Lead Stories
Portmore's long wait -City status model to be decided
ALTHOUGH CABINET early in February 2000 approved municipal status for the Portmore communities of south and south Eastern St. Catherine, it will be a while yet before citizens there actually start managing their own affairs.

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Extortion racket down on Red Hills Road but business slow
Top post at Customs remains vacant
Coast Road opens ahead of deadline
Upgrading project for high schools

News
Porus: rich in commercial activities
MANY YEARS ago workmen were constructing a tunnel in Porus when one tired worker asked another, "When will we ever be finished?"

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Islandwide clean-up for Labour Day
Nation urged to 'put God first'
'Social contract must be addressed'

Business
Port Royal residents to play key role in development
PORT ROYAL'S 1,200 residents are to be fully integrated in the development of their community into a tourist attraction, says Robert Stephens, managing director of the Port Royal Development Co.

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CTO confab urges regional approach

Sport
Melbourne, Lucas in final
MELBOURNE earned the right to meet Lucas in the final of the year's Rothmans National Cricket Championship when they gained first innings points from St. Elizabeth in their two-day sem-final which ended at Melbourne Oval yesterday.

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It's anybody's game
Boyz XI win 2-0
St. Vincent to meet Reggae Boyz
Smith, Lyn take top titles

Commentary
Agriculture in the balance
THE NEWS that Jamaica is now importing green bananas should serve as shock therapy for the entire agricultural sector, although it represents a mere extension of what has been happening in the sector for quite some time. What is less known is that for..

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The Opposition, broadly considered
Credibility, accountability and truth
Webster
Is the press out to destroy Lara?

Letters
A culture shock
THE EDITOR, Madam:

WHEN AS a founding member of the Jamaican Council for Human Rights. I was elected its first treasurer I was seriously opposed to capital punishment. Hanging seemed barbarous.

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Carib court is overdue
Its time to love again
A good cartoon
Vacillating on capital punishment!
Disappointed in educational system

Entertainment
'Caribbean Cliff' McIntosh has a plan

"MY FRIEND Reverton and I had to wear the same shoes because neither of us could afford a pair. So when he wanted to go somewhere I couldn't't go and vice versa", said steel pan musician, Steve 'Caribbean Cliff' McIntosh.

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Courts honours manufacturers
Search on for 'Male of the Year'

Flair
Allsides workroom to close

ALLSIDES Workroom has for decades epitomised the finest tradition in Jamaican hand embroidery. Those who have purchased the items throughout the years cherish the exquisite Irish linen and cotton things for the "bottom drawer".

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Mother of the Year speaks of pain, triumph
'Friends of the Edna Manley Clinic' launched
Multi-talented Lorna Bennett

Youth Link
Before you cheat...
IF YOU really love someone why cheat? Is it because cheating is fun? Or is your partner not good enough for you? It seems puzzling sometimes when a man or woman cheats on their partner and views it as nothing to be concerned about.

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No taxes for teachers!
Coming out...A case study in sexual abuse