Category: Archives
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 […]
Northend Community Honors Deputy Police Chief Ford
By Stan Walker A number of local leaders showed up at the Sportmen’s Athletic Club on Friday, July 20, to participate in a tribute that was paid to Deputy Chief […]
Caribbean Tidbits
CDB to help pay Haiti’s 2018 insurance premium The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$3 million grant to cover Haiti’s 2018-2019 insurance premiums with the Cayman islands-based […]
JeAndra Does It From Her Heart
Rising above the odds and excelling in whatever she chooses to do is the passion of JeAndra Davis-Marcellin, who is the coordinator of Dance Fever Rhythm Fusion summer program, which […]
Teddy Bears Ride CT Train For A Cause
Over 400 teddy bears rode the CT Rail train from Hartford Union Station to New Haven Union Station. Then they boarded a bus to Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital where they […]
OpEd: Standing Up for Coach Ollie
By State Senator Douglas McCrory The University of Connecticut has a coaching contract with former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, and despite their ongoing disagreement, it is way past time […]