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Doing a Double Take at the Jamaica Stock Exchange Best Practices Awards
The Jamaica Stock Exchange has had a phenomenal year! In January, Bloomberg declared it the best performing stock market in the world, and it’s only been uphill since – especially with its world tour and…
PROFILE: “Terri-Karelle’s Bag Ah Tings” in Flair Magazine
Photos by Danik Frazer, Gleaner Company (Media) Ltd. It’s hard to miss the incoming of one of Jamaica’s sweethearts, Terri-Karelle Reid, as she entered the Toyota Jamaica Coffee Shop. Modelesque and black-swan chic in her…
Hosting the NCB Pinnacle Awards 2019
Nothing pleases me more than seeing Jamaican companies succeed and blow past expectations, and the NCB Financial Group keeps doing exactly that! Once again, I was invited to host their annual NCB Pinnacle Awards, this…
Spotlight on Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 2019
One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and we know that early detection is the best way to fight and survive this disease. Yet, most women never get scanned or…
Takeaways from the CAPRI “Paying for Prejudice” Panel
What’s the economic cost of homophobia and discrimination? Try $11 billion dollars per year. The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) published a report that shows that Jamaica’s oppressive anti-gay laws and discriminatory practices costs the…
Funding the Future: BGLC & National Baking Company Scholarship Awards
One of the causes I am most passionate about is youth development. That is why I am always ready for any opportunity that allows me to inspire and connect with Jamaica’s youth and help them…
Influencer Marketing Isn’t Dead, We Just Do It Wrong
Is Influencer Marketing still relevant and effective? You better believe it! It just comes down to the simple decisions that both the influencers and brands that want their services make. A few weeks ago, I…
International Association of Gaming Regulators 2019 Gala Dinner
Jamaica was on full display at the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) 2019 Gala Dinner held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre earlier this month. The four-day conference focused on how gaming regulators throughout…
Launch of the Caribbean School of Data
Today’s world is changing so rapidly that 65% of our children entering primary school right now will be doing jobs that don’t exist today. If we are to prepare the Caribbean region to be competitive…