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'They have no integrity' - Youths want reform of political system in Jamaica 
"They are hypocrites!" That was the strongly expressed opinion on Jamaica's politicians, coming from a group of young people yesterday at a Gleaner Editors' Forum.The youths, who are of voting age, and from inner-city communities in the Corporate Area...
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 JAMAICA 2007 Electoral Debates - Crime should have been focus - Analyst
Prime Minister of Jamaica announces Cultural Industry Development Fund
Crime, education and lack of jobs trouble youth
Imagine that! - Northern Caribbean University (NCU) software team in Microsoft Cup final
THE GIFT OF PROPHECY - Is it always positive?
No new malaria cases
New attitude towards HIV
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Nomination excitement 
I heard that there were women wearing next to nothing and swinging their hips and other things to the sound of popular music. I was also reliably informed that there was alcohol involved, so I assumed that the gyrations would have been taking place with some degree of reckless....
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It was fanfare out west
PNP candidate's injury could affect campaign
Trial of returning residents' alleged robbers put off
An attempt to intimidate my people - Holness
Party supporter charged
Something Extra...
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Ethanol exports earn US$120m in revenues 
The joint venture ethanol project between the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam and Brazil's Coimex Group has generated some US$120 million ($8.16 billion) in revenues since it began operation two-years ago. A release issued by the Coimex Group yesterday...
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Investors confidence returns
Lenovo Group in talks to buy Packard Bell
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Sherone, Brigitte left to ponder - JAAA to announce final decision by Monday 
Commonwealth Games champions Sherone Simpson and Brigitte Foster-Hylton, along with 2005 silver medallist Michael Frater, were left out of Jamaica's squad announced yesterday for the 11th IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. However, according to a special notation...
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Summer league clampdown - Several top NPL clubs restrict players from participating in US off-season competitions
Brown now Cayman's technical director
Confident Jamaica hunt outright victory
'I'm ready' - Sarwan admits being dropped from Pakistan Test as most painful moment of career
Malawi upset South Africa
Vaughan warns team about swearing
Referees ready again
Heavyweights 'not as exciting' - Lewis
Pan Am silver: No testament to youth development
Women's KO tournament abandoned
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EDITORIAL - A real revolution in education?
The importance of the political parties vying for office putting out their ideas and proposals in the form of manifestos for public evaluation has been underscored by the analysis presented in yesterday's edition by our columnist, Peter Espeut....
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How to plunder an economy
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A black mark
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LETTER OF THE DAY - On Trafigura et al ...Far more questions still outstanding
The Editor, Sir: As an Irishman by birth, and a Jamaican by marriage, I feel I really must comment on a couple of things.Does the present government really take us all to be fools? There are far more questions still outstanding, than have been answered, about the Trafigura debacle...
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Queries re Boyne as debate moderator
Seaga's legacy
Jamaica flags - Taiwan-made?
NOTE-WORTHY: Vote for better
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PM Gala - a musical delight 
On Monday night, while most were gearing up for election nominations, The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller took time out to laud the efforts of those who had made significant contributions in the performing arts, at the Prime Minister's Gala on the grounds of Jamaica House.
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Meet the Beauties
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Ackee any way you like it 
The organisers of the Linstead Ackee Festival seemed to have found the winning formula with improved displays, better placement of exhibits and more organised parking facilities.Food visited the third staging of the festival on Emancipation Day, to find a magnificent display...
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Ocho Rios Seafood Festival - Great idea, more fish needed
SUMMER COOLERS - Traditional Jamaican coolers
Why are we waiting?
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US plans to expand deportee programme
WASHINGTON (CMC): The United States (U.S.) says it is planning to expand to the rest of the Caribbean a model programme that helps deported Haitians reintegrate into Haitian society. Charles Shapiro, the U.S. State Department's principal deputy assistant secretary...
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Police warn residents of Internet swindle
NY council marks Jamaica's 45th Independence
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