Lead Stories
Rural kids skipping school - Survey shows money woes affect attendance
DESPITE HIGH levels of school enrolment, attendance levels are generally unsatisfactory, particularly in rural areas, says the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions.

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Gov't accepts Privy Council ruling, but...
Lightning strikes five
Beach clean-up this week
Speedier registrations at hospitals

News
Best of Jamaica 2000
It's election time again! THE POLLS have been opened for you our valued readers to select the Best of Jamaica 2000.

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Nicholson wants widescale disclosure of assets
Customers complain about NWC most
Warders to lose jobs
UNICEF, Gov't in deal targeting children

Business
J'can firms for French cultural, trade exhibition

JAMAICAN COMPANIES representing French products will be among the sponsors and exhibitors of the first annual French cultural and trade exhibition to be staged in Kingston from September 26 to September 28, 2000. A range of products from wines and...

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$2b project inadequate to rebuild inner city ­ Moses

Sport
Russell continues upward march
JAMAICA's Ryan Russell continued a stellar start to his professional career yesterday with an emphatic 6-2, 6-3 second-round victory over American Chris Martin at the Cable & Wireless/Men's Futures tournament at the Liguanea Club. Russell, playing...

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Clarendon trounce Kellits 5-0
I still believe in WI cricket ­ Walsh
Tivoli still a force to reckon with
Arnett hungry for Premier League crown
Olympic lack experience

Commentary
Wiping out poverty
IT WAS patently obvious even before the statistics were released that poverty is on the increase in Jamaica. The beggars in the streets have multiplied and an army of persons, mainly mothers, are scratching here and there to find money to send their...

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The anti-crime archives
Run Ottey, Run

Letters
Letter of the Day - Time to enforce all laws
THE EDITOR, Madam: IT WAS frightening to read in the weekend press, that in 10 years (1990-2000), Jamaicans have murdered 8,178 people, and yet not one murderer has been hung to date. But on close examination of the figures, you will find that most of...

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The Ottey affair
Crooks watch TV too
Attorney corrects misleading story

Entertainment
Fruit finesse

MANY PERSONS no longer pass a bowl of fruit for dessert as the thinking is that since fruit takes a slower time than meat to be digested, fruit should not be served after meat, however many persons enjoy fruit and many hostesses, for various reasons, do..

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Media houses play domino

Cornwall Edition
Streetside bread vendors under scrutiny

WESTERN BUREAU: STREETSIDE BREAD vendors in Montego Bay are still in the dark about their obligations under the newly amended Food Handling Regulations 2000 that came into effect on September 1.

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Bus, car park for Lucea

Star Page
Gone too soon

Where is deejay Zebra? Tell me where is the deejay who has lost his stripes? Well, well Montel hear seh the deejay daddy is a bit upset with his running wild so he says, my son please come and cool out a bit. Yes, cool out where there is enough sunshine..

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Buju brings Reggae beat to House of Blues