'I will not go' - ‘My life is not petty; I am not going to allow anybody to play around with it.’
FORMER JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) leader Edward Seaga said he will not attend today's annual party conference. Mr. Seaga said he will not go because he is offended by the slogans announcing the event, which he thinks describe him as an "old leader"...

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'Reformists' move in
Life in the socialist seventies
Disaster zone
Is the CSME doomed?
CARICOM gets new headquarters

PM Patterson favours another conscience vote
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has indicated his willingness to allow government legislators to vote, according to conscience, whether to retain or abolish the death penalty, rather than adhere to party position. "I think the time has come for that,"...

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Guts to hang
Move to clear 400 cases against cops
Four youths shot dead in Kingston
Yes, hang them!
Urban crime has rural roots

Dyoll to get lifeline
LOCAL INSURER Dyoll, hit by substantial claims as a result of Hurricane Ivan is very close to brokering a deal with both AIC and GraceKennedy that will go some way to alleviate its current predicament.

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BNS introduces local mutual funds
Stocks with the best growth potential for '05
Manufacturers urged to reclaim local markets

Boyz face arch-rivals
A WHOPPING US$100,000 awaits the winner of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championship which will be decided in Barbados over the few days.

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Si Mi Trial takes Hot Line feature
Early goals the key to the title, says Marshall
Lowe for Arnett Gardens?
Collins, Ruddock clock records at exciting meet
Wanted: A peacemaker for West Indies cricket
Blackwood, Pinnock cop second victories

Portmore's plight
LAST FRIDAY, Portmore residents opposed to the imposition of a toll road linking their St. Catherine community to the Corporate Area, staged a protest outside the office of the Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill. This is the latest...

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The way forward on the CCJ: Why cooperation is a must
No CCJ horse-trading
No expatriation from 'Black Paradise'
The politics of statistics

LETTER OF THE DAY - Put greater focus on the future
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE MONTH of February is celebrated as black history month. I do not have a problem with the idea of using the month to reinforce our history and achievements. Indeed, a people without a knowledge of their antecedents are like trees...

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Benefits of Highway 2000
Well done, Gleaner Company
Make better use of local produce
Praises due for pantomime

WOMEN hit the boards
ONE CRITICAL area, however, where they have been markedly absent is record production ­ but that seems set to change. At present, at least four established female artistes have dabbled in music production.

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Campbell heads for more TV
Rastaw ear: All the rage

Make light work for you
THE ABILITY to control light in taking photographs is an essential compositional as well as technical skill. Light is important in establishing the mood of pictures. You must be able to use it like a tool and know how to vary its quality and...

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A truce for goodness
The art of drawing

Quest for a QUEEN bee?
REV ARCHER, Spelling Bee training master who has been, for the last 20 years, grooming National Spelling Bee winners has finally turned his attention to seeking a wife.

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And now... the body ecology diet
KAREN THE FABRIC PAINTER - Draped in colour

GOLDEN HOUR
THE HOUR has come. The heir-apparent must inherit the hotly-contested throne. It has been a tortuous, treacherous and rocky road, but the inheritor has vanquished the Grand Old Man and has turned the Rockstone Labourite into a pebble.

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A seat for Golding, or else ...
I like Omar, but the people don't

Chinese celebrations
MY DEARS, on Tuesday night of last week, Chinese the world over gathered together in one accord, to ring in the Chinese new year ­ the year of the rooster! And so, partying there were aplenty and all over. But luvs, the week...

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Ruckus at Waterfalls