Lead Stories
Job cuts coming - NWU: Some Kirkvine, Ewarton workers will go
SOME OF the nearly 5,000 workers em-ployed by Alcan Jamaica Company in its bauxite-alumina and farming operations will lose their jobs as a result of Alcan Aluminium Limited's decision to pull out of Jamaica, says Norman DaCosta, island supervisor of...

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Marc Rich to the rescue ... again
Mass nude wedding issue - No stipulation on dress, says civil registrar
Panton blasts Gov't
Wiretap Bill for Parliament committee
Dry dock to get ship-shape again

News
Blaze leaves 40 homeless

FIREMEN WITH little water in their trucks could only stand by and watch yesterday, as fire destroyed a 17-room house and its contents at 12 Blake Road, Central Kingston, leaving more than 40 people homeless.

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Angry residents stone Claremont Police Station - To protest alleged beating of Rastafarian man by cops
Clergymen to discuss impact of flexitime on religious standards
Businessman gunned down in Kingston arcade
Soil-borne diseases eat at sugar profits

Business
JAMPRO Trade point to boost efficiency

JAMPRO is spearheading an electronic data exchange system which should see significant benefits, cost-savings and efficiencies accruing to businesses. Already a Memoranda of Understanding have been signed with a number of private sector...

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BNS gives no guarantee to FX buyers
Sandals opens Beaches Royal Plantation
Ja Stock Exchange to determine qualifications for its members
Just why did Alcan pull out ?

Sport
Lara laments poor tour

MELBOURNE, (Reuters): BRIAN Lara admitted yesterday he had not lived up to expectations on the Australian tour but hopes to redeem himself in the West Indies home series against South Africa.

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Guyana hold advantage
Refs act tough
The people's goodbye to 'Shorty'

Commentary
Bob stars in Hollywood
TWENTY YEARS after his death reggae icon Bob Marley has received yet another prestigious honour. This time Hollywood, California, film and entertainment capital of the world, has accorded him a place on the Walk of Fame ­ a five-point star etched...

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Police reform: Deeds, not words
Things that concern us now
Moderation in all things
Through the 20th Century with The Gleaner - The Camp Road double murder (4)

Letters
Letter of the Day Mad Cow Disease and poor leadership
THE EDITOR, Madam: I AM amazed and greatly concerned at the deafening silence emanating from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the Bureau of Standards, the Veterinary Association and the Jamaica Livestock Association regarding the risk of Mad...

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Ja needs a Reggae Minister
A reflection on Black History Month
Boyz should promote road safety

Entertainment
Education pushes Assassin's musical career

A YOUNG man who leaves fifth form with six CXC subjects and goes on to do GCE 'A' level studies has options open to him. It's at this stage the decision is usually made whether to be a lawyer, doctor, engineer or some other professional to please mom...

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Three Genie Awards for Jamaican filmmaker

Star Page
Walking together

THERE are advantages and disadvantages of being a twin, say twin sisters Lorna and Lorraine Walker. The girls, from Seaward Drive, St. Andrew, say the good part of being a twin is you can get to trick people or switch places without anyone knowing...

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Love at first sight
A dangerous liaison
Constipation ­ one tough issue