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Shania Joelle dons a white cropped long-sleeve top with baggy, low-waisted camouflage cargo jorts.
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Something Extra | Monday

Dancehall fans celebrated the culture at Saturday’s The Return of the Building hosted by Vybz Kartel at the National Arena in St Andrew. With an array of entertainers, selectors, dancers and local celebrities, the usual sporting arena was transformed into a dizzying mix of performances amid disco lights, liquor, and shouts of praise for the King of the Dancehall. Something Extra brings you the highlights.

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Enter through the front door and walk straight across the house to the seafront.
August 30, 2026 by Barry Rattray

Dream House | A coastal dream in western Jamaica

This home has a special synergistic relationship with the seashore on which it sits directly – each enhancing the other. The free-flowing, single-level structure, roofed with several individual,…
Lu Celania Sierra, internationally recognised model, runway expert and pageant coach.
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Lu Celania Sierra shares her pageant playbook

When contestants stepped onto the Miss Universe Jamaica stage last weekend at the AC Hotel Kingston, where Miss Universe Jamaica Portland Celene Hall was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2026, audiences…
Romulus Deenah (second right) is flanked by Mount Alvernia High School students participating in the Stellar Foundation programme (from left), Bethany Davis, Tiffany Banner, Kiyoshi Robinson and Rajhni Raxton, during a visit to the One Reading construction
Updated 19 hours ago by Janet Silvera

GoodHeart | Stellar Foundation opens new worlds for youth

WESTERN BUREAU: Romulus Deenah just wanted to take his new friends sailing. But there was one problem: some of them couldn’t swim. It was an ironic, though not uncommon, reality on an island…
Stephen Williams and his wife, Cashique, prove that getting those steps in is more fun together.
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Something Extra | Saturday

More than 750 runners and walkers laced up on Sunday for the Forestry Department’s inaugural 5K, turning a morning of fitness and family fun into a show of support for the restoration of Jamaica’s…
Aspiring paediatrician and Burger King Scholar Amanda Jody Hunt pictured at the Burger King Scholarship Awards Ceremony held at the AC Hotel Kingston on Tuesday.
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GoodHeart | BK scholar Amanda Hunt charts path to medicine

From as early as Grade 2, Amanda Jody Hunt had already mapped out her future. Growing up in an inner-city community, she remained focused on her ambitions. Guided by discipline and the teachings of…
Ashlie Barrett mixes things up in a bright-blue corset top, textured black skirt and matching statement boots.
August 28, 2026

Davene Jonas unveils Pieces from the Fashion House collection

Jamaican designer Davene Jonas gave patrons more than the expected party experience at Solara All White Sunset last Sunday. Jonas unveiled 15 looks from her Pieces from the Fashion House collection,…
Vocalist Courtni dons a red-and-gold ornate scarf-print strapless top.
August 28, 2026

Something Extra | Friday

D’Yani’s LLAP — Live Life & Prosper album launch was as much a showcase of personality and style as it was a celebration of the artiste’s debut album. Held last Friday at 105 Water Lane in…
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
August 28, 2026

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama has died at age 97 in a Tokyo hospital. Kusama’s work was shown in museums around the world. Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark,…
Daneilla McKenzie (left), media practitioner, and Shanelle Johnson, attorney-at-law, make a stylish match in blue.
August 27, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Shades of blue filled the GWM Jamaica showroom on South Camp Road in St Andrew last Saturday as attendees rolled out their mats for Powerade’s Power in Pilates. First-timers joined Pilates regulars…