Interview with Audrey Gordon Jamaican Gospel singer, songwriter, based in Canada

It is very rare that you find an artist that is an excellent writer and performer who commands and receives equal attention from both secular and non-secular audiences. A gospel artist that is unique, genuine, true to the music, spiritual, strong, yet very humble. Possessing and maintaining a godly character, a firm believer and upholder […]

Hazel Louise Vaz, O.D., Teacher and Founder of Vaz Preparatory School

Jamaican educator and philanthropist Hazel Louise Chaplin Vaz was born on July 25, 1914, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, the youngest daughter of Arnold and Caroline Chaplin. She attended Wesley Primary School and Wolmer’s Girls School and Tutorial College. As a child, she admired her older sister Sybil and wanted to become a nurse like […]

Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Horticulturist Hedley Edwards

In 1937 Jamaican Horticulturist Hedley Edwards founded his beloved Ardastra Gardens in The Bahamas. The Ardastra Gardens include an extensive array of exotic flowers and birds. Mr. Edwards named the garden Ardastra, which is the Spanish word for “Striving towards the stars,” because he felt it depicted a utopia where one could restore one’s spirit […]