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Shake-up at UWI

Struggling to adjust to a $1-billion cut in its subvention from the Jamaican Government, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is to introduce several belt-tightening measures in a bid to survive. Among the big reforms is putting pressure on permanent lecturers...

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Over the hill? Don't bet on it!

Daisynell Vernon is nobody's spring chicken, but even at the ripe old age of 71 she sped to the end of her 50-metre foot race like a woman possessed. The five-footer was among dozens of golden agers who gathered at Jamaica College in St Andrew...

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Bunting tackles Gov't on secret deals

CENTRAL MANCHESTER Member of Parliament Peter Bunting has accused the Government of engaging in a shady contracting system in breach of the procurement procedures. Bunting, who accused the Government of treating the Parliament as a rubber stamp...

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EDITORIAL - Farm thieves get free rein

In a recent survey of crime in Jamaica, nearly 14 per cent of those who had been victimised over the past year were farmers who had had their crops stolen.

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Red Stripe's Great Escape hit all the right notes

The party called 'the Great Escape' was just that, a retreat away from the hustle and bustle of Kingston, an oasis of delectable feasts, a cacophony of musical treats and a masterful display of class....

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Bolt eyes 9.4 100m

DENVER (AP): Usain Bolt thinks about winning the gold medal more than setting another world record. He worries about entertaining the fans as much as establishing a legacy.Track's fun-loving Jamaican star told The Associated Press...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Improbable, impractical solution

The Editor, Sir: I write concerning the article titled 'Portia asks rich to trade places with poor' published in The Gleaner of July 27.The Leader of the Opposition, Portia Simpson Miller is quoted as saying, "It would be...

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Wayne Chen, Lees enter wireless broadband market

A group of Jamaican businessmen of Chinese lineage, including Wayne Chen, have entered the wireless broadband market and have set sight on target markets in under-served rural districts not reached by the any of the top four telecoms....

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