WOMEN 'ROC'
On March 8, 24 years ago the Women Resource Outreach Centre (WROC) was born. Its birth was propelled by the need to support women at a time when things were very hard. "It came out of the Committee of Women for Progress. It had a political and advocacy agenda...
Rural women producers
Women producers from all across the island turned up at the 4-H Club in Linstead last Monday for the annual general meeting of Jamaica Network of Rural women Producers (JNRWP). JNRWP was launched in 1999 guided by the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation in Agriculture.
Newest wave in marketing
ROCommunications (Jamaica) is a new marketing and communications company founded by Yvonne Grinam-Nicholson. She heads a team of experienced professional associates who will help organisations that need strategic counsel in business communications.
Women's Summit for Int'l Women's Day
On International Women's Day, March 8, 2007, Jamaican women will converge on the National Indoor Sports Complex in Kingston for the start of a three-day women's summit. The first of its kind in Jamaica, the National Women's Summit will feature dynamic local...
MONEY WISE - Jamaica National: Facilitating financially independent women
Financial independence is the ability to manage your money in such a manner that you have sufficient funds to live your chosen lifestyle without assistance from others. In other words, you have adequate expendable income to meet your main needs.
My father and me
My father is a quiet introvert and a very hard worker.I think I got these aspects of my personality from him and this has contributed to how I have conducted myself in business and my life. Not a lot of fanfare for myself...
Meet Flair's guest editors
Carmen Tipling, corporate communications executive at the Jamaica National Building Society, recently demitted office as head of the Jamaica Information Service. She brings to the package a wealth of information in media, public relations and communications.
Let's really big up our women
Years ago, I used to wonder why we had to have an International Women's Day. It's not as if the rest of the year belongs to men. And if it does, then it sure didn't feel like it. As I've got older (not necessarily wiser, though) I realise that one lousy day is actually...
Women and the law
Some of our laws are gender specific; that is, they either protect or penalise one sex. Some of them may even be described as being biased. However, views tend to vary widely as to whether the time is ripe for them to change.
Unbounded optimism
The elevator doors opened and she glided out looking radiant in a cream coloured skirt suit. She is friendly with a bright smile. Making herself comfortable on the sofa in her hotel room, her hands did most of the talking. These well manicured hands belong to Ronnie Dunn...
My style
Part of what defines many successful women is their sense of style. For Jackie Kennedy Onassis, it was her trademark pillbox hat. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is always perfectly accessorised and there is a hat and brooch for each outfit.
Lady Gladys Bustamante - 95 and going strong
It's almost as if the day was meant for her. March 8, International Women's Day, is also the birthday of a truly great woman, Lady Gladys Bustamante, the widow of Jamaica's first Prime Minister, Sir Alexander Bustamante. This year carries a special significace for 'Lady B'...
Building, strengthening your savings habit
When earnings are small, you probably don't think about saving or investing. But, unless you make an effort to save and invest, chances are, it will never happen. Making this effort is called "Paying Yourself First." Saving leads to financial literacy but requires discipline.
First ladies: where are they now?
Beverley Anderson Manley is the former wife of The Most Hon. Michael Manley, People's National Party (PNP) leader and Prime Minister. She grew up in Rollington Town, East Kingston. Her father was a railway station master and her mother a housewife.
Will you marry me? She proposed and he said yes!
It is conventional for the man to propose marriage to the woman. However, 21-year-old Kerrian Foster was not concerned with convention. Consumed by love, she decided to ask her boyfriend of over a year, 31-year-old Christopher McGrath, to marry her.
REACHING FOR JOY - Attaining spiritual health
On December 31, 2006, I stepped off the scale, feeling very satisfied with my progress; four pounds per month lost over the last three months! I felt rewarded for my diligence. At the start of the year, I had grudgingly acknowledged that I was overweight and could no longer blame...
Female drivers get more for their money
Female drivers with vehicles valued at least $2 million can now benefit from a new comprehensive motor insurance policy called LadyMax from British Caribbean Insurance Company (BCIC) Limited. The first of its kind locally, LadyMax features benefits...
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