Stories by Cathy Risden

Rose quartz, amethyst, pearls, amber, turquoise stone, onyx, aquamarine, labourite, and Swarovski crystals are just a few of the materials used to create bold, classy, elegant, and unique statement...

A leader is someone who creates an inspiring vision of the future, motivating and inspiring others to engage with that vision. The vibrant, multicultural Renée Robinson is doing just that as the new film commissioner at JAMPRO."I actually can paint...

Zoe Heather Summers and Sharon Elaine Peart-Neita believe clothes are nothing without someone wearing it.This week's Fashion Frolic takes you behind the scenes of another Jamaican designer - Heather Laine designs.Peart-Neita and Summers told Flair...

Two weeks ago (January 31), we shared the story of 32-year-old Ahon Forbes who found out five years ago, that the man he thought was his biological father wasn't. This week his mother, Miss Anna,* tells Outlook her side...

Last week we told you the story of Ahon* Forbes who, after 27 years, found out that the man he thought was his biological father wasn't.Although it has been five years since he found out, Forbes is still hurting...

Five years ago, 32-year-old Ahon Forbes* found out that the man he has been calling 'Daddy' for the past 27 years was not his biological father.Forbes tells Outlook that when he was about 10 years old, his aunt told him that the man he...

For Aaron Fogah and Norman Wallace Jr, taking a picture means more than capturing a moment - it means creating long and lasting memories in a professional way.From the small developing community of Old Harbour, St...

I can still hear my trainer's voice in my head: "Come on, time, keep going, keep going, end strong, keep going ... 5,4,3,2,1!" Yes, it was a bootcamp, but let's just call it Spry Training.Well, after my two minutes of bouncing up and down on a huge...

Best Dressed Chicken's 12 Chefs of Christmas promotion brought 12 celebrity chefs and their guests together in one place to eat, drink and be merry at the Grog Shoppe, Devon House, in Kingston last Thursday.Last Christmas, the 12 celebrated chefs...

According to international news reports, since 2012, the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea, (also known as 'clap' or 'drip') may soon be untreatable. This is because of the strain of neisseria gonorrhoea - a bacterium that can grow and...

After a headache kept her awake all night, Annette McLeod has had to cut back on her meat consumption.McLeod was one of four homemakers that participated in the recent Editors' Forum and Massy Distribution tasting at a The Gleaner's North Street...

How long have you been waiting for the man of your dreams? How long have you been waiting for love to find you?But not to fear. The fact that you are reading this feature is taking you one step closer to findingMr Right. Flair shares a newstrategy...