Cops fingered in lottery scam - Kingfish head says arrests will be made
OPERATION KINGFISH says it is now targeting several police personnel who are involved in the deadly lottery scam operating out of Montego Bay, St. James. The head of the high-profile unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Glenmore Hinds...

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NWA moves to ease morning traffic on Marcus Garvey Drive
Witness killed in drive-by shooting
Cuthbert at odds with Spirit Airlines
Jamaican found dead in Antigua
Minor tremor in Mocho Mountains
Samuels-Brown: diligent, skilled, astute attorney

Training for garbage collectors
Starting today, almost 400 street sweepers and solid waste management workers from four parishes will be trained in areas such as conflict resolution and dress code. The Waste Management Association, in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government.

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Anti-doping group to meet on CWC hosting
Raising the age of consent
Harris wants reparation to be part of national agenda
Probe into prep school accident
Anger is a choice
Guardian Life links health facilities
What's in your water?
Functions of the Post Corp board

300,000 gain HEART certification for CSME
HEART TRUST/ The National Training Agency (NTA) has now trained and certified more than half the number of people it is targeting ahead of the 2008 implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

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India extends US$9m line of credit to Jamaica

Perfect penalties put Reggae Boyz in Lunar final
SO KON PO, Hong Kong (CMC): Jamaica produced a perfect five goals in a penalty shoot-out to beat the Hong Kong League XI 5-3 in the shoot-out in the opening game of the four-team Lunar New Year Cup knockout tournament yesterday afternoon.

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Athlete dies in JAAA trials
Talbert, Hinds top Cross Country Trial
Boys' Town hit Arnett on the counter
August Town sink Wadadah
Morant Bay, Oberlin set for showdown
Spurs, City in quarters
Bell's focus back on title defence

EDITORIAL - Pickersgill not taking any blame
Robert Pickersgill says he has no interest in apportioning blame for last week's collapse of the Broadgate/Mahoe swing bridge in St. Mary. His major concern, says Mr. Pickersgill, the Transport and Works Minister, is how to replace the bridge...

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What's lurking inside?
What's missing?
Thinking about the weather

LETTER OF THE DAY - Condoms for teens an outrageous idea
THE EDITOR, Sir: As I drove down Half-Way Tree Road on Valentine's Day, I saw two young women in the road happily clad in red and white outfits, standing with laden plastic bags. The traffic had stopped and several motorists had been gesticulating...

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Death penalty not our solution
Flush out the criminals
Many thanks to our counsellors
Males are raped too

Symphony - a night of musical delight
When the seven members of Chalice, all dressed in white, held hands and bowed in unison at the front of the large stage on the lawns on King's House on Saturday night, the audience rose to continue the applause for Still Love You...

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'Ghost Rider' hunts movie-goers
Oops! Britney clears the 'hair'

Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola - One who speaks with authority
In her native land, her title is Ye Ye Awishe, or the one who speaks with authority. She is Chief Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola, Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica. A lawyer by profession, she trained in England and finished her studies...

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Woman's world - Distinguished librarians
Harvard's first female head
C F W '07 - launched in London
Who is the father?
Hustling on the nine to five
Living With sexual abuse
KEEPING IT REAL Ivy Ralph dresses real women
Alternative fashion

ST LUCIA - Taiwan engineering sabotage, says China
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): The St. Lucia-based Chinese Embassy is urging the speeding up of official ties with the new government of St. Lucia warning that Taiwan is trying to sabotage the process.

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JAMAICA - Union lobbies for Haiti's education sector
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Prostitutes, facing AIDS crisis, test lifeline

BRAZIL - Black box reveals series of errors
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters): The cockpit voice recorder from a private jet involved in Brazil's worst ever air crash and dialogues among traffic controllers point to a series of errors and misunderstandings that may have contributed...

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BRITAIN - Blair backing tough gun laws
ISRAEL - Sex in fast lane

Walsh, Sir Viv backing West Indies to win Cup
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Two legends of West Indies cricket have backed the home team to "go all the way" and win the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup. Speaking late Saturday, Sir Viv Richards and Courtney Walsh said they believed...

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Preparations for opening ceremony well under way
Australia dumped from ODI top spot