Smugglers hunted - Police search for ganja plane crash survivors
Police have launched a manhunt for survivors - believed to be players in the trafficking of drugs - who fled the scene of a plane crash in Clarendon early yesterday morning. The cops theorise that a plane transporting drugs tried to land at an airstrip near the Rocky Point...

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Kingston College (KC) student beaten unconscious
PJ's new spin on cricket - Says game can stimulate boom in service industries
Cops to quiz Kern again
Infant killed in building collapse
Off-duty cop foils robbery attempt - One dead, one in hospital, another on the run
Manning rallies for regional police force
Jamaica's crime woes similar to Northern Ireland's

His woman used to beat him
One Saturday morning, last year, Noel 'Nutsy' Campbell, a dark wiry farmer and vendor from St Mary, got a fine beating from Miss Jasmine, his long-time sweetheart, with a piece of cane. In full view of his Papine Market customers and other shoppers, the woman dealt him some serious blows. ...

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Raul named new president but ...Fidel still Cuba's commander-in-chief
Behind the Mace - Senate unites in praise of Fidel
Patterson welcomes reduction in murders
Gynaecologists, ministry should have greater dialogue on abortion
Probe launched into Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fire
DPP, solicitor general interviews this week

Five weeks to move - KSAC orders vendors to relocate by March 31
The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has given vendors operating along the Clifton Boulevard and Manor Park areas of St Andrew five weeks to relocate to the renovated Constant Spring Market. During a tour of the area on Saturday, Kingston Mayor Desmond McKenzie said ...

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Jamaica not productive enough - Dunn-Smith

Jamaica hammered in 20/20 final
COOLIDGE, Antigua: In a one-sided contest, Jamaica were embarrassed by Trinidad & Tobago in last night's Stanford 20/20 final at the Stanford Cricket Ground. Jamaica were blown away for 91 in 16.4 overs, to which Trinidad & Tobago emphatically replied with 94 for one in 9.2 overs....

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Focus on money affected chances in '06 - Gayle
Villa, Blackburn triumph
Eduardo determined to recover
Vernal double sinks Seba
St Jago smash 4x400m record
Williams strikes top form in 60m
Waterhouse rally for draw
Arnett leapfrog Sporting with thumping win
Tivoli break out of slump
Stoppage time goal rescues Harbour View
Sharapova revs up streak with Qatar title
Lee's fiver denies India

EDITORIAL - Questions on space as new frontier
It hardly caused a ripple in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean last week when a US ship in the Pacific, west of Hawaii, fired a missile 153 miles into space to bring down an errant spy satellite. Insofar as we noticed, this was just another demonstration of awesome American technological...

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The dilemma of 'abortions'
NOTE-WORTHY - Cable cooperatives

LETTER OF THE DAY - Arming teachers not the solution
The Editor, Sir: Today as I followed my normal routine to read The Gleaner online, I came across the Letter of the Day titled 'Arm teachers for self-defence', written by Nadia Jones. I was ultimately surprised that anyone would encourage such a counterproductive solution...

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Blacks and the 'Obama complex'
How cable zoning came about
A teachers' sit-in is ridiculous!
Night noise again
Reaction to abortion tally

Huge gaps spoil 'Smile Jamaica'
If Friday night's Smile Jamaica - Africa Unite concert had been intended to be like a grin comprising the sparkling teeth of individual performances, several huge gaps spoiled the overall effect terribly. It attracted a substantial but not, for the occasion of a tribute to Bob Marley...

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Dennis Brown honoured in song
Nell stars in 'American Cosmo'
Political thriller gets Vantage Point at box office
Something extra...

Glover speaks, on Marley & more
These days, what makes actor Danny Glover smile most is his four-year-old grandson Adesol."He's my main man," the actor tells Flair. Most famous for his role in the Lethal Weapon series, many of us have seen him recently in Dream Girls and in the drama series...

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Fidel di man
Serving a divorce petition
Lost youth find Christ
Men's fashion DO'S AND DONT'S
Man mus lotion
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YouTube blocked over anti-Islamic content
ISLAMABAD (AP):Pakistan's government has banned access to the video-sharing website YouTube because of anti-Islamic movies that users have posted on the site, an official said yesterday.The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told the country's...

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'Punish parents for children's crimes'
Chinese bank funds marina, port project