Party fever hits high gear
MY DAAHLINGS, the shopping may very well be slow for this time of the year, but pumpkins, there's been no corresponding slowing of the party pace. It's been kicking, and fabulously so! oh my word, what a season, the parties! The people!

Top of the HEAP
IT SEEMS that there's always something happening at 32 Lyndhurst Road. On Tuesday, it was the RJR Communications Group's Marketing/Sales awards and Christmas party. The costumes were brought out for this one as headgear...

Jamaica's first cochlea implant a success
WESTERN BUREAU: "SOME HEARING/ SPEECH impaired child who has never heard his mother's voice may learn to hear again and probably speak because of your help," were the words coming from Dr. Barbara Salmon Grandison as she appealed to art lovers...

Shoppers prepare for the big day - Grand Market Jamaican Style
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: GRAND MARKET day activities in and around the rural community of Spaldings start from as early as 4:00 a.m. on that most anticipated day. The day is particularly loved by vendors who ply their wares of Christmas goodies...

Great George Street comes alive on Grand Market night
WESTMORELAND: COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY, music, social interaction, eating and drinking, - it all happens on grand market night in Savanna-la-Mar and other main towns in Westmoreland. It is a major cultural event and is certainly the biggest...

Port Antonio residents come out in their colours
PORTLAND: CLAD IN a variety of colourful clothing, reminiscent of carnival, residents in Port Antonio converge in large numbers at various supermarkets and markets - shopping extensively on grand market day.

Linstead, number one spot for Christmas eve shopping
LLUIDAS VALE, St. Catherine: "LINSTEAD IS the number one grand market spot in Jamaica. People from near and far come here", stated one ground provision vendor at the market.