DYING TO GET PREGNANT

Dear Pastor, This is the first time I am writing to you. I hope that you can help me. I am living with my boyfriend. We have been together for two years. He has been trying to get me pregnant, but without success. The doctor told him that he is not the problem why I am not getting pregnant. My doctor told me that she has not seen anything wrong with me and I should learn to relax and not fret about anything. It is easy for my doctor to say that, but I do fret. Sometimes I ask my boyfriend if he would leave me if I don't get pregnant soon. He told me that he does not have that intention. I really love this man. My mother is encouraging me to adopt a child if I don't get pregnant by the time I am 30. My husband does not want us to adopt a child. I am tired of waiting. Sometimes when the month is ending and I see my period, I am so disappointed. I wonder if God is punishing me for something that I have done. I have two sisters and they are mothers, so why is it that I cannot be a mother? People tell me to drink herbs to clean out my system. I have done so, but nothing is happening. Sometimes when I make love to my boyfriend and he discharges in me, and he wants to get up, I hold him back and I tell him not to get up because I want everything to drain in me. You may think that I am silly, but I only want to have a child. C.B. Dear C.B., I don't believe you are silly. You are desperate and other women have been in a similar position. Some eventually got pregnant, while others have never got pregnant. The good Lord knows what your fate is. Don't waste your money on people who cannot help you and don't pressure your boyfriend. This matter is not totally in his hands. Wait on the good Lord. Pastor

Reggae finds home in 'Ireland' BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior write

FOUR years ago when he started Ireland Records, businessman David Ireland was committed to exposing up-and-coming acts. That policy stands as he looks forward to a busy 2021.

Two singles by established artistes Jah Cure and Teflon mark the latest round of releases from the label which operates out of Duhaney Park, St Andrew. Pray is the title of Jah Cure's song while Teflon does Live And Learn. But Ireland points out that his company is investing in fresh faces like Riame and Wai Fuzion who also have songs scheduled for release soon. “As di label grows we want artistes to grow with us. Wi want to work from di ground up,” he told the Jamaica Observer. In late 2020, Ireland Records released songs by emerging artistes such as singer Autarchii ( Pomps And Pride) and singjay La Lee ( Tip Inna It and Fat Girls Matter). After four years, its head believes this is the year for his label to take off. “Wi plan to go twice as hard. I think we have paid our dues over di past three years an' wi have a lot a songs to be released,” he said. Ireland was born in St Mary but grew up in Seaview Gardens, a community with a rich dancehall lineage having produced marquee artistes such as Shabba Ranks, the Scare Dem Crew and Dexta Daps.

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