Lifestyle Archive

THE RAIN had stopped and kites started to dot the mid-afternoon skies again. Every now and again, one of the multicoloured creations would lose the wind in its sail and careen to the ground, crashing beside some startled patron.

It is not typical for someone in the latter stages of his life to be able to still accomplish all that Euphemia Parlane continues to do on a daily basis. At 101 years old, her strength and agility beguile her age.

It was between bites of a spicy chicken wrap that Claire Grant, the general manager of Television Jamaica (TVJ) tried to explain the worldwide wonder that is Star Trek...

Patrick Forbes has been fascinated by pets, especially birds, since he was seven years old. That was when he acquired his first bird, which he cared for, and the numbers increased as he grew older.

Evorine Henry-Tracey has been a teacher for almost three decades and is currently the principal of Brimmer Vale High School, located just outside of St Mary's capital, Port Maria.

Standing outside GraceKennedy's office on Harbour Street in downtown Kingston on a recent Thursday afternoon, I struck up a conversation with a security guard...

He's fast. Not quite as fast as 'Lightning', but close. Very close. At 9.69 seconds and 19.26 seconds, he's the second fastest man in history over 100m and 200m distances, respectively. On his birth certificate, you'll find Yohan Blake....

One day, some years ago, I had an unforgettable experience which impressed me indelibly with a crucial lesson which has served me well ever since.

Every year that is added to a person's life is a reason to celebrate and 100 years more so as this is a feat that is not accomplished by many. Born in Ipswich, St Elizabeth, on March 12, 1914, Charles Warren celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday.

For the past two decades, Jullett Frazer-Sadaar has taught at St Mary High School in Highgate, St Mary, an institution ranked in a 2008 survey of GSAT students as the eighth-best secondary school of choice on the island.

People OFTEN murmur and complain about their circumstances and say how hard they have life. Twenty-one-year-old, Mischah Hamilton has had to overcome a number of medical complications which all started when she was born with sickle cell disease and the doctors told her mother that at five years old, she would die.

Jefferton Meek is the acting vice-principal of Tacky High School in Gayle, St Mary. He has worked as a teacher in the parish for more than two, decades.