In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Monday | October 26, 2009
Lead Stories

Hell in Hellshire - Drugs-for-guns trade a mainstay on the St Catherine beach, senior police officer labels it the epicentre of illicit activity
While the Hellshire Beach in St Catherine is hugely popular with patrons for its fried fish and festival, it has gained much notoriety with the police and has been tagged a major hot spot for drug and gunrunning. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Clive Blair...

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News

Errol Samuel's fascinating life (Part 2)
At age six, Errol Samuels and his mother went to New York en route to join his father, who had migrated to England some months before. It was a very exciting time in Errol's life, as he found a whole new world revolving about him in the big city...

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Business

GraceKennedy/Paymaster copyright case winds down
Lawyers in the suit brought against GraceKennedy Remittance Services Ltd (GKRS) and programme analyst Paul Lowe by bill payment company, Paymaster Jamaica Ltd, are expected to receive court transcripts this week in a copyright case which is being...

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Sport

Tivoli back on top
Tivoli Gardens started their post-Oraine Simpson era with a 2-1 win over St Georges in their top-of-the-table Digicel Premier League clash at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex last night to reclaim the league's top spot. A minute's silence was observed in memory...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Golding and Simpson Miller failed to lead
We wish to make two observations. First, when politicians are short of cogent and workable solutions, their default position, usually, is a reach for populist distractions - drawing the red herring, as it were. The second is that the real test of a democracy...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Repeal the Status of Children Act
The Editor, Sir: In response to your editorial of October 24 regarding parental responsibility for children's behaviour, I believe the Government has one of the best opportunities for increased parental responsibility for their children's development...

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Entertainment

'Marley Symphony No 1' and other musical marvels
One of the marvels of last Friday night's launch of the Orchestra Programme for Youth in Jamaica at the Courtleigh Auditorium was the playing of the freshly composed 'Marley Symphony No 1' by the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ), comprising some 80 musicians...

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Flair

Testosterone time
Welcome to Flair's annual overdose of testosterone. It is the one Monday every year when we indulge our female readers with an entire magazine dedicated to feasting their eyes on some of God's gifts to women...

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