Jamaican-American Alison Smith Wins National Diversity Council “2023 Woman of the Year Award”
Alison Smith, a partner at the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman (WSHC+B), was named the 2023 Woman of the Year by the National Diversity Council. She will receive her award on March 15, 2023, at the annual South Florida Women in Leadership Symposium. Her legal practice focuses on labor and employment […]
A Beginners Guide to Trinidad Carnival Including Basic Costs
The Trinidad Carnival 2023 is just around the corner and its not too late to attend the most extravagant event in the Caribbean. The two-day celebration runs Mon. and Tues., Feb. 20 and 21, 2023. The festival officially kicks off at 4 a.m. on J’ouvert morning. Non-stop music, dazzling costumes and spectacular cooler fetes are […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 10th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA SEES SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY SINCE BEGINNING OF 2023 According to Major General Antony Anderson, Jamaica’s Police Commissioner, there has been a decrease of 31 percent in all major crimes in the country since January 1, 2023. This includes a decline in the murder rate over the same […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Gifted to Serve
When we think of ministry gifts in the church, we usually think of the “five-fold” gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher (Ephesians 4:11-12). Most Christians would not readily claim any of those gifts, and quite rightly so, but that does not mean each believer has not been blessed with at least one spiritual […]
