'What Jamaica wants' - Church, gays divided on PM's BBC interview
Prime Minister Bruce Golding's firm stance against homosexuality in Jamaica on an international talk show has drawn both support and sharp criticism from within the nation and the diaspora. Yesterday, president of the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation in Canada...

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'Senior school' coming
Golding talks about policing, gays on BBC
Diaspora astir after Golding's interview
Experts sorting out $1.8m in seized weapons, ammo
Vaz remains in House until appeal is heard
Crackdown on illegal DVDs
Farewell, Daisy Orane

A pyramid of woes - Cashless Cash Plus and its 45,000 investors trapped
The following is a Summary of Findings from the Second Interim Report to the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica by the co-Interim Receiver/Managers (published with the Court's approval).

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Sade Dunbar prepares for Scripps Nat'l Spelling Bee
No bail for man charged with beating baby to death
Billions collected under tax amnesty
Aunt Ruby's retirement leaves void at Time and Patience
Five master keys of success (Part I)
Nations meet to tackle damage to global biodiversity
Solidarity in combating the global food crisis

'High-risk' tax cheats targeted - Deeper scrutiny for company directors, doctors, lawyers and contractors
Tax consultant and attorney-at-law Ethlyn Norton-Coke has warned that businesses, including company directors and senior executives, will be more closely tracked by the authorities in a move to bell tax evaders. Norton-Coke said the Tax Administration and Assessment...

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Hilton Kingston sold ... again - Delroy Howell takes over as chairman
S&P maintains Jamaica's 'B' rating - But less optimistic than Shaw about economic growth
Flow to build new customer centre - Commissions US$80m undersea fibre-optic cable
Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) on a foreign mission - To set up six offices in two years
Jamaicans remitting more money from the US
CCFG to build regional alliance
Campbell to head First Global holding company
ON YOUR OWN - Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs

Hayden doubtful for opener
STAR AUSTRALIAN opener Matthew Hayden has been rated a 50-50 chance to take part in tomorrow's opening Digicel Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park. At the three-Test series' launch at the ground yesterday, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said a nagging achilles...

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Daley enjoys recall to national fold
Wadadah, York battle
Old foes to do battle in Moscow
Amit thinks West Indies can beat Aussies
Plans under way for £10 million Twenty20 match
I could've gone 9.7 again - B o l t
Double amputee not ready for world's best
Spurs off to Conference finals again

EDITORIAL - Education accountability required across the board
All Jamaicans would do well to read, and fully digest, the recent offerings of two distinguished Jamaicans, which, essentially, address the cause of the Jamaican condition and what we have to confront if we are to overcome what everyone admits is a bad situation...

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Combating overfishing
Day of Solidarity with the Cuban people
NOTE-WORTHY: National interest first

LETTER OF THE DAY - Another aspect of school comparisons
The Editor, Sir: Esther Tyson's article in The Sunday Gleaner of May 18, titled 'Unfair School Comparisons', has made clear a major point that many teachers have been making for years. The Timar Johnson story shows that the good student with parental support will do well...

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'Declaration' not 'determination'
Rights and citizenship
Access to beaches
Military boost for JCF
Sensitivity of dual citizenship

Starlights shine brightly
The annual 'Starlights' presented by Sts Peter and Paul Preparatory School saw a capacity audience last Saturday night at the Little Theatre along Tom Redcam Avenue. Young talents came out in their numbers performing a variety of pieces such as poetry, dancing...

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Starlights - A success (cont'd )
A Jazzy May evening
Woolmer lives on in Bollywood!

HER HEALTH: Pregnant & positive - You can still have a healthy baby
A FEW weeks ago, I was enjoying an episode of my current favourite 'medical-like' show on television, 'Grey's Anatomy'. In this particular episode, a female surgeon in training (a resident) informed a patient and her partner that she was pregnant. The patient...

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Why are beehives suddenly deserted?
Letters
DIETITIAN'S DESK - Response to readers' questions on Eating Cassava
Men and tobacco smoking
FITNESS CLUB - Get results from your exercise sessions!

CHINA - Quake leaves 40,000 dead, millions homeless
CHENGDU, China (AP): China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the five million people, whose homes were destroyed in last week's earthquake, while the confirmed death toll rose yesterday to more than 40,000...

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INDONESIA - Thousands rally against planned fuel price hike
UNITED STATES - Obama to reach a milestone