Parish councils say bureaucracy stifling development
Bureaucratic procedures in Central Government are hampering the pace of development in parishes across the island, mayors and other local stakeholders charge. They are calling on Government to cut away the red tape involved in acquiring approval...

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Governor-General proclaims Week of Restorative Justice
'We need more experts'
Approval process slow and tiresome
Councils push ahead with development orders
Mixed reviews on PATH programme

$15m ganja find on beach
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: The Old Harbour police in St. Catherine say they have made a significant dent in the illegal ganja exportation trade, with the recovery of more than 300 pounds of compressed ganja, worth about $15 million, on the beach...

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Two malaria cases turn up in 'St Bess'
Suicide bomber kills 135 in Iraq
Buchanan accounts for the PM's trips
Shooting without guns - Young men from Allman Town find hope through a lens
PATHway

The US$100m problem - Air J boss projects US$80m improvement to bottom line
President and CEO of Air Jamaica, Mike Con-way, says that replacing the Airbus fleet with Boeing aircraft will cut costs to the airline by more than US$38 million within two years.

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Currency weakness shouldn't affect stocks
Reasons 'not to buy' a home
Caricom int'l relationships need rebalancing
Bogus insurance: another example of corruption
Cancer vaccine's price, insurance problems limiting US patient access

P'more, Arnett to battle
AFTER PLAYING second fiddle to the likes of defending champions Water-house and Harbour View, title aspirants and former champions Portmore United and Arnett Gardens will get an opportunity to renew an old rivalry when they take centre...

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Champs' hopefuls flying high
Medical Report obliges
Clarke shines at Millrose Games
Well said, Brian Lara
Super bowl XLI

The JLP and the death penalty
We hope that Derrick Smith, the Opposition spokesman on national security, is not merely playing to the gallery, saying what he believes to be popular.

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Public Affairs - The leader and the office
The PM's glorious credit card
Wrong priorities in Black History Month
CWC: Priced beyond the ordinary

LETTER OF THE DAY - Environmental groups clear air on Bahía Príncipe
The Editor, Sir: In the cover story of Sunday, January 21, 'Hotel boom - 600-room resort opened in St. Ann', your Senior Tourism Writer, Janet Silvera, says, "Dogged by a series of calamities, the resort became famous after Jamaican...

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Cartoon of PM sends the wrong message
Concern for mentally-ill persons
Thank you, fine people of Ja

Songs not a sign to parties
Over the years, it has become the norm for political parties to adopt the songs of dancehall and reggae artistes as part of their campaigns gimmicks. However, some artistes say no permission has been granted and warn that this will...

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History on half-a-roll
Caribbean Flavour Series - Fontaine's natural rhythm unbeatable
The network of sponsors widens
Jessica Yapp bows into jazz

Open art for CWC
THE 2007 ICC CRICKET World Cup (CWC) has prompted a unique spell of elegant artistry, as Jamaica's artists interpret the game and explore the characteristics of its participants with their brushstrokes.

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You can take great photos!
Literary arts - Florida jottings
Almost 35
A haunting collection of stories

No more shame Deborah Francis defies abuse
Deborah Francis, blessed with a statuesque figure topped with a smile like melting chocolate, says she is the image of the man who fathered her.

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Crazy man stalkers - Aren't you embarrassed?
The importance of fathers

Same plan, better policing
One of the conclusions that we can draw from Dr. Peter Phillips' address to the nation last week is that Jamaica can beat crime. He gave reasons to believe so. Murders across the country went down by 20 per cent in 2006.

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The real root of crime
Some shameful sins of slavery
Bush and US foreign policy

Sports stars Shine
It was like Oscar night with the red carpet, the designer suits and dresses and the photographers working overtime. Except, instead of movie stars, Jamaica's finest sportsmen and sportswomen were the celebrities on show.

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Dogsledders take to the snow
'Insure Your Democracy' - Ryan Peralto turns author
Fun, sun and music in MoBay
It's PJ's rum

Cops ready for Cup
THE COMMISSIONER of police this week announced that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and its security partners were ready for the ICC Cricket World Cup that gets under way in little more than a month.

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West Indies selectors look at team