Lifestyle

Yendi Phillipps (left) is joined by her husband, Omar McFarlane, and daughter, Israel McGregor, as they watch the festivities along the Gen XS route on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston on Carnival Sunday.
April 17, 2026

Yendi Phillipps, family take in carnival from the sidelines

Though the bands and their revellers in big, colourful costumes are a major part of the Carnival in Jamaica Road March experience, spectators who stand on the sidelines to watch, sing, dance and snap…
Voice had a full week on The Rock for Carnival in Jamaica, our lens captures the soca star at Lost in Paradise, where he also hit the stage.
April 17, 2026

Something Extra | Friday

Flirty, floral, and full of energy, the Campari-sponsored Xodus Lost in Paradise brought a fresh vibe to Carnival in Jamaica last Friday. Set against dreamy backdrops at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, the…
Eight-year-old Tessa Tupicov (left) and her sister, Scarlett Tupicov, pose for the camera during the Yard Mas Road March on Sunday.
April 17, 2026 by Tiffany Pryce

Tiny reveller steals the spotlight on Hope Road

Hundreds of masqueraders were chipping along Hope Road in St Andrew on Sunday, and while it was easy to miss the smaller moments unfolding along the road, nobody could miss an eight-year-old in the…
With a focus on the spring/summer couture designer collections unveiled in Paris back in January, the new ‘Vogue Korea’ editorial spotlights SAINT’s Sanique Dill in a black mesh dress and floral earpiece by Dior Haute Couture.
April 17, 2026

Sanique Dill scores ‘Vogue Korea’, ‘Heroine’

Gap-toothed, green-eyed Jamaican beauty Sanique Dill’s stocks are on the rise. From London to Paris, photographers jostle to lens the SAINT International stunner. Dill’s expanding resume of glam…
This cover image, released by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, shows ‘Go Gentle’ by Maria Semple. 
April 17, 2026

Oprah Winfrey names Maria Semple’s ‘Go Gentle’ as latest book club pick

NEW YORK (AP): Maria Semple’s Go Gentle, a comic novel about a Stoic philosopher and single mother in Manhattan who finds herself caught up in events that challenge her capacity for acceptance, is…
Whoopi Goldberg
April 17, 2026

Whoopi Goldberg launches WhoopInk, a Blackstone Publishing imprint

NEW YORK (AP): After publishing more than a dozen books of her own, Whoopi Goldberg wants to help others do the same. The Oscar-winning actor and co-host of The View has launched the imprint WhoopInk,…
Dr Ashleigh Brown soaks up the sun and fun at the Heineken-sponsored Sunrise Breakfast Party in a plunging light blue maxi.
April 16, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Sunnation Jamaica’s Sunrise Breakfast Party drew soca fans and revellers to the Hope Botanical Gardens in St Andrew for an early debut ahead of the anticipated Carnival in Jamaica Road March. As the…
Pilates Instructor at Blūma, Divina Mahtani, assists attendee Shanique Sinclair, managing director of Global Insight International Exchange during the recent session.
April 15, 2026

NCB stretches into wellness with ‘She Means Business’ experience

As fitness experts and enthusiasts welcomed a fresh start to the fourth month of the year, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) on March 28 wrapped up International Women’s Day celebrations with a…
Nicolette Holness, a human resources professional from Toronto, poses in a plunging neckline mini, paired with matching heels and handbag.
April 15, 2026

Something Extra | Wednesday

Just a day before the Carnival in Jamaica road march, Sunnation Jamaica ushered in its fête experience with its signature all-inclusive Sunrise Breakfast Party at Hope Botanical Gardens in St Andrew.…