WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: “Show us the Father”
The disciples were in a state of despair. Jesus had previously told them He would be leaving them (John 13:33) and after a bit of going back and forth between them, during which He assured them that He was going to His Father and would prepare a place for them before returning, Philip said unto […]
At Just Sixteen this Montegonian Lied About His Age to Join the RAF in World War II
98-year-old D-Day veteran Gilbert Clarke, born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, recalls how, at 16, he lied about his age to join Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) to fight in World War II. Clarke was one of the over three million men and women from the Caribbean, Africa, and South Asia to serve in British military […]
Jamaican Ann-Marie Campbell, Executive VP for Home Depot Donates US$100K to Alma Mater
Ann-Marie Campbell, Executive Vice President, U.S. Stores and Operations at Home Depot, announced a US$100,000 donation to her alma mater, Holy Childhood High School (HCHS), at the recent HCHS International Alumni Gala held at the Double Tree Hotel in Sunrise, Florida. A 1981 graduate Ann-Marie Campbell has been committed to her high school since her […]
Rebellious Spouse? 1 Sure Remedy That Works
The one thing my grandmother always had, if nothing else, was a remedy for everything under the sun. No joke, Birdie, as my grandfather would call her, has a solution for any situation myself and my younger brother would face. Whenever we would get a cold, it was “cold bush” that worked excellently. If we […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: “Here am I; send me.”
It is not unusual to hear someone say they wish there were more than 24 hours in a day. That is usually because there is so much to do in what seems like so little time. The demands of life press in on us so much that trying to find balance is like trying to […]
Jamaican Entrepreneur Cherie Williams Launches ‘The Airbnb of Car Rentals” Platform
Cherie Williams is set to revolutionize the car rental industry with the launch of Veekle, the Caribbean’s first peer-to-peer car rental app. As the founder and CEO, Williams brings a fresh and innovative approach to car rentals, allowing locals and travelers to connect seamlessly. This exciting new venture is poised to transform how car rentals […]
Jamaican Entrepreneur, Yoni Epstein, Receives Prestigious 2024 Entrepreneurship Laureate Prize
Jamaican entrepreneur and the founder of itel International, Yoni Epstein, 44, has been honored with the Anthony N. Sabga Award for Caribbean Excellence, the most prestigious corporate award in the Caribbean, and named the 2024 Entrepreneurship Laureate. Itel is the largest domestic business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience firm in the region. The announcement […]
I Love You vs I Am Loving You
I am not really a fan of boxing or wrestling. I actually believe it is too barbaric. I have watched a couple of fights in my lifetime and just cannot enjoy seeing someone’s teeth getting knocked out or someone being knocked unconscious. The amusing part of watching these guys fight, though, is seeing them staring […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Redeeming Our Time
For a while, I loved watching the introduction; the imagery and sounds of which come readily to mind over thirty years later. Still probably showing in some areas over 50 years after it first came to television screens, the title sequence of the then-popular “Days of Our Lives” featured an hourglass, with sand slowly trickling […]
Play Written by Jamaican American Featured at The Popular Summer Shorts Play Series at Miami’s Arsht Center
Nerissa Street, a Jamaican-American storyteller who grew up in Miami, is one of the playwrights featured in the Summer Shorts Play series titled “Flipping The Script”, at Miami’s Arsht Center. Her play, “Leaving Jamaica,” focuses on three women in a Kingstonian household. Just before Tulip leaves Jamaica, she receives a significant gift. Street describes the […]