rolls out US$10m store upgrade, two others rebrand
Davis, Tyndall to avoid 'conflicting' jobs
Global crisis triggers panic selling on TT Stock Exchange
Immigrants a headache for Barbados, says diplomat

Sport


Wolmer's take charge
WOLMER'S WERE fast out the gate in the second round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup Group One with a 2-1 win over Norman Manley at the Constant Spring Complex yesterday.In the day's other Group One game, Bridgeport and Kingston College (KC) played their way...

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'Tegat' on course for Waterhouse
Chelsea lose to As Roma
St James High aim to stay perfect
MoBay CC 'red-card' ISSA rep
The Steelers demolish Redskins
Hamilton's father upset by abuse
JNA gets NCB $2m boost
Hefty goalscoring needed from the Reggae Boyz
Brother, sister clash in the CTL Superstakes
Trainer Cummings wins 12th Melbourne Cup

Commentary


EDITORIAL - Barack Obama's emphatic victory
Yesterday's emphatic win by Barack Obama of the United States presidency is nearly as much a victory for the world as for the man himself and the people of the US.It is not that Mr Obama will, or can, be anything but the president of the United States....

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NOTE-WORTHY

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - The impotence of finger-pointing ...Without divine assistance
The Editor, Sir: We are impotent! Yes we are. God is omnipotent. We are beset by all manner of occurrences, which are sending shock waves through us. Many are losing heart because of fear. The finger-pointing has become an active pastime...

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'We've not tried everything else'
Time for action by middle class
Violence only begets violence
To hang or not hang
Exemption from investigation
Tale of a troublesome taxicab
Traffic hazards in Montego Bay

Entertainment


ByronLee - uptown, downtown and soca
CONTROVERSY HAS always surrounded Byron Lee's place in the history of Jamaican popular music. Critics said he never used his resources to promote Jamaican music while those close to him credit his musical and business instincts for his longevity...

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Another satisfying evening of jazz
'Madagascar Escape 2 Africa' - An overdue homecoming
Dance Theatre Xaymaca 13: creative but repetitious
Willard White the new voice of Royal Northern College of Music
'Hush', strong on message but ...
Dancehall not fuelling violence, says lecturer
Something extra

Profiles in Medicine


The psychology of Obama's victory
This article was written before the US election results. But, I have long assumed that Senator Barack Obama would have won the elections. This was the most widely watched and scrutinised US election. But, I have long assumed that Senator Barack Obama would have won the elections...

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Study links eating fast & weight gain
Cut body fat - Reduce your diabetes risk
Start juicing it up!
Just relax! - Relax and release tension.
Response to reader - Vaccinations, leg cramps during pregnancy
Understanding retarded ejaculation

Careers


MUSINGS OF A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR - The 3G of opportunity
There has been mixed feedback to my last article, 'Why we love the BlackBerry'. Majority of readers concurred with my views, but the more strident comments came from avid i-Phone users who were of the opinion that that device has more to offer to entrepreneurs ...

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Dress for work - the wardrobe essentials
The right message - pointers to communicate effectively

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