Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) team shot at - Three persons injured, one fatally in St Thomas attack
Gunmen last night brazenly opened fire on Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament for West St.Thomas, James Robertson, while he did last-minute campaigning for tomorrow's local government elections, injuring three persons in the process. The police confirmed that one man died...

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Cops under fire
Crime Jamaica's worst problem
Hinds wants more talks on Portmore hospital
Mayoral hopefuls trade punches
Injured Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate back on campaign trail
Financial autonomy for PCs - PNP councillor
Media veterans honoured
Simoes returns in January
Private sector groups advise against high-risk investments

Juicy - quenching the thirst of Santa Cruz
On any given day while passing through Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, you will probably see a man pushing his way through the town with a red, green and gold cart with an umbrella attached. Christopher Thompson is the proud owner of that cart, which allows him to exercise ...

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TYRONE'S WATCH - Golden chance for renewal - Health centre still a wreck
What I hate about Christmas
VOXPOP - Top cop in line of fire
US pledges over $12m to police oversight body
New book on slave trade to be launched

Oil drops to US$88 - Market weighs possible boost in OPEC output
Oil plumbed five-week lows below US$88 a barrel on Monday as concerns about the health of the United States economy extended losses that have cut 10 per cent from prices over the past two weeks. U.S. crude fell 81 cents to US$87.90 a barrel at 1830 GMT...

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The PSC/Vasciannie imbroglio
SAJ's managing committee returned en bloc

Excited Parchment makes Windies debut in Zimbabwe ODI series - Hamstring injury stumps Chris Gayle
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC): Opening batsman Brenton Parchment will make his international debut today when he lines up for West Indies in the third One-Day International (ODI) against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. The 25-year-old right-hander will replace team captain Chris Gayle ...

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Parent body serves JTTA with funding
Miracle Man, Rum Talk unplaced
Several trainers honoured by JRTA
Lara scores only four
Jayasuriya, Murali, give Sri Lanka the edge
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Hats off to Muttiah Muralitharan
Tivoli Gardens confident of retaining crown
Champions Dunoon and Queen's surge into finals
H View want full points off Arnett, Boys' Town
Ronaldo double puts Man U second

EDITORIAL - Rear Admiral Lewin's task
On the face of it, the country will be spared unseemly bickering over the appointment of a new head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister Bruce Golding apparently has no objection - or will not object - to the reported recommendation by the Police Service Commission...

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Importance of local government
Say something, Mr Prime Minister
NOTE-WORTHY: Mico reinvents wheel

LETTER OF THE DAY - Time for paramilitary tactics
The Editor, Sir: As we see the ascension of a new commissioner of police, I wish to make a few suggestions on how to deal effectively with the high murder rates we are facing.The ruthlessness of our criminals is mind-boggling and to curb this, they need to be demotivated strategically.

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Wehby shows courage
Danger on the toll road
McKenzie's selective activism
Forex trading vs investment schemes
Poor postal service
'Gleaner bias shows'

Small audience, big tunes at 'Booyaka!'
The audience was small, but the tunes were huge. The persons singing on the records were dead, but the music was, in the main, lively. A booth which featured, pictures and career synopses of over 30 dead Jamaican singers, deejays, producers and musicians underscored the theme...

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Payne takes RedBones' number one poetry prize
Curtains go down on 'Love Games' Dec 9
Thought-provoking, witty and engaging
Will Smith's daughter wants to be a diva
Don Imus returns to the airwaves
Kennedy Center honours five