Ganja farm kids - Youths taken out of school, put to work in ganja fields
Scores of children - some from very poor families - across Western Jamaica are being lured out of school to work in ganja fields, helping with the mass production of the narcotic drug for export. The increase in ganja production over the past six years has kept Jamaica....

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Minimum wage increase
Cases involving witness statements to be reviewed
'Look to Dubai for answers' - Former PSOJ boss urges delegation to visit Middle East
VOXPOP
Only the literate will sit GSAT - Holness
I don't feel abandoned - Repentant cop
Special Constable on extortion rap
The Gleaner's Confession Booth

Powell promises to ease traffic blues at jazz fest
WESTERN BUREAU:Plagued by a history of congestion, the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival organisers have delegated traffic management to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ealan Powell, who has promised there will be absolutely "no parking on the road leading to the venue"....

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'Silent label unfair to MPs' - Broderick laments limited opportunities to speak in House
Ferguson wants more discipline in Parliament
Young innovator named Scotiabank Change-Maker Challenge Champion
$70m fertiliser subsidy ready today - Government
Physicians, health care professionals to host conference
Convicted con man asks court to help kick habit
'Negril Everlasting' - Couples Resorts sets backdrop for romance novel
It's time to take a YOU-turn
Area One police step up patrols

Sandals Whitehouse value plunges US$39m - As hotel owner's losses climb to US$30.8m
Independent assessors have slashed the market value of the Sandals Whitehouse hotel by 39 per cent, saying that it would fetch only US$60 million (J$3.9 billion) in an 'arm's length' sale, rather than the US$99.1 million (J$6.5 billion) for which the real estate was previously carried ...

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Local bonds could benefit from US rate cut - brokers
New Era to invest $3b in low-income houses
Jamaica's top foreign exchange earners vulnerable to US recession
Make an impression

Mad rush for spots in final
The battle for the end-of- second-round final in the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) intensifies today with no fewer than six teams in contention. Of all the teams fancying their chances, leaders Tivoli Gardens should be given pole position. They lead the round with 18 points...

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King transfer deal strikes rough patch
Spare a thought
Henin, Serena knocked out of Australian Open
Top women for ICWI tournament
Highgate score narrow win at Pembroke Hall
Atkinson closes in on Olympic mark
Woods calls 'lynch' comment unfortunate
Antigua appeals to FIFA over CFU suspension
Kingston College (KC) annhilate Penwood
Poor finishing has one-time 'hitman' hurting
Zidan double tames Lions
Stronger National Rums deal for Trelawny
Miami feel the heat
Chat with René Simoes on Gleaner Online
Wilson makes a fast start
Leaders extend good form

EDITORIAL - Kenya's stability on fragile ground
This week, Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, is beginning a role in Kenya which this newspaper had proposed for two eminent Commonwealth personalities, Jamaica's ex-Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, and former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo....

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Esprit de corps
NOTE-WORTHY: Search for friend

LETTER OF THE DAY: Give them condoms - in primary school too!
The Editor, Sir: Oh yes, let's give the children condoms, they're having sex anyway.They're smoking too - let's give them cigarettes so that they don't smoke marijuana. And, while we're at it, let's give them bulletproof vests 'cause we love 'em and don't want them to get stabbed...

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Principles of law paramount
Lewin must speak on 'code'
Plenty prayer, preaching, but little practice
Time for police amnesty
Proposal to fix airport road
Defender clarifies role

Documentary of the vision and journey of Bob Marley for 'reggae month'
The newly proclaimed 'reggae month' will be getting its full dose of the king of reggae, Bob Marley, with the premiere of the documentary Africa Unite: A Celebration of The Vision of Bob Marley, along with a look back at the Smile Jamaica/Africa Unite concert....

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Third World turns 35
Miss Jamaica Universe search on at jazz festival

ABORTION - It's time to take a decision
To the best of my knowledge, Jamaica's position on abortion dates back to the 1861 British Act which made abortion illegal but was modified by a 1939 ruling of a judge which allowed for abortion to preserve the life of the mother. Also, to the best of my knowledge....

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Have a bright, white smile
This year ... Get up and start moving
Tea, more than a refreshing drink
The 'cold war' continues