In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Tuesday | December 30, 2008
Lead Stories

'God saved her' - Two-year-old survived four days without food, water
Residents of Denham Town and surrounding communities are describing as a major miracle the revelation that an abandoned two-year-old child survived for four days without food and water. Medical authorities say it is not unusual for an abandoned child to survive for this period...

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News

Jamaican Jews support Israeli attacks
The Jewish community in Jamaica is supporting the govern-ment of Israel's heaviest bom-bardment of the Gaza Strip in decades. The air strikes, which started on Saturday and continued yesterday, rank among the deadliest attacks by Israel on Gaza...

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Business

GMAC mumon bailout
Days after the passage of a key deadline, the financing arm of automaker General Motors Corp remained silent yesterday on whether it cleared a final hurdle to become a bank-holding company and gain access to billions in federal bailout money...

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Sport

NZ target Gayle - Kiwis believe stifling WI skipper is key to ODI series
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (CMC): Belligerent West Indies opener Chris Gayle will be New Zealand's main target when the two teams clash in the opening One-Day International at the Queenstown Events Centre tomorrow (tonight Eastern Caribbean time)...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Debate state of emergency
It is not new in Jamaica to witness media images of residents in large sections of communities bundling their belongings into trucks or on their backs, making their escape in the face of violence and threats from armed criminals. It used to be mostly the effect...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Mavado-Kartel clash: Filthiness unlimited
The Editor, Sir: The Mavado-Kartel clash at Sting's 25th anniversary left me with an even stronger feeling that this country urgently needs a quality shift in its moral and spiritual fibre. Kartel dressed in military-style attire and Mavado dressed ...

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Entertainment

Toots ruled the road in '08
IT'S BEEN almost 50 years since Toots Hibbert and The Maytals began recording songs that are now regarded as classics. Those hits continue to serve the group well, making them one of the most successful reggae acts on tour...

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Caribbean

GRENADA - Gov't pledges to free up press
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says his five-month-old National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will be moving to parliament shortly to introduce a Freedom of Information Act.

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International

NORTH KOREA - Kim cheered at concert appearance
SEOUL, South Korea (AP):Kim Jong Il attended a concert by North Korea's state orchestra, state media said yesterday, the latest in a series of official reports portraying Kim as healthy amid speculation he suffered a stroke in August...

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