Mbeki arrives
PRESIDENT THABO Mbeki of South Africa arrived in Jamaica yesterday to a 21-gun salute, a military guard of honour, red-carpet treatment and was later serenaded by Jamaican folk music.

World Cup cricket on CARICOM'S agenda
THE CARICOM Heads of Government meeting opens in Montego Bay on Wednesday and on the agenda will be World Cup cricket.

Baptists slam casinos and same-sex unions
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Baptist Union (JBU) is reiterating its tough stance against casino gambling and same-sex unions, and warning that it will be to the peril of the Church to cosy up to those activities and values...

More calls for CCJ referendum
A DISCUSSION on Saturday, following a public lecture on whether the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is a "hanging court"...

It's Nomination Day in Braeton
TODAY IS Nomination Day for the Local Government election in the Braeton division of the St. Catherine Parish Council.

Root out corruption, Seaga tells councillors
EDWARD SEAGA, the Opposition Leader, yesterday urged newly-elected Jamaica Labour Party Parish Councillors to ensure that the Councils were accountable to the people and that corruption and dishonesty were rooted out of Local Government.

Half-Way Tree traffic changes for Mbeki's visit
THE POLICE have advised that there will be several traffic changes in and around Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, today to facilitate a civic ceremony at Mandela Park for President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, who is on a three-day visit to Jamaica.