Spanish Town erupts - Alleged police shooting of 11-month-old sparks disorder
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: The fatal shooting of an 11-month-old infant allegedly by the police yesterday afternoon plunged sections of Spanish Town into chaos, as angry residents mounted roadblocks along the March Pen Road to protest against the killing....

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Alternatives needed to weed out ganja farming
Convictions spur local war on drugs
Ramble residents raise cemetery issue in court
DPPs over the years
Spanish Town gangs a deterent to contractors
Public to get free health fee facts by Monday
Olint application against Hylton thrown out
Growing cases of diabetes in young alarm doctors

'Unite for Peace and Prosperity' - 'Through these partnerships, we will bring peace to Jamaica'
On Monday, The Gleaner was guest-edited by a team from the Violence Prevention Alliance headed by Professor Barry Chevannes.Stories in this publication were selected by guest editors and published under the theme, 'Unite For Peace and Prosperity'.

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'A radical, if not revolutionary departure'
'The publication gave them (readers) a feeling of hope'
'A chance of a lifetime'
Jamaica to 'Bond' with Fleming's centenary
No identification for body found in suitcase
Flankers residents praise efforts of Mobile Reserve
Wendy's shooter born in Jamaica
ISCF to man courts starting next week
Commission wants Corruption Prevention Act amended

Pan Caribbean falls short - Preference offer undersubscribed
Pan Caribbean Financial Services Limited (PCFS) raised $1.26 billion from its monthlong preference share offer, falling well short of the initial $2 billion target. But yesterday Pan Caribbean president Donovan Perkins downplayed the outcome as significant...

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Status quo at Lascelles - Hands-off posture by Angostura ... for now
Office rentals costing Government of Jamaica $1.2b - Stop order on new migration uptown
First Global eyes $10b loan portfolio
$1 billion dairy rescue plan - Milk production at 20-year low
Tax man's a-coming - Hunt on for $1.5b from 70 individuals
Dr Henley Morgan, social entrepreneur - Using business principles to uplift the downtrodden
How the big brokers stack up
Where's the money going?
Petrobras creates biofuel subsidiary - Plans to raise oil output
Jamaica to study maritime space shared with Colombia - Countries collaborating on oil, gas exploration
Commentary - UWI's genesis and advance - Continuation of a series
UNDERSTANDING THE EPA - Institutional arrangements raise concerns - Supranational council seen as infringing sovereignty
CMP profits up 18 per cent

Jamaica out to seal victory
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC): FRONT-RUNNING Jamaica can sew up the destination of the Carib Beer Cup this weekend. The Jamaicans need a win in their top-of-the-table, fifth-round contest against Barbados, starting on Friday at Kensington Oval, to move out...

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Blake, Russell to head Jamaica squad
FROM THE BOUNDARY - India on the rise, thanks to their pace bowlers
Taylor comes of age in Tests
St Andrew triumph over Papine High
Jamaican takes lead in Barbados Open

EDITORIAL - Simplistic approach on school textbooks
Andrew Holness, the education minister, will not be surprised if serious people begin to assume that he does not have enough on his plate, hence his emerging role as enforcer of a simplistic morality. Or worse, there are those who will cast him as anti-intellectual...

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It's the technology, stupid!
When a hug is deserved
NOTE-WORTHY: Congrats, DPP

LETTER OF THE DAY: Will non-lethal weapons improve policing?
The Editor, Sir: Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin is correct when he says that it cannot be right for the police to shoot a man because he attacked them with a toothpick.The commissioner, therefore, seeks to save citizens' lives by providing...

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Plan to capture drive-by fathers
Indecent language in textbooks?
Free health care
Migrant facing reality in Canada
Parents, do your job!
On spelling and grammar
Parents, do your job!

Voting opens for 27th IRAWMA
There was laughter inside the Jonkanoo Lounge, Hilton Kingston hotel, on Wednesday evening, when in a flashback to 2007, singer Tarrus Riley commented, "Jah know, me never win anything yet star."Riley was clutching the award for 'Most Promising Entertainer' at last year's International Reggae ...

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Beenie Man,huge popularity
Something extra
Carnival cover-up

A night of blues
Blues was in the air at the United States Embassy's annual African-American History Month concert last Friday. The free concert was this year dubbed 'Blues on the Green', featuring headline American blues artiste, Nora Jean Bruso. Sprawled on the extensive lawns of Hope Gardens...

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Orange power
One busy weekend whirl
Red Stripe bids Redwood farewell
Live life free and laughing

Guyana to approve new weapons law
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): Guyana is set to impose tougher fines and mandatory imprisonment for possession of illegal weapons to curb a wave of violence in which 23 people have died, the Government said yesterday. Courts will levy fines of up to US$500...

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Rocket launch to bring supplies to space
Utility company promises better service
Former Barbados senior minister wins UN 2008 population award