Kimberly Forrester, owner of Wellness Kitchen by Kim in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, officially launched her Beets by Kim cookbook, featuring 100 beetroot recipes, on Tuesday in her second home, Jamaica. The vivacious beetroot...
Creating the Jamaican movie Romeo n Juliet 4EVA from the Shakespearean classic Romeo and Juliet, is a task producer Paul Bucknor never imagined would have taken him six years. Filming began in 2018, with production lasting 13 days, but even then...
Eleven years after Najah Peterkin was cleared of breast cancer, she now has lymphedema, a condition that causes swelling due to a build-up of lymph fluid, in her left arm and is losing the ability to hear in her right ear, due to the side effects...
Were it not for the voting public, Akeen Fennell does not believe he would have been announced as the 20th winner in the annual Digicel Rising Stars competition. After being hit week after week by the judges with constructive criticism and advice...
Although Kaydia McKoy, Miss Cosmos Queen of Jamaica, can be publicly seen gracefully wearing a crown on her head, privately she is struggling with a bill of around $8 million for treatment and care as a young breast cancer warrior. Her story is not...
Naomi Townsend, an eight year-old daughter of Jamaicans living in South Croydon, London, is happy that the US$3,400 she spearheaded raising during the summer will go towards persons severely affected by Hurricane Beryl. With the help of her parents...
Olympian Brandon Simpson will officially open his health juice bar on October 27. In the last three months, the athlete, who is a multiple World Championships medallist, has been testing his four healthy natural juices, which will be exclusively...
For Kimesha Walters, who 15 years ago covered the commission of enquiry into the tragic fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre, the experience as a reporter for The Gleaner served as the foundation for a career which has now seen her...
Defeating all contestants in the National Senior Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday, Juliet Salmon says her victory is not only for her, but also for her mother, Angela McClure, who coached her and competed against her in the St Andrew parish...
Two days prior to dancehall artiste Shenseea hosting her first birthday festival at Plantation Cove, St Ann, Associated Brands Industries Limited signed an ambassadorship deal with her to promote their product line. The partnership also includes...
MAKING THE decision of dropping secular music and giving one’s life to Christ is not an easy task, but one Junior Tucker has proudly conquered in the last 27 years. For Tucker, it’s one which took resilience and thee help of the Church, to make a...
Having earned his Master of Science in Sport Business Management from the University of the West Indies, Mona, just a year ago, former Caribbean Boxing Federation Welterweight Champion and two-time Wray...
When Paul Brown was announced as the winner of the National Commercial Bank Foundation’s Dr Rickert Allen Scholarship, he shed tears of joy. It was a breakthrough moment after a rough period, not just over the last 20 years but particularly the...
As the nation prepares for another Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, one ongoing issue of concern for Sandra Samuels, president of Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R), is that islandwide, the public sector lacks enough radiologists to conduct...
Colonel (ret’d) Martin Rickman, CEO of German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, has enough faith that Jamaicans can take on huge vessels in multiples for repairs and renovation in Kingston. After vast years of experience from being in the Jamaica...
The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) has been unintentionally training more women than men in the last year, even as it acknowleges that both genders need equal attention. This point was made during the 84-year-old institution’s annual...
Gabrielle Sibbles knew from an early age that she did not want to become a doctor, yet she is eager to forge a career within the realm of medicine. She has chosen to undertake studies in the emerging field of biomedical engineering, aiming to...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the retirement of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitz Bailey is an event that persons across the nation have not been taking well, given his ability to apply control over gangs and crime in communities they...
After much introspection and research, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is making an effort to place a greater focus on patient-centred care over disease-centred care. “The fact is that our population is visiting our facilities, and we are...
As 2024 winds down to the last quarter — a projected peak season for seniors to be left at hospitals, especially during the Christmas holiday period — Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, chief medical officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness,...
Sian-Mahay Wilson’s landmark appointment as the first female principal of the 112-year-old all-boys Calabar High School is the culmination of 29 years of hard work and dedication. In September 1995, Wilson first stepped through the gates of the St...
In an effort to create more wealth and have it remain in Jamaica, Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security, is calling for more housing developers to create concepts to be sold only to senior citizens. It is a concept that is...
Oneil Boucher, winner of the very first award in Jamaica’s inaugural Gamers Fest JA event on Saturday, says he wants the opportunity to pursue tertiary level education. According to the 23-year-old from Manchester, after completing Mandeville High...
Four years after Jaden Henry suffered his first episode of epilepsy, the 12-year-old child knows what he wants to become in the future. That is a neurologist, the professionals he goes to for care and treatment. Jaden, one of the 41 Courts Dare to...
Dr Kenneth Russell, deputy opposition spokesperson on education and community development, has expressed concern that some schools lack the basic resources to operate when they reopen next week. “It’s one thing to reopen and to have the doors open...
