1,476 MURDERS in Jamaica - LAST YEAR'S DEATH FIGURE SURPASSED
AS Jamaica's murder rate reached a historic high this week, Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, yesterday called on the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) to provide scientific clues to address the crisis.

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Licences to be granted for sale of surplus electricity in Jamaica - Interested parties will have to apply to the OUR
JAMAICA GLEANER-DON ANDERSON POLL - Focus on agriculture to create more jobs
Mullings resigns from Sandals Whitehouse probe in Jamaica
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 18 - Pathologist says injuries not typical of shoot-out
Ethanol plant opened in Jamaica - Will supply an initial 150 million litres to US
Some weapons in wharf arms find were stolen

JAMAICA GLEANER HONOUR AWARD RECIPIENT - Dr Edward Robinson, son of the soil
WHOEVER COMPARED the joys of geology to the dubious thrill of an evening watching cement harden, has obviously never met noted geologist Dr. Edward Robinson. After almost 50 years in the field, his relationship with geology is still rock-solid.

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TRAPPED! - Reliving the memory of escaping death
THE CLEMENT BECKFORD STORY (PART V) - Masking murder
New university launches operations today
National Workers Union (NWU) welcomes 'landmark' ruling against Marksman
PNP and JLP predict victory in SW St Ann, Jamaica by-election

Jamaican Exporters to digitise
THE JAMAICA Exporters Association (JEA) is to get a new $5 million information technology centre, according to its president, Dr. Andre Gordon. The Ministry of Commerce, Science & Technology has approved the funding...

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Cable & Wireless Jamaica gives to call receivers

Heart surgery bowls out Jamaica's Gayle
ADELAIDE, CMC: Jamaica's SENIOR WEST Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the final Test of the three-match series against Australia after successfully undergoing surgery yesterday morning in Melbourne...

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Aussies going for clean sweep
Leeward Islands ready to rumble with Jamaica
CRICKET: WORLD CUP 2007 - Tickets on sale May 1
Harding on fire at Caymanas
Glenmuir's win streak broken, Cornwall run hot

Jamaica's growing education crisis
TODAY'S LETTER of the Day points to a crisis in education which has been growing at the root of the system and may well be escaping the highest levels of policy projection. This letter from high school teacher...

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'Don we now our gay apparel'
The 'other' university
Israel's political twists

LETTER OF THE DAY - A student who cannot spell 'cat'!
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing this letter to you based on my experience. I am a teacher at an upgraded high school in Jamaica and I must say that we are making strides in CSEC passes and the performing arts.

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Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals doggie fashion show
Jamaica should stop moaning about sugar
Jamaica Labour Party(JLP) satisfied with Golding

'Bricolage' - Potential unearthed in Jamaica
BRICOLAGE: THE Choreographic Works of Kyisha Patterson, was staged at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica last weekend, highhighlighting the works of a budding choreographer...

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Sting 2005 promoting peace, love and unity in Jamaica
Mariah cops only one music award

Jamaica's Minard Livestock Show receives good turnout
BROWNS TOWN, St. Ann: Following a two-year absence, the Minard Livestock Show and Beef festival was successfully staged at the Minard Estate in Brown's Town, St. Ann, Jamaica on November 10.

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Jamaica's Crop production declines more than 20 per cent
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) assists farmers St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Students receive Agriculture scholarships in Jamaica
Caribbean agricultural scientists join together to ight plant diseases

CRANBERRY VS SORREL - BATTLE OF THE REDS
Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day and the menu includes the undisputed icon of everyone's table - cranberry sauce. This goes well with the roast turkey that forms the main entrée on the table.

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A taste of Spain - Turron and Cava - with Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva-Fernandez
Preparing sorrel
The 'Hip Strip' revitalised

Johnson-Sirleaf declared president-elect
MONROVIA, (Reuters): FORMER FINANCE Minister, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, won Liberia's presidential run-off, beco ming the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country, the National Elections Commission (NEC) said yesterday.

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Merkel makes first foreign trip - to Paris

Ackee - More than just food
JAMAICA'S AGRICULTURAL sector has been exploiting the ackee fruit with great success and today it is the fourth largest agricultural export crop. Between January and September last year, processed ackee exports passed the $300 million mark.

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PROFILE - Camille Bowen
Watch that barbecue! - Pollutants in our foods
OUR VIEW - Great potential in food science
Certification for food processors in Jamaica
Food safety - that's our focus!

'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.