Donna Parchment was born in the parish of St. Elizabeth – the breadbasket of Jamaica – on to the...
Author - Gloria Royale-Davis
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Lorna Goodison, born in Kingston, rooted in the parish of Hanover, once declared that the date of...
Barbara Joy Gloudon (1935-2022) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Barbara Joy Gloudon did so many things and excelled in all of them. The little girl from Harvey...
Mrs. Ivy Ralph (1928-2018) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“ It was an ideal I had as a child, a more comfortable style of dress for men. I wanted to help...
Dr. Glenda Simms (1939-2021) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Feminism is when you can differentiate between yourself and a doormat.” – Dr. Glenda Simms...
Deon Hemmings – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Sometimes it may feel like you cannot make it, but just keep on working hard at it.” – Deon...
Bishop The Hon. Rev. Dr. Carmen Stewart (1924 – 2020)...
“I would like to encourage women to be the best that they can be” – Carmen Stewart. Her...
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Dorothy Pine-McLarty, OJ – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“We must transmit our country, Jamaica, not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful...
Joy Spence , OD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“I was able to break the glass ceiling for other women in the industry and now, there are more and...