Long gone is the era where dishpans and dusting cloths were the focal point of a woman’s day. The period of ‘Susie Homemaker’ groomed to be a good cook and mother, keep a clean house and be a will
By: Roslyn Carrington
“Weddings are great, but it’s a serious job. It’s someone’s memorable moment. You have to make people happy, even beyond what they were expecting. You have to make sure they are totally wowed.” Tobago-based Celeste Hart doesn’t
The winners of the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards recognizing sporting achievement during 2012 was unveiled at a globally televised awards ceremony hosted by Hollywood stars Morgan Freeman and Eva Longoria in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
Among the hig
Some of us go through life with a sense that something is missing. Perhaps the paths we chose were dictated by society’s norms or familial tradition, but as time passes, our hearts whisper, “Are you following your passion?” Taking that first courage
CARACAS, Venezuela — In communist Cuba, people remember how painful it was to lose the patronage of the former Soviet Union, their longtime sugar daddy. They certainly d
All about the gravity drip irrigation system - Part I
The gravity drip system is an on-farm drip irrigation technique that relies on gravity to supply energy/power needed to operate it, i.e. no pump is used.
Target Areas:
Farms and potential farms situa
In one of the strongest portents yet of a post-Castro Cuba, President Raul Castro said Sunday that his newly granted five-year term would be his last, and he took on a relatively young vice president who presumably could succeed him.
It was the first
For the past three years, Alvin K Henry has been working with the rapso group 3canal as the photographer for their Carnival production. Henry’s gig with 3canal culminates on Carnival Monday when he immerses himself in the 3canal J’Ouvert band. The ph
So guys the books are here! By next week we LMH and I rolling out all the info.
I am not "an award winning photographer" but I know readers and even light readers will like it.
So I took a few shots of the inside... So here are a few shots from the ins
She’s a self-confessed ‘Caribbean woman” who has worn the hats of daughter, wife, mother, lawyer, advocate for the Arts, business owner and now, the recently appointed Chairman of our National Carnival Commission yet the common denominators Allison
By Claudine Moore, for CNN
(CNN) -- Upon arrival at Kotoka International airport in Ghana's capital city Accra, you are immediately greeted by a sign that says "Akwaaba," which means "Welcome" -- and this is exactly how you will feel when visiting th
Millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic as slaves
Feast, an ambitious and visually striking play that celebrates West Africa's Yoruba culture and its impact in the Americas and Europe, is showing at the Young Vic theatre in London.
Carnival is freedom, self-expression, release, beauty, sex, madness and mud. And, of course, Carnival is wining, that gyrating, hip-swivelling, bottom-rolling motion that few women not born on this soil can even hope to perfect.
And Carnival, bless
Just over two years after the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined forces with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, RADA and the Citrus Protection Agency to reduce the negative impact of citrus greening on the
Cubans wait outside a Migrations Office to request new passports in Havana. President Raul Castro recently announced that Cuban citizens would no longer need to obtain notoriously hard to get exit permits to leave the country; just a passport. (Adalb
At just 36, she is the youngest & first female Captain of the world famous BP Renegades. Even at her young age, she already has 21 years with Renegades under her belt. Her status in the band has clearly been earned through commitment, determination
January 25, 2013 - International and first class cricket matches are set to return Guyana later this year after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said it was pleased with the progress being made to resolve a lingering impasse.
An international cri
Starting February 2013 where will you be able to see MCTV other than FLOW TV
Flow 113 All island
Telstar Cable 8 Kingston and St. Andrew
Logic One 327 Kingston and St. Andrew
Jamaica Cable Vision 83 Spanish Town
Linscom Network Ltd. 10 Linstead, Ewarton,
Even before we met face to face, I felt her energy and enthusiasm in the warmth and brightness of her voice while arranging our interview on the phone.
Soon after arriving at the coffee house the next day, the doors opened and in bounced Zo-Mari T
