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12Nov

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Peppermint- the mood booster

Peppermint and other types of mint, are among the herbs of choice for treating a variety of ailments. Back in the day, a cup of mint tea, emitting that sharp menthol smell, was the remedy most likely offered for treatment of digestive disorders and relief of colds. Lately, peppermint is being touted for its ability to perk up one’s mood. This is against the background of various professional studies into medicinal plants which have focused on their health benefits. Peppermint, black mint, spear mint are widely grown in Jamaica, is a native genus of the Mediterranean region and is used for its flavour, fragrance and pharmaceutical value. Mint goodness is recommended for car rides. A 2015 Western Oregon University study found that aromas, like mint, can improve one’s mood. Research...

Jamaica’s club and country football plays waiting game.

23Oct

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Jamaica’s club and country football plays waiting game.

BNeil-Monticelli Harley-Rüdd By Neil-Monticelli Harley-Rüdd Michael Ricketts, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, will make a decision next week as to whether the new Red Strip Premier League season can kick-off next month. With Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz lined up to tackle hosts Saudi Arabi next month, the provisional start of the island’s top flight football season on November 14 remains in the balance. The 2020-2021 campaign starting date is waiting for government approval following a sudden surge of coronavirus cases on top of a cluster of positive results for COVID-19 at The Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston. With Jamaica recording a total number of coronavirus cases of 8,445, and 174 deaths, as of October 20, the JFF have submitted revised ...

20Oct

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Education

When the young gets wings!

Alma. Alex. Hannah. This story is about three teenagers who recently embarked on educational journeys in Bosnia, Wales and Costa Rica, under the banner of United World College (UWC). There are 18 colleges around the globe which offer this two-year residential pre-university programme. UWC’s mission is explicit: to build leaders for tomorrow with emphasis on diversity and sustainability. The mothers of the teenagers reflected on the process and expressed their feelings about sending their daughters overseas at a time of tremendous change in the context of the corona virus pandemic. UWC Mosar Alma – the child of diplomats Alma, the child of diplomats moved to Jamaica with her mother Zorana three years ago. For her mom, it was her eighth posting in 2...

7Oct

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My Hair Journey

“I am not my hair. I am not my skin. I am the soul that lives within!” – India Arie Growing up I was never ashamed of my kinky hair but it was not something I was proud of, either. The strands just existed on my scalp; nothing great, nothing horrible, they were just there. However, when the teenaged years stormed in (‘que’ my mother’s deep sigh) all that I was interested in - or not – changed. For instance, my BET, 106 and Park obsessions, went into full bloom and the world of Dora existed no more. With all this new exposure came – amongst other things - my dream of one day having straight highlighted hair, popping pink gloss (you know the song) and a giant fan following my every step. Why? Because that was how beauty and being fierce were presented. It also didn’...