Author: Anthony Sasser
Caribbean Tidbits for November 2018
Beaches are for Jamaicans, not tourists KINGSTON, Jamaica: Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said the $49 million upgrade of the Lyssons Beach in St Thomas “is not about building beaches […]
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 […]
A Life Of Dedicated Service: Lascelles “Lloyd” Llwellyn
HARTFORD, CT: Lascelles “Lloyd” Llewellyn was a dedicated, gifted musician, maestro extraordinaire on the piano and organ. Whether it was a secular or sacred church music, each note struck a […]
Ready, Set, Vote! (Part 2)
by Christopher A. Service Sr. This is my second article referencing the November mid-term election, which I regard as a very important one. Not that all elections are unimportant but […]
Training In Plumbing, Electricity, And Carpentry: It’s New and Lands You A Job
By Edgar Johnson How often have you paused and reflected on that which many have taken for granted—the fact that you have job skills, a job and proud to be […]