In the print edition of the Gleaner, published: Sunday | March 15, 2009
Lead Stories

Jamaica Public Service shocker! Power company says billions in investment may not take place without rate increase
THE JAMAICA Public Service Company (JPS) is warning that it could shelve plans to spend billions of dollars to upgrade and improve its...

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News

Jalil Dabdoub walking in daddy's footsteps
ON MARCH 23, Jalil Dabdoub plans to report for work at the Dabdoub Dabdoub and Company law firm in Kingston.

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Business

Cheap fertiliser threatens exports - Experts wary of importing manure
Any widespread use by Jamaican farmers of fertiliser manufactured from human waste could undermine a growing initiative to access Europe's lucrative market for organic products that carry...

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Sport

Windies aiming to extend dominance over England
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Still buoyant from their historic series win, West Indies will seek to extend their new-found dominance over England in the solitary Twenty20 International of the tour at the...

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Commentary

Formal flexi-time is long past due
We agree with Dwight Nelson, the minister in the finance ministry with responsibility for the public service: There is no point in doing battle with religious groups over the issue of a flexible workweek.

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY: Resist JPS rate hike
The Editor, Sir:At a time when the recession is hitting all across the world and governments are doing their best to make sure that basic utilities and services as well as basic food prices are not raised, we, here...

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Entertainment

Jamaica's gifts to British theatre
The value of Britain's 300-plus year contribution to Jamaican theatre is incalculable.

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Arts &Leisure

Haunting thoughts of death
He caressed her smooth, aged skin as if she were alive, then he brushed his hand in her short salt-and-pepper hair, saying, "I will either ketch it up or give her a wig."

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Outlook

How the other half lives: Rural vs urban weddings
This is the second in our bi-monthly series and in the first story, we looked at some of the differences between how people from uptown and downtown conduct funeral arrangements.

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In Focus

Dual citizenship, budget and values
We could be in for a political crisis (or a series of by-elections) if the Speaker of the House decides to take a roll call on those members who have dual citizenship or American green cards.

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Auto

Driving in silence
Like most drivers, when Neville Aiken gets behind the steering wheel of his motorcar and turns his windows down, he can feel the wind on his face.

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