Riding away from trouble - Former national cyclist gives back to inner city
WESTERN BUREAU: While many state agencies would struggle to explain their social intervention programmes for former national cyclist Winston 'Mawga' Virgo, this important function has been a part of his daily reality for many years...
Caution: Soldiers at ... play
United States Air Force officers dropped by the Marigold Child Care Centre at 581/2 Lady Musgrave Road last Wednesday afternoon, bearing well-needed hugs and laughter along with other gifts for the children. They were well received...
NHF gives Relay For Life a helping hand
The National Health Fund (NHF) has donated $3 million to the Jamaica Cancer Society's fund-raising initiative, Relay For Life, which took place on the weekend.Hugh Lawson, CEO of the NHF, said "the activities of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JSC) must be...
Boys learn to think like soldiers
Ten-HUT! Boys from grades one to three were treated to a dose of army training from members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) at Sts Peter and Paul Preparatory School on Thursday. This year marks the school's second year holding a boys' day...
What little girls are made of ...
Fancy teacups and frilly dresses abounded at Sts Peter and Paul on Friday, as little girls, grades 1 to 3, proceeded like Southern belles to a 'tea party' indoors. The girls, there to learn basic etiquette, made an adorably amusing picture ...
'I don't want to die'
Q: I find myself talking to God about my issues with death. You see, I am 50, have full blown AIDS, and I am in an overseas hospice and dying. I have made financial plans for my children, all over 15, and their father, who is not HIV-positive...
Bedtime Story: A Family of Doggies - A Trip to the beach
Yoda gives us this final chapter. My doggie Mummy, Eloise and I love it when our human mummy takes us to the beach. The one we like the most is out on an island called Lime Cay. We have to travel on a canoe to get there...
Labour can be a real pain
Just over a month ago, when I was 36 weeks pregnant, my doctor took me off the drugs, and bed rest, I'd been on to stop pre-term labour. I awoke on that Monday morning, relieved that I could now potter about my house doing chores I'd put off for nearly 10 weeks.
10 ways our children can handle exam stress
We are fast approaching the end of another academic year and many of our children are preparing for end-of-term examinations. This is a period where many of them experience exam stress, a psychological condition in which a child experiences distress before...