Vale Royal talks on - Bruce, Portia return to consensus table
THE VALE Royal talks will soon be resumed as the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) yesterday backed down from its hard-line position, saying it would now dialogue with the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). In a release yesterday, Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller said...

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No cash until February for Higgins investors in Jamaica
Medical bill soars - Health Ministry says it is now costing $2.2 billion to treat violence-related injuries
Nelson, unions debate MoU3
Use scientific approach to fight crime - Professor
Walker asks institutions to accept voter ID
Trinidad will not sign on to PetroCaribe
Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) wants more dough for school feeding programme
'Ban smoking in public'

Agriculture body wants insurance scheme
With the agriculture sector severely battered by Hurricane Dean and weeks of torrential rain, the umbrella body for the island's farmers will this year be pushing the Government to implement a National Crop Insurance Scheme. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS)...

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Immaculate Conception celebrates 150 years
Education Ministry moves on task force recommendations
Man to stand trial for Aussie's murder
Divorces on the rise in Jamaica
Violence against journalists reached extreme levels in '07
Warmington to answer for abrasive behaviour towards media

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - Richard Bernal: Doyen of commercial diplomacy' - 'I speak loudly and I speak often.'
Tall and solidly built with a clear, ringing voice, it is not easy to miss Richard Bernal.Neither in a casual social setting nor at the trade negotiating table. "I speak loudly and I speak often," he quipped. Bernal was referring to his efforts over the years to build awareness....

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Bottle shortage keeps Mountain Peak coffee off the shelves - Turbulence hits Salada's Guatemalan supplier
NCB 'stifling' under corporate loan restrictions - Latibeaudiere, other bankers say no to easing regulations
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - Ambassador Richard Bernal: Caricom's deal broker
Pulling small business from the shadows - A new SBAJ emerges
Neal and Massy vows to defend reputation - Regulator declares BS&T bid illegal, bars take-up until January 31
Jamaica's women and family-owned businesses - Study detects 4,600 operations
COMMENTARY - Political vision: The challenge for Jamaica in 2008
German economy expected to cool in '08
Cold flurries worry citrus growers
LETTER - Lopsided coffee niche market

Windies in tough batttle
CAPE TOWN, South Africa(AP): ASHWELL PRINCE scored an undefeated 55 yesterday to lead South Africa to 218 for five at stumps in the second Test, only 25 runs behind the West Indies' first innings total. South Africa needed just 15 minutes after play resumed on the second day...

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Jamaica begin Carib Beer campaign today
Ugly assault mars keen clash at Jarrett Park
Bank on JJ's red Rocket
McKay Security promoting unity at Caymanas
Indians bounce back
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Part of the game, or cheating?

EDITORIAL - Metal detectors in schools
Ruel Reid, an adviser to Education Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government will install metal detectors at more than 100 schools as part of its strategy to curb campus violence among students.We expect that Mr. Reid's statement would have been sanctioned by the minister...

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Break silence on Cash Plus et al
Good vibes about 2008
NOTE-WORTHY: Plight of NIS pensioners

LETTER OF THE DAY - More police, crime and its solutions
The Editor, Sir: The concept of more police is not a solution for the spate of crime in Jamaica, as increased police officers on the streets or more persons being recruited as police officers would only trigger a strategic review...

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Making it better at home
Born for a purpose
Is clamping of vehicles legal?
Looking back at 'the bloodiest year'
Make 2008 the year for mending
Pension problem

Something extra
You could say that Montego Bay is in dress rehearsal mode for this month end's Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival. The Second City is fast regaining its reputation as the preferred destination for world-class celebrities and royals.

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Mighty laughs in 'arketypal' Bible tale

What a shebang
What a season ending/opening shebang! From the east to the west, it was all that and then some! Luvs, destination Jamaica, is still the preferred get-away for the international 'A-crowd'. My daahlings, billionaire Paul Allen docked his yacht just off the St. Mary coastline...

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Ringing in 2008 fashionably
Wonderful beginning, great end
Mayor McKenzie says thank you

Convicted killers of Maurice Bishop say sorry
ST.GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Convicted killers of former revolutionary Prime Minister Maurice Bishop have apologised for their roles in his demise, his daughter Nadia Bishop has disclosed. The 10 members of the former Socialist People's Revolutionary Government...

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Main Opposition wants answers on voters' list discrepancies