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…
Barbara Richards: Helping women overcome addiction for two decades
This month marks 20 years since Barbara Richards has been helping drug addicts kick their habit through her work with Adult and Teen Challenge Jamaica in Ocho Rios, St Ann, where she is…
Patricia Scotland and Jotham Napat | If we value human rights then we must fight for climate justice
Human life is sacred, and every individual deserves an equal chance in life. We have a common desire: we all want to lead a free, fulfilling existence, with dignity, where our basic needs…
Mark Wignall | Massa, a wha dis?
If I am in conversation with a group of youngsters that are trying to wind their early life through the world of paid employment and I say this, ‘The best boss to have…