Dancehall artiste Wayne Marshall during his stint at the Grace Trailblazer roadshow at Dump Up Beach in Montego Bay last Saturday. - photo by Mark Titus

Mark Titus, Freelance Writer

Western Bureau

While the threat of rain lingered, patrons at the recent Grace Trailblazer roadshow, held at Dump Up Beach in Montego Bay, made the most of the fun and entertainment on offer.

Not only were they entertained with music and games, they were also given the opportunity to sample the variety of goodies on offer from one of the largest corporate entities in Jamaica and the Caribbean.

The Creative Cooking booth was a crowd favourite and experienced a buzz of activity throughout the day. Hostess of the popular television programme, Maizie Miller, and her team had their hands full.

Self-development

The event was the fifth in a series staged to identify and honour a young trailblazer who has contributed significantly to the upliftment of his or her community and has made outstanding strides in self-development.

Twenty-six-year-old Vinton Haughton, an immigration officer and trained schoolteacher who has been making an impact in the inner-city communities in the second city through music, was selected as the Grace trailblazer for the parish of St. James. Haughton received the Grace Kennedy Trailblazer Trophy and $50,000 in cash.

As part of the entertainment package, gospel artiste Judith Gayle was in scintillating form and reeled off hits such as When You See Me Smile and Him a Mi Daddy.

Dancehall artiste Wayne Marshall's performance had the patrons dancing and prancing, despite a heavy downpour.

Jamaica's favourite fraction, One Third, could do no wrong and sang several popular songs including old hits and originals to the pleasure of screaming fans.