In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Wednesday | July 8, 2009
Lead Stories

Going for growth - Tufton sets agenda for agri transformation
The Government yesterday announced a raft of measures to intensify agricultural production as the country takes aim at positioning the sector to take advantage of opportunities created by the global economic crisis...

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News

'Make your mark'!
Teenagers at a Make Your Mark Summer Camp seem ready to make positive changes in their community, schools and country, after an inspirational first day at the inaugural event at the University of Technology's faculty of education and liberal studies...

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Business

Confidence on the uptick - Companies believe worst of recession over - But Curtin has doubts
Business confidence in the second quarter has recovered from its all-time low, but though up by 22 per cent over the first quarter is still at its third-lowest point in the past two years of the survey, at 92.7 points. Confidence among consumers, whose outlook...

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Sport

Bolt defies rain to clock 19.59
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): Usain Bolt ran the fourth fastest 200-metre race ever in 19.59 seconds in sinking temperatures and heavy rainfall at the Athletissima meet yesterday.It was one-hundredth of a second slower than what American Tyson Gay ran...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Transparency and that Air Jamaica deal
We understand, as Mr Dennis Lalor has lectured, that, at times, there is need for confidentiality in negotiation and his admonition against doing anything that might "derail" the sale of Air Jamaica. That sale, we assume, is to the US private equity firms...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Isn't this biased?
The Editor, Sir: Trevor McDonald, the British-Trinidadian broadcaster, in his portrayal of Jamaica on the British ITV Channel 1 station, July 5, understandably upset a whole lot of people with his portrayal of Jamaica...

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Entertainment

Pan in Harmony produces happy evening
After many months of training and rehearsing, the Stella Maris Steel Band on Sunday presented its first major concert, Pan in Harmony, at Stella Maris Church, Shortwood Road.The three-hour-long function, cocktails and intermission included...

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Profiles in Medicine

Why are women dying of cervical cancer?
Of course, I am a part of the generation that grew up on Michael Jackson's music and am enthralled by his sheer genius, talent, discipline and pain. Remember, "have you seen my childhood"? I wonder how the people around him couldn't hear ...

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