Sat | Feb 28, 2026

Something Extra | Saturday

Published:Saturday | February 28, 2026 | 12:06 AM
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Krystal Tomlinson Carter (left), the evening’s emcee and founder of The Speakers’ Academy, shares a moment with Kimberly Gardner, public affairs and communications manager, Caribbean, North and Central, Scotiabank.
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Krystal Tomlinson Carter (left), the evening’s emcee and founder of The Speakers’ Academy, shares a moment with Kimberly Gardner, public affairs and communications manager, Caribbean, North and Central, Scotiabank.
Ladies of Scotiabank, Yvett Anderson (left), head of retail banking, Caribbean North and Central, and Pam Douglas, senior manager, business banking, are adorned in shades of red.
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Ladies of Scotiabank, Yvett Anderson (left), head of retail banking, Caribbean North and Central, and Pam Douglas, senior manager, business banking, are adorned in shades of red.
From left: Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, joins Scotiabank’s Marketing Manager, Lyshon Davis, and Pam Douglas, senior manager, business banking, flashing a smile for our lens.
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From left: Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, joins Scotiabank’s Marketing Manager, Lyshon Davis, and Pam Douglas, senior manager, business banking, flashing a smile for our lens.
Britally Ricketts, owner of Golden Peak Ltd, stuns in neutrals.
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Britally Ricketts, owner of Golden Peak Ltd, stuns in neutrals.
Owner of Beauty Fetish by Tan, ​​Tanesha Barrett, keeps it fashionable and cute.
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Owner of Beauty Fetish by Tan, ​​Tanesha Barrett, keeps it fashionable and cute.
Javae Munroe (left), chief operating officer, M-One Productions, catches up with Timothy Skyers, co-principal, Pink Apron Jamaica.
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Javae Munroe (left), chief operating officer, M-One Productions, catches up with Timothy Skyers, co-principal, Pink Apron Jamaica.
Kishner Cowell, group head of sales at Trend Media Group, rocks a black jumpsuit.
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Kishner Cowell, group head of sales at Trend Media Group, rocks a black jumpsuit.
Tonya Russell, senior marketing manager, radiates confidence at the SME Soirée.
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Tonya Russell, senior marketing manager, radiates confidence at the SME Soirée.
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Scotiabank Jamaica recently hosted its SME Soirée at CRU Bar & Kitchen in St Andrew, bringing together small and medium-size enterprise (SME) clients, business leaders, industry stakeholders and members of the bank’s executive team for an evening of networking. The event forms part of the bank’s Scotia Vision Achiever (SVA) programme, which has invested nearly $100 million in local SMEs since its inception in 2011. The evening featured remarks from Scotiabank executives and insights into the bank’s SME support offerings, while celebrating the diversity and calibre of businesses within the initiative. Something Extra has the social highlights.