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One Last Cup at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival
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March 8, 2025

One Last Cup at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

Saturday Social takes its final sip from the 2025 Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, which was held on Saturday, March 1. Relive more memories from the eighth edition of the event.

Physician Joshua Daye examined a product at the MLR Technology and Innovation booth with MLR Formulation and Production Officer Isis Hyman.Joseph Wellington

Taking shelter under the Jamaica Tourist Board booth were (from left) Jamaica Pegasus hotel General Manager Brian Sang, First Global Bank director Minna Israel and Director of Tourism Donovan White.Joseph Wellington

Tourism Linkages Network director Carolyn McDonald-Riley (left) shared the stage with chair of the Tourism Linkages Gastronomy Council Nicola Madden-Greig during the opening ceremony.Joseph Wellington

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Student Myzani Taylor (left) and exporter Leeanna-Kay Gayle soaked up the fun.Joseph Wellington

Freelance event-coordinator Brihana Bramwell (left) was all set to receive coffee tips from Salada Foods Marketing Executive Kerrine Tulloch.Joseph Wellington

Yanique James (left) and Deandria Francis of the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation displayed an African Ball python and an American crocodile, respectively, at their booth.Joseph Wellington

Master heritage tour guide Christopher Creary picked up a copy of the Observer before taking in the festivities.Joseph Wellington

(From left) Angela Williams, manager at Blaize Petroleum; Norma Brown, senior policy director at the Ministry of National Security; and Kim Chambers, general manager at Datum Construction Company were eager participants in the festival.Joseph Wellington

Ready for a fun-filled day were student Tashwania Buchanan (left) and First Care Medical Plan Sales Manager Chavel Dennis.Joseph Wellington

Cloudy skies couldn’t dull the spirits of attorney-at-law Sashika Walford (left) and registered nurse Heather-Marie Carter.Joseph Wellington

Content creators Krista Fuller (left) and Leeanya Richards were all set to soak up the day’s activities Joseph Wellington

Eager to learn more about coffee were educator Shawna-Kay Harvey-Jackson (left), her husband Kevar Jackson, dean of Bellefield High, and educator Shemeka Jenkins.Joseph Wellington

Supporting Jamaica’s coffee heritage were (from left), Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education Dr Kasan Troupe, chair of the Tourism Linkages Gastronomy Council Nicola Madden-Greig and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill. Joseph Wellington

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