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Published:Sunday | February 13, 2022 | 12:09 AM

SAINT International’s Jamaican beauty Sabrina Nugent is a cover girl for the history-making American fashion publication Black Fashion Fair which launched its debut issue, Volume 0: SEEN, last week to massive global fashion media coverage. With...

Published:Sunday | February 13, 2022 | 12:08 AMKrysta Anderson - Staff Reporter

When Cherie Warner-Richards was sewing bags in her mother’s kitchen in Tobago on a borrowed sewing machine, she never saw herself having her designs in one of the largest shopping malls in Toronto, the CF Eaton Centre. But she dreamed big, and all...

Published:Sunday | February 13, 2022 | 12:07 AMBarry Rattray - Contributor

The dream house series is an architectural feature that highlights the outstanding architectural qualities of our homes across the island. But it is also more than that. It also speaks, at times, of the special relationship between humans and their...

Published:Saturday | February 12, 2022 | 12:07 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

With Valentine’s Day splashing into Monday from the weekend, couples have more time and ways to celebrate. We asked seasoned travel blogger Jhunelle Jureidini to share sunshine or starry possibilities for lovers to tour. Seeking options different...

Published:Friday | February 11, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Small and medium-sized business owners who are ready to transform their business, and take things to the next level, are being invited to apply for the 2022 Scotiabank Vision Achiever (SVA) programme. Participants in the 11th cohort sponsored by...

Published:Friday | February 11, 2022 | 12:09 AM

The opening of Parliament is usually synonymous with fashion and style. While COVID-19 has impacted the usual pageantry, yesterday saw members of both political parties making valiant attempts at donning their fashionable best and interacting while...

Published:Friday | February 11, 2022 | 12:08 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

For some, art plays the role of pastime, a means of easing the burdens of reality by escaping to a world of wonder, colour and fantasy. While, for others, it takes centre stage. Sara Palmer always saw herself as a creative and innovative individual...

Published:Thursday | February 10, 2022 | 3:25 PM

The pomp and circumstance associated with the opening of Parliament was more subdued than in previous years. With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, the huge turnout and custom antics displayed by political party loyalists was almost nowhere in...

Published:Thursday | February 10, 2022 | 12:08 AM

Sagicor Foundation, the charitable arm of Sagicor Group Jamaica, launched its signature charity road-race event, the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run, on Wednesday. The event, now in its 24th year, is aiming to raise $50 million for the Kingston Public...

Published:Wednesday | February 9, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Guests at the Heineken-sponsored brunch at Cellar 8 enjoyed a delightful Sunday filled with great conversations, food and music as they unwound ahead of the start of a new productive week. Something Extra brings you the highlights.

Published:Tuesday | February 8, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Already known for being a world leader in the tourist industry, Jamaica will step into the spotlight on the global economic stage to play host in June to the World Free Zones Organization’s 8th Annual International Conference...

Published:Tuesday | February 8, 2022 | 12:06 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Weeks leading up to their nuptials, Alan Bent and Vanessa Wadsworth would jokingly talk about a rainy day actually being good luck for their wedding ceremony, which was originally planned to be an outdoor affair. As luck would have it, the date of...

Published:Monday | February 7, 2022 | 12:07 AM

The Mico University College Alumni Association (MOSA) launched The Mico University College’s 100th anniversary in fine style. The year-long affair had a shining start, which saw 99-year-old Roxie Stephenson, dubbed the ‘oldest living Miconian’,...

Published:Sunday | February 6, 2022 | 12:08 AMKrysta Anderson - Staff Reporter

Not everyone pursues their true calling. But trendsetting designer Andrew Chuck saw it fit to explore the construct in which fabric moves and shapes our lives, taking his journey full circle with Gemma the Collection. "What I love the most about...

Published:Sunday | February 6, 2022 | 12:07 AM

He was born in unprivileged circumstances, in a place known as Red Ground, Negril, Westmoreland. As a young boy, he played football on the famous beach with friends and picked coconuts, breadfruit and naseberries. But he had a dream, a dream so...

Published:Saturday | February 5, 2022 | 12:05 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Reggae singer Jah Bouks is diving deep into entrepreneurship and has invested in a fishing vessel, a restaurant and seaside cottages in his home parish, St Thomas. Angola is a word that conjures up many pleasant memories for Jah Bouks. In 2013, his...

Published:Friday | February 4, 2022 | 12:10 AM

Team members of Sandals and Beaches Negril had an early start to their morning with a beach clean-up at the Cosmos Beach, in Negril, Westmoreland, to honour World Wetlands Day. Observed on February 2, the day aims to raise global awareness on the...

Published:Friday | February 4, 2022 | 12:10 AM

Everybody has a story, and the January staging of popular chronicle-telling showcase ‘Long Story Short’ saw people from all walks of life taking the stage last Saturday to deliver narratives on the theme ‘What’s Next?’ Something Extra brings you...

Published:Friday | February 4, 2022 | 12:10 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

Sunny skies, falls and beaches, friendly people, rich culture and music rooted in history and reality resonates not just with tourists and local islanders, but warms the hearts of those living within the diaspora as well. To bring a taste of home...

Published:Friday | February 4, 2022 | 12:07 AM

THE FLOW Foundation’s Paediatric Cancer Fund, which is administered in collaboration with the Bustamante Hospital for Children, benefited from a $1-million top up, thereby ensuring that its young cancer patients can be assured that they will...

Published:Friday | February 4, 2022 | 12:07 AM

THE LIVES of some 7,500 students and their families across Jamaica are being positively impacted by Red Stripe’s ‘No Mind Left Behind’ project. The goal of the project is to “foster academic excellence and personal development for youth,...

Published:Thursday | February 3, 2022 | 12:07 AM

Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) hosted the third staging of its annual continuing education seminar for pharmacists on Sunday, January 24. This year’s theme, Mpowered by MDS ‘Building an Mpowering Legacy’, saw over 900 pharmacists,...

Published:Wednesday | February 2, 2022 | 12:11 AM

The February 1 birthday of reggae legend Dennis Brown was memorialised with a wreath-laying exercise at his tomb in National Heroes Park on Tuesday. Brown, a child star, recorded more than 75 albums during his lifetime. He passed away on July 1,...

Published:Wednesday | February 2, 2022 | 12:07 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

When people embark on a health and fitness journey, they tend to focus on the physical – eating well, while balancing that nutrition with targeted exercises to shed fat and sculpt the body. But what many seem to neglect is the mental element, an...

Published:Tuesday | February 1, 2022 | 12:12 AM

Patrons were in high spirits as Guinness launched its Infused Food Series at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records last Thursday. Guests were treated to Chef Dionne Gordon’s Guinness-infused creations, including a succulent, well-seasoned Guinness-...

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