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Tahiyyah Ali knew that she was not qualified for the job Intuition was advertising, but it was exactly the one she wanted. Determined, she sent in her résumé with a cover letter pointing out her shortcomings — and waited. As a teacher who had worked ...

Eight months in, Sabriuna Wilkinson discovered she was pregnant. She suspected something was off last October when she gained 20lbs in two weeks, but never thought that could be the cause. She did not think that she could have children because of a p...

A young fisherman who had his tackle box stolen said yesterday he was delighted after the public rallied round to replace his lost equipment. Jase Lawes-Mathis, 13, was fishing for snapper and jacks off the dock at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton when the...

I would like to take time to do something I have not done enough of. Growing up as a young man for every boy can be a challenge. I could only imagine that if for every age there is a unique challenge, then every neighbourhood, family, environment, sc...

An investigation into the case of a one-year-old boy who suffered a serious head injury has been reopened by police. The incident resulted in the government-imposed shut down of Heavenly Blessings Nursery and Preschool, but the closure order was lift...

Young people will have greater protection from grooming for sex by “authority figures” after MPs backed tougher legislation to combat predators. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health and spokeswoman for legal affairs in the House of Assembly, said that ...

Growing up in a home with physical abuse, emotional neglect, mental illness and substance misuse are some examples of Adverse Childhood Experiences, and are among those considered in the original Aces study by Felitti et al (1998). However, it is imp...

Dear Sir, I write with regard to the two articles — “Culture of abuse: enough is enough” by Miss Y, and “You have not been paying attention” by Francesca Hanig-Dill. As an abuse victim myself, I wanted to express my huge gratitude and sincere thanks...

Dear Sir, In reading your most recent editorial, I agree with many points therein, but I also see it from a slightly different angle. First, I always thought that defence lawyer Charles Richardson, was/is using his comments to focus attention on hims...

Almost lost amid the controversy, the debate and the mudslinging of a sexual-abuse sentencing hearing has been the person most central to the case — the victim. A 13-year-old girl who more than likely will be scarred for life by the events of last ye...

A Supreme Court judge hit out yesterday at controversial comments made by a defence lawyer as she jailed his client for 18 months. Chez Rogers, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges that he lured and had unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl ...

I write to you to express my anger and confusion over Charles Richardson’s statement in court this past week; namely that his 20-year-old client should be treated lightly for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old because “it has become sport for young ...