As adults, it’s easy to relate to the notion that when life gives you lemons, you make a lemon cocktail. Having explored the field of marketing at one of the biggest spirits companies…
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Janine Chen: The epitome of embracing equity
“Being a mother means everything to me,” says the chief executive officer of Massy Distribution Jamaica Limited, Janine Chen. It is for this reason that she said goodbye to her travelling job and…
Audrie Allwood: Female bodybuilder, fitness expert with a firm body and attitude
A udrie Allwood has proven that muscles aren’t only for men. The three-time Caribbean Lightweight Champion, three-time Miss Jamaica Bodybuilding and Fitness Champion, and two-time Miss Florida Champion has been at the helm…
Maia Wilson: Proud advocate for equity and inclusion
Senior legal professional Maia Wilson has a passion for the empowerment of people, especially women, and girls, which began during her time spent at St Andrew High School. “As the ladies of ‘The…
National Rums of Jamaica’s Martha Miller is proof of merit-based inclusion
According to the global research forum Catalyst 2021 Women In Management study, women accounted for 31 per cent of senior-management roles, while 26 per cent of CEOs and managing directors were women. Martha…
Verene Shepherd | ‘Groundings’ with Walter Rodney
On March 24 , the Walter Rodney Foundation will host the 20th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, in Atlanta, Georgia, to mark another anniversary of the birth of Walter Rodney titled “Repairing Historical Injustices:…
Sygnus’ Elizabeth James on the equity embrace
Sygnus currently stands as one of the Caribbean and Latin America’s leading alternative investment companies. Playing a key role in the firm’s rapid expansion in the Caribbean is Elizabeth James, vice-president and head…
Limitless: Brittney Kow wins top archery prize while six months pregnant
Three-time national barebow archery champion Brittney Kow has found herself proving that women are limitless. In November last year, the top archer competed in the Archery Jamaica 50 Meter barebow tournament and took…
IWD Special Edition #EmbraceEquity
EDITOR Jamila Litchmore ASSISTANT EDITOR – LIFESTYLE AND ONLINE Debra Edwards WRITERS Krysta Anderson Aaliyah Cunningham Stephanie Lyew COVER DESIGN Brent Gordon LAYOUT Joseph Cunningham Sydonie Sutherland ON THE COVER P 6….
Casandra Smith Scott hopes to change the way we see makeup
Casandra Smith Scott, the chief executive officer of and the artist at MakeupbyCas, is all about matching confidence from the foundation through the ‘less is more’ technique. Having spent over a decade in…