State of emergency in Jamaica's Health Ministry
THE HEALTH sector is now in crisis following continued protest action yesterday by the island's nurses, which has forced many hospitals to accept only emergency cases. Further threats are emerging as medical doctors in the public sector...

More Stories
No bail for deacon
Fighting corruption at heart of Nigeria's economic reform
Mirant needs Government consent to sell Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) - Officials meet today on way forward
Cricket budget too big - Bartlett
Jamaican Government officials to be trained in China

Tombstone mystery! - Ancient graves leave everyone guessing
NOW AS far as I'm concerned, what happens between a man and his donkey in private is his own business. But I must admit that I was a tad curious when I heard that so strong was the love between the man and his beast...

More Stories
New Testament Church convenes annual synod
Dalley outraged at videotaped assault
Meeting to discuss school closure
US Embassy preps students for life abroad
Montego Bay murders affecting pupils

EU proposes cap on cellular roaming rate
LONDON, AP: THE EUROPEAN Union's head office yesterday proposed legislating controls on the cost of using a mobile phone abroad, saying network operators make 'excessive' profits on roaming calls and have ignored appeals to moderate prices.

More Stories
Financial Services Commission (FSC) acted without legal authority, says Opposition

Zidane tells all about that head-butt
PARIS (Reuters): ZINEDINE ZIDANE said yesterday that Italian defender Marco Materazzi insulted his mother and his sister during the World Cup final against Italy. The French captain reacted to the insult by head-butting Materazzi's chest...

More Stories
Jamaica fall in FIFA rankings
Hot Harding notches another hat-trick
Cayman trounce Bahamas
Kids, too, are joining the fitness routine
Joey Carew withdraws nomination as West Indies selector
Hanover, Challenger march into final
Road race in May Pen

Haiti needs CARICOM
HAITI'S RECENT readmission to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been accompanied by the expected reservations about the likely impact on the Community by its most populous member. The common perception is that Haiti's participation might not be...

More Stories
Warren Buffett's philanthropy
A nation of squatters
Mideast tensions rise

LETTER OF THE DAY - Rethinking the emergency response services
THE EDITOR, Sir: RECENTLY, I, like so many of my fellow Jamaicans, lost some friends and neighbours in a motor vehicle accident. In my particular situation it was a neighbour who actually died on the way to the hospital.

More Stories
Good Samaritans
Hell on earth
Condom use, the safest
Drag racing on Hope, Old Hope roads
Jamaica in decline

'Lyrically Speaking' - Poetic rhythm and rhymes kick off second season
IMAGES AND verse, rhythm and rhyme hit the Arnold Road, St. Andrew, studios of the Creative Productions Training Centre (CPTC) on Tuesday evening, at the shooting of the pilot for the second season of Lyrically Speaking.

More Stories
Artistes pay to play
Bruce Willis behind the 'Die Hard' facade

Governor General award for Farm Queen, Young Farmer
GOVERNOR-GENERAL, Professor Kenneth Hall says the winners of the National Farm Queen and Champion Young Farmer - two of the agriculture sector's most notable awards - should be accredited with the Governor General's Award.

More Stories
Call for rapid growth in agri sector
Cummings proposes youth farm programme
Repair slated for Blue Mountain roads

Dancing dreams for Kingston
LONDON'S SUNDAY Times acclaims Osho as one of the 1,000 makers of the 20th century. From his book Intuition - Knowing Beyond Logic - Insight into a New Way of Living, I quote: "You cannot decide direction, you can only live this.

More Stories
Restaurants rebound! New Orleans eateries pick up the pieces after 'Katrina'
NEW RESTAURANT IN TOWN - Chinese cuisine: Dynasty Jade
The real Jamaican sorrel
SWEET SOYA - Serac Soy Milk
Epicurean Escape - a hit again

LIVING WITH HURRICANE RISK
WHILE THE impact of hurricanes can be mitigated through structural measures involving engineering works, and non-structural measures such as evacuation plans and public education, the reality is that risk cannot be eliminated.

More Stories
Systems that affected Jamaica
The most devastating natural disaster