In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Friday | February 5, 2010
Lead Stories

Monster ammo find in Mountain View
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was rocked to its core yesterday as a large quantity of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition found in the hands of criminals were traced back to the police armoury. Acting Police Commissioner Owen Ellington, who was on the scene early...

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News

Skydiving comes to Jamaica - New facility opens at Boscobel
The hair-raising thrill of skydiving is in Jamaica, thanks to Skydive Jamaica, which opened recently at the Boscobel Aerodrome in St Mary. Skydive Jamaica specialises in tandem skydives, the most popular and safest introduction to the sport....

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Business

IMF says yes - US$1.27b loan for Jamaica approved - US$950m fund for financial sector
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved a US$1.27-billion (SDR 820.5 million) standby lending facility for Jamaica, and pave the way for other multilaterals to pour in additional capital of up to US$1.1 billion...

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Sport

More money for Western Relays
Western Bureau: The sponsorship for next Saturday's 32nd staging of the Milo Western Relays has been increased from $1.2 million to $1.5 by sponsors Milo, which has been sponsoring the popular one-day championship for the last 16 years...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - We owe a debt of gratitude to Albert Huie
Albert Huie, the master painter, has passed on at the age of 89. The contribution which he made in his lifetime remains, as does the example of a life which was lived to the fullest. Huie's journey from Falmouth, Trelawny, where he was born in 1920...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Not about 'wining and dining'
The Editor, Sir: Your report about 'LIME fetes regional unions to strengthen links', carried in Wednesday's Gleaner, grossly misrepresents the purpose and outcome of the meeting between the management of LIME and several trade union leaders...

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Entertainment

Oraine is 'Olympic Americana' leading man
Pulse and the Caribbean's leading male modelling star Oraine Barrett has captured another major assignment, this time as the front man for Ralph Lauren's Polo Winter Olympic campaign. The worldwide release of the campaign comes ahead of one of sport's biggest global events...

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Social

Lasco makes strides
The Lasco family was out in full force on Tuesday night for the welcome reception in honour of senior executives of MoneyGram International.

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