Jamaica Observer Chairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart (centre) and Danville Walker, managingdirector of the Jamaica Observer and Appliance Traders Limited, enjoy a photo-op with retailers,sponsors and specially invited guests. (PHOTOGRAPHER: LIONEL ROOKWOOD
August 31, 2013
Style Matters In Ochi
The TSO launch celebrations continued in Ocho Rios Thursday evening with a cocktail reception inside the Convention Centre of the luxe Sandals Royal Plantation hotel. Retailers, sponsors and Jamaica Observer team members enjoyed the musical styling of the Andrae Campbell Ensemble, the sumptious fare provided by the formidable food and beverage team led by executive chef Peter Hamil and libations from the well-stocked Appleton bar. Jamaica Observer Chairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart was in the mix as was the newspaper’s MD Danville Walker. The garden parish is definitely ready for Thursday, September 19, when the Jamaica Observer Takes Style Out — and SO are we!
(PHOTOGRAPHER: LIONELROOKWOOD)
— TSO reporter Curt Cawley
Sandals Royal Plantation’sDanette Nelson, sales andweddings manager, and MarkStarkey, general manager,rolled out the red carpet forthe Jamaica Observer TakesStyle Out.<br>
Dania Whyte (left), owner ofWow Factor, located in LikklePub Plaza, and her plus one,Marvia Grandison, dressed up tothe nines to show their support.
Rohan and Sherina Vaswani,proprietors of VascoSupercentre, pose for thecameras.
Jodian Ebanks, JOL marketing coordinator; TSO conceptualiserNovia McDonald-Whyte, and Natalie Chin-Watkins, head ofadvertising, marketing and communications, are flanked byretailers, sponsors and specially invited guests for the cakecuttingceremony.
From left: Venice Rose; Eva Myers, proprietor and managing director of Evita’s Italian Restaurant,Ocho Rios; Keva Rose, regional accounts manager at Select Brands; and Deneika Denny, JamaicaTours sales representative, bring personal style to this photo-op.
Business runs in these families.From left: Anshu and JackVanjani, proprietors of NativeGift Shop; Navin Menghraj andSneha Menghraj (right),directors of Sneha JamaicaLimited; and their daughter,Ashwarya Menghraj.
Jacqueline Carvalho, proprietor of Kavalo Boutique, styled inthis Gracia of New York technicolour caftan.
Shaun Birch,Digicel socialmedia manager (left), andShelly-Ann Harris, seniorcommunications manager,discuss… phones, ofcourse; with DanvilleWalker, managing directorof the Jamaica Observerand Appliance TradersLimited.
The J Wray & Nephew ladies were in the house. From left:Sophia Bernard-Fairman, marketing manager of fortified winesand liqueurs; Chesna Haber, brand manager of Pernod Ricardand whiskey; Debbian Spence-Minott, marketing manager ofinternational wines and spirits.
Andrew Allen (left), relationship manager for hotels and institutions at Best Dressed Chicken, andhis companion Kenisha Henry (second left); Danville Walker (second right), managing director ofthe Jamaica Observer and Appliance Traders Limited; and Khadene McKenzie, northern salesrepresentative at Best Dressed Chicken share lens time.
Errol Blake (left), Ocho Rios branch manager of MaxieDepartment Store, accepts this framed citation from DanvilleWalker (right), managing director of the Jamaica Observer andAppliance Traders Limited, on behalf of the chain for theircontinued support of retail industry initiatives.
NMW is delighted to welcomeDr Osmond Tomlinson and hiswife Anna-Kay Tomlinson,proprietor of Miss T’s Kitchen,to the TSO reception.
Connie Wright (left), customer service manager, Island CarRentals, Montego Bay branch; Marilyn Burrowes (centre), vicepresidentof marketing at Dolphin Cove; and Myrtle Lamm,administrative assistant at National Commercial Bank, OchoRios, were spotted exchanging pleasantries.
The musical styling of the Andrae Campbell Ensemble waswell-received.
Danville Walker, managingdirector of the JamaicaObserver and ApplianceTraders Limited, addresses theaudience.
Salomia Gayle (left), senior sales and relationship officer,treasury and correspondent banking division, card services unitat National Commerical Bank, Ocho Rios, and Marilyn Burrowes,vice-president of marketing at Dolphin Cove, raise toasts to TSO.
Eva Myers, proprietor and managing director of Evita’s ItalianRestaurant, Ocho Rios, is flanked by Sanjay Harjani, proprietorof High Voltage Electronics, and banker Kalpana Harjani.
