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Published:Thursday | August 13, 2015 | 1:29 PMDoran Dixon

Ricardo McGeachy is among the ambitious young charges to have graduated from the Chris Gayle Foundation. Armed with 19 years of youthful energy and a cricket bat, McGeachy hopes to qualify for Jamaica's national cricket team. A graduate of Excelsior...

Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMDoran Dixon

Armed with pots, pans and '500 letters behind her name', according to her friends, Simone Walker-Barrett takes to the street once every month to fill the air with the pungent aroma of some of Jamaica's most delicious dietary...

Published:Thursday | July 16, 2015 | 12:00 AMDoran Dixon

Chris Gayle is still playing for Jamaica, on and off the field. In his latest philanthropic endeavour, Gayle, through his Chris Gayle Academy - the training and educational arm of the Chris Gayle Foundation, recently celebrated the graduation of 20...

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMDoran Dixon

"It's no longer business as usual. The time has come to change the game." That claim by Garth Walker and Leighton Davis, creators of Wealth Magazine, signals the birthof Business Access TV,scheduled to begin airing exclusively on Flow's Channel 185...

Published:Saturday | June 6, 2015 | 4:25 PMDoran Dixon

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), has made yet another stride in its ongoing development with the addition of a learning-teaching hotel (lodging and culinary-training facility) that will be fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment...

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2015 | 11:55 AMDoran Dixon

Sagicor Group Jamaica recently said goodbye to 20 stalwart members of its family at a retirement luncheon held in honour of its 2014-2015 retirees. Held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, the luncheon was punctuated with bittersweet testimonials and...

Published:Thursday | April 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMDoran Dixon

Barita Investment Limited is attempting to diversify the myriad of services offered to its customers while providing hopeful economic stimulus in a stagnant Jamaican market.At a cocktail reception for clients and media, Barita announced the launch...

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