In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Saturday | May 9, 2009
Lead Stories

Gruesome - Inverness mourns for Tamieka
TEARS FLOWED freely down the faces of the women of Inverness district in Sandy Bay, Clarendon, yesterday morning as they wept openly for the life of another of Jamaica's young...

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News

Cops' appeal denied: Ministry adamant that public sector wage freeze extend to members of the police force
THE FINANCE Ministry yesterday rejected a plea from members of the police force that they be exempted from the public sector wage...

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Business

Agriculture ministry steps up moves to safeguard livestock
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has stepped up activities geared towards safeguarding the island's livestock population against a possible outbreak of the influenza A (H1N1) virus.

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Sport

Three-day hammering - West Indies humiliated by 10 wickets in opening Test
LONDON, England (CMC):West Indies crashed to a 10-wicket defeat inside three days in the first Test at Lord's, as England spectacularly grabbed a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series yesterday.Half-centuries from...

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Commentary

Editorial: Striving for justice
In the general scheme of things, 10 years is a relatively short time, but the 10th anniversary commemoration this year by the civic action group Jamaicans for Justice's (JFJ) is an important milestone that should not pass...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY Disingenuous push on agriculture
The Editor, Sir:The mantra "to grow what you eat and eat what you grow" is a little disingenuous.

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Entertainment

Star duet in the making?
Bob Dylan wants to duet with Sir Paul McCartney.

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Lifestyle

Pinching the salt
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him."- Miguel de Cervantes, 'Don Quixote'

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