THESE ARE clearly different times. I can’t recall experiencing anything like this, even for a brief period. I confess that I am not as challenged as many. Spare a thought for mothers who have to play the role of mothers, teachers and homemakers,...
THE 20TH-YEAR celebrations of supermodel maker Saint International has taken on added significance with the recent revelation that one of its newest male models, Lawrence, has achieved the stunning feat of being the first black male model to star...
With just four child psychologists employed to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency and a wider shortage islandwide, gospel artiste Dr Jermaine Gordon has dedicated his time and resources to change the trajectory of the Jamaican youth...
In another life, Ajani Williams-Harris could have been an engineer. He was two years into the mechanical engineering programme at the Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America, studying on an academic scholarship and also playing...
ABOUT A decade ago, I was caught in a situation where I became so emotional about a decision that my employer made, because I believed he was challenging my academic abilities. I was so upset, I had to leave my office (which was at the waterfront,...
CREATING HISTORY seems to be a part of the normal routine for Jamaica-born navy captain Janice Smith. She recently added another laurel to her already-illustrious career when she took over leadership of the Military Sealift Command Atlantic (...
THE EMBASSY of the Dominican Republic celebrated its country’s 176 years of independence in fine style at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel recently. Hosted by Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Felix Garcia Taveras, and his wife, Ana Gomez,...
SOME STILL hold the outdated view that no woman can raise a boy to become a man of substance, but Alwayne Cousins easily dismisses this patriarchal viewpoint, as he says he stands today on the shoulders of two matriarchal giants. Cousins will...
#WEINSIDE. THAT’S currently one of the trending hashtags in life because, well, let’s face it, COVID-19 with its non-discriminatory widespread nature has dictated that we either self-isolate, practise social distance, or be quarantined! The world...
MY SISTER Monica puts that question to me often. It is a question that will be on the minds of employers and team leaders during the enforced work-at-home regime. Are my people goofing off or being productive? How do I track what is happening?...
‘VOLUNTEERS DO not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart’ is a quote that rings true for 39-year-old Marian Allen, an avid believer in the power of giving back to the community. Hailing from the rural district of Coleraine Pines (...
COLOUR IS perhaps the single design element which has the most impact on how a space looks, as well as how it makes you feel. Choosing the right colours for your home is serious business, and there are different avenues for arriving at what are the...
SURE, YOUR children are continuing their studies online, but there are things you can teach them yourself at home. And yes, everything is on the internet these days, but some things are internalised better if it's coming from you. It's also a great...
BEFORE BECOMING a business owner in 2016, Monique Powell spent about 15 years helping companies of all sizes leverage the Internet. She started out as a freelance web and graphic designer, then did a seven-year stint at The Gleaner Company as an...
HERE IS an ideal spatial buffer which subjects you to great distances and segregation, greatly minimising the infection risk of this current, dreaded contagion upon us. It is in an area that appears to be in the midst of a wilderness, away from the...
Over the years of writing this Dream House feature, I have only twice had to resort to a follow-up article on any of the houses presented. You may well wonder why. Once in a rare while, a house comes along without warning, that unabashedly blows...
Published:Sunday | March 22, 2020 | 12:00 AMKeisha Hill -
Outlook Writer Medicine and the arts make a rather unusual combination, but for photography enthusiast Dr Sherard Little, anyone can become a great photographer with a bit of patience and practice. Photography, he says, helps to cultivate your...
KEEP INFORMED Information is key so keep up with the latest on COVID-19 by watching local and international news. EXERCISE Being inside is no excuse to become lazy. If you even just use a skipping rope, stay active. BOARD GAMES Put the computer...
Although her hands are a little shaky and her hearing slightly impaired, her memory is 100 per cent intact, 100 years after her birth. With precision, centenarian Rhoda Johnson took her blood pressure medication from the hands of...
Today, we begin a series dubbed ‘Investing in Local Start-ups – the Second $150m’, introducing six new founders and sharing a part of their entrepreneurial journey, facilitated by FirstAngelsJA, Jamaica’s first angel investor network. Averell...
A good furniture placement is the foundation to an efficient and comfortable room design. There are certain principles which work well and which lead to a practical and aesthetically pleasing room décor. It is best to start with a floor plan, using...
“Making a plan and taking the right actions to achieve it is important to your success. Ensure to equip yourself with the knowledge and requisite skills of your chosen career path because you are not just competing with Jamaicans; we exist in a...
The coronavirus and COVID-19 are the centre of attention globally. I felt inspired to reflect on how the main behavioural classifications in our DISCerning communication framework will respond, and the implications. ‘D’ STYLE (Dominance,...
