Diana McCaulay is a proficient Jamaican writer who has earned herself a multiplicity of awards and recognition as testament to her ability at the craft. McCaulay, who resides in St Andrew, has written and published four novels. 'Dog Heart...
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford once posited the now-iconic quote "beauty is in the eye of the beholder''. This is true on a general basis but Joan Crawford stunned the world with her beauty in the year 1963, when she was crowned Miss...
Merlene Joyce Ottey has spent a great deal of her life surrounded by the track and a cheering audience. For a large part of that life, she was considered the greatest sprinter male or female in Jamaica's history. Ottey, from Cold Spring in the...
As the cricketing world continues to grapple with the news of the cancellation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the tournament’s biosecure bubble, the organisers of the tournament, in conjunction with...
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer Johnny Grave says they are keeping close tabs on the Indian Premier League (IPL) which has been affected by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. India recorded its highest daily...
The story of persons who have excelled in one field or the other, usually begins with the honing of their skill at tender ages. Patricia Judith Maryla Ricketts' story is different. It is not until she was an adult, 18 years old, that Ricketts...
Linnette Vassell has paved the way for many during a fight for women's rights in the region that begun as far back as the early 1970s. She was the first Coordinator of the Committee of Women for Progress, (CWP) a left-wing activist organisation...
Helene Davis Whyte (born 1956) is a trade union activist and the general secretary of the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO), which represents 5,000 workers in local and national government and quasi-...
Bishop Christine Gooden-Benguche is the first appointed female president of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, Jamaica District. She is the successor to Bishop Everald Galbraith, who headed the Jamaica Methodist District for...
Several of Jamaica’s cricketing icons will be depicted in the form of a mural at Sabina Park in Kingston, as part of the Ministry of Sport’s latest project dubbed ‘Celebration’. The mural, which adorns one section of the wall with Jamaican...
Jamaica Women’s opening batter Rashada Williams is over the moon as she has recently got the call to join 29 other players for a month-long West Indies Women’s high-performance training camp to be held in Antigua. The 24-year-old Spanish Town...
With huge doubt still surrounding the upcoming home series between hosts West Indies and the visiting South African side slated for June 2021, the topic that has continued to resonate throughout cricketing circles is the make-up of the next Test...
The revered Carolyn Cooper is a literary scholar and a Jamaican author. In addition to this, she is a professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona. From 1975 to 1980, she was an assistant professor...
Sabrina Hosang Jordan is the CEO of Caribbean Food Delights. She is a young business leader who is recognised among her peers as a model team builder and motivator. This profound characteristic trait is also seen as the driving force behind her...
Rose Hudson Wilkin was born in Montego Bay Jamaica on January 19, 1961. She is more popularly known for being the first black person to become a Church of England Bishop. She has also served as Chaplin to the speaker of the house from 2010 to 2019...
Known for her commitment to journalism, Wyvolyn Gager has made a significant impact in the world of mass communication. It was in 1994 that she became the first woman to become Editor-In-Chief of The Gleaner. She served in this position until the...
Jamaican Olympian Dennis Johnson, 81, has been admitted to hospital after contracting the deadly coronavirus disease, leaving family and friends hoping for the best for the man considered universally to be an architect of Jamaica’s reputation as a...
When one thinks of Thalia Lyn, the terms philanthropist, esteemed businesswoman and trailblazer inundates the mind. Thalia Geraldine Lyn, in 1991, founded the Island Grill chain of fast-food restaurants since the year 1991. Since then, the CEO has...
Dr Rosemary Moodie is another outstanding woman, whose success has made waves around Jamaica and spread to shores away from it’s borders. She is a Canadian Senator, a neonatologist and paediatrician. The passion and care Rosemarie Moodie has...
Mariame McIntosh Robinson, known for her poise and keen intellect, became part of The First Global Bank in Jamaica as President & CEO in 2016. Her appointment came along with a very noticeable transformation in the operations and fortunes of...
Lorna Myers is a phenomenal entrepreneur, who is most well-known for a decision she made 43 years ago. All those decades ago, Myers went in pursuit of the Jamaica franchise for the world-famous KFC. Today, Restaurants of Jamaica Limited operates...
Audrey Hinchcliffe, a woman of character, integrity and profound determination is undoubtedly counted in Jamaican society as one of the distinguished. She is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Health Management...
Maureen Samms-Vaughan is known internationally as a pioneer in the field of child health, development and behaviour. A native of the parish of St Thomas, Maureen knew early on that medicine was where her heart lie. In those innocent years she would...
Many may know the prominent Marlene Hamilton Hall located at the University of the West Indies, but who is Marlene Hamilton? Hamilton was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), her 1991 appointment making her the first...
Jamaica has the most bars in the World per square mile, and it is no fluke that our spirits have gained notoriety worldwide due to their quality. To mention the word rum and not mention Joy Spence would be tantamount to blasphemy, as the affable...
