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n this first 2015 edition of SLEEK, we share with you our latest venture with male opinionated carnival blog, LehWeGo.com, and long-time carnival costume designers, Custom Made Carnival Supplies (CMC), to give revellers of Jamaica the ultimate ultra-inclusive carnival road march experience, LehWeGoSLEEK. Although it’s the start of the year and carnival is months away, our vibrant cover girl Kandi King sizzles, giving just a glimpse of what to expect for Bacchanal Jamaica’s 2015 ‘Road March’. Putting together this issue was quite exciting. We reminisced on “The best and worst moments of 2014’, focused on Marsala - the colour of 2015, while sharing with you how to ‘Stay sexy in 2015’. We also met up with the Ice Queen Toian to chat about love, music and life. And we solidified the issue with a feature on Bob Marley and his 70th birthday anniversary being celebrated for Black History Month. Your 2015 officially starts as soon as you turn the pages of SLEEK. Happy Reading!
CONTENTS FEATURES
22-25. LEHWEGOSLEEK 34. TOIAN 40. BOB MARLEY
ARTICLES
07. Best and Worse of 2014 13. Marsala 15. Digitech: Tech time on the road. 35. Let’s talk love with the ‘Ice Queen’
C.E.O. Andrew Bellamy EDITOR Akilah Hughes-Pantin LAYOUT AND DESIGN Daniel Ford OFFICE MANAGER Renee McFarlane COVER PHOTOGRAPHER Dwayne Watkins HAIR & MAKE-UP BY Dexter ‘3D’ Pottinger CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Hasani Walters Yana-Marisa Edwars Afayah Prendergast DISTRIBUTION Brian Bellamy LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER O’Neil Grant PHOTOGRAPHY Brian Bellamy, Andrae Henry, Athelstan Bellamy Jason Palmer
WHERE TO FIND YOUR ISSUE!
Cuddy’z, Muffin Top, Fit Farm, Spartan Health Club, South Beach, Avery’s Beauty Concept, Whitebones, Base Kingston, Tracks & Records, Truck Stop, Cafe Blue, Cannonball (all 4 locations), Salon Splurt, The Spot (UWI), Student’s Union Office (UTECH), Little Tokyo (Sovereign), Pita Grill , Susie’s, Giscombe, Texaco (Liguanea & Mary Brown’s Corner), Petcom (Dunrobin), Shhh Boutique, The Pub (Mayfair), Alter Ego Fashion Oasis, Toss and Roll, Triple Century Sports Bar and Ribbiz Lounge.
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