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Two decades ago the Loshusans created waves not just in Kingston but throughout Jamaica when they opened a supermarket at Sovereign Centre that boasted wide aisles and shelves packed with the type of eye candy available in Florida and London. ... click on "Club Michi" in the News section.
Throughout its 30-year climb out of poverty, China has taken excruciating care not to alarm the rest of the world with its growing might. China's policy, said the architect of its rise, Deng Xiaoping, should be to keep a low profile, not take the lead, watch developments closely and keep its abilities hidden. ... click on "China Speaks" in the News section.
The gunman who last night hijacked a CanJet charter flight with 159 passengers and eight crew members on board at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay was disarmed by security forces who stormed the plane. ... click on "Hijack" in the News section.
The continued drying out of the Negril Great Morass is compromising the quality of the resort town's tourism product, according to the Negril Area Environment Protection Trust (NEPT). ... click on "Negril Morass" in the News section.
Employees at Huadong Musical Instruments factory in Donggaocun, east of Beijing, work on violins, violas and cellos for export to the world. ... click on "Making Violins" in the News section.
If you read the stories on H1N1 influenza written by the mainstream media, you might incorrectly think there's only one anti-viral drug in the world. It's name is Tamiflu and it's in short supply ... click on "Swine Flu" in the News section.
Eczema is a problem that up to one third of Americans suffer from on a daily basis. Annually it is estimated that over 28 billion dollars is spent on health care for eczema and other skin disorders. However, a new study has shown that utilizing a shielding lotion can help minimize the pain and difficulties of eczema sufferers ... click on "Eczema" in the News section.
A study just reported in the online issue of the journal Head and Neck adds to the growing body of evidence that the ancient healing technique known as acupuncture isn't some kind of hocus pocus quackery that only works via the placebo effect ... click on "Acupuncture" in the News section.
The United States risks losing influence to China because it is sometimes too slow to deliver aid to needy nations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned here Thursday ... click on "China Aid" in the News section.
Parents of a local Asian teenager charged in an incident at Keswick High School say they are victims of racial injustice."It's not fair they're charging and punishing my son," the boy's father said, adding he believes it was a racially motivated incident.
"Last night, (my son) asked how he can protect himself," the father said. "He's very nervous and confused after what happened."
He understood his son's nervousness saying, "Racism means I hate you. I don't want to see you. They called him a 'f---ing Chinese."
The family is Korean ... click on "Karate Kid" in the News section.
As a music writer, Jamaica has always been one of the places I felt I had to visit. I love reggae, rocksteady, and ska. And who doesn't love Bob Marley? But I didn't want my love of the music to be the sole reason to visit the island, like those rock fans that traipse blindly past the gravestones of France's cultural greats in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris just to pray at the place Jim Morrison is buried. ... click on "Alpha Boys" in the Articles section.
I have dug into my memory bank once again to share some of my experiences during my stay in the Hoo Mew Sin village in China, when I was in my early teens.. These bits and pieces are not in any chronological order, but as I recalled them ... click on "Hoo Mew Sin" in the Articles section.
Aaron Joseph Matalon died last evening! The reason for writing is the insomnia that comes with the reflection of the life of a man who has had so much influence on my
life and whose life has now ended. His story needs to be told. All I can do is recall with you through these words, the snapshots of his life as they impacted me. To be sure,
there are many more such snapshots that others will have ... click on "Aaron Matalon" in the Articles section.
TSUNG TSIN ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO proudly announces the 13th. term of officers ... click on "TTA Officers" in the Articles section.
This article outlines simple eye exercises and acupressure points that you can use to reduce eyestrain and support optimal vision ... click on "Eye Exercise" in the Articles section.
I wish to tell you a story about a benefactor of St. Georges College (established 1850), Winchester Park, Kingston, Jamaica. He is a St.G.C. Old Boy, who has been labouring very quietly with no fanfare and spending significant amounts of his time and personal resources with no advertisement, to ensure that the infrastructure of St.G.C. will continue to be a safe environment for current and future students. He is Carl Chang of the Class of 1962! ... click on "St. G. C. Appeal" in the Articles section.
Check out some jokes/pics/quotes ... click on "Dis ’n Dat"
Make some Shui Moi ... go to the Recipes page.