'Dirty money' - Police probe legitimacy of NSWMA contractors
Payments to contractors hired to conduct the Hurricane Dean clean-up exercise have been temporarily suspended while the police conduct a probe to establish their legitimacy. This is according to Joan Gordon-Webley, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA).

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No death penalty referendum
Ex-Gleaner director, Richard Ashenheim, is dead
Cabinet rejects health scheme award to LOJ
Police groups accept Lewin
Rhodd calls for unity in Portland Parish Council
Correction and clarification

PSC's recommendation still valid, says Opposition
Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller is arguing that the revocation of the appointment of the members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) does not nullify the recommendation made by the PSC to appoint Prof. Stephen Vasciannie as Solicitor General.

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Across the Nation
Police dent trade in guns for drugs
Mind & Spirit - 'This is atheism's moment'
Caribbean briefs

C&W programmes at half-way point
The Cable & Wireless Jamaica Foundation (CWJF) has provided 520 computers for 52 educational institutions across the island over the past 12 months as the organisation accelerates its 'Computers For Schools' programme.

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Palace going 3D - Plans investment in new technology

Clarendon rivals hunt daCosta Cup glory
It will be two extremely confident teams taking the field this afternoon when champions Glenmuir and first-time finalist Garvey Maceo square off in the much-anticipated Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup final at Brancourt, Clarendon, starting at 3:00 p.m.

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IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
KSAFA refs up in arms - Colleague hit; withdrawal forces suspension of leagues
'Ashenheim was the most prominent of all statisticians'
Excelsior extend hot streak
Findlay scores ton
Ferguson banned
WI lose on DL method
Luckless Thunder Squad to atone
Kingston College, Excelsior rule
Ponting, Gilchrist lead Aussies to ODI win
Cross Country run for national spots
Transfer rules high on Jamaica Netball Association agenda
Life in the fast lane
Hydel lift Alberga Cup

EDITORIAL - Bad English
The country's English language woes are nothing new, but each year when Dr. Ralph Thompson reminds us of how atrocious the situation is through a careful analysis of passes in the subject at the first stage of external examinations for high school students, as he did in yesterday's Gleaner, it is still a shock.

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We were ladies and gentlemen
Issue - Education system failing our children
Leaders too silent on crime

LETTER OF THE DAY - Lessons from political posturing
The Editor, Sir: Over the past week, or so, there has been outrage in the society concerning the statements of Robert Montague and Everald Warmington, junior government ministers. This outrage arose from the appearance of 'pork barrel' politics, which was a staple of the political landscape of old...

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Garrison politics and the poor
Concerned for Jamaica's youth
A recipe for anarchy
Noteworthy - Keep Air Jamaica

Adopted child gives Sheryl something to crow about
For Sheryl Crow, there's a big difference to her third time on a yearly special about adoption. She's now an adoptive parent herself. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is readying for her first Christmas with seven-month-old Wyatt and also performing on the 9th Annual A Home for the Holidays Friday, December 21, on CBS.

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NBC's 'Clash of the Choirs' finds harmony in competition
Soap scene

Let's talk life
Dear Counsellor: I am a bit confused. I have been in a relationship for the past six months and I really like the girl. However, something happened recently that jolted me. I went to her home unexpectedly and I was surprised to hear her on the top of her voice cursing the neighbour. She was quite surprised to see me as she was not expecting me.

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Let's talk relationships
Doctor's advice - Clueless on clitoris