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Stabroek News

published: Tuesday | February 12, 2008

Lead Stories


Cops play dirty - Police kidnap car thief, friend
A second accomplice of the Kitson Town-based leader of the car-stealing ring decided to slowly break away from the group. But he played it safe by maintaining links with the ringleader and his police accomplices, as well as with another splinter group. He operated a body repair shop...

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Child suicides worry therapist
Cemetery firebombed
Police release 'most wanted' list
Slain cop longed to see cousin promoted
Illegal guns are root of crime problem, says ACP
Mitchell pursues appeal in Supreme Court ruling
Woman apologises for stabbing lawman
Vox pop - Should abortion be made legal?
Freedom of the press and responsibility in a democracy

News


TYRONE'S WATCH - Guava Gap residents trash garbage agency
What's not working: Residents in Guava Gap, rural St Andrew, are complaining about a decade-long garbage disposal problem, lamenting that the collection trucks rarely visit the community. Hence, the citizens say they are forced to dump waste into nearby bushes.

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✙ Caretaker makes Denbigh Cemetery home sweet home
Murder accused to appear in court today
Coalition formed to fight in the Golden Triangle
Students, counsellors host school-leavers' event
Alleged rapist finally remanded
Road crashes cost Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) $15 million
New contracts approved by Cabinet

Business


Yahoo holding out for bigger offer - Rebuffs Microsoft's US$45b bid
Yahoo Inc spurned Microsoft Corp's US$44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate yesterday, betting that it can elicit a higher offer from the world's largest software maker or find another way to deliver a comparable payoff to its shareholders.The rebuff...

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Grenada lauds Air Jamaica
Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) appoints Panama agent

Sport


Costa Rica friendly swells Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) coffers
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is reporting a gross profit of $30 million from the friendly international against Costa Rica, staged last Wednesday at the National Stadium. The preliminary figures released include ticket sales, sponsorship and broadcast rights....

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Low ranking, big problems for Jamaica's Reggae Boyz
Kingston College (KC), edge Ardenne in nail-biter
Primary kids get mental training
FIFA overturns Warner's decision
More than the money - Bravo
Miracle Man retired to stud
Romez derails Pick-9
Impressive winner Shahid among eight claimed
Arsenal go five clear
FROM THE BOUNDARY - A gesture, a picture to remember
Jamaica score narrow victory over STETHS XI
Bermuda plunge to record low

Commentary


EDITORIAL - Serious analysis needed from graduate students
Remove its detritus and we sense that there may be something worthy of serious discussion in the article submitted by the Mona Association of Postgraduate Students (MAPS) and published by this newspaper on Sunday. The argument, it seems, is that research students at the Mona campus...

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On the right side of history
Bring back Brian Lara
NOTE-WORTHY: Vehicle safety

Letters


LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica overrun by domestic terrorists
THE EDITOR, Sir: Law-abiding citizens of Jamaica wake up and smell the Blue Mountain Coffee, our country is being terrorised by terrorists, yes terrorists. Let's call them what they are and deal with them accordingly. I am a white American, a US citizen, I am married to a lovely Jamaican woman...

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Undermining the role of the civil service
Get people's views on abortion
'I recall being in the womb'
When 'calibre' was key
Dark view of US future
The surveyor's role in land purchase

Entertainment


Trench Town Culture Yard fights for survival
ALTHOUGH he was born in rural Nine Miles, St Ann, it is with Trench Town, an inner-city slum beset by poverty and violence, that Bob Marley is most associated. It was there that a youthful Marley began a music career which was to propel him to superstardom. ...

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Cezair-Thompson makes a mark with 'The Pirate's Daughter'
Stephen Marley takes 2008 Grammy with 'Mind Control'
ICON: Black Uhuru

Lifestyle


Mystic Mountain - An exciting new tourist attraction for Ocho Rios
WESTERN BUREAU: A semi-evergreen forest, boasting a canopy of trees, caressed by a small natural spring meandering through acres of unspoiled beauty, is the toast of Ocho Rios' newest attraction, 'Mystic Mountain'. Located 700 feet above sea level, there is now a 'natural mystic...

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Cari-Med ensures seniors' continued health
Something extra

Caribbean


TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - JFK bomb suspects to know fate Feb 18
PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC): A high-court judge will, on February 18, rule whether or not three men charged with conspiracy to blow up buildings and pipelines at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York should be extradited to the United States....

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Richards re-elected Trinidad president
Turks and Caicos to establish green island

International


UNITED STATES - Hillary holding slim lead as Obama closes
WASHINGTON (AP):Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton denied Monday that her presidential campaign was in trouble after she lost to Barack Obama in five weekend presidential nominating contests and replaced her campaign manager. The New York senator also...

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9/11 suspects charged
Hamas heads hide


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