Hugh Crosskill ' s tragedy - Broadcaster shot dead
VETERAN JOURNALIST, broadcaster and sports commentator Hugh Crosskill Jnr was shot dead yesterday morning in what was reported as a scuffle with a security guard at a medical complex on Ripon Road in Kingston. News of his death was greeted with...

Preserving green space - a must
Jones cannot practise law in Jamaica
Schoolboy shot by security guard
No gunpowder residue on victims' clothes - pathologist

Port Authority raps Port Antonio business sector
OFFICIALS AT the Port Authority of Jamaica have accused Port Antonio businessmen of "squandering a golden opportunity" to capitalise on an upscale tourism market, warning that the town's business sector could lose out to external investors...

Regulations to govern Corruption Act tabled
Diane Abbott online - diplomatic, forthright
Illegal gun used in attempted murder/suicide

Former Petrojam boss Pete Fenton dies
JAMAICA LOST an illustrious son recently with the passing of Hiram James Fenton, O.D, known to all as 'Pete.' Pete died in Florida on May 27 and was buried on May 31 in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. A service of remembrance will be held in Jamaica on...

Red Stripe wins Best of the Chamber Award

Crucial one-day weekend
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP): THE WEST INDIES and New Zealand teams head into this weekend's cricket double-header at the new Beausejour Stadium just outside Castries conscious of the importance of the second and third one-day internationals.

Showdown for Senior crown
Do or die for Surrey quartet
No catching speedy Roy'stoy

Editorial: A thrilling World Cup
THE WORLD Cup of football is under way, and so far, so good. In fact, it has been more than good - it has been thrilling and brilliant. With over a third of the matches gone, the contest has been packed with some wonderful and exciting matches, some...

DNA and the transformation of man

LETTER OF THE DAY: Creole prayer for Parliament
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM extremely heartened by the fact that the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Parliament is looking at the prayer which is used before the sittings of our Houses of Parliament. It demonstrates, I hope, that our political...

Proposed INS changes for visitors and students
We have abandoned the old values
RGD defends its record
Seaga should act like a statesman
Thanks to 'Good Samaritans'
Reducing flood-related problems
Accepting responsibility for litter

Drums tell Desi Jones' story
IN THEIR monthly 'Storytellers' series, Griot Music decided to break with a long-honoured human tradition. Rather than waiting for him to die, when he could joyously be celebrated post mortem, they chose to honour drummer Desi Jones in the flesh...

OUT & AROUND

Block makers resist certification
THE BUREAU of Standards is under fire for the ad hoc approach it is taking to regulating the block making sector, particularly in relation to the standards to which it holds the producers of aggregates.

Both aggregates and cement are used...

This business of markets

How to catch a crab
BIG BRIDGE, Little London, Brighton and Negril in Westmoreland, Hellshire in St. Catherine - all across Jamaica it's crab hunting time. Some folks make it a family expedition, others go out in small platoons with their pals to grab crocus bags full of...

Waxing poetic
A decadent weekend at the Ritz