Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Monday | January 19, 2009
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New neon nails
Highlighter shades are painting nails bright and colourful. For spring, neon colours, originally popular in the 1980s, are adding fresh appeal to nails. Pop star Rihanna is one person who sports the trend. They are usually worn as one flat shade without much decoration....

Dian Harrison-Holland, JTB's woman in California
Dian Harrison-Holland has been working with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) for 30 years. She started working with the JTB just after leaving Knox Community College in Clarendon at age 18. Based in Los Angeles, California, she is now responsible for tourism ...

SINGULAR SUBJECTS - Taking back the gifts?
By now you would have heard about the divorce case in which the husband wants back the kidney he donated to her when she needed it. The story also says the relationship was in trouble and he did it as a way to try to improve things.

10 things you must take to Jazz!
If you haven't heard there's a little event called the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival scheduled for later this week in Montego Bay.So if you'll be there, here are 10 things you should take to make your festival experience 100 per cent pleasant....

George Bush's Trini classmate
Thirty-three years ago, Dr Melodie Toby was a college mate of outgoing United States President George W. Bush. The two never did lunch, nor did they study together, she only recalls him being in one of her classes at Harvard Business School in the US....

KELLY'S WORLD - History mek tomorrow!
Well, if you're just tuning in to planet Earth or waking from a yearlong coma, there's a big event going on tomorrow.Barack Hussein Obama, the first African-American president-elect of the United States of America, will be sworn...

FE-MAIL TIES - Higher times
This is the first of a three-part series titled 'The Art of Living' that speaks to our focus on old problems new solutions/approaches.D'Empress, ContributorThe era of creative enterprise is upon us. Higgler, hustler, entrepreneur or sitting duck - which one are you? ...

Who will dress Michelle Obama for the inauguration?
The world waits with bated breath for history in the making at the inauguration of the first African-American president of the United States tomorrow. From day one, the new first lady-in-waiting Michelle Obama, caught the eyes of the fashion world....

AIDS: Where does discrimination stop and common sense start?
When people think of HIV and how it is passed on, they think of sexual intercourse. But when a man living with HIV got nipped by his barber recently, a discussion as to whether HIV can be transmitted through the use of a barber's instrument was raised...

Off-limits relationships (Pt 2)
Last week, we delved into the whole issue of forbidden love, citing examples of those relationships that are often viewed as off-limits. One common example is dating your friend's ex-partner. Having established that off-limits relationships ...

FLAIR MAILBAG
Dear Flair: There was this guy who my friend dated for a while (like two weeks) and she repeatedly told me that they were just sleeping together, no strings attached.However, all along I thought the guy was nice.

LAWS OF EVE - Division of matrimonial property
It seems like it was only a few months ago that the highly anticipated enactment of The Property (Rights of Spouses) Act was the hot topic of debate. It has been almost three years since its introduction, and we are seeing an expanding body of jurisprudence...

Jencare unveils new line of products
The island's largest day spa and premier manufacturer of skin-care products and cosmetics, Jencare Skin Farm Limited, is once again spreading its wings. This time, it will open a branch in Pembroke Pines, Florida, in coming months...


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