While most Jamaicans have accepted that the global economic recession has hit the country hard, the scale of the devastation is yet to be appreciated by many. However, in rural Jamaica the impact of the recession is clearly visible on the streets…

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The doors were slammed shut on the two Xtras stores in the Mall Plaza, St Andrew, yesterday as people reacted to the fatal shooting of their manager, Sandra Supersad, on Wednesday evening. By mid-morning yesterday, curious passers-by, workers…

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SHE BLUSHED at the memory of March 17, 2009, and a smile slowly brightened her face, awakening the self-confidence hidden in her timid moves. District Constable Mazilyn Miller-Prince was reliving the day she won the Top Cop Award for being the most outstanding…

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Vending stalls outside schools across the municipality of Portmore, St Catherine, were destroyed yesterday, in what the council said was a drive to rid the schools of illegal activities. The action, which came a day after the vendors were served notice…

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Member of Parliament for West Hanover, Ian Hayles, is seeking to throw out the constitutional motion filed by Jamaica Labour Party candidate Donovan Hamilton, who is seeking to oust him from Parliament. Hamilton is contending that Hayles has dual citizenship…

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A male vendor who was, among others, peddling his wares outside the Hazard Primary School gate in Clarendon, received a scolding yesterday from an education officer.Director for Region 6 of the Ministry of Education, Mary Nichols…

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Ian Boyne takes the stick to anti-gay and pro-gay rights activists for their lack of respect for free speech. Martin Henry tags government appointees – Mark Shields, Hardley Lewin, Trevor MacMillan and Don Wehby, among others …

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Derick Latibeaudiere is yet to make a decision about his future, following his firing last week as governor of Jamaica’s central bank. Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, he repeated his wish for an early conclusion of talks with the International Monetary Fund…

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