Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola - One who speaks with authority
In her native land, her title is Ye Ye Awishe, or the one who speaks with authority. She is Chief Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola, Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica. A lawyer by profession, she trained in England and finished her studies...
Woman's world - Distinguished librarians
The Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA), honoured some of the most dedicated librarians in Jamaica recently at the president's dinner. Dr. Cherrell Robinson was awarded the Distinguished Librarian of the Year award...
Harvard's first female head
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A, has selected its first female president, historian Drew Gilpin Faust, 59. Dr. Faust becomes the 28th president of the oldest institute of higher education which was founded in 1636.
C F W '07 - launched in London
Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW) 2007 was launched last Monday evening at a glitzy reception in London, England. Organised by Pulse, the producers of CFW, and jointly hosted by Jamaica's High Commissioner to London...
Who is the father?
It would be unusual to find Jamaican men lining up to be participants in a race towards paternity. In fact, some of them may not want to show up for the race at all. Compare this to The Bahamas, 2007, where five-month old Dannielynn...
Hustling on the nine to five
Most offices have at least one - someone who peddles at work, offering up snacks, make-up, lingerie, phone-cards and other items for sale, right there in the workplace. For many, buying and selling, often using their workplace...
Living With sexual abuse
Millicentwas about four years old when her aunt's boyfriend inde-cently assaulted her. The experience was so traumatic she blocked it out until she was in her 20s. Though she cannot recall the exact date, she started to remember her horrific past.
KEEPING IT REAL Ivy Ralph dresses real women
Designer Ivy Ralph knows how to dress real women. Part two of her 'Cool Caribbean Collection for the Real Woman', was showcased at Devon House Grog Shoppe Fashion Brunch last Sunday. The ambience at the Grog Shoppe was fitting for Ralph's...
Alternative fashion
Formerly dubbed the 'Recycle Show', the Alternative Fashion Show held last Tuesday afternoon in the Textile Department of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, gave students of the college the opportunity to experiment...
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