Lead Stories
$45m award 'improper' - Finance Ministry contract slammed by McKoy
THE AWARD of a $45 million contract to Keith Ryan and Company (KRC) Limited to furnish the new Ministry of Finance and Planning building at Heroes Circle, was "irregular and improper", says Contractor General Derrick McKoy.

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Illegal telephone exchange unearthed
Ja Blue coffee shop on the verge of closing
Tax cases pile up - No replacement for Justice Orr
G-G launches tag drive
Farewell! 'father' friend!

News
Spelling Bee Competition 2000-2001 - The battle rages on!
THE BATTLE of the sexes continued yesterday as The Gleaner Children's Own Spelling Bee Competition moved into St. Mary and St. Ann. In the end there was a female champion from St. Mary and male champion from St. Ann

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Chaos reigns at KSAC meeting
A-G to review O'Meally Nelson's salary
G-G set to name EAC members
$50m project for St. Bess

Business
Passage to India put off

PRIME MINISTER PJ Patterson's State visit to India due to get underway a few days ago has been postponed indefinitely, with the Indian authorities citing "bad timing" among reasons for the postponement. Accompanying the Prime Minister was supposed to..

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D&G to upgrade plant
Jamaica's loss is Bahamas' gain
C&W profit jumps 23% in 6 months

Sport
Tough battle looms in Manning Cup semis
THE big four in the Pepsi/Sports Plus Manning Cup competition will attempt to clear the final hurdle this afternoon which will see the winners through to Saturday's final. Kingston College (KC) lead the pack of survivors and will open the National...

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Reggae Boyz on serious mission
Big race on for semi-final spots

Commentary
Beach alert
A JAMAICAN treasure, the world-renowned 'seven miles of white sand' beach in Negril is in grave danger. Our report in Sunday's Gleaner that the beach is disappearing because of shifting weather patterns, appears to have caused no stir within the...

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The will to fight corruption
Danny Melville: a conscious white boy
Fun and games over US elections

Letters
Letter of the Day - Leaders must rule, not dons
THE EDITOR, Madam: I READ with disgust and pain of the continuous slaughter of innocent lives ­ business people, in particular. When is my Prime Minister and the Minister of National Security and Justice going to take drastic action for these...

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A cartoon in poor taste
Squatter relocation woes
Let the Opposition govern
Devon House and noise
Union blues

Entertainment
Showing love for John Jones

A CONCERT featuring top performers from the Festival of Arts over the past 50 years and a number of those still active in the entertainment field, took place at the Little Theatre, Kingston on Monday night as a tribute to late singer/actor/broadcaster,...

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New faces of fashion
Marines take the spotlight

Star Page
Demus family to honour Nicodemus

THE late deejay Nicodemus, famous for songs such as Bone-Man Connection and Suzy Wong will be remembered with show to be held on his birthday. Dub Traffickers and the Demus family - which numbers at least ten deejays with the monicker 'Demus' - will...

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Stepfather is a child molester
Marjorie greets you with a fresh face and smile

Profiles in Medicine
Risky sex - Unprotected sex puts you at risk for hepatitis B, a viral infection that harms your liver

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that the vaccine against hepatitis B virus or HBV, that causes a chronic liver inflammation, be included in the routine immunisation schedule for children.

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Injury-related disorders
Beware of cough and cold medicines
Let's tee off