1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (347+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica'Parents of children with autism usually stress the importance of patience to help their children live a normal life. Susan Vanriel-Smith can attest to that. The Jamaican, who lives in Connecticut, United States, recently released Picture Day With Nicholas,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (428+ words) Those like Messrs Oneil Madden and Damario Patterson, who, in Tuesday's edition of this newspaper moved the motion that fathers deserve to be celebrated, while highlighting the tremendous fanfare that usually surrounds celebrations for mothers, ignore the obvious " that celebrating…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (587+ words) HUSBAND-and-wife duo Paul and Michelle Thompson are proud of their creation, La Veranda Restaurant and Bar, in Plantation in Florida, which gives Jamaicans an opportunity to enjoy their culture away from home. Paul and Michelle are from rural Jamaica and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (444+ words) My child's mother puts our children on social media and uses them for content. I do not like it one bit, but she says it's her choice to make. My older son says he gets teased about it at school....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (574+ words) STUDENTS attending Longwood Early Childhood Institution in St Elizabeth are one step closer to learning in a fully Early Childhood Commission (ECC) certified facility, following a major facelift by volunteers from GK Capital Management (GKCM) and GK General Insurance (GKGI)....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (220+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica'Almost 20 years ago, Marlon A. Wright went through a challenging period that helped define him as a parent. It sparked an awareness he wanted to share with others in a similar position. It was then that the first seeds of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) A donation of critical medical equipment valued at approximately US$20, 000 (more than J$3 million) is set to improve care for newborns and young children at Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth, while supporting the facility's ongoing recovery efforts, following Hurricane…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (252+ words) A 37-year-old Brazilian woman has been charged after allegedly posing as a 12-year-old girl in an attempt to be adopted by a family. According to Yahoo News, police said Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira pretended to be a 12-year-old runaway…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (890+ words) The heartening news was shared by presenters GKF CEO Caroline Mahfood Michael Mc Carthy, managing director of Clean Harbours Jamaica Limited; and Professor Mona Webber, marine biologist and holder of GKF James S Moss-Solomon Sr Chair in Environment Management. The…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (566+ words) LUCEA, Hanover " Following the donation of patient care items worth more than $1 million to two facilities in Hanover, philanthropist Myrna Gordon-Radway is already looking ahead at how she can do even more. On Monday she donated essential items to the…...