Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | October 30, 2008
Lead Stories

Cops confirm body found is Ananda's
Today, The Gleaner, in supporting the efforts of Minister of National Security, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Stewart Saunders, takes another look at crime, how it...

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News

A beefy affair
All I was trying to do was get some food and leave. But last Friday night inside a crowded St Andrew patty shop, it seemed fate had other plans for me. It all started when I was standing in line. The air conditioning seemed to have been on the fritz and the customers...

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Business

Fed cuts key rate to 1% - Extends US$30b credit line to foreign banks
The Federal Reserve has slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point as it seeks to revive an economy hit by a long list of maladies stemming from the most severe financial crisis in decades. The central bank on Wednesday reduced its target for the federal funds...

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Sport

WI skipper adamant despite injured left thumb but ...Gayle could be left out of big money match
ST JOHN'S, Antigua: AN INJURY cloud hovers over Stanford Superstars skipper Chris Gayle only days before his side will do battle with England in the 20/20 for 20 showdown which will see the winning team walk away with US$20 million...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - Opportunity for T&T, Jamaica partnership
The Jamaican Government continues to hold closely its plans and ideas for transforming the island into a centre for international financial services.Indeed, a report on how to move forward, by Eric Crawford, a partner in the accounting firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Pointing forward in agriculture business
The Editor, Sir: The article by B. St Claire Hutchinson in The Sunday Gleaner, October 26, page G6, titled 'Big Mistakes in Agriculture' is reflective and timely. The writer was essentially using our past blunders to challenge our leaders...

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Entertainment

Big bang expected for 'Hush'
Jamaica-born scriptwriter Marcia Weekes plans to make a big bang with her Barbados-made film Hush. The film - also co-directed by Weekes, who lives in Barbados - looks at issues facing young people, such as sex, proper condom use, peer pressure, abortion-parenting skills...

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What's Cooking

The cuisinart of appliance
Kitchen appliances are no longer things you use and pack away in cupboards. Since 1973, Cuisinart has been making appliances that should be displayed as works of art. According to Nicola Lowe-Chin of Star Appliances and Electronics, in Sovereign Centre, Hope Road, St Andrew...

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