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Not many young media practitioners can boast of having bagged an interview with a top international entertainer even before they entered the profession. But for veteran broadcaster Dr Allyson Leacock, it was an interview with Sir Elton John while he was visiting Barbados that marked the beginning of an unlikely career in broadcasting. She had […]
Legal calling
No one likes a good ole constructive and analytical argument more than Kristin Turton. And from a very young age she had three professions in mind – priest, politician and lawyer – that she believed would ensure she got to speak to her heart’s content. “I really was choosing any profession or mode of employment […]
Massiah’s calling
As a child, playtime for Amrela Massiah would involve gathering her friends, staging a wedding and always being “the priest in charge of the ceremony”. Her passion to be a disciple of God blossomed from watching her mother in ministry in the Pentecostal Church. “It was always something I wanted to do. I just wanted […]
Queen Bee
Ebonnie Rowe is the Queen Bee of Honey Jam & Jazz and if you mess with her colony, expect a sting. In no way is she mean; she’s just on a mission to take her hive of talented young artistes to the very top and nothing will stop her. “What drives me is effecting positive […]
Striking a balance
Despite being senior partner at accounting firm KPMG, Carol Nicholls has always managed to put her family above all else. The widowed mother of three, armed with her faith, prayer and the support of relatives, has reaped numerous successes in the corporate world, as she remained driven, focused and disciplined – all while following the […]
Catering to less fortunate
Sharon Bellamy is a firm believer in Christ, a philanthropist through her charity Fishers of Men, and a vendor at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex. She has been given to the less fortunate since she was seven years old, and after watching her mother help those in needed, decided to follow in her footsteps by registering […]
Life and career coach Anne Weiskopf wants women to stand in their power
Five years ago, the cold slap of an inconceivable tragedy jolted Anne Weiskopf from her successful but routine life as a media executive. She bounced back, transformed her life, and today she is known as the WOW lady famed for coaching and inspiring woman to live out loud. “I have a mission, a desire, a […]
Preaching Progress
2018 is the year of the women, declares pastor in charge at the Cave Hill Wesleyan Holiness Church, Beverley Lashley. And if her wish comes through, this year could be a historic one. “I know as far as women are concerned, this is the year of the woman. We don’t have to push for anything; […]
GP with a difference
Shortly after Dr Donna Matthew opened her private medical practice in 2008, she entered a niche market that took her business to another level. “I decided to get into the area of eyelash fusion, where women get artificial eyelashes stuck on. It is separate and distinct from medicine, and I went into that field because […]
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