JPSCo crisis worsens - Strikers defy court injunction
STRIKING JPSCO workers yesterday defied a court injunction, staying off the job even as another restraining order was served on technical and supervisory staffers.

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Call for probe of DPP Office
Gaming Commission fires legal officer - Second executive member dismissed in past three months
IMS students finally get their laptops
Lee-Chin under fire from bankers - Over reinvesting profits locally
G2K elects new president

Concern mounts about crime in resort towns
BUSINESS INTERESTS in the resort towns of Ocho Rios and Montego Bay are calling on the Government to urgently address the problem of crime in their areas, charging that tourism could be seriously affected.

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St James wanted man killed
PM to meet with urban renewal group
Jamaican men urged to avoid multiple sex partners
Health fair for youth in St Ann today
LOJ makes new offer to Island Life shareholders
Treasurer fined for defrauding Jamaica Cancer Society
Twenty-six vie for PM's Youth Award For Excellence
Hearing postponed for Jamaican woman
Assamba calls for greater attention to food safety in service industry
Moldovian delegation in Ja to study JSIF
Dr John Lindo, nominee for young scientist award

US consumers alerted to credit and finance scam
NEW YORK (AP): NUMEROUS UNITED States consumers moved to try to protect their finances and credit lines after prosecutors warned that thousands of people were vulnerable to a high-tech assault on their identities after records...

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Iraq to continue oil sales while UN debates 'oil-for-food' deal

Spirit Of Jamaica rebounds nicely
THE IMPORTED filly, SPIRIT OF JAMAICA, bounced back to her winning ways at Caymanas Park yesterday when easily defying top weight in the day's feature for the Gladiator Trophy over 1400 metres.

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Lawson and Powell for the World Cup
Tate to lead Village
Wolmer's claim fifth straight victory
McCreath sparks H. View
Gayle, Samuels toast of JCA awards

Middle East optimism
UNITED NATIONS weapons inspectors began their work in Iraq this week. While the Iraqi government maintains it has no weapons of mass destruction, the inspectors claim they are equipped with the latest technology...

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S&T and economic development
Religion and US Mideast policy
Who is next?

Pantomime and the Ward
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS A 'first nighter' to the Christmas Pantomime over the years, I am greatly disturbed at the uncertainty which surrounds the staging of this year's Pantomime at the Ward Theatre.

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Rewarding crowd indiscipline
Concerning a state of emergency
Errol Percival Campbell
Putting crime in remission
Michael Peart deserves to be a Minister
Most Jamaicans are violent
Crime levels are abnormal and abhorrent
What next will we sell?
Plaudits for Dave Myrie
Remove Rodney's statue
Too much talk, too little action

The show must go on
THE VENUE for the December 7 'Miss World' finals is Alexandra Palace in northern London. The finals were originally scheduled for the city of Abuja in Nigeria but heavy rioting by Muslims in that city forced the organisers to leave over the weekend.

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Karen Smith: still searching... but thankful!

Craft vendors appeal for help
WESTERN BUREAU: CRAFT VENDORS at the Fantasy Craft Market on Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay whose goods were destroyed by fire last Thursday are making a desperate appeal for assistance...

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Conditions at Blue Hole concerns councillor
Troy All-Age playing a vital role in community development
Sav business community donates vehicles to cops

Make a Joyful noise - Crunchy, munchy cookies for Yule
AFTER A hearty session of carolling, break out the cocoa, coffee or tea, and enjoy the sweet sensations of the season -- buttery, chocolately, delicate festive cookies.

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Sweet success: Making meringue