Thedarksideofjamaica

Stories of sexual harassment at the workplace

SEXUAL harassment at the workplace affects a wide variety of people. It continues to thrive because many are afraid to report it for various reasons, so they think it is better to leave the job or av…

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Sex at 16? How come?

Dear Editor, Why is the age of consent 16? Can anyone with logical reasoning explain the logic behind giving children permission to be engaged in the life-changing experience called sexual intercours…

jamaican cartoon. (life in jamaica)

jamaican cartoon. (life in jamaica)

jamaican cartoon. (life in jamaica)

Barbuda 2.0: Rebuild devastated island into a modern tourist city

The devastation by Hurricane Irma of Barbuda, the sister island of Antigua, and the potential to rebuild it into a modern tourist city, proves once again that out of adversity can come opportunity. I…

Trench Town hero (says he was taught how to care for people from age 7)

TREMAYNE Brown, the man hailed as a hero after he saved a boy from drowning Friday evening, said he was taught how to care for people at age seven by family friend Fay Chung. Chung became Brown's fos…

Trench Town hero (Man rescues boy from raging flood waters in gully)

Chants of “Hero! Hero! Hero!” echoed throughout the historic Trench Town community in Kingston yesterday as residents hailed 24-year-old Tremayne Brown for rescuing a 12-year-old boy from drowning in…

Petition falls flat. One, one signature fails to fill Miss Lou's basket

TODAY marks the 98th anniversary of the birth of renowned folklorist Louise Bennett-Coverley, better known as Miss Lou. It also marks the closing date of a petition to have her named an official Nati…