Jamaica Gleaner News

Published: Monday Monday | April 27, 2009

The beginning of Kingston's decline
Kingston in 2009 is a very different place than it was 60 years ago. Daily bloodletting, mass murders, widespread domestic violence, fire-bombings, chaotic community demonstrations and social upheavals were not even an idea. Nor were depraved inner-city communities... Read More...

Is my son too quiet?
Q: My eight-year-old son does not play. He will read and play video games a lot. The other children in the apartment will be outside playing and laughing and he might go on the steps and watch them for a while, but then he goes back inside. Read More...

Moving into the human house
Yoda tells chapter four of our bedtime story. It was a strange day when our human parents moved us into their house. We'd lived outside up to this point, but we were all excited about being indoors with Mummy and Daddy.... Read More...

Pregnancy lasts 40 weeks for a reason
I know of a lady in Florida who gave birth when she was not quite 22 weeks along in her pregnancy, and the baby survived.""I was born at 26 weeks, and look at me now. I'm fine." The truth is, it is possible for a really premature baby to survive, but it is not the norm!... Read More...