In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Tuesday | August 25, 2009
Lead Stories

Air Jamaica shells out big bucks - Nat'l carrier subleases two aircraft from American airline
The national airline, Air Jamaica, spent approximately J$52 million (US$589,000) last month to sublease two aircraft from the United States entity North American Airlines. But the management of the airline says the sublease was necessary... ...

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News

Green card concerns
Hi Dahlia A. Walker-Huntington: I am at a crossroad in my life and don't know what to do. I am a 25-year-old green-card holder who is married to a very abusive United States (US) citizen. I, therefore, had to move from the house...

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Business

SAJ stalwarts named as Caribbean achievers
Two members of the Shipping Association of Jamaica's (SAJ) managing committee have been named among the women who have made significant contribution to the development of the regional shipping industry. They are Corah-Ann Robertson-Sylvester, immediate...

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Sport

JADCO sabotage? - Brooks' manager accuses association of having vendetta against athlete
Kris Mychasiw, manager of embattled Jamaican athlete Sheri-Ann Brooks, has accused the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) of having a personal vendetta against his athlete. Brooks was one of five Jamaican athletes, who missed the World Championships...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Athletics and fungible principles
The Jamaican athletes who performed so brilliantly in Berlin last week will be, rightfully and, we hope, appropriately fêted when they return home from the World Championships. But when the celebrations are done, it is critical...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - The present crisis in West Indies cricket
THE EDITOR, Sir: CERTAINLY, the failures of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), now and in the past, are well documented. However, it appears that the board, even with the Patterson Report in hand, has not yet awakened to the urgent necessity for meaningful reform.

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Entertainment

JADA starts theatre workshops
The clothing advisory was not in UNESCO International Theatre Institute Dramatic Theatre Committee president Faynia Williams' official message, read by Scarlett Beharie. That focused on the committee's first visit to Jamaica and the Caribbean this week...

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Lifestyle

A sign from heaven on Highway 2000
It had started like any Thursday. William Williams (yes, that's his real name), who quite understandably asks people to call him Billy, got out of bed, gave a hearty stretch, put on his slippers and shuffled outside to fetch water for a bath....

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