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Published:Friday | June 3, 2022 | 12:09 AMAinsworth Morris/Staff Reporter

Summer is fast-approaching and the Curaçao Tourist Board recently invited The Gleaner to not only attend their 2022 Global Trade Symposium between May 23 and 26, but to also bask in the adventures that await visitors this summer in the country...

Published:Friday | June 3, 2022 | 12:06 AM

Strictly2K Throwback Music Festival returned to Jamaica on Saturday for its first major staging since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did so fashionably! Dancehall’s ‘Energy Gad’, veteran deejay Elephant Man, was not the only one with plans...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2022 | 4:40 PMLaura Tanna/Contributor -

COVID curtailed our travelling, so it was over two years since we've enjoyed London. Immediately I was reminded of how cosmopolitan London is by the variety of our Uber drivers' nationalities: Turkish, Kurdish, Kashmiri, Indian, Algerian, Tunisian...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2022 | 12:07 AM

Digicel recently celebrated their Customer Day for the second year running. The day featured Digicel employees carrying out activities that placed them in direct contact with their customers. Employees were out in their numbers interacting with...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2022 | 12:07 AMEmma Anius/Contributor

Do you hate the sound of your alarm clock going off? Is coffee the only thing that makes dealing with people in the morning tolerable? Does the thought of waking up early to workout sound like a new form or torture? When it comes to exercise, the...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2022 | 12:07 AM

Food, friends and football were the perfect combination for the invitation-only Champions League finals watch party between Liverpool and Real Madrid hosted by Heineken last Saturday at Grand Excelsior hotel in Port Royal. Patrons who had the...

Published:Tuesday | May 31, 2022 | 12:24 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

Four years ago, dance, the hidden language of the soul, united the hearts of Shanice Thomas and Jovaughn McConnell. Their love rehearsals began with an audition at the University Dance Society. She saw the hip-hop dancer McConnell’s video online...

Published:Tuesday | May 31, 2022 | 12:10 AM

Dr Terri-Karelle Reid launched her ‘brand-new’ book — My Brand Compass: The 13Cs to building your personal brand — at Toyota Jamaica, in the presence of specially invited guests, partners, close friends and family and a virtual TK Tribe (Reid’s...

Published:Monday | May 30, 2022 | 12:18 AM

You can’t hear it, it’s electric. But you can see its beauty, luxury and majesty. Last Friday, specially invited guests gathered at the ATL Autobahn Roof Top on Lady Musgrave Road for the official launch of Jamaica’s first MINI Electric. Attendees...

Published:Sunday | May 29, 2022 | 1:42 AM

There are dream houses and there are dream houses, and then there’s this possible mother of them all – an architectural extravaganza the likes of which eyesight has never encountered before. The butler opens the front door and receives you into...

Published:Sunday | May 29, 2022 | 1:12 AM

Jamaican photographer Marlon James is looking forward to his artistic expression showcasing in full force at the long-awaited exhibition ‘Pressure: Kingston Biennial’ at Jamaica National Gallery, downtown Kingston, starting June 26. His approach to...

Published:Sunday | May 29, 2022 | 12:36 AMKrysta Anderson - Staff Reporter

Donna Parchment Brown is not your typical political ombudsman. Seeking to fulfil her roles in a fair and unbiased manner, she has taken economic matters a step further. Making it her point of duty to spread awareness of the importance of societal...

Published:Sunday | May 29, 2022 | 12:27 AM

With a rousing performance at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeletal Federation recently celebrated its achievement with a tour of the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience (JSAERE) in St Elizabeth. J Wray and Nephew...

Published:Saturday | May 28, 2022 | 12:46 AMKrysta Anderson /Staff Reporter

From the tender age of five, Kristen Toolsie was on the go and ready to travel. She attributes her natural affinity for adventure to her exciting family who toted her to beaches, restaurants, hotels, and excursions. Today, she has carried on that...

Published:Friday | May 27, 2022 | 1:31 AM

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Jamaica, Suh Jeong-in, gave a public lecture entitled ‘Change in the International Situation and the Way Forward for Korea-Jamaica Relations.’ The virtual address was hosted by The Office of the Principal in...

Published:Friday | May 27, 2022 | 1:04 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

They say it’s best to manifest what you want. Living by that code, Demario Hinds went from a dreamer to a photographic achiever. He sees more than just a pretty face and displays his portraiture with uniquely dark artistry, while aiming to...

Published:Friday | May 27, 2022 | 12:05 AM

Downtown Kingston came alive as the Fete Republic hosted Night Carnival Jamaica last Saturday. Revellers who have had tabanca for the last two years waved, wined, chipped and indulged in the highly anticipated carnival event as big music trucks...

Published:Thursday | May 26, 2022 | 12:11 AM

Paris-based SAINT International supermodel-in-the-making, Tomiwa, is a bona fide Louis Vuitton (LV) belle. First rocking the runway for the renowned French fashion house’s Fall/Winter 2020 show two years ago, the Nigerian-born beauty has since been...

Published:Wednesday | May 25, 2022 | 12:10 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

The inaugural Reclaiming Wellness and Reproductive Health Tour was launched on Monday. Aimed at promoting holistic well-being and educating Jamaicans on maintaining their immune system function and restorative male and female health, the public...

Published:Wednesday | May 25, 2022 | 12:08 AM

In anticipation of Reggae Sumfest 2022, which is slated to be held in the tourism capital Montego Bay from July 18-23, a media launch was held at Iberostar Hotel last Thursday. Something Extra was in the Second City and brings you all the...

Published:Tuesday | May 24, 2022 | 12:07 AM

It is awards season at Sagicor Group Jamaica, and financial advisers at Sagicor Insurance Brokers Limited (SIB) were recently treated to an intimate and elegant awards ceremony to celebrate and recognise the top achievers at the brokerage for the...

Published:Tuesday | May 24, 2022 | 12:06 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

“After years of disappointments, I was right where I wanted to be and who I was meant to be with,” a content Jody-Ann Mitchell reflected as she reminisced on saying ‘Ido’ to the love of her life, Oshah Whyte. The two might have met under business...

Published:Monday | May 23, 2022 | 12:06 AM

Members of the music industry dressed up and showed up to support the family of Donald ‘Tabby Diamond’ Shaw, lead singer of the internationally famed reggae group Mighty Diamonds, at last Friday’s thanksgiving service held at the Ranny Williams...

Published:Sunday | May 22, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Sophie Grizzle Roumel has been installed as the French government’s representative in Negril, Jamaica, second only to Ambassador Olivier Guyonvarch. With her deep ties to the area stemming from childhood, Roumel, along with her father Daniel...

Published:Sunday | May 22, 2022 | 12:08 AM

Mental illness is a major public health problem in Jamaica. One in four persons will struggle with mental health at some point in their lives. And with both the COVID-19 pandemic and the troubled economy, many are in crisis right now. More than...

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