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Published:Saturday | January 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM

Doc, could you tell me if I have lost my virginity? A week ago, I was at a party where I am sure there was far too much alcohol. The boys were encouraging the girls to drink in a sort of game. Well, towards the end of the evening, I was feeling happy but a little out of it.

Published:Saturday | December 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I am now married, but my husband has NEVER ejaculated inside me.

Published:Saturday | December 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Producer, arranger, and keyboardist, Brinton Haughton Jr, always had a passion for music, and though he made a few detours, the need for success and pursuit of his passion started a beautiful amalgamation.

Published:Saturday | December 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM

He was only 18 when the need for job creation and nation building took hold of him. With an immeasurable urge to have Jamaicans realise the wealth of talent and quality in available products, Javin Williams, managing director of Herboo Enterprise, began his business.

Published:Saturday | December 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM

AND THE award for Parent of the Year goes to ... Otis James of the James and Friends Education Programme.

Published:Saturday | December 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM

HE has been confined to a wheelchair for more than 13 years, is jobless, and without an education. Meet 27-year-old Richard Bernard.

Published:Saturday | December 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Could one drop of a boy's sex fluid make me pregnant? I hope you can give me good advice because I am very worried. Last week, I spent a pleasant evening on the beach with a boy of 18 who I had only recently met. Shortly before I was due to go home, we started kissing and cuddling. And that was kind of nice, but then we both got carried away.

Published:Tuesday | December 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

It's not something you hear often these days, but business is good in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, for Christmas tree salesmen who've made the annual sojourn from their homes in the mountains high above the metropolis....

Published:Saturday | December 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Q Hi, I'm a 24-year-old guy.

Published:Tuesday | December 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Everyone has that special part of the house that is near and dear to their heart and everyone wants that one special gift that will lift their spirits this holiday season. Here are a few household holiday gift ideas from Courts Jamaica Limited.

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

SASHA IRONS has been a volunteer at the Marcus Garvey Youth Information Centre in St Ann's Bay for the last three years, assisting with the National Council on Youth Development (NCYD) and the National Council on Drug Abuse, all of which fall under the Ministry of Youth.

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I am male, 23 years old, and having a problem concerning my body. This is so frustrating and embarrassing. You see, Doc, I don't think that I have gone through puberty, and I wonder if it's ever going to happen. My penis has not increased in size, and my testicles are small.

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

FOR THE better part of 25 years, Gilbert Hall has stuck to his livelihood of preparing and selling jerked pork, a traditional meal, which he claims has allowed him to school his six children and other family members.

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2013 | 12:00 AM

YORUBA PRIESTESS Oya Ade, née Dorette Abrahams, of Albion, St Thomas, is a true daughter of her parish. She was also the first student on the list when Morant Bay High School was established.

Published:Tuesday | December 3, 2013 | 12:00 AM

We asked our Facebook friends to tell us about their favourite Christmas memories and traditions. Here is some of what they had to say:...

Published:Saturday | November 30, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, I am a girl who needs advice about oral sex.

Published:Saturday | November 23, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Picture a little girl from humble beginnings, so passionate about helping people, that her 'dolly house' was not with the average doll and playing accessories, but feeding, talking to and encouraging real people who were insane, underprivileged and disenfranchised.

Published:Saturday | November 23, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I am a guy of 18 and I have just been invited to a 'Viagra party' in St Andrew. I understand that there will be bowls of Viagra on the tables, and that guests can help themselves. Should I go? Is it safe to take these pills?

Published:Saturday | November 23, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Residents at the Manchester Infirmary, located in Grey Ground, a small community in Manchester, were overjoyed at the sight of the volunteers from Projects Abroad recently, as the team arrived for Dirty Day, an initiative of the organisation.

Published:Saturday | November 23, 2013 | 12:00 AM

IT WAS a life of poverty that he led as a child, sometimes walking barefoot to school with his mother's handbag-cum-school bag. Craig Spence got the opportunity to migrate when he was in his late teens.

Published:Tuesday | November 19, 2013 | 12:00 AM

He's a machete-wielding middle-ager with a pronounced scar on his right cheek. One of his front teeth is chipped and a well defined birthmark situated above his left eye looks like a tattoo. In another life, he might have thrived as an actor playing ruthless villains...

Published:Saturday | November 16, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Should I take the Pill?I am thinking of going on the Pill, Doc, but I do not understand how it works.

Published:Saturday | November 9, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I am a guy, 25 years of age.

Published:Saturday | November 2, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, I am 18, female, and on Wednesday night, I finally decided to let a guy have sex with me, but it was on the strict understanding that he would be very careful. I was a virgin till then. Well, we started, and I was a little surprised that I did not find it too interesting, but just plain uncomfortable!

Published:Saturday | November 2, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Twenty-five-year-old teacher Rafike Miller is passionate about guiding youth in the right direction and helping to build their self-confidence so that they can have a positive impact on society.

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