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Published:Friday | June 7, 2019 | 6:09 PM

If there ever were a pair in Jamaica who embodied the mantra, ‘teamwork makes the dream work’, it would be Wendy and Peter Rousseau. The couple, who has been married for 35 years, operate the RUBiS Energy Jamaica Falmouth and Ocho Rios Service...

Published:Thursday | June 6, 2019 | 6:12 PM

Imagine being worth US$600 million. I know, sounds like the dream. Well, Caribbean pop princess, 31 year old Robyn ‘Rihanna’ Fenty, was recently named the wealthiest woman in music; surpassing Madonna by $30 million, Celine Dion by $150 million and...

Published:Thursday | May 30, 2019 | 5:24 PM

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting the Jamaica Culinary Eastern and Western Championships in grand fashion, with the eastern region kicking things off tomorrow (Friday, May 31) at the Chinese Benevolent Association...

Published:Monday | May 20, 2019 | 7:43 PM

Style Week Jamaica hosted the third-annual, Careers in International Fashion symposium, which saw close to 400 students from high schools and post-secondary institutions from across the island gathered at the Courtleigh Auditorium to hear...

Published:Thursday | May 16, 2019 | 2:31 PMJanet Sivera - Gleaner Writer

Unlike previous years where the launch of Reggae Sumfest took place inside a conference room or an amphitheatre in Montego Bay, the promoters took to the beach for the 2019 launch of the Reggae music festival. The stretch of sparkling white sand...

Published:Thursday | May 16, 2019 | 12:00 AMJanet Silvera - Gleaner Writer

Montego Bay businesswoman Paula Kerr Jarrett, exchanged vows with New York business mogul Daniel Wegman, last weekend in the U.S. The ceremony was very intimate, as close family members gathered for the occasion. Paula's children Josh and Rebecca...

Published:Friday | May 10, 2019 | 5:29 PMRocheda Bartley - Gleaner Writer

As the jubilant occasion approach to celebrate mothers across the land, several cancer survivors were recently feted in fine style at a mid morning Pre-Mother’s Day Brunch. Hosted at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston by the Insurance Company of the...

Published:Wednesday | May 8, 2019 | 5:12 PM

Yesterday, fans gathered at the Triple Century Sports Bar and Grill, to witness the most anticipated match in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool vs Barcelona. Football lovers and Heineken adorers alike, shared their rollercoaster of...

Published:Tuesday | May 7, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican Olympians Kemar Bailey-Cole and Ristananna Tracey have announced their engagement. The two have been in a relation since 2009. Bailey-Cole, the 2014 Commonwealth Games 100m champion and an Olympic and World...

Published:Tuesday | May 7, 2019 | 12:43 PMLatara Boodie - Gleaner Writer

Expecting your first baby is an amazing and exciting experience. This is the time where each day of baby's growth in the womb is a fascinating journey of much physical change, funny cravings and for some, persistent nausea and fatigue. Every...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 5:54 PM

Young girls between the ages of three and 14, finally have access to a spa that caters to their every need. Lavish Luxury Kids Spa, opened its doors last weekend, and according to owner Tashawna Martin, the timing was right. "I came up with this...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:39 AMPaul H. Williams - Gleaner Writer

Kuruma Reid, a second-year student in the Faculty of Law at The University of the West Indies, Mona campus, is also an artist, who is making quite a name for himself. Though he grew up around a cousin who did some amount of comic drawing, Reid...

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2019 | 6:44 PMKrysta Anderson - Gleaner Writer

Handsome, sweet, smart and charming. All these characteristics mark the making of a beautiful relationship. There's just one problem. Something doesn’t feel right. And it's in no way the fault of either parties involved: it really wasn't meant to...

Published:Thursday | April 11, 2019 | 2:25 PMJanet Silvera - Senior Gleaner Writer

Tryall Club's Director of Club Operation, Richard Ferdinand, combined work with his recent birthday celebration at the Tryall Club. After an electrifying fashion show production at the Tryall’s 1834 Great House, with designers Keneea Linton and...

Published:Tuesday | April 9, 2019 | 8:01 PM

The Grand Cayman culinary scene just got a little hotter with the introduction of Bonfire Urban Italian Kitchen on West Bay Road just a stone's throw from world-famous Seven Mile Beach. Located within Locale Grand Cayman - the island's brand-new...

Published:Monday | April 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM

It was pure excitement, heavy vanilla aroma and decadent tastings, as The Jamaica Flour Mills hosted the King of Buns competition at the School of Hospitality, University of Technology (UTech) on Tuesday. After hours of preparation, friendly...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2019 | 12:00 AM

One hundred and twenty employees of Guardian Life Limited were recently recognised by the company at its 19th Awards Ceremony, held at the Sunken Gardens, Hope Gardens. The event saw over 400 team members from across the island coming together to...

Published:Wednesday | March 20, 2019 | 12:00 AMJessica Harrison - Gleaner Writer

Being born into a culture that has a vast impact on the world stage where food, music, sports and tradition, are concerned, is indeed something to be proud of. Every time you turn on the television, for example, and see the black, green and gold,...

Published:Wednesday | March 20, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Wendy Williams says she's living in a "sober house" because of addiction struggles. The 54-year-old talk show host tearfully revealed the information, yesterday, to the audience at 'The Wendy Williams Show'. She says the only other people who knew...

Published:Friday | January 18, 2019 | 12:00 AMKrysta Anderson

Every girl dreams about her wedding dress. And Helen G Events has decided to make that fairytale a reality by providing upcoming local designers with an opportunity to showcase their talent through The Designer Dress competition. The...

Published:Monday | January 14, 2019 | 12:00 AM

The New Year has brought a matrimonial beginning for Jamaican Olympian Kaliese Spencer and the love of her life, Reverend Michael A. Carter.   Spencer, a 400 metre hurdler, has had a successful career holding one of the best records on the...

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica’s sprint sensation Veronica Campbell-Brown is expecting her first child. Campbell Brown, 36, made the announcement on her Instagram page this morning in a post with a photo of her and her husband Omar Brown on a beach. "We look...

Published:Tuesday | January 1, 2019 | 12:00 AM

FestWorld Magazine, the world’s first print magazine, devoted exclusively to music festivals and music festival fans, will launch on March 9, 2019. www.festworldmag.com The quarterly magazine will feature engaging and informative exclusive-...

Published:Friday | December 28, 2018 | 12:00 AM- AP

Preparations for New Year's Eve in Times Square are taking shape, and some of those shapes are 192 new crystal triangles on the famous ball. The new Waterford crystal triangles will join about 2,500 others Thursday on the big, sparkling sphere...

Published:Thursday | December 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMPaul Williams

Jamaica has no shortage of talented artists and artisans. From east to west, north to south, they have been creating world-class pieces that betray the depth of their intuitiveness and training. Their entrepreneurial zeal is as amazing as their art...

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