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published: Thursday | June 12, 2008

Lead Stories


'Bank on the poor' - Nobel Prize winner recommends Bangladesh-style social financial policy
Grameen Bank's founder and chief executive officer, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has urged local financial institutions to adopt a social banking policy similar to that which the Bangladesh-based entity has mastered in...

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A community built on morality
PM rallies Jamaica to combat crime
'Jamaica in rough waters'
Fighting poverty through women
Thursdaytalk
Luxor and theTemples of Karnak

News


No roving in Trafalgar traffic
Of course, nobody likes to get caught in traffic, but for Milford Winchester, a 73-year-old shop owner from Linstead in St Catherine, the experience was downright traumatic."Is bout 12 year now mi nuh travel inna motor vehicle, yuh know! Mi usually trouble wid di asthma...

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Mixed views on Obama's nomination
Community policing should harvest benefits next year
Brazilian envoy in Jamaica to promote trade, culture
Ministry moves to clear case backlog
Dead on the money - Funeral home to pay out $1.8m in damages
A call to father the fatherless

Business


What's right with Jamaica
This week The Gleaner is presenting the thoughts of influential leaders in society, on the more positive features of the nation in which we live. Today we bring you the views of Aubyn Hill, chief executive officer of Corporate Strategies Limited.

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Stocks decline as oil prices rebound

Sport


Buoyed by Gayle's return ...Windies look to square series
Buoyed by the return of skipper Chris Gayle, the West Indies will today seek to emphasise their gradual but noticeable improve-ment on the Test stage when they tackle Australia in the third and final Digicel Test at Kensington Oval. The coveted Sir Frank Worrell Trophy...

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'No reason for a crisis'
Bolt takes crack at 200m in Ostrava
Jamaicans make good NCAA start
Stanford All Stars, England to clash for US$20 million
Nyron would be a worthy addition to Boyz defence
IT IS I withdrawn from Digicel Derby
Almost 600 for National Summer Games
Northover chasing Olympic dream

Commentary


EDITORIAL - Dr Phillips' important intervention
We can only assume that an important policy speech by a senior shadow minister would have been vetted by Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller.If so, Dr Peter Phillips' intervention in Parliament's sectoral debate represented a fuller declaration of intent by the People's National Party...

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A perfect storm
NOTE-WORTHY: A greater sin?

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Dismantling garrisons should be a priority
The Editor, Sir: Minister of National Security and former Commissioner of Police Col. Trevor MacMillan's commitment of using the force of the police to control the present crime wave is welcome. The revelation of Mark Wignall about atrocities...

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Why Exim Bank went uptown
Canadian apology timely reminder
Doing more formental illness
Environmental victory
People must become doers
Do prudent study of Air Jamaica

Entertainment


JAZZ in abundance at Pegasus
Like a fountain of fine wine, jazz of great quality poured from numerous instruments and voices into the ears of dozens of appreciative patrons at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Sunday evening. The event was a concert, Women in Jazz, a part of the 18th International Jamaica...

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'Nuff an' Plenty' for Father's Day
Jennifer Lopez to design exercise wear
Something extra

What's Cooking


Cook-off contest, scholarship at seafood carnival
Seafood lovers will head to Little Ochi in Alligator Pond, Manchester on Sunday July 13 for the 10th anniversary of the Bigga Little Ochi Seafood Carnival. This year's Gleaner-sponsored carnival promises to be bigger and better as organiser...

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Best-kept secret near ochi
Feeling blue
Cuban cuisine
Thai food and culture week
Linstead Market products
Best new product: Irie Isle sauces
SEAFOOD COOK-OFF COMPETITION


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