Mosaic board dismisses directorMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:20AMIt was heralded as a coup when Mosaic Counselling and Family Services hired the country’s leading authority on child sexual abuse as its executive director.
Education, training dominate Michael Manley Award shortlistSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 4:34AMEmpowerment of communities through education and training has emerged as the dominant feature of four projects shortlisted for the 11th annual Michael Manley Award for community self-reliance and the seventh annual Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) award, which will be presented at the Little Theatre on August 2.
2. The psychology of spendingFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 6:56PMCarol Yip says studies show that most people are much less likely to buy when paying with cash.
Africa: Seven Strategies for Smarter HIV ProgrammesThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:51PMSpeaking at the International AIDS Conference earlier this week, former US President Bill Clinton told delegates that the credit crunch meant HIV programmes would need to work "faster, better and cheaper".
Homeowners are more financially fitTuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:28AMHomeowners are in the best shape when it comes to financial fitness in Canada. Sixty five per cent of homeowners pay off their credit card balances each month . Furthermore, a quarter of those homeowners with mortgages have managed to make a lump sum payment or accelerate their mortgage payments in the past year, according to a survey sponsored by Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company ...