The neighbours are asking why she waited so long before packing up and moving out. His abuse only got worse with time. But she insisted she had to stay for her kids’ sake. Now with Christmas approaching, she has decided enough is enough. We women are just too long-suffering.

A winning attitude

We noticed that The Gleaner didn’t win the top prize in the Observer Business Leader Awards. But to have been nominated at all shows a winning attitude on the part of two worthy rival newspapers. Word is that Gleaner MD Christopher Barnes led his team proudly at the event.

…and speaking of winning

Heartiest congratulations are due to the Business Leader winners — GraceKennedy and the Hendrickson Group of companies. I worked for both groups at different times and found Mr Douglas Orane and Mr Karl Hendrickson very gracious men. It’s hard to imagine what Jamaica would have done without these two giants. They won from an awesome group of companies. It was a miracle the Observer people were able to separate two out of that formidable 15!

Feuding men of the cloth

The bile and spite coming from those men of the cloth have shocked even their admirers. Some say it’s sparked by jealousy but those closer to the action believe they are jockeying for the coming vacancy.

Fighting over ‘ded lef’

When will people learn? The talk in the St Catherine district is that the patriarch died without making a will and that has set off the worst case of fighting over property among his survivors. There is fear that if the police don’t intervene, things could turn deadly very soon.

Question of the Week

Is it the purchase of SUVs or the poor timing that is at issue?

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