Electronic traffic ticketing system to be implemented
The police will be implementing an electronic traffic ticketing system early next year as it moves to improve the system of prosecution for road traffic offences. The announcement was made at a National Road Safety Council meeting in New Kingston...

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Montego Bay police reshuffle - Major transfers planned for division
Students, police learn from Safe Schools Programme
Reward doubled for missing couple
Cockpit Country issue may be taken to court
Call for JLP Westchester councillor to be booted
'1,000 malaria samples untested'
Passengers to pay more airport improvement fees
Music teacher gets five years for buggery

Tourism Minister predicts bumper winter season
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica's Tourism Mini-ster Aloun Assamba is predicting a repeat of the unprecedented bumper winter tourist season that buoyed the island in 2006, while the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is expressing ...

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Ackee welcomed back to US after ban
St Catherine police seize nine guns in as many days
Facelift for East Kingston and Port Royal
No bail for man facing murder retrial
Unsightly state of Ocho Rios pier concerns merchants
House rejects alibi legislation
LETTER FROM LAURA - Breathtaking Buenos Aires

Capital Solutions offering offshore banking service... Massias partners with Colorado bank... Minimum investment US$200,000
William Massias' firm Capital Solutions Limited (CSL) has partnered with a three-year-old private American bank to offer off-shore banking services to investors wanting tax havens for their funds, starting January.

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How regional government spend
Clarke won't represent bankers on PSOJ executive
Stephen Vasciannie to chair new DB&G board
Trelawny sugar assets out of divestment proposal
No Trinidad LNG for Jamaica anytime soon
Atlantic LNG says largest gas line ready
Assessing what's wrong with the interest rate spread
Lacklustre Air Jamaica denied tax credits

Bora urges patience
The eyes of a hopeful nation will now turn towards new national Technical director Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic as he officially takes up the responsibility of shepherding Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, as they embark on a long arduous journey...

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Football halted by malaria outbreak
Malaria puts Shield second leg on hold
Barca race into world club final
WI duo head training squad in Guyana
Last chance to impress
St James High top Malta U-14 crown
Farm High retain Kellier U-12 title
Waterhouse complete weak CFU campaign
Powell, March promoted to second in JMMC rally
Bank on Ruckus in the eleventh
HORSE SENSE - Miracle Man's win a big plus for local breeders
FROM THE BOUNDARY - That's the way to go, Marlon Samuels

EDITORIAL - Financing local research and development
We are excited that Jamaican scientist Dr. Henry Lowe, and an American colleague, Dr. Joseph Bryant, are working on developing a drug, using two plants endemic to the island, which show great promise in fighting a range of cancers.

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High schools - fodder for fast food outlets
Racing through New Kingston
Regrets and reparations

LETTER OF THE DAY - Gamblers Anonymous part of new study
The Editor, Sir: Please permit me space to present some information on a positive intervention taking place in our country. I have recognised that we have developed a penchant for highlighting and exacerbating the negative, and continuation ...

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Apology won't make us whole
Reparations a delusion
Corruption in schools

Lester Lewis pioneer of gospel reggae style
Lester Lewis' trendy and unconventional apparel and a typical voice set him apart from other gospel artistes of his time. It is, however, his pioneering gospel reggae style that has sealed him as an authentic Jamaican gospel singer.

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A broadcasting biker
'Babel' tops Golden Globe nominations
DVD REVIEW - A bright bunch

Foote fêted by consular fraternity
Can't blame Arnold Foote if he's feeling on top of the world. The Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Foote was recently appointed President of the World Federation of Consuls, which was hosted in Montego Bay last month.

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Seven days of Kwanzaa
Contributions delivered at Upliftment Jamaica gala
Accountants celebrate
Hear ye, hear ye!
Let the parties begin!
Justices of the Peace honoured in fine style

Côte d'Ivoire rebels deny rich blood diamond trade
ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire (Reuters): Rebels holding the north of war-divided Côte d'Ivoire deny dealing in blood diamonds despite allegations by United Nations experts that they reap millions of dollars from illegal gem sales.

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Bottlenecks, fakes hobble herb's war on malaria