Lead Stories
New security at KPH - Police questioning suspect about hospital gate shooting

THE MINISTRY of Health yesterday put in new security measures at the Kingston Public Hospital, North Street, in the wake of the gun murders there on Wednesday of a patient and a district constable who was guarding him. The Ministry said other security...

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What's right with Jamaica - Saving the island's birds
Millennium Generation - An intellectual leader
JTA tells teachers to report to work
JLP councillors question funds allocation in St Thomas

News
BoJ dismisses report of missing bank notes

DERICK LATIBEAUDIERE, Bank of Jamaica Governor, yesterday dismissed as "erroneous in the extreme" and "irresponsible," a statement by Bruce Golding, president of the National Democratic Movement, claiming that a 40-ft container of $1,000 bills awaiting...

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Water amnesty fails
Group to study sugar industry
Tivoli denies blame for KPH killings
Flood damage estimated at $100m

Business
Sugar industry at the brink

The future of Jamaica's troubled sugar industry now hangs in the balance as changes under way in its main export market mean decisive measures are needed to ensure its survival. Proposals by the European Union (EU) to change the terms under which it...

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Salary scandal? What scandal?
Interest rates key to growth
Predicting change?

Sport
Harbour View dump Waterhouse
DEFENDING champions and end-of-first-round winners Harbour View moved a step closer to another final with a 3-0 win over Waterhouse at Drewsland yesterday. With the win they advanced to 16 points and regained the lead in the tables with just one series..

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Australia in charge
Confident Ja to battle Windwards
Owen Arthur's words of wisdom

Commentary
Gun terror at KPH
THE MURDEROUS invasion of the Kingston Public Hospital on Wednesday has shattered the relative lull in criminal activity which prevailed over the holiday season. This has happened with the new year less than a week old and in a manner described by...

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Ceding turf to terrorists
When the GG preached
Too much taken for granted
On mangoes and sick soil (Second of a series on "The decline of agriculture")

Letters
Letter of the Day Clear car import policy needed
THE EDITOR, Madam: ABOUT FOUR years ago my mother, now retired after living for many years in the US, was allowed to bring in her 1994 Toyota Corolla into Jamaica. She was charged $300,000 to clear it at the port of entry. For a number of years I took...

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Safa off-base on Seaga
WI Cricket ­ the way forward
Pantomime: a little magic and fantasy
Stumped by regional team's poor display
ISSA ought to be more vigilant

Entertainment
New nightclub creating waves in Port Antonio
RESIDENTS AND visitors to Port Antonio seeking a place to be entertained now have the Nautica nightclub, located at the Marina, Port Antonio. As far as fancy gadgetry is concerned, Nautica is an exception. It is a bare bones kind of facility, cooled...

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Champagne flows at 'Hedo III'

ShowTime
The stars flew in... Jamaica the choice destinaton

WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA WAS the preferred destination for a number of celebrities this past Christmas. Among them were the likes of Hall of Fame inductee Dana 'Queen Latifah' Lewis, basketball genius Magic Johnson and 'sprint queen' Merlene Ottey...

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JC Chapel Choir performs at Saxthorpe

Star Page
Richard and Ricardo so much alike

RICHARD and Ricardo Williams are not only identical in terms of physical appearance, birthday and surname, but in almost everything they do. When THE WEEKEND STAR visited their home recently, the twins were dressed alike.

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Investigating infertility
Man a lazy bum
An ordained union - God, the best maker of all marriages Combine your hearts in one -Henry V (1599)