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Don Hunt - Cops call area leaders in for questioning
GOVERNMENT'S CRIME initiative has taken another turn as the long arm of the law reaches out to pull in area dons.
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Florida land rush - Local professionals invest $millions in real estate
Lack of trust hampers investigations - Forbes
Cut in UK travel hurt agencies
Israeli journalist gets World Press Freedom prize
St Catherine Parish Council under pressure
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Caribbean Media Conference rescheduled
THE SIXTH annual Caribbean Media Conference (CMC), originally slated for later this month in Guadeloupe, has been rescheduled for October.
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Teen dies in Negril riot
Overpricing chaos dog real estate market
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Collection from new taxes underestimated - Omri Evans
THE GOVERNMENT is to collect $20 billion in new taxes this year and not $13.8 billion as has been officially stated, according to economist Dr. Omri Evans.
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Jamaican culture: Alive, well, and hidden
Financial sector needs proper regulatory environment - Sir Howard Davies
Kicked off the employment wagon? Ways to survive!
Correction and Clarification
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WI staring at follow-on
AUSTRALIAN PERSEVERANCE and a critical umpires error have contrived to leave the West Indies facing the inevitability of the follow-on heading into the fourth day of the Third Cable and Wireless Test in Bridgetown.
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Millimetre tops $10m mark
Girls win to take series 2-1
JFF not seeking a replacement for coach Brown, says Burrell
Harbour View, Tivoli set agenda for NPL clash
Jamaica to receive aid from FIFA
Commentary - Think once, think twice and then decide to bat
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Editorial - Legitimising a Caribbean court
DEBATE ABOUT the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) involves two separate issues. One is that the present system of appeal to the United Kingdom Privy Council may ensure a higher level of impartial justice than would a Caribbean court with judges subject...
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A Budget crafted on Mars
Public Affairs - Threats from US immigration law
An 'empty' concept
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Letter of the day - Broadband bugs
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing from the United States in response to a recent article in the electronic edition of The Gleaner, regarding the implementation of broadband technology for the betting and gaming industry in Jamaica.
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Affirmed 'grass widower'
When really did Jesus die and rise?
'Duty free' clarification
The JTB rut
Spread the tax
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Musical piracy
FOR YEARS Jamaicans have been selling 'pirated' musical works and bootlegged tapes of performances with scant regard for the owners of the works. This has been very profitable and despite protests from some sectors of the entertainment industry...
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MLTM chairman hopes for pro theatre
'Glory 2003'- an uninspired production
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Short story - The Dam
IT WAS A very old tree that stood there on the bank of the river, for how long, no one really knew. It was said to be a tree for hanging during the days of slavery.
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Book review - The marginalised church women
EMCVPA gets second Pont Aven award
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Kofi Kiyaga: A legend on canvas
KOFI KIYAGA whose works, 'The Journey', are currently being shown at the Mutual Life Gallery, Kingston shrugs at the thought that he might be considered an old artist, as opposed to those who are " young and talented".
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25-y-o church elder
Have you been attacked? - Safety guidelines for women (Part 11)
Battling the STI enemy
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How free is the press?
YESTERDAY WAS World Press Freedom Day and Jamaica was honoured to host UNESCO's Inter-national Conference to mark the occasion. Journalists and media-related persons from all over the world have come to discuss some critical issues...(Boyne)
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HIV/AIDS: The biggest risk factor is being female
Credit agencies, governance and credibility
Assessing Jamaica's default risk: the mouse on the treadmill
Budgeting for creditors
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