Published:Thursday | March 12, 2015 | 1:23 PMHorace Fisher
MAY PEN, Clarendon:"MY PRAYERS have been answered!" a beaming Janet Palmer exclaimed after the James and Friends Education Programme (JFEP) surprised the 51-year-old breast cancer survivor with a cheque valuing $30,000 and a two-year scholarship for...
Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2015 | 11:02 AMHorace Fisher
For as long as Janet Palmer can recall, her life has always been a struggle - playing the roles of mother and father to her six children, putting food on the table, providing shelter for the family, and ensuring that her children go to school...
Published:Wednesday | February 18, 2015 | 11:56 AMHorace Fisher
Good character, they say, makes a good man or woman. With this mantra in mind, Effortville Primary School's Guidance Counselling Department inaugurated its first 'Good Character Day' with the awarding of 19 students with good character badges last...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2015 | 8:33 PMHorace Fisher
Some time ago, Conroy Nelson, in a tearful outburst, chronicled to Rural Xpress his difficulties caring for twin daughters Alicia and Alisha Nelson. The single father, who was then sharing a one-room apartment with the girls, also lamented the need for the young ones to have their own space.
Published:Thursday | February 12, 2015 | 5:42 AMHorace Fisher
The blistering mid-morning sun bearing down on southern Clarendon last Friday didn't prevent scores of youngsters, community leaders, including the parish custos, the upsurge in crime and the increasing the prevalence of teen pregnancy in the Vere area of Clarendon.
