Bay View by day, [Tim] Bamboo by Night: Portie Mothers Get Fetedy

Lukie D thrilled at Tim Bamboo

"Lust" is listed as one of seven deadly sins, but it took only one-quarter of L.U.S.T. the pop-reggae harmonizers, to put a scintillating stamp on a Mother's Day Sunday of entertainment in Port Antonio. Lukie D, the "L" showed that he was well capable of thrillin an audience all by himself as the featured act on Hotel Tim Bamboo's programme (which actually saw brunch and dinner offered on the day).
The performer unapologetically set the tone for the night with a suitably stirring rendition of Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" the audience immediately joininig in.

Thereafter, a thoroughly energetic and professional set , backed impeccably by the Natural Vibez band, saw the seasoned performer romping through ska, gospel and roots reggae classics as well as dipping into the L.U.S.T. catalogue

All of which helped the full house of patrons dig into a sumptuous four-course meal.


Earlier in the day, at Bay View Eco Resort, the reception/dining hall upstairs the pool deck (the latter marked by sweeping views of  Dolphin Bay/Turtle Crawle as well as the hotel's lush greenery and installed solar panels

Upstairs, patrons feasted on hotel fare which included chicken ham and fish all in a tangy sauce and pistachio ice cream for dessert, a repast made palatable by the ultra smooth selections of Stone Love legend Rory 9supported by Jaabo Sound), and the  striking African-oriented fashions of Aya Wear whose proprietor/designer Arlene Passley is an enrtertainment all-rounder herself.

Jah 9 will soon release debut album

After the visual stimulation Jah9 took the room and delivered for the brain and the heart, offereing cuts from her upcoming debut album, "New Name" a video for which the artiste recently shot in the scenic Blue Mountains (more on that in a later post).

At Tim Bamboo (on the eastern edge of town), ladies were presented with a rose upon arrival and ushered into the dining hall.

DeMontevins Lodge: History at Ease in the Now

When Britain's Prince Harry visited the island recently, there were accolades and criticisms and outrage, and expressions of mild surprise.
Some of the surprise was registered in Portland, where the venerable DeMontevins Lodge hotel has made almost a tradition of hosting visiting royals, not least of all young harry's Grand-mum, Queen Elizabeth II, on several of her previous visits to our shores.
And who could blame them. The landmark on Fort George Street, with its iconic red brick facade, has been attracting visitors for well over a century. while the area around its ivory-plated front gate sign has been showing increasing signs of blight, the DeMontevins has retained its burnish, even if the overall economy seems to have quietened. The current owner/management dynasty bought the property from its prior owners over two generations ago and have been running it since.

the red brick facade               

The Demontevins building once hosted Port Antonio's original post office.

dining room

These days, in addition to overseas and out-of-town visitors, the hotel hosts weekly live music showcases and big-screen sports viewing in its revamped Tiki bar.

And the owners intend to be making a fair bit of noise - in a good way, of course - in attracting more locals and visitors to the trademark facility and to allow persons to savour the difference in ambiance and service that comes from being well-established and accustomed to rolling out the red - or purple - carpet for dignitaries.


You can reach them at the following:

 info@demontevinslodgehotel.com

Main Telephone: 1(876) 993-2604

Tel & Fax : 1(876) 715-5987

Cel : 1(876) 797-7445

Two Portie schools in the Top 10- well done Buff Bay & Titchfield

From the Jamaica Observer:

However, Oberlin High retained their title with 590 points, overtaking early leaders Buff Bay (587.5). St Mary High were third with 351, ahead of Glengoffe (225.5), Morant Bay (218.5), Titchfield (169), Yallahs (168) Seaforth (143) and St Mary's College (124) for the top 10.

"I'm overwhelmed and I just want to say thanks to my coaches. I told my coach that by the time Boys and Girls Champs comes around I want to run 23secs as I've been running 24s," Williams told the Observer.

Meanwhile, 18 records were broken over the two days, with Williams accounting for two. Christopher Shakespeare of Morant Bay leaped 6.47m to do likewise in the Class 2 Boys long jump, while Trudy McCalla (15.23secs) broke the 100m hurdles Class One mark.

Buff Bay's Romario Grapine-Rodney broke his own record of 1.80m — along with St Mary High's Anthony Clarke (1.85) — and went on to clear 1.93 in the Class 2 high jump

Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Williams-was-awesome--but-Oberlin-repeat_10853633#ixzz1n7Q5MDrQ

From a "Walk-On" to "Featured Analyst": a Super Sunday

MEMORANDUM

To:       Victor McFarlane, Dwayne Anderson, Richard Nembhard, Maurice Foster, Michael Edwards, Peter John Breakenridge

Cc:      Mr. Stewart, Roger Hasfal, Sean Grant, Norman Mighty. Pat Spence

Fr:       Tony Young/Programmes

Date:   February 7, 2011

Re:      Super Bowl Coverage

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I thought the two teams covering the NFL Super Bowl 45, did an exceptional job on Sunday February 6, 2011.  The interaction between the two locations was great and ‘on time’ and no could tell that you were not linked by some television monitoring system.

I would like to thank in particular Mr. Michael Edwards who sat in for Alva Anderson who was unavoidably absent due to illness.  Although Mr. Edwards has some broadcasting experience, to fit in the way he did at the last moment was a fine example of professionalism.

Well done team...You all did well and let us strive to keep that standard in all the projects that we undertake.

With thanks