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Christmas in July 2025 was merry indeed

Published:Saturday | July 19, 2025 | 12:06 AM
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Artist Richard Smith doing what he does best, live portraiture. 
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Artist Richard Smith doing what he does best, live portraiture. 
Dr Amina Blackwood-Meeks is a serious businesswoman despite the smile. No Anancy business at Christmas in July.
Dr Amina Blackwood-Meeks is a serious businesswoman despite the smile. No Anancy business at Christmas in July.
The fashions shows were a hit with patrons.
The fashions shows were a hit with patrons.
Kevin Ricketts, of Freeupclothingja, sells clothes that carry messages of freedom.
Kevin Ricketts, of Freeupclothingja, sells clothes that carry messages of freedom.
Marcian Walters, of Trinity Club, makes cakes that titillate your palate.
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Marcian Walters, of Trinity Club, makes cakes that titillate your palate.
From left: Jonathan and Allison Morris had patrons doing the ‘Real Jamaican Word Search’.
From left: Jonathan and Allison Morris had patrons doing the ‘Real Jamaican Word Search’.
Above: And they are off with their Bresheh bags, (from left)  Latanya Francis; Ishema Persaud; Randy McLaren, co-founder and CEO of Bresheh Enterprises; Rasheen Oates and Sherissa Stewart.
Above: And they are off with their Bresheh bags, (from left)  Latanya Francis; Ishema Persaud; Randy McLaren, co-founder and CEO of Bresheh Enterprises; Rasheen Oates and Sherissa Stewart.
Marcia Adams, of Beauty From Within, is a picture of beauty displaying her beautiful creations.
Marcia Adams, of Beauty From Within, is a picture of beauty displaying her beautiful creations.
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The 2025 Christmas in July trade show took place inside The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11, under the theme ‘Tropical Wonderland’. It was the 11th iteration and patrons turned out in droves to this must-go-to event, produced by the Tourism Enhancement Fund through its Tourism Linkages Network.

From the Christmas-themed decor, the layout of the venue, the food samplings, the great variety of items on show, the engaging fashion shows, merry faces all around, to the effervescent MCs, Jenny Jenny and Dahlia Harris, the Christmas vibe was certainly in the air. December has nothing over July.

Paul H. Williams