Michelle Richards-Phillips Breaking barriers
After all, that is how this Jamaican got her own home, after landing in Florida as a single mom. Holding down two jobs so that she could provide for her child and pay the mortgage for her home back in Jamaica, Richards-Phillips displayed a can-do attitude...
High-tech dream team - NCU students set for world finals in Microsoft Software Design competition
Four exceptional young Jamaicans from small rural communities are well on the way to enhancing educational opportunities at a global level. Taking up a challenge issued by Microsoft through its annual Imagine Cup Competition for students, they have designed...
Managing your money after marriage
There is an old saying in Jamaica that goes like this: "He who controls the money, controls the home."Reverend Peter Garth, making his presentation at the 2007 Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) Marriage and the Family series noted, "In most cases...
Is it easy for single parents to date?
You think it's straightforward for single parents on the dating scene? In some aspects it may be, but the negative attachment of 'baggage' can make things problematic some of the time.
Should you chuck your Teflon cookware?
The problem, researchers note, is that cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of...
Emancipation and sex
To emancipate means to liberate, unshackle, set free or release. (English Thesaurus) How does this meaning relate to one's sexuality, a complex and dynamic process? It is a type of sexual freedom.
Unrefined foods and your health
Melissa Reid, resident of Farm district in Exchange, Ocho Rios, told Outlook recently that she was 50 per cent raw in terms of her food intake. Dishes which she enoys include uncooked plantains.
Escape to a Jamaican experience
Located on the cliffs at West End, The Negril Escape Resort and Spa truly provides an escape from the everyday hustle and bustle of life. Its ideal location on a wide expanse of land provides visitors with the opportunity to explore nature in all its forms.
Yeah for youth
THE EDITOR, Sir: I believe that the addition of the youth section in the Outlook is a positive move, one that your paper should continue.
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