“I LIKE to solve problems. I like to make things. I like to make things that solve problems.” Yekini Wallen-Bryan knows these statements might sound cliché, but they have been his truth since he was a child. The minute he becomes aware of a problem...
Nicholas Kenneth Benjamin might have been born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, but his iconic father Kenneth, founder of the security company, Guardsman, is not one who believed in handing his son life on a silver platter. He had to...
Q. I have a problem with excessive sweating of the armpits, which causes a bad odour. I was wondering if it’s a good idea to get my sweat glands removed, because this problem is negatively affecting my job performance. A. What you are...
THERE IS much more to this house than meets the eye! Don’t be fooled by it’s simple, cottage appearance, devoid of riveting architectural fanfare. It is not that simple ... because what’s on the inside tells a different story. Everything is not...
HISTORY INFORMS us that over 400 years ago, the French mystic, clairvoyant and astrologer Michel De Nostredame, better known by his Latin name Nostradamus, foretold and forewarned of world events with astonishing accuracy, with predictions still...
EIGHT YEARS ago, if anyone had asked Javin Williams what he would be doing with his life in 2020, his answer would have been immediate and unequivocal: he would be pursuing a career in the field of information technology, just like his two older...
Real names of celebrities You would be surprised at the differences between the names of your favourite celebrities and the names on their birth certificates. ‘Less Popular’ Sports Ever wonder what the rules are for sports like curling, lawn...
OUT OF a desire to instil confidence and change the mindset of some young persons Ruth Lawrence has come in contact with, she has penned a book titled Power Moves – The Metamorphosis of the Game Changer. Released April 1 on Amazon Kindle, with...
MY COVID-19 experience is so different and comical that I decided to throw out the challenge to see if you can top it. Please note, however, that I am not as insane as my actions would suggest. I decided to play the game to the fullest. Winning is...
“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr (American author – Life’s Little Instruction Book) YOU WILL find nobody happier than Peta-gay McKenzie as she goes about the streets of...
DECORATING WITH neutrals is quite popular and can result in classic and interesting rooms. Whites and off-whites, greys, browns, black, taupe, ivory and even shades of green, such as olive, can provide the perfect backdrop for other elements in a...
Q I am 20 years old. I had an abortion two years ago, and now I’m having difficulty getting pregnant again. What could possibly be the cause? A Many women who have had an abortion in the past usually blame the abortion as the reason they are...
IT HAS been about 167 years since Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole demonstrated acts of kindness to the sick and dying in the Crimean War in the mid-19th century. Now, the Mary Seacole Foundation (MSF) will be introducing programmes this year to honour...
With a well-documented history of assistance to the island’s health and education sectors, the Issa Trust Foundation, under the leadership of chairman, Paul Issa, and the patronage of Governor General Sir Patrick and Lady Allen, has joined in the...
Q I am learning that women age and have menopause, which causes c hanges to their body and vagina. I want to know if men have something similar, and how will my penis change as I age? A. Like everything in nature, your penis will go through a...
GROWING UP, it amazed me how, on any given weekend, my mother would not need to go to the market because she would give her neighbours breadfruit, limes, callaloo, and green bananas, and they would bring yams, ackees, sweet potatoes or peppers....
COSY ROOMS encourage comfort and make us feel good. These spaces help us to feel more connected to those around us, to the room itself, and to our inner selves. These are the kind of rooms we want to spend time in and so are automatically drawn to...
AS A child, Andrea Cowan was bright and optimistic, and always liked to put on a show for her friends when she was not working at her parents’ business after school. “My mother was the bookkeeper of the business, so from a small age I was doing...
THROUGHOUT THE ages, there have been young girls who have become mothers before they are mentally or financially ready, and this usually results in their future being ruined. There are some, however, who, with help and support, usually from family...
AS A child, Janet Rankine-Henry was certain of two career paths: she would be a medical doctor, and she would also be a business owner. She always had a strong desire to help people get or stay healthy, and she grew up watching her parents run...
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Real names of celebrities You would be surprised at the differences between the names of your favourite celebrities and the names on their birth certificates. ‘Less Popular’ Sports Ever wonder what the rules are for sports like curling, lawn...
THE CONSUMMATE architectural adventure awaits those of us who are willing to experience the adrenaline rush that this unconventional house is known to provoke. For make no mistake, this is not a journey for those who fear curiousity, that need to...
COVID-19 IS teaching us lessons, if we pay attention. Many of the lessons will make us better people and the world a better place. I will share three lessons that I find very encouraging. 1. PEOPLE WANT TO CONNECT MEANINGFULLY I am undertaking...
SOMEWHERE OUT there, somewhere in time beyond your everyday existence, is a place like no other … caught between the past and the present. Today we find ourselves in the high, wooded, cool highlands of Jamaica, at the site of a historic great house...
THE ECLECTIC style of design holds the most potential to truly represent you as an individual. This popular design style has rewritten the rule book on interior design by mixing and matching elements that are unrelated and would never before be...
