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Published:Saturday | November 2, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE LIME Hall Community Development Council (CDC) donated a wheelchair to an elderly shut-in at its recent empowerment and health fair held at the community centre.

Published:Saturday | November 2, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Making the switch from construction to becoming a developer was an easy task for Errol Hanna, owner of Sea Cliff Resort, located at Ross Craig in Portland.

Published:Saturday | October 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Among the health professionals engaged in last Saturday's health fair at the Highgate Health Centre in St Mary was Dr Allain Iffih, a specialist in family medicine, who was taking part for the fourth time in five years.

Published:Saturday | October 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

She swears that she is, but I would like to be certain. We are planning to have sex between now and Christmas. When it happens, I would like to make sure that she is truly and definitely a virgin.

Published:Saturday | October 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Kayann Boucher found herself among the island's top achievers when she was awarded nine distinctions in the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC).

Published:Saturday | October 26, 2013 | 12:00 AM

"I AM a wheeling disaster!" Jonathan 'Danny' Williams told Rural Xpress on Sunday, October 20, prior to participating in the Revival communion table procession at Bishop Raleigh Christie's Church in Yallahs, St Thomas.

Published:Saturday | October 19, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Q. Good day, Doc. I am horrified by what my girlfriend has just told me.

Published:Saturday | October 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Six years ago, May Pen resident Conroy Nelson experienced the happiest time of his life when his common-law wife gave birth to twin daughters Alicia and Alisha; however, within a year, his happiness quickly turned to sorrow when the girls' mother walked out, leaving Nelson with the responsibility of caring for the two girls.

Published:Saturday | October 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doc, are there health risks associated with waxing the vagina? If so, what are they? Before I do it, I would like to know if there are any physical dangers.

Published:Saturday | October 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

FOR YOUNG St Ann designer Leslie Ryman, business has been a struggle for the last three and a half years as she tries to market her Afrocentric clothing line that features appliqué, hand embroidery, and tie-and-dye designs.

Published:Saturday | October 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

IT IS often said it is better to give than to receive, and two Jamaican-born sisters now residing in the United States have recognised this and have formed a foundation dedicated to giving back to children in rural communities across Jamaica.

Published:Tuesday | October 1, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Now, I'm as accommodating as the next guy, but there is something fundamentally intolerable about standing close to someone who spits a lot when they talk....

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Roydel 'Monty' Stewart, maintenance superintendent at Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners (NJBP), was the toast at the company's long-service award recently when he was given a special award for 45 years of service to the bauxite industry.

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Retired educator Sybil Atkinson Watt for the last 25 years has been making outstanding contributions to the Grey Ground community through her school, Grove Mount Basic, which she runs from the lower level of her house.

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, is there any tablet or medicine which will make a girl less interested in sex? I am female, age 17, and I have a boyfriend. I am sure I love him. And he adores me! The problem is that both of us want to 'be good' and not get ourselves into trouble or have a baby, but I am so highly sexed...

Published:Tuesday | September 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

What beauty! What majesty! What ... 'claplunk'! Another rock hit the roadway. Screech! An overloaded Coaster bus garnished with a dreadlocked conductor hanging lazily halfway out the door, swung quickly out of the way...

Published:Tuesday | September 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I insist that my efforts to stifle my laughter were valiant. They were not, however, enough to appease the good Mr H.S. Archer, long-suffering husband, part-time welder and farmer extraordinaire as he and I spoke in Port Maria, St Mary...

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE FLUTE, the melodica, the keyboard, the guitar, the drum, the recorder, and the harmonica are instruments that some people wish they could play. But for Abijah Wallace of Priory, St Ann, it is not a dream.

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

FROM THE tender age of 15, while attending the Port Antonio Secondary School in Portland, Delroy McNorton learned the art and skill of a radio and television technician.

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doc, I am a guy and I think I am losing 'staying time'. What I mean is that during intercourse, I cannot last as long as I used to. Mind you, it is not that I want to have sex for very long periods, but in my teens, I used to be a good 15-minutes guy, and now I have dropped to 10 minutes, maybe less. What do you recommend to help me last longer, doctor?

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

When Verris Kerr-Campbell retired from teaching in 2002 after 27 years at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School, it should have meant that she would then go home and enjoy her retirement. After all, she would have taught thousands of students in the areas of English language, religious education, remedial reading, and her specialty, music.

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Having initially harboured thoughts of becoming a nurse, Shaneka Clarke decided to switch professions when she realised she had developed a liking for teaching.

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

It certainly would not be a surprise if the average Jamaican had never heard of Karlene Kelly-Reid or was aware of her contributions to the Manchester community. However, her impact has been felt by many, and her continued efforts to better the Jamaican landscape will be a legacy beneficial to generations to come.

Published:Saturday | August 31, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Q Good day, Doc. I'm young, female, and married. I'm a bit worried and hope you can help. Over the last month and a half, I took two packs of Postinor-2.

Published:Friday | August 30, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Q My husband and I are both 40 years old and I am faced with some serious problems in my marriage.

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