'Buckra Massa Pickney' (Part II)
This is the second of a three-part story of the fascinating life of Enrico Stennett, a half-black Jamaican who was brought up on his white mother's relatives' properties in St James, and who stowed away to Britain, where racism, which he also encountered in Jamaica...
Judge Brown slams 'gangsta music'
It was to a standing ovation that Judge Joe Brown took his seat after addressing the graduating class of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) on Saturday night. The CBS TV celebrity judge, before a packed audience at the Courtleigh Auditorium...
Judge Brown speaks his mind
This is the conclusion of an interview with Judge Joe Brown, host of a syndicated court television show in the United States. The interview was conducted last week by Lifestyle Editor Barbara Ellington and the first part carried in The Sunday Gleaner yesterday...
Jamaican youths advised to 'hold off and hold on'
He is only 22 years old, but Jordan Brown* has already been living with HIV for four years.Jordan was devastated when he found out that he was infected with the disease but, through the support of family and friends, he is trying to live positive...
Adventist student grabs 11 subjects in one sitting
Seventeen-year-old Chevaunne Sinclair, a student of Victor Dixon High School (formerly West Indies College High School), topped the school's achievement in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate with 11 subjects....
Dabdoub wants ruling on dual citizenship interpreted, clarified
People's National Party candidate Abe Dabdoub is asking the Court of Appeal to give a strict interpretation of the relevant section of the Jamaican Constitution which deals with dual citizenship. Attorney-at-law Jalil Dabdoub, who is representing Abe...
'Jamaican parents are too young'
"Bad parenting is like a cankerworm that eats away at every area of society."That was one of the timely reminders and understated truths presented by the panellists of one parenting forum held in honour of Parent Month, recently.Under the national...
When will my post-partum depression end?
Q: I had a baby one year and two months ago. He was premature and had to stay in the hospital for some time. However, when I came out of the hospital I was diagnosed with post-partum depression. I would like to know if I will be able to get over it because until now...
Children need play
WESTERN BUREAU: The value of play to the young child was emphasised during the Ministry of Education's Early Childhood Unit's parenting workshop, held in Montego Bay last Wednesday. The workshop was staged in observance of Parent Month under the theme...
Muftizade's Relax Kids - Increasing children's confidence
Charlene Gibbons is happier because her son is a more relaxed and confident child."He is doing breathing exercises when he is getting upset with his brother and trying to be calm. He tries to stop fidgeting and sleeps better at night. I see him trying to control himself...