Bomb trial on - Jamaican suspect to face US court
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): United States magistrate Karla Spaulding yesterday found probable cause to detain the former United States Army soldier and Iraq contractor accused of trying to take bomb components on to an aeroplane to Jamaica, pending a Grand Jury indictment....

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Teacher remembers young Kevin Brown
Government of Jamaica lawyer-fee policy under review
Teen saves boys from drowning
User fees may be lifted at University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI)
Government cooks up plan to cut food prices in Jamaica
Cop dies on Montego Bay highway
Fatal bike accidents skyrocket

Government of Jamaica cancels $20m in hurricane relief
The Government has withdrawn payment of $20 million in hurricane benefits, which were to be distributed to persons who did not suffer loss during the passage of Hurricane Dean last year. Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles told his parliamentary colleague...

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NHT amends its rule book
Increased food production the answer - FAO
Greater improvement efforts for JCF - Lewin
C&W, Crime Stop renew ties

GraceKennedy looks for value overseas
With limited room for growth at home and its two most recent foreign acquisitions adding 16 per cent to the group's revenue last year, GraceKennedy bosses say they are increasingly looking to overseas markets to expand their operations and, ultimately, enhance profits....

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Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) reorganises - Street-Forrest heads commercial division, Wentworth Graham now chief regulatory officer
Govt arrears to NHT now $20b - To clear $2.3b this year
Deficit rolls off-target to $50b - Petrojam deal nets $4.5b in February
Jamaica Money Markets Brokers (JMMB) applies for commercial banking licence
New CEO for Digicel Jamaica
Wray and Nephew put on hold
Financial crime fighter FID gets facelift - Makes room for bigger staff
Free trade with Europe will not be entirely free - Next hurdle: Non-tariff barriers
Four US airlines under investigation - Three cited for overdue inspections
Sancia Templer's new job - Linking the corridors of power and owners of capital
US Fed to the rescue - US$20 trillion housing market at play
Money laundering and listed - Money laundering and listed companies

Sri Lanka wriggle off the hook
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): TILLEKERATNE DILSHAN hit an unbeaten 58 yesterday and Sri Lanka rebounded from a mid-innings collapse to reach 217 for five at close of a rain-shortened opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval....

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Goals rain down on Reggae Girlz
ON THE BOUNDARY - Playing cricket is also important
HORSE SENSE - Churches need to be more proactive
Waheem spark gives Harbour View key win
Indians crumble on day one

EDITORIAL - Caricom's call on Zimbabwe
When Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders meet in Port-of- Spain today, their first order of business, even before addressing the topic for which they are gathered - crime and security in the region - should be urgently drafted messages to the key political players in Zimbabwe....

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The din of city life
Pretzels for dinner
NOTE-WORTHY: Hassled in Negril

LETTER OF THE DAY: Bad behaviour in Parliament
The Editor, Sir: Thank you for reporting on the poor behaviour in Parliament. Your article has underscored the point I made in a letter published in November last year about the poor behaviour in the Senate. I sit in the gallery of the House from time to time and it is distressing...

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Mugabe: From hero to villain
Court action on noise nuisance
Amnesty's flawed report
Incentives for small farms
Lessen tax load
Facing budget challenges
Tackling debt

Richie Stephens explains origins of 'Take Me Away'
When Richie Stephens closed off the launch of the 2008 'Jamaica National Take Me Away' concert, slated for Sunday, April 27, at the National Indoor Sports Centre, he reversed the accustomed order by thanking the sponsors first. And there were many to thank on Wednesday, among them...

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Something extra
A 'Cole' night for Miss Jamaica Universe show

Geejam's beauty stumps guests in Port Antonio
WESTERN BUREAU: Actress/singer Grace Jones summed up her recent Geejam stay in the guest book, by writing simply, "I came. I saw. You conquered me!" Last Friday, Geejam not only conquered, but gave guests present at the opening of its studios and Island Outpost Boutique hotel...

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What a week it was!
Courts Pot O' Luck launch - entertaining family show
Men will cook again!

Plane crash in Suriname kills at least 19 people
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP: A plane crashed en route to a remote mining region in southern Suriname yesterday, killing at least 19 people, officials in the South American country said. The twin-engine Antonov-AN28 was operated by a Surinamese carrier, Blue Wing airlines...

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OAS mission hears Opposition election concerns
Briceno sworn in as new opposition leader in Belize
Opposition offices raided, foreign reporters detained