Amy Winehouse shells out £32k to fly friends to Caribbean (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
London, January 6 : Amy Winehouse reportedly shelled out 32,000 pounds to fly friends to soak up the sun with her in the Caribbean.
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Discarded Shoes Will Go to Haiti (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
A nonprofit group will pick up the thousands of shoes that were mysteriously spilled on a Miami expressway last week and give them to people in Haiti.
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Public Defender probes state liability in Portland crash (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
THE OFFICE of the Public Defender will today begin an independent investigation into the circumstances that led to the Portland tragedy to determine the extent of state liability, if any.
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West Indies all out for 128 (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
Daniel Vettori took four wickets for just 20 runs as New Zealand dismissed the West Indies for 128 in the third limited overs cricket international on Wednesday.Kyle Mills had figures of 2-12 in an op...
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Fertiliser maker to unveil new business strategy (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
Fertiliser producer Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited is to unveil a new business strategy today, following the Government's recent announcement to import more fertiliser, which has the potential to furt...
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Strike near UN school kills 34 (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
A woman joins other protesters in support of Israel's offensive against the ruling Hamas militant group in Gaza at a rally, near 42nd street yesterday, in New York.
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Plea bargain law delayed (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
FOUR YEARS after the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament approved far-reaching legislation, which was crafted to target organised crimes, the proposed law is yet to be enacted.
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Samuda to meet with retailers (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
Karl Samuda, industry, investment and commerce minister, will be renewing his efforts to convince distributors and retailers to reduce prices on basic food items.
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Police transfer controversy - High Command denies talk of political interferance in St Thomas (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
The leadership of the police force has scoffed at claims that the hurried transfer of the acting crime chief from St Thomas to St Catherine was based on the instruction of a government member of parli...
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Chin turns on Kern - Businessman to testify against politician in Cuban light-bulb trial (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
Rodney Chin, one of three persons charged in connection with the Cuban light-bulb programme, makes his way from a police service vehicle to the holding area of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's...
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Cuba opens Hemingway archives to scholars (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba -- Cuba on Monday made the first of thousands of digitized documents, photographs and books that belonged to writer Ernest Hemingway available to scholars after the items ...
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Vettori turns screws as West Indies crumble (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
Cricket: Proteas in chase for whitewash The West Indies have been routed for 128 inside 42 overs in the third one-day cricket international against New Zealand at Wellington Stadium in Wellington ...
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Frame U.S. relations to Cuba in more promising context (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
Commentary writer DeWayne Wickham's thoughtful column on Cuba provided some much needed historical context for the U.S.-Cuban standoff, but his to-do list needs simplifying. Yes, let's shut down Radio...
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Netherlands Antilles and Jamaica discuss tax treaty (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: The Netherlands Antilles and Jamaica will begin negotiations next week in Curacao for concluding an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Eva...
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Reversal of roles in US and Cuba (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
From Mr G.B. Hagelberg.Sir, Subsequent to your thoughtful editorial "Prepare the ground for post-Castro era" (December 31), photographs of President Raúl Castro, in general's uniform, addressing an i...
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Poll Results Are In.... Voters Choose Kartel In Sting Clash (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
The results are in and according to the public, Kartel was the 'last man standing' at Sting '08, held at Jamworld, Portmore, St Catherine.Last Friday THE STAR asked the public to vote for the winner o...
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Motorists block Borobridge to Cave Valley main road (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Scores of motorists using the Borobridge to Cave Valley main road in St. Ann, were inconvenienced for several hours yesterday, as residents of Borobridge protested over poor road conditions.
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Clarendon man to do time for ganja (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Errol Archer of a Clarendon address was fined $51,000 and sentenced to six months in prison after he tried to export just over three kilograms (7 lb) of ganja to Antigua.
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16-month-old killed in freak accident (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
A 16-month-old baby boy died as a result of injuries he sustained in a freak accident at his home at Lowe River district, Trelawny yesterday afternoon.
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BSI probe bus driver shooting (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
The Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) has launched a probe into the shooting death of a bus driver by a policeman at Delacree Park, Kingston 11 yesterday morning.
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Multiple charges for (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
The drive of the ill-fated truck, which claimed the lives of 14 persons in Portland on December 19, was yesterday slapped with multiple charges by the Port Antonio police.
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Main suspect in cops murder turns himself in (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
The main suspect in the killing of the special constable whose body was found slumped around his steering wheel at the intersection of Flinch Crescent and Woodpecker Avenue yesterday, has turned himse...
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West Indies bank on batting and pace (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
doubtful starter for Wellington, they'll be short on confidence. Andy Moles, their coach, has stressed the need to be more ruthless to finish games off after gaining the upper-hand, and emphasised the...
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FROM THE BOUNDARY - Shelly-Ann Fraser - my 2008 memory (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Tony BeccaEvery passing year has its own bundle of memories and 2008 was no exception. In fact, when everything is considered, including this country's tradition of greatness in sport, as far as Jamai...
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JAAA seeking funds to lengthen strides (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Anthony Foster, Gleaner WriterHAVING set the standard in sprinting at the Beijing Olympics last summer, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) will be focusing its attention on developing oth...
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Bennett optimistic as Jamaica depart (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner WriterHead coach of Jamaica's senior cricket team, Junior Bennett, is expressing confidence ahead of their departure today for St Kitts and Nevis, where they will play the L...
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Portmore reel in Harbour View (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Anthony Minott, Gleaner WriterPortmore United's coach, Linval Dixon, was satisfied with the performance of his team after their 3-0 whipping of lowly placed Meadhaven United, in a Digicel Premier Leag...
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Cuba Grants Electronic Access to Hemingway Papers (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
HAVANA — Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the...
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Malcolm and Shelton make final cut (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner WriterSt George's College strikers Kemal Malcolm and Shamar Shelton, who three weeks ago guided their school to the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) urban an...
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West Indies aim to build on momentum (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CMC):Riding a wave of enthusiasm stemming from their impressive win in their last outing, West Indies will chase an unassailable 2-0 lead when they clash with New Zealand in t...
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Jamaican residents forced to flee homes in face of violence (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (OPM): Over the past three weeks residents from sections of the Gravel Heights community in St Catherine, Jamaica have been forced to flee their homes in the face of violence and und...
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Emergency medicine in the Caribbean grapples with change (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS): Emergency medicine in the region is being forced to undergo change. This was the central theme of the keynote address delivered on Monday by Minister of Health, Donville I...
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Cuba puts net nickel profit at $552 million (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): The Cuban nickel industry garnered $552 million net profit on 70,400 tonnes of unrefined nickel and cobalt in 2008, local media reported Monday, citing the Basic Industry Minis...
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Robertson yet to get summonses (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Up to late last night, Government minister James Robertson was yet to be served summonses, three days after he allegedly committed misdemeanours during a confrontation with a police team in Norris, St...
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Banana farmers get help (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
More than 50 displaced banana farmers are to benefit from a multimillion-dollar European Union (EU) fund to establish agricultural business ventures in the wake of the demise of the sector.
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Mother fighting to cope with son (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Amal died in a motor-vehicle crash on Sunday, while heading to Munro College for boarding, ahead of the school term which started yesterday.Mrs Clarke, who is a mother of three, remembered her 17-year...
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Bill sues Scotia - Former CEO asks court to bar eviction order (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Retired president and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica, William 'Bill' Clarke, is now engaged in a legal battle in the Supreme Court to prevent the bank from evicting him from the house w...
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The Cuba effect that haunts the car industry (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
With boom-time market certainties crumbling as far as the eye can see, and a gut-wrenching year in prospect, Japanese carmakers have begun muttering darkly of another spectre: the Cuba Effect. To...
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Freeze on Joey Issa (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
The assets of businessman Joseph 'Joey' Issa are no longer frozen as the Supreme Court yesterday set aside the freezing order which was granted on December 15, 2008.
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Nickel again earned more than tourism in (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
HAVANA -- Cuba produced 70,400 tons of nickel in 2008, helping the industry surpass tourism as the communist-run island's top source of revenue for the second consecutive year, state media reported M...
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Cuba makes thousands of Hemingway documents available (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)
Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to 3,197 documents from Ernest Hemingway’s home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of
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Ecuador busca estrechar relaciones con Cuba (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
QUITO -- Ecuador felicitó el lunes al pueblo cubano al conmemorarse el 50 aniversario del triunfo de la revolución en la isla y condenó el bloqueo "unilateral, antidemocrá...
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TVA setting up claims center in Kingston; arsenic levels elevated in ash (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
The Tennessee Valley Authority is setting up a claims center in Kingston, and tests are showing arsenic levels in the fly ash are elevated. Those are the two central points of a 45-minute briefing Mo...
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Sports still No. 1 in Cuba despite declines (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
During Opening Ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics, former Cuban sports heroes Teofilo Stevenson, Javier Sotomayor and Ana Fidelia Quirot sat together inside Bird's Nest Stadium.When the Cuban team mar...
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Summonses Prepared For Kartel, Mavado (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
The summonses, which are expected to be served on the deejays sometime this week, will charged them with breaches of the Town and Communities Act following their performances at Sting 2008 recently. ...
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Cops Free Abducted Woman (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
An abducted woman was freed and her abductor shot and injured during a incident at the Natioanl Heroes Park at Heroes Circle in Kingston on saturday night, police reported. A sub-machine gun was take...
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Fire damages section of Jubilee market (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
A little boy looks at the charred remains after a fire at Jubilee Market, downtown Kingston, yesterday. Four fire units, two from Trench and two from York Park, extinguished the blase. - norman grindl...
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Dreaming about dead friend (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Today's hot pick number meaning is: STEPBROTHER: 5Ketch de Rake is designed to help you understand your life experiences that often hold the secret to the numbers you need to play to win the many numb...
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Munro College student dies in crash, brother in stable condition (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Seventeen-year-old Munro College student Amal Clarke will not be starting school today as he might have hoped. The teenager was the victim of a fatal road accident in St Elizabeth yesterday.
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Bolt, Isinbayeva get AIPS vote (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
PARIS, France (CMC):Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Yelena Isinbayeva, the Russian pole vault star, have been voted the International Sports Press Association's (AIPS) 2008 Athletes of the Year.Both ...
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Wasteful Warerhouse let big chance slip (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Ainsley Walters, Gleaner WriterWATERHOUSE yesterday squandered chance after chance and let in a silly goal, allowing Village United to come from behind for a 1-1 Digicel Premier League draw at Drewsla...
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Keyes opens door to Boys (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Audley Boyd, Assistant Editor - SportsBOYS' TOWN striker Peter Keyes found the combination to provide yet another game-winner, unlocking a Digicel Premier League encounter against Rivoli United that c...
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Lewis hits hundred as Windwards flog Leewards (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC):Captain Rawl Lewis stroked a magnificent hundred and Shane Shillingford produced a 12-wicket match haul for the Windward Islands to badly whip the Leewards in a preseason ma...
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Dyson foresees more tough games (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CMC):West Indies arrived here yesterday (Satur-day, Eastern Caribbean time) brimming with confidence ahead of the third one-day international against New Zealand on Wednesday....
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T&T World champ dies in accident (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Trinidad and Tobago's women's world boxing champion Jizelle Salandy died yesterday morning following a vehicular accident.She was 21 years old and held multiple internati...
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Bravo hoping to return soon (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says he is nearing match-fitness and is looking forward to returning to action after being sidelined by an ankle injury.The 25-year-o...
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Anniversary Finds Cuba In Economic Distress (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
The Cuban Revolution on Jan. 1 celebrated its 50th anniversary within a bleak economic context. The end-of-the-year session of Cuba's National Assembly highlighted the country's severe economic diffic...
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Dominican Republic’s “active forces” called to talk about global crisis (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
SANTO DOMINGO. - President Leonel Fernandez instructed Economy minister Temístocles Montas to organize the call to a gathering between the nation’s “active forces” as the head of the State prop...
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MP faces arrest - Police may charge Robertson for using abusive language (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Government minister James Robertson is facing arrest after reportedly using abusive language at a police team in the aftermath of an alleged gunfight in Norris, St Thomas, on Saturday.
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Market inferno - Downtown Kingston vendors cry arson (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Irvin McLeod, a vendor at the Jubilee Market in downtown Kingston, looks disconsolately at his charred stall which was among many destroyed in an early-morning fire yesterday. - Norman Grindley/Acting...
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Richardson pulls out of Obama Cabinet (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Commerce Secretary-designate Bill Richardson (left) addresses a news conference shortly after being officially presented by United States President-elect Barack Obama. Richardson yesterday announced h...
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Nation called to look to Jesus amid crisis (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Faced with the prospect of harsher economic difficulties and the ever-increasing level of crime and violence, a church pastor is challenging the nation to look to Jesus as the "only hope".
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Live by the universal teachings - Golding (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Golding was speaking at a Seventh-day Adventist Praise Reunion and Thanksgiving Service at Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Catherine on Saturday.Jamaica started the New Year in similar fashi...
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Israelis slice deeper into Gaza (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
Thousands of Israeli troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, pushed deeper into Gaza Sunday, fighting militants at close range and surrounding the coastal territory's largest city in the firs...
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Israel intensifies battle against Hamas in Gaza (Mon, 05 Jan 2009)
A Palestinian medic carries a child, injured during the Israeli army operation in Gaza, into Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, yesterday. Israeli ground troops and tanks cut sw...
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West Indies scrape home in last-over thriller (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP): A late batting onslaught by Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin saw the West Indies snatch victory with one ball to spare in the one-day international against New Zeala...
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Former Jamaica prime minister doing well after being hospitalised (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Minister of Information Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, is doing well after being hospitalised in Miami in the Uni...
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Thirteen West Indians among 55 ICC Hall of Fame inductees (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
oscar@caribbeannetnews.com SYDNEY, Australia: Thirteen West Indians are among the first set of 55 International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame inductees named on Saturday as the ICC started its ce...
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Thirteen murders in Jamaica in first two days of 2009 (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
oscar@caribbeannetnews.com KINGSTON, Jamaica: The violence that resulted in more than 1,600 murders in Jamaica last year continued with 13 killed in the first 48 hours of the New Year. The
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Caribbean Media Corporation continues in business for time being (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC): The future of the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) was the subject of discussions and decisions at a meeting of the Corporation's Board of Directors last week. At the mee...
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Cuba to let construction of pvt homes (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA: Cubans will be permitted to build their own homes and do so using private funds, President Raul Castro announced on Sunday, in the latest reforms to back off the hardline communis...
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US charity to send dumped shoes to Haiti (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
A US charity group has stepped forward to collect thousands of shoes mysteriously dumped on a Miami-area highway and will send them to the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti. Soles4Souls, a Nashv...
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A dusty view of Cuba (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
HAVANA LETTER: It's 50 years on: Fidel is a frail shadow amid exuberance and new friendship with China, writes John Moran IN MUCH the same way as nature abhors a vacuum and Dracula a cross, so haban...
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History lessons on Cuba for a new U.S. president (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
I first set foot in Havana 30 years ago because Jimmy Carter thought he could end the tensions that had torn apart millions of families, including my own. It seemed like a new beginning, but it turned...
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Elderly woman attacked in Jamaica home invasion (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
An elderly woman was attacked as she lay in bed early Sunday morning inside her Jamaica home by an intruder who later stole her car, New York City police said. At 6:14 a.m., a man entered the bedro...
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Improved Waterhouse to turn heat on Village (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Audley Boyd, Assistant Editor - SportWATERHOUSE appeared to have conquered the defensive frailties that engineered their downfall for a large portion of the first round and are now on the improve. Vil...
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Run chase was no problem, says Sarwan (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC):Batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said West Indies never panicked as they chased down a tricky total to win the second One-Day International and take a crucial 1-0 lead in the f...
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Superb Sarwan lifts WI (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC):Ramnaresh Sarwan stroked a splendid, unbeaten half-century and shared a scintillating unbroken, fifth wicket stand with Denesh Ramdin, to fire West Indies to an excitin...
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Molynes United march past JDF (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Robert Bailey, Gleaner WriterMolynes United 'A' marched past the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) 30-15 in the Jamaica Netball Association/Jamaica National Building Society Open League competition at the L...
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Coach heaps high praise on Busta Fighters (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Ainsley Walters, Gleaner WriterCLAUDE CHIN, coach of Jamaica's Combined Martial Arts team, the Busta Fighters, has said that 2008 was the island's best year ever in martial arts history and this seaso...
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DaCosta, Walker steal the show (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Ainsley Walters, Gleaner WriterCHAMPION trainer Wayne DaCosta had his 'fan appreciation day' yesterday, saddling four winners at Caymanas Park, three of them ridden by champion jockey Omar Walker, as ...
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August Town, JDF sitting pretty (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Anthony Foster, Gleaner WriterAugust Town and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) extended their advantage atop the Claro/Kingston and St Andrew Football Association Super League with wins in yesterday's four...
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Presidente Correa anuncia visita a a Cuba (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
QUITO -- El presidente Rafael Correa realizará una visita de Estado a Cuba el próximo 8 de enero cuando se recuerda del ingreso del comandante Fidel Castro a La Habana tras el triunfo d...
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West Indies beat New Zealand by 5 wickets (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten 67 guided the West Indies to a five-wicket win over New Zealand with one ball to spare in Saturday's rain-shortened one-day match. Sarwan shared an unbroken 48-r...
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The lighter side of 2008 (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
A) "This is it for us, though ... If later I decide I want a son, I will adopt." B) "I am not in the business of negotiating with dons." C) "The truth is that you just like to involve Audley Shaw's na...
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Thirteen killed in 48 hours (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Arthur Hall, Senior Staff ReporterTHE ORGY of violence which resulted in more than 1,600 people being murdered across the island last year has continued in 2009 with 13 persons killed in the first 48 ...
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The road less travelled (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Tiny Mill Bank, Portland - abandoned in many ways - is rebounding with hope after the tradegy of the recent market truck accidentTHERE IS hope beyond the hills of Mill Bank, as the nation collectively...
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December 28, 2008-January 3, 2009: Woman returns $1m (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
Days before the new year, Dhaima Brookes, a legal secretary, stumbled upon $1 million in an ATM in the Portmore Mall, St Catherine, last week Sunday.Undeterred by any possible temptation to walk away ...
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Security post restores confidence (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
RESIDENTS of the troubled Gravel Heights community in St Catherine have welcomed the establishment of a security post in the area.When The Sunday Gleaner team visited the community yesterday, dozens o...
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Recovering mother disappointed at justice system (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
WHEN RESIDENT Magistrate Lorna Gayle handed down a three-year suspended sentence to Jermaine Beckford on December 9, 2008, the verdict almost went unnoticed considering that Beckford had stabbed Oneka...
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Amid Caribbean slump, Curacao tourism booms (Sun, 04 Jan 2009)
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — In a grim season for Caribbean tourism, an island just north of Venezuela stands out: Hotel rooms are scarce and discounts unavailable.
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After 50 years, questions about Cuba still hound Wieland (Sat, 03 Jan 2009)
William Arthur Wieland's name has now faded from memory, but the former State Department official made headlines half a century ago -- blamed for Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista's downfall and Fidel ...
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Thrice-built house embodies Haiti aid shortfalls (Sat, 03 Jan 2009)
Flood victims carry sacks of rice they received from an international aid organization in Gonaives, Haiti on Dec. 3. While more than $70 million in U.S. and U.N. aid after Tropical Storm Jeanne went t...
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Former Jamaica PM recovering at hospital in Miami (Sat, 03 Jan 2009)
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga is recovering at a hospital in Miami after developing a cough.A former assistant for Seaga says he is awaiting test results but doing fine. Prudence Kidd-De...
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Jamaican soldiers to fight gangs in neighborhoods (Sat, 03 Jan 2009)
Jamaica is deploying soldiers to two neighborhoods where gang violence has driven roughly 200 residents from their homes.Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the government will continue to step up polic...
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Kingston council to discuss concerns raised by giant ash spill (Sat, 03 Jan 2009)
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Pedal cyclist killed by motor car (Sat, 03 Jan 2009)
One man was killed and another injured after they were hit from the bicycle they were riding on the Linstead bypass, Rose Hall, St Catherine on Friday morning. Dead is 58-year-old Wilbert Thompson, w...
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