Young Professionals
This Week We Feature Young Professional Josef C. George
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
It can be said that everyone has talent but the difference is recognising and embracing that talent early in life and nurturing it, as in the case of Josef C. George who began playing musical instruments at the tender age of four on Tortola and today is now a chart topping artiste in the mighty United States of America.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Kaliah S. Herbert
An enterprising entrepreneur, teacher and mother, our Young Professional for this week, Kaliah S. Herbert, does such a balancing act that she puts a circus performer to shame.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Jharel L. Cotton
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Life has thrown him a few curveballs but young Virgin Islander Jharel L. Cotton refuses to be struck out as he is determined to fulfill his childhood dream, which is to play Major League Baseball.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Bianca J. Dougan
By N. Johann Earle
Our Young Professional for this week Bianca Jessica Dougan has quite a story to tell so far for her 25 years on God's earth. She has worked hard to qualify herself for the professions she loves – education and working to help families in their time of grief by taking care of their dearly departed.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Quemelle A. Hodge
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
At a time when much negativity is cast on young people in the Virgin Islands, and with the criticism that there are either no jobs or they don’t want to work, Quemelle A. Hodge is that light that is fighting back the shadows of negativity.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Lestene M. Maduro
By N. Johann Earle
She started with a passion for architecture, meaning to follow in the footsteps of her father in that profession, but as you will read towards the end of this article, our Young Professional for this week Lestene M. Maduro followed her own advice and saw the opportunity to do something different and she took it.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Kadeem Farara
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Such is his passion for motorbikes that he has taught himself just about everything he knows about them and is today enjoying a rewarding career as a motorbike/ATV and parts salesman and mechanic.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Akima R. S. Lettsome
By N. Johann Earle
With a passion for customer service and entrepreneurship, our Young Professional Akima R. S. Lettsome is a mother of two who is determined to be the best she can be in her job and in her graphic design business that she hopes to see grow in the future.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Angel R. Brown
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Only just out of the then BVI High School, our Young Professional for this Week had to make a decision to put his college ambitions on hold and has found himself in a different work setting than he had first envisaged. Nevertheless, he has no regrets as apart from being a breadwinner for his family he takes much gratification in being able to help others due to his profession.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Kadisha K. Willock
By N. Johann Earle
Our Young Professional for this week is the creative and focused graphic artist and fashion designer Kadisha K. Willock who wants not only to excel in the world of fashion and graphic design but also to pass on her skills and knowledge to children interested in the art forms.