Jamaica Gleaner Flair
Published: Monday Monday | September 7, 2009
COVER STORY - No ordinary island girl
After almost two weeks, Kerrie Baylis still has moments when she just sits and looks at her sash and crown. It's a bit surreal to the 20-year-old that she is Miss Jamaica World 2009. "I'm trying to get used to it, that I'm Miss Jamaica... Read More...
Caribbean Wellness Day for Half-Way Tree square
PLANS ARE in high gear locally to celebrate the second staging of Caribbean Wellness Day on Sunday, September 13. Caribbean Wellness Day is officially observed across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region on the second Saturday of September... Read More...
Shakti LoveFest for charity
WHEN ONE can do something to make a positive difference in the life of a child, it shows remarkable, unselfish love. That's just what Shakti Mind Body Fitness hopes to do through Shakti Love Fest, to be held on October 3 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel... Read More...
A fairy-tale wedding
To the words of a Maya Angelou poem, bridesmaids and groomsmen strolled down the aisle to join the eager groom, Damion McKenzie, and when the trumbone sounded throughout Bethel Baptist Church, the beautiful bride appeared... Read More...
KELLY'S WORLD - Venezuela - beauty queen factory
It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Venezuela seems to have this beauty thing down pat. Miss Venezuela won the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in The Bahamas on August 23 and it's almost no surprise when a young woman from that country takes a world crown... Read More...
HONOURING EXCELLENCE - McIntyre-Pike's country style tourism
We continue to feature some of this year's nominees for National Honours and Awards on Heroes Day. They will receive their honours next month. After decades of putting a new spin on Jamaica's tourism product, Diana McIntyre-Pike is being rewarded for her dedication. Read More...
FEATURE - Rum ambassador up close
The brand ambassador for Guatemala's Ron Zacapa Centenario Rum was not an older guy as one would expect. Instead, she is the young, beautiful and energetic Rebecca Quinonez.
In response to my obvious shocked expression, she asked in a bubbly voice... Read More...
FE-MAIL TIES - Build it now!
A few days ago, my heart skipped a beat when I heard South African hornman Bra Hugh Masekela express his desire for the new generation to hold on tightly to its heritage. It was a bittersweet moment when, during an interview, he said: "I'm scared... Read More...
SINGULAR SUBJECTS - Public proposal
What do you get when you go out and buy a diamond and choose a public place to propose to the girl of your dreams and then, when you pop the question, you are rejected in public? You get a big scar to carry around for the rest of your life ... Read More...
HONOURING EXCELLENCE - Work well done: Dr Lowe gets OJ
After over half a century of contribution to the medical field in Jamaica, Dr Muriel Lowe is being honoured for her life's work. For many years, Dr Lowe was 'the expert' on sarcoidosis in the Caribbean. A past student of Camperdown ... Read More...
HEALTH & FITNESS - ViSalus for health and wealth (part II)
This is the second of the two-part feature we started last week on one of the current weight-loss programmes and the positive effects it has been having on people in the United States and Jamaica. The arrival of the ViSalus product in Jamaica signalled a means... Read More...
FINANCIAL FREEDOM - Invest in yourself, Jamaica (part II)
As we move towards positive signs of recovery in the United States economy, do not waste a good recession. This is the time to develop a plan for success and affiliation with profitable, local financial institutions with a good reputation... Read More...
From the Empress' collection
This week we start a short series, 'A Fashionable Note', featuring women in the entertainment business who have turned their love for fashion into a business on the side. They operate trendy boutiques. We begin with the popular radio personality Empress... Read More...
BEAUTY - The cellulite eraser
Cellulite is an unsightly bother to women of all sizes; from plump to skinny. The products and treatments available to counteract the bumpy hill and valley formations under the skin are as varied as the women... Read More...
