In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Tuesday | July 21, 2009
Lead Stories

Get in shape! - Clean up act or I might shut you down, Montague warns Portland PC
MINISTER WITH responsibility for local government, Robert Montague, has given the Portland Parish Council 30 days to clean up its act and improve its performance and governance or face sanction. Montague, who was addressing directors of the council and parish ...

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News

Filing for a minor
I often read your articles in The Gleaner and decided to send you an email to ask for your assistance. I have a question regarding the immigration law in the US and I am hoping you can help me. My mother recently received her green card...

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Business

The Port Authority sensitises stakeholders on body-search policy
"IT HAS become pertinent that a body-search policy be implemented due to the steady increase in incidence of contraband found on vessels entering and leaving our port facilities," stated Deputy Commissioner of Police Linval Bailey.

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Sport

Bangladesh sweep West Indies
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Medium pacer Darren Sammy snatched a five-wicket haul but a superb, unbeaten near run-a-ball 96 from captain Shakib Al Hasan fired Bangladesh to an emphatic four-wicket win over West Indies in the second Test yesterday....

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Debt restructuring now crucial
There is no one who understands these things, or none that we know, who expects the credit agreement the Government is about to sign with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will come with anything but tough conditions...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Free health care is expensive
The Editor, Sir: The official decision taken by the Bruce Golding-led administration to abolish all hospital user fees, was a poor and short-sighted one. The system is not sustainable and will continue just as long as the dissipating funds are available.

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Entertainment

Maxwell on music, love and his hair
NEW YORK (AP): Although Maxwell took a few years off from the music industry, recording an album was never far from his mind, chiefly because his die-hard fans were always there to pepper him with questions about his return...

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Lifestyle

Lonesome in Bogue
"Tee-hee-hee!" The boy just sat there snickering as I waited for the old man to make his way down the hill. I was standing in front of a large house in Bogue, St Elizabeth, and was hoping to find out more about the community from the boy, or the man who was working further...

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International

IRAN - Supreme leader warns politicians
Iran (AP): Iran's supreme leader told politicians yesterday not to disturb the country's security in a strong warning to the opposition to back down after one of its top figures called for a referendum on the government...

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