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This Week We Feature Young Professional Jhalia J. Edwards
by Ron O. D'Avilar
At just 18-years old, skincare aficionado Jhalia J. Edwards has turned her love for making soaps into a thriving business. ‘AloeCarez’ is a brand encompassing a line of skincare products such as soaps and oils.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Denisha N. Whyte
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Denisha N. Whyte sells sleepwear in the Virgin Islands, through the company ‘Her Treats’. At just 17-years-old, our Young Professional has used her experience as a salesgirl to bolster her entrepreneurship ambitions and carve out a very unique niche.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Shantell Forbes
By Ron O. D'Avilar
While most 22-year-olds are obsessed with social media and other social activities, Young Professional Ms Shantell Forbes says she is channelling her energies into building her brand and growing her business.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Dakota K. Christopher
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Dakota K. Christopher is on a mission to spread positivity and women empowerment in the Virgin Islands. Through a custom clothing line ‘Notbasic by Ms Kody,’ she started a community movement that spreads powerful messages of hope in this very unorthodox way.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Buney H. Chinnery
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Young Professional Buney H. Chinnery was immediately put on the breadline as a result of COVID-19, having lost his job as a chef due to the tourism sector coming to a halt. For this entrepreneurial youth; however, that wasn’t the end. He took some money from his savings to start a landscaping business called ‘pretty plants’.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Tanisha A. L. Pierre
By Ron O. D'Avilar
After struggling to simply find a swimsuit on island that was right for her, young entrepreneur Tanisha A. La-Touche Pierre decided to not let anyone else go through that experience and has since become the proud owner of Boujee Bodies VI, an online store providing stylish swimsuits to customers in the Virgin Islands.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Aqueelah L. Frett
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Championing the natural hair movement in the Virgin Islands, Entrepreneur Aqueelah L. Frett has turned her passion for haircare into a business. Originally from Virgin Gorda but residing on Tortola, this mother of two does have a day job, but she also runs the ‘Afrotherapy’ boutique.
This Week We Feature Young Professional C’Novia D. Toussaint
By Ron O. D'Avilar
While many teens are taken up with social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, 15-year-old Young Professional C’Novia D. Toussaint has her eyes set on building an industry around her cosmetic company ‘C’Novia Cosmetics.’
This Week We Feature Young Professional Cleteist A. Mathavious
By Ron O. D'Avilar
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on business, Entrepreneur and father of three Mr Cleteist A. Mathavious is still finding ways to navigate through business in these tough times.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Aaliyah J. Erickson
By Ron O. D'Avilar
While most of today’s youths are obsessed with smartphone applications and social media platforms, 21-year-old Virgin Islander Aaliyah J. Erickson aka ‘The Model Aaliyah E’ has different passions and has big dreams to take the international modelling scene by storm while proudly flying the flag of the Territory.