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Jamaica Focus: A doctorate by age 25

3665141979?profile=originalDr Peter Nelson flips through the pages of his latest publication. (then) NELSON... a lot of the persons who are really successful were not born with a gold spoon in their mouth, but what they had is a solid mentality to be successful (PHOTOS: BRYAN

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Trinidad Focus: Straight from the heart

3665143279?profile=originalPrincipal of Each One Teach One, Wayne Jordan, stands behind his preschool pupils at the unveiling of the school’s new facility at Beetham Gardens. PHOTO: MARYANN AUGUSTE

When no one else dared to, for fear of getting caught in the middle of gang war

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Mango Madness - Recipes

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Mangoes abound at this time of the year and in addition to enjoying their orange, sweet, and fleshy goodness straight off the seed there are many, many ways to include them in delicious recipes. Not all mangoes are meant to be cooked or included in

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The Love Movement’s presentation Love Notes, opening at the Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s, on Sunday, promises to be the most entertaining and soul-stirring production in its 42-year history, the group said in a news release.

 

In the first half of the pro

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Rude boys: Shanty Town to Savile Row

3665142777?profile=originalThe tailor Sam Lambert shows off his rude boy style. Photograph: Dean Chalkley

The rude boy has come a long way from his origins in Jamaican subculture, as shown in a new photography exhibition celebrating the movement's distinctive style.

It was tow

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3665142565?profile=originalJamaica's 4x200m relay team pose next to the clock after setting a world record at the IAAF World Relays. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Jamaica’s men broke the 4x200m world record, set 20 years ago by the USA, on the opening night of the inaugural

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Truly undisputed beauty is the essence of Jamaica’s easterly resort area of Port Antonio. As if specially endowed by Mother Nature herself, this small coastal town abounds with lush foliage, tall thriving forest and verdant hillsides that roll towar

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Jamaica Focus: Beyond Beauty - Shanda Pinnock

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Growing up in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, the only girl in a family with four brothers, Shanda Pinnock looked at life logically and practically. Her family moved frequently and she describes the annual moves "being like a birthday party".

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