Battered boys - Research links harsh punishment to crime levels
JAMAICAN PARENTS and caregivers are battering their boys in the form of harsh punishment to the extent of sending many of them to the hospital, and this abuse is being linked to rising levels of crime and violence nationally.

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Seaga stays but...
Basic schools struggle - Government subsidy a drop in the bucket
'We just can't manage' - High overhead costs driving Falcon Cottages out of business
Cable operators fight illegal subscribers
'It is not abuse' - Some parents, caregivers see harsh punishment as justified

Market revival
SEVERAL ASSOCIATIONS and businesses in the productive sector, including the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) are reporting growing support for locally-produced goods.

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TO HELL AND BACK - Nightmare in New Hampshire
What lies ahead?
Cops seize two guns, arrest five
Life... from the dumps - Scavenging through refuse to survive

What can you buy for $2004 in 2004?
MONEY. YOU either spend it or save it. No matter how fancy or technical decisions seem to be it really comes down to those two choices. And with this being the year 2004, Sunday Business decided to look at what can be done with $2,004 in...

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Personal finance risk avoidance strategies
The hunt is on for Iton's successor at JSE
Insurance against key diseases launched
BNS rated 'positive' based on strong earnings
Profits dip at Lascelles
Noel Hylton puts J'can ports on the map

Tough contest in St Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP): RESOLUTE BATTING by the Windward Islands' lower order took the squad to within striking distance of Jamaica's first-innings score by close of yesterday's play in their Carib Beer series match.

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JC meet record for McKenzie
Mediocre bowling, sloppy fielding highlight WI's day
Santos blank Olympic Gardens 3-0
Lawrence Rowe ­ not the greatest, simply the best
Injured Hinds to return home

Creating a dysfunctional society
THE REPORT published elsewhere in this edition about the extent of the physical abuse of young boys in particular and the nexus between how we treat our children and societal dysfunction, is disturbing at several levels.

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Needed: A Magna Carta now!
Where is the Opposition?
The ABC of sex
Figuring out who's who

LETTER OF THE DAY - Academic analyses are not enough
IN FRIDAY'S issue of your paper you reported that one of the country's economists and statisticians, Dr. Omri Evans, spoke on the present state of the Jamaican economy and suggested one or two ways to foster growth.

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Subtle racism
No balance for GDP
Enough 'puss tracks'
Words of wisdom

THEATRE ARTS makes the grade
FOR YEARS, drama and dance have been relegated to the glorious ignominy of being extra-curricular activities. Though theatre practitioners often earn the title of 'cultural icon', theatre has had to struggle hard for legitimacy in the school system.

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Dancehall rocking the cable waves
The bittersweetness of the game
The oohs and aahs of 2003!

Platform for progress - TEACHERS 'CREATE' CANVAS FOR ART IN JAMAICA
OCTOBER 23, 2003 marked the launch of 'Create', an association for art educators and artists of the Caribbean region. It is the brainchild of Mico Teachers' College vice principal, Mrs. Kay Anderson. Roughly six years in the making, Mrs. Kay Anderson.

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Are you skanking?
Lamming to lecture at UWI, Mona
Book on Ja's World Junior Champs in athletics launched
'Kensington Burning' in Sam Sharpe Square

HARD TIMES AHEAD
IT IS not unusual for Jamaicans to hear that we will have to 'tighten our belts' a little more as the coming year will be a challenging or difficult one. In fact, pronouncements such as these are expected. Jamaica's development challenges are many and...

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Can Government achieve CONSENSUS?
Jamaica's gathering storm
Political brinkmanship
Missed opportunities: From old partners to new partnerships
'Dumbsizing' J'can companies
The Strom Thurmond syndrome: The past is the present