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Published:Saturday | August 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

CHILDREN FROM Greenvale, Manchester, will be starting the new school year on a positive note, thanks to the help of Devon Richards, operator of Rican Construction company, who gave a helping hand to the kids from the area in their back-to-school preparations.

Published:Saturday | August 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doc, could you give me some advice? I have got involved in something on the Internet, and I am not sure what to do. For a long time now, I have been sad about the fact that I don't have a boyfriend. Then suddenly, I found one on the 'net.

Published:Saturday | August 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE SAYING, 'Never judge a book by its cover' aptly describes Sanjay Chin, who copped five Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects in the 2013 examinations.

Published:Saturday | August 24, 2013 | 12:00 AM

IT IS no surprise that Nickeisha Williams of St Mary High School copped eight subjects in the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

Published:Saturday | August 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth:THE SCOTIABANK Jamaica Foundation has, once again, answered the call to improve the life of a child in need. This time, it is 11-year-old Najwa Campbell, who has been afflicted with scoliosis.

Published:Saturday | August 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

ICYLDA SHARPE will be celebrating her 100th birthday on August 21, 2013, and she is very excited about reaching that remarkable milestone.

Published:Saturday | August 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

BREAST WORKS, Portland:HAVING ACQUIRED 16 subjects in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), 19-year-old Natasha Sinclair is determined to become a pharmacist.

Published:Saturday | August 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I am a young woman, and I recently did a Pap smear. This was at the beginning of the year. I heard that the result was normal. But then a month after that, I saw some small warts at the opening of the vagina. They have now grown in size and number. So I am confused about why the Pap result would show normal, yet I have genital warts?

Published:Saturday | August 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

MANDEVILLE, Manchester:HAVING JUST graduated from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) with a bachelor of science degree in management studies with a marketing emphasis, Yetesha Ferguson has said she is ready to take on the world.

Published:Saturday | August 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, I am a female, and up to last week, I was a virgin.

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2013 | 12:00 AM

MANDEVILLE, Manchester:MARTIN GREAVES has developed the habit of giving to the less fortunate, something he got from his mother, Merril, who continually gives to the needy in Jamaica.

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doc, when I was a guy of 16 or 17, I thought of nothing but sex. I chased girls, had frequent sex with them, and also masturbated a lot. Now that I am 20, life seems to be a little different, doctor. I don't have the same crazy desire to orgasm whenever I can.

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2013 | 12:00 AM

ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann:SCORES OF children converged on the premises of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in St Ann's Bay over the last week to enjoy a summer camp run by the THREAD Foundation.

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2013 | 12:00 AM

VERA PAULINE Trowers has contributed immensely to the parish of Manchester and Jamaica at large through 52 years of dedicated service in the education field as a teacher.

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2013 | 12:00 AM

LINSTEAD, St Catherine:CHEVONNE CAMPBELL and Samantha Pinnock-Clayton pocketed top honours at Operation Hope's second graduation, held at the St Helen's Roman Catholic Church in Linstead, St Catherine, recently.

Published:Saturday | July 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

CAMPBELL'S CASTLE can be described as a 'bush place' in deep, rural south Manchester, which is nestled in the Windsor Forest District, 12 miles from Mandeville. The Campbell's Castle Primary School got its name from a Mr Campbell, who donated his land and house to be used as the school.

Published:Saturday | July 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE OPTIMIST Club of Christiana has been creating a positive impact on the lives of people of the Manchester town, in particular the children, as they work at nation building.

Published:Saturday | July 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doc, I seem to be the proverbial girl who can't say no. I just hate to admit that, but it's true. What do you think can be wrong with me? I am now 18 and a half, and since I was 15, I have found it very difficult to tell guys 'no way'. Again and again, I start out on a date with good intentions, intending not to give in. But at the last moment, I usually feel sorry for the guy and let him go ahead.

Published:Saturday | July 27, 2013 | 12:00 AM

TUCKED far away from the glimmer of bright lights, high-profile events, and major highways is the small district of Swansea in Clarendon, which attracts little attention from the outside world.

Published:Saturday | July 20, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Q Good day, Doc. I am a 19-year-old female, and I do not know much about sex, particularly what they call oral sex.

Published:Saturday | July 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, one of my friends is suffering from sexual abnormalities. He is in his 20s, and he likes the idea of sex with guys.

Published:Saturday | July 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Good day, Doc.

Published:Tuesday | July 9, 2013 | 12:00 AM

He had a lisp, which gave every other word he uttered a distinctive 'phth' sound, but other than that, there was little about Byron the fisherman that stood out....

Published:Saturday | July 6, 2013 | 12:00 AM

CONSTABLE JANICE Johnson is one of the model police officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). She has earned this status through the unrelenting dedication, effort and professionalism she displays when carrying out her duty, 'to protect and to serve'.

Published:Saturday | July 6, 2013 | 12:00 AM

ACHIEVING A century on any field is a significant milestone and usually calls for celebration. So when Edgar Reid turned 100 years old on June 17, his family, friends and well-wishers ensured that it didn't go unnoticed.

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