We bring you more social happenings from this past weekend as the festive season is about to begin in earnest. There was the Jamaica Institute of Management's (JIM) installation banquet, Asafa Powell hosted a birthday bash...
Spanish Ambassador Celsa Nuño, on Friday, hosted a gourmet dinner courtesy of the chefs at Bahia Principe with friends and members of the media at her Norbrook home, while Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller attended the Chinese celebration to honour...
The 2012 National Commercial Bank (NCB) Nation Builder Award was presented to Canco Limited at a gala event held on Sunday, November 18, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston....
Having accepted the legitimate role and the moral obligation to fight for and defend persons with disabilities, the Government in 2007 ratified the United Nations Convention on Persons with Disabilities, becoming the first country to do so.In another...
Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) handed over a cheque today to Food For The Poor to assist with post-Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. The presentation was made by SVL's deputy chairman, Ian Kent Levy, to Andrew Mahfood, executive director, Food For The Poor....
The inaugural CB Group UWI 5K Run/ Walk event, under the theme 'Walk Good, Run Great for education and sports development', was held on Sunday, November 18, at the University of the West Indies...
On Saturday night The Wyndham Hotel ballroom was packed to capacity as patrons, friends and family members came out in droves to see who would emerge the winners of Pulse's highly anticipated Caribbean Model Search competition....
The Beverage Testing Institute, based in Chicago, USA, has just announced the results of its annual vodka-tasting survey. Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business, received high ratings and accolades for its Ultra-Premium CîROC brand...
My Dears, the Age of Sagittarius is upon us, and how! Saggis everywhere are celebrating with us on The Gleaner's Social pages. They include: Jamaican-born Canadian multi-millionaire and philanthropist Ray Chang; the iconic legal luminary Churchill Neita...
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica hosted its 20th annual Hall of Fame Banquet and the leading ladies and gents on the Rock stepped out in stylish designer ensembles from numerous designers across the world...
Visiting the island as a guest for Select Brands for the Gleaner-sponsored Restaurant Week is South America-born, Chicago-raised Luis Torres. Here, on the island since Monday, Torres has been making his rounds hosting wine and food pairing seminars with hospital...
The annual Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Appeal was launched on Tuesday at the Scotia Centre, downtown Kingston, with the aim of raising $12 million through donations.
My daahlings, 'tis the season to be jolly or what?Dears, it's definitely the time for jollification as indeed every-which-where one goes there are parties aplenty, and then some.
The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining hosted the Minister's Innovation Gala Awards Banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 8.
