The PNP Patriots, young professionals affiliated to the People’s National Party, held an Annual General Meeting last Saturday which concluding with the election of a new Executive Committee led by the Marketing Consultant, Mr. Javette Nixon. In a release today, the Patriots say they are calling for “renewal and reform” within the organs of the People’s National Party (PNP). … Continue reading Pryce Out Nixon in As Patriots Elect New Executive – The Jamaica Rose
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Jamaican Health and Lifestyle: What you should know about The Arthritis disease
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe The Arthritis disease is actually inflammation in the joints. When injury occurs that joint becomes tender, painful, stiff and swollen. If the inflammation is there for an extended period then the tissues will be permanently damaged. A joint is located where two bones … Continue reading Jamaican Health and Lifestyle: What you should know about The Arthritis disease
The Truth about Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi
A Killer In Your Fridge ~ Sweet Poison Reblogged: Rhonda Gessner In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much … Continue reading The Truth about Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi
Jamaican Health: Getting treatment for depression is important
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2011, Poetess Defy, Denise Fyffe Depression affects about 16% of persons living in the United States. In Australia, one in four women and one in eight men will suffer from depression. About twice as many women as men report or receive treatment for clinical depression, though this imbalance is … Continue reading Jamaican Health: Getting treatment for depression is important
Friends and The Friendly, JLP’s Andrew Holness Assigns New Cabinet Members after winning 2016 Jamaica Election
The 2016 Jamaica General Election is over, just in case you missed it. But how could you? There was a 1.5 quake that displaced the ruling Peoples’ National Party. In March 2016, the Jamaica Labour Party with Prime Minister elect Andrew Holness came into power. Its early days yet, but many Jamaicans are watching like … Continue reading Friends and The Friendly, JLP’s Andrew Holness Assigns New Cabinet Members after winning 2016 Jamaica Election
The Expected or Unexpected, PNP’s Portia Simpson Miller assigns Spokesperson Council after losing 2016 Jamaica Election
What will the future hold for our political landscape? Will there be new faces in high places? Or will it be same old, same old? Well, Jamaicans are intrigued to see how the PNP rallies, from its 2016 election loss and whether they will listen to the ‘articulate minority’. Many surmise that the leader of … Continue reading The Expected or Unexpected, PNP’s Portia Simpson Miller assigns Spokesperson Council after losing 2016 Jamaica Election
Jamaica Election 2016, Portia Simpson Miller vs. Andrew Holness
Fly di gate Over the last six months, Jamaicans waited in anticipation for the announcement of the General Election date. Well, in the first month of the year, everybody's prayer was answered. At a massive Peoples' National Party (PNP) gathering in Half Way Tree, surveyed by 21st century drone technology, the Honorable, Portia Simpson Miller … Continue reading Jamaica Election 2016, Portia Simpson Miller vs. Andrew Holness
Propagate Positive and Constructive Criticism
If yuh have notin good fi seh, dont seh notin.' The recent general elections and campaign season has provided a true representation of how negative and disrespectful people can be. Primarily, on social media platforms, the behavior is a 100 notches above repugnant. It seems every time the trumpet is sounded, or the bell … Continue reading Propagate Positive and Constructive Criticism
Jamaica’s Viagra, Strongback root
Jamaica's Viagra, known locally as ‘strongback’ the plant grows wild, but you need to know what to look out for. I’d been walking past it for days without knowing its true value, until I saw a young(ish) gentleman pulling up the plant, discarding the branches and keeping the root. When I asked what the plant … Continue reading Jamaica’s Viagra, Strongback root
A Mile in ALS Shoes : What is it like to live with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease
Reblogged People ask me often what it's like to live with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease. It's a brave question because the answers are not very pleasant. But it's also such a worthy question because understanding how this disease impacts those who suffer from it creates empathy which is so valuable; it carries us into … Continue reading A Mile in ALS Shoes : What is it like to live with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease
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