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• YardEdge Talks to Heneka Watkis, Creator of Patwa Apparel

  6 May 2011 by Karin in Entrepreneurs,Fashion [ 6 comments ]

    Heneka Watkis is CEO and Director of Marketing for a new Jamaican line, Patwa Apparel. YardEdge caught up with Heneka recently to find out what Patwa is all about... YardEdge: What is Patwa all about? Heneka: Patwa focuses on the richness and ...

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• Women Business Owners Launch “Building Women in Business” Project

  9 March 2011 by Karin in Entrepreneurs,Happening on the Edge 2011 [ no comments ]

  On Friday, March 11 Women Business Owners will be launching their "Building Women in Business" Project. The long-term objective of the project is to contribute to the growth and sustainability of women owned small and medium sized businesses in Jamaica. ...

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• Treading Lightly – YardEdge Talks To Giuliano Pignataro About Green Construction In Jamaica

  17 January 2011 by Karin in Entrepreneurs,Interviews [ 8 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_11173" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Treading Lightly Developments - Family Plan Rendering"][/caption] On a recent visit to Jamaica's south coast I sat down with Giuliano Pignataro to talk to him about his company, Treading Lightly Developments, and his "green construction" project in ...

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• New Tour Company Launches Cultural Tours of Jamaica Oct 30

  29 October 2010 by Karin in Art,Entrepreneurs,Happening on the Edge 2010 [ 2 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_10137" align="alignnone" width="428" caption="A visit to the National Gallery of Jamaica"][/caption] Jamaica Cultural Enterprises (JCE) will launch its cultural tours of Jamaica on Saturday, October 30 at Grosvenor Galleries at 7 pm. The programme for the evening will include, - Information on ...

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• Jamaica Cultural Enterpises Launches Cultural Tours of Kingston

  10 October 2010 by Karin in Art,Entrepreneurs [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_9973" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="A view of downtown Kingston's harbour front"][/caption] On October 30, entrepreneur Karen Hutchinson will be launching some exciting new products for Jamaicans as well as for visitors to our capital city. Via her company, Jamaica Cultural Enterprises, Karen ...

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• JamDeal, the eBay of Jamaica

  18 August 2010 by Karin in Entrepreneurs [ 3 comments ]

  For some time now I thought JamDeal, the online auction marketplace of Jamaica, was mostly about people selling their cars. I’m not sure why I thought that. I think I was interested in buying a car once and someone said I ...

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• YardEdge Talks to Jamaican Jeweler Alicia Evelyn About Making Beautiful Things

  27 July 2010 by Karin in Entrepreneurs,Fashion,Interviews [ 3 comments ]

  YardEdge: Why are you an artist? Alicia: Art, to me, personifies who I am. I love colours. I love beautiful things. I love anything that is unique and not quite ordinary. I have always been involved in art. It is a ...

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• YardEdge Talks to Jamaican Anishka Clarke On Designing Spaces in New York City

  4 July 2010 by Karin in Entrepreneurs,Interviews [ 6 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_8753" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Fully renovated kitchen with 19th c. stove as centre piece"][/caption] YardEdge: What is Ishka Designs all about? Anishka: Ishka Designs Inc. a New York-based interior design firm, led by myself and Niya Bascom, provides efficiently beautiful interior design ...

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