Parties party - 146 candidates nominated - Woman killed, two cops shot
What could have been a relatively peaceful nomination day was marred by two shooting incidents yesterday afternoon in Kingston and St. Andrew, which left two policemen nursing gunshot wounds and an elderly woman dead in Grants Pen. In between these incidents...

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'Tie would be a nightmare'
Equally confident
Police ready!
History in the making
Bruce, party supporters make merry
Portia vows to sound victory with abeng
Festival-like atmosphere in West Central St Andrew
All's well in St Ann - Lisa Hanna, Peter Fakhourie register amid jubilation
Incident-free day in West Portland
A symbol of peace
St Catherine candidates lead the way for peace
Picture of contrasts

Brazil and Jamaica: New opportunities
On August 8 and 9, I will be in Jamaica, the first visit by a Brazilian President to this Caribbean country. My visit is to reciprocate the visits by Prime Ministers P.J. Patterson and Portia Simpson Miller, in 2005 and 2006, who were the first two Jamaican heads of state...

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A full and active life at Loma
Palmyra Resort lashes outat unions about work stoppages
Bodies of two men found in Kingston 12
Residents tight-lipped after triple murder
Int'l American Medical Mission on return visit to Portmore
67-y-o killed, cops shot
Disturbance in 'St Bess'
Something Extra....

New day dawns at Jamaica Public Service (JPS)
Marubeni Caribbean Power Holdings, a subsidiary of the Japanese company, Marubeni Corporation, will officially take control of the management of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) today. But Finance Minister Dr. Omar Davies said Mirant has until the end of this month...

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'T&T's oil reserves declining'
Financial pressure could affect capital markets
'Region must slash energy bill' - CARICOM's Carrington hits at oil dependency
The NHDC ... not broke
Life of Jamaica (LOJ) maximises revenue ...Sees marginal increase in profit
Oil prices rise as refinery woes stop slide
Trinidad not playing with China toymaker
Northwest Airlines' shares rise after pilot strike ends
Goldman Sachs denies selling Alpha hedge fund

Visa problem slows Powell & Co.
HIS opponents on the track have a major problem keeping pace with him. However, the Japanese consulate in Milan, Italy, has slowed down the world's fastest man, Asafa Powell, pushing back his arrival in Osaka, Japan for the World Championships.

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Simpson's fate hangs in the balance
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Let's play cricket
Sappleton hoping for breakthrough at Leicester
Apprentice escapes stewards' whip for 'indifferent ride'
Gatlin got injection he thought was vitamin B12
Powell's not worried about 10.04 clocking - Wariner runs third fastest 400m ever
Jamaica crush Guyana - Victory leaves title race wide open
Leewards batsmen force draw
Coley delighted with surge
Hanover honours Horace - Former national baller gets award for contribution to sports
Dunga summons Kaka, Ronaldinho for friendly
Ferrari want to sign up Hamilton

EDITORIAL - Avoiding a game of political football
The visit by any Head of State is always a welcome event. This is especially the case when the visit is from a great and respected country such as Brazil which has been such a good friend to Jamaica. Moreover, President Inacio 'Lula' Da Silva is a distinguished political personality...

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The JLP manifesto
Pakistan: Forecasts of disaster
NOTE-WORTHY: Peace and prosperity

LETTER OF THE DAY - Civil service seen as 'a replica of colonialism'
The Editor, Sir: During her budget presentation on the first of May, the Prime Minister made mention of this country's civil service and how she intends to fix the problems facing ordinary Jamaicans when we have to deal with these public entities....

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Education system needs a complete overhaul
A history of course changers
'Bright' is better than 'cool'

RTI Explosion
WESTERN BUREAU: Munga Honourable showed why he is the most in demand artiste for the summer and could do no wrong for those in attendance at the staging of Temptation Live at Jungle Nightclub in Negril on Sunday morning. The gangsta ras stepped onstage about 4:00 a.m....

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Vegas ends Crop Over
'The Bourne Ultimatum' easily the best 'threequel'
Timberlake, Beyoncé lead MTV video nominations

BE WELL - Adult survivors of SEXUALABUSE
CHILDREN WHO were sexually abused grow into adults with deep emotional scars.Dr. Yvonnie Bailey-Davidson, psychiatrist, pointed to some common characteristics of adult survivors of sexual abuse. "Some of them are unassertive, timid and fearful, don't trust others...

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Quench only your thirst - The danger of too much liquid!
PHARMACY TODAY - Watch out for summer dangers
High blood pressure in children
DIETITIAN'S DESK - Corn is high in carbs
Health trends - Cervical cancer prevention

Planning to retire one day?
I am only 25, and that's much too early to think about retirement. Right now, my aim is to enjoy life and not think about retiring. I can't believe it! I am retiring next year and I don't know how I am going to cope. I thought I was prepared but - obviously not.

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Ringing in the high note

Manning says he's on his way out
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Prime Minister Patrick Manning says he is on his way out of politics but refused to pin down a definite date for his departure.Outlining a list of projects for the future of Tobago, Trinidad's sister island, Manning said...

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Caribbean urged to lobby for Kyoto framework
Terror suspects to be extradited to US

European mosque plans face protests
PARIS (Reuters): Petitions in London, protests in Cologne, a court case in Marseille and a violent clash in Berlin - Muslims in Europe are meeting resistance to plans for mosques that befit Islam's status as the continent's second religion. Across Europe, Muslims...

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Nigerian President stops predecessor's plan
'Talk of US strikes counterproductive'
Court orders Bhutto warrant withdrawal