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...
Ask Aaliyah about being a socially awkward butterfly
For years, Aaliyah lived a life of trying not to be seen as this was something she was taught. But, this social butterfly has spread her beautiful delicate wings, trying day by day to unlearn the social norms she...
SANDALS FOUNDATION SCHOLAR GOES AFTER LIFELONG DREAM
For Shelice Escoffery, matriculating to university and studying to become an immigration officer isn’t just about her realizing her dream. It means more than that to her. It symbolizes the picture a proud parent had of her child’s future,...
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...
How My Dad Overcame His Emotional Unavailability
My dad, Ahmad Doghaimat, became emotionally unavailable when he realized that no one can be trusted. When he was in middle school, he met a boy named Derick and he was everything, but a good friend was not one...
The best guest experience manager story
"If you’re willing to learn, they’re willing to train. At Sandals Resorts, they’re just waiting for you to put up your sail so they can apply the wind.” That is how Sandals South Coast's newly appointed Guest Experience Manager,...
Is Loyalty Overrated?
Janeé Sebright is from West Trinidad. She is 25 years old and a sales supervisor. Janeé loves her country and describes Trinidad as a fun place and a true paradise. Trinidadians are very social. In keeping with tradition, Janeé...
Alicia Nicholson: Restoring the Villages that Raised Children
"He emerged like a shadow as we stepped outside. In a breath, he ordered us to turn our backs to him and I felt the cold nozzle of his 9mm press into my neck. I began to pray silently...
The Mystery Jordan, The Introverted Chatterbox !
The other day, one of his friends said, “people think yuh quiet an yuh can chat so much.”
Ah. The seeming paradox of the “talkative introvert”. We all know one. Perhaps we have been one too. These persons can be...
Krishane Thinks Social Media Ano Gospel!
With the rise of new social media platforms and the recent COVID-19 quarantine measures, everyone has turned to social media as a new form of escape and entertainment. The Gen X and the Baby Boomers are finally starting to...
