Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | December 26, 2008
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Sadness in the season - 10 per cent of Jamaican children depressed
With most Jamaican children overcome with excitement surrounding the season's festivities, two members of the local medical community have issued a warning to watch out for depression among the youth."It's Christmas time and for many persons...

A state home for the holidays
The majority of children in government-run homes and places of safety may not be spending the Yuletide season with their biological parents, but at least one place of safety is going all out to ensure that the children in its care are fêted. ...

103 years of Christmas - Orinthia Fender has a story to tell
She cannot remember in which year she was born, but centenarian Orinthia Fender cherishes memories of old-time Christmas. Born on April 1, 1905, in Buff Bay, Portland, according to her relatives, a toothless and happy Fender needs no help to tell her story.


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