Child witnesses traumatised - Exposure to murder desensitises children - Survey
A survey on the impact of violence on children has found that 80 per cent of them had witnessed five to eight murders or had known five to eight murder victims. The research done by Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown, lecturer...

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'My son kneel down a tie him shoes lace and them shoot him'
Ease on US passport initiative
Jampro wants Bollywood talent on local film scene
Mother killed in front of children
Davies targets tax dodgers
Government of Jamaica gets strict on job scams
Montego Bay wants end to murders
Mid-February deadline for South Camp Road works
Privy Council agrees with DPP on Genus decision

Gleaner Editor's Forum - Kingston hotels gearing up for cricket
KINGSTON hoteliers are positioning themselves to benefit big from the Caribbean's hosting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup later this year. Nicola Madden-Greg, president of the Kingston chapter of the Jamaica Hotel...

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Is the church fading? - Results of a changing society
Portmore residents demand freeze on planned toll increase
Early Childhood Commission launches education campaign
$2 billion a year for children injured in vehicular accidents
Sandals Whitehouse quantity surveyor defends his integrity
Adamou assault case set for Feb 9
Health Ministry continues push against bleaching
Victims Charter to become public March
DBJ to get $600m loan
JEF says left out of minimum wage talks

C&W's show of strength
In a significant show of support for Rodney Davis and his efforts to claw back market share in Jamaica, the parent company of Cable & Wireless Jamaica flew its top executives to Kingston this week for meetings of the boards...

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Jamaica's electricity charges regionally competitive
Singh remains head of Courts Jamaica - Mario Guerrero named Caribbean corporate boss
Six buyers shortlisted for JPS - Ranked 7th cheapest of electricity providers
Treasury bill yield falls 9% in a year
Remittance flows boost BOP
Venezuela, Cuba to sign 'no-cost' travel deal for poor tourists
National Housing Trust to raise financing overseas
Jamaica, donors devising 'mutual' system of tracking aid flows
OP-ED SECTION - Cost overruns versus social and economic infrastructure

Gayle concerned about WI's finishing
CUTTACK, India (CMC): STAND-IN CAPTAIN Chris Gayle has lamented the West Indies' inability to finish off matches, following their second successive loss to India by a close margin in the second one-day international on Wednesday.

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Guyana defeat Jamaica
Aussie coach wants more pressure ... Says New Zealand and England had failed to test their character
Bermuda team to be named after WCL
Red Brigade strike
Respect is the source of success - coach Hyde
Harbour View face tough Carib challenge
Pollard guides T&T to victory
Rain rules in Dominica
Federer blasts past Roddick
D-day for Johansson, Platini
HORSE SENSE - Is simulcast racing the answer? ( Part II)
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Lambert starting to blossom

EDITORIAL - Diplomatic contempt
JAMAICA ENJOYS a special relationship with the United States, which we deeply cherish. The tens of thousands of Jamaicans who make their home in the United States or visit that country annually help to prove the point.

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Slingshot police
Trending toward transparency
China's satellite killer

LETTER OF THE DAY - Call for plebiscite on Cockpit issue
The Editor, Sir: The news is out! The Cockpit Country debacle is not just a nine-day wonder. Those who believed that they could keep silent and it would go away after the people have grown tired of it are in for a rude awakening.

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Criminals the biggest threat
Gov't is broken, dysfunctional
Dismantle the garrisons!

Jazz fest gets medical treatment
WESTERN BUREAU: Although not attracting top billing, it was the charismatic and musically charged Dr. Cathy Brown who stole the spotlight on Wednesday night as the 2007 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival ended its two-night stopover...

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War comes home in 'Flags of Our Fathers'
Singers ask for a moment of peace
'Sounds of Jamaica' heats up MIDEM
'The Candy Shop' a growing up comedy
The brainy 'Wild Child'

Kingston Beer - The big, bad Jamaican brew
Not women and cold beer? Sounds like the right ingredients for fun! There was plenty of both at the calendar-signing party of Kingston Beer, the lager of the Lascelles group of products. The party launch was held at Devon House.

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Parties in full swing for '07
It's Carnival time again!
Mixing in diplomatic circles
Jamaica Tourist Board fêtes the media

UWI chancellor calls on alumni to form fan base
NEW YORK (CMC): University of the West Indies (UWI) Chancellor Sir George Alleyne has appealed to alumni to help the university expand by creating a "tremendous fan base."

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CUBA - Citizens still waiting, wondering as Castro remains out of sight
BARBADOS - 'Increased fares expected with merger'

IRAQ - Bombs kill 28 ... but PM Maliki vows no haven for militants
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Bombs killed at least 28 people in Baghdad yesterday, but Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed his new crackdown in Baghdad would leave militants nowhere to hide.N In a speech to parliament, Maliki urged politicians..

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MEXICO - Police given slingshots instead of guns
UNITED STATES - White ex-sheriff's deputy arrested in 1964 killings
UNITED KINGDOM - Churches set to lose appeal on gay adoption law
LEBANON - Battles cast shadow over aid
TURKEY - Five charged with editor's death