Lead Stories
Ambushed on way to the gold mine

ROBERT PICKERSGILL, Minister of Mining and Energy, on Saturday opened Jamaica's first commercial gold mine in Pennants, Clarendon, but only after negotiating his way through a mob of placard-bearing protesters who ambushed him, demanding improvements...

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J'cans crowd UK prisons - British team coming to probe reasons local women smuggle drugs
Bullet fails to stop dream
Three in race for NDM presidency
Councillor calls for MP's apology
Danish pathologist shares notes on dealing with police shootings

News
Politicians are dons' prisoners, Golding says
WESTERN BUREAU: POLITICIANS ARE "prisoners, hostages of garrison politics", and Dr. Omar Davies, Minister of Finance and Planning, had no choice but to attend last week's funeral of Arnett Gardens don William "Willie Haggart" Moore, says Bruce Golding...

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Gleaner-Don Anderson Polls - J'cans divided on Braeton killings
New head for UWI's Students' Guild
Dark days predicted for Clarendon

Business
Teachers' salary deter prospective recruits
PORUS, Manchester: AN EDUCATOR seeking early recruits from among primary and junior high school students for the teaching profession, was met with concerns about the salary by the youngsters.

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Long Pond steps up production drive

Sport
Arnett lift NPL crown at last

ARNETT GARDENS yesterday ended a 24-year barren run in their hunt for a national football title by taking the Craven A National Premier League (NPL) crown with a 4-2 aggregate win over Waterhouse at the National Stadium. Fabian Davis in the 24th...

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Kingston still in control
Jamaicans shine in New Jersey meet
Hooper doesn't blame pitch
Classy Waulgrovians destroy Tivoli

Commentary
Targeting farm theft
THE AGRICULTURAL Produce Act is to be amended to provide the long-promised initiative against praedial larceny with the JAS as the primary implementing agency. Considering the mortality rate of similar moves we are less than...

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The matter of money
Mad dogs and English teachers
The don - benefactor or extortionist?

Letters
Letter of the Day - Dilemma of private morality
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE CALL has once more been issued for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution in a bid to stem the scourge of AIDS and its spread among the high-risk groups within our society. My concern is whether such proposals...

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Sabina seating: another view
Nothing wrong with going to don's funeral
Reconnection politics and empty promises
Ban the 'Chi chi' song
Stop the power cuts!
Careful thought and salaries
The Wrights
Kudos for Radio Mona
STUDENTS HIGHLIGHT SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Entertainment
Luther Vandross melts thousands of hearts - Producers lose millions

'THE POWER of Love' concert was a tale of financial flop for the organisers, Buzz Productions and an enjoyable night for thousands of patrons, who braved the threat of rain to attend the open-air event Saturday night at the Constant Spring Golf Club...

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Call for Order of Merit, doctorate for Ernie Ranglin

Flair
Marlene Virgo DHL's petite dynamo

TODAY, SHE is in charge of a staff of 57, six of whom report directly to her. But when she applied for her first job she didn't even get past the administrative assistant who declared the petite Marlene Virgo unsuitable because the...

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On My Mind - Living single and loving every minute of it
Women in politics - are views changing?
Sonia Sanchez for literary festival

Star Page
High praises for Valda Green

MRS. Valda Green was not only a teacher at Old Harbour Primary where she has spent 31 years, she was also "The Teacher" who strived for discipline and high academic standards among other values. It was not by chance that Mrs. Green, the daughter of...

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