Lead Stories
Windies crush England
The West Indies ended a streak of 10 straight away Test defeats with a sensational victory over England inside three days at Edgbaston yesterday. The win gave the West Indies an early 1-0 lead in the five Test cricket series.

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Jamaican souvenirs being made elsewhere
Shift in family planning strategy
CARICOM lawmakers meet here this week
TV stations willing to tone down violence
Happy Father's Day

News
Applicants swarm poverty aid
The Government's programme to eradicate poverty is being swamped with applications from all 14 parishes requesting funding for projects.

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Rapist cops cost Gov't $5.7m
NDM stages MoBay protest
Decision on school fees coming soon
St. Thomas honours 100 fathers

Business
TCL to raise $1.4b from investors

Within a month Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), the parent company of the Caribbean Cement Company, will look to raise around TT$200 (J$1.36b) million in the Trinidad market largely to help cut debt taken on as a result of last year's acquisition.

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Yap wins appeal against court
Trans-Continental beats the financial odds
Insurers chart 'brave new world'
JAMPRO to showcase locals in Egypt
Standards bureau shelves plan to bar certain imports
US aids Jamaica's environment
JMMB, UTech launch Chair in Finance and Ethics

Sport
Windies thrash England

The West Indies brought back memories of their glory days at Edgbaston yesterday.

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Todd's Envoy takes Craven 'A'
Raiders United wins Premier League
Kingston, Kensington victorious
Cronje's unforgivable sin
Whitmore, time to put the pieces together
Golfing boom in MoBay

Commentary
The presumption of innocence
The presumption of innocence until proven guilty is probably the most important cornerstone of our criminal legal system. It is a presumption that can only be rebutted by the prosecution proving its case against the accused.

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The JLP and newspaper columnists
A lesson from 'bullo slush'
Children with lighted candles
Prevention much better than cure
Wanted: Common front on deportees

Letters
The essential dad
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is true that in today's world the father often cannot spend as much time as he would like with his children. It is also true that the father's attitudes and example carry much weight and influence in the child's life.

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Try again, Ms. Ritch
Stuck in a time zone
The spiritual side of life
Making a case for the AGD

Entertainment
Auditioning - the ultimate test

An audition is intended to test an individual's suitability or ability to perform a particular role adequately in various areas of the performing arts, whether it be music, dance, drama or speech.

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Int'l Reggae, World Beat Music Awards on track
Andy Hamilton, a well-rounded jazzman
Summer heat is on - who's hot?
Entertainment Update

ARTS & LEISURE
Making art appeal to 'ordinary' Jamaicans

The Jamaica Artists and Craftsmen Guild wants more "ordinary Jamaicans" to appreciate the visual arts. The Guild's third annual art exposition provides yet another opportunity to foster this cultural and artistic awareness.

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US Embassy promotes Jamaican art
JCDC promotes 'youth art'
Rastas and the 'war of politics'
Tales of a Jamaican dynasty

OUTLOOK/FI REAL
'Cutie pie'
Das children , especially when dem lilly, nuh response fe nutten. But, if de truth were to be told, a nuh every pickney pretty. Nuh matter how smady tek fawty poun a ribbon mek bow pon de head top. Or how much long pants put on pon dem wid bow tie.

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Enhancing father's sexuality
What is the cause of rebellious attitudes among teenagers?
Child criminals
A prince to inherit
Love Child