Welfare warfare in Jamaica - Buy back the hearts of the poor from dons says Church leaders
LOCAL CHURCH leaders believe they can wrest power away from dons in depressed communities by forging financial relationships with the private sector that would allow them to 'outgive' dons, and eventually, win the hearts of...

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Red tape grounds Haitian repatriation
Half-Way Tree (HWT) traffic changes cause major delays
Old Harbour residents 'fed up' - Bad roads spark mass protest
Traffic cops on red alert for Christmas
KRAAL TRIAL: DAY 26 - Testimony halted
Emergency evacuation legislation to be drafted
Ganja seized on wharf in Jamaica
Brace for rise in infectious diseases, WHO warns

Jamaica Gleaner reporters among Prime Minister's youth award recipients
GLEANER REPORTERS, Robert Lalah and Shelly-Ann Thompson emerged winners in the Journalism category of the Prime Minister's youth awards held at Emancipation Park on Sunday.

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Ashenheim migrating to Bermuda
'No conflict in crime teams' - Golding: Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) task force won't interfere with bi-partisan committee
Burke insists People's National Party's (PNP) delegate structure needs revamping
50 new Justices of the Peace for Westmoreland, Jamaica
Alligator Church Bridge may crumble - Portland residents
Interest groups recommend minimum wage increase in Jamaica
Miss Lou's nation-language revolution
THE Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) lauds Caribbean Secondary Examinations Council (CSEC)

Pioneers win science award
FIRE STREAM Media Distribution System (FSMDS), an integrated visual and data application suitable for mass communications, was recently named as the winning entry in the inaugural Innovations in Science and Technology Award, established...

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Risk boss gets global portfolio
'Wealth-creating policies needed'
United States growth prospects weaken

Jamaica drop chance to beat Windwards
THE CARIB Beer Series cricket match between Jamaica and the Windward Islands ended at Alpart yesterday with the visitors hanging on for a draw and denying the home team a victory that at one stage seemed theirs for the taking.

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All-Manning clash with Trinidad and Tobago schoolboy stars
Simpson gets award
Lamey inflicts killer blows on Wadadah
Seba United dent Village's hopes
Former Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) president Wallace passes on
Gary Subratie - a complete horseman
Georgia beat Racquet-eers

On guard against bird flu
ALMOST THE whole world is bracing for the possible outbreak of a deadly pandemic of avian flu, more commonly known as bird flu. Since the H5N1 virus crossed from poultry to humans in 2003 in Southeast Asia, 67 deaths have occurred from 122 known cases.

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PNP and British Conservative race
Will globalisation make or break us?
The transition to a new language and strategy

LETTER OF THE DAY - Squatting devaluing several communities
THE EDITOR, Sir: I RECENTLY bought a house in the vicinity of Sunrise Drive and Molynes Road. A few months after I bought the property, a man started putting up a stall (a tacky pink and white one at that) just across the road from my newly acquired house

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What is good for the gander is good for the goose
Neighbourhood watch helps
Well done, Jamaica
Education transformation

A burst of art and performance
THE UNIVERSITY of Technology's (UTech) 2005 concert, 'Sunburst', was an impressive collaboration of the visual and performing arts. The visual arts came from an exhibition of the university's recently acquired A. D. Scott collection...

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'Cris'mas Fun Ting' brings early yuletide cheer
Fiery start to Reggae Campfire

Michael Bernard - Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) president-elect
MICHAEL BERNARD, director of Shipping Services (Stevedoring) Limited, was nominated unopposed to be the next president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) at the organisation's 67th annual general meeting held last Friday...

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Information from the Jamaica Customs Department

Deck the home this Christmas
CHRISTMAS IS traditionally the time when everyone at home, in the office, at the business place or hotels goes all out to create a festive, colourful and exciting ambience. Pepper lights are now passé, but they still make a beautiful spectacle...

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Christmas
Sisters enjoy their Christmas in hotel

Island could be first to benefit from Caribbean gas pipeline
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: BARBADOS COULD become the first Caribbean country to benefit from a proposed oil and gas pipeline being constructed by Trinidad and Tobago-based East Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company, Energy Minister Eric Williams said...

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Opposition has 'no confidence' in elections supervisor
Heavy rains may mar voting

Strong earthquake shakes East Africa
NAIROBI, (Reuters): A STRONG earthquake shook East Africa yesterday in the Lake Tanganyika region frightening people from Congo to Kenya, but causing little damage, according to initial reports.

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Gay couples register for partnership ceremonies in Britain
Chavez lawmakers claim victory after Congress vote

'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.