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Seeing Shinhuey Ho’s paintings for the first time, it would be easy to assume they were done by a born Trini who grew up stoning mangoes, catching wabine, and spending Easter vacation in Bucco
It’s the day of the PNM-led march on the controversial Section 34 issue, and Margaret Rose is so fired up that she begins speaking even before she sits down. She’s not excited for political reasons, but by the intense reaction of the general popula
Increased mosquito control activities including community based education and promotion, fogging and source reduction - treatment and destruction of breeding sites – have so far taken place in 162 communities across the island since the Ministry o
By Maia Chung
“…Every citizen has a role to play in making sure that the targets we set for our country are met” – that statement was taken from information issued by the Government of Jamaica (GOJ), in its pamphlet used to synopsize the ideas and obj
"We are really calling out to the private sector to enter with us into some talks and to look at the issue of affirmative action because the disabled are set back, but we have things to offer and enrich the society," said Maia Chung during the most r
September 19-2012
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is announcing that there has been an extension for nominations for awards for persons and companies who cater to the Jamaican disabilities population.
The winners from the no
September 14-2012
His name is Samuel Clarke and he is seven years old. He lives in Jamaica, Old Harbour St. Catherine.
He is a diagnosed Jamaican Autist and he eats stones, paper and sticks – while refusing normal food.
His mother a poor singl
Deborah Sontag - The New York Times
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Since the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, a scrappy 12-year-old boy named Givenson Fanfan has been sleeping on the rock-hard floor of a tent pitched in a fetid camp dominated by a 50-foot towe
Cuban and American scientists have joined forces in an effort to protect baby sea turtles and endangered sharks. They’re studying Caribbean weather patterns that fuel the hurricanes that have devastated the Southeastern United States.
In the process,
Dancer Carlos Acosta left Cuba and went on to become a star with London's Royal Ballet. With the help of a renowned British architect, he hopes to return to his homeland and revive a long-abandoned, landmark ballet school. But his plans are facing o
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Thursday, September 6, 2012 - Canadian Global and its investors and affiliates are proposing to bring a CAN $400 million dollar fuel storage facility to Nevis.
According to a release by the Canadian company, they have been in ongo
How to Plant for Disasters
Here are some suggestions for planting:
1. On slopes, establish crop rows and artificial or vegetative barriers across contours including appropriate, deep-rooting trees.
2. Establish rows of Vetiver (Khus Khus/Razor) gr
In a rare gesture towards the Jamaican disabled community specifically the young students of this grouping; the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Committee made a well needed back to school assistance donation… to The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities
By Maia Chung
If a child’s body prevents him from getting societal buy in, as well as the deployment of his constitutional rights to develop his mind, we the nation Jamaica must act.
The case of a teenaged student and his mother battling for the dev
FINALLY, the jinx has been broken and it could not have come at a better time.
In the year when the nation celebrates its 50th Independence anniversary, like the great Olympians, Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, after boldly promising victory, duly delivered o
BY CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON Observer staff reporter
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
JUST when it seemed the Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation (MCADF) would have to close its doors, help came in the form of New York businessman
FOUR years ago when Barack Obama was on the verge of becoming the first black president of the United States, the reggae community threw its weight behind him.
Singers Cocoa Tea and Screwdriver and singjay Tony Rebel were some of the artistes who rec
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JAMAICAN climber Darren Jordon achieved another mountaineering landmark when he successfully summited the Matterhorn, Switzerland’s iconic peak last week.
At 14,690 feet (4,478 metres), the Matterhorn is one of Europe’s most recognised landmarks, and
