Davies shifts again - Tax on winning, not on gaming
FINANCE AND Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies is expected to release today a report confirming taxation on punters' winnings in the gaming industry, instead of the 15 per cent General Consumption Tax (GCT) which he had proposed in April.

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My lawyers will talk for me - Adams
'Illegally employed' - Work permit system abused, Labour Ministry to act
'No entry until we are sure' - Health Ministry to monitor foreign players for netball champs
'Baby Pansy' report due in two weeks
KSAC awaits insurance claim on Jubilee Market

Castro, Mbeki invited to CARICOM confab
CUBAN PRESIDENT, Fidel Castro, and South African President, Thabo Mbeki, are on the list of international figures invited to attend the 24th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting, set for July 2-5 in Montego Bay.

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July 16 court date for delegates on extortion rap
Jamaica Cancer Society stages 'Relay for Life'
One-on-one with Dr Peter Phillips - The development of the J'can people
EAC chairman urges candidates to be on best behaviour
J'cans killed in Queens
Narco plane suspects still at large
'No more tests' - Parents of missing baby just want their child

BUG BEAR BYTES - NEW COMPUTER VIRUS SILENTLY STALKS CORPORATE JAMAICA
THE NEW computer virus wreaking havoc in United States businesses has been transmitted to Jamaica, technology sector sources say.

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'A $115m price tag on Issa Trust'
Three bid on Teleservices
JMMB profits soar with 64% increase
Ja offers great online portals to e-highway
Insure your house against hurricanes
Downgrade sugar now
CGR to acquire Creative Projects
Balance of payments gap widens

Historic four lead Hall of Fame cast
HELSINKI OLYMPIC Games 4x400 metres relay gold medallists Herb McKenley, Leslie Laing, Dr George Rhoden and Dr. Arthur Wint and Byron LaBeach head the eight people who will be inducted into the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association's (JAAA)...

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Indoor court facility completed
Another Hall of Fame induction for McCallum
Tough, but...
Keating's 180 forces draw for Boys' Town
Opportunity knocks for Ja pacemen

Health sector woes
THERE HAVE been two tragic occurrences recently in the Jamaican health system, one at the Mandeville Hospital and the other at the Spanish Town Hospital, both improbably involving babies.

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The trappings of colonialism
The plight of the poor

Police pressures and feeding frenzies
THE EDITOR, Sir: IF YOU ever witnessed a shark feeding on dead meat, you will be in good standing to understand my point of view.

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Social Support Fund provides some comfort
Kids need help
Special squads not the answer
Upset with Air Jamaica
JPSCo's wicked customer charge
Let cost sharing remain

A satisfying evening at the 'Ocho Rios Jazz Festival'
THE 'JAMAICA Ocho Rios Jazz Festival' smoothly began its 13th year last Sunday. The 'Opening Day' festivities took place on the inviting grounds of the Almond Tree Restaurant, Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

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'Bruce Almighty': Alrighty then!

Groundings on violence
Many primary school children report being pushed, grabbed, slapped, kicked by their own parents and teachers ...

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'Biff baff' on upper class women
Reduced violence in prisons
Major health problem
Discoloured teeth