Yes, call the dons! - MacMillan supports their appearance in Parliament
National Security Minister Trevor MacMillan has backed arguments that dons reserve the right to present their opinions on six controversial anti-crime bills being considered by a joint select committee of Parliament. "Irrespective of what is said about them, they have a right...

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Jamaica Public Service debt squabble deepens
Schools await textbooks, furniture
Education ministry ponders giving more to sports development
Tight security for PNP election
New Jamaican national honour proposed
Contractor General lauds Air Jamaica
Thursdaytalk - Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit

Waiting patiently for goodies from Miss Jane's barrel
So, the talk of the town in Balaclava, St Elizabeth, is that Miss Jane, the unofficial and, at times, unwilling matriarch of the community has just received a large barrel of goodies from her eldest daughter, Charmain, who lives in New York City....

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Donkey carting: alive and well
Contractor General raps former access fund boss
PAJ to reflect on life of Dias
Law students urged to stay honest
GMOs - building better food

US stocks tumble as critical insurer teeters
NEW YORK (AP): Stocks plunged Wednesday as investors remained worried about chaos in the United States financial market even after the Federal Reserve forged an extraordinary US$85 billion rescue of insurance giant American Inter-national Group Inc...

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JNBS encourages academic excellence

Cornwall College thrash Green Pond 5-0
WESTERN BUREAU: MANY-TIME champions Cornwall College, who started their campaign with 1-1 draw last Saturday, were on fire yesterday, spanking newcomers Green Pond High 5-0 in their Zone A ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup fixture at Cornwall...

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Mills hits back at 'foolish' criticism of Bolt
Barnes eyes the Caribbean Cup
Simoes' dismissal was the right decision
Villarreal, Manchester United in 0-0 stalemate
Two Jamaicans in Windies' women's senior team
Best is yet to come - Fraser
Tour de France still not over? - 'Suspicious' samples being tested
Games close with lavish ceremony
Positive signs from Symonds
Bangladesh to ban rebel players

EDITORIAL - The subprime crisis and Bretton Woods
It emerged yesterday that Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Britain's biggest mortgage lender, was in talks with Lloyd's TBS, the country's fifth-largest bank, on either a merger or an acquisition deal. The matchmaker in this deal, it appears, is no other person...

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Wall Street's domino effect
Apologies to Usain Bolt
Global crisis-management

LETTER OF THE DAY - Support urged for police rape victim
The Editor Sir: I read with dismay the article printed in The Gleaner of September 16 in which a woman constable outlined her ordeal, having been raped by a colleague. What is most disgusting is the 'men's club' response by the guardians of the law to this criminal act...

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Standing in solidarity
Mom defends teen model
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'Urban Smuggler' for silver screen
The Jamaica Pegasus hotel's garden was the venue for the launch of the upcoming movie, Urban Smuggler. It saw the screening of the movie's trailer, as well as reading of three extracts from Andrew Pritchard's book Urban Smuggler, from which the movie was adapted...

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Fostering charity for the needy
'Taken' gets nod from parents
Something extra
NDTC for Bahamas performance

Cassava Challenge winners
Several entrants participated in the The Gleaner's Cassava Challenge contest and on Monday the five finalists brought their entries to our North Street headquarters for the judging.

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New date for Jamaican Jerk Festival in Florida
Let's Grow them now (Part IV)
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Delicious desserts for you to savour
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Gonsalves ignores US call to break Iran ties
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC):The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will continue to pursue closer ties with Iran despite objections from the United States.Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said that the matter had been raised by US...

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'Judges facing burnout'