Danville dares
Yes, this job is much more stressful than my last one. Money trumps politics every day and twice on Mondays. There are issues of equity and a culture of privilege. I sense that many believe that they are supposed to find a way to beat the duty system and they approach...

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Empower young men, says Ho Lung
Man found guilty of St Elizabeth double murder
Student suspended for attack on teacher
Sixth-form numbers up in South St Andrew
Children take peek at African culture
Pink-eye increases in western Jamaica

Halfway across the world to get 'Roving' - Jamaican travels from Fiji to UK
Hassan Saleem loves Roving with Lalah! So much so, that when he heard that Robert Lalah, the writer of the popular Gleaner articles would be appearing at the annual Word Power Book Fair in London last weekend, he got...

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Delta's pink plane lands in Jamaica
Mother Raymond still strong at 105
Economic downturn could increase crime
Witness links three to Chin murders
The Very Rev Hon Richard Ho Lung, OJ - Serving the nation's poor

Musson 'serges' into chocolate business - Highgate ownership unresolved
Musson Jamaica Limited is still wrangling with Jamaica Redevelopment Foundation Inc over ownership of the Highgate brand, but the Desmond Blades operation, with the help of a sister company, has forged ahead with plans to launch into business...

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Image rights protection for Jamaican stars
Bonds: BOJ financing window a shield against speculators - analysts
US$67 oil - OPEC to meet
Wisynco co-brands with Ocean Spray
Jamaican stocks steady as global markets sink - Worries on US economy spread
Time to be decisive, cut back on size of gov't
Trinidad says foreign reserves safe - Despite exposure to failed banks
GraceKennedy plans 60 money transfer outlets in UK
Commentary - A fix needed for presidential campaign, Wall Street

'Tappa' to stay in charge
INTERIM COACH Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore will remain the man in charge when Jamaica's Reggae Boyz take the field against Canada in the crucial World Cup qualifier on November 19.Originally, newly appointed national coach John Barnes was officially expected to take over...

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Watson double puts 'Red Brigade' in good position
Western Union stays on board with KO series
Cornwall claim inter-zone slot
Calabar, Waterford set up showdown
Argentina,Brazil fail to impress
Pick-9 to top $3m
Four jockeys get suspensions

EDITORIAL - Three cheers for Mr Thwaites
We are not ones to become - as is too often pompously and self-righteously the case in Jamaica - overly exercised about robust debate in the legislature.We worry much, though, over the general lack of rigour and thought in parliamentary discourse and the absence...

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Remembering Alton Ellis
NOTE-WORTHY

LETTER OF THE DAY - Beware of chlorine gas
The Editor, Sir: Regarding the hazards of chlorine. I view with dismay the video shown of students, parents, and others, at a school on the Wednesday, October 15, on TVJ evening news. It is clear that the people shown, excepting the firemen, are ignorant of the hazards ...

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Against Patois Bible
School buses needed
Train kids in self-defence
Crime detracts from 'Brand Jamaica'
A good year ... but
Why no comparative gas price reduction?
A 'fowl-fight' intervention

Della Manley woos fans
The stage, with its latticework backdrop, was just a space at one end of a dining area in a restaurant. There was no jumping or running from one end to the other by the performers; no screaming audience to deafen. And yet, those who came specifically for the show...

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The Gleaner 'Roll Out'
Something extra

Johnny on the spot
Nehemiah 'Johnny' Perry became the fourth recipient of the annual Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence, on Tuesday. The off-spinner, who represented Jamaica and the West Indies during a creditable professional career, said, "This is the best thing that has ever happened to me...

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Homecoming last lap
Sister cities live it up

Debate makes plumber from Ohio famous
HOLLAND, Ohio (AP):'Joe the Plumber' said yesterday he does not have a licence and does not need one.Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as 'Joe the Plumber', the nickname Republican John McCain bestowed on him during Wednesday's presidential debate...

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Irish bookies crown Obama ahead of election
Free concerts planned to support Barack
Candidates get tough, personal in final debate
Obama moves on Republican territory

Ranking of companies on the JSE The market's heavy hitters 12-month review to September 17
Judged by the value the firm delivers to shareholders, like how much of its profit it pays out as dividend, its price-to-book value, or the movement in its stock price, there was no better firm on the Kingston stock exchange during this survey than Carreras Limited.

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Seprod Limited
StockTrack methodology
Radio Jamaica Limited
Carreras Limited
PAN JAMAICAN INVESTMENTS TRUST
Scotia Group Jamaica
Sagicor Life Jamaica
Pulse Investment