In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Sunday | July 5, 2009
Lead Stories

Trials, triumphs of a child star - A star is born
MOSES DAVIS' stage name is not the typical Jamaican indication of an outstanding physique. His wiry frame has danced its way into the hearts of millions worldwide, complementing more hit songs than even a double-CD release can compile...

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News

Walker tackles don-controlled businesses
CUSTOMS BOSS Danville Walker has declared that tackling and taking down don-controlled, quasi legitimate businesses is a major imperative of his administration.

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Business

Strata debt sinks property values - NHT wants strata czar
Avalon Court sits on a strip lined with expensive real estate, shared by commercial and residential investors alike.

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Sport

Steep task for WI
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): West Indies will have to come from behind for the second time in the series if they are to beat India and square the four-match contest in the final one-day international here today.They head into the match at the Beausejour...

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Commentary

A deepening consensus on CARICOM
If the CARICOM summiteers emerge from today's final session of their conference in Guyana with the regional integration movement still not only relatively in decent shape, but with a less-than-blurred vision of...

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Entertainment

Jazzy A graders
The jazz genre appears to lure and engage more musicians that are academics than any other genres, at least of popular music. Recently the United States (US) National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released survey results suggesting that jazz musicians are largely male...

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Arts &Leisure

Crusader for the Arts - Primary school principal fights to save students' potential
Last September, Kandi-Lee Crooks became principal of Allman Town Primary School in Kingston after nine years on the grind as teacher of grades four to six. It's a move that promises big changes...

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Outlook

Luau at the Oasis
Boon Hall Oasis in cool Stony Hill, St Andrew, is the perfect location for any tropical-themed event. And on Saturday, June 27, it was just what the party doctor ordered for Scotiabank's luau for customers, clients and other special guests.

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In Focus

Jamaica & the 'New' IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has received a new lease on life. This derives from the current international financial and economic crisis and the perceived need to distribute financial resources internationally, to moderate and shorten the impact of international economic contraction.

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International

Palin's resignation hurts her future
WASHINGTON (AP):Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help to a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.Yet, from a folksy figure who...

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Auto

The end of an era: Final Dodge Ram rolls off Fenton line
MCT): His 24 years at Chrysler made Toby Strayhorn a bit player in a process that turned out more cars, minivans and pickups than he dared to count.

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