PARIS (AP): France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse, amid growing public pressure and a wave of online testimonies about rape and other sexual violence by parents and authority figures. Child protection activists and victims celebrated the announcement, but say …
Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s memoir, Unfinished, is a moving story of her rise to fame — and of her life before anybody knew her name. Chopra Jonas never intended to become the internationally renowned entertainer and public figure she is today. Before she was an actor, producer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, she was the daughter of …
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There is all this talk about love being patient, kind and head-over-heels romantic, but little to no mention of its sentimental and practical characteristics. The week of love has started and already, some girlfriends, wives and secret admirers aren’t looking forward to the usual flowers and roses. They’re seeking a different, more original approach. Since …
Angst, pain and suffering, and at the end of that dark and winding tunnel, a beaming light of hope encapsulates Sashane Harris-Anglin’s transformative book. Half A Bread 32 Days of Motivation, with Journal is, as the name suggests, a motivational book which documents the author’s life journey. “It speaks to aspects of my life, from …
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More than a few times, I’ve felt like I need to return my ‘Jamaican card’. You see, over the years, I’ve realised that there are a few things that the ‘typical’ or ‘average’ Jamaican absolutely loves that I am either apathetic to or downright dislike. I won’t go into many of them here although mi …
A few things are swimming around the brain this week, but they’re linked. First off, I have to say farewell to Ken Allen, former editor-in-chief of The Gleaner. By the time I got there in 2002, he had long left that post, but he was still opinion page editor and ‘mentor-in-residence’ (my words) to the …
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“You had me at ‘Hello’.” Don’t you just love when iconic television lines play out in reality? Albeit delivered a little differently than in Jerry Maguire, this simple greeting led to the happily ever after of Jhané Palmer and Keneil Allen. The lovebirds met back in 2016. Jhané first saw Keneil in his element: playing …
Growing up in August Town, St Andrew, love and laughs were plenty for Keisha Bailey, but so was her innate nature for more. As such, it came as no surprise when the 36-year-old took her foundation in finance from Jamaica to Canada where she is now a money manager at a large financial institution in …
NEW YORK (AP): Wendy Williams has made a career out of deep dives into celebrity gossip — from breakups to pregnancies to lawsuits. It helped her gain a following in radio, and now she spends a good 25 minutes during her talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, devoted to the latest rumours, scandals and missteps …
Kelly Rowland has given birth to a baby boy. The Destiny’s Child hitmaker took to social media to share with her fans that she and husband, Tim Weatherspoon welcomed their second child together, Noah Jon, on January 21. She wrote: “On the 21st day, of the 21st year, of the 21st century, Noah Jon Weatherspoon …
