Lead Stories
Road work row - Warring factions'demand for jobs disrupts project
MAJOR ROAD work along Washington Boulevard, Kingston, is being hampered by the demand for jobs there by warring factions from the area. On Tuesday work was halted because of a stand-off between the job-seeking factions. The police are maintaining a...

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Aptitude test here for US hotel recruits
Seaga blasts Walker - For decision to postpone demonstration of voting equipment
Gov't pinpoints computer jobs
Overseas help sought for techolology in education programme
JPSCo defends concrete poles

News
Manchioneal ­ a town that believes in self-reliance

MANCHIONEAL. The word rolls off your tongue like memories of a magical place.

But there's nothing romantic about the origin of the name of this seaside town in eastern Portland.

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Supreme Court says no to InfoChannel's injunction request
Ministry denies report on Guyana rice mills
Computer shipment for Education Foundation
Reading programme a hit

Business
Sugar production surpasses target
JAMAICA'S SUGAR industry has recorded improved production for the crop year 1999-2000 with 216,387 metric tonnes of sugar being produced, surpassing the targeted amount of 205,000 metric tonnes. The crop year ended on July 19 with the Long Pond factory...

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Youth in dairy farming training
JAS executive goes into retreat

Sport
Shame, Shame, Shame

LEEDS, August 18 THE West Indies hit rock bottom at Headingley yesterday when they lost the fourth Test to England by an innings and 39 runs on the second day to go one-two down in the five-match contest.

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Bitter-sweet day for Ja
Melbourne, Middlesex square off
Bennett, Rowe win top titles
Take Wyle Coyote

Commentary
Offensive weapons
THE OFFENSIVE Weapons Bill aimed at the outlawing of several classifications of knives and related instruments appears to be now in a state of stalemate in the parliamentary system, with Government and Opposition taking divergent views. Precedent seems..

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In defence of dogs
Marcus Garvey says thanks - Through the 20th century with the Gleaner

Letters
Youthful frustration
THE EDITOR, Madam: THE ARTICLE 'Job hunters give up search' in The Gleaner of August 6 paper provides much food for thought. It points once again to the fact that many Jamaicans have lost hope. In recent years, the increased rate of suicide in our...

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Land development control
Letter writer off-base on Quarrie's record
Death of a telephone
Manchester Chamber clears the air
Frustrated with crime and the police
A welcome awaits J'cans
The rescue dog and first class citizenship
Better parental supervision needed

Entertainment
McDowell launches poetry book

IN THE cosy garden-setting of the Red Bones Blues Cafe on Braemar Avenue, Kingston, the pensive and sensitive poet Dawn McDowell listened, while poet Saffron read from Dawn's collection of poems Sunrise to Sunset. The occasion was the launch of her book.

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Luciano's overdue album release set for next year
Busy schedule for Miss Ja finalists

Real Estate
Inner-city housing projects for early 2001
SEVEN HOUSING projects developed by the government for inner-city communities should get underway in six months, according to Paul Buchanan, project director for the Ministry of Water and Housing's Urban/Rural Renewal and Upgrading Programme. The low...

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Residents welcome new wing at Mandeville hospital
Seaforth Primary gets building assistance from JSIF

Religion
Democracy in the Church?

THE ISSUE of church governance has become a heated one in a number of Protestant denominations, reflecting the strong democratic ethos and the ever-burning quest for self-expression.

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My side - Defining Christianity
Evaluate your life
Evangelists spreading gospel online