In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Wednesday | August 12, 2009
Lead Stories

Police fraud probe - Investigation launched into $1.5m fund transfer
Fraud Squad detectives have been called in to investigate apparent financial irregularities at the Jamaica Police Academy (JPA) in St Catherine. The investigators are hoping to shed light on the circumstances under which $1.5 million was allegedly transferred...

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News

No extortion! Mayor admonishes Old Harbour transport operators not to give in to thugs
Spanish Town Mayor Dr Andrew Wheatley has warned thugs that extortion would not be allowed to take root at the new transportation centre on Darlington Drive in Old Harbour, St Catherine. Wheatley, who chairs the St Catherine Parish Council, the municipal authority...

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Business

GK returns to core - Sells stakes in Fidelity, Versair to Goddard
GraceKennedy Limited has sold out its minority interest in Fidelity Motors Limited and its majority holdings in Versair In-Flite Services Limited to partner Goddard Enterprises Limited, saying the divestments were part of a programme to return to core business...

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Sport

Gay fired up for Bolt clash
BERLIN (AP): At first sight, the World Championships are all about Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter who seems to rake in Olympic gold medals and world records at will.This time though, Tyson Gay is in good shape and the triple defending world champion...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - JADCO's victory for principle
THE DECISION by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) to appeal the 'acquittal' by a disciplinary panel of the five athletes accused of taking a banned substance is unlikely to have been greeted with popular approval in Jamaica...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Produce more to improve conditions in Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Sir: I FEEL compelled to express my views through this medium in the hope that persons who have the power to lead the change will take note.With the decline in earnings from our bauxite industry and other sectors...

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Entertainment

Unique closing ceremony for 11th daCi Conference
In addressing fellow delegates at the closing ceremony of the 11th Dance and the Child International (daCi) Conference, a young Jamaican summed up what the week meant for the more than 450 participants. She said the daCi Conference had taught time management...

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Profiles in Medicine

Raising children in difficult times
This is a tough financial year and it will be more difficult for parents now facing back-to-school expenses. Some parents have lost their jobs and businesses; others have to take up an additional job or business on the side to contend with increasing financial demands...

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