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Published:Sunday | January 5, 2020 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Elizabeth Alexander lives a purpose-filled life, focusing on the end results before even starting an endeavour. This life coach, author, and inspirational speaker is also the manager of employee benefits at Guardian Life Limited. Her aim is to...

Published:Sunday | December 29, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

If you know Fay Hutchinson, you must be aware of how caring, compassionate, and tender-hearted she is. It’s these qualities that help to make her the woman she is today and a victrix in the corporate world selling health insurance. “For me,...

Published:Sunday | December 22, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Setting the table is just as important as preparing food for the grand festive feast on Christmas Day, especially if you’re having friends and family over. So, with the assistance of experts Lucette McLean and Shana-Gaye Walcott, Outlook is helping...

Published:Monday | December 2, 2019 | 12:15 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Chic, eclectic, timeless and original. These are probably the things you’ll first think of when you set eyes on Inzzpire (Inspire) 365 pieces. Kevin Miller and Lashawndla Bailey-Miller are co-owners of the health and lifestyle local brand. It’s...

Published:Monday | December 2, 2019 | 12:15 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

“Nature gives you the face you have at age 20; it is up to you to merit the face you have at age 50,” fashion designer Coco Chanel once said. While you may not be hitting the half century mark as yet, you’ll definitely want a beautiful and healthy...

Published:Sunday | December 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Henzel Muir is a 45-year-old creative who has set out to make a huge difference in the way you communicate. He makes postcards bearing special messages, customised to your liking, with his bare hands, some with glitter, glue, pencils, photographs...

Published:Sunday | November 24, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Jermaine Reynolds likes to capture images. He also enjoys graphic design and that’s why he has merged his two passions, creating Picatube, a unique and burgeoning business venture that offers one-of-a-kind, personalised products. Picture-perfect...

Published:Sunday | November 17, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

His name is Barrington Whyte, but you can call him Barry, and he has taken on a big mandate – to put Jamaica on top in all spheres. Considering volunteerism as a staple element in nation-building, the lieutenant governor (LG) of Kiwanis Division...

Published:Sunday | November 10, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Carean Clarke believes her name adroitly represents who she is, someone who cares. The 27-year-old serves as the governor of the Caribbean District of Circle K International. It’s a duty she performs with great fondness because she knows how...

Published:Tuesday | November 5, 2019 | 12:07 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Vegans around the world recently celebrated, as November 1 is reserved annually for a jubilant celebratory moment for those who have chosen to abstain from eating and using animal products. For whatever reasons people choose to go vegan, the...

Published:Sunday | November 3, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Owen Glave is changing the face of auditing, consulting, and project management in the food and beverage industry. He’s not a chef, but he owns a restaurant. However, for this quality management consultant, this is just one of his championing...

Published:Sunday | October 27, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Some of us are born creatives, while others have to hone skills and develop their craft. Krystal Moulton falls among the latter. She never considered trying her hands at anything until she was strapped for cash and yearned to get her boyfriend a...

Published:Sunday | October 6, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Cancer. It’s a dreaded word that makes many of us quiver. Place the word breast before it, and some will tumble both emotionally and physically. Feared by many, this detrimental disease is one of the leading causes of death among women in Jamaica...

Published:Sunday | September 29, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

It’s the season of intense excitement, merriment and fishing. The 56th Port Antonio International Marlin Tournament is well under way. Organised by the Sir Henry Morgan Angling Association in Portland, the week-long thrilling tournament kicked...

Published:Sunday | September 22, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

What if Jamaica had it’s very own Amazon? This is what guided Bancroft Wilson, an information technology specialist, to make a full commitment in crossing over from employee to employer. So, he thought of Wilson’s List, an e-commerce website that...

Published:Sunday | September 15, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

There’s a new and exciting play in the job-seeking game. It’s one you’ll absolutely appreciate. It’s called Sabu. Insightful, revolutionary and fitting, are just a few words to describe this innovative concept of creating a pool of substitute...

Published:Sunday | September 8, 2019 | 12:08 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Days go slow, years go fast. It's a never ending joy-filled, yet terrifying adventure learning and growing everyday in the wonderful world of parenthood. It's about creating legacy. So you start with changing diapers. But at some point, the...

Published:Sunday | June 23, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

A trip to the hair salon should be fun and relaxing for children. If you’ve had to comfort a screaming and kicking child during a haircut or hairdo, you’ll definitely agree. Tamara Lawrence Edwards, a mother of an eight-year-old, understands the...

Published:Sunday | June 16, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

There aren’t enough words that can adequately describe what fatherhood means to Dajorn Commock. Happiness was one word that came to mind as he sought to describe the feeling of being a dad. Still, the 33-year-old father of six doesn’t believe ‘...

Published:Sunday | June 16, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Oji Jaja is popular in the culinary landscape for his exceptional service in combining love and passion to create masterpieces. But the executive culinary artist is also a hero. A super dad of two boys, Akili and Mahari, Jaja shares with Outlook...

Published:Sunday | June 9, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

‘Nanny goat neber scratch him back till him see wall.’ Sounds familiar? Proverbs, words of wisdom, or old-time sayings, call them what you may; there’s no doubt that these adages send strong messages of survival. For Kristina Bookall, a young...

Published:Sunday | June 9, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Mickailia Peck is determined to succeed. She’s an educator by profession, but is fuelled by an entrepreneurial spirit that enlivens her soul. Already with two businesses in full operation and a ‘nine to five’, Peck has, yet again committed herself...

Published:Sunday | May 26, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Tracy Jackson Blake is a clever, creative woman who is ingeniously making masterpieces from recycled fabrics. An educator by profession, the Canadian has surrendered wholeheartedly to her ingenuity, allowing it to take control as she produces...

Published:Sunday | May 19, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Jannel Alexander-Reid is known for making dreams a reality. In fact, it’s her talent. Many identify the young go-getter as merely an educator; however, there is much more to the cunning trailblazer. Fusing her passions, education and events...

Published:Sunday | May 12, 2019 | 12:00 AMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

Faith Hope Love (FHL) Designs is making fashionable waves with the Lovable Spring and Summer Collection. In celebration of mothers, it offers an array of eye-catching and stylish pieces that makes audacious statements. The new assortment mirrors...

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