The community of Waterloo, St Andrew, has been graced with a new location for the Organica Whole Foods Store. If you asked the proprietors, Krishna and Abbi-Gaye Phillipps, why they opened another store with approximately 7,000 products on offer...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2024 Rachel Silvera has declared that she is ready to take on the worldwide competition in Mexico. On Monday evening, 24 hours before she left the island from the Norman Manley International Airport, the vibrant, energetic...
On Monday, two years after Urel Darlington believed his breast cancer had gone into remission, it appears to have returned, this time in his other breast. According to the 65-year-old former construction worker, who is now unemployed due to cancer...
When 68-year-old Debbie Lightheart, winner of the True Pet Food’s Choice Award for Outstanding Contribution, migrated from Canada to Jamaica 30 years ago, the former security company operator never imagined she would take up veterinary services. In...
If Arana Thompson, a 48-year-old breast cancer survivor, could go back in time, she would have ensured that her mammogram was still done during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Her last mammogram, before her cancer diagnosis, was done before...
On a typical day at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, one might run into Deshawn Miller, one of the stars of the Jamaican film Romeo n Juliet 4EVA, whipping up dishes for waiting guests. Miller’s love for the culinary arts has not only been demonstrated...
A two-time breast cancer survivor, one of Sharon Spence-Murray’s secrets to making it through chemotherapy without excruciating discomfort is Jamaican cornmeal porridge. “Yes, I believed in cornmeal porridge. That helped me to keep my blood count...
Three years ago, after dog lover Deandra Boyd heard a contractor working inside her house mention that he had tried to kill his cancer-stricken dog, Bandie, she sprang into action and asked to see the dog. At the time, Bandie was suffering from...
When Butcher’s Block closed its doors in Loshusan Plaza, Kingston, the principals of Uncorked knew it was the perfect spot to bring to life a grab-and-go healthy food salad restaurant. This new spot will be called Chop’d by Uncorked and is set to...
For Deshawn Miller, chef at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, playing the part of a male star-lead, student and food vendor in the Jamaican movie Romeo n Juliet 4EVA was an easy task. It was the exact life Miller was living seven years ago before casting...
From the US$2-billion agreement signed a month ago with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Prime Minister Andrew Holness says some of the cash will be going towards a new highway and a boulevard for the fast-growing Drax Hall economic...
Had 26-year-old Quan-Dajai Henriques not allowed fate to take its course with his life, he believes he would not have secured the role of playing a teenage Bob Marley in the Paramount movie Bob Marley: One Love. For Henriques, who is now pursuing...
Greg-Ann Johnson, a Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship and Courts Dare to Dream Scholarship recipient for 2024, is now thankful for the abnormalities with the appearance of her enamel and having to go to dentists repeatedly for treatment. It was...
Kimberly Forrester, owner of Wellness Kitchen by Kim in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, officially launched her Beets by Kim cookbook, featuring 100 beetroot recipes, on Tuesday in her second home, Jamaica. The vivacious beetroot...
Creating the Jamaican movie Romeo n Juliet 4EVA from the Shakespearean classic Romeo and Juliet, is a task producer Paul Bucknor never imagined would have taken him six years. Filming began in 2018, with production lasting 13 days, but even then...
Eleven years after Najah Peterkin was cleared of breast cancer, she now has lymphedema, a condition that causes swelling due to a build-up of lymph fluid, in her left arm and is losing the ability to hear in her right ear, due to the side effects...
Were it not for the voting public, Akeen Fennell does not believe he would have been announced as the 20th winner in the annual Digicel Rising Stars competition. After being hit week after week by the judges with constructive criticism and advice...
Although Kaydia McKoy, Miss Cosmos Queen of Jamaica, can be publicly seen gracefully wearing a crown on her head, privately she is struggling with a bill of around $8 million for treatment and care as a young breast cancer warrior. Her story is not...
Naomi Townsend, an eight year-old daughter of Jamaicans living in South Croydon, London, is happy that the US$3,400 she spearheaded raising during the summer will go towards persons severely affected by Hurricane Beryl. With the help of her parents...
Olympian Brandon Simpson will officially open his health juice bar on October 27. In the last three months, the athlete, who is a multiple World Championships medallist, has been testing his four healthy natural juices, which will be exclusively...
For Kimesha Walters, who 15 years ago covered the commission of enquiry into the tragic fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre, the experience as a reporter for The Gleaner served as the foundation for a career which has now seen her...
Defeating all contestants in the National Senior Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday, Juliet Salmon says her victory is not only for her, but also for her mother, Angela McClure, who coached her and competed against her in the St Andrew parish...
Two days prior to dancehall artiste Shenseea hosting her first birthday festival at Plantation Cove, St Ann, Associated Brands Industries Limited signed an ambassadorship deal with her to promote their product line. The partnership also includes...
MAKING THE decision of dropping secular music and giving one’s life to Christ is not an easy task, but one Junior Tucker has proudly conquered in the last 27 years. For Tucker, it’s one which took resilience and thee help of the Church, to make a...
Having earned his Master of Science in Sport Business Management from the University of the West Indies, Mona, just a year ago, former Caribbean Boxing Federation Welterweight Champion and two-time Wray...
