DANCER ZURICK GRADUATED WITH ONE CSEC SUBJECT
In his final year of high school, he sat and successfully passed CSEC Mathematics. At the school leaving ceremony other students boasted passes in multiple CSEC and CAPE subjects, but David proudly graduated with his single distinction (Grade One)...
Afifa Aza Shares the Secrets to Artistic Freedom
In this installment of Our Stories, we will take a look at the life of inspiration and upliftment lead by Afifa Aza. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and...
Anthony Changed His Mindset and Changed His Life
The absence of my father plus the effect that it had on my relationship with my mother made me vulnerable. For me, it made me weaker and less...
They Tried to Downgrade My Image, Now I Upgrade People’s Image for a Living...
In this installment of Our Stories, photographer and multi-media entrepreneur, Dean Bartley shares how negative labels helped him to succeed. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture,...
My Parents’ Relationship Improved After They Got Divorced – Paul Blake
In this installment of Our Stories, author Paul Blake explains how his parents' relationship benefitted from their divorce….For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome...
I lost three sons in three years – Ras Kaneo
In 2010, his then girlfriend gave birth to a son; an absolute joy for the entertainer who was welcoming his first born into the world. However, pestering heart complications led to the death of the baby three months after....
‘U is for University’
Because I've had very distressing times where the workload, everything about school has just been-- it has made me feel distraught and stressed and everything that has been bad, while, you know, there have been times when I...
In the Midst of a Pandemic Romane Leaves His 9-5 Job
During attending university, I had difficulties paying. However, I was able to get my degree in marketing. My problems were far from over as I was unable to...
My nephew benefits the most from my income- Hardio
In 2014, his younger sister, Kenya died while giving birth to her son. This was possibly a blessing and a curse for Hardio who revealed that he was extremely close to his sister. The reggae artiste admitted that Kenya’s...
When My Family Took A Turn For the Worst, God Stepped In – Toni-Ann...
I carried the pain of my parents' broken relationship and I just could not shake it. It affected me to my core. I also lost confidence in my ability to do well in the university because of the challenges I faced in completing assignments and also the fact that my family was broken and we were living apart from my dad. In spite of it all, I...