Quote Prosper Etienne:
This worked for me, after much reading with no concrete idea:
Create a Static page called "Home" Which will substitute for the hard coded version of that same name.
Go to your dashboard and click on (Reading) under the settings tab.
Click to select radio button "A static page (select below)".
Select "Home" from the first dropdown below and you don't have to select anything for the post as I did not do since I am more interested in pages.
Save Changes
Now, go the "Appearance" tab and select Theme Options to deselect
"Show home item" CheckBox right below the Categories heading.
That be it... hehehe
Note: Doing the last step without the subs above will generate an error due to the intricate and illusive codes that everyone is referring to in certain php files that I could not seem to find after half a day searching for answers online.