Outlook

Well, with the threat of rain in the air and the expectant social dislocation that it posed, following on the heels of the recent flooding, Kingston and party society have been a kind of suspended animation since the passage of the tropical depression weeks ago.

More Highlights from American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) Gala:

Ambassador Sue Cobb, who was last week made an honorary member of the Order of Jamaica, was the toast of a dinner party at one of the Corporate Area's finest hotels.

When girls and women decide to sell their bodies through sex in exchange for money or other commodities, it is cause for concern at personal and national levels.

Q I am about to get married for the second time. I love my fiancé, and he loves me. But last week, we slept together for the first time and it was so difficult for him to penetrate me, as I was so dry.

The rains that fell intermittently during the seaside nuptials of Adrienne and Brett Johnson on Saturday, October 9 could be regarded as showers of blessings. They did not stop the party! The showers, instead, created a more cosy atmosphere in which the Stoltz and Johnson families and just over 220 of their friends and relatives converged on the picturesque Tryall Club in Hanover.

An embarrassing questionQ Doctor, I have an embarrassing question. My husband and I are expecting our first child. We would like to know how soon after having a child can a woman resume having oral sex? We heard that it is dangerous to do that after childbirth. But is that true?

And so, after some near five years as Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Jesús Silva, his lovely wife, Sara, and their three children departed our shores last Saturday on their way to Panama, where he will take up duties as Spain's ambassador to that nation!

Doctor, I need your advice to help me with a difficult situation. I am in my late 30s and married.
I thought I was pretty happy with my husband, even though he is not the most expressive. He often forgets to say 'I love you'. A month ago, I met a man I went to school with more than 20 years ago.

The annual church service of the Rotary Club of St Andrew North was held on Sunday, October 3, at the Stella Maris Church, located along Shortwood Road. Members of the club and their spouses got together for brunch following the service at Rotarian Cecil Beharie and wife Iris' home in Millsborough, St Andrew.

National Commercial Bank hosted its long-serving employees at a ceremony in their honour at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club recently. The annual long-service awards, staged under the theme "Hallmark of Service" was a veritable tropical oasis where employees who contributed 10-40 years to the organisation were feted in fine style by the company's appreciative executive team.