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Stabroek News

published: Sunday | October 21, 2007

Lead Stories


Hospital woes crunch: Poor maintenance hampers quality service, New facilities idle due to lack of equipment
Despite billions of dollars spent to rehabilitate several hospitals in the 1990s, currently ...

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Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall sold
Gleaner editors' forum: Artists call for financing
Emergency room in crisis: Spanish Town Hospital creaks under pressure
Breasts be gone! takes drastic step to prevent cancer
More women owning businesses - survey
People's National Party and the private sector - Part II
How Johnny coped with fame

News


Federation says no to locking up police
The Jamaica Police Federation is opposed to calls from sections of the society to have policemen implicated in controversial shootings held in custody as normal citizens are.

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Seventh-day Adventist World Church president to visit Jamaica
Get to work! Eastern Hanover residents want new MP to hit ground running
The pressures of being a child star
Recognising your real power
How to resign without burning bridges behind

Business


GraceKennedy launches Caribbean Traditions: Takes aim at bigger slice of prepared-foods market
GraceKennedy Limited has extended its line of prepared foods, packaging the distinct flavours of microwaveable Jamaican cuisine for a dispersed Caribbean market, to charm income from consumers willing to spend on convenience items.

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Scotiabank, DB&G integrate services
Finance to reissue maturing indexed bond
Ethanol's dark side: Harsh working conditions mark production of Brazilian biofuel
Week on the Web: Your window to the Web browsers
Digicel launches BlackBerry product line
Life Of Jamaica offers retirement savings plan: To lobby for higher ceiling on savings
Poor overtaking linked to 10% of accidents
Gap narrows in EU-Caribbean negotiation
Finalising EPA trade pact 'pragmatic' for Cariforum
Market wrap
Honeymoon short-lived as economy deteriorates

Sport


Harbour View face SCA challenge
THE CASH Plus Premier League (CPPL) enters its fourth round today with champions Harbour View hosting impressive newcomers Sporting Central Academy (SCA) in one of several intriguing fixtures.

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T&T beat Guyana by four wickets
Windwards cruise to victory
South Africa hope for victory déjà vu
Colourful launch for Jamaica Independent Sschool Association league
late news: Australian Dyson is WI new coach
Richards excelling on and off the court
Springboks rule the rugby world
Crunch time at Interlagos
Fabulous five-timer for young Walker
Lloyd's words of wisdom
Referees slow Manley's progress
Yousuf's century leads Pakistan to victory
India outclass Aussies in Twenty20 clash
Frome and Petersfield advance
Dramatic win for Liverpool

Commentary


Minister Charles' 10-day ultimatum
Minister of Labour Pearnel Charles has turned the spotlight on the granting of work permits suggesting that glitches or chicanery in the system has allowed many persons who came to the country as immigrant...

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Bartlett's plans for tourism: Minister wants Titchfield school relocated; eyes casinos
Bullets, tennis balls and 'bangarang'
Omission or commission
Neither discipline nor leadership

Entertainment


Dancehall records street law
Dancehall music has often been accused of spreading violence with persons like deejay Mavado, a self-proclaimed 'gangsta for life', spouting lyrics such as "gunshot inna ya farrid".

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STORY OF THE SONG: Mikey Bennett sends Maxi, Shabba on a Housecall
Songwriter obtains wake-up call
Father, son music bound
Reader's write: Cantata presents harsh history through music
Robert Ffrench returns to singing

Arts &Leisure


Art Flirtations
'Visual artists need to package themselves better, they need to talk about their art each day.- Green.

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Call for more intimate art affairs
Water Under The Bridge
Lessing not impressed by Nobel Prize
Life of Brian the messiah?
The thought-provoking Zodiac
Rainbirds
Without a Trace
The Silence of Ghosts
No reason to pause in 'Walking'
Rise of a banana man

Outlook


Strength of a woman: Jennifer Housen's fortitude through sickness and death
WHEN I first met Jennifer Housen at her office at the Caribbean Legal Practice Institute in New Kingston, her pleasant and down-to-earth personality belied the pain and sorrow she has experienced.

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Single in the city: Why does it all revolve around money
Creating your own bonsai - Part 2
Bringing the knuckles to Jamaica
Risk factors of breast cancer
Protecting yourself against rape
Recognising a stroke before it strikes
Sheron Cameron-Dunn's weakness for children reaps dividends

In Focus


Tinkering with parliamentary government
Bruce Golding has been offering new ways for the Jamaican Parliament to function, such as having the Opposition chair parliamentary committees - Buddan

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Are official stats credible?
Investment, inequality growing globally
The Gender Debate: The goose and the gander - who gets the golden egg?
Christianity and gender in the Caribbean : Is Portia Hagar redivivus?
Bauxite conflict and parish development
Crime and police brutality
Landmark ruling in Coroner's Court:A step towards transparency and accountability

Social


60th birthday Soiree
A night of savoury cuisine under the stars was interrupted by the tropical storm engulfing the island; however, party-goers proved that the showers were no match for their spirits!

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Soirée in St Thomas
Still joining hands
Celebrations continue
McNeill's fab birthday do


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