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Jamaica: we likkle, but we tallawah | |
Illustration by Abdul Wahid, Marketplace Excellence | |
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The island of Jamaica claims many bragging rights, a host of them in the realm of sporting competition, including being the only nation to complete a medal sweep in the Women’s 100m at the 2022 World Championships and the 2008 and 2021 Olympic Games.
Now Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is keeping the “land of wood and water” on the global sports map, becoming the first person to win five world titles in an individual running event and the oldest world champion in an individual event on the track.
Along with Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce led Jamaica in a 100-meter sweep at this year’s World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Revealing the secret behind her success, the 35-year-old mother of two says: “I am a competitor. I love to compete and I believe that God has given me a gift. I’m always hungry to do more because I believe there is more to be done.”
Setting a new championship record in the 200m finals, Jackson also made history by becoming the first athlete to win World Championship medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m races, further solidifying Jamaica’s stellar record of success in international athletic competition.
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Aurora Anguilla names new GM | |
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Kevin Carty, a native of Anguilla, will join the upmarket Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club as general manager on September 5, 2022.
Carty joins the Salamander Hotels & Resorts family from the executive management team at Belmond Cap Juluca, where he currently serves as the Resident Manager.
It’s a homecoming of sorts for Carty since prior to Cap Juluca, he served as Assistant Financial Controller at Cuisinart Resort and Spa (now Aurora Anguilla), where he managed the financing of the construction of the new ocean villas and the spa renovation.
Carty, who brings strategic leadership skills to the resort and has a strong interest in improving operations, thrives in the areas of financial planning, team building, and boosting guest services and satisfaction ratings.
Some of his career highlights include the ground-up creation and successful launch and operation of Cap Juluca’s highly reputed villa host program. He also played a key role in helping Belmond Cap Juluca earn the coveted Forbes Five-Star award in 2022.
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Wyndham makes “bold” move | |
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has announced BOLD by Wyndham, a new program designed to engage and advance more Black entrepreneurs on their path to hotel ownership.
Wyndham is the world’s largest hotel franchising company with more than 8,900 hotels in more than 95 countries.
Developed with insight and support from current and aspiring Black hoteliers, BOLD, which stands for Black Owners and Lodging Developers, aims to expand awareness of the unique challenges faced by Black entrepreneurs while using the scale and resources of Wyndham to help address those challenges and increase the number of Black hoteliers.
The National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD) reports that Black employees in the hotel industry represent nearly 20 percent of all team members, yet fewer than two percent of hotel owners are Black.
Meanwhile, McKinsey reports 20 percent of Black Americans are starting or currently running businesses – more than any other ethnic group.
BOLD is Wyndham’s approach to attract more Black entrepreneurs to the highest levels of the hospitality industry and to help accelerate those already familiar with the significant opportunities hotel ownership provides, offering the tools and guidance needed to achieve success.
To learn more about BOLD by Wyndham, including details around upcoming events, visit BoldbyWyndham.com.
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LinkedIn for business success and growth
LinkedIn defines its mission as connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful, and that’s exactly how the platform functions. Launched in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft in 2016, LinkedIn is the professional social media network. Here’s how businesses can use it.
Strategy: Think “business to consumers” and “business to business” connections when writing an annual communications strategy.
Publishing: Compartmentalize content, focusing on different assets and brand priorities. LinkedIn offers a highly engaged audience that reacts to your publishing frequency. The key is to be consistent and not broadcast everything.
Hashtags: This is the currency and the key to unlocking reach, followers and engagement. Requires consistent deep research, balance and subject relevance.
Audience: LinkedIn offers a great professional audience and an opportunity to glean takeaways from your comp set. It also offers a unique opportunity for resource hunting and collaboration.
Creative: Content is more relevant on LinkedIn but who says you can’t be creative at the same time? Use photos, video, blog posts, etc. to secure mileage and engagement.
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World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is recognized August 1-7, 2022.
This year's theme is “Step up for Breastfeeding - Education and Support”.
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.
Breastfeeding improves nutrition, ensures food security, and reduces inequalities between and within countries.
The focus of WBW is on strengthening the capacity of actors that have to protect, promote and support breastfeeding across different levels of society.
Governments, health systems, workplaces, and communities will be informed, educated, and empowered to strengthen their capacity to provide and sustain breastfeeding-friendly environments for families in the post-pandemic world.
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Monty Alexander sings a new song | |
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World renowned piano virtuoso Monty Alexander is getting set to release a new album dubbed “Love Notes”.
So what’s new about this album from the Jamaican musical genius, who has released 75 piano projects over the course of his illustrious career?
The brand-new album of 11 tracks – which is set for release on August 19, 2022 – represents the culmination of Monty’s decades-long desire to record a vocal album.
“These songs harken back to innocent times, the 1950s, when I would hear calypsos and mentos in the streets,” said Alexander, who was encouraged by a great jazz musician 50 years ago to never stop singing.
He added: “Before I came to America, before the rise of Bob Marley, and certainly before I knew I would have this incredible career as a jazz pianist with over 75 albums recorded to date. Seventy-five albums as a pianist and one as a singer!”
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A decorated musician and educator from St. Thomas is giving back to the youth of the U.S. Virgin Islands. MPE Caribbean Report’s Greta Andzenge explains how Malvern Gumbs is paying it forward. | | | | |
