For many, university is a time of self-discovery. But instead of playing the field, Jhaneil Fraser and Romaine Roach jumped into what some may consider to be a fast romance. “We met in 2017 at the University of Technology, Jamaica while studying...
Despite the constant drizzle that made the corporate area its semi-permanent residence last Saturday, the Lost In Time Festival held at Hope Gardens weathered the literal storm successfully. Returning for the second year with their trademark...
Ten years ago, Monique Walcott had the seemingly insane idea of planning and hosting 14 wedding for 14 deserving couples on February 14, 2014. On that day of love, 14 couples got their fairytale moment. With a decade now elapsed, Walcott and her...
In August 2023, Chillin’ Restaurant and Bar closed its doors temporarily. Now two months into the new year, the Jamaican food hotspot is back and at a new home. Reopening their doors at 3 Musgrave Avenue in Kingston, proprietor P.J. Wright...
While the ‘clean girl aesthetic’ has come and gone, the focus on beautiful skin is still very much a part of every ‘It’ girl’s daily life. According to American Board Certified Aesthetic Med Physician and CEO of Skyn by Dr Kym, Dr Kimberley Johnson...
On Wednesday as lovers across the island were celebrating the apples of their eye with roses, chocolates and other romantic gifts, employees from Transparent BPO in Spanish Town, St Catherine, were sharing the love with the less fortunate in their...
As Jamaica’s population of tertiary students prepare to play Mas at The University of the West Indies Carnival on March 16, Jamaica Carnival bands Yard Mas, GenXS and Xodus are ready to make themselves known on the Ring Road. At the recent band...
While the rest of the country is trying their very best to remain faithful to the sacrifices they have made for this Lenten season, members of parliament in the House of Representatives are making it clear they understand our plight. Beginning on...
With just over a month left before their official carnival season, The University of the West Indies is entering the chat with ‘Rio De Janeiro’. Historically the first carnival to be staged in Jamaica, UWI carnival made its debut in 1954 with the...
As he prepares to release his fourth studio album – The Gentle Man on March 1 – Romain Virgo is preparing for a series of performances. Virgo, who is affectionately known to the Jamaican people as ‘the love doctor’, is slated to take the stage at...
As he gears up to grace the main stage at the upcoming Lost in Time Festival on February 24, Ras-I is once again calling for the public to embrace the joy of reggae music. The self-proclaimed ‘Kingman’, who last year was among the performers on the...
Jesse Royal is a Grammy-nominated reggae artiste currently dominating the local scene in Jamaica. Born Jesse Gray, the self-proclaimed ‘small axe’ hails from St James. In his early life, he spent his days in banana walks and pineapple fields...
After last year’s stellar staging, the Lost in Time Festival has returned for round two. At the media launch for the In.Digg.Nation-led event hosted at the AC Hotel Kingston, festival director Protoje and his band of musical friends, collaborators...
Changing the way that women experience carnival once again, Kandi King is set to release her ‘P-Kut stockings’. Last year the carnival veteran unleashed her patented ‘V-Kut’ Stockings. This seemingly obvious update mimicked the shape of the...
Fresh off his show-stopping performance from night one of the 30th staging of Rebel Salute last weekend, Anthony B is encouraging the upcoming generation of reggae artistes to make their names in the international market. “I want the young people...
Following the release of his debut solo album in November, Samory-I is attributing his success to his son, Jahseh. The three-year-old, who accompanied his father to Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann for the 30th staging of Rebel Salute, could be...
Though three decades have lapsed, reggae veterans say the memory of Garnett Silk remains irrevocably linked to Rebel Salute. During the 30th staging of the festival, held at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove over the weekend, the common thread among...
For husband and wife duo, Paul and Brittney Romelus, entrepreneurship comes naturally to them. After capitalising on Brittney’s natural inclination to creating baked goods through their company Banana Bread JA, the pair decided to pivot to edible...
God’s love and TikTok are just two of the early indicators that made Alicia Edwards and Carlyle Grant fall in love. Plagued by the boredom of lockdown, it was December 2021 when the two began their journey. Looking back at the moment it began,...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown hobbies became the order of the day. No longer able to visit brick and mortars to bathe in the aroma of scented candles, Sabrine Seid, like many others crafters, made the switch to making her own candles. Now...
Through his latest album, Validation, Gospel sensation Johnmark Wiggan is moving to affirm people in God’s love. Released on October 28 last year, Wiggan, who was Jamaica’s Male Artiste of the Year, said when curating the project he had no doubt...
After missing last year’s staging of Genesis Praise Fest, Gospel veteran Goddy Goddy says for 2024 he returned with ‘double power’. Recalling what stopped him from performing he explained, “Last year I took sick. I was diagnosed with a sickness...
Singer and songwriter Nailah Blackman is Trinidadian music royalty. Hailing from a strong musical family, she has ties to the origins of the genre through her grandfather, Garfield ‘Ras Shorty’ Blackman. Blackman has been steadily building a...
Starting the year off in ‘godly’ fashion, the 38th annual staging of Genesis Praise Fest once again graced the grounds of Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road with seemingly endless hours of worship and fellowship. Leading with youth...
For this year’s Boxing Day staging of the beloved soca central fête, I Love Soca, girl power was on full display. With headliner Nailah Blackman and her surprise guests Shenseea and Stalk Ashley at the helm, soca and general music lovers partied...
