As the holiday season approaches, the iconic Homer Nutcracker performance takes center stage once again, celebrating its remarkable 35th year. The cast consists primarily of school-aged dancers who dedicate three months of time to rehearsals and shows. The assembly of local talent converges to transform the Mariner Stage into a breathtaking showcase of community collaboration. The crew includes 68 student performers, 10 adults, 31 technical and stage crew, a makeup and hair team of six and eight people working in costumes. Many of the crew involved who are not performers are also Homer youth.
by Gercine Carter The University of The West Indies (UWI) is planning a diabetes reversal project as a major feature of the new facility intended for the former site of the St Joseph Hospital after the university assumes full control of the property. Government recently vested the Ashton Hall, St Peter property in The UWI, in a special purpose vehicle in which the university holds 75 per cent ownership while …
The Heart and Stroke Foundation will soon be rolling out a project to get men to submit to blood pressure testing in an area where most men are likely to frequent. Dr Kenneth Connell, president of the Foundation and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI Cave Hill Campus, said the initiative would be a barbershop project. “Men don’t usually go out to get screened. It is a …