Outlook

Haiti suffered the devastating earthquake that hit last January and as if that was not enough, there was the cholera outbreak and a hurricane. This nation has some 80 per cent of its population living below the poverty line, while the richest one per cent own nearly 50 per cent of the nation's wealth.

In the hallowed halls of the all-important social pecking order, one's standing is measured in many different ways! One of the all-important yardsticks used is who makes what list, especially over the Christmas and New Year's holidays!

WESTERN BUREAU: When you hear the name Matahari, you immediately think of authentic Indonesian furniture and fittings - pieces that are unique in more ways than one.With two locations on the island...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks and the Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno were seen on the DC Scene.

Family, friends, colleagues and well-wishers came out in style to fellowship and celebrate 30 years of marriage with Robert Jackson and his wife Sandra at the Golden Gate Restaurant in Northside Plaza, St Andrew, on Saturday, December 11....

Q Doctor, I hope you won't think badly of me, but I have become involved with a younger man.I have been married for over 20 years, and have two children who are grown and have left home...

It was an evening of fun and reminiscences as family and friends gathered to pay glowing tributes to Trevor Dunkley at an event dubbed, 'Just For You Dad', at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, New Kingston on Sunday...

Not even the evening's downpour could dampen the spirit of the exquisite-tasting Viper, a combination of Remy VSOP and Piper Heidsieck Champagne at Remy 18 Below on Friday, December 10.

Bon vivant Robert Cartade and his wife, the lovely Carrole Issa-Cartade, are regarded as staples on high society's list of fab people. Their invitations are prized and coveted, as unlike others who extend invitations for dinner only to have it catered, Robert Cartade, sometimes ably assisted by his doting wife, is as at home in the kitchen as a celebrated chef.

The festive season is here and you are concerned about what to do with your spouse and what to buy to make Christmas different yet romantic.

The secret has finally been revealed. No one could guess what LIME was planning on Thursday, December 9 when they invited guests to the 'Command Centre' (the SportsMax Zone from the World Cup) on Trafalgar Road for something that was 'top secret'.

It was a jocular Professor E. Nigel Harris who took the microphone and declared, "Until you hear me, you won't get to eat." The inevitable laughter that followed got the desired effect of getting the gathering's attention as he said a few words at this Christmas reception in College Common on December 10.