School's out - Gunfire keeps gates closed for 2nd day in Arnett
THE GATES of several schools in the troubled Arnett Gardens/Jones Town communities of south St. Andrew, remained closed for the second day yesterday, following the spate of sporadic shootings between rival gun-toting gangs.

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Aristide denies request to meet with refugees
$Multimillion bill for Harmony Cove

New scholarship to honour Nettleford
THE GOVERNING Council of The University of the West Indies (UWI) has approved a proposal from the Rhodes Trust to establish in the Caribbean the Rex Nettleford Prize in Cultural Studies, on a permanent basis, tenable at the UWI.

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'Nannyville tense'
US Embassy dispels talk of rift with CARICOM
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Key witness changes tune in cop's bribery rap case
UTech's Carib Culture Centre plans in high gear

AIC debt sold to DB&G
THE government has sold the $2.54 billion debt owed by AIC (Barbados) Limited at the close of the last financial year in March to local finance house Dehring Bunting & Golding (DB&G).

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Jason Abrahams leaves Wachovia for Deutsche
CVM in transition
Base lending rates continue to fall
Examining the Companies Act 2004 - Part 2
Dr Davies' budget fails the Ministry of Education
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Spanish Town High secure Grace Shield
SPANISH TOWN High emphatically completed the formalities yesterday and were crowned the 2004 Grace Shield Premier League high school cricket champions.

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More work to do, says Brown
Haloute spreading his wings
Give the youngsters time to develop
Restoring dignity to racing

Dealing with gang warfare
THE GANG warfare in Arnett Gardens, South St. Andrew, has shut down several schools and forced residents to flee the area.

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How poor is poor?
Plug tax leakage, Omar

Rules needed on gifts to justice system
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE read a letter from the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. A.J. Nicholson, in The Gleaner of April 24, 2004 purporting to respond to an earlier letter from me criticising the acceptance of a gift of a stand-by generator.

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The Gov't's half payment fiasco
Lewd and uncivilised behaviour
Hanging should be resumed
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A step in the right direction
Roadside garages an asset
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From pirates to parties - Morgan's Harbour to become premier entertainment spot
WITH THE recent acquisition of the Morgan's Harbour Hotel by UGI boss Neville Blythe, the area seems poised to be developed as one of Jamaica's premier entertainment hotbeds.

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'Tings A Gwaan' presents no-nonsense comedy
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Caribbean Fashionweek 2004 rolls out 'big guns'
'Backyaad Crack Up' growing up