'ALL SYSTEMS GO' - September 3 polls announced, Electoral Office ready
Despite the fury of Hurricane Dean, which left sections of the country devastated, Director of Elections, Danville Walker, says it's all systems go for a September 3 general election.

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State of emergency lifted
Hurricane relief supplies on the way, says ODPEM
Most of Jamaica to receive electricity by September 9, says JPS
Powerful 'Dean'- Photos from Gleaner readers
Correction and clarification

Life after 'Dean'
On Sunday, the northern eyewall of Hurricane Dean swept the south and east coasts of Jamaica, demolishing communities from St. Mary to St. Elizabeth ... The Gleaner's photographers travelled the island to document and highlight the devastation wrought by the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.

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Mad rush
Rush for hurricane relief

'Dean' damage less than 'Ivan'
Insurance companies have not yet completed their assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Dean, but already they are forecasting claims to be much less than the amount paid out for Hurricane Ivan.

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Jamaica Producers' future in banana production uncertain
Trinidad experiments with methanol to produce electricity

Keen to solve 'missing puzzle' - Campbell hunts sprint double at World Champs
Jamaican sprint ace Veronica Campbell has high hopes as she embarks on a sprint-double bid this weekend at the 11th IAAF World Track and Field Championship. Campbell, the reigning Olympic 200-metre champion, is embracing the meet as an opportunity to land gold at one of the few events that she is yet to earn the top spot on the medal podium.

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In Your Neighbourhood
Usain: I'll bolt to the gold medal
Rogge turns up heat on drug cheats
Colombia end T&T dream
Female footballer gets five-year ban for stabbing
Bell launches mcounter-attack - says he won't allow 'devilish' forces to dictate his moves
India level series after imposing batting
Kenyan wins first gold!
Limited overs competition postponed
WICB to discuss new dates
No Stephenson challenge - KSAFA throws full support behind Burrell
Doggone guilty! Vick admits wrongdoing in plea agreement

EDITORIAL - Challenging days ahead
Jamaica is faced with some difficult days ahead which will require sober leadership at every level - political and civil. We are scheduled to go to the polls for general election within a few days amid some dislocation brought on by Hurricane Dean.

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Blow me down!
Government now 'three-ring circus'
Issues: Dim view of tongue-lashing

LETTER OF THE DAY - Is it full speed ahead or no speed?
THE EDITOR, Sir: On July 8, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced the long-awaited date for general election as Monday, August 27. This was the last date that I would have expected the Prime Minister to announce.

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Stop garrison politics now
Help offer to Jamaica Public Service
Put off the election!

Avril Lavigne courts the teen crowd at Fox award show
If teenagers still like and buy her music, that's fine with Avril Lavigne. A big sign of their approval: her bid for the surfboard 'troph' for choice music single - for her energetic tune Girlfriend - in Teen Choice 2007, the ninth edition of the annual award show, which Fox televises Sunday, August 26.

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Soap scene
Marcus Patrick goes undercover in Salem

Let's talk life
Dear Counsellor: I am preparing for back-to-school. I would like to improve the grades of my10-year-old son. He is a bright student and I want him to achieve his goals.

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Viagra boosts 'love' hormone, study reveals
Out of body or mind over matter?

Dan - A nature reserve and archaeological treasure trove
Dan is one of Israel's great surprises. A medium-sized archaeological site with remains from all the significant periods of the historical past, it is situated on the northern border at the foot of the winding road to the northeast that leads up on to the Gola.

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Hispanic churches add English services

Ex-Klansman gets life for killings
A reputed Ku Klux Klansman was sentenced yesterday to three life terms in prison for his role in the 1964 abduction and murder of two black teenagers in south-west Mississippi.

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Ugandan government rejects gay rights call
15 die as forest fires rage in Greece
Three Brits killed by friendly fire
Caribbean briefs