No election now - Survey finds weak support for snap polls
THE majority of Jamaicans are not in favour of the holding of a general election at this time, according to the latest Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll. Parliament is now precariously poised.

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Consider early retirement for underperforming cops - JCF groups
Police reform critical - Phillips
Jamaica coping with aviation challenges 0 But crime a damper on tourism
RMs unhappy with crime level, justice system
Positive Parenting: Techno geeks have parents freaked out
Good Samaritan Inn feeding the indigent
Snap election would be a close call - Pundits

Less deadly police weapons arrive
The plan to remove M16 rifles from the hands of local police and replace them with the less powerful MP5 sub-machine guns moved closer to reality last week when 1,000 of the new...

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Grants Pen needs sustained development
Deadly accident in Clarendon
Reactions to the poll findings
NHF card adds new drug to treat heart
Rise above adversity
Region focuses on agriculture investment, food security

Sagicor Life increases premiums midstream - Passes on costs to customers
Leading insurance company, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, has increased premium rates on several of its products, saying it was passing on to clients increased operational costs that the company could no longer absorb.

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Grameen founder to deliver BNS lecture
Too much bank fees, too little interest - But where to invest for short-term returns?
Ocean transport an emerging barrier to trade
Metered Internet on trial
Cloud computing rains on tech industry
Oil prices shoot past US$139
Eroding trade preference - Part 1

Shelton strike earns Ja draw
A LATE strike from Luton Shelton earned Jamaica's Reggae Boyz a 1-1 draw with Trinidad and Tobago in their return leg friendly match at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad, yesterday. Shelton, who plies his trade for Sheffield United in the...

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Passa Passa in driving finish
New Approach victorious
No triple crown for Big Brown
Do-or-die match for York United
Portugal, Czechs off to good start
England on brink of victory
Gayle in, Smith out of third Test squad
Ja, US to battle at Nike meet
Bulls are ready to charge
It could be one-two in Beijing
Fighting for local boxing
Impressive Ivanovic
Federer poised to be the greatest - Borg

Dr Davies and Caribbean integration
Omar Davies, who used to be Jamaica's finance minister, is not instinctively a Caribbean integrationist. But, as is increasingly becoming apparent with Prime Minister Bruce Golding, experience has taught Dr Davies, even within the limits of his own construct, that there is value in regional collaboration; and beyond the merely peripheral.

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Back from the brink
Our political leaders are failing
Mystery obscuring history
Hurricanes and biodiversity

Letter of the day: Refugee in own country
THE EDITOR, Sir:I have never dreamt in all my 40 plus years that I would ever become a refugee in my own country.There is not a day that the lives of the innocent or not so innocent Jamaicans are not ushered out by...

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On politicians who 'serve two masters'
How to change 'Jamaica, No Problem'

Art or 'art-obatics'? Performers take to musical flight
They leap. They flip. They split. They (almost) fly. And no, they are not the Flying Wallenda's or acrobats in the Suarez Brothers' Circus. They are Jamaican performers who often put as much acrobatics as art into their performances, thrilling the audience with 'art-obatics'.

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Jamaica Day hits New York
Gown glory for Uzuri
'No Place Like Home' current after 30 years
Powerful performances from powerful people

Rachel's rich palette
At 26 years old, Rachel Wade is already four years into her professional career. Formally trained in two-dimensional animation, Rachel is an illustrator, graphic designer and painter.

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Calabash 2008 the biggest ever
The Storm
'Glave' matters in Treasure Beach
Malcolm
'Up ... you mighty race'

Marie-Rose Lafleur Loving the island life
Who would prefer living in the slow-moving Caribbean to knocking intellects with the best in a Parisian university and enjoying the fashion and flair of Paris?Those who dream of visiting, and even living...

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The Barnaby family
Never too late to date
Bold garden pots
It's that time again!
The basic house plan
Doctor's advice: A woman with two lovers …
Cellphones and your children
Boosting the sex drive
Cutting cholesterol
Parenting 101: Dealing with teens who fail CXC exams

Obama & America's moment
The clinching of the Democratic nomination by the African American Barack Obama, a political unknown up to a few years ago, over the well-experienced, politically formidable white woman, Hillary Clinton, represents America's atonement.

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Who governs? Anarchy vs Order:
Energy and the transport sector (Pt 7)
Are we being fair to the police?
Jamaica held to ransom by local militia groups
Mealy-mouthed nationalism

Smirnoff loves Sex and the City
The red carpet was rolled out for the Smirnoff-sponsored Sex and the City movie opening at Carib 5 cinema on Wednesday.

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Advertising insiders party
Tufton times two
Sumfest off and running
Thai Festival comes to Jamaica
The Nicolas shine again
Out and about
Kickin' it with CCGI
It's crab time again!
'Manley Memoirs' launched

2009 Nissan GT-R Godzilla comes to Estoril
Autodromo do Estoril, Portugal. More correctly, the Aut-dromo fernanda Pires da Silva. A racetrack steeped in history. It is dawn, and if you listen to your heartbeat, the echoes of the crowd screaming in adulation after Ayrton Senna's first F1 win can still be heard.

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Caribbean karting carnival for July
Handling oncoming traffic effectively
Automakers more productive but still losing money in US
Legacy STI rumoured to have 450 hp

Clinton ends campaign, urges supporters to back Obama
WASHINGTON (AP): Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her historic campaign for the presidency yesterday and told supporters to unite behind rival Barack Obama, closing out a race that was as gruelling as it was groundbreaking. The former first lady, who as...

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Zimbabwe opposition plans rallies after court overrules police