JDF on standby - Patterson weighing the possibility of using army to assist police
JAMAICA DEFENCE Force (JDF) personnel could soon be called on to assist the police in a more structured way in the fight against crime and violence, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson said yesterday.

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Unpaid bills taking toll on health care system
Hellshire fisher folk, municipality at odds
Police question second man in big arms find
Revolution needed in education ­ PM
Accountability makes policing more demanding - Acting commissioner of police
Police probe death of tourist
PM eases tension between Dalley, trade unions

'Get ready - JEF official urges workers to prepare for challenges of regional body for CSME'
JACQUELINE COKE-LLOYD, executive director of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF), has called on Jamaicans to adequately equip themselves to deal with what she said are the several challenges which will arise when the CARICOM Single...

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School accepts HIV student
Cash crunch stalls 'Ivan' relief effort
'Better governance needed in school'
UNICEF identifies threats to Jamaica's children
Man held in Sp Town car stealing ring

Venezuela says US charges prelude to 'attack'
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): VENEZUELA SAID yesterday United States accusations against President Hugo Chavez were a sign of an impending 'attack' against one of its top oil suppliers.

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Tame consumer price rise eases US inflation fears

Boyz seeks first title
JAMAICA, AFTER ensuring qualification for the 2005 Gold Cup in July, now have to tend to the task of winning US$100,000 for capturing the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Championship this evening.

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Ferns get one over on Sunshine Girls
Reno scrape past Spring
St Jago retain titles
Simpson takes three winners
JFF hits back at CFU fine
Hot tennis action at Liguanea Club

An economic blow
THE ENFORCEMENT by the U.S. authorities of an annual 66,000 cap on foreigners employed as temporary hotel and restaurant workers in America spells bad news for Jamaicans who have been an important part of the programme for many years.

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Mr. Bush's Social Security gambit
Drought alleviation
The rise and fall of AIDS in Uganda

LETTER OF THE DAY - Airport relocation, is it the right move?
THE EDITOR, Sir: SOMETIMES THE 'best' is not necessarily "the right thing to do." For example, when communicating, it is prudent to utilise all available media, rather than try to find and utilise only the best medium.

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Political motorcades violating the Road Code
'Kingfish' must be commended
More questions than answers

Black History at Poetry Society
THE POETRY Society of Jamaica was in its regular home, the amphitheatre at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, last Tuesday for its regular meeting.

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Food, craft and rhythms at Fi-Wi-Sinting

Roti - Eat up, curry up, bus it up.
If you love Indian food you'll be in roti heaven this coming Sunday at the first Roti Food Festival.

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COOL RUNNINGS - IN MOBAY WITH THE BOBSLED CAFE
Power of nine - Tru-Juice's new vegetable juice provides a lift