The reception hall at the Pembroke Falls Club House was elegantly draped in gold and cream to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Resie Marks and Dudley Hibbert - the event was held in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, speaking in Washington, DC, at the Jamaican Independence Service of Thanksgiving on Sunday, August 7, called his compatriots to a sense of purpose in helping to build a more cohesive, inclusive and just society.
It is widely assumed that the children of privilege or high-visibility enjoy the very best of the social pecking order and popularity beyond the comprehension of their peers! This is often far removed from the truth.
Strathmore Great House, located in upper St Andrew and built in 1931, is the new official residence of European Union Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni and his wife, Fiela. And, to show it off to a select groups of guests on July 28, the ambassador and his wife hosted a concert befitting the majesty of the edifice and in celebration of the home.
Saturday, July 30 saw the historic opening of the Gwendolyn Kenyon Literacy & Numeracy Centre in Mount Moriah, St Ann. Named in memory of a remarkable citizen of the same name who died last year, Alphansus Davis, guest speaker and adviser to the minister of education, described the opening of the private facility as an excellent move for the community.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and its licensees were recently on 'top of the world' as the organisation celebrated 10 years of world class supervision of financial services in Jamaica.
Reggae singer Siccature 'Jah Cure'Alcock and Kamila McDonald, co-host of CVM TV's 'On Stage', former Miss Jamaica World contestant and Stanford University graduate, became man and wife at the luxurious Tryall Club, Sandy Bay, Hanover, on Sunday, August 7.
I wish to have your advice about a real embarrassing problem, Doctor. Last week, I was having sex with a young woman in Kingston. She was around 30 years younger than me, and a very 'athletic' person. Suddenly, I got a bad pain in my chest. So I had to stop.
With a tightly packed congregation in attendance, the Reverend Orlanzo Wright, minister of the Mt Nebo Baptist Church, St Catherine, was on Sunday, July 31, honoured for 25 years of service to the community of Benbow district and the church's circuit of churches.
The NATIONAL colours - black, green and gold - created a fitting theme for the pre-Emancipation Day opening of Oasis on the Oxford, the re-energised multi-purpose business venture operated by Owen and Lorraine Clunie. Friends, relatives and business partners turned out for the official opening last Sunday.
The sound of cannons announced the departure of the island's newest maritime attraction, Captain Hook, from the historic Falmouth Pier as locals and visitors ventured out to sea last Saturday night.
In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. And while more closed societies like the United Kingdom and the United States avoid the subject of death, Jamaica often celebrates death as it would life, softening the process of grief and allowing family and friends to come to terms with their loss.
My dears, legal luminary and international consultant Harold Brady has been the man in the news for some time now. His role at the centre of an imbroglio dogging the Bruce Golding-led government has been the subject of many debates. Speculation was rife as there are those who hold the view that what Brady knows - and refuses to divulge - is responsible for the political survival of the administration.
Jamaica continues to produce high-quality local films and the newest in the list, 'Ghett'A Life', premiered at the Carib Cineplex, Cross Roads, on Wednesday, July 27. As usual, guests and actors donned their finery and posed for the shutterbugs upon arrival. Here are some pictorial highlights.
Greetings. I am 31 and I am getting married to a well-off man in Kingston next month. But to tell you the truth, Doctor, sex with him is terrible! He has no idea of how to do it. I have had much better lovers in the past. The trouble is that my family has spent a lot of money on this wedding. It is going to be a big celebration, with many people there.
What started out as an amalgamation of a few businessmen has turned into a major bridge between two great nations. The American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AmCham) is in its 25th year of operation.
It takes special people to show unconditional love and care for animals, and Darcy and Jim Fangman from Missouri, United States, are very special. Repeat visitors to the island since 2003, they have opened up their hearts to Jamaica making contributions to several local organisations.
In a country branded 'a land of samples', in that very few things ever survive the initial fanfare of its presentation, sometimes it's quite difficult to appreciate those things that have survived the 'sample' stage. When that thing is a product that requires the input and cooperation of several others to ensure its survival, the task becomes even more onerous.
Doctor, my husband and I have always had a great sex life. We still make love around three times for the week. But now I have a problem. You see doc, I am facing a hysterectomy operation soon. And I greatly fear that this will be the end of our sex life. My mother has told me that no woman who has had a hysterectomy can have sex.
The Embassy of Jamaica along with the Jamaican consulates in Miami and New York are to embark on a project to establish an institutional framework in which the diaspora can function more effectively as a partner in Jamaica's socio-economic development.
Kevin O'Brien Chang, a Kingstonian by birth, grew up in the cool climes of Christiana, Manchester. He attended Campion College and DeCarteret College before migrating with his family to Canada in 1974. In preparation for his future in business, Chang received a bachelor of science degree in statistics and an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Toronto.
The Jamaican Bar Association honoured three legal stalwarts at its annual banquet on July 22. Justice Ferdinand Smith, Christopher Bovell and Howard Hamilton, QC, were feted by their colleagues.
