Gender bias? - New report shows inequities in Jamaican boardroom appointments
A recent research has shown that many areas of inequity persist on Jamaican boards - both government and corporate.The study, pursued between November 2007 and March 2008, was done locally, locally, under the direction of a project steering committee comprising representatives...
Women on top - Anya Schnoor, at the peak of her game
Despite the recent statistics, there is one company leading the corporate world with women at the helm; Scotia DBG Investments. Six of their eight-member management team are women. Leading this group of women is one who has excelled against all the obstacles facing women...
Devoted to serving: Chorvelle Johnson
A trained teacher who once taught at Kingston Technical High School, Chorvelle Johnson's greatest pleasure is seeing others succeed. "As long as I am helping someone to achieve and be successful, then I haven't changed industries," she explained of her segue from education...
Suzanna Holness: a life of banking
If banking is a religion, Suzanna Holness is a devout follower.She has always liked banking, even from her days at the University of the West Indies (UWI), from which she has a first degree in economics. Now, she's vice-president of operations...
A passion for banking
Andrea Tinker, chief financial controller at Scotia DBG Investments, is a workaholic who has a passion for what she does.The 47-year-old executive started with the company in 1993 as an account. years later, she was made vice-president of finance and about a year ago...
Creating affordable shopping
As a young girl, Vanessa Reid-Boothe watched her father, an advertising photographer, come home with all kinds of products to capture with his lens. Then she would discover those photos on cans in the supermarkets or in magazines. She, too, longed to be in advertising...
A fufilling career in banking
Vice-President and general manager for Scotia DB&G Merchant Bank, Tanya HoShue has spent her entire career in banking. With over 20 years in the industry, she knows how the industry works. She began her banking career at the National Commercial Bank...
Health clubs: The way to go
Many Jamaicans are raising their glasses to improved health, friendship, happiness and business possibilities, with shakes and teas in hand. These Jamaicans are a part of nutrition clubs all over the island which facilitate the consumption of Herbal Life shakes...
HEALTH AND FITNESS - A weight-loss success story
Lisa Goulbourne entered 2008 topping the scale at 235 pounds. Today, she is a lighter and happier 204 pounds and the winner of the recent Farmaton Gymcombat weight-loss challenge. Just starting the gym was the hardest of Goulbourne's challenges. "For me, the hardest part...
Horse and buggy come back!
If it seems like I've been harping about cars for the last few weeks, bear with me for one more column. Even for one who is not yet endowed with a little putt-putt of his own, the rising (or make that rocketing) gas prices are making it more difficult to halve the tank...
Acquiring a letter of administration
A reader asks: I am writing to enquire about the power my mother would have over land after my father died without leaving a will in 1988. My mother did not have joint ownership of the 13 acres of land that he had acquired. Is it possible for my mother...
Fashionable eyewear
Update your eyewear from Eye Q Optical's spring/summer 2008 frame collection. . Get a preview of the hot new styles from international brands, such as Fendi, Calvin Klein, Nike and CK at a fashion show this Thursday and Friday...
Not our enemies
I grew up in Half-Way Tree in a large old concrete and board house with high ceilings. Lizards and very large spiders formed a natural part of our household. As children, my sisters and I were taught to respect all creatures, great and small...
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