Not impressed - PNP continues to flay Government despite changes in tax package
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is not impressed with the tax adjustments announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Wednesday. The party has not ruled out further protest action

How people saw it
These pictures were featured in various sections of our newspaper over the last 12 months. We took to the streets last week inviting members of the public to caption the photographs based on their memory of the incidents.

Clean up your act! Music personalities urge corporate Jamaica, media to help clean up dancehall content
Veteran music personalities Michael Barnett and Clyde McKenzie have accused corporate Jamaica and the media of aiding and abetting the decline in the quality of Jamaica's music. The two argue that members of the media and some companies are giving up their social and economic integrity as they bow to persons in the entertainment industry.

'One Love' part of Jamaica's aura ... But gangster music threatens to crack the image
The line "We nah tun Rasta fe shot a Europe" from Konshens' song Rasta Imposter speaks to his decision not to grow dreadlocks to appeal to a white audience. However, there is a wider issue behind this personal stance. There is the worldwide perception of Jamaica's music, represented by the conscious revolutionary Rastafarian with his message of peace and love.

They left us in '09
THIS YEAR has seen the country mourn the passing of many of its illustrious sons and daughters. But even as the tears flowed, the work of these Jamaicans provide precious memories that we will cherish for ever.

Beeston Spring gives thanks for small mercies
IN PARTS of the Corporate Area, some people are now trying to adjust to the reality of not having water running constantly through their pipes. It's a season of drought and the reservoirs that supply water to the Kingston Metropolitan Region are running low, forcing the National Water Commission to impose restrictions.

Terrorist attack foiled
An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke - sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials and travellers said.