'PNP ship sinking':JLP says Palmer's resignation indicative of a party in trouble
General Secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Karl Samuda, said yesterday that Vando Palmer's resignation as candidate for the People's National Party (PNP) in Central Manchester is indicative of a party that is "desperately trying to salvage what's left of a sinking ship."

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Kenyan passenger plane crashes, 114 missing
Broken relationships:More couples getting divorced, fewer getting married
The failure of Christian marriages
Porteous attracting strong electoral support
No time wasting for Sally Porteous
PM's budget speech short on economic ideas - analysts
Government urged to spend less on crime-fighting tactics
JLP proposals lack credibl says PNPYO

No clear evidence of cadmium poisoning
Scientists at the International Centre for the Environment and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies are set to release a report on their study of the metal, cadmium in the Jamaican environment later this year.

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Cape Town, one of the most beautiful places on earth
Disabled cop begs for pension
'England's finest hours'
Having your say - ailing and ageing parents

Mayberry plans preference-share issue
Mayberry Investments Limited (MIL) will tap the market for new equity with a planned preference-share issue, the company's board decided Wednesday.

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JN Small Business adds $3m loan to product mix
Stay the course - don't lose sight of investment goals
New C&WJ phone sale and mobile plans on Monday
World Stock Markets
House debate leaves critical debt, interest-rate issues unresolved
EU free-market access offer controversial, could be costly

Do-or-die for Young Boyz
TWELVE MINUTES away from certain elimination, Jamaica's young Reggae Boyz staged a miraculous last stand, coming from two goals behind to knock off regional kingpins, the United States, and set up a winner-take-all showdown...

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U-17 coach urges support for team in crucial match
Samuels slays Trelawny
WIPA asks players to sign tour contracts
Sarwan 'ready' for responsibilities
Dravid injured ahead of Bangladesh tour
A disappointing World Cup
St Jago High fêtes winning basketballers
Rangers defeat Celtic
Schalke hold on to lead
Manchester United move closer to title
Spaniards on course for semi-final berth
New Jersey Nets bounce Raptors
Business House basketball officially launched
Street Sense breaks jinxes
Hat-trick for hot Mullings

That World Bank crime report
That study on crime in the Caribbean produced by the World Bank tells people in this region little they didn't know.

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Staunching the energy crisis
Portia: resplendent, sensitive, in charge
Poly ticks and health fleas
An absence of restraint

LETTER OF THE DAY - The brightest must tackle current crises
The Editor, Sir:It is with great interest that I read the editorial on May 1, that speaks to the responsibility of the Prime Minister, the minister of national security and the commissioner of police.

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Site new hospital at Cornwall Regional Hospital
Taking responsibility

'Academic' split between REGGAE, DANCEHALL
"Reggae has positioned our small island as a powerful force in the global marketplace," noted Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at the launch of the Reggae Academy Awards, held in late April at the Caribbean Business Club, 3M Building, New Kingston.

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Jeffrey Osborne comes for conch,'Congratulations'
Promoters underperform for artistes
Contracts the binding way to go
Antonia Ross blooms late, bright
Brazilian brings Latin rhythms to dancehall

Art-A-Fair
In the front yard of Liguanea residents, a large nationwide art collection was displayed at the Lane Plaza, on Sunday.

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Historic partnership for National Visual Arts Competition
Levy's 'full expression' of imperialism
Chocolate tree
Picket fences (Pt 1)
Below the HTB Hard-dough Bread Line

Judith Bodley Behind the scenes at RJR
Hair drawn back from flawless skin, Judith Bodley on a Monday morning is quietly focused on the making of programming decisions.

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Single in the City: Money grabbers at large
Black blooms
This church needs God
Wayne's decorating talent
Public displays of affection
Self-injury and teens

Prophecy, polls & populism
The less stable the political system, the more serious the issues. In war-torn Somalia and Iraq, it's about trying not to get blown up.

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Assessing the Budget debate
Defining Portia and the social agenda
Finding the child within

Mexican award for Spanish ambassador
The poolside was well lit with pepper lights.

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Int'l lawyer urges greater gov't, private sector partnership
Bush, Carib leaders meet
It was a grand Portia gala

France votes today
PARIS (AP):France's presidential election today is a ground-breaker - a choice between an immigrant's son and an army officer's daughter, each offering a radically different vision of how to put a dispirited nation back on track.Nicolas Sarkozy and...

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Ousted chief justice rallies supporters in Pakistan

The Voluptuous Veracruz
The three-tonne luxury SUV segment has one more ingredient.

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Kawasaki's singular dual sport
Tropical Battery launches car care line
Palisadoes Raceway comes alive today
First look: the 2007 BMW M3
Beijing car ban cuts air pollution by 40 per cent