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You've asked and we've answered! Welcome to your weekly column 'Planning Your Happily Ever After' with wedding consultant Shikima Hinds.

Vows: This Will Be An Everlasting Love 6:00 pm
Our relationship is fairly easy. Like any other couple we had a few challenges but nothing that honesty and the willingness to have difficult conversations couldn't fix. — Kamara Henry

Keticia 'TC' Chatman — What's In My Make-Up Bag? 6:00 pm
When it comes to influencers, we know that each day is packed with crazy schedules. Photoshoots, meetings, events, the works! And behind them is a team — managers, reps, and glam squads — that makes it all happen. But Keticia “TC” Chatman may be the exception.

MEG THEE STALLION for Brandon Blackwood

Sunday, March 13, 2022

First Things First...�Executive beauty editor for InStyle Kayla Greaves is featured in The Beauty of Blackness, a documentary film that spotlights Fashion Fair, the first cosmetic brand created by Eunice Johnson in 1973 exclusively for black women.

Choose To #MENTORHER

Sunday, March 13, 2022

In 2012, when a South African teen named Thando Dlomo was part of the inaugural graduating class of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, she hadn't the foggiest clue where her life would take her. In 2007, she was one of 72 students who wandered the 52-acre grounds of the institution...

Peak Everything – TotallyHER – Hope, Endure, Rise

Friday, March 11, 2022

On International Women's Day — celebrated on Tuesday, March 8 — Sagicor used the opportunity to applaud female team leaders under the theme Peak Everything — TotallyHER – Hope, Endure, Rise. A highlight of the Dania Beckford-hosted event, held in the auditorium at...

The Wait is Over! S Foods Now Open

Thursday, March 10, 2022

After breaking the news late last year about Christopher Issa's foray into the retail grocery space, Thursday Food has been eagerly awaiting the opening of S Foods. On Monday, March 7, Issa and his team flung open the doors to the Worthington...

Where to Get Your Seafood Fix: Rock Instagram Edition

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Do you think Instagram's founders threw around the aphorism 'we eat first with our eyes' in their initial start-up meetings? Food pics now dominate the app that initially appealed to the selfie-obsessed. A 2017 US study revealed that “69 per cent of millennials take a...

Harbour Wines & Spirits Lenten Picks

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Did you know that for most of church history, Christians fasted during Lent but didn't necessarily abstain from alcohol? Indeed, Pope John XXIII declared: “Men are like wine. Some turn into vinegar but the best improves with age.” As a result, I continue my exploration and...

We Found Love

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Tuesday Style Vows (TSV) is delighted to announce the marriage of Danielle Thomas and Dwayne Jones.

Planning A Multicultural Wedding

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

You've asked and we've answered! Welcome to your weekly column 'Planning Your Happily Ever After' with wedding consultant Shikima Hinds.

Tanaania — What's In My Make-Up Bag?

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Tanaania Tracey, social media personalityEver wonder what beauty items Tanaania Tracey uses to stay flawless? From daily essentials to top-shelf skincare saviours, celebs are sharing their make-up must-haves.

Wellness is Also About How We Look and Feel

Sunday, March 6, 2022

On Saturday, February 26, the Jamaica Observer pulled out all the stops to host the first Beauty and Wellness Summit of 2022 at Half Moon Resort. Two-thirds of the panel flew into the island to support the event moderated by Jamaica Observer Limited...

Health Really Does Equal Wealth

Sunday, March 6, 2022

The phrase “your health is your wealth” is one that is often bandied around without people actually understanding the true implications. Studies have shown that poor health and money insecurity are inextricably linked; in fact, they are perpetuated by one...

Rasta Ade's Vegan Eats

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Rasta Ade Vegan Food Caf� is the wording on the sign on Negril's Norman Manley Boulevard (Beach Road, as the locals say). Introductions are made and a date and time set, Monday, February 28 at 11:00 am, for the interview.

On the Menu — Yes, Lobster for Lent!

Thursday, March 3, 2022

For the period of Lent, people practise various forms of abstinence. Whether it's giving up chocolate, alcohol or baked treats, many make an effort to deny themselves indulgences. However, giving up eating meat on Fridays is a widespread Lenten practice, especially if you're...

It's Back! The Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

Thursday, March 3, 2022

“We are back!” The direct and meaningful announcement came from Dr Terri-Karelle Reid at the media launch of the 2022 Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival. Reid was the emcee of the event held at the Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen on Tuesday, March 1. The 2020 staging was...

Wines for Lent

Thursday, March 3, 2022

What do we drink during Lent when we have decided to give up “hard liquor”?�1. Wine, of course!2. Did you remember that turning water into wine was Jesus' first miracle?3. So who would argue with a nectar from God?