This season, I caught both a cold in February 2016 and the Flu in June 2016. I conclude that the strains have changed because, they were both devastating. The Flu had me at home for two weeks. I had majority of the symptoms and my nights were beyond miserable. In the final week, I was … Continue reading Tips for Cold and Flu Season
Credentials of the School Counsellor Most professionals are guided by ethical standards for which their members may be held accountable and professional practice improved. Relatively young professions such as school counselling, develop these standards over time and they become systematized in codes. From these standards and guidelines the responsibilities that govern school counsellors are derived. … Continue reading Feature on The Guidance Counsellor’s Handbook by Author Denise N. Fyffe
Introduction It should be made particularly apparent that there is no separate distinction between the roles and responsibilities of a school counsellor. Seemingly, no understandable approach was identified to distinguish or separate what are roles, versus, what are responsibilities. What can be said however is that responsibilities are dependent on the type of role that … Continue reading Feature on The Jamaican Guidance Counsellor’s Handbook by Author Denise N. Fyffe
When we look back at life, our experiences and want to know why people operate the way they do, especially for black people, the letter below explains it all. Here in Jamaica, Willie Lynch's slave psychology is rife in our society. I hope you gain and understanding and change those things, which you recognize, for … Continue reading Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of A Slave
I watched a video by renowned author J.K. Rowling, and I believe that she gets what many authors, like myself, are going through. She was speaking the Harvard University Commencement and her speech was about failure and I could tell that she lived exactly what I am now going through. To have that similarity and … Continue reading Why I Write by Author Denise N. Fyffe
Doctor warns virus might thrive in municipality "I say to you, if you have a house in Portmore, sell it!" These are the words of a medical doctor with a grave concern for residents of Portmore, St Catherine, who believes the impending Zika virus could gradually wipe out the population. Dr Jephthah Ford said Jamaica … Continue reading Zik V could destroy Portmore, Jamaica – Doctor warns virus might thrive in municipality
FLOW Jamaica Sad to say, I am now a disgruntled customer of telecommunications provider FLOW Jamaica. It was not always like this. For years, I could always depend on continuous, uninterrupted internet service from FLOW's Network. Not anymore. Since their merger with LIME, the service all around has been horrible, to say the least. Extensive outages, … Continue reading Jamaica Review: The Pitfalls of FLOW Customer Service and Reliability
This week was exhausting. No one told me that wielding a paint brush and hauling paint tins, would be such a work out. After painting windows, walls and floors for three days, my body ached. So, it was with pleasure that I supped in the evening cool of said room. As the evening stars peeked … Continue reading Seaview Gardens: Dinning on breakfast in the Sunroom
The Caribbean television show, 18 Degrees North, recently aired Jamaica's own Panama Papers; featuring Prime Minister Andrew Holness. This created quite a buzz on social media and on various mass media portals, even trending on Twitter. They investigated his link to various properties in Jamaica, outstanding taxes and of course, his mansion in Beverly Hills. Take … Continue reading 18 Degrees North recently aired Jamaica’s own Panama Papers, on Prime Minister Andrew Holness
Location: St Andrew Strawberry Hill Jamaica is a gem in the mountains of St. Andrew, known as a luxurious outpost and for having a gorgeous lookout. Guests can then bask in the country-side side scenery while they chit-chat, relax or feast. Strawberry Hill got it’s name when the then-owner discovered that the property’s elevation was ideal for growing strawberries. Blue … Continue reading Where is Perri? Strawberry Hill, Jamaica
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