In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Sunday | June 14, 2009
Lead Stories

Stop it, or else! Jamaica warns Caricom trading partners
A TRADE war looms within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as Jamaica's Industry, Investment and Commerce minister, Karl Samuda, has issued an ultimatum to member states he believes have...

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News

Marley Hill residents feel neglected
Residents of the small, rustic community of Marley Hill in south Manchester, say they feel neglected and ignored, especially by those who have vowed to serve them, and are calling on the authorities to respond to their...

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Business

Passenger penalty - Fines mooted for users of illegal transport
A fine for passengers who travel with illegal operators is being suggested among several measures to be implemented by the Government in its bid to bring uniformity to the transport...

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Sport

He's Really OK snatches Derby
In a prolonged stretch duel between the grey horses HE'S REALLY OK and BRUCEONTHELOOSE, the 89th running of the United Bookmakers Association Jamaica Derby went down to the wire at Caymanas Park yesterday.

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Commentary

GSAT and meritocracy
Meritocracy is not, and ought not to be made into, a dirty word, which, we are sure, is not the intent of Andrew Holness, the education minister, for whom this newspaper has a fair bit of time.But Mr Holness has to be...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Major shift in high-school placement needed
The Editor, Sir: In the past, and always in the few months prior to the opening of school in September of each year, there has always been much talk about the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)...

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Entertainment

Putting a new face on Brand 'Germaica' - Dancehall sentiments resonate with Germans
BERLIN, Germany: "Wine pon it, back it up!" might not be the most appealing marketing motto of Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, but with the recession-wracked Jamaican economy causing the...

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Arts &Leisure

Edna Manley College's final-year students unleashed
The highly anticipated Edna Manley College's 2009 School of Visual Arts (SVA) Final-Year Exhibition opened on Saturday, June 6, at the College's amphitheatre. The annual ceremony enjoyed the usual dedicated patronage as the show is known for its creative appeal and powerful social commentary.

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Outlook

Anchored by faith
In an intimate ceremony, witnessed by family and friends, and 'anchored by faith', Joan Thomas and Albert Edwards said their vows at St Jude's Anglican Church in Stony Hill, St Andrew.

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In Focus

Obama a Mid-East saviour?
Every where he goes he woos. Journalists are running out of superlatives to describe crowd and other reactions to his finely tuned, highly strategic and touch-all-bases utterances. It has become the Obama trademark.

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Auto

Local meets REV UP Ja's economy
Jamaica's economy is getting a boost from the spin-off of locally staged motorsport events.

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