At eight years old, Canute Harold Sadler planted escallion at his home in Hanover, harvested it and sold everything he had grown. It was his first taste of entrepreneurship and the beginning of…
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On This Day: Colin Channer, Jamaican Writer and Co-Founder of Calabash, Was Born
On October 13th, 1963, Jamaican novelist, poet and literary advocate Colin Channer was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Best known for his acclaimed debut novel Waiting in Vain and as a co-founder of the…
Peta Gay Ferguson | When principle comes at a price
There was a time when Jamaica understood that being small did not mean we had to speak small. We emerged into independence without great military or economic power, but with our voice, our…
Delano Seiveright | Government cannot supply your ambition
I recently addressed students at The University of the West Indies’ inaugural International Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference and Entrepreneurship Exhibition, organised under the leadership of Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Canute Thompson. My message was…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: More Than Enough
What does it mean to live an abundant life? For many, abundance is measured by possessions, accomplishments, financial security, or the absence of difficulties. Yet when Jesus declared, “I am come that they…
The Jamaican Experiment That Changed How the World Thinks About Early Childhood
Nearly four decades before three researchers received one of the world’s largest education prizes, they were working with undernourished young children and their families in Jamaica, testing what was then a relatively simple…
“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…
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,…
What Jamaicans in the U.S. Need to Know About the 2026 Midterm Elections
With the U.S. midterm elections set for November 3rd, Jamaican-American voters are being urged to check their registration, understand what is on their ballot and make a plan to vote. Attorney-at-law Marlon Hill…
Gordon Robinson | Lawyers not lawyerin’
So, some criminal defence lawyers took to the street to protest mandatory minimum sentences in the Firearms Act. When Government didn’t budge, they went on strike, withdrawing their services on Monday and Tuesday….