Our Stories

I am very strange and weird and abnormal. I’ve been called that my entire life and I like it. I think it’s just… I think they’re very beautiful labels.

He has performed in Glasgow, Scotland in the Manifesto Jamaica piece, SomeNowhere; he has made appearances in several local plays; he sings, he writes poetry; he’s a journalist….But the entertainer’s well-kept secret is that he battles with insecurity. The accomplished,...

13 years ago he was blessed with his 19th child. The reggae artiste, from White Horses, St. Thomas said he is not surprised he fathered so many children because he spent the better half of his teenage and early...

In this installment of Our Stories, makeup artiste, Kedesh McFarlane explains how she escaped financial troubles with makeup artistry. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and...

She started her adult life at age 21 and for many people that is an ideal age to venture on your own.  However, the former singer of the Groundation music group said she fled from her home because she...Read...

I feel like when I was boarding I didn’t have to walk on eggshells. I got to be my true authentic self. Being on Hall felt more like home than home itself because right now I’m under my parents' roof but I’m homesick...

Meet Lennox “Villa Flamez” Hales Long before he learnt how to spell violence, Lennox could easily spot the barrel of a gun, he painfully witnessed his neighbours being laced with gunshots and learnt how to “duck” from stray bullets. For...

The word momtrepreneur is not a new term but the pandemic of 2020 is making this term a reality for many working, single mothers. Before the pandemic, you were all waving goodbye to your kids as they headed out...

What is your first impression of him? Rastafarian with dreadlocks? Hails Haile Selassie, Jah! Right? If those were your exact thoughts, you’re actually wrong. This reggae artiste, who has been sporting locks since 2011, explained that he is a messenger...

In this installation of Our Stories, Attorney-At-Law Jezeel Martin speaks about his personal experiences living in an inner-city community. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise- white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and...