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Hang 'em high - Blair wants death penalty executed, prisoners to work
Amid cries for Jamaicans to return to their roots, a popular church leader has called for the state to resume the hanging of convicted murderers. Speaking yesterday during the Heritage thanksgiving service held at the Waltham Park New Testa-ment Church of God in Kingston...
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Powell backs 'President Obama'
BRUCE GOLDING, PRIME MINISTER - Our journey is not complete
PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION - Jamaica needs a victory
Dabdoub receives notes of evidence
The Gavel - Provocation is no excuse
Anthony Hylton named PNP deputy chairman
Modern heroes urged to inspire Jamaicans
Senior citizen missing
Mickey Mousing with the US election - Of voter fraud and Republican mud-slinging
Awards ceremony shifted to Indoor Sports Centre
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Dr Stokes: A life of service recognised
"Life at best is bittersweet," are the sentiments of the family of Dr Dudley Stokes, regarding the national Order of Distinction to be bestowed upon him today, during the annual National Honours and Awards ceremony at Kings...
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Doing the rain dance - Farming practices shape parish's past and future
Rio Grande Valley on repair priority list
Farmer freed of murder
Clarendon residentsirate over stop orders
Shattered minds - Helping our children to overcome crime, violence in communities
Parents, take full control of your children
Don't wait to get breast cancer
Courtesy pays ... literally
What's the truth?
All play and no work
Musgrave awards
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Port Antonio renaissance? - Residents upbeat after years of neglect
Despite their sojourn in the wilderness of neglect for decades, Port Antonio entrepreneurs are expressing confidence that current developments will catalyse further investment in the resort town. "Port Antonio is a natural, but there is no development," Gavin Graham tells....
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NCB appeals Olint ruling
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Harbour View cool Boys' Town
Marcelino Blackburn handed Harbour View a 1-0 win over Boys' Town in the feature game of Digicel Premier League at Collie Smith Drive yesterday.Blackburn, who is well-known in the area having represented Charlie Smith High in the Manning Cup and later Arnett Gardens...
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Tivoli rally past Waterhouse
Barnes VP for England's 2018 World Cup bid
Hull third, Spurs lose at Stoke
McCreath double eliminates Santos
Slayers stay alive
Williams grabs title
Hamilton races closer to F1 title
Speed kings set to light up Dover
Jamaica hammered yet again
Ad Infinitum for GG Stakes
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EDITORIAL - Threat of economic penalties from AIDS
Gareth Thomas, the British state minister for trade and development, was, happily, not told to butt out of Jamaica's business. And no one has claimed that there is a quid pro quo attached to the £46-million aid package for the Caribbean that Mr Thomas announced in Kingston ...
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Our unsung heroes
NOTE-WORTHY
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Letters |
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Revise tariff structure for greater compliance
THE EDITOR, Sir: I REFER to your lead story in The Gleaner dated Friday, October 17. I wish to voice my support for Danville Walker in his attempts to impose order on the operations of Jamaica Customs. I fully understand the challenges involved in trying to instil...
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Teen wary of wait for change
Restore old values in schools
Cancer: Prevention better than cure
Misreading human behaviour
Walker sets a standard
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'Ambassadors' Honoured - Golden State lauds veteran reggae group Third World
In their 35 years as 'Reggae Ambassadors', Third World has travelled far and wide and much has been written about them. However, when they played the 18th annual Jazz at Drew Festival, held at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles...
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Chynn 'melts' dance charts with Frozen
'Three Painters' make a mark
Four Tops frontman dead
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Happy 24th birthday FLAIR
No birthday celebration is complete without your BFF (best friend forever). Last Thursday, the number one women's magazine in Jamaica, Flair, turned 24 and, we painted the grand dame of North Street red with some of our BFFs....
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24 years, 24 notable events - A lot can happen in 24 years, and it did!
Newsmakers in Flair 1984
KELLY'S WORLD - Rise up Reggae Boyz
Miss Jamaica UK plans to return home to serve country
FE-MAIL TIES - Good with money
24 ways to cut costs, save money
Reality of HIV/AIDS - Diary of an HIV-positive, pregnant girl - Part 11
24 Fashionable years
FLAIR Mailbag - Readers' responses to ....diary of an HIV-positive, pregnant girl
...are you a married man's magnet?
Not wanting children breaks relationships
Coping with cancer
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Prepare for effects of globalisation - Barbados PM
Barbados Prime Minister David Thomspon is encouraging the region to prepare for the effects that globalisation will have on the legal services offered in the region.Addressing yesterday's closing ceremony of the Commonwealth...
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Guyana passes wiretap law, forces cellphone registration - At every stage of the process, the court has a firm grip. - Rohee
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McCain labels Obama SOCIALIST
WASHINGTON (AP): IN AN outbreak of class warfare, Republican John McCain likened Democrat Barack Obama to European socialists who advocate redistributing wealth as he desperately tried to reverse his declining poll numbers....
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Obama raised US$150m in September
Palin sees SNL mimicry up close and personal
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