Simpson Miller defends her religious utterances - Emphasises that country needs values and morals
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller has attempted to assure the public that her unabashed references to Christianity since being appointed, are not intended to force the religion onto the nation's people...

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Unfit school conditions - Substandard structures plague early childhood sector
Five persons missing each week
Three killed in Montego Bay
CAMPUS BEAT - HOME AWAY FROM HOME
ICON - Still harder than the rest

TYRONE'S WATCH - Waiting for water in Orangefield
WHAT'S NOT WORKING? THE residents of Orangefield district in north west St. Catherine have no piped water. They bemoan bitterly that the community has been plagued by a chronic water shortage for more than two decades.

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NEWSMAKER - Hyacinth Bennett clears the air
National Land Agency launches probate unit
Sanguinetti worshippers reflect on Christ's life
CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE - Energy debate gets refuelled

US, CARICOM trade relationship re-energised
THE JOINT decision by CARICOM and the United States to re-establish the dormant Trade and Investment Council (TIC) will boost trade relations between the region and its main trading partner, believes Ambassador Richard Bernal,...

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NCB deepens linkages with Jamaican Diaspora in UK

Medals record under threat
LES ABYMES, Guadeloupe (CMC): THE JAMAICANS were threatening to break their own record medal haul in track and field events after yesterday's morning session on the third and final day at the 35th CARIFTA Games in the Rene-Serge Nabojoth Stadium.

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JFF/Real Madrid FC link sealed - Two Jamaican coaches could visit soon
In-form Fuller scores again
'Peak' explodes in Easter Sprint - Gets peach ride from veteran 'Scorcher'
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Sarwan should be the next West Indies captain
20-y-o tops national trial
Reno, Tivoli end premier league season on winning note
Miami FC edge Portmore with late goal
Barbados fightback leaves final wide open
Granville, Montpelier in crucial encounter
Johnson wants crack at IBF title

The NHT and inner-city housing
IN THE last few years, while operating out of the Office of the Prime Minister in the Patterson administration, the National Housing Trust (NHT) has been thrust into the provision of inner-city housing.

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Uneducated tertiary students
Christ is risen, indeed
Long Mountain nastiness

LETTER OF THE DAY - A People's Union for national unity
THE EDITOR, Sir: AFTER 43 years of Independence, it would be reasonable to argue that for the vast majority of Black Jamaicans, there has been relatively little change in their fortunes (vis a vis) post-emancipation (era) days.

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Safe sex report clarified
Research teaching in the UK
Future leaders outside of Jamaica

ENTERTAINMENT BEAT - New Marley bio for release in May
TWENTY-FIVE years after his death, a new biography on reggae legend Bob Marley will be released. The book, Before The Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley, was written by Jamaica-born journalist, Christopher John Farley.

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'De Moon In De Crossroads' rises over Hope Gardens
A song for mature audiences
'TIDAL WAVE' - at Chukka Cove 2K6
James takes flight on wings of a crow
JILLIAN JOHNSON - Standing by her man

Hundreds benefit from 'Jamaica Wellness Tour'
HUNDREDS OF residents of Hermitage, August Town and other communities close to the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, received free medical tests last week from the 'Jamaica Wellness Tour' that was officially launched at the UWI...

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'Princess Cruises' express gratitude

ISRAEL: Suicide bomber kills nine at Tel Aviv eatery
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP): A PALESTINIAN suicide bomber blew himself up outside a fast-food restaurant in a bustling area of Tel Aviv during the Passover holiday yesterday, killing nine other people and wounding dozens...

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UNITED STATES: Witness details Moussaoui's instability
UNITED STATES: Bush's new chief of staff signals shake-up
UNITED STATES: Jury finds former Governor guilty