“We Never Get Here Alone”: Dr. Camelia Lawrence Honours the Women Who Poured Into Her

To say Dr. Camelia Lawrence has had a distinguished career would be an understatement. The decorated, board-certified breast surgeon has achieved milestones many might only imagine, particularly for a girl whose story began in Somerton, a rural agricultural community in St. James, Jamaica. In September, Lawrence added another honour to a growing list of firsts, […]

The Inspiring Story of Captain Maria Ziadie-Haddad, the Caribbean’s First Female Commercial Jet Airline Pilot

When Maria Ziadie-Haddad joined Air Jamaica as a flight attendant in the 1970s, becoming one of the airline’s pilots was not an obvious next step. There were no women in its cockpits and, as she began learning to fly, she says she was told plainly that Air Jamaica did not hire female pilots. She kept […]