They always say to marry your best friend, and that’s exactly what Jermaine and Shanel Deacon did. The couple – who met as teens while attending Holy Childhood High School and Jamaica College – recalls hitting it off during the summer of 2005 and spending hours on every free-night call plan available. “Shanel ran up …
After spending over two decades dominating the banking sector, Andrea Henriques switched gears to start a whole new career in real estate. By her own admission, the transition was long overdue since she initially had her sights on nursing. “My original career path was nursing, after doing my internship at a clinic, but because of …
Words such as ‘stomach-churning’, ‘heart-rending’, and ‘devastating’ have been used to describe the spate of wanton and vicious sexual attacks on Jamaican women in recent times. One prosecutor reportedly described this crippling state of affairs as a pandemic in its own right. One of the most recent cases involved 20-year-old Khanice Jackson, whose partially decomposed …
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Working in an industry that doesn’t sleep requires a lot of patience, dedication and time. Somewhere in that busy, unpredictable schedule, award-winning journalist Kalilah Reynolds finds a balance between her career and family. Reynolds readily admits that being a parent and working full-time to achieve your goals can be stressful, but she embraces the journey …
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Naturally effervescent, she walks with an air of confidence, making bold and passionate statements. Charismatic and enlightening, she is also business-oriented, driven by Jesus Christ and understanding. Cheruth Wright has lived a colourful life, filled with more grey than anyone could have imagined. Behind her smiles were scars and dark secrets, protecting perpetrators who robbed …
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP): Biological fathers in Utah will be legally required to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs under a new law unique to the state that critics say doesn’t do enough to adequately address maternal healthcare needs. The bill’s sponsor has presented the measure as an effort to decrease the burden …
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Last Friday, April 2, was my anniversary, and it’s one that I really did not want. You see, on April 2, 2020, I started working exclusively from home because of COVID-19. I had never been in such a situation before so I was a nervous wreck. I feared that my Internet connection would not work …
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Fans of ‘royal couple’ Queenie and Dowey would realise by now that the bride actually had, not one, but two fabulous wedding dresses – an exquisite, traditional lace, fairy-tale gown and the stunning, ultra-modern, pearl white mermaid sweep dress, complete with veil. Queenie chose the latter for her big day two Saturdays ago at Hellshire …
So how have you all been since coming out of hibernation over the weekend? I call it hibernation because some people make it seem as if the Government sent them to be exiled in some strange land. Now, let’s be clear about something from the beginning. This is not about the Jamaica Labour Party or …
Having been at communications and entertainment firm, Flow Jamaica for the past eleven years, Nicola Mundy knows a thing or two about what it means to climb the corporate ladder. The finance manager is of the firm view that advancement in the workplace should be determined by ability and not gender. “I believe the selection …
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