Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | February 24, 2009
Lead Stories

Jailed for incest - Man arrested for allegedly molesting his daughter - Children put into protective custody
A prominent businessman with branches of his organisation in May Pen, Linstead and Kingston was arrested yesterday by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) for molesting his 12-year-old daughter...

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News

From India's slums to Oscar millionaire
LOS ANGELES (AP): Slumdog Millionaire hauled in the most Oscars on Sunday night but it also received the biggest bounce at the box office of the best-picture nominees. The rags-to-riches tale brought in an extra US$54 million domestically since its nomination January 22...

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Business

Shipping agents, Customs forge deeper partnership
The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) Agents Committee and Jamaica Customs Department reaffirmed their commitment to working with each other to improve operations on the Port of Kingston during a meeting held on February 13. The meeting was...

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Sport

Six records tumble at Eastern Champs
Six records were broken on yesterday's opening day of the two-day Eastern Athletics Championships at Stadium East Complex.In the classes Two and Three 1500 metres events, Glengoffe's Crystal Palmer ran 5:06.77, well under the previous mark of 5:11.10,...

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Commentary

EDITORIAL - There is no real discord
There is mischief afoot, inadvertent maybe, to foment policy discord between the Jamaican central bank and the finance ministry over which of them is in favour of, or against, high interest rates. The matter has even elicited calls for Prime Minister Bruce Golding...

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Letters

LETTER OF THE DAY - Tread carefully with GSAT changes
The Editor, Sir: The policy initiative of the People's National Party (PNP) government to implement the grade six achievement test (GSAT) to replace the most feared common entrance examination in 1999 was well received by educational practitioners ...

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Entertainment

A better tomorrow for dancehall?
IT'S BEEN some time since a dancehall artiste made a big mark in the United States. Fans have to look back to 2006 to Junior Gong's Welcome to Jamrock to find a massive seller stateside. Some pundits in the US believe Mavado has what it takes to break that drought ...

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