'Government in decline' - Munroe says corruption a serious obstacle
GOVERNMENT SENATOR Trevor Munroe yesterday said corruption is the most serious impediment to good governance in Jamaica. During a panel discussion organised by the Cabinet Office, yesterday, at Jamaica House, dubbed, 'Good Governance...

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Threat of job cuts after Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Youth leaders to better inner-city communities
Cayman offering amnesty - Two-week reprieve for immigration offenders
Gonsalves sworn in
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KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 29 - Crown closes case
Singer employees ill after food sampling

Human rights manuals for primary schools launched in Jamaica
IN AN effort to infuse human rights concepts into the school curriculum, the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, yesterday launched two manuals...

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Lecturer: Jamaica's Education system lopsided
'Clean up Ochi' - Tourist interests in St Ann protest deplorable condition of town
Chris'mas time downtown
Cobb to oversee Florida elections

Jamaica gets boost from World Trade Organization (WTO) drugs decision
POORER COUNTRIES like Jamaica will now find it easier to obtain cheaper generic versions of patented drugs, following a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision on Tuesday.

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Scotiabank defies odds
First Global starts selling CI funds
Harbour Head development ready to roll
Craft sector preparing for winter season
Caribbean images make business sense
Tax receipts underperform as Ministry of Finance plans budget

Money woes hit Boys' Town
THE WRAY and Nephew National Premier League could soon be reduced to 11 teams as the mounting financial burden could force Boys' Town Football Club to pull out. In this the season of cheer and goodwill, many are planning to feast...

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DaCosta team too good for Trinidad
Hungry Ardenne seek second win
Life of Jamaica (LoJ) continues netball support
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Help cricket clubs, or else
World Cup draw today
Follow French Minister

Raising the moral tone in schools
PASTORS GATHERED at a Gleaner Editors Forum have proposed that churches in Jamaica should have greater input and influence in the way schools are conducted. The influence being mooted would be of a spiritual and moral nature...

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Removing the dependence on dons
The Boundbrook tragedy
Those CIA ghost flights

LETTER OF THE DAY - Voluntarism to help return to civility
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE in my capacity as honorary president of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) to offer congratulations and thanks to The Gleaner for its 2005 Gleaner Honour Awards...

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Fast-forward the tinkering
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Stellar line-up for Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues
THE 2006 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, slated for January 26 to 28, was launched in the gardens of the Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday night. Once again, in keeping with a tradition of the past two years...

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'Original Dancehall Jam Jam' covers eras
Community central to 'Unity Splash'
Stitchie takes his ministry backstage
Death moves Renay McKnight to song
Live Wyya 8th in band battle
A novel 'Pride and Prejudice'
Genesis 2006 goes triple
Int'l flavour to Klyde Broox book launch

Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) rocks Waterfalls
WESTERN BUREAU: THE TOWN that was energised last weekend was the cruise ship capital, Ocho Rios in St. Ann. When the last ship sailed towards sea, musical magicians 50/50 band took dominion of the town.

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'A Starry Night'
The icy Grey Goose is loose!
Greek ambassador - congeniality personified
Pregnant beauties and beaming dads
Geological Society celebrates 50
Upliftment Jamaica celebrates again
Hottest wedding of the year
Actuaries at play
One wild party night

Man seeks apology after CIA abduction
BERLIN (AP): FEW PEOPLE believed Khaled al-Masri when he first went public nearly one year ago with claims he was kidnapped by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives and abused in a filthy prison in Afghanistan.

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Thatcher leaves hospital
President casts doubt on Holocaust
Bus bomb kills 30
Liberals vow complete ban on handguns

Research points to health risks
RESEARCHERS AT the University of the West Indies (UWI) have shone the spotlight on a chemical by-product of fried food and starches cooked at high temperatures that may pose serious health risks.

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Placing high priority on food research
University of the West Indies (UWI) out front in acrylamide research

'HAIR' IS THE HAT

DARAIN HOUSEN HAS not taken off his hat for the last 20 years. He bathes, he sleeps and does everything possible in it. It is a perfect fit.