PM assures tougher crime-fighting moves
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday assured private sector leaders of new measures to control escalating crime and violence, including the increased presence of Jamaica Defence Force soldiers on the streets.

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PM names remaining six Senators
C&W dials up major deal
Forbes orders August Town investigation
Anthony Clarke dies at hospital
Kids caught in crossfire - Survivors of Greenwich Farm drive-by shooting

Asbestos pilot study in the pipeline
THE NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will spend about $300,000 to conduct a pilot study in hospitals and schools to examine the disposal of asbestos, a potentially fatal material when inhaled, in critical institutions.

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JLP names seven deputy spokespersons
Report on May Pen Hospital coming soon
More fires despite prevention programmes
Drug Court to get support
Chicken rearing promoted to offset cost
Flood waters recede in East Hanover
Regular water lock-offs for flood-drenched Manchester
Donald Buchanan remains winner after recount
JEF gives Dalley early warning
Angry mob hacks man to death
Baby killed by gunman

Tax net tightens
FINANCIAL SECRETARY Shirley Tyndall has underscored the importance of strengthening the tax collection system to improve the state's revenue intake especially in view of severe financial constraints facing the country at this time.

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JN Micro Credit disburses millions to small businesses
Support increases for Caribbean Fashion Week
Gov't borrows to repay loans
The business of dot.coms
Development Associates changes course
Cutting out the middleman
Micro-lender targets Kingston
NetServ purchasers, turn-around experts
Increased taxes ahead - analysts

Arnett meet lowly Seba
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Arnett Gardens and Harbour View are set to move closer to the end of first round final when the penultimate series of games in the first round come to a close today. Five games are on.

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Charlie, Wolmer's and Excelsior victorious
Hazard, Village clash
Fight on for semi berths
JHF launches Junior Premier League
Fund Run starts Nov 24
I could not sleep - Samuels
Well done, President Hall

Enough is enough
'AUGUST TOWN mourns massacre', a Page One news story, informed us yesterday, relating the brutal killing of five people and the wounding of four others in communities in St. Andrew Eastern since Friday.

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The winds of war
After the gas riots: remarkable victory

Let values and attitudes begin in Parliament
THE EDITOR, Sir: I MUST commend the Prime Minister for resurrecting the Values and Attitudes programme.

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On polls and pollsters
Solidarity versus insularity
Frustrated by the RGD
Short-changing the public
An appeal to the gunmen
Downtrodden Jamaican women

Brian and Tony Gold: Back in the limelight
WITH THE release of their colloboration with Shaggy, Hey Sexy Lady, Brian and Tony Gold have once more been thrust into the limelight after a few years of seemingly being absent from the music scene, both local and international.

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'Delightful package'
Della lights-up 'One Night Only'
Local film-makers discuss their fate
Last respects to hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay

Corporate wellness
Workplaces can see tangible pay-offs and adjustments in their bottomline just by investing in a corporate wellness programme.

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JMMB - profile of a healthy workplace