Jean-Andre Lowell Lawrence, better known as J.L.L, is part of a new class of producers from Jamaica. Born and raised in Kingston, J.L.L attended Ardenne High School, where he was first introduced to music. Since then, he has been toiling away in...
Waldane Hampton, better known as Dane Ray, is a 32-year-old music producer and recording artiste quickly rising through the ranks of dancehall and reggae. Though his musical journey began at an early age, influenced by his father and grandfather,...
Sean ‘Seanizzle’ Reid is no stranger to the Jamaican musical zeitgeist. Since rocketing to fame in 2010 through his One Day Riddim, Seanizzle has been using his wide musical interest to infuse international sounds into his beats. Juggling the...
Born on September 28, 1988, Ernesto Mitchell is the youngest son of the Jamaican music producer Father P. Going by the moniker, Xtreme, Mitchell’s early interest in music was an expected progression in his house. With the support of his music-...
Adding to the star-studded cast of international artistes who want to grace the Jamaican stage, Stefflon Don says she would like to have her own concert on the island next year. Catching up with The Gleaner during her sound check for tonight’s...
Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor was born on January 6, 1990 in Kingston, Jamaica. As part of the McGregor family, Stephen’s musical proclivities were nurtured by his famous father, reggae icon Freddie McGregor and his record label Big Ship. Known...
Tarique Barrett’s journey to becoming Mr World Jamaica 2024 has been paved by his dual passions: fitness and finance. Born and raised in Mountain View, St Andrew, Barrett said his love for fitness became inextricably linked to his love for his...
Diversity reigned at the 2024 staging of the Miss Jamaica World pageant. For years, contestants have chosen sleek, straight tresses, making Afros and other natural hairstyles a rare commodity in beauty pageants both locally and abroad for those of...
While Jamaica is known for its rich food culture, the art of wine remains niche. According to Bruno Pepin, director of sales and marketing at Maison Louis Latour, while Jamaica isn’t the biggest buyer of their Burgundy, they, along with local...
In 2018, social media influencer Kerry-Ann ‘Chiney K Pop Girl’ Collins took a trip to India to film a season of her online series On My Mind. While in the Southeast Asian country, Collins was captivated by the haircare practices she saw being...
While many may be preoccupied with the captivating and inspiring contestants in this year’s Miss Jamaica World competition, there are 14 men just as dedicated to serving their country vying for the title of Mr World Jamaica 2024. Catching up with...
Though pageantry is often touted as a delicate pursuit, on Saturday the 16 contestants vying for the title of Miss Jamaica World 2024 put that stereotype to bed as they underwent their fitness challenge. Parading around the Emancipation Park in...
Simone Michelle Neilson is a part of a class of Jamaican millennials that centre creativity as a chief facet of their lives. With a legacy of craftiness embedding in even her earliest memories, Neilson can trace the beginning of her luxury swimwear...
Answering the call for holistic local gastronomy, in 2021, Mark Wright launched Zen Bowls as a food truck geared towards providing smoothies and acai bowls. Initially launched in Montego Bay, the former aviation mechanic told Food he is now ready...
The romance between Michelle Thomas and Patrick Nelson began in 2018 during a routine visit to Michelle’s law office. Although Patrick, an entrepreneur, was there to inquire about one of her employees, he was immediately captivated by her. Soon...
Last March, Tika De Niro, then Tika Rutherford, happened upon Arthur De Niro poolside at a country club. Though at the time she was on the tail end of a relationship, she felt a kinship with this stranger. According to her, their souls had met in...
For Dwabenhe Gordon and Janene Wright, their love story started off effortlessly. First laying eyes on her over Instagram, Dwabenhe wasted no time in sliding into her DMs. With their first conversation lasting well over an hour and a half, without...
For the first time since the elimination of International Night at Reggae Sumfest, the festival sought to reignite that tradition with the inclusion of American singer and songwriter Babyface. While for the audience at Catherine Hall the Whip...
When pastry chefs Wouter and Renae Tjeertes began their adventure with chocolate in 2017, it was to bring back a piece of their life in St Lucia to Jamaica. Moving to the Eastern Caribbean island, the two learnt the intricacies of making chocolate...
Converging at St Andrew on Saturday, Kurt Dunn, CEO of Body by Kurt, gathered his most physically impressive friends and collaborators for another edition of FitFest. Showcasing fitness with a fun twist, the highlight of the evening was the SamRock...
When Vincent Moss saw Trishana Russell’s face on his Instagram feed in 2016, he knew immediately that he had to do everything to get her attention. “I saw her profile on Instagram, and I thought to myself, ‘This is the most beautiful girl I’ve...
Many residents of Port Royal see the passage of a hurricane or tropical storm as a joyous occasion and so they ignored repeated pleas from officials to vacate the low-lying coastal Kingston community as Hurricane Beryl inched closer on Wednesday....
For decades, Wait-A-Bit district in Trelawny has been the cornerstone of the yam belt in Jamaica. Producing tonnes of yellow yam, Lincoln Nicholson was always an admirer of both the dedication of the farmers as well as the provision itself....
When Alexia Blair was in high school, she saw the movie The King’s Speech for the first time. Although she had initially wavered between becoming a lawyer or a doctor, watching that film opened her eyes to another side of life, which gradually...
Last Friday, 19 couples gathered to celebrate their wedding day at the MSW Events 14-14-14 Mass Wedding. While this could have dampened the special day for some, for Carry-Ann Muschette and Marlon-Junior Williams, nothing could diminish the sparkle...
