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LOSING GROUND PNP popularity sliding as more voters slip into 'undecided' 
JUST OVER two months into the Portia Simpson Miller administration, the governing People's National Party (PNP) has lost the support of a solid majority of voters, although remaining ahead, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll.
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 'Party-pooper' law
Regional tourism head knocks gov't negotiators
Season's first tropical depression formed
New cricket law may dampen festivities
What PNP victory in East Westmoreland means for upcoming general election
I never had a doubt Luther Buchanan
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More than a century of seeking work abroad 
SUMMER AND Christmas are the most popular homecoming periods for Jamaicans living abroad.
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How I got to Hollywood - A Jamaican journey
... Community buy-in needed to fight the disease in Western Ja
Role of the diaspora
In the House Charter of Rights raises more concern
Anti-discrimination laws coming for HIV/AIDS
Strong leadership required to transform public sector
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Building your own structure can be cheaper Construction goes plastic
USING EXPANDED polystyrene (EPS), Free Form Factory Limited wants to revolutionise construction in Jamaica and make it at least 30 per cent cheaper to build your own home or just about anything involving block and steel.
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NGOs and accountability
Gleaner still preferred choice for advertisers
Funding for small businesses
Investing and dollar-cost averaging
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Sehwag puts WI to sword 
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): OPENER VIRENDER Sehwag hit a big century and left-arm fast bowler Pedro Collins claimed his 100th Test wicket to share honours on the first day of the second Digicel Test...
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Trinidadians celebrate historic game
Soca Warriors cool stunned Swedes
Portugal, Angola declare peace on eve of clash
Lara's folly in St John's
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK - Gayle shines in Antigua
Jazil wins Belmont Stakes
Another Harding hat-trick
Mighty Federer chasing history
Henin-Hardenne queen of the clay
Walker's best not good enough
WORLDCUP 2006 - England scrape through
A sports fan's dream
WORLD CUP 2006 - Argentina hold off the Elephants
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A clean city requires more
THIS ADMINISTRATION is at it again, being part of some grand declaration of intent to clean up the city.
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Black people really 'salt'
Nest of vipers
World focus
Tell the people the truth
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Be patient with the Windies
THE EDITOR, Sir: I THINK West Indies cricket will go to the top but people need to be patient and a new crop of fast bowlers unearthed.
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Bowling failed India
Boxhill needs to go
Back to the drawing board for the Boyz
What's the word on Marlon Samuels
Get the names right, please!
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MUSIC A good tourism 'bass' 
THE SYNERGY of music and tourism is opening new avenues for Jamaica. From ska to reggae and now dancehall and, on the imported side, soca, Jamaica has long been a root of musical creativity.
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Pirates looting Palace?
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Fellowship Primary and Junior High dance troupe Capturing hearts 
NOT TOO high in the hills outlying Port Antonio sits a fairly modest, but obviously well-loved school. It is the Fellowship Primary and Junior High where a group of ten-year-olds have organised themselves into a dance troupe.
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Recapturing fond family memories
Something to love
Memorable characters, real life experiences from 'Yard'
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Dorette SCOTT 
IN 2001 when the father of her three older children died in Florida, leaving the children without care and protection, Dorette Scott was dismayed.
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ROSES UNCOVERED
Stunning jade vine
LET'S TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH IVRET WILLIAMS - Removing the mask
Matthew Thompson's near-death experience Marlene McPherson
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Portia faces life 
THE ONCE seemingly impenetrable People's National Party (PNP) unity or the public perception of it seems to have been shattered, and that Humpty Dumpty might never be put back together again.
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ELECTIONS LOOM - Picking the winners
Corruption in the Courts (part I)
A Penny!
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'Rocking Away' - TO THE SOULFUL GROOVES OF BERES 
WESTERN BUREAU: IT IS not often that Beres Hammond performs but when he does, you can expect it to be mind-blowing.
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More farewells for Francis
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Bolt from the blue The world's fastest bike The 2006 Kawasaki 
I HAD barely kicked it into third and was minding my own business when it happened the first time.
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More power in Porsche's Boxster
Gregg wins Barbados Tarmac Rally
How to hush a noisy car
Foreign brands beat US rivals in car survey
Examining synthetic oils
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Fendi sues Wal-Mart over sales of fake handbags 
REUTERS: ITALIAN FASHION group Fendi S.R.L. sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in U.S. federal court last Friday, accusing the world's largest retailer of selling counterfeit handbags and passing them off as genuine at its Sam's Club warehouse stores.
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L'Oreal to delist Body Shop
US trade gap widens, import prices surge
Wal-Mart revives lawsuit against AIG, Hartford
Nasdaq CEO says no plans to sell LSE stake
Delphi, UAW reach deal on buyouts
US court orders Varig to return jets to Boeing
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