What Frank Grandison saw and heard
Frank 'Tony' Grandison is a man of science. He believes in the physical, not the unseen. Thus, to him there was no God, even though he was brought up in the Presbyterian Church. He led a normal life, and spent some years residing inEngland, from where he made many journeys...
CRITIQUING THE DEBATE - Bruce won even when measured against expectations
In measuring who won the leadership debate Saturday evening, I believe one has to accomplish the difficult task of gauging the pre-debate expectations of the population of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Bruce Golding....
Bad farm roads hamper production
The South Western Clarendon constituency consists of four parish council divisions. They are Toll Gate, York Town, Milk River and Race Course. Toll Gate has 17 polling divisions, York Town has 20, Milk River has 19 and the Race Course division has 25, for a grand total of 81 divisions.
'Final examination scripts'
If this debate were to shape my decision on August 27, I would be singing "me and mi neighbour voting ...", but given that being enumerated and other factors will be critical in deciding 'D-day', both parties have work to do. 'Debate' is synonymous...
HIV/AIDS myths - False beliefs derailing prevention programmes
Some people believe that you can get rid of HIV by having sex with a virgin. Others think that you can tell whether a person has HIV by just looking at him or her. Better yet, if you are a man, you won't even get an erection if the woman is HIV positive.
Philately Corner - 'Scout' out your souvenir stamps
The Centenary of Scouting (1907-2007) stamps released on July 9 to mark the founding of the scouting movement worldwide consists of four postage stamps and a souvenir sheet.Although founded in 1907 by Lord Robert Baden-Powell, scouting came to Jamaica in 1910...
Herb hero - Guinea hen weed packed with power
Anamu is a herb that is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest and the tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central and South America and Africa. Its botanical name is Petiveria alliacea, but in Jamaica, it is known as guinea hen weed, guinea hen leaf, garlic weed or gully root.
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