Schools to close - Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) angered by decision of World Cup Cricket organisers
A DECISION to close several schools within close proximity to Sabina Park during the staging of next year's Cricket World Cup has angered the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA).

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Gleaner Company honours top achievers
Ackee losses mounting on lengthy Bureau testings
Britain promises to support CARICOM
Environmentalists complain about oil testing in Jamaica
Fiery protests in Farm Town

GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - Sugar gasping
WESTERN BUREAU: TWENTY YEARS ago, sugar cane cultivation accounted for 25 per cent of the total lands under crop cultivation in Jamaica - about 45,000 hectares - and employed about 18 per cent of the total workforce involved in agriculture.

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University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) head raps PNP administration
Businessman charged with simple larceny
Jamaican vies for black history essay contest
College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) ordered to free student council funds
Cruickshank appointed Queen's Counsel

Heritage Trust has new executive director
THE JAMAICA National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has a new executive director. She is Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis, formerly of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). Mrs. Davis-Mattis has a masters degree in marine management from Dalhouse...

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Technology giants target Blackberry
Fitch initiates 'B+/B' ratings for NCB

Hamilton's goal secures first U-19 title for Excelsior
FAVOURTIES EXCELSIOR High captured the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF)/Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Under-19 schoolgirls title with a hard fought 1-0 win over St. Andrew High at the Mona Astro Turf yesterday.

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'I have a job to do'
Desmond Shand - a trainer of substance
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Wait a while Sir Vivian
Kingston College, Wolmer's in final showdown
Wadadah and Rivoli satisfied with result
Jamaica lead Pan-Am course

Bauxite/alumina understanding
THE RECENT strike action taken by the National Workers Union (NWU) at Alpart is one of several trade union imbroglios that have sent shock waves through Jamaica's bauxite industry in recent months.

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Is our Coat of Arms relevant?
Reviewing the age for teenage sex

LETTER OF THE DAY - Inspiration from Mrs King's funeral
THE EDITOR, Sir: PLEASE ALLOW me to share with your readers some thoughts that occupied my mind as I watched excerpts from the funeral service of Coretta Scott King.

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Cricket World Cup challenge for Jamaica
Amusement and disgust
Judgement debt
Naming schools

Showers of applause for Luciano
AS LUCIANO sang We're All In This Thing Together at the Stella Maris playing field, Shortwood Road, St. Andrew, on Sunday evening, a mass of multicoloured half bubbles bobbed high above the grass to converge before him on the stage.

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Pink Panther strikes again
Musical send-off for Brent Dowe
Kanye's porn addiction
Morgan the Devil?
Beyoncé's hate mail

Security Administrators Limited - Providing training for the shipping industry
SECURITY ADMINISTRATORS Limited (SAL), the leading provider of maritime security and related services in Jamaica and the Caribbean, will this year offer specialised courses following on the successful...

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Kingston Wharves gets state-of-the-art crane

Gone with the Internet - The Dying Art of Love Letters?
THE WORDS of the old song speak of the effect of a love letter on the recipient and takes us back to a time when lovers communicated by writing their innermost thoughts and feelings to each other.

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TIPS FOR WRITING LOVE LETTERS
Just my 'type' - Finding love through a chat room

HAITI: Preval supporters protest poll results
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): ANGRY SUPPORTERS of ex-President René Preval paralysed the Haitian capital with burning tyres and roadblocks yesterday as Preval fell further below the 50 per cent needed to win the presidency...

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IRAQ: Haggard Saddam forced to his trial