All hail Yale scholar - Jamaican whiz Sheree Bennett more than meets the eye
Sheree LaToya Bennett has blazed a trail of success from Manchester to Maryland. Sheree, Miss Teen Jamaica 1999-2000, doesn't only grab attention with her good looks, but is sitting pretty among Ivy League peers. After her outstanding scholastic achievements at Bishop Gibson...
GLEANER EDITORS' FORUM - 'My mother is HIV-positive' - Young boy struggles with mom's disease and his fears
He was a typical teenager - a happy-go-lucky school boy, living for fun with his friends, sport, and, inevitably, a keen eye for the girls. Until, that is, one fateful day, a year ago. John was totally unprepared for what his sombre-faced mother was about to tell him...
HIV-positive inmate upbeat despite illness
Junior Thomas, an inmate at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre for seven years, was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in January. But while he is locked behind bars, on a 10-year sentence and living with a disease which is highly stigmatised and without a cure...
Two get life Sentences
The two men who were convicted last week of the murder of André Baker, labourer, of Spanish Town, St.Catherine, have been sentenced to life imprisonment. Mrs. Justice Carol Beswick ordered Thursday that the men, Omar Stewart, 30, otherwise called 'Chinaman'...
Conference on the Caribbean begins in Washington tomorrow
Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, and United States Commerce Secretary, Carlos Gutierrez will deliver keynote addresses at the opening ceremony of the Conference on the Caribbean, which begins in Washington, D.C., tomorrow. The three-day major event will be held...
Extradition motion for Nembhard, others denied
The Full Court yesterday threw out the motion brought by 52-year-old St.Ann businessman Norris 'Deedo' Nembhard, Police Corporal Herbert Henry and four other men who were seeking to have their extradition orders set aside. Lawyers representing the men said it was likely...
Postal service stamps mark on abolition bicentenary
It was a delightful event, interspersed with apposite reflections on the past, fascinating musings on the present, and with motivational expressions of intent and noteworthy challenges for the future. The launch of the postage stamp and philatelic souvenir ...
Jamaicans, other West Indians feel brunt of Labour pains
Britons with Caribbean origins, more so than other blacks, believe that Labour isn't working for them the view is widely held within the black community and across all age groups, a Voice poll has shown.Sixty-eight per cent of blacks questioned in the in the March survey ...
THE ABCS OF TAKING SUPPLEMENTS - Vitamin Thrills From Poppin' Pills
VITAMINS AND minerals are substances your body needs in small, but steady amounts for normal growth, function and health. They are essential for life. Together, vitamins and minerals are called micronutrients. Your body can't make most micronutrients...
Coffee creams liver cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters): Drinking coffee appears to lower the risk of developing liver cancer, according to findings published in the medical journal Gastroenterology. "Data on potential beneficial effects of coffee on liver function and liver diseases have accrued...
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