Caring for Your Folks Island Origins Magazine Spring 2018

Caring For Your Folks Without Going Broke

Writer Sandra Spence | Photography Supplied As our parents age, they may become more dependent on their children and extended family for both physical and financial support. When...
Caribbean Activewear

How these Caribbean Designers are transforming Activewear

Forget your basic gym sweats. Today’s Caribbean designers are reimagining activewear worthy of the runway as well as the weight room, incorporating bold prints and modern, sexy...
Haitian Entrepreneur Kevin Celisca

Haitian Entrepreneur Kevin Celisca Is Changing Education Post COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the United States, the education system has been thrown into a logistical crisis. Navigating social distancing advisories, schools, teachers and...
Caribbean charities COVID-19

Caribbean Charities double down to help during COVID-19 crisis

In the Caribbean’s fight against COVID-19, there are many battlegrounds: in the hospital wards with medical professionals lacking supplies to protect themselves, in homes where families struggle...

Beautiful Gifts by Haitian Artisans You Can Support Online

Artisanship is the bedrock of creative small businesses throughout the Caribbean. This is especially true in Haiti, as a new generation of Haitian artisans entrepreneurs have played...
Caribbean Food

These Chefs are transforming Caribbean Food across America

With endless rice and peas and a constant stream of tunes from home, our local mom-and-pop Caribbean restaurants will always be on speed dial. But across America,...
Caribbean Consuls General at Island SPACE

Caribbean Consuls General at Island SPACE for landmark meeting

Caribbean leaders from across the diaspora joined together for a celebratory night of heritage and leadership at Island SPACE Caribbean Museum on March 8. Eight consuls general...
Mario Pignard Jr Island Origins Magazine Spring 2018

In The Spot Light

Writer Monique McIntosh | Photography Contributed If film is a tale told in light and shadows, then consider Mario Pignard Jr. the master illuminator. For 15 years, this highly-regarded motion...

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