'Buckra Massa Pickney' (Part III)
Thirteen-year-old Enrico was stolen from Maroon Town, St James, by two older cousins, Edna and Gertrude, and taken to Kingston. Upon his arrival he was told by Edna of a white British couple, Mr and Mrs Johnson, who were interested in adopting him...

A 'you-can-do-it' kind of preacher
Internationally acclaimed preacher Bishop T.D. Jakes, 51, will be the main speaker at 'The Way Forward' conference which has been organised by Pastors In Action - a group of local clergy led by well-known Pentecostal/Charismatic Renewal leaders Pastor Merrick 'Al' Miller...

Victor Dixon High triumphs in science competition
Victor Dixon High School (formerly West Indies College High) from Mandeville, Manchester, took first and third place in the grade seven-to-nine category of the Association of Science Teachers of Jamaica (ASTJ), Schools and Colleges Public Speaking competition...

Henry missed the mark!
Last week, Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry went wide of the mark when he took aim at the contractor general in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) contract award scandal.Henry suggested that Contractor General Greg Christie had overstepped his boundaries ...

How do I teach my son appropriate behaviour?
Q My son started potty training at two years old. He is not fully there yet. He has become aware of his penis and I need to know what to do, so that he is not so preoccupied with it. I see where you wrote a few weeks ago about what is appropriate behaviour...

'Negative parenting methods lowers child's self-esteem'
Western Bureau: "One day, my mother asked me to get her some water. She told me not to spill any. When I was going to give her the water, I spilled some by accident. I was running to wipe it up before she saw it, but as I was running for something to wipe it up...