On January 29, 1831, in Spanish Town, Jamaica, a future globetrotter, storyteller, and literary trailblazer was born. Her name was Mary Anne Barker, and although her fame would be forged far from the…
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Anta’s Puma Play: How China’s Sportswear Giant Is Rewriting the Global Competitive Playbook
When Ding Shizhong Founder & Chief Executive Anta Sports agreed to pay €1.5 billion (US$1.79 billion) to acquire a 29.06% stake in Puma, at €35 per share, the transaction was about far more…
Remembering Eugene Hyde: A Founding Architect of Jamaican Modernist Art
Eugene Hyde occupies a distinctive and enduring place in the development of modern Jamaican art. Working during a formative period in the island’s cultural history, Hyde was part of a small but influential…
Caribbean Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Experts Convene Virtual Summit as Regional Threats Escalate
The Global South Professional & Economic Network (GSPEN) will host a four half-day virtual cybersecurity summit February 2-5, bringing together technical teams and executive leadership from across the Caribbean to address ransomware and…
June Smith: The Jamaican Woman Behind an Award-Winning Beauty Brand in Canada
A Black Jamaican woman living in Canada has quietly carved out space in one of the world’s most competitive industries, not by chasing trends, but by solving a problem most beauty brands overlooked….
Is Sunday Dinnah Still Sacred?
Jamaican Sunday dinnah (dinner) has always been more than just another meal. It is the Christmas of the week: a big, hearty spread that closes out the hustle of the week gone by…
Jalil Dabdoub | Mandela’s warning: Colonialism, leadership, and the cost of selective principles
There is an irony in watching the United States revive the language of territorial ambition toward Denmark, while Europe gasps in horror. For centuries, Europe refined colonial violence into policy, doctrine, and law….
Mark Shields | Body-worn cameras don’t stop bullets – but they can stop lies
When a police officer steps into a volatile situation, a body-worn camera will not disarm a gunman, calm a violent suspect, or magically de-escalate every confrontation. That much is obvious. So when Aubrey…
876 On The Go: Olivia Lindsay and the Intentional Rewriting of How Jamaica Moves
Movement reveals priorities. It shows who arrives on time, who waits, and whose needs shape the system. For Olivia Lindsay, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 876 On The Go, transportation has always…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: The Miracle in the Muddy Water
He was told to “go and wash” in the river Jordan seven times, and he was not happy (2 Kings 5:1-14). Naaman had come with expectations shaped by power, status, and success. As…