Murders second only to diseases
HOMICIDE IS the fifth leading cause of death in Jamaica after cancer and lifestyle-related illnesses such as heart and cerebro-vascular diseases like stroke and diabetes.

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Twelve get Musgrave Medals
Recognition call for common-law 'spouses'
Ja-linked soldier wounded in Iraq
Dismissed over dual contract
Scotland Yard, local cops wrap up Kraal probe
Air J adds two new aircraft to fleet

'Job freeze will not hurt tutors' - Henry-Wilson says teachers not part of regular civil service
THE RECENT freeze on employment in the public sector does not apply to teachers, says Minister of Education, Maxine Henry-Wilson. According to Minister Henry-Wilson...

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Scores respond to overseas job offers
Sandals' first employee inducted into hall of fame
MoBay fare increase not enough for bus company
$4 m in toll purse after first week
'Butch' criticises tourism plan, calls for less hotel taxes
Collection rate at 95%, water agent says
17-y-o in hospital after shooting
Billions needed to fight crime in Ja, says Phillips

Boyz eye Brazilian midfield
SHUTTING DOWN Brazil's fiery engine room will be key among technical director Carl Brown's plans when his Reggae Boyz tackle the world champions at Leicester City's Walter's Stadium on Sunday.

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Ja whip Canada
Stunning comeback victory for Rusea's

Not the answer
THE CALL is going out once again for the imposition of a state of emergency to curb the current high level of serious crime that is threatening to make the nation cower in frustration, if not in hopelessness.

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A merry way with death
Raising tensions in the Middle East
Millennium Development objectives

We should all resist State of Emergency
THE EDITOR, Sir: MR. KINGSLEY Thomas has now joined Professor Don Robotham in the call for a state of emergency to deal with the current crime level.

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Defending 'Butch' Stewart
New innovation needed in crime-fighting
'Switching off' of Cable and Wireless
Exercise more discipline on our roads
Stop the criminals now
Make adultery a criminal offence
Errol Barrett of MPM
Lower rates should not mean lower standards
Solving the extortion racket

Rass Rod wants more respect for 'poemtry'
RASS ROD has issues with what he perceives the non-acceptance and lack of respect for dub poetry and the Jamaican dialect.

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Poets chant for Peter Tosh

SDC tackles Hanover jobless
WESTERN BUREAU: OFFICERS ASSIGNED to the Social Development Commission (SDC) in Hanover have devised an ambitious plan, which will entail the setting up of a skills data bank and the revitalisation of Community Based Organisations (CBOs)...

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Trelawny's fire service in limbo
Exciting food show ahead
Lack of playing fields hampering football - Evans
'More bombshells soon' - Parish Council promises new, shocking Bogue Lands revelations

What a sweetie pie
THEY NOT only taste good, they're good for you. With the combined efforts of carotene and vitamin E, sweet potatoes pack a punch - helping to protect against cancer, heart disease and strokes.

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The Sweet Potato Festival
Thousands at the Miami Jerk Festival
Jamaica's culinary team cooks up a storm
Palate-pleasing Caribbean food with attitude
The powerful sea egg