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Memories Of Christmas Celebration In The Homeland
By Stan Walker As Caribbean Americans get ready to celebrate yet another Christmas away from the land of their birth, although many have spent almost a quarter of a century […]
Brief History Of The Christmas Tree
Who does not admire the beauty of a well-lit and decorated Christmas tree? Certainly, it brings a sense of serenity and fills our hearts with the joy of the Holiday […]
Church Celebrates 26th Annual Community Banquet And Scholarship Awards
By Paulette Blythe Hibbert Recently, St Martin’s Episcopal Church celebrated its 26th Annual Community and Scholarship Awards Banquet, honoring the contributions, work, and teachings of Marcus Mosiah Garvey and founder-pioneer […]
Achieving Your Goals
By Dr. Thomas Aldridge This is a follow-up to my previous articles on “Setting Goals.” Now we will explore how you can achieve the goals you have set to make […]
Viewpoint: Searching For An Approach To Political Power
By Leon Fraser In the USA today, there is a need for new and different approaches to the political cadres that have been involved in, and seem determined to keep […]
Some Facts For Your Thanksgiving Table
HARTFORD, CT: What are the facts about the immigrant “caravan” heading towards the United States? The Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants provided some facts and responses to frequently asked […]
Letter To The Editor: New Job Training And More!
Dear WIA News, I read with interest your article, “Training in Plumbing, Electricity, And Carpentry: It’s New And Lands You A Job,” in the 2018 October edition of The West […]
Entrepreneur’s Vision Takes Off
Jamellia ‘Imani’ Blythe is one of eight Jamaican recipients for the 2018 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) fellow program. Through the program 250 young entrepreneurs from Latin America […]
A Visit To The Homeland – PART 2
By Leon Fraser Journalists residing in the Diaspora, particularly the United States and Canada were invited to take a trip during August 2018 to their motherland, Jamaica. After spending days […]
The #MeToo Movement – What You Need to Know
by Jim Daniels Twenty-five years ago, when there was no MeToo Movement and women were barely able to see around the door into the spaces occupied by white male […]