Single and super! Whether they are waiting for Mr Right or choosing independence, women are opting to stay single
Jamaican women seem to have rejected marriage as the path to motherhood. The majority choose to raise their children as single mothers despite the apparent hardships. At least five out of every six births in Jamaica are to unmarried mothers.
- Onwards to IMF - Omar, Audley battle the approach
- Single-minded and self-sufficient
- Single and Super - There is hope!
Single & super - Lonely life for single Christians
WHEN PATRICE Wilson became a Christian at the age of 37, she obediently broke up with the man she had been dating for five years at the instructions of her pastor and church family.
- End tyranny, corruption, Obama tells Africa
- JUTC speeds ahead - Drivers of state-owned buses constantly break the speed limit and want police to turn a blind eye
- OPM launches new website
Health insurance climbs - Costs driven up by falling dollar, inflation
Jamaica's biggest insurance companies, citing inflation, a weak dollar, and the rising cost of medical inputs, are charging more for health coverage, saying it is impractical for them to absorb all of the added cost of care.
Silver lining - Dowie gets second in 400m hurdles
Danielle Dowie sparkled at the 6th IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy, yesterday when she bagged silver in the 400 metres hurdles. Jamaica's hopes for a second medal in the event were, however, dashed when Ristananna Tracey fell over the final hurdle.
EDITORIAL - Mr Hibbert should stand aside
Joseph Hibbert, the junior minister for transport and works, has declared his innocence and it is for those who have implicated him in wrong-doing to make and prove their case against him. And Mr Hibbert has an absolute right and deserves every opportunity to defend himself. That is natural justice.
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Economic double standards
- That road-maintenance fund
- The weather's heavy toll on Jamaica
The People's Business - I will not be moved, says Stern
MICHAEL STERN has vowed to be a fixture in Gordon House, as long as the people of North West Clarendon are willing to have him there.
- The People's Business - Portmore parish status hangs in the balance
- The People's Business - Housing at last!
- The People's Business - Opposition calls for campaign finance reform
'Everytime A Ear di Sound' makes Mutabaruka heard
In the early 1980s Mutabaruka adjusted Everytime A Ear di Sound from the printed version that appeared in his debut poetry collection, The First Poems, as he moved it from the literary to the listening space. And, in the process, the poet became a reggae artiste and moved physically outside of Jamaica ...
- Sumfest feeling economic pinch - But top American acts boost profile
- Muta makes splash at Sunsplash
- Festival 2K9 launched in style
Come on over! Institute of Jamaica issues open invitation
Schools are out on summer break and the Institute of Jamaica has sounded the abeng, calling on families to make use of the opportunity to take a trip to the historic Kingston facility.
- From Uganda to Jamaica for the arts
- Sunday Sauce - Jack Spannier's ultimate revenge
- UWI notebook - Department of Government holds graduate student conference
Orange Bay Crest - a great summer Sunday afternoon escape
Baycrest is a secluded spot in Portland, for which the term 'off the beaten track' is an understatement. An ideal party venue with a stunning view of the Caribbean Sea, it was the home of Orange Baycrest last Sunday.
- Doctor's advice - Should she try Viagra?
- A royal union at the Mona Visitors' Lodge
- An evening aboard the Esmeralda
Tough times, tough decisions
The whole debate about whether we should go back into a borrowing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is being approached from the wrong angle. The issue is not about avoiding the IMF as a way of avoiding pain and cutbacks. The fact is, Jamaica has no alternative except pain and cutbacks in our present circumstances.
- Make military service mandatory
- Numbers count - in education
- No vagina registry - Muddled discussions in the Senate
Bi-power 'motor-vation'
As drivers we've all looked at pump fuel prices and wished for the perfect energy source - a fuel that is cheap, plentiful and environmentally transparent. I know that I've wished that water could burn. But alas, this is the real world, and it's pretty difficult from a technological standpoint to get something for nothing.