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Published:Monday | September 1, 2025 | 12:07 AM
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Tishauna Mullings, social development consultant, tops off her black jumpsuit with gold accents.
Antoine Lodge
Tishauna Mullings, social development consultant, tops off her black jumpsuit with gold accents.
The new US Embassy in Jamaica Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner welcomes Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
Antoine Lodge
The new US Embassy in Jamaica Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner welcomes Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
Minna Israel, director of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, catches our attention in a custom maxi paired with a beaded necklace.
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Minna Israel, director of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, catches our attention in a custom maxi paired with a beaded necklace.
Co-ords are in, and Carley Brooks, dancer with Ailey II, picks the perfect set for cocktail hour.
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Co-ords are in, and Carley Brooks, dancer with Ailey II, picks the perfect set for cocktail hour.
Smiling for our camera are Francesca Harper, artistic director at Ailey II, and Eric D Wright, general manager for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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Smiling for our camera are Francesca Harper, artistic director at Ailey II, and Eric D Wright, general manager for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Celebrating her birthday in a hot pink number from Hanifa, the night is still young for data scientist Dr Ren-Neasha Blake.
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Celebrating her birthday in a hot pink number from Hanifa, the night is still young for data scientist Dr Ren-Neasha Blake.
Basking in the rhythm of her second season with Ailey II, dancer Jennifer Gerken looked forward to dancing before the Jamaican audience.
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Basking in the rhythm of her second season with Ailey II, dancer Jennifer Gerken looked forward to dancing before the Jamaican audience.
Ashley Gordon, dancer with Plié for the Arts, strikes a pose for our camera.
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Ashley Gordon, dancer with Plié for the Arts, strikes a pose for our camera.
Jada Ammons, a dancer with Ailey II, brightens the evening with a pop of colour.
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Jada Ammons, a dancer with Ailey II, brightens the evening with a pop of colour.
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Ahead of their public performances at the Little Theatre in St Andrew over the weekend, the US Embassy in Jamaica, in partnership with Plié for the Arts, welcomed the renowned Ailey II dance company with a private reception last Thursday. The event also introduced the new Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner to Jamaica’s cultural, business, and government leaders.

The evening served as a lively prelude to the Kingston leg of the Ailey II Amalgamation tour, presented by Plié for the Arts, capping their regional tour with a fitting finale after appearances in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.

Something Extra has the social highlights.