'Comply or lose'
THE JAMAICA Exporters' Association (JEA) yesterday warned food producers to ensure standards or find themselves unable to export. This follows last week's recall or seizure by the United States-based Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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Batch testing to be done
Prime Minister of Jamaica unveils Ottey statue
Eight killed in 24 hours in Jamaica
Visibility poor at Sangster Airport's new concourse
'Jamaica should brace for more disaster in 2006'
Negril residents, officials irate over poor medical services
Investigators to question Plummer family about fire

'You are wrong, Mr DPP!'
RECENTLY THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) made a speech to the Optimist Club of Kingston banquet. As he made many references to human rights groups and Jamaicans For Justice in particular in that speech, Jamaicans For Justice...

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Safety still a concern at sugar factories
Phang, Roberts still in custody
'FTAA is on life support'
Family survives suspected arson attack in Clarendon

CARICOM - newest trade bloc on January 23
COME JANUARY 23, 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) becomes the newest trade bloc, joining the approximately 194 other trade blocs in the battle for economic survival.

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Digicel partners with Jamaica National (JN) in roaming initiative
Montego Bay schools want transport upgrade

Wadadah, Arnett in tense 2-2 draw
KWAME RICHARDSON struck seconds before the final whistle to rescue a valuable point for Arnett Gardens, allowing them to salvage a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Wadadah in Wray and Nephew National Premier League second-round action yesterday..

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Village United get the edge over Boys' Town
Rivoli hold Harbour View 1-1
Seba United outclass Tivoli at Jarrett Park
Waterhouse cool down game Reno 2-1
Portmore take bounce out of Spring
Chelsea extend lead in English Premier League
West Indies cricketers mourn Packer's death

Learning from rain
THE LESSON we learnt in 2004 was: don't build houses in wetlands. The images of misery in Portland Cottage are still fresh in our minds. What lesson can we learn from the year of extraordinary rainfall just ending?

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Half and half
Trip to Narnia
Eastward ho?

LETTER OF THE DAY - Attorney-General on trial commentary
THE EDITOR, Sir: YOUR EDITORIAL of Tuesday last, entitled "The Chief Justice doth protest too much" has caused me considerable concern and disquiet. Let me make it very clear at the outset that I am not, repeat I am not, complaining...

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Keep your focus, Portia
No water in Castleton
Oberlin High, true winners

Who a di king?
KING YELLOWMAN once again declared that he was the real king of dancehall and did not mince words cursing other artistes who have been staking claim to the title. The deejay was performing at Stars R Us at Fayor's Entertainment Centre...

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King Yellowman - From rags to records

Farming sweet to the bone
MALVERN, St. Elizabeth: BECOMING AN independent and ambitious young man 30 years ago was important for Elton Thompson and with a family to feed and bills to pay, he decided to start his own farm.

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United States FDA to study Jamaican ackee
Jamaica's farmers' efforts honoured
Tomato-growing manual to be developed

CHAMPAGNE Anyone?
Yet another Old Lang Syne to be sung and we will be looking to purchase that special bottle of magical brew to toast and ring in 2006. So let's talk Champagne. Notice that Champagne is always written with a capital letter. Why?

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Creative ways to use leftovers
Village chefs cook up a storm for the holidays
The Roti chef
Magic fingers, Dwight Davis
'Bunny', Botany Bay's village chef

Toussaint named 'Person of the Year'
NEW YORK, (CMC): A UNITED States-based Caribbean magazine has named Trinidadian-born labour leader, Roger Toussaint, as its "Person of the Year." The Brooklyn-based Everybody's magazine, said Toussaint...

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New court to settle trade disputes

EU launches navigation satellite
MOSCOW (Reuters): THE EUROPEAN Union launched its first Galileo navigation satellite yesterday, moving to challenge the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS). Russia's space agency Roskos-mos said the 600 kg (1,300 lb) spacecraft...

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Bus, truck collision kills 30
Inmates refuse to release hostages
Civil war fears grow

Red Stripe's master brewer
STEPHEN SPENCER has the distinction of being called Master Brewer at "The World's Coolest Beer Company" - Red Stripe. He joined the company in 1990 as a Brewhouse Foreman and has progressed through various supervisory and management roles...

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Sherry, a fortified wine
Fermented drinks for the holidays
Beer essentials...

'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.