SHOWDOWN - JFF delegates decide tomorrow
PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS, incumbent Captain Horace Burrell and challenger Crenston Boxhill, are each supremely confident they will win the majority vote at tomorrow's Congress and head football's governing body here, the Jamaica Football Federation...

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S&T commission hosts two-day innovation, trade consultation
New fuel facility at Sangster
World-famous magician coming to Jamaica
Health fund Act passed
Boys take last two places

Seaga writes PM on tainted money issue
JAMAICA LABOUR Party Leader Edward Seaga has written to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, president of the People's National Party (PNP) requesting a meeting to discuss the highly controversial issue surrounding the source of public funding for political...

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Stray cow causes highway fatality
New school desks falling apart
Children's rights take centre stage
Woman dies in highway crash
Former JLP caretaker convicted of fraud
MP requests housing for constituents

Sugar industry can be revived, says Heaven
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN of the Sugar Industry Authority, Ambassador Derrick Heaven says there should be no further delay in the implementation of plans to revitalise the sugar industry in Jamaica.

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EU funds new enviro project for Negril

Hemmings retires
AFTER A successful international track career spanning 10 years, Jamaican Olympian Deon Hemmings has decided to call it quits. Dogged by injury for the past three years and goaded by the failure of treatments, Hemmings says she has heeded her body's...

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Cornwall, Munro seek Ben Francis KO glory
St Jago, 'Manley' in final showdown
Warner showers praise on Jamaica
Boys' Town celebrates 63rd anniversary
Captain Bligh fancied
MultiCare competition starts in high spirits

High schools ply the Web
THE COMPUTER is a powerful tool for learning and for communication. On September 29 The Gleaner, in collaboration with several supporting companies, launched another venture in its long-standing support for education, the Go-Local Schools Competition.

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Clarifying the cable issue

LETTER OF THE DAY - Punishing the public with violent images
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT WAS mid-morning and as I went about my daily tasks, I gave half an ear to the radio feature on health promotion. Immediately following, the sound of a gun cocked then fired, shattering glass, snatched my attention.

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The plight of security workers
On the operations in Canterbury
Congrats, officers!
True respect for each other
Addressing the 'development' problem
Somerton Youth Club says thanks
'Losing in the fourth quarter'
Searching for Delroy Henry
Searching for Winston Crawford
Shaking off the old guard
Bravo, Kaci!

Gina Rey Forrest launches second book
WESTERN BUREAU: WHEN RASS Rod opened the proceedings with a howl at about 9:00 p.m., it was clear that the launch of Gina Rey Forrest's second poetry collection would not be a typical literary event. And it was not.

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Rivalry between DA, Jackson reflected in latest case

St Mary 'Agri Expo' tightens tourism links
ORGANISERS OF the 18th annual St. Mary Agri Expo, slated for April 11-12, 2004, in Annotto Bay, say the event will forge a stronger partnership between agriculture and tourism in the parish.

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Peter McConnell honoured
'Fall in agri production a serious problem'

How is your swing?
NEW KINGSTON is quite the place these days for the athletically stout. If you enjoy exercising or if you are just looking for something new to do in Kingston, then have I got the place for you.

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Dangerous games - What in the devil's name are your children playing with?
Blooming hands Beverly Cousins brings greens things to life