Golding campaign to kick off Tuesday
WESTERN BUREAU: THE NATIONAL campaign for Senator Bruce Golding, as a contender for leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), will officially shift into gear next Tuesday at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

INDEPENDENCE MESSAGES
Time to chart a new beginning THE ISLAND'S leaders have urged Jamaicans, in their Independence Day messages, to draw inspiration from the nation's past to tackle current difficulties and challenges.

Independence celebrations across the island
'REFLECTING ON the past; taking charge of the future' is the theme for the 2004 Independence celebrations, which culminate with several activities across the island today.

Danger! Garbage chokes Kingston's gullies
MAYOR OF Kingston Desmond McKenzie yesterday appealed to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to intervene and provide the resources to clean gullies in the Corporate Area.

Newly-elected Police Federation chairman cautiously optimistic
INSPECTOR HANDEL Morgan, the newly-appointed chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, is cautiously optimistic about his stint as leader.

Seeking a sweeter deal for sugar
FOREIGN AFFAIRS and Foreign Trade Minister K.D. Knight says local sugar producers can expect a better deal in the future as the region continues to lobby for an increase of the new sugar prices proposed by the European Union...