Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Monday | January 18, 2010
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The power of love (Part 3) - Raymond Kirlew 'cures' wife's cancer with soursop leaves
On July 16 and 23, 2007, we told the story of how Raymond Kirlew, of St Ann, helped to nurse his wife, Yvonne, back to health when she had cancer of the lymph nodes. It was a poignant love story that softened the heart of the toughest man...

The Reverend who wants change
One concerned citizen is expressing disgust about the process of appointing persons to government positions, saying that there were too many disruptions and too much uncertainty when there is a change of Government."...

Staying alive - Miraculous rescue efforts in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): All rescuers saw of Saint-Helene Jean-Louis when they arrived at the collapsed University of Port-au-Prince building were the top of her head and her left hand. It had been four days since...

PM Golding, PNP remember Barrett - Say former custos will be missed
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday expressed regret at the passing of the former custos of Trelawny, Royland Barrett. The 71-year-old custos of Trelawny died on Friday from renal failure. "It is with deep regret that I note the passing...

Cuban universities descend on Jamaica
Cuba's Ministry of Higher Education, in conjunction with that country's universities, is to host an international conference for educational professionals next month at its International Conference Centre in Havana.The Seventh International Congress...

I envy the freedom of my friends
Q: I find that I am not as organised as I used to be now that I have children. They are good kids but so much is happening in my life. They are 10, eight and five. I guess I had so many other plans for my life...

Happy New Year baby
Grown-ups make New Year resolutions all the time, and some teenagers do as well. However, do children? It probably depends on their age and exposure. If a child hears people promising themselves they'll do this or that, then he or she might get the idea to 'copy' them.

Parenting for the next recession
Our two daughters, now nine and eight years old, got their first Monopoly game as a Christmas gift (not from us) this year. So naturally, in short order, we were gathered around a table with stacks of paper money in front of us and dreams of real estate...


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