Prime Minister pension hike - Golding blasts new benefits as excessive
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday eked out a seven-vote win to pass a controversial bill aimed at increasing the pension benefits to former Prime Ministers. Following the Opposition's refusal to support elements of the legislation...

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Jamaica to give European Union (EU) cold shoulder in trade talks
Lawmen on bribery rap
$65m one-off payout for the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF)
Crime chief: Murders to drop in '06
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 21 - Scotland Yard report differs from expert's
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says election-ready by March

University of the West Indies (UWI) student voices Mount Rosser dilemma
CRITICAL ROADS in Jamaica are made impassable too often, which results in a loss of productivity, says Andrew Wildes, Gleaner Silver Pen Awardee for the month of August.

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Jamaican-born selected as Rhodes Scholar in the United States
A nostalgic trip
Man charged with slaying 53-year-old
Jamaicans abroad are essential to Jamaica - Franklyn
UN climate conference now on
Company picks up tab for slain Jamaican cop's kids
Missing teens found in Savanna-la-Mar

Making investing easy
THIS YEAR has been a difficult one in terms of the demands on the Government to spend money. What seems like an endless barrage of hurricanes has hit the island since about June this year.

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More Brazilian investment coming to Jamaica
Wray & Nephew in high spirits
Better budget process needed in Jamaica - Blades
Light a candle in the darkness!
Guardsman recruiting new managers
Women lead in JN business credit

Glenmuir, Godfrey Stewart final
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Glenmuir and relative newcomers Godfrey Stewart yesterday qualified for Saturday's daCosta Cup final after tense semi-final victories in the premier rural schoolboys' football competition.

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'Wrong decision to accept bad light' - Former Jamaica captains hit out
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Oh no, Jamaica
Aussies complete sweep in Adelaide
Rock with Kysha Baby

Canadian political turmoil
FOR THE second time in less than two years, Canadians will head to the polls in federal elections. For only the second time in their history, they will do it over the Christmas holidays. Their exasperation with their politicians over this state...

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Promoting respect and dignity
Sustainable quarrying: the oxymoron

LETTER OF THE DAY - Ganja link to violence unfounded
THE EDITOR, Sir: CLAIMS THAT ganja use and violence are inherently interconnected ('Ganja to blame for crime', November 25) are unfounded. No credible research has shown cannabis use to be a causal factor in violence...

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Seeking answers on crime
Brazil offer unwelcome
When do we become brutes?
The pinch of reproach

Flavourless mix
NEW YORK (AP): ONE OF Usher's biggest hits is the insanely catchy dance tune Yeah. The response to his new movie, In the Mix, however, is much more likely to be, 'No thanks.'

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'The Gospel'... soulful sounds, real life struggles
'Jarhead'... sardonic humanity, wicked comedy

AIDS: promises and pitfalls
THE JOINT UNAIDS/World Health Organisation's recent report on the state of the global AIDS epidemic (The AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2005) points to the masking of the extent and intensity of the epidemic in some Caribbean states...

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Keep your fitness programme going
Frozen vegetables are still nutritious
Fungus afoot
Anger management: Using 'I messages'
PAIN: Mind over Matter

PM sets polls for Jan 23
OTTAWA, (Reuters): PRIME MINISTER Paul Martin launched an election campaign yesterday with a slim lead in the polls after his minority government was toppled in Parliament on Monday night over a corruption scandal.

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UN urges Asia, West to battle AIDS

'HAIR' IS THE HAT

DARAIN HOUSEN HAS not taken off his hat for the last 20 years. He bathes, he sleeps and does everything possible in it. It is a perfect fit.