Brawta Dawta and Odda Madda - How Rosie Johnston cared for our heroine
Some things are destined to happen. And Rosie Johnston was destined to meet the late Louise Bennett-Coverley and her husband Eric Coverley. Mrs. Johnston who emigrated to Canada in September 1979, had worked her way up from loans officer to manager...
Beauty without boundaries - Festival Queen 2006 reaches out to Trelawny
Kaysia Johnson, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2006, launched a community project on Friday, October 20 at the Clark's Town Primary School in Trelawny. The theme of the project is: Building future leaders: motivating youth through mentorship...
Week against violence
Imagine a week without violence. Imagine women walking the streets at night without fear. Imagine police officers not needing to use guns. Imagine domestic violence, rape and female genital mutilation as faded memories of a...
Pan Caribbean: Partnering to fight breast cancer
Pan Caribbean Financial Services, in recognition of the importance of the fight against breast cancer and the many financial constraints being faced by the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), forged a relationship with the society about six years ago.
Safeguarding the sense of hearing
An estimated 16.2 per cent all of children between the ages of four to 10 years old in Jamaica have a hearing problem. A critical step to preventing hearing loss is early hearing screening of your new-born.
A year with Flair
To celebrate its coming of age last October, Flair magazine adopted Woman Inc. who also came of age. Woman Inc. provides assistance to women who have been victims of various forms of abuse. This includes; rape, incest, domestic violence and sexual...
Confidentiality in banking
Recently, the media has been consumed with the politically charged issues surrounding the alleged donation of $31M by the multinational corporation, Trafigura Beheer, to the People's National Party (PNP).
I really want to finish
Michelle Belnavis' story is one to which many can relate. She wants to lose weight and she knows she has to exercise if she is to be successful. She has even joined a gym but success remains elusive because she was...
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