In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Saturday | December 19, 2009
Lead Stories

MORE COPS OUT - Acting police commissioner fires 10 of his charges
Ten more members of the police force have been fired by acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington as he continues to wield the strap against corrupt cops.

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News

Seasonal traffic changes for St Ann
As the Christmas season approaches, it is expected that in the major towns across St Ann there will be a significant increase in the levels of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Given this, the St Ann Parish Council in conjunction with the police will implement special measures to ensure the smooth flow of traffic...

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Business

More hiccups for sugar
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has told Parliament that Italian-owned company Eridania has decided against buying the remaining government-owned sugar estates, opting instead to request the continuation of a forward-sale arrangement that now exists.

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Sport

Major concern over failure of talented youngsters at trials
Last week, the team to represent Jamaica at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-day Championship that starts on January 8, 2010, was named. It reflected the usual names - Tamar Lambert, Odean Brown, Brenton Parchment, Danza Hyatt, Xavier Marshall, among others.

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Local icons and philanthropy
This holy season's lessons of love, peace and goodwill are being taken to heart by some of the country's best-known icons, whose obvious love of Jamaica is spurring them to do good for their community. We refer to two such initiatives, Asafa Powell's benefit concert in support of his recently launched sports development foundation and entertainer

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - The worst is yet to come
The Editor, Sir: In a year when the Jamaican government announced three additional tax packages since the start of the fiscal period in April, amassed a $17.9-billion deficit in the Budget and withstood lower international credit ratings by multiple agencies, one would think that the tsunami had passed.

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Entertainment

Canadian singer to perform in Jamaica today - Shatters musical and cultural boundaries with her debut single 'Dance The Night Away'
Fusing Indian, African, Latin and Caribbean flavours with mainstream pop, rock, hip hop and R&B, Ottawa native Farahri brings a rare mix of fresh sound and a multicultural embrace to the Canadian music scene.

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Let's Talk Life

Doctor's advice - Am I losing my virility, Doc?
Doctor, could you tell me something about my sex life? I would like reassurance that I am not losing my nature. I am a 33-year-old man and I realised, with a shock, recently that I can no longer have sex twice for the night. At least, not easily.

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Feature

Impressing the parents
Attire is one of those defining features your significant other's family will use to understand your style, personality and even intentions. As the day to meet and greet draws close, so should the grip on your style etiquette. Saturday Life met up with three couples who shared their most memorable experiences of Christmas...

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