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	<title>Formula 1  Ferrari launches their 2012 machine </title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/motorsports/?p=1319</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The 2012 F1 season is a month away Round 1 will scream like excited natives in Australia between the 16th and the 18th of March The teams are currently in launch and testing mode in preparation for the endless series of 18000 rpm marathons which lie aheadI was not as keen an observer of the 2011 season as I had intended but I submit that my resolve has been fortified and my F1 spirit will remain steadfast throughout the seasonWe ]]></description>
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	<title>Sally Porteous is the new Custos of Manchester</title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/haveyoursay/?p=1544</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Despite the controversy surrounding the appointment of Sally Porteous has the new Custos of Mandeville she was still officially given the post on Tuesday January 31 2012 Needless to say this has infuriated many persons who believe that Porteouss selection reeks of nepotismTo make matters even worse the fact that all but one media entity was blocked from covering the swearing in ceremony has caused even greater concern According to the Press Association of Jamaica PAJ president Jenni Campbell This ]]></description>
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	<title>SHERONE SIMPSON  AN EXAMPLE OF TRUE GRIT</title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/sports/?p=1088</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Six years ago Sherone Simpson made the world sit up and take notice when she ran the fastest time in the world in both the 100 metres 1082 and 200 metres 2200 twice During that year - 2006 - Simpson who took home a silver medal as a member of Jamaicas sprint relay team at the Olymic Games in Athens two years earlier added to her collection upsetting favourite Veronica Campbell Brown to win gold over the 200 metres at ]]></description>
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	<title>Employee contributions being used to run JUTC </title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/haveyoursay/?p=1538</link>
	<description><![CDATA[It was recently discovered that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company JUTC has been unlawfully using its employees statutory deductions to keep the company afloat This was brought to the countrys attention by the Auditor General Pamela Munroe EllisAccording to a report tabled in Parliament by Ellis JUTC did not remit statutory deductions which totalled 49 billion as at August 31 2011 to the relevant authorities The report also added that Of the 49 billion 12 billion relates to the National ]]></description>
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	<title>KUDOS TO TODAY'S TENNIS GREATS</title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/sports/?p=1075</link>
	<description><![CDATA[After watching an epic five-hour-53-minute battle between Serbias Novak Djokovic and Spains Rafael Nadal that concluded play at the 2012 Australian Open my already deep respect for professional tennis players went up a notch The match of mostly intense high-quality tennis when neither player gave quarter was one of the best I have ever witnessed rivaling the 1984 French Open final between Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe those Sampras versus Agassi duels of a decade ago and some of the ]]></description>
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	<title>AE86 Update   2</title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/motorsports/?p=1309</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The transformation of the AE86 is painfully slow but each step taken towards completion is reason to celebrate and justification to give thanks I am gratefulThe long awaited enhancement of the kotch  brakes is in full swing The suggested improvement of the front rotors and calipers has been taken and applied At the rear however I have opted to break with tradition somewhatMost will tell you rotors and calipers at all corners is the way forward and I will ]]></description>
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	<title>Circuit Racing  Capt  Marc Carey   wrestling turbulence </title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/motorsports/?p=1301</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Marc Careys race -car build has more followers than Beyonce has on Twitter His quest to claim success in a Jamaican-built Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution based race-car platform has had its fair share of obstaclesBut Marc Carey apparently swims in a sea of determination and his daily diet has the requisite servings of perseverance So we hold no reservation when we cheer his effort as he races towards successAt the final race meet of the 2011 circuit racing season the pilots ]]></description>
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	<title>Should the salary of election commissioners be reduced </title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/haveyoursay/?p=1529</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the Electoral Commission of Jamaica ECJ commissioners get an annual salary package of approximately 8 million Jamaican dollars Yes this is no joke This information was brought to my attention recently when South West St Catherine Member of Parliament Everald Warmington requested that the Electoral Commission Interim Act that permits the commissioners to get paid this exorbitant sum be reviewedWarmington thinks that the sum being paid to the commissioners is excessive He bases his opinion on ]]></description>
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	<title>NOT SO CAPTAIN BURRELL</title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/sports/?p=1063</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Last week Captain Horace Burrells ban that was imposed by FIFA was lifted The six-month ban three months of which were suspended plus two years probation was punishment for what football worlds governing body deemed to be his role in the cash for votes scandal that hit the FIFA presidential campaign last year MayCaptain Burrell returned to announce upcoming match schedules and a new deal with sportswear company Kappa but as far as the scandal was concerned he was mum ]]></description>
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	<title>Circuit Racing  AE86 Update</title>
	<link>http://blogs.jamaica-gleaner.com/motorsports/?p=1292</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Faith it is said can move mountains Faith I have discovered is needed in exorbitant quantities when one seeks to build a race-car The process can be compared to a stroll through a minefield I have weathered a few storms however and I am prepared for the others that are subdued awaiting their turn to unleash their winds of disruptionSeveral phases in the build have entered the history book and despite the lethargic pace at present progress is being madeSwitches ]]></description>
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