Happy Independence Day
Jamaica has much to celebrate as we mark yet another year of independence. Our rich heritage and culture will be on everyone's lips today as national festival activities climax with special events across the island. One of the annual activities that has stood the test...
Celebrating past festival queens
The competition began in 1962, as the Miss Jamaica Beauty contest. However, the need for greater emphasis on cultural awareness prompted a shift in focus by 1975. Though physical appearance was important, the emphasis was on the contestants being culturally aware...
Happy Clarendonians
There were some happy Clarendonians in 1988 as Georgia McDonald won the Miss Festival Queen competition.Now Morrison, the assistant manager at the Bank of Nova Scotia branch in St. Andrew looks back at the competition. It was the good advice of a teacher that got her to enter.
Queens of yesteryear
In the 1960s, Jamaica had one party after another. In 1962 there was an independence to celebrate. In 1963, the most beautiful girl in the world, Carol Crawford-Mekens won The Miss World crown. In 1976, Cindy Breakspeare brought the crown back home....
HOT ELIGIBLE BACHELORS
You've been asking for it so here it is again. Flair's most eligible bachelors for 2007. Last year, you loved them so much you couldn't let them go. Talk show hosts made them a hot issue and even the competition got involved.
Well worth the wait
Robert Miller got a vision in July 2000 that he would one day marry a nurse and his vision was realised on July 8, 2007.Miller and Kristen Broomfield tied the knot at Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Charles Blythe officiated.
Losing the sense of independence
Now because of publication schedules, I have to write this article by the latest Friday afternoon so I have no idea what the Governor-General, Prime Minister and Opposition Leader will talk about during their Independence Day messages. I expect the usual...
She entered to win!
Five thousand, three hundred dollars was the cash prize for the Jamaica Festival Queen when she won, and that money came in handy when she needed itmost.The year was 1986, and the queen, Jacqueline Ann-Marie Stultz. Miss...
The inimitable Jenni-Jenni
Flair caught up with former national festival queen, Jennifer Small, to find out how her life has changed since winning the title.Q: Why did you enter the competition?JS: I was excited about my country and to be given the opportunity to meet interesting persons...
ADVENTURE SEEKER
Fifteen years ago, Miss St. Ann, Jacinth Hall, was Jamaica's National Festival Queen. She explained that she entered the competition for some adventure. "I also thought I was a singer and this was a way to showcase my talent. I actually won best talent that year," she recalls.
94-year-old woman gets degree
AP: CANBERRA, Australia: A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12 appears to be the world's oldest recipient of a master's degree, an official with Guinness World Records said Friday.University of Adelaide graduate Phyllis Turner...
Women! You have rights too
This is the first in a series of articles designed to educate women on their rights as set out in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).We all have rights which are outlined in legislation and policy...
Challenging election results
General elections sometimes lead to court actions or lengthy recounts. After all, there is much at stake, and the will of the people cannot be truly represented if the results of the polls are not accurate. Most persons may recall the U.S. presidential election in 2000...
Fashion of Yesteryear - Slide into a pair of ...Havaianas
Havaianas are rubber flip-flops which have made footprints all over the world. Available in fashionable and casual styles, when you slip your feet into the durable rubber slippers, it feels like walking on bouncy marshmallows.
Relationship makers and breakers
According to consultant psychiatrist Dr. Wendell Abel, in relationships we don't always get our fairy tale happily ever after. Dr. Abel was hosting a workshop on relationship makers and breakers at the recent Forever Young Expo held at the Hilton Kingston hotel.
Teach children to save
Teaching children to save and spend wisely usually involves some trial and error. What is important is that they develop good saving habits. Parents should always lead by example because if children see a lack of financial stability in the home, they will learn from this.
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