Resort wear by Selah&Co

Resort wear by Selah&Co

With her handmade vibrant and creative resort wear, young Jamaican designer Selah Brown is looking to ‘hem’ herself into the travel and tourism industry with her clothing line, Selah&Co. Brown, a 32-year-old Kingstonian, was first introduced to the...
ROSE HALL CIGAR CLUB – more than smokes

ROSE HALL CIGAR CLUB – more than smokes

Those who know a thing or two about Cuban cigars will tell you there’s an art to indulging. It starts with choosing the perfect smoke, a process that uses all five of your senses. It ends with allowing the cigar to “die with dignity”. No crushed pulp in an ashtray for...
Coconut anyone?

Coconut anyone?

Whenever you’re busy shopping at the many souvenir shops or one of the seven duty and tax-free retailers at Main Street Jamaica in Rose Hall, St James, you must stop to enjoy a freshly cut coconut from vendor Anthony Reynolds. The 32-year-old from the neighbouring...
Medical tourism gets a boost

Medical tourism gets a boost

Jamaica’s efforts to stamp its mark on the medical tourism market is set to get a boost, with owner of US-based L’Elite MediSpa, Richina Lukes-Milledge, announcing plans to expand her New York-based operations into Montego Bay. “We would like to introduce...
Time for deeper look at cannabis?

Time for deeper look at cannabis?

Warning that Jamaica is lagging behind in capitalising on the role cannabis can play in the health and wellness tourism market, Douglas K Gordon, founder of the Caribbean’s leading cannabis expo, CanEx Jamaica, is calling for further regulations to maximise the...