ONR under fire - Brighton residents turn up heat on relief chief
WESTERN BUREAU:IRATE RESIDENTS of Brighton, Westmoreland verbally abused Danville Walker, chief executive officer for the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), yesterday as a planned tour of the site of new houses in that community...

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Police kill rape, murder suspects
Picking up the pieces in Kennedy Grove
Crown witness in 'Zekes' case gets death threats
PM to present sugar strategy today
C&W pumps $1.2m into Crime Stop Programme
On hold until November 1 - Cayman delays Jamaica visa requirements
'Wilma' kills five in Florida

PART II: GARVEY'S BOLD VISION OF SELF-RELIANCE - A country redeemable
IN KEEPING with his doctrine of self-reliance, National Hero Marcus Garvey saw that a major obstacle to the development of a skilled and technically competent labour force was the dependence on foreign expertise.

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Taxi men lock down Green Pond and Cornwall Courts
A very 'Deadly' history
Two Caribbean tourism bodies merge
77 couples renew vows at Sandals Grande, Ocho Rios
Portland spearheads fire awareness initiative

LOJ to acquire Cayman insurer
LIFE OF Jamaica Limited (LoJ), a member of Sagicor Financial Corporation Group (Sagicor), through its subsidiary Sagicor Life of the Cayman Islands Limited (Sagicor Cayman), has announced its intention to acquire controlling interest in Cayman General...

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Quality of life plunges in Ja
C&WJ offers better overseas call options
CCMB rights issue extended

Lara spat almost got physical, says Waugh
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC: EVEN WHEN he is keeping a low profile, Brian Lara remains a subject of obsession in Australian cricket and media circles. While the West Indies' star batsman was practising with his teammates...

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FROM THE BOUNDARY - Lara and the Windies bid for victory
Samuels anxious for match practice
KC win but coach cries foul
High marks for Graham Poll
Bender throws in the towel at Spring
Ja's women strike gold in double wicket tournament
Nakhid denies involvement with Bahrain senior team
Simpson-Harding duel to get hotter

Credit unions supporting entrepreneurship
WE NOTE with interest that Churches Co-operative Credit Union, in preparation for its 35th anniversary celebrations in 2006, has just launched an Entrepreneurs' Award scheme targeting university students with above average academic performance.

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Cuba and Venezuela
Anti-crime effort being undermined
The death penalty: An international snapshot

LETTER OF THE DAY - People must pressure MPs for protection
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM totally horrified, sick to the stomach and deeply, deeply troubled by the state of Jamaica. Is there a war going on? Why have Jamaican men descended to such barbarism and utter disdain for life?

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Junk science confusing many
Solving crime and violence
Good job by cops on cutting road deaths

A truly 'Grand' peace rally
IT WAS a grand spectacle of unity at the Homecoming 2005, Grand Peace Rally on Saturday in the streets of Knutsford Boulevard, as all acts slated for the event not only came, but contributed solid performances...

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Carlene Davis launches seventh gospel album
Grammy begins 'Best Reggae Album' selection
Janet Jackson's 18-year-old secret

INVESTING IN WELLNESS - In our Kingston Restaurant Week sponsors corner this week is National Commercial Bank.
AS YOU don the tackiest pair of sweats that you own, and an oversized tee, pull on a pair of socks and the scruffy pair of sneakers that was hibernating in the back of your closet, you mentally check off one more resolution...

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The Gleaner ... building muscle
Wellness in the workplace

250 rescued in flooded neighbourhoods
HAVANA (AP): SCUBA DIVING teams in inflatable rafts pulled nearly 250 people from their flooded homes early yesterday after massive waves churned by Hurricane Wilma flooded the capital's Malecon coastal highway...

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Earthquake rattles island
Lower electricity bills for consumers

Gun control advocates lash out at failed sale ban
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP): STUNNED BY the crushing defeat of a referendum to ban the sale of firearms in Brazil, gun control advocates yesterday blamed a lack of public safety and government corruption.

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Car bombs kill 15
Thousands protest UN report

'HAIR' IS THE HAT

DARAIN HOUSEN HAS not taken off his hat for the last 20 years. He bathes, he sleeps and does everything possible in it. It is a perfect fit.