31 Trailblazing Women in 31 Days: Victoria Montou, Sanite Belair and Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniere
This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating some fearless, game-changing Caribbean women who have made an indelible mark on history, culture, and society. Every day in...
From $100 to Haute Couture: How Erica Appleby is Redefining Creativity Through Fashion, Art...
Erica Appleby is a woman on a mission—to empower creators, build community, and make dreams possible on any budget. As the founder of both ETA...
This Caribbean Queer Activist Gives Voice to an Underrepresented Community
If you’ve read Staceyann Chin’s 2009 coming-of-age memoir, “The Other Side of Paradise,” you know that even as a little girl in rural Jamaica, she...
Papa Keith’s Annual People Matter Fest Is Set For March 18 At Traz Powell...
Since its inception, anywhere hip-hop went, activism was never far behind. 103.5 The Beat's host, Papa Keith, upholds this sentiment through his annual gun-violence awareness...
Bahamian Baseball Star Jazz Chisholm brings Magic to the Miami Marlins
Even as a toddler, Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm seemed destined for baseball greatness—a fate his grandmother made every effort to ensure would be within his reach. While other...
Why Caribbean American Women Bring a Vital Perspective to Leadership in Today’s Corporate America
By drawing on cultural intelligence, resilience, and community-centered values, Caribbean American women offer a powerful leadership model for this moment.
In...
Food For The Poor Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month With Stories of Resilience
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 17, 2024) – As Food For The Poor (FFTP) celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, it is proud to spotlight the story of...
The Indo-Caribbean Identity: Past, Present and Future
Within the melded cultures of the Caribbean are pieces of a past lived by our ancestors—plucked from their homelands or lured to the New World with promises...
Celebrating Businesswomen this Women’s History Month with Betty Bethel-Moss
March is Women's History Month so Island Origins has decided to profile some truly remarkable women, like the Director, Sales and Marketing at The Bahamas...
Get to Know Bahamian Law Trailblazer Yolanda Cash Jackson
The Bahamas | Lobbyist at Florida State Capitol and Attorney at Becker & Poliakoff
“Treat yourself as a professional who...
