Where are Ian Gibbs' relatives?
Some people have relatives too many to count. Some have a few; some have no known relatives. Many do not even know their parents and, as such, find themselves alone and unconnected in this vast universe. Ian Gibbs, born 24 years ago in Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston...

Shopping day out with Daddy
Raymond Simmonds is changing male stereotypes. The doting dad - followed faithfully by his bundle of pre-teens - was doing the shopping rounds in the absence of wife Gladys last Saturday. Simmonds, a teacher by profession, and a deacon at the Bethel Temple Apostolic Church...

Inner-city youth to join nat'l prayer breakfast
For the first time since its inception in 1980, youth representatives from several inner-city communities will be invited to attend the 29th annual staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB). The event is to be held on January 15 at The Jamaica Pegasus ...

No break yet in Pia Phillips case
The police are yet to make a breakthrough in the attempted robbery that resulted in the death of Immaculate High School head girl, Pia Phillips.Detective Inspector Altimont Campbell told The Gleaner last week that two men suspected to be involved in the...

Stab wounds caused priest's death, says pathologist
Government forensic pathologist Dr Kadiyala Persaud has testified that Anglican priest Father Richard Johnson died as a result of two stab wounds to the chest.Persaud was testifying on Friday in the Home Circuit Court at the trial of 25-year-old...

Don't embarrass me. Period.
"Oh darling, welcome to womanhood!"My cousin remembers these words well when she informed her mother that she had started menstruating in her early teens. She was mystified about why her mum had said ...

My son says, 'Mom, I'm ready to have sex,' and I ...
Last week, The Gleaner carried the story of how a mother responded when her 12-year-old son told her, 'Mom, I amready to have sex'. We have decided to publish the story again,for the benefit of those who did not see it.

Stop telling me I'm hormonal
Positive Parenting starts 2009 with another new series - Being Pregnant. It will not be like the same old diary-type event. Instead, we have an exciting package lined up for you with Emma Dalton-Brown, as her body and mind change...

Take him to the doc, pronto!
QI'm a mother of a five-year-old boy and I need your answer promptly. I notice that whenever I'm trying to pull back my son's penis it cannot go back. I notice that the mouth of his penis is very small...