Reaching beyond borders

1 Like Hollywood stars, some Jamaican well-to-dos are reaching far beyond these shores to adopt orphans. We hear that a steady stream of adoptees has been coming from places like the Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Latvia. None so far from the Great continent.

When the cat's away

2 While the spouse is cooling his heels in prison, the wife has decided to tour the world with the entertainer. Many people are wondering how this will play out because the neglected babymothers are thinking of a strategy to get word to the husband. They know that from behind bars, he is able to accomplish much and they can't wait for him to act.

Board appointmentsand party loyalties

3 Why was a 17-member board needed in the first place? In any event, it seems that government boards are reserved for those with party loyalties. This may explain why the same names keep cropping up in many boardrooms.

Placing all bets on a hill

4 The husband left her a wealthy woman, and from all accounts, she could never want for the rest of her life. Now, there are whisperings in her circle that she entrusted all to the family friend who placed everything on a hill. What a difference a day makes, for now she is in dire straits.