She is back home! Pauline Reid (centre), former president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chats with Miss St James Festival Queen, Sachoy Ellis (left) and Noel Donaldson, regional director in the Office of the Prime Minister.
WESTERN BUREAU:
Two months after making a statement at Mac's Chop House in Kingston, Montego Bay's Five-Diamond Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall repeated their Client Appreciation event 'Putting on The Ritz', this time, in the tourism capital, Montego Bay.
The Montego Bay business community turned out in their numbers at an absolutely stellar event last Friday night, on the resort's Ballroom Terrace.
Guests
Described in Jamaican colloquial terms, general manager of the resort, Bernd Kuhlen was 'in his ackee' greeting a host of guests, including the the affable Noel Donaldson, regional director in the Office of the Prime Minister; a very-pregnant Tricia Robbins and husband Scott; Ian Dear, head of Island Entertainment; Air Jamaica's Owen Campbell; Digicel's Joy Clarke; Capital and Credit's, Lance Duhaney; the Jamaica Tourist Board's Rose-Marie Johnson; the Tourism Product Development Company's Sheryl Lewis and Pan Caribbean's Ornelle Bedasse.
"The purpose of this event is to extend our appreciation to our valued clients for the business and support received due to your unrelenting confidence in our brand," said Kuhlen, who decided that it was not a night for speeches, but one for vacation giveaways at some of the most fabulous Ritz resorts in Atlanta and Florida.
The event showcased exotic culinary selections prepared by the talented Ritz-Carlton culinary team. These included coconut shrimp satay, Camembert rounds, tuna Tataki, lobster fritters, jerked chicken skewers, smoked salmon biscotto and a sushi and Mediterranean tapas station.
It was an evening of 'liming' and dining, complemented by the enchanting melodies of the Symphonic Duo.
Janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com.
Judith and Joe Brown share some private time at the Ritz- Carlton Rose Hall's cocktail reception.
Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall's general manager, Bernd Kuhlen (left), public relations coordinator, Michelle Gray and hotel manager, Grant Noble were the perfect hosts at the resort's cocktail reception. - Photos by Janet Silvera
Ritz-Carlton's Mureen Ebanks is all smiles as she hosts First Global's Courtney Wilson (left) and Capital and Credit Merchant Bank's Lance Duhaney.
From left: Margaritaville Caribbean's Scott Robbins, his pregnant wife Tricia and Ian Dear enjoy each other's company.
From Left: Julie and Kumar Samtani of Tropicana Jewelers and Sharron Sloley pause for a picture during cocktails.
Ritz-Carlton's director of sales and marketing, Katherine Ryan and Air Jamaica's Owen Campbell engage in a little chit-chat at the hotel's cocktail reception for the Montego Bay business community, last Friday night.