In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Friday | May 22, 2009
Lead Stories

Another vote - Court strips Mair of NE St Catherine seat; voters to elect MP on June 16
THE CONSTITUENTS of North East St Catherine will go to the polls on June 16 to elect a member of parliament (MP). Supreme Court Judge Horace Marsh declared the seat vacant when the lawyers representing the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Gregory Mair...

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News

Becoming the 'King'
King Pepper Products Limited's Christine Wong and Dudley Eaton are staving off the recession. One of the focuses of Jamaica's resurgence from the world's economic decline is fostering the entrepreneurial spirit. See how this small business does big things...

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Business

Jason Abrahams leads telecoms consortium - Seeks to partner on Cuba/Venezuela fibre optic line
A group of Jamaican investors, led by Florida-based investment banker Jason Abrahams, has joined the mix of players hoping to partner a Venezuela/Cuban consortium that is on track for a licence to operate a US$70 million fibre optic cable to carry telecommunications...

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Sport

Setback for West Indies
LEEDS, England (CMC): Not even a newly installed drainage system could salvage West Indies' plans of a quick rebound from their Test-series hammering, as heavy overnight and morning rain forced the abandonment of the opening one-day international against...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Serving warning on Caricom
There are some statistics about which Jamaica's partners in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) need to be reminded, or if they did not know, to be clearly told and made to understand.In 2008, Jamaica's imports from the community reached over US$1.68 billion...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Go after SLB guarantors
The Editor, Sir:I'm so disheartened having read in The Sunday Gleaner of May 17 the article, 'We are in trouble - SLB owed $760 million' which stated in part, that "the delinquents number 7,127, and are mainly graduates of the University of the West Indies...

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Entertainment

Pulse CMSI series to debut this Labour Day on CVM TV
There is a lot of island flavour and spice but not all the girls play nice in the new season of Pulse's 'Caribbean Model Search International (CMSI)'. Premiering tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. on CVM TV, CMSI follows the same formula as the local version of 'Caribbean Model Search'...

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Social

Pirate wedding - Pirate wedding at Breezes Runaway Bay
During May, Breezes Resort and Golf Club at Runaway Bay, St Ann, is conducting more than 100 weddings and renewal of vows. The weddings abound with a number of interesting themes, each ceremony magically unfolding to depict the fantasies ...

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