For 2025, Leiseth Chambers, the founder of the charity group ID Pioneers, is committed to expanding her efforts to help Jamaicans, particularly youths across the island, find purpose and their true identity. After completing her master’s degree in...
As Christmas Day approaches, painter Laura Fung has been in high demand, bringing memories to life through custom Christmas ornaments and commissions. Since September, she has been fully booked with requests to turn cherished family photographs...
When Andrew Wilson, whose entity served as a steak supplier for Buzo Osteria Italiana in Jamaica, got a call from the manager of the restaurant that he should send his final bill, he was surprised to hear the news of their impending closure, but...
Jamaica’s songbird Tessanne Chin’s VoiceBox Performing Arts did not fail in bringing more Christmas cheer to the capital city on Sunday with the second staging of the festive season event, Our Christmas Wish, held inside the Karl Hendrickson...
Dinthill High School, the underdogs and judges’ golden note in the Television Jamaica’s All Together Sing competition, emerged the winner of the 18th season on Sunday. The grand announcement of the first-time winner’s victory was made on Sunday...
Three stalwart Jamaican gospel pioneers– Dr Lester Lewis, Shirley Willis, and Minister Sandra Brooks– are expected to receive lifetime achievement awards at the inaugural Reset The Nation concert set for January 4 at Manchester High School....
This festive season, Michelle ‘BossMom’ Gordon saw the community of Cambridge, St James—where her father, Frederick Jackson Jr., is from—listed as a potential recipient of a house for Christmas from her charity. She immediately knew it was the...
Over the last nine years, Nicolas Wilson, Mr Jamaica’s Heavyweight Champion 2024, has never missed a day of doing 100 push-ups and planks immediately after waking up and goes to the gym at least three times each week. “That’s [my] morning routine....
Seven months after the passing of Desi Jones, artistes and patrons at the 30th anniversary celebration of Trafalgar Travel Limited paid tribute to the master musician, percussionist, bandleader, producer and educator. Jones, one of Jamaica’s most...
In an era where physical books are phasing out, Shanique Sinclair, literacy advocate and brainchild of the Book Fairy Festival, is on a mission to keep physical books alive and free for grabs in Jamaica. Her passion is so strong that, in...
Now that Tarique Barrett, Mr World Jamaica 2024, has returned to the island with the Mr World Caribbean title, he is ready to hit the ground with his flagship project Future Entrepreneurs. “As Mr World Caribbean, I plan to focus on expanding the...
When Jonathan Simpson from Jabba’s Peppa Swims went to the Kingston Curry Festival, he had the intention of making a pot of vegetable soup with his staff, but after he arrived on the grounds of Devon House for the event, he felt it had to be a...
The official reopening of the Acropolis Gaming Lounge was not complete without a menu and full-service bar being added to the gaming experience for customers. Over the years, Acropolis, which is owned and operated by Supreme Ventures Limited, would...
Award-winning gospel artiste and worship leader Johnmark Wigan did not disappoint patrons with hits at Sunday’s staging of Kingston Curry Festival. Wigan, the Sterling Gospel Awards 2023 Male Vocalist of the Year, was the headline act for the...
In the heart of downtown Kingston, Natasha Russell’s small but thriving school for special needs children has become a testament to resilience, love, and an unyielding commitment to her vision. Despite facing numerous challenges, including the...
With the festive season buzzing, so too are the swimsuit orders for fashion designer Ackeilia Caine, who just weeks ago welcomed her newest little one. As the year comes to a close, there is one other major achievement that she is still celebrating...
As a teenager, Ayzia Bogle realised that fitness should be a way of life. She made sure her ‘fit’ family members and relatives knew that she wanted to join them whenever they exercised. What fuelled the 29-year-old’s passion even more was the fact...
Thirty-four years ago, when Claudette Douglas Webb returned to Rest All-Age School in Milk River, Clarendon, after training as a primary school teacher at The MICO University College, she realised the system wasn’t for her. Having started teaching...
The Suárez Brothers Circus, the largest touring circus from Mexico, returned to Jamaica and officially opened its show on Friday. Before the opening, however, the media were given a sneak preview of what was new this year. On Thursday evening, at...
After Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen held its roll call for ticket holders in Miami, Florida, at their fifth Golden Anniversary event earlier this month, the celebration continued with authentic Jamaican dishes, mixed cocktails, and beers available for...
When Davor Bailey, president of Volunteers Incorporated, was not elected as The University of the West Indies, Mona’s Guild external affairs committee (EAC) chairperson 14 years ago, he was determined not to let his charitable ideas go to waste....
Even with the aroma from jerk pans being dampened by continuous rain at the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival on Sunday, hundreds of Caribbean nationals were not deterred from going to Miramar Regional Park with their umbrellas in hand. As the...
Despite heavy rains, Caribbean nationals and those with a mature palate enjoyed the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival on Sunday at Miramar Regional Park in South Florida. By night’s end, attendees were glad they had braved the weather, standing under...
Copping first place in the novice class and second in the overall competition at the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders (OCB) Tampa Natural Pro/Am competition on Saturday in Florida, Rajani Thomas achieved a dream that he only set out to...
