AN EVENING TO REMEMBER
ORGANISERS OF the newly formed Kingwest Foundation must be enjoying a feeling of satisfaction following their first major fund-raiser last Thursday. It was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel under the theme 'An Evening To...
Lowell Hawthorne celebrates his OD
ON MONDAY evening, despite the inclement weather that ruled the skies outside, inside Ballroom Two of the Hilton Kingston Hotel, the mood was wholly celebratory. Festivities were in order, as Lowell Hawthorne, O.D., founder and CEO of...
Gurney in high spirits
ADVERTISING MOGUL, Gurney Beckford, O.D., celebrated with friends and family on Monday afternoon his Order of Distinction. The event was held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. Well-wishers streamed into Les Ambassadeurs on the 18th floor to...
Air Ja's top brass gets warm welcome
WESTERN BUREAU: SENATOR NOEL Sloley and his wife Sharon opened their Mediterranean-style mansion to host a welcome reception for Air Jamaica's new Chairman O.K. Melhado and chief executive officer, airline veteran Michael Conway, on Thursday night.
Hotelier lauded
HE USED to be a social fixture in the nation's capital, as, when international hotelier Ron Droegmyer, first arrived in Jamaica, it was to head the then Hilton Kingston Hotel. Now, mind you, what made Droegmyer stand out at the time, was his...
Honouring JJ
JOSCELYN JAY Jolly or 'JJ' as his friends call him is often a cool customer. But, surrounded by his family, neighbours, friends and colleagues, his delight was for all to see. About 70 people gathered in the Savannah Room at the Eden Gardens Wellness...
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