Lead Stories
Labour of Love head leaves
AN EMBATTLED Shari Daniels, Clinical Director of the Labour of Love Birth Centre, yesterday gave up all hope of having the facility reopened, after its application to have the Supreme Court suspend the closure of the Centre was adjourned sine die...

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Birth files reveal cases of deaths -Health Ministry
Grange's pants suit sparks House debate
Killings continue in West Kingston - Despite peace efforts by politicians, churches

News
'Notify communities of freed carnal abuse convicts' -MP wants Justice Ministry to put residents on alert

GOVERNMENT BACKBENCHER Sharon Hay-Webster wants the Ministry of Justice to notify communities of persons convicted of carnal abuse offences, when they are freed and returning home.

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More citizens rights education for cops
JTA decides against signing new wage deal- Objects to Government's delay of final retroactive payments

Business
PM wants more unity in G-15
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has pointed to some successful initiatives by the Group of Fifteen (G-15) developing countries, but has challenged the group to do even more to remain relevant and credible. He has urged G-15 leaders to take the bold and...

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Senate passes Petrol Act
Finance Minister denies euro allegations

Sport
CRICKET:- Veterans hold key to final
THE two-day showdown between Melbourne and Westmoreland in the Rothmans National Cricket Championship opens at Melbourne Oval today with the home team and defending champions favourites to win the title. Runners-up in the Surrey Senior Cup to Kingston...

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ATHLETICS:- Hydel lead way at Prep Champs
HORSERACING:- Stick with the Deputy

Commentary
The Anancy debate
A NUMBER of educators have recently called into question the suitability of Anancy stories for the school curriculum of young Jamaican children. They have argued that Anancy stories have a malign influence on the young, inculcating lazy and dishonest...

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It's your turn: I've seen the light

Letters
Letter of the Day:- That final push...
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE listened with much interest to 'Mutty' re events regarding Labour of Love. Now I do not know the legality of the closure, but I do know that many of the mothers that have been going there, do so because of financial reasons; it...

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I am searching for... Carmen Ellis
Gentleness and pet fishes
Time to introduce casino gambling in Jamaica

Entertainment
Tastee talents tantalise

THEY CAME like prospectors searching for gold, armed with their tools of song, dance, poetry and skit. When the curtains came down on the Tastee Talent Contest at Cross Roads on Thursday night, the top four miners were dub-poet Jenice Daley, gospel...

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Hobby corner:- Just a phonecard away

Farmer's Weekly
Farmers set to benefit from ginger project
A $2 million ginger expansion project, part of a programme by the Government to address the ginger rhizome rot, has been implemented in Johnson Mountain, Bowden Pen and Wilmington in St. Thomas. The project is funded by the Eastern Jamaica Agriculture...

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DISTINCTLY NATIVE: The Broadleaf tree

Religion
'Fr Reece' testifies on CD

HE PRAYED, and the CD became a reality. So said Lloyd Alpheus 'Fr. Reece' Reece at the launch of his first CD, Say Jesus, on Thursday at the Apostolic Worship Centre. What's unusual is that Fr. Reece is an inmate of...

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Centenarian on the go!
MY SIDE:- In response to C Roy Reynolds

Real Estate
Liguanea Sewerage Project enters second phase
IT WAS originally expected to run for ten weeks, but the National Water Commission announced Thursday that the major portion of phase one of the Liguanea Sewerage Project is expected to be completed this weekend. However, the entire phase which was...

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Housing Minister concedes to defiant settlers in Barrett Hall

Lifestyle
All things are possible -GREAT EXPECTATIONS(Pt 2)
TREVOR MARTIN'S 1994 Toyota Corolla is clean, it works (though it has some hiccups), and what's more, he worked hard and saved long to make the $250,000 to buy...

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In response: Nobody owes you anything