Summer bodies are born in the winter! Since spring has officially arrived and summer will quickly follow, you may want not want to wait on achieving your fitness goals. I've always pondered the idea of getting a personal trainer, mainly to show me if I'm doing the right moves in the gym (those machines can be intimidating) so when I had the opportunity to train with local … [Read more...] about Fit By July
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Caribbean Digital Diva: Syn Dawkins
Syntyche ‘Syn’ Dawkins can be described using only two words: passionate and proud. The American-born producer, program director, promoter and all-around Jane of all trades, was raised in a Jamaican and Bajan household. It was in the home where Syn developed a pride and passion for her culture, which would eventually order her career steps. A self-proclaimed culture pusher, … [Read more...] about Caribbean Digital Diva: Syn Dawkins
Caribbean Digital Diva: Tabitha St. Bernard
Tabitha St. Bernard co-founded Tabii Just in 2012. A graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, Tabitha fine-tuned her design skills with internships at Vivienne Tam and Tahari ASL. She joined the dressline design team at Tahari ASL, where she discovered her passion for sustainable fashion. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, she now hails from Brooklyn, New York. She … [Read more...] about Caribbean Digital Diva: Tabitha St. Bernard
Caribbean Dance Choreographer La Shaun Prescott
Photo by Travis Magee Dancer LaShaun Prescott has gone from government worker to a professional dancer/founder of dance company Elle NYTT. The trinidadian native has toured with some of top musical performers such as Machel Montano and Pitbull (Members from Elle NYTT have also toured with Kes), while forming a dance company to solidify the educational of various dance forms … [Read more...] about Caribbean Dance Choreographer La Shaun Prescott
Caribbean Blogger Spotlight: Caribbean Girls Unite
The Caribbean Girls Unite movement started out as a Meetup group and expanded into a blog and various social media outlets: which I discovered on Instagram some time ago (featured on Web Wednesday). I was ecstatic when I finally got to meet Des, the creator of Caribbean Girls Unite at the SBOC Conference a few weeks ago -- it was like hanging with an old friend. Her … [Read more...] about Caribbean Blogger Spotlight: Caribbean Girls Unite