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Friday | December 7, 2007 |

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Who wants Hylton dead? - Men in masks lurking around banker's home
Patrick Hylton, the group managing director of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and president of the Jamaica Bankers' Association (JBA), has received death threats and is reportedly being stalked near his upper St. Andrew home by men wearing masks...
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Hinds to hit ground running in Portmore
Wife of slain cop still in mourning
Herb's body for viewing today
Gun lands parolee back in jail
Recovering 'Rosie' defends Rae Town
Another Montego Bay cop killed - Fourth to be gunned down in eight days
PM backs press-friendly libel laws
Policeman on manslaughter charge to face murder trial instead
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PALS intervenes... Set to implement critical incident management intervention for select schools
PALS Jamaica launched its critical incident management intervention for select schools yesterday. The event took the form of a two-hour workshop for principals and select staff of the participating schools. The schools that comprise the pilot are August Town Primary, Denham Town...
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Electronic voting device strikes again
Government of Jamaica to give new timeline for development approvals
Prime Minister of Jamaica off to CARICOM heads meeting
Drug council targets use of Ecstasy
Cayman government admits error - Health minister says pregnant Jamaican should not have been sent home
Golding to review secrecy laws
Heritage Expo scheduled for next week
Of tunnel vision and greener grass
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Private commercial airline hunts Jamaican licence - Airone Ventures names Digicel as sales partner
A new airline company, whose directors include a top Digicel executive, has applied to Jamaica's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for a permit to operate commercial flights between the United States and Jamaica. Digicel Group Vice-President Leslie Buckley is one of four named...
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KRB renames rum line, expanding to wider markets
US$10m for McConnell, Ashenheim if Angostura reneges on bid terms
Pricewaterhouse alliance - McDonald leads C8 network pools expertise
Olint's Smith creates new online forex trading platform
Bank accounts grow to $400b - Still plump despite competing investment schemes
IFC pushing 'import' financing alliance with local banks - Promises to guarantee risk
Digicel launches in Suriname
Energy company preaches restraint on natural gas projects - Audit puts 12-year life on reserves
BPTT to spend US$1bper year on gas exploration
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Harbour View dealt a blow
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Har-bour View's chances of advancing to the first end-of-round final in the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) were dealt a setback yesterday when they were defeated 2-1 by Boys' Town at Collie Smith Drive. Harbour View are now in a tie for third...
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Portmore advance to final
West Indies look to seal ODI series
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Professional sport and technology
Seido karate team back with 14 medals
Dunoon take on Tarrant for the title
Harbour View tackle Arnett Gardens today
Bank on Good Company
Walker suspended again
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EDITORIAL - Clarity needed on Lascelles trading
For those persons who are wont to dismiss the usefulness of market regulators, events this week at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) should give pause for reflection. The board of the JSE, having reviewed the draft bid document by Trinidadian firm Angostura Ltd....
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Hope: give us some, Mr Smith
Gambling on a scapegoat
NOTE-WORTHY: Crime home to roost
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Time to face down criminals
The Editor, Sir: The cure for Jamaica's crime problem lies in the reminder that Lana Finnikin gave as reported in The Gleaner of December 3."Lana Finnikin, founding member of Sistren Theatre Collective, a women's organisation that works closely with inner cities....
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Beware Ponzi clones
Cruise ships not the answer
Termites trivia and spin doctors
Costly diploma upgrade
Disingenuous politicians
Abolish parish councils
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'Burnin' smokes in US Library of Congress
Burnin', the 1973 Island Records album which was the swansong for the core Wailers unit of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, has been chosen for perpetual preservation in the United States Library of Congress. A release from Tuff Gong International Ltd. said ...
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Jabez is 'Still Praying'
Orphan meets 'passed' family in future
Good 'Beowulf' premiere at Carib
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Peace, love and J. Wray & Nephew
Afros, platform shoes, peace signs and lots of colour were the order of the evening as J. Wray and Nephew hosted its annual media party at The Quad nightclub on Tuesday. Looks like nobody remembered there was a local government election the next day, the way the guests...
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Red Stripe rediscovers the soul of Kingston
'Tis the season for parties
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