The price of GOLD
IT WILL cost more than $16 million to fuel Jamaica's expectations of winning at least three gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

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All or nothing ...For candidates in PNP leadership race
St Ann is the poorest parish - Portland, St Thomas trail
Daley still behind bars
Banana campaign launched
'Premie' born on AA flight dies
Poor education a driver of crime and violence
Feed them! Care centres needed for male infants

Pollution could affect distance runners - Dawes
LOCAL PHYSICIAN Dr Winston Dawes says the poor air quality in Beijing, China, could trigger serious respiratory illnesses in athletes competing in distances of 400 metres and longer at the Games of the 29th Olympiad.

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Gold, but no glory
A 'pond' of love for Ottey - 'It would be nice to watch her again'
St Ann vulnerable to flooding
The week that was: July 27-August 2
The serious business of entertainment

Flow wraps up fibre link - CFX-1 connects Jamaica to South and North America
BOCA RATON, Florida: Columbus Communication Inc, parent company of Flow, on Thursday unveiled its new direct network which links Jamaica to Florida and Colombia via the group's newly constructed Boca Raton Cable Station in...

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Probing the cause of accidents
Unit trusts, safe but expensive investment
Ja's offshore centre: what's in it for you
Nations grapple with failure of WTO talks
China emerges as global force in trade wrangling
India's Nath gets hero's welcome
NWA to replace bridge at Waterloo
WTO power play puts Caribbean in limbo
Business events in photos

It's Bolt at the double
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): WORLD RECORD holder Usain Bolt will run the sprint double at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, his coach Glen Mills confirmed yesterday.Bolt had expressed his interest in running both events at the August 8-24 Games, but said...

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Pagon leads Melbourne to comfortable victory
Rio Infinito cools Mr Skill
Rose heads young Hoerman Cup team to Cayman
IOC strips gold from US men's relay team
Smith guides South Africa to series win
Rogge accused of backtracking on press freedom promises
Hamilton claims pole position
All Blacks outclass Wallabies
India claim edge over Sri Lanka
When will it ever end?
Mind your business

Debating political direction is good for democracy
There is much mewling in the People's National Party (PNP) over the challenge for its leadership by Dr Peter Phillips, which belies the fact that this is a 70-year-old institution that likes to...

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Public affairs: Questions of rights and justice
JFJ defends its position
Government, the extortioner
Emancipation from the truth
The auxiliary fees debate

Letter of the day - Getting those guns
The EDITOR, Sir: There is a shift in favour of the gunmen in the war on crime in Jamaica. A peace treaty is signed by gunmen in August Town which is overseen by the police, and the gunmen are allowed to keep their guns.

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Happy Independence Day

Diamonds are forever! 40 years of harmony by 'Mighty' trio
IT WAS mid-1969 and Jamaica's burgeoning music scene was enjoying growing popularity internationally. Desmond Dekker and the Aces had broken new ground by taking their biblically inspired Israelites to the top of the United Kingdom singles chart and had infiltrated the United States Billboard top 10.

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Kingston gets float preview
Urban Tribe Stockholm seeks J'can roots
NDTC superb in 46th season

'Justice League' Natalie Barnes sends strong cultural message
"This is Natalie Barnes," says her voicemail message, "most of the time."Some of the time, at least, she's busy producing some of the most compelling and thought-provoking imagery...

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Inspirational!
Hartley Neita's nostalgic search
The Wordsmith - A forum for examining the use of language: Stop it ... please
Baby blues take toll
'She's Gone' - in more ways than one
Healthy servings fill up novel

FRIENDS ON FRIENDS: Fae Ellington - a multi-talented Jamaican
Fae Ellington is a consummate entertainer, an accomplished actress, and has also distinguished herself as a broadcaster and communication specialist. Well known for her wit, cultural anecdotes and repartee as an MC, Fae is also a lecturer, trainer and motivational speaker.

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Single in the city: Body of self-esteem
An unfaithful wife
Diseases in ROSES
Preserving your paintings
A time to build
Staying on course AFTER DIVORCE
Spreading familial bliss - Dr Vernon DaCosta - fertility specialist
How healthy are those stimulants?
Dear Jamaica: On qualifications ... not a real 'dactah'
Celebrating Dad

Betrayal of 'emancipendence'
Forty-six years of independence have left people with a "so what?" or a "we're worse off" sentiment. The Government is trying its best to stimulate excitement in emancipation and independence celebrations, but Jamaicans will catch as much of the entertainment fire...

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On your marks, get set, go?
Sugar and independence
Haiti and Jamaica - sister nations
The progressive challenge: A time for renewal
An appeal to the Bar Association president

Out and about at Denbigh
The annual Denbigh Agricultural Show kicked off in Clarendon last Friday. Although there were the customary heavy showers, this did not prevent Agricultural Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, and Jamaica Agricultural Society president, Senator Norman Grant, from leading guests on a tour of the exhibits and parish pavilions.

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A pink affair for women only
So long, ACP Blake
Martin Maginley wows taste buds
Miss Jamaica World 2008 finalists sashed
Ta-ta, Michelle!
AmCham hosts media launch, cocktail reception

Skid alert - Road Safety Unit drives to inform
THE CLIMBING number of road accidents and fatalities has prompted the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport to embark on a serious education programme to raise public awareness of the dangers of skidding, which is identified as a major factor in road accidents.

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July auto sales continue to dip - Possibly worst month in 15 years
Bracing for a Dover showdown