Sex-crime crisis - Special task force pushes for House debate
THE TASK force established to examine the increasing incidence of violence against children will recommend to Prime Minister Bruce Golding that Parliament immediately debate the Sexual Offences Bill. This proposed legislation fell off the Order Paper when Parliament was dissolved...

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'Stop discriminating against gays'
Canadians vote today
Gov't upbeat about JTA wage settlement
Kirkley James: Two-time champion
Crystalee bounces back with a bang
Bolt to appear on top US sports show
'Police not focusing enough on child cases'
Tuesdaytalk - HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT

'No mountain too high' - Gutsy spirit drives Sarah Newland-Martin to break barriers, help others
Veteran swim coach George Lopez can still recall the absolute shock he felt back in 1965 when his paraplegic protégée Sarah Newland-Martin told him she wanted to swim the Cross the Harbour race. "I asked her if she was crazy!"...

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GOVERNOR GENERAL'S ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Relaxing Coyaba Gardens - Coyaba is the Arawak word for heaven and a place of perpetual feasting and dancing
Victor's high-flying legacy
Tourism's friendlier face - Transforming customer service from surly to downright friendly
Crocodiles invade Riverton

Markets rally as US pledges to buy into banks
Major stock markets around the world rose for the first time in days Monday as the United States said it plans to swiftly implement a broad financial rescue package and Europe put almost US$2 trillion on the line to break the lending logjam threatening...

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Jamaica Producers still growing in shipping
US$9.3b emergency aid for LatAm

Burrell upbeat ahead of clash
NOTING that the Reggae Boyz will be "competitive" as long as the country's best players are selected, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Captain Horace Burrell expressed confidence the island will secure victory over Honduras to enhance its World Cup qualifying hopes....

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Big three nominated for IAAF'stop award
Slayers looking to slow down Bulls
US$70,000 prize tag for Jamaica Open
St James High into inter-zone round
Charlie Smith rekindle chances
'It was about teamJamaica'
Own goal at the death hands Village victory
Early strikes settle draw at Lynch Park
Burke claims U-18 title

EDITORIAL - Dangerous tactics in American politics
The name of Joseph N. Welch is unlikely to be immediately recognisable to many Jamaicans. He was an American lawyer who, for a brief time, was caught in the maelstrom of that country's politics and who died nearly half a century ago. But Joseph Welch should have...

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NOTE-WORTHY

LETTER OF THE DAY - Using DNA testing to fight child abuse
The Editor, Sir: At last someone - Kevin O'Brien Chang - has made specific suggestions as to what should be done to prevent these hideous crimes against our children. In all the hue and cry about the awful statistics, there has barely been anything useful said....

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Being wary of outside forces
Parents must do more for kids
Referendum on death penalty
Women, are we ready?
Obama seen as 'false prophet'
Self-help in a changing world
Concern about classroom vending

Amazing Grace Jones returns to studio after nearly 20 years
AVANT-GARDE singer Grace Jones, whose reggae-flavoured songs were once the rage in American and European clubs, is back with her first album in almost 20 years. The album, Hurricane, is scheduled to be released on October 27 by the independent Wall of Sound Records....

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Tribute to a humble 'Godfather' - Alton Ellis quotes On getting into music

Obama to preview middle-class economic rescue plan
WASHINGTON (AP): Democrat Barack Obama was playing to his strength yesterday with plans to unveil an economic rescue plan for middle-class Americans, bidding to extend his lead in the polls ahead of this week's final presidential debate with Republican John McCain...

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Republicans fret about McCain's prospects
Disadvantage, McCain: Independents' support split