They can't be serious! - Officer corps dismisses ad for commissioner as trivial
With 14 days to go before the deadline expires for interested persons to apply for the job of commissioner of police, only one person has applied since the post was first advertised on Sunday. "Well, yes, we received one application today (yesterday)," Jacqueline Hinkson, chief personnel...

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Azan, Porteous to contest local government elections
Privy council not opposed to toll
Jamaica's First Lady of racing dies at 90
Janice Allen case headed for UK
Voters' list was clean - Walker
WOOLMER INQUEST - 'No indication of strangulation'
Little support for 'Name the Child Project'
G-G Awardees, Cornwall
Hands Across Jamaica reaches out to youth

'Do not place your hope in condoms' - South Africa doctor warns of failure rate and STDs
A leading medical doctor from South Africa says the society is giving young people a false sense of hope that in using condoms, they would be fully protected from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. "We give young people the hope of thinking that if they 'condomise'...

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Taking care of Jamaica's security forces, dead or alive
'Dean's' homeless lose hope
JNBS, Red Cross to provide $450,000 'dean' assistance
No-go for rejected East Hanover ballots
The Gleaner Honour Awards - Joy Crooks: Making a difference
Stabroek News mounts protest over ads withdrawal
La Touche against outsider for commish
Former Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) exec needs help
Art trio displays works in Miami

Checkmate - Neal and Massy reaffirms interest in BS&T, as AMCL withdraws
In what seems to be classic outmanoeuvring of its rival, conglomerate Neal and Massy yesterday said it was pressing ahead with its takeover of Barbados Shipping and Trading Limited (BS&T), a day after announcing that it was ready to sell its stake in the company ...

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Jerome Maxwell new Jamalco MD - Local refinery now reports to Brazil
LoJ to revive dormant retirement product
Oil surges above US$88 per barrel - Jamaica facing bigger bill
Widening current account deficit leaves Jamaica vulnerable - Fitch
CariCRIS maintains rating on Goddard - Says McBride fire won't have big impact
Trinidad expects little impact from BP corporate restructuring
Brazil cops arrest Cisco executives on tax fraud
Technical writing made easy

Bridgeport dent George's hopes
Bridgeport captain Andre Steel sprints away from St. George's advancing to the second round of the ISSA/-Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup when they beat the hosts 2-0 at Winchester Park yesterday. The win puts Bridgeport (16) at the top of the table on goal difference.

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Glenmuir score big 6-0 win over Bustamante
Portmore, Boys' town chase the league lead
Top honours for Jamaica dozen
Sarwan steers Guyana to victory
Combined rookies hold Trinidad
Simmons set to be West Indies coach
JFF to blame for those idle Reggae Boyz
Murray seeking publicity - Davydenko
Giants crush Falcons
Lamour pulls out of anti-doping race
South Africa warm up with crushing win
Pollock, Oram, Akhtar join IPL

EDITORIAL - Nobel Prize pushes environmental focus to centre stage
According to the will of the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies ...

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Gender politics
NOTE-WORTHY: Convocation dates

LETTER OF THE DAY - Heritage Week target: broken families and missing heroes
The Editor, Sir: here are our heroes? Who are our heroes today? Finding a hero in Jamaica today is probably more difficult than asking the cow to jump over the moon.The Jamaican children grew up hearing about Marcus Garvey, Alexander Bustamante and Norman Manley...

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What criteria for honours?
Commish as icon of hope
Why don't we till the soil?
A pantheon of heroes
Errors in magisterial recount reports
A story of courage - and Bishop Gibson
The court or the people
Protecting our heritage

Soul-jamming, muddy festival
WESTERN BUREAU: The sun scorched, the rain fell and the muddy ground wreaked havoc on shoes and many outfits, but this was not enough to deter thousands of patrons from pouring into the Catherine Hall entertainment centre for the Tropicana Nyammins and Jammins Food Festival on Monday....

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Stephenson delivers sweet sounds 'From August Town'
US rapper TI stays in jail on weapons charges
Colour still a barrier in Hollywood, says Berry
Rihanna spotted kissing, cuddling

Eat dinner for breakfast & maybe you'll lose some weight
Dr. Robert Robinson wants us to eat our dinner at breakfast. And, when he says dinner, he's not talking about a light, mid-evening snack but a real, hearty Jamaican spread. Take your rice and peas, chicken, a little curried goat, vegetables and a side order of potato salad at breakfast...

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The case of Jerry Lowe
Air travel after your 'water breaks'
My dream... a good society
A sugary diet is teeth's decay
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Iran calls for more Russian nuclear projects
TEHRAN (Reuters): Iranian President Mah-moud Ahmadinejad said yes-terday he wants Russia to help build two more nuclear power units at the Bushehr complex, Russian news agencies reported."Iran is ready to cooperate with Russia in building the second and third units...

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Gay move pushes Anglicans closer to schism
Urban slums give first lady vote lead