2 held as US snipers Suspect, 17, said to be Jamaican; rifle tied to killings
FREDERICK, MARYLAND (AP): ONE OF America's most extraordinary manhunts culminated yesterday in the arrests of an Army veteran and a teenager, asleep at a roadside rest stop perpetrators, authorities believe, of a bloody, three-week sniping spree...

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Malvo not violent, says brother
We are worried - Forstmayr - Jamaican connection to sniper case worries tourism officials
Jamaicans in the US disturbed
PM, Seaga to meet next Friday
Accident fatalities increase

JEF urges new administration to create enabling environment
THE JAMAICA Employers Federation (JEF) has said that one of the major challenges facing the new government will be the creation and continuous fostering of an enabling environment for investment and entrepreneurship.

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Protruding shacks, stalls to be cleared from gorge
Port Maria Primary School honours community heroes
Stress disorders on the increase Children especially at risk
Over 40 murders in the west since January
Strip show promoter faces court Nov 20
Peace deal for Mtn View area inches closer
Military memories
Bus crushes sisters to death

Business personality of the month - Robert Levy takes Jamaica Broilers to new heights
ROBERT Levy, president and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Broilers Group, was only 17 years old and a high school drop-out when he joined the chicken-rearing business his father helped to establish during the late 1950s.

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Grace Financial force finds formula
JMMB to make public share offer
Food processors to save $460m from legislated change - Batch-by-batch tests are no more
Accountants respond to private sector concerns
Blue Cross revenues hit $b-mark
Highway 2000 takes its toll on the rails
Accounting for general insurance

Gayle on fire for WI
OPENING BATSMAN Chris Gayle emerged from his fragile Test form with a commanding century as the West Indies enjoyed fruitful batting on the opening day of their three-day game against India's Ranji Trophy champions Railways at the Nehru Stadium...

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Four in chase for final two berths
The Woodbine Model II
Get ahead on Rapidash

The great challenge
FORMER US President Jimmy Carter was spot on. He warned that Jamaica will not see economic prosperity unless and until crime is brought under control. And Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says he intends to tackle the seemingly intractable cycle...

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I'd RADA be a farmer
Freedom to hate each other

The tragedy of Woodford Park
THE EDITOR, Sir: WOODFORD PARK is bordered on the east and the north by South Camp Road, the west and south by Arnold Road and Vincent Street. It has always been a quiet working-class community...

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Gov't should grasp economic opportunities
Equip the force, Commissioner Forbes!
Our children are dying
The blood is crying out
Road safety the responsibility of all
Don't choose Blythe, Mr. PM!

'Di wata' ran at Negril Getaway
BARBADIAN BAND Square One had absolutely no problems in maintaining their status as one of, if not the, premier soca bands on the planet last Sunday at 'Negril Getaway 2002', held at Margaritaville Negril, Westmoreland.

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'Sweet Home Alabama' - sweet enough