Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, Jamaica’s dancehall giants and living legends, battled on the Verzuz platform just hours ago. It is truly hard to articulate my emotions. 3.7 million people tuned in and the veterans…
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Spare the Rod, Discipline the Child?
Spare the rod, spoil the child. That’s what many of us grew up hearing from parents and caregivers. They believed that physically punishing children for wrongdoing was necessary, or else their personal development would suffer….
Disrupt | HER: The Future of Women in Tech
Where are the women in tech? What is the future of technology and how can women be an integral part of it, while getting the recognition and compensation deserved? Those are questions we sought to…
Safer Internet Day 2020: Is the Internet Broken?
February 11 is recognized as Safer Internet Day around the world. Each year, FLOW Jamaica – one of Jamaica’s primary telecom giants – visits various schools to do their part in educating our youth about…
Classroom Without Walls Pt 2: Highlights From Singapore
In December 2019, I traveled to Singapore for two weeks to speak at the Classroom Without Walls Entrepreneurship Immersion Programme, held by the amazing Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang. In Part 1 of this post, I wrote…
Myrtis Boothe-How Old is Too Old to Dream?
“Everything you go through will not be wasted. It will all profit your soul.”– Myrtis Boothe Myrtis Boothe, have you ever heard the name? If you’ve ever thought about starting a business or jumping into…
NCB “Grant A Wish”, delivers wishes including mine!
The NCB Grant A Wish- Gratitude project had one clear mission; to remind Jamaicans that no matter how hard things get, there is always something to be thankful for. That’s the message the NCB Foundation…
Kingston Bookshop helps to Sow Seeds of Literacy
I partnered with Kingston Bookshop and took a drive to St. Elizabeth. Schools in rural areas in Jamaica know what it’s like to not get the attention and support that other, more-accessible schools in the…
Hosting the Launch of the 1st 1000 Days App for Childhood Development
One of the social causes I’m most passionate about is childhood development, and I support any initiative aimed at raising our youth in a safe, secure and nurturing environment. Being a parent myself, I also…
Honouring the Academic Achievement of Wards of the State with CPFSA
If I said “ward of the state”, what comes to mind? Sadly, most persons have unconscious biases. Most will visualize teenage pregnancy, behavioural issues or expect nothing great to come from children who are in…