Woman Living with HIV for 13 Years Overcomes All Odds to Own Business
If Charlene wasn’t already dealing with enough, she and her boyfriend at the time, who was also the father of her children, parted ways. Charlene said while she had no concrete evidence, she was heartbroken because she knew she contracted the virus from...
When Passion Pays Off – Sandals Negril’s Manager of the Year is Doing What...
She is not the first person you would notice when you walk into a room, she doesn’t like the spotlight; she’s soft-spoken and very unassuming. But, Denise Gordon-Morrison, Spa Manager at Sandals Negril recently copped the coveted title of...
Kadian Newman Rises To The Occasion
Even in the midst of a dark cloud, there can still be silver linings. This has indeed been the reality for 22-year-old Kadian Newman from Parottee District in St. Elizabeth. During a time when companies are downsizing and jobs...
Kasheem Lawrence: An Overcomer in the making
Hailing from the parish of St. Thomas, Kasheem Lawrence is currently a freelance social media manager and works full-time in the BPO sector. Born in 1996, she is the last of five children, spending most of her childhood in...
Shernet Bailey’s Growth as a Leader with Sandals Central Laundry Continues
The Central Laundry located at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, the largest of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, is currently managed by Shernet Bailey, a 34-year veteran with the organisation. When the resort first opened its doors in 1989,...
How can your business boom in any pandemic
"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail" - Benjamin Franklin
Things don't always go as planned and a very famous Jamaican proverb states "when man a plan, God a wipe". We were all planning for...
Out of Many, One Caribbean
The rest of the world may see the Caribbean as one big country made up of smaller nations. But for many Caribbean nationals, we identify as individuals who appreciate each other’s similarities and celebrate each other’s differences.
“Together We Aspire,...
There’s No Limit to Jamaican Creativity, Insight Studios
In this installment of Life of Success, Leon Robinson and Carlton Lindo shares their story of Insight Studios…Jamaica is the place to do business! And in this series you’ll learn how ordinary Jamaicans innovate, produce, package and distribute their versions of...
The Story of Abigail Simpson: A light for Jamaican Youth Everywhere
Twenty-two-year-old Abigail’s story starts very close to home – Spanish Town, St. Catherine - the elder to her brother and the darling to her parents, Abigail has always been a curious and adventurous person. As a child, she recounts...
The truth about devoted Princess at Sandals Red Lane Spa
Imagine tragically losing the sole breadwinner in the family while in the advanced stage of one’s pregnancy; then having to make ends meet while working a seasonal job in the cane fields of Westmoreland. Princess Ennis only saw darkness...
