Tensions rise - Political squabbles increase as election nears
ATTEMPTS BY Political Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair to ease rising tensions between supporters of the two main political parties ahead of the pending general election, hit a snag yesterday. This came as an unnamed political representative failed to make time for a peace march...

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Plan for Sandy Bay High School on shaky ground
GSAT GLORY STORIES - Chin: I got more than I aimed for
GSAT GLORY STORIES - 'I felt overwhelmed, I jumped up and down'
GSAT GLORY STORIES - Howard Cooke Primary on cloud nine
British police targeting young blacks - report
Jamaicans rank 25th among foreign students in US
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Costa Rica defends visa decision
Cops search for missing man
Date set for Bitter trial

Jamaica Gleaner scores big at Caribbean tourism awards
Miami, Florida: The Gleaner's tourism trade publication, Hospitality Jamaica, has copped another Caribbean media award for its contribution to raising awareness of the impact of tourism in the region. The publication's freelance writer, Claudia Gardner, was honoured...

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NEWSMAKER - Lisa in the driver's seat... but can beauty tame the SE St Ann beast?
TYRONE'S WATCH - Beecher Town in a bad patch
Pakistan Cricket Board wants probe into Woolmer case
Closed - Room 374
Barrington's almost back
Businesswoman found dead in Westmoreland
Jamaican ex-firefighters form support group
Cable and Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) donates $1.3 million to reading competition, charities
Two men freed of extortion charges
Bashco fined for contraband
Caribbean seeks ' mature' partnership

Airbus orders trounce Boeing at air show
Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show, stealing some early limelight from American rival Boeing Company. With the manufacturer's intense competition again expected to be a dominant theme of the weeklong show...

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Coffee body issues cheques to pay farmers for 'Ivan' damage
Government of Jamaica, oil companies spar over Regulations law
'Prepare for climate change affecting our tourism sector'
BHP Billiton revives Alcoa bid plans - report
Knutsford Express cruising in comfort
Outlook for future excellent - PAJ boss

West Indies struggling to avoid defeat
West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards (left) is hugged by Shivnarine Chanderpaul as teammates Daren Ganga (second right), Marlon Samuels (right) and Chris Gayle (centre) join the celebration of Andrew Strauss' dismissal, caught behind by wicketkeeper...

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Edwards disappointed despite five-wicket haul
Collingwood wants one-day captaincy
Riders switched in St Leger to snuff out The Bomber
Jockeys locked in tight battle
FROM THE BOUNDARY - The balls are simply no good
Pan-Am gold is Tour champ's glittering target
Sunshine Girls must be mentally tough and strong to win WNC - McIntosh
St Ann, Boys' Town win
Guadeloupe stun Honduras

EDITORIAL - Ambassador Silva's investment concerns
The concerns expressed by Spain's ambassador to Jamaica, Mr. Jesús Silva, about the negative impact on investors and their projects when stop orders are issued byparish councils or other regulatory agencies are not without merit. The overlap among regulatory agencies....

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A Senate that works
They should be fired
Wrestling against principalities and powers
NOTE-WORTHY: Triumph of hopelessness

LETTER OF THE DAY - Independent forensic lab needed
The Editor, Sir: Any lawyer who has been at the criminal bar for any substantial time will be able to tell you of serious doubts which have arisen from time to time regarding the reliability and accuracy of opinions or conclusions reached by scientific experts including handwriting...

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Ban political motorcades
Learn to use your minds
Low bar debate

'Kings of Soul' pulls through after late start
When MC Paula Ann Porter came on stage well after the scheduled starting time of 8 p.m. and announced that the anticipated Kings of Soul concert held at the Constant Spring Golf Academy on Saturday night would begin in 15 to 20 minutes, she was greeted with a chorus...

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Heron takes on National Black Theatre Festival
'Arctic Tale' puts faces to global-warming threat

GRENADA - Lawyers urge leniency for '83 coup plotters
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP): Lawyers for 13 leaders of a coup that prompted the U.S. invasion of Grenada pleaded for leniency at a resentencing hearing yesterday, saying their clients have experienced a "spiritual transformation" in prison. The death sentences imposed in 1986...

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CUBA - Castro vows Cuba will defend itself against US