Lead Stories
Children's conference kicks off

THE ONE-WEEK Fifth Ministerial Conference on Children and Social Policy in the Americas, enters its second day today with a special focus on the impact that HIV/AIDS is having on children. The region, said Per Engebak, UNICEF's Region-al Director for...

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Squatters defy UDC
KFC exec killed
Is The Jamaica Council of Churches asleep or moribund? Why is the Church so silent? What is the Church doing?

News
Honouring distinguished contributions to art

FROM THE tiny capital of the tiniest parish he came, first breaking the colour barrier at the elite Royal College of Art in London before painting a broad stroke on the world stage. Tomorrow, Barrington Watson, born in Lucea, Hanover, and father of...

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TRW blamed for voters list problems
Wanted man nabbed
State of tourist towns a 'disgrace'

Business
E-commerce, more than a buzz
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - popularly defined as the use of documents in electronic form for carrying out functions of business that require interchange of information, obligations, or monetary value between organisations - is more than a recent "buzz concept".

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Realising a dream

Sport
Lobby Group lashes out

RICHARD Azan, president of the Trainers Lobby Group, said the impending protest action by the Lee Clarke-led Jamaica Racehorse Trainers Association which could lead to a shutdown of racing at Caymanas Park this weekend, does not have the support of his...

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Brown: Suspensions no problem
Five-run penalty could turn winners into losers
Jago 10K set for Oct. 29

Commentary
Freeing up information
A FREEDOM of Information Act has been long in the making, and the end is not yet in sight. Last week, Minister of Information Maxine Henry-Wilson was again encouraging Government agencies to be more open and speedy in their delivery of information.

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Ganja: just another mission impossible!
The Queen and our heritage
Reporting on homosexuality: what's the bottom line?

Letters
Letter of the Day - People power at work
THE EDITOR, Madam: IT HAPPENED in Yugoslavia, Indonesia, and Poland and to a lesser extent Mexico; the perfect examples of people power at work. In these countries the people were united enough to demonstrate (literally) to the sitting government that...

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Miami Carnival
Gov't should abandon flogging in schools
Poetic justice
The decline of reggae
Landslide threat to Kingston?

Entertainment
Good showmanship, superb singing - German-Jamaican choir concert series
LOVERS OF the classics were out in their numbers for supper last weekend at the UWI, Chapel, Mona. In a classical expose made possible by the German Embassy, in association with the Jamaican German Society...

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Sandals Ocho Rios to be Carib's finest

Youth Link
The hidden truth about massage parlours
'WANTED. ATTRACTIVE intelligent young ladies to be trained as masseuses, $7,500-$10,000 per week. Call...' Just one of the many advertisements in the Sunday newspapers.

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Success comes after failure
What you said

Senior Life
Practise a healthy lifestyle Teeth and Gums

Visit your dentist once or twice a year for check-ups. Brush after meals with a toothbrush that has soft or medium bristles. Use toothpaste with fluoride. Use dental floss every day. Eat fewer sweets, especially between meals. Do not smoke or chew...

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Wise up, get a check-up

Star Page
Music piracy

WHILE the Jamaica Federation of Musicians (JFM) keeps warning about piracy in the music business, those who feel the brunt of what is estimated to be a million dollar racket are saying less talk and more action. Piracy has left local producers and...

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A teacher's teacher