Forced marital sex is rape - poll
A substantial majority of Jamaicans accept, in principle, that forcible sex by men with their married or common-law partners is tantamount to rape, a recent survey revealed.In a Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll, 66 per cent of respondents believed that a man commits rape ...

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Fired-up PNP woos youth at congress
'Enough bloodshed' - Pastor challenges political candidates to conduct clean election
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Cops slay man at St James dance - Policeman, three others injured in shooting
Old boys to meet over St George's dispute
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to fix firebombed house in 'St Bess'
Gaddafi champions United States of Africa

Colonel Lumsden - Maroon vanguard
There are four major Maroon settlements in Jamaica. Charles Town is one of them. It seems though that the Maroon culture in this village - located just a few miles from Buff Bay, Portland - is the most diluted. Migration and inter-breeding have significantly fragmented...

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Chief Justice McCalla: Pacesetter from birth
Season ripe for a July election
Construction worker still nailed
St Ann Council hauls National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) before court
Schizandra - the super Chinese herb
Postal service fêtes retirees
Hailing Hainsley

Jamaica down on Failed States Index
Jamaica significantly improved its rankings in the latest issue of the Failed States Index (FSI) while Caribbean neighbour Haiti remained rooted among the worst of the lot three years after a bloody coup. The July/August issue of the index, which is published annually...

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Clarendon student wins photography award

The same old story - West Indies beaten by 79 runs in first ODI
LONDON (CMC): Fidel Edwards' second-best bowling performance in a one-day international (ODI) came to nothing when another inexplicable batting collapse condemned West Indies to a 79-run defeat in the first ODI against England yesterday. Chasing 226 to win...

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'St Bess' are Super Cup champions
Chris Gayle hoping to rally Windies
Veronica Campbell hunts sprint double
Venezuela, Uruguay earn first wins
Robinho's hat-trick lifts champs Brazil
Shock win for Poland at Under-20 World Cup
Raikkonen, Ferrari triumph in France

EDITORIAL - Election froth vs substance
The political campaign now on in earnest is being carried along largely on a sea of froth instead of substance. If the electorate is called on to go to the polls in less than two months, as speculation suggests, then the Jamaican public would have been left...

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The PM's disturbing rhetoric
Polls, politics and media
Perspectives on terrorism
NOTE-WORTHY: Not changing course

LETTER OF THE DAY: High-quality education is costly
The Editor, Sir: Currently, education at the primary level for government-run schools in Jamaica is relatively affordable, yet how many of these students perform well enough so that they can attend a 'name brand' school, for example Immaculate or Campion?...

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Africa being raped again
Senseless school fanfare
Abstinence education needed

All hail the 'Dragon'
Scores of entertainers cameout on Saturday night to the Constant Spring Golf Club to hail soca legend Byron Lee at 'Honour the Dragon: A Tribute to Byron Lee. 'In contrast to their huge turnout, a small number of patrons littered the lawns of the golf club and at 9:00 p.m...

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'Ratatouille' rules weekend box office with $47.2m debut

Of poetry and passion
It is a love story that began 15 years ago. Then, it was a one-sided love. Later in 2005, sparks flew and love was ignited. That love between Kerrian Foster and Christopher McGrath has grown into the type you can spot a mile off. But marriage became sure when Kerrian won...

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'Hit for Six' on Caribbean tour
Glowing gracefully
Teaching your child about investing
Engage your core!
The real winners of this election
How to change a will
Positive motherhood - Donna Harriott is Mother of the year