Should I add all the kids?
Q. I am in Jamaica and enjoy reading your column in the Tuesday Gleaner each week. My friend is a Jamaican and is planning on getting married early next year to her fiancé who is a United States citizen and lives in Florida.
'RISE is doing well'
Executive Director of RISE Life Management Services, Sonita Morin-Abrahams, says the non-governmental organisation is doing well, despite the rough economic times.RISE, formerly the Addiction Alert Organisation, has been providing drug-abuse...
How do I get 3G?
What do you need to avail yourself of 3G services? You will need to sign up for the service with your preferred provider. Currently two of the three are jostling for poll position. Your phone will need to be compatible.
4G next?
So what will be next after 3G? You guessed it: 4G. This is a lot nearer than you may think. WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is, technically, 4G. Whereas one local provider has deployed WiMax for stationary Internet access to offices ...
Rise up and take action on economy, says GG
Governor General Dr Patrick Allen is urging businesses and the productive sector to take action and turn the Jamaican economy around.In commending the entrepreneurship of Cecil and Marian Foster, owners of FosRich Company Ltd (FCL), Allen said they were...
Period problems
The term premenstrual syndrome (PMS) lumps together a vast collection of symptoms, physical and mental - a mixed bag of individual responses - to a natural event: the menstrual cycle.
Jamaica Basic Schools Foundation hosts charity ball
With unwavering commitment, the Jamaica Basic Schools Foundation (United Kingdom), which has assisted more than 42 schools since its inception in 1995, is still following strong on its promise to create a better learning environment for the young...
Dear Counsellor - My daughter is a slow learner
Q. My daughter is six years old and she attends a Montego Bay-based primary school. She is very good with figures, but she doesn't read or spell well. I really don't know what to do. I want to know if there is somewhere I may take her...
Holy Family Primary launches Save a Life Foundation
After a tragic shooting left one of its students in a vegetative state last year, members of the Holy Family Primary School have set up the Save a Life Foundation to assist the student, as well as those attending the school who need urgent medical...
Harsh reception for Armadale girls
While officials of the correctional services, juveniles from the Armadale facility, and their family members have welcomed the switch to the former Diamond Crest Villa, not everyone is happy with the move.Some residents of...
Weird news
Three women found a koala asleep in their Australian hotel bed. In what has been dubbed 'a reverse version of Goldilocks and the three bears the children's story where a girl invades a bear family's house and sleeps in their room - the...