Rewarded at last - Ministry redeems 2007 scholarship nominee with $1.4m
Kristi Charles, the child who was denied a Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation Scholarship for her performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) last year, has now been granted $1.4 million towards her Harvard college college fund. Kristi, who received the highest grades islandwide...

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PEOPLE POWER - Long, hard road travelled by Flankers Community Centre
Do it for the dads
What's right with Jamaica !
VoxPOP
Jamaicans more careful when shopping
Church rallies against crime

'Power up on potatoes'
STEFAN HEMMINGS, The Gleaner's Silver Pen awardee for April, is again urging Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton to explore the growing of potato as an alternative to cassava and rice.Hemmings, a medical doctor, whose winning Letter of the Day was published on April 26...

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Gov't faces $37.5b road repair bill
Still teaching at 90
Why is the church full of single blackwomen? - New movie tries to find the answer
Dabdoub files suit against Daryl Vaz
Government says projects fund ready for disbursement
JLP, PNP not surprised by poll results
Denbigh bans foreign produce from competition

Jamaica National (JN) bidding for Blue Cross
The Jamaica National group, the large mortgage lender that has been aggressively diversifying into other financial services, is in advanced talks for the acquisition of the health insurance company, Blue Cross of Jamaica, authoritative financial sector sources...

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Inland Revenue shuffle
JP bites back - Joins GK Foods in snack export market
JNN targeting 5% of cable market
Jockey to pull from Jamaica by December - 575 jobs to go at Lucea factory
British trade mission stops in Jamaica on tour of Caribbean
Air Jamaica bankrupt
Jamaica Urban Transport Company Limited (JUTC) - JUTC loses $905m in two years
NCB Capital Markets in search of big risk takers - Creates high return PPN, boosts team
Is Scotiabank still No 1?
Shaw lobbies for cooperation among IFCs in the Caribbean
Oil's instability a threat to economic security - Barbados PM calls for common energy policy
Commentary: Pump shock! The stress of oil demand, scarcity and speculation

Fiery seamers rattle Aussies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: THE WEST Indian seam attack made full use of a hard, fast and true Kensington Oval pitch to have Australia struggling at 226 for seven before rain intervened on the opening day of the third and final Digicel Test yesterday. Skipper Chris Gayle...

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Sizzling 200m run by Bolt
Facey, Anderson, Henry seek glory in NCAA 100m
NBL clubs face delay in receiving prize money
Bahamas arrive today for World Cup qualifiers
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Thank you Sir Allen, but kindly watch it
Croatia shock Germany
Gayle welcomes Stanford's winner-take-all clash
Tough time for Nadal
Combined team's Chin expects tough challenge from Germans
Hunt begins for 2008 Courtney Walsh Award winner
Musical Maestro for Digicel Irish Jamaican Stakes trophy
Pick 9 should top $10m mark
Alsafra could become 13th filly to win Derby
Scolari has what it takes to handle Chelsea job

EDITORIAL - Right anti-crime signals from Golding
In the wake of Tuesday's Vale Royal talks with the Opposition, Prime Minister Golding has been giving the appropriate signals. The real question is whether he is prepared to take the really tough, but necessary, actions if we are to successfully confront the crisis of violent...

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Air Jamaica: Time's up
Breadfruit for breakfast

LETTER OF THE DAY - Time to launch acarpooling effort
The Editor, Sir: As we helplessly watch the price of fuel skyrocketing not only in Jamaica, but also internationally, I think that the time is right for an incentive-driven carpooling initiative. I say incentive-driven because as a people, we tend to always want ...

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Dual citizens have served
Jamaica must find its own way
Viagra vanguard on the track
Bring back rice in St 'Bess'
AFJ tribute to Ho Lung on award
Adding to dual citizenship fears

'Moon River' takes Centerstage
Centerstage Theatre in New Kingston will be buzzing with excitement from now to mid-July for the much-anticipated comedy/drama Moon River, written by Adrian Nelson and produced by the 'King of Comedy', Oliver Samuels, and and Nelson. The reasons for the buzz about this production...

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Something extra

'High Stakes' in the hills
Who knew backgammon was such a big game? Backgammon enthusiasts flocked to the cool climes of Strawberry Hill for the third annual Strawberry Hill High Stakes Backgammon Tournament last weekend.

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Still in love after 50 years
Birthdays aplenty
Negril is tops
Air Jamaica says thanks
Always by her side

Legislators may reject new PM nominee
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC): A group of powerful Haitian legislators has warned that they may reject President René Préval's new nominee for prime minister."We don't have anyone we are going to propose, but we believe there are others that are better...

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Manning, Jagdeo take part in C'wealth energy talks
Lawyer wants probe into alleged beatings by police
Lashley: Airport in need of small business presence

High court says foreigners have the right to challenge detention
WASHINGTON (AP):The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have rights under the United States Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian courts. In its third rebuke of the Bush administration's treatment of prisoners...

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Activists block railway belonging to mining giant
Internet copyright legislation introduced
Tsvangirai's deputy arrested
Opposition lawmaker quits in protest at planned terror laws