The captain lands
Captain Barrington Irving Jr., the Jamaican-born American who recently broke records flying solo around the world, yesterday set foot on the land of his birth with bright hopes of inspiring young Jamaicans to follow in his footsteps.

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Plan for a wet weekend
Debating the issues
Woman killed, four injured on Slipe Pen Road
DENBIGH 2007 - Farmer raring to go in goat competition
EARLY ELECTION RULES - Legal conduct during the silly season

Emancipation Vigil brings out thousands
Thousands of people from across Jamaica and overseas were in attendance at the National Emancipation Vigil and Jubilee held at the historic Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann last Tuesday night.

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Across the Nation
45 MILESTONES (1962-2007): 45 years of nationhood
News briefs

Jamaica Labour Party tourism plan a good idea, says JHTA boss
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is in favour with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) election manifesto plans to go after the higher-end tourism market and to bring cruise shipping and duty-free shopping to Port Royal.

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Hyper inflation in Zimbabwe

Jamaica's Campbell, Bolt shine in Norwich
Jamaicans Veronica Campbell and Usain Bolt registered the only Caribbean wins at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix yesterday evening when they captured the 200-metre titles.

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Young Boyz stole the show
Dozen Masters teams to battle honours
Record tests for World
McIntosh triumphs at last
Irregular betting on ATP match under probe
Antigua Olympic Association official calls for coaching upgrade
Fast curve did the trick for Usain Bolt
Boxhill glows as U-20s' medal finish manifests JFF's goal
Alnaskra to land knotty feature race
Merchant, Creary dig Jamaica out of trouble
Gore Summer Tours give more exposure to leading players
Performer of the Week - Mullings hot on the track
In Your Neighbourhood
Row brews over Indian rebel league

EDITORIAL - A radical idea requiring careful study
The JLP's manifesto proposal to establish a civilian traffic corps is a radical idea that requires careful study. The first consideration is to determine whether the present police responsibility in this regard should be abandoned on the basis that the constabulary needs to devote all their attention to crime control in its several manifestations.

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Intruding cameras
From Gordon House to Dolly House
Issue: Parent offended by gay content of movie

LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaican politics has become 'a dirty business'
THE EDITOR, Sir: It is with a sense of total disgust that I write to express my disbelief and disappointment at the behaviour of the Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, on his conduct as seen on national television in response to Roger Clarke's purported statement.

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force is improving
Election strain
The choice is yours
Road complaints in Clarendon

Drew Carey has 'Power' in new CBS game show
He says he hasn't missed being on television, but Drew Carey is back anyway. Before he takes over as CBS' new host of The Price Is Right weekdays, the droll, bespectacled alumnus of his own eponymous sitcom and the improv-driven Whose Line Is It Anyway? steers contestants toward potentially huge winnings ...

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Soap Scene
Jane: Flirty girl gone wild

Let's talk relationships
Dear Counsellor: I am 24 years old and in a relationship for four years. The first two and half years was heaven on earth. We are still together, but the real problem is that now I am having all different kinds of feelings.

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Let's talk life

The Babylonian officer and the Bible
There was some excitement when it was announced in early July that a small tablet held in storage at the British Museum in London had been deciphered and found to contain a reference to a Babylonian man with the same name as one mentioned in the scriptures.

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Holy Land Experience drawing bigger crowds under new ownership

Caribbean briefs
The eldest son of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is to become the island's next Ambassador to the United Nations, Foreign Affairs Minister Sir LouisStraker has confirmed.

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UN head makes pledge to Haitian children