Former alcoholic in good spirits - Lester Henderson's escape from the clutches of liquor
When Lester Henderson, a deportee, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport about three years ago, he had nothing. A woman gave him a $100 and a lift to downtown Kingston. He quickly found a bar and bought some rum. A slave to alcoholism, being back in the island after living...
Murder most foul? - Lead linked to crime and violence
Shakespeare's Hamlet may well have considered the following quote by Fairfax County economist Rick Nevin an understatement: "The idea that a society could have systematically poisoned its youngest children with the same neurotoxin in two different ways over the same century...
Stand up to them! - Permanent secretaries urged to be more forthright despite existing threat of political victimisation
Despite admitting that political victimisation has long been a clear and present danger in the public service, Cabinet secretary and chief civil servant, Dr Carlton Davis, is urging permanent secretaries not to be pliable in their dealings with government ministers who may try to muscle...
No class held for some philosophy students at University of the West Indies (UWI)
Some students of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, are livid that they have not had classes for a particular course since the semester started four weeks ago.The course, Philosophy of Religion (PH30R), is compulsory for students who major in philosophy....
Worrying 'in vein'? - Dealing with those pesky varicose woes
Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins. The word 'varicose' actually comes from the Latin word varix, which means twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg any vein may become varicose. Haemorrhoids (piles), for example, are simply varicose veins in the rectum and anus.
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