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Roses Hezekiah – Doing what she loves
“I believe in living life to the fullest. If you want to do something, do it; just try not to hurt people along the way. Enjoy friends and family and love the people around you.” Rosemarie Hezekiah, known to everyone … Continue reading
Fortune smiles again on a Trini Songbird
Singer and model Charisse Lee Quai’s life story could easily be mistaken for one of those feel-good Lifetime specials that leave you in tears one moment and cheering the next. At just 32, she has gone from sharing a stage … Continue reading
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Carol La Chapelle claims her space
“There’s a need to document, archive, expand our knowledge of the world of local dance,” says UWI’s Senior Lecture of Dance, Carol La Chapelle. La Chapelle was recently awarded a fellowship to develop her PhD in Cultural Studies at an … Continue reading
Self-publishing, here I come
Thinking about…no, intending to self publish. I’m very encouraged by the story of Amanda Hocking here. Not that I expect to make $2 million, but it’s nice to know self-published authors are coming out of the ghetto of the book … Continue reading
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Vindra Amar, humanitarian without borders
Vindra Amar is well groomed, her skin flawless, hair, makeup, clothes and jewellery elegantly understated. This businesswoman, attorney and notary public is also co-owner of Brava International, producers of local Twist juices, with her husband, Rawlins. Over the past 16 … Continue reading
Gillian Wall Tapping into her Potential
“We’re here to change the world,” says Gillian Wall. She laughs, but there’s no doubt she’s dead serious. Wall is Group CEO of the IBB Global Group of companies, the first company, being International Business Brokers (IBB) Limited, a company … Continue reading
A calabash full of hope
“A calabash is a vessel that holds a resource. It’s also a resource in itself. Every human being is a calabash, in that we hold the resource to empower someone else.” The Calabash Consortium was founded in New York two … Continue reading
Reassembling the Fragments at UWI
Professor Bridget Brereton and Professor Barbara Lalla, who both retired in 2010, were honoured by the Faculty of Humanities and Education at UWI, St. Augustine, for their contributions to the university and to the pool of Caribbean knowledge. The honour … Continue reading
Enjoying the heat in the Fanatic Kitchen
What would you do if you and your honey went to an elegant new restaurant, and the chef hands you an apron, a filleting knife and a chunk of meat and tells you to get cracking? If you’re at the … Continue reading
Silent women speak out
“You can’t know as much as you might really want to know about someone unless you speak to them,” says Dr. Joan Rawlins, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Primary Care Unit, in the Department of Paraclinical Sciences, UWI. Often, … Continue reading