Remove it! - Ministry orders schools to stop using controversial textbook, orders full review of approved textbooks
After much public outcry surrounding the use of a textbook in the secondary school system, which states that homosexual unions may be considered a family type, the Ministry of Education has ordered that the controversial textbook be removed from the classroom....

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'Nuh drop him, yu nuh' - Mother, newborn brave makeshift bridge
National Water Commission (NWC) wants 40% rate hike
School fee payback starts next week
Scrap metal export officially scrapped
Child without a country

Day 13 - Uneventful day of testimony
FIVE witnesses testified on yesterday's uneventful 13th day of the coroner's inquest into the death of late Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Detective Sergeant Devon Harris was on the stand the longest....

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Rodgers new CEO of Air Jamaica
'Murderers preying on returning residents'
Montego Bay courthouse firebombed
Golding backs 2030 Vision
Trial date set for Vaz case

Gatwick slots are 'junk', says Henry
Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry, has vowed to press ahead with the review of the Virgin Atlantic contract, saying Air Jamaica and the country were given a raw deal with "junk" slots at Gatwick Airport, London. He is now demanding three of the seven positions ...

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Jamaica in denial
Carreras loses tax case - But freed of $3.5 billion penalty
Court to scrutinise bid tactics - Barbados Securities Commission unhappy with actions of Neal& Massy, ANSA McAL
New majority owner for private power company - Houston's AEI expands footprint to Jamaica
Wynter not excited by Latibeaudiere's plan - Says single financial regulator proposal counters current trends
Seprod divests again
Jamaica in denial: Manufacturers can't compete; investment schemes will crash - William 'Bill' Clarke, in his own words
Wehby hopes to introduce performance-based budgeting - Fund allocation to be matched to targets
BoJ as regulatory monopoly: Not a good idea

Rusea's edge Grange hill to qualify for Ben Francis Cup semi-final
WESTERN BUREAU: RUSEA'S BECAME the first qualifiers for the Ben Francis Cup Knock-out final yesterday when an Andre Atkinson first-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over Grange Hill in their semi-final showdown at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay...

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Calabar, JC meet in emotional encounter
Smith plots path to Olympic gold
CFU Club Champs set to kick off
It is I to atone
HORSE SENSE - No honeymoon for new board
Jamaica on course for Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) showjumping title
Aussies pick 13-man squad for first Test
ON THE BOUNDARY - Thank you very much, Kitty Sharpe

EDITORIAL - Plans and visions and the need for realism
The Planning Institute of Jamaica is to be congratulated on its launch of Vision 2030 - a National Development Plan for Jamaica. This is an important technical effort to analyse the social and economic needs of Jamaica with a view to enhancing the development process over the next...

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Cemeteries for the living
NOTE-WORTHY: Funny business

LETTER OF THE DAY - Samuda protecting the national interest
The Editor, Sir: In any country it is expected that a democratically elected government will act at all times in the national interest, and the move by Minister of Industry and Commerce Karl Samuda to immediately suspend the export of scrap metals from the island...

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A new deal for Jamaica
Ignorance about gay issues
Indulgences and other issues
Haiti defamed
Children must learn to cope
Minister Henry and Virgin deal
Anxious for Yallahs bridge
Other choices for youth training

Oraine Barrett nabs Vogue
Pulse's Oraine Barrett now has another credit to add to his résumé. Oraine is currently starring in the latest edition of a stellar 20-page editorial for fashion's premier magazine, (Italian) Vogue. The timing of the Vogue editorial could not have been better...

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Unity theme for Sting 2007
'The Exorcist' scares horror poll

It's COK's big Forty!
Who would have thought that 40 years have passed for COK Credit Union? The organisation celebrated its ruby anniversary last Friday, with a banquet and awards ceremony at the Hilton Kingston. Volunteers, staff and past presidents were honoured for their various years of service ...

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Swanky session with the Macmillans

London cops fined for Brazilian's shooting
LONDON (Reuters): London's police chief defied calls to resign yesterday after a jury convicted his force of endangering the public by shooting dead an innocent Brazilian on an underground train, mistaking him for a suicide bomber. Police shot electrician Jean Charles de Menezes....

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Jesse Jackson's pending visit to Carib condemned
COP promises citizens referendum on death penalty