Cops on alert - Lawmen mobilise to crush rumoured tax protests - Government accuses JLP of taking neutral stance
THE POLICE in western Jamaica began mobilising last night amid reports of planned protests and civil unrest today against the increases in motor vehicle licensing fees and other taxes which came into effect last Wednesday.

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Major ganja busts
Ballistics experts head for Scotland Yard training
NWU warns of social unrest
Heavy rains, floods lash Montego Bay
Cash Pot mimics thriving in MoBay

Debate on Defence Act amendments to resume
DEBATE ON the proposed controversial amendments to the Defence Act should get under way shortly after Parliament resumes sittings this week.

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Edmund Bartlett, the comeback kid
Highway robbery?
The plight of the Hampden Sugar Factory
Farmers want sugar industry restructured
Public sector reform yields value for money
Pastor's carnal abuse trial stalled
The National Crime Plan (NCP)
Black River Health Centre burgled
'Jungle justice' claims one
RGD to conduct registry weddings in St Ann
Union seeks end to med techs' strike

Exciting draw at Arnett
HAZARD'S WINNING second round run ended yesterday when they played to a 0-0 draw in the Wray & Nephew National Premier League with defending and end of first round champions Arnett Gardens at Tony Spaulding Sports Complex.

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Pagon misses double hundred
Waterhouse sink Reno in injury time

Reaping the whirlwind
LAST YEAR was the year when the nation's debt problem was laid bare. This is evident in a quick review of the economy's performance. From as early as April, with the assumption of the $100 billion FINSAC debt on the Budget, Finance Minister Davies warned.

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God and Brian Lara
USA: Travelling alone in 2003?
God's will: war or peace

Plant more food
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS THE clouds of war loom across the face of the earth, we in Jamaica must take stock of what such a prospect means for us.

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Dreams and fancies?
A pack of e-jokers
Please stop the killing
Not a laughing matter

Junior Gong and mom combine at 'Jamming On the Fault Line'
ON A night that saw a veritable potpourri of performances, the pick of the night during 'Jamming On the Fault Line' may very well have been seeing Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley perform on-stage with his mother Cindy Breakspeare.

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Sean Paul debuts on Canadian charts
'Bella's Gate Boy' witty, entertaining

Covergirl Chloe
CLODINE 'CHLOE' Luton did not grow up dreaming about being a model. In fact, she entered the Miss Jamaica Fashion Model competition in 1998 on a whim.

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Wedding of the Week
Schooler out, housewrecker in