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A lone fishing boat sits in the Caribbean Sea....St Elizabeth Historical landmark - St. Andrew Parish Church Colours of nature streaking across the sky Innovation in fence art...empty cola bottles form an interesting pattern

Skies over Kingston on an October evening.

Published August 15, 2011 Positive Parenting Magazine Charmaine Rowe * remembers her daughter crying at home and not wanting to go to school the next morning, she was very concerned. She was not dealing with a Kindergarten student but a teenager who was buckling under pressure as her mother was the vice principal her school. "It was very difficult," recalls Rowe, vice principal of a St Andrew High School and mother of two daughters. "She was taunted by her classmates, though she was a naturally talented student, but they thought that she was being given preferential treatment, she was starting to feel the pressure."   The situation reached a flashpoint and came to a stage that her daughter asked to relinquish the post. "She said that she would not be 'picked on' by her friends and I was also seriously thinking about it," Rowe says. Thankfully the situation eased and Rowe still holds the office and is relieved that the time passed. Rowe, ...

A visitor flew in early Tuesday morning, perched itself on the window sill and posed for the camera...

David Yamada, general manager, Wyndham Kingston, speaks on his vision and plans for propelling the property to greater profitability Published August 3, 2011 Hospitality Jamaica David Yamada The sparseness of his office space resonates with his optimism and the artistic and passionate strokes of confidence that he exudes. David Yamada, general manager, Wyndham Kingston, is both upbeat and confident, taking one of the capital city's premium hotels to the next level. "We are striving to regain the position as the premium property in Kingston and we certainly can be there," Yamada said, adding that Wyndham has the perfect mix. "The property has a nice layout and has both a business and resort feel to it." Yamada, who has worked for leading hotel companies such as Marriott, Starwood (and ITT Sheraton) and now Wyndham, as well as major management companies including Interstate Hotels and Resorts and John Q. Hammons Hotels, LLC, told  Hospitalit...

Published: July 6, 2011, Jamaica Gleaner; July 7-13 North American Gleaner   “She was the kind of mother you would dream about,” recalls Brian St Juste of his mother Margarietta St Juste, as his voice trailed into a trance. “She was loving, caring but she was stickler for discipline, she never spoke ill or bad and always taught us to be respectful.” Margarietta St Juste   It were these traits of Margarietta St Juste, which earned accolades, friends and love from people across the board as Jamaica’s Consul General to Toronto, a position she served from 1993 to 1997. “She not only developed friendship among the Diaspora but with the with Canadians and worked towards the betterment of the people across the board.” The much adored and respected St Juste died on June 28 in Kingston.  She was 75 years old. ‘Shock and disbelief’ were some the emotions described by the media as the news of her passing broke, “She shone and endeared a community to her, so mu...