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Marlene Malahoo Forte named Young Global Leader
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SENATOR Marlene Malahoo Forte, minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has been honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL). The honour, bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum, recognises the most distinguished young leaders below the age of 40 from around the world for their pro ...more
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Secrets married men don't tell their wives
Monday, March 08, 2010
WOMEN are not the only ones who are sneaky when it comes to withholding essential information. Many women go around thinking that they have things totally under control when it comes to their men, not knowing that men too -- even married men who have ...more
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Can a deportee be made to pay child support?
Monday, March 08, 2010
Dear Mrs Macaulay, I am residing in the US as a naturalised citizen. At the moment, I am married to my husband pending the divorce decree. He has been living in Jamaica since being deported. My question is, how do I seek child support for my two ...more
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Hanna, Glasgow champion women's leadership
Monday, March 08, 2010
DO men look past each other's faults more easily than women do? Yes! At least that's the view of several women from the Embracing Ethics and Gender in Governance round table held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The goal of the round table was ...more
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NO, NO! The things you shouldn't do in front of your child
Monday, March 08, 2010
LIKE sponges, your children will sap up everything that is happening around them. These include the negative things you say or do -- things that they may repeat around others and in the process embarrass you. It is for this reason that we suggest yo ...more
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IWD: Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all
Monday, March 08, 2010
GENDER equality and women's empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all. This is a matter of basic human rights, as enshrined in our founding Charter and the Universal Declarati ...more
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Monday, March 08, 2010
THE frustration and inconvenience that come with the monthly period sometimes make women wish they could bypass their menstrual flow -- sometimes for months at a time. As a means of foregoing the menstrual cycle, some women have taken contraceptive p ...more
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Monday, March 08, 2010
LOTS of men wonder why their lady friends insist on carrying a little handbag to every single function or why a woman will cling to her bag for dear life, most times keeping it tucked neatly under her arms. And I know you fellows would love to find ...more
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Sharon Robinson: battling for the sexes
Monday, March 01, 2010
RESEARCH Co-ordinator at the Bureau of Women's Affairs Sharon Robinson is passionate about gender equality. A trained teacher with over 18 years of experience in the classroom, Robinson has committed herself to greater collaboration between men and ...more
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Can a divorce be granted without the parties being present?
Monday, March 01, 2010
Dear Mrs Macaulay, Can a divorce in Jamaica be granted without the parties being present? Yes, a decree of dissolution of marriage can now be granted without any of the parties having to attend court to give viva voce evidence. On September 18, 20 ...more
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Monday, March 01, 2010
LONG before Edith Clarke first published her resource book My Mother who Fathered Me in 1957 -- a book which studied the slavery-inspired familial structures in Jamaica characterised by paternal absence, parental irresponsibility and the rise of the ...more
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LOLA ALLEN JONES is guided by God
Monday, March 01, 2010
IT was after feeling unfulfilled in her finance-based profession that Lola Allen Jones decided to go into the field of psychology. It's a job the former accountant said she loves with a passion and more importantly, she is now at peace with the know ...more
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Monday, March 01, 2010
THROUGHOUT history, many foods have been touted as aphrodisiacs, able to arouse or stimulate sexual desire. While the aphrodisiac quality of many has not been scientifically proven, some experts -- and avid users -- will tell you that there are cert ...more
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The unpleasant side of pregnancy
Monday, March 01, 2010
SOME women make carrying a child for nine months seem like no fuss, and sometimes it actually is! But whether you are having an issue-free pregnancy or a stressful one, there is another side to pregnancy that all mothers experience -- a side that mos ...more
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Monday, March 01, 2010
ENSURING your child's emotional well-being is just as important as paying attention to their other needs. Your child needs to have confidence in him/herself, confidence that will help them ward off self-esteem issues and contribute to future happines ...more
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Who can file for maintenance arrears?
Monday, February 22, 2010
Dear Mrs Macaulay, I just read your response to Am I Entitled to Maintenance Arrears in All Woman published Monday, December 28 and I am rather shocked to know that there is really a provision for maintenance arrears. In 2006 my daughter’s father g ...more
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Monday, February 22, 2010
LET us flip the script, from last week, and look at the life of the lazy, spoilt woman who totally depends on her man for emotional, psychological and financial support. She has never worked a day in her life except to push the trolley in the superma ...more
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Monday, February 22, 2010
WHAT do you do when you get in an accident? What information should you get from the other party? Should you report it regardless of how minor the accident is? It is important for all car owners to be prepared for things like this, especially for tho ...more
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Fun ways to guess your baby's sex
Monday, February 22, 2010
YOU could easily wait on ultrasound confirmation, but we're sure you'll agree that guessing your baby's gender and hearing the odd explanations from friends about why it's one sex and not the other can sometimes be much more fun. There is no guarante ...more
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Dear Dr Mitchell, My fiancé and I have been trying to have a baby for two solid years now. It gets me so depressed at times and it is putting a lot of strain on our relationship because I am worried about why I can't conceive. This is the first time ...more
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Monday, February 22, 2010
FOR 16 years, she thought her mother's husband was her father and he too had come to accept her as his daughter since there was nothing to suggest otherwise. Everything went to plan, until one day, in anger, her mother broke the secret she had been c ...more
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IWD 2010: equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all
Monday, February 22, 2010
THE celebration of March 8 as International Women's Day (IWD) marks the increasing recognition of the struggles of women against all forms of discrimination and exploitation, and focuses on the need for equality, for national liberation, democracy, p ...more
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How to live happily ever after
Monday, February 22, 2010
YOU will agree with me that most fairytales will end with the couple living 'happily ever after'. In these modern days, some persons would swear on their grandmother's grave that happily ever after is improbable, if not impossible. Some refuse to bel ...more
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Monday, February 22, 2010
I was reading your recent All Woman feature on men with secret lives. I have a very interesting story. It's about men who leave your house and get married to someone else. I had heard women talk about it before. I never thought it would happen to me. ...more
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Low serotonin may cause sudden infant death syndrome: study
Monday, February 22, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) could be caused by low levels in the brainstem of serotonin, a neurotransmitter which controls functions such as heart rate and breathing, a study showed Tuesday. Researchers at Children's ...more
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New Saudi law will allow women lawyers in court
Monday, February 22, 2010
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's justice minister says his department is drafting a law that would allow female lawyers to argue legal cases in court for the first time. Sheik Mohammed al-Issa told reporters Saturday the bill will be issu ...more
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