Father’s Day is celebrated today in most countries. It’s a great day for fathers but a greater one for children and youth. 1 in 7 adolescents are said to suffer…
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Today is the anniversary of my father – the world’s Teamaker – Merrill J. Fernando’s birth on 6th May 1930. Since his passing two years ago we know it as…
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Natural Luxury, the Tea Inspired Sommelier Challenge – luxury for 21st Century hospitality, from Sri Lanka – home of Dilmah – to China, birthplace of tea.
Our Natural Luxury Sommelier Challenge made its international debut this week in Shanghai, China. The contest is an ethical tea grower’s perspective on the evolution of luxury. It offers a…
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The UK’s Daily Telegraph offered its selection of the best Christmas images from around the world. There was Cookie, a cockapoo running around Peterborough dressed as doggie Santa, and from…
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Entrepreneurship in the 21st century.
It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week; with our world on the brink of catastrophe in so many respects – conflict, climate, inequality – we have never needed the involvement of youth in…
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Since tea was first discovered, camellia sinensis has been revered for its value as a medicine, as a beverage, as the taste of nature. From Lao Tzu’s proclamation of tea…
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Among the thousands of tributes that will be shared in appreciation of great father’s, mine – less than a year since I lost my father – centres on the greatest…
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The Renaissance of Ceylon Cinnamon
On 28th April, 2024 we curated the renaissance of Ceylon Cinnamon. Like the very first renaissance in the 12th Century, this one is sparked by a different perspective. Elevating the…
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Everything needs to have a reason, framed in its purpose. Without reason and purpose, life and everything that is part of living decays into meaninglessness. Mark Twain brilliantly explained, “The…
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Peoples’ Market at MJF Centre West – aglow for so many reasons
The MJF Centre in Moratuwa was aglow again last night. This time with the determined optimism of 80 micro-entrepreneurs striving to better their lives. Undeterred by the light rainfall, over…
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