DAE COLLECTION – ETHICAL SANDALS COMPANY
Debra Antoinette Edwards, the founder of DAE Collection, worked in fashion for 15 years - first as fashion journalist in Jamaica, and then in fashion marketing in New York City. DAE, a sustainably made, ethical sandals company, was never in the
Freer Essence: Healing Body Oils
After a debilitating divorce in 2016, Australian documentary filmmaker and curator Ania Freer decided to pack her bags and book a trip to connect to her father’s birthplace - Jamaica. With no solid plan in place, Ania quickly found a guest
Hmgrwn & co. – minimalism & sustainability in skincare
Hmgrwn & Co. is a skincare line that is cruelty free, toxin free and gluten free - made with bioactive, native Jamaican ingredients. After spending 11 years working in finance in New York City, Danielle Terrelong decided to move back
ASD: Representation matters
After attending the Art Institute of New York, fashion designer and illustrator Ayanna Dixon landed what many only dream of - an internship with Donna Karan. When that opportunity ended, she moved back home to Jamaica with a dream to
Small businesses to support in jamaica
Now more than ever before, it’s clear… Business cannot continue as usual, lest we destroy ourselves and the planet. For the world to stop spinning its wheels of war, racism, hunger, poverty, environmental degradation and a multitude of other systemic issues,
Sprinter The Film & exporting culture
Maybe this global crisis will finally give the Caribbean region an opportunity to develop a laser sharp focus on capitalizing on one of its greater commodities - its culture. Here's what's up in the Caribbean during this pandemic
CHRONIXX DROPS NEW VIDEO
"Mi put mi city pon di map." - A fitting line from Dela Moves, the new release by internationally reverred conscious reggae artist, Chronixx. The music video officially debuted today, with the star's massive global following eagerly anticipating his forthcoming
New luxury hotel – socially & environmentally conscious
With ample environmental and cultural reverence built into every nook and cranny, the highly anticipated luxury resort, Eclipse at Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica officially opened its doors on March 1st. Designed exclusively for the luxury traveler, the resort’s most
Vegan chef taymer mason
"Caribbean people do not see what is around them. We are sitting on a gold mine over here and we don’t even know it," said Barbadian, vegan food scientist and chef Taymer Mason, in a 2019 Forbes article that dove
Soca Star & Chocolatier Machel Montano
Trinidadian soca star Machel Montano, who owns the Montanos line of chocolate, is adamant about reviving the Caribbean chocolate industry in order to significantly boost the socioeconomic power of small farmers and manufacturers. Caribbean cocoa is typically organic, fair trade, and