Shaggy Island Origins Magazine Spring 2018

Mr Fantastic

Writer Calibe Thompson | Photography Robert Johnson Jamaicans love a great party, sometimes just for the sake of music, wine (the waist variety) and spirits. In the case of...
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The Business Of Bolt

Usain Bolt's ability to stop a clock quicker than any man who ever reacted to the starter’s pistol for a sprint race made him a global superstar – and a...
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My Life As A Gay Jamaican

Writer: Ghenete Wright Muir | Photography: David I. Muir Ghenete Wright Muir is possibly South Florida’s most outspoken gay, Jamaican woman. As evidenced by her signature crew cut,...
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Humble Beginnings – Dr Germaine Smith Baugh

Writer: Calibe Thompson | Photography: David I. Muir Near the corner of Sistrunk Boulevard and 27th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sits the prominent red and white building that...
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Meet the Barbadian Behind This Awesome Miami Caribbean Film Festival

Organizers of the 2017 Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival (Jason Jeffers center) In 2014, production company Third Horizon created the award-winning documentary "Papa Machete", a short film about...
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Food for the Poor: Saving Lives, Transforming Communities

By Amanda Gordon Founded and operated by members of the Jamaican Mahfood family in 1982, Food for the Poor has become a giant in the world of charitable...
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The Grace Foods Strongman Shares His Softer Side

DERRICK RECKORD SVP of Commercial Operations Grace Foods USA In preparing for a business trip to West Africa in 2007 I was informed that the best place to get my...
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The little show that could… From home kitchen to national TV

The story behind the TV show and the Taste the Islands Experience How Taste the Islands began When we started this journey four years ago, I knew that we...

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