Lead Stories
Enquiry head named - Former Chief Justice to head Commission on W/Kgn violence
GRENADIAN-BORN Justice, Julius Alexander Issac, a former Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada, has been named chairman of the commission to enquire into the upsurge of violence in Corporate Area inner-city communities since May.

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'Butch' predicts hotel lay-offs
Petcom barred from IGL cylinders
Still no date for building's demolition
Red Cross launches disaster awareness campaign
Gov't pays out millions due to formation of executive agencies

News
Inmates start cemetery clean-up

ABOUT 50 prisoners equipped with machetes, files and other tools, began cleaning up the May Pen Cemetery in West Kingston under heavy security yesterday. The inmates, who were drawn from all of the island's adult prisons, will work three days per week...

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JUTC to revamp service
DPP rules out wire-tap charges for cops
Cremo's doors close, 50 laid off
JPPC strike looms

Business
Terra Nova to reopen at the end of August

THE TERRA Nova Hotel at Waterloo Road in St. Andrew, which was closed for refurbishing a few months ago, will be re-opened on August 31 with "a new look, feeling and attitude," according to general manager, Evatt Bloomfield.

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Roots FM - the voice of the inner city
Hurricane insurance cover needed - Thwaites
Economic interconnections: prosperity and education

Sport
Jamaica's silver lady

EDMONTON: IN one of the closest finishes seen so far at the eighth IAAF World Athletics here, Jamaica's Lorraine Graham-Fenton was last night denied gold by two-hundredths of a second in the women's 400 metres final.

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Ja golfers ready for CAGC
Spills and thrills at Dover
No war of words with Rousseau - Hall

Commentary
Protecting agriculture
THE PRIME Minister has promised legislation to protect agricultural production by the end of the year. In a speech at the annual Denbigh Show, he said it would be introduced to Parliament next month and would become operative shortly thereafter.

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The barriers to progress
Bitter-sweet Independence

Letters
Letter of the Day - Damage control is futile
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE BOTTLE-THROWING display that spoiled Reggae Sumfest and ruined the Tourist Board's effort at quick damage control was a blessing in disguise. Here's why.

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Getting rid of 'white collar' crime
Political corruption is our greatest problem
The great potential of downtown Kingston
Adams and Forbes are heroes
We must respect law and order
A nation crying out for help

Entertainment
Smith, Sparrow, Shaggy receive Independence awards

ERNIE SMITH, the first Jamaican to win an international pop award; The Mighty Sparrow; the Trinidadian Calypso King and Grammy Awardee Shaggy received Jamaica Independence Awards at the Prime Minister's Independence Gala on Monday night.

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Beenie Man pleads for peace after Sumfest
Elephant Man 'terrorises' cameraman

Profiles in Medicine
KILL THE BUG but save your life

CONTRARY TO common talk around town, a clear link between breast cancer risk and exposure to environmental pollutants, such as the pesticide DDE (chemically related to DDT), has not been made by available medical research. The American Cancer Society...

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The contraceptive injection

Star Page
Great performances ...at Pepsi Teen Splash

PEPSI Teen Splash 2001 will long be remembered by its patrons for one thing - good performances. The audience got good entertainment in almost every section of the event. From the accomplished Beenie Man to the upcoming acts, the crowd rarely...

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Abused by a 'slave driver'
Greater Portmore sports complex underway