Lower toll - Venezuelan loan may keep cost down for Portmore commuters
TOLL COSTS for the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 could be kept down, thanks to a low-interest loan of up to US$300 million ($19 billion) from the Venezuelan Government, said Prime Minister P.J. Patterson yesterday.

More Stories
'Protect Government whistle blowers'
Jamaica Teachers' Association urges churches to build boarding schools
$200m facelift for Spanish Town Hospital
Miners need a miracle
Swamp woes worsen - More houses under threat
No money allocated to disaster fund
'Wi can walk every wey' - South St Andrew residents hail freedom under patrols

Protest at wharf impacts negatively on business in Jamaica
IMPORTERS DOING business at the Kingston Wharves have said that yesterday's protest action by staff members at Berth 11 at the Kingston Wharves will have a negative financial impact on their businesses.

More Stories
Crime on Cabinet retreat agenda
Jamaican elected mayor of US city
Jamaican drug 'kingpin' imprisoned in London
Jamaican to head Baptist organisation in United States
Justice and freedom of expression
Record Hanover murders in 2005

CALL CENTRE INDUSTRY - leaving comfort zone
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICA'S MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector has been so successful in its Montego Bay home base that operators there are finding it difficult to get the space to grow.

More Stories
Supreme Ventures' initial public offering opens January 12
Baba Roots routs phonies
Your guide to the Fair Competition Act
Argentina repays debt to the IMF
Consumer challenges in 2006

Gayle anxious to play again
JAMAICA AND West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle is anxious to return to competitive cricket by month-end, this according to a report posted on the web site ecb.co.uk yesterday.

More Stories
Confident Jamaica ready to thwart Trinidad and Tobago challenge
Philosophical Ralph taking things in stride
Spring courting overseas interests
Admiral staying at Tivoli's helm ... NPL coach Bailey decides against quitting
'Hitman' arrested for blow to his son
King, Burton seal new deals
Arsenal, Man United draw 0-0

Crime tops the agenda
CRIME TOPS the agenda for the New Year. With some 1,650 persons murdered last year, making Jamaica the murder capital of the world, poll after poll has indicated that crime is the number one concern of Jamaicans.

More Stories
The challenge of 2006
The blessings of Christmas
Wishing peace and prosperity in Jamaica

LETTER OF THE DAY - Many unhappy with state of justice
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE KRAAL trial generated much attention and interest because many Jamaicans are dissatisfied with the state of justice in our nation. The unreasonably high murder rate, instances of corruption...

More Stories
Effects of alcohol
Take Jamaica back from 'bhutoos'

It's a fact... 'Rumor Has It' barely sparks
LOS ANGELES (AP): THERE ARE a couple of classic caveats about Hollywood: Never put your own money into a movie and avoid working with animals or children. Here's another: Do not draw comparisons between your run-of-the-mill movie...

More Stories
Starz to offer movie downloads

2006: LIVE NOW!
MAKE 2006, the year you achieve enhanced relationships, prosperity and happiness. 1. We must assume full responsibility for our lives. 2. Stop expecting others to do things for you. 3. Stop blaming others.

More Stories
Learning from your shortcomings
Old but not cold - Hot summer nights raise elderly's blood pressure
Counselling helps sex after prostate cancer
Few rewards from coaching women during childbirth
Researchers claim nicotine substitutes may harm foetus
Study links obesity to kidney failure
Save your ears: Limit iPod use
Alcohol cuts diabetes risk in older women

Socialist soulmates confer
CARACAS Venezuela, (Reuters): VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez and Bolivian president-elect Evo Morales met yesterday to consolidate ties between socialist soulmates united in their opposition to Washington.

More Stories
Gas restored to Europe
Burden of a South Korean calendar laden with love

'HAIR' IS THE HAT

DARAIN HOUSEN HAS not taken off his hat for the last 20 years. He bathes, he sleeps and does everything possible in it. It is a perfect fit.