TOURISM CRUNCH - UN tourism official calls for access to credit for hoteliers
AS THE global financial crisis deepens, business travel and medium-size hotels will feel the greatest pinch, Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Francesco Frangialli, has projected. To prevent a fallout, he has advised governments to provide the tourism sector with credit and warned hoteliers not to lay off employees.

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National Housing Trust contributor cries foul - Claims agency's wrongful action wrecked his business
'Hold strain' - JLP leaders to tell supporters at annual conference
'Hang them!' say families of slain children
JPS taps renewable energy - Work slated to begin on two projects in January
Corruption scent trails PNP - Analysts urge party to bare all
New president-elect reaches out to ex-rivals

Issa fights defamatory statements
Superclubs boss, John Issa, is heading to court to fight "defamatory statements" which have been circulated through email messages.

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Rehabilitating the justice system is key
Islam, Judaism speak out
More effective ways needed to provide care for disabled
Absent Obama still a presence in the capital

Hi-tech insurance - Globe deploys a GIS to monitor properties, manage risk
Globe Insurance Company Limited has deployed a geographic information system (GIS) as a monitoring tool to track developments in zones where its policies are written or from which potential business emerges.

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Picture looks bleak for Jamaican economy
Tourist bookings down 30 per cent for winter
IFC considering equity stake in First Global
Now available, electronic filing of GCT, SCT returns
Shaw predicts forex market stability in the days ahead
Dark cloud over tourism-dependent economies

STATHS, JC, STGC advance
HIGH-RIDING St Andrew Technical (STATHS) will face St George's, while reigning champions Jamaica College (JC) and Bridgeport will meet in the semi-finals of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup after results went in their favour during yesterday's final set of second-round matches.

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Jimmy Adams - the right man for the job
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Djokovic, Davydenko into final
Keen contests in Burger King 10K
Coach blames WI batsmen
Two book berths in quarters - DPL teams on horizon
Panamanian jockeys win co-feature races
Tivoli and Boys' Town in key clash
Abandoned one-dayer puts pressure on Jamaica
St James keep dream alive with win over St Thomas
Boyz profiles
Big guns remain steady but Arsenal falter at home
Sunday chat - Still an uphill battle

EDITORIAL - Cut the hypocrisy on casinos
Prime Minister Bruce Golding promised last week to bring to Parliament, before the end of this month, legislation to allow casino gambling. We hope that he keeps his promise, so that Jamaica can have the law on the books.

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Agriculture under arrest
The JLP's conference
Hung up on hanging
The medicine for fear

LETTER OF THE DAY - Government not coming clean
THE Editor, Sir: IT IS WELL over one year since the Bruce Golding-led government has been in control of the administration of our nation state. I welcomed the change of administration last year against the background of a number of factors.

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We need to stamp out crime
Church must stand ready
Many thanks

JAVAA opens Jamaica Music Hall of Fame
When the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA) celebrated its fifth anniversary in July this year, the young organisation "dedicated to the preservation of Jamaica's musical heritage ..." also opened the doors to its 'Jamaica Music Hall of Fame'.

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Pioneers get their dues
Random Chaos - Born on sand and lives to rock
Trevor Beckford 'organ-ises' transition
Dance and the Child Conference coming to Jamaica
Matalon leads Garnet Silk to 'Splashing Dashing'

Women 'Celebrate Life'
'WOMAN IN Art' is shaping up to be a major feature of this year's instalment of an annual trade fair organised by Woman Inc. On Thursday, the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Leonora Rueda, will open the exhibition which has traditionally been a part of the Woman Trade Fair ...

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Another good fair in Mandeville
Group show for Olympia
Book review - 'Little Back Room' is captivating
Literary arts - The meat of the matter

The fighter in Fr Ho Lung
Father Richard Ho Lung has an undying love for the poor and has made it his life's mission to serve the homeless, destitute and less fortunate in Jamaica and the rest of the world.

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Alexis Falloon - Growing with art
Single in the city - I want a baby ...
Doctor's advice - At her wits' end
Dear Jamaica: From the ground up
Outlook Youth - What's the importance of sixth form?

The deadly Bush doctrine
Barack Obama is not simply the choice of America. He is the world's president, overwhelmingly the favourite in polls in country after country. (Boyne)

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Caribbean unity: An idea whose time has come, again
China targets LatAm and Caribbean (Part 1)
The only viable solution to crime
The making of Brand Barack - Winning strategies from the presidential campaign

AFJ does it for charity
Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Olivia Grange has congratulated the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), for their selfless efforts and legacy of philanthropy on behalf of Jamaica over the years.

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Toasting AFAFOSA
My down time ... with Wayne Chen
Stewart rolls out the red carpet
JAMCEN - making a difference

A stately cat - KIG unveils Jaguar XF Sedan
JAGUAR'S S-type replacement, dubbed 'XF', was bathed in the limelight last Wednesday at the Hilton Kingston in St Andrew in the company of a small, but appreciative, gathering.

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Toyota rolls 1st Venza off factory floor
Service to avoid breakdowns
Failure of auto industry could set off catastrophe
Go-kart grand finale