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Movie piracy - Stakeholders want action to fight the growing problem 
CAMPAIGNERS ARE developing a united front against Jamaica's piracy culture under the banner of the Jamaica Anti-Piracy Alliance (JAPA) but public awareness is still lagging, according to concerned parties represented at a Gleaner Editors' Forum...
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 Spanish hotel case may affect Cricket World Cup
Cemetery meeting abandoned
GLEANER-BILL JOHNSON POLL - Crime still top concern for Jamaicans
JANICE ALLEN CASE - Lawyer says client being harassed
Doctors rush to obey the law
Illegal settlements targeted
200,000 names to be axed from the voters' list
D-Day in Eastern Westmoreland
Jamaicans in their new world
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'Parents force girls to have sex with older men for cash' 
WOMEN'S ADVOCATES are concerned that early and preteen girls are being forced into sexual relationships with older men by their parents. Executive director of the Women's Centre Foundation of Jamaica, Beryl Weir, says many girls are coerced...
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Inner-city communities get educational boost
'Hear the Children's Cry' to fight carnal abuse
Reinsurance fund is not the answer - Golding
Hurricane update on cellulars soon
Great Bay residents get ready for hurricane season
Tomorrow is World Oceans Day
Citizens disarm gunman in Kingston
Over half a billion dollars government contracts endorsed
Colin Fagan to replace Robertson
New face on Police Federation executive
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Flow gets Sauce - Lee Chin strengthens hold in media 
MICHAEL LEE Chin deepened his grip on the electronic media this week with the acquisition of the Jamaican cable TV provider, Sauce Communica-tions Network, by Columbus Communications, the parent company of Flow Communica-tions, the broadband network...
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Latibeaudiere set for third term
April fiscal numbers are encouraging
Lascelles appoints external directors
GE Capital puts Antilles in receivership
Sancia Templer takes over at JAMPRO
Private Montego Bay jet centre by Christmas
The best 'invention' since sliced bread?
Wasteful advertisements
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Windies, India draw in a thriller 
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP): THE WEST Indies' last pair of Fidel Edwards and Corey Collymore survived 19 tense balls to earn a thrilling draw against India on the final day yesterday of the opening Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground.
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Jamalco claim crown in style
20/20 practice continues
Powell/Gatlin 100m date finally set
Squads set for Caribbean Champs
Pagon gets series campaign off to flying start
Roberts questions West Indies selection criteria
'Dedication' helps Eltham retain title
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Umpires' blunder stole show
Ronaldo, Reyna fit but Rooney in doubt
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Predators and teens
ADMITTEDLY, THE data may be incomplete, but the statistics provided by the Women's Centre Foundation of Jamaica is cause for concern even as we note the broad strides being made against teenage pregnancies in Jamaica.
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Environmental Ethics Week
Education initiatives needed
Providing better service
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Letters |
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Unacceptable ackee testing
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE worked in the ackee industry as a factory worker, an analyst and an adviser, for more than six years. Imagine how despondent I feel to know that the only factory currently allowed to supply ackees, the main ingredient...
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Political upheavals and democracy
Fed up with EOJ
White Horses needs help
Positive impact of Cobbla
Alternative fuels and Jamaica
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'Hot Summer' fizzles 
JUDY POWELL'S Hot Summer is a fantastically bad read, even for a romance novel. Published by Lyons Publishing, under the Island Spice brand, the book has a catchy cover, featuring a nubile young woman in a two-piece bathing suit...
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'Phat Girlz' - rolls of laughter
'Akeelah and the Bee'... a drama that inspires drama
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Profiles in Medicine |
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Growing old, enjoying life 
OLD AGE does not have to be depressing and distressing. By all accounts we are all living longer in Jamaica. Statistics also indicate that, in general, women live longer than men. This is the trend worldwide. Growing old does present its challenges....
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When you eat too much
The (all about) 'Me' generation
Hints for preserving wellness
LETTERS - Blame the chimps!
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June is Carib-American Heritage Month 
WASHINGTON (CMC): UNITED STATES President George W. Bush has declared the month of June as Caribbean-American Heritage Month. In a White House proclamation Monday, Bush recognised the "great contributions" of Caribbean Americans...
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Police body backs Commissioner
PM: No regrets with Trinity Cross change
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Positive signs in atomic proposal 
TEHRAN, (REUTERS): Proposals yesterday by six world powers to end a dispute over Iran's nuclear fuel enrichment had positive points but also some 'ambiguities' that must be removed, Tehran's chief negotiator said.
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PM promises efforts to curb violence
Abbas extends deadline to Hamas
Iraq to free 2,500
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