In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Saturday | October 24, 2009
Lead Stories

No witnesses: DPP tries everything to ease case backlog: Office puts out more than a dozen advertisements since April
Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), says her department will not leave cases to die from old age because of a failure to locate witnesses.

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News

Millwood chastises JUTC again
Ezroy Millwood, embattled president of the National Transport Cooperative Society (NTCS), questioned the competence of the Government to effectively manage the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC).

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Sport

'This is just the starting point'
Sunshine Girls coach, Connie Francis, is not getting carried away after leading her team to huge wins over Australia and New Zealand, respectively, during the recently concluded National Commercial Bank-sponsored Sunshine...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL: How can we save our schools?
The shocking classroom murder of a Ferncourt High School student earlier this week has renewed calls for urgent measures to make schools safer for our children.

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY CCJ: Can we trust ourselves?
The Editor, Sir:In a recent speech at a reception at the British high commissioner's residence in Kingston, to mark the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, my esteemed legal colleague Lord...

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Entertainment

Bon Jovi announces new world tour
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP):Rock band Bon Jovi announced plans on Thursday for a new world tour that will kick off at the new home of the New York Giants and Jets.The two-year...

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Lifestyle

Get Cracking with egg-citing dishes
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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Social

Best of Spain
Western Bureau: From the Best of Spain in Jamaica to Sandals' White Nite party in Montego Bay, the Heroes weekend offered several opportunities to unwind through fun-filled entertainment activities.

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International

Mistrial for Travolta extortion case
Bahamas (AP):A Bahamas judge asked a lawmaker yesterday to explain remarks that led to a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case.Picewell Forbes was summoned before the judge for announcing an acquittal Wednesday night while the the jury was still...

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