Blackouts persisting - But JPSCo promises normality by today
SECTIONS OF the island were still being affected by blackouts up to press time last night, despite recent assurances from the Jamaica Public Service Co. (JPSCo) of adequate power supply for the Christmas holidays.

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Hampden workers to get redundancy pay by March
JLP 'vindicated' by Telecoms Act ruling
Power outages disrupting Mandeville water supply
Major traffic changes for Santa Cruz today
Streetside vending poses health, fire hazard Downtown

Community service for petty offenders
THERE HAS been a 113 per cent increase in the number of community service orders handed down by Resident Magistrates to petty offenders islandwide, since the introduction of the Community Service Enhancement Project in August 2000.

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Christmases of yore
New legislation coming to protect consumers
Setting the record straight
ScotiaBank debit card woes easing
Digicel wants talks over phone jammers at prison

Clarendon group lends $12 million to micro enterprises
SINCE THE start of the year, the Clarendon Community Development Fund (CCDF) has disbursed more than $12.2 million to some 126 beneficiaries.

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US oil hits 2-year high

We did well says Hinds
LED by vice captain Wavel Hinds, the Jamaican members on the West Indies team to the just concluded tour of India and Bangladesh arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport last night.

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Umpires agree to put out the best

Christmas reflections
A LETTER writer to The Gleaner last Friday made some startling comparisons between murder casualties in Jamaica and deaths in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict against the size of the respective populations.

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Parliamentarians' accountability and the Stone Committee Report
Preparing for Christmas

Why cell phones in prison?
THE EDITOR, Sir: I FOUND it shocking and unbelievable that prison inmates could have cell phones.

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On rescuing our boys
The real meaning of Christmas
An inspirational figure
Deejays, stop bigging up murderers!
The high cost of asthma medication
Suspicious vehicles and safe positions
Don't poison the dogs
Gov't must contain expenses, collect its due revenue

The 'Smirnoff Experience' - More than a blast
THE 'SMIRNOFF Experience' did it again. Another in the Smirnoff Ice-themed parties was held on the fairways of the Caymanas Golf Club last Friday night and to say that those present had a blast would be to put it mildly.

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Henry Mancini's daughter sings film memories

IMO adopts comprehensive maritime security measures
A NEW, comprehensive security regime for international shipping is set to enter into force in July 2004 following the adoption by the International Maritime Organisation Conference of a series of measures to strengthen maritime security...

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Surveillance system to be installed at ports
New Executive Vice President for CSA
JA customs to host info fair

There will be no Gleaner Online on Christmas Day, December 25, 2002. Please look out for our special Boxing Day edition on December 26, 2002.