'No new taxes'
NO NEW taxes will be needed to finance this year's Budget, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, told the House of Representatives yesterday.

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Loan scheme for JEA members
Adams faces Kraal charges
Transport Authority acts against sex on buses
'Tax system must be investor-friendly'
'Optimistic budget' ...'but don't get comfortable', says Shaw

Fairy Hill in Portland suffering water shortage
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: RESIDENTS OF Fairy Hill, Portland have accused the Ministry of Water of operating on a double standard, saying the over 200 Haitians being housed at the nearby Winnfred Rest Home have been receiving water at their expense.

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Portland needs $million police station rehab
JLP backs Portia's stance on fire service
EU Commissioner for trade link launch
JNBS to foster revival in rural parishes
Busmen, taxi operators flee police spot checks

Year in review - Speech by Dr Omar Davies, Minister of Finance & Planning
Whilst the Budget Debate is about the planned expenditure for fiscal year 2004/2005 and the way in which this would be funded, much of the issues which arose in reviewing fiscal year 2003/2004 had their genesis before.

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Grace net profits to reach $2b in 2004
Blacksand to profit from sweet sounds
C&W forecasts 'tumbling rates'
'Singing the jobless blues'
Ja should not rely too heavily on US economy

Lara on injury list
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP): WEST INDIES captain Brian Lara will miss the first three one-day internationals against England to rest a fractured finger, the West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday.

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I believe in angels
St Catherine, Meadowbrook knocked out

The liberation of coconut oil
THE STORY of coconut oil is a story of how science can be manipulated by commercial interests. Until a couple of decades ago coconut oil was an acceptable part of people's diets, particularly in the tropics where the coconut plant flourishes.

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The spring planting season
Electing a new Cabinet maker
Keeping our children safe

A moot point on ganja possession
THE EDITOR, Sir: SOMETIME AGO, on a radio programme, I told Franklin McKnight, that able and brilliant journalist, that the law permits persons to have ganja in their possession, and I made reference to section two of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

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Poor treatment for mentally ill
Ja needs to police the police
Examining phone rent
Health facility to utilise
Accolades for Lara
Judge not!
Sex on the buses
'One Love', well done
Better ways to control speed
Well-wishers in Ocho Rios

'Rising Stars' to be aired in May
STARTING IN May, Jamaicans will have their very own live televised talent search, where new Jamaican acts will be showcased on TVJ.

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Junior Tucker gets... Divine moulding
What's hot for men - Pt I