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Video: Jamaican Child Speaks About Being Abused by her Grandfather
Shenille lost both her parents at the tender age of 3 years old. She was sent to live with her maternal grandparents. When she was only 5 years old her grandfather started to molest her.
More Money To Fund Interventions For Men And Boys
Jamaica News: The budget of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been increased to fund new programmes and interventions for men and boys. This announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, while speaking at an International Men’s Day (IMD) event on […]
Registered Farmers Reap Success With Export Of Mangoes
Jamaica News: Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the export of mangoes to the United States earlier this year was a success for registered farmers. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Hutchinson said as a result, many farmers who had given up their orchards, […]
Prime Minister Hits Out Against Violence To Ensure Discipline
Jamaica News: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that there are far more effective ways of modifying behaviour and ensuring discipline, other than using violence. “More parents understand that they don’t have to beat their children, for their children to come out to something. More teachers understand that they don’t have to […]
Spalding High has a new name – School now Alphansus Davis High
As a young aspiring teacher, Alphansus Davis began his career in 1969 at Spalding Primary School before attending Church Teachers’ College, followed by an internship at Claremont All-Age School in St Ann. He then went to Oracabessa Secondary for three years before his long stint at Spalding High in Clarendon, where he served as principal for 17 years. Acknowledging his […]
Teacher Perishes In St Elizabeth Crash – Frome Technical And Maroon Town Mourn
Frome Technical High School in Westmoreland and the Maroon Town community of St James were both plunged into mourning on Tuesday following the tragic death of a teacher in a St Elizabeth automobile crash. Dead is 32-year-old Wyarth Vaughn Wilkins, of Vaughansfield district, who was employed at Frome Technical High as an auto mechanic and industrial arts teacher. Wilkins’ death has left his mother, […]
27-year-old Jamaican Woman battling cancer for the third time
A t 27 years old, Josan Sutherland was diagnosed with cancer for the third time. At age 12, she was first diagnosed with bone cancer. Nine years later, breast cancer knocked at her door. Fast-forward to today, the breast cancer returned. To make matters more difficult, she discovered she was living with a genetic mutation – Li Fraumeni Syndrome. Sutherland told THE STAR that she had […]
Residents Of Hanover Attend Session On Good Parenting
Jamaica News: Scores of residents in Hanover were exposed to the virtues of good parenting and partnership at a recent public lecture in the parish. The event, held at the Bioprist in Lucea on Tuesday, November 19, was organised by the Lucea United Church Family Life Ministries, in celebration of National Parent Month 2019 (November), […]
Changes To Pension Regulations Facilities Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Investment
Jamaica News: Changes made to pension regulations by the Government have paved the way for multimillion-dollar real estate investment by GraceKennedy (GK) Pension Scheme in partnership with FosRich Company Limited. Ground was broken for the project at FosRich’s headquarters at 76 Molynes Road, Kingston on Tuesday (November 19), which followed the signing of contracts by […]
