St Croix International Regatta
This famous sailing event kicks off with the popular Cruzan Rum Welcome Party on the Friday, night which features music performed by a live band. The yachting gets underway the following day with a series of races, but not before the banquet of a large communal breakfast. There is plenty of entertainment on dry land […]
Interview With Walter Elmore, CEO of Turn-Key Productions, Organizar of the Air Jamaica Jazz Fest
This month we interview Walter Elmore, CEO of Turn-Key Productions the organizars of the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. We discuss the upcoming 2008 festival, the artists and the many challenges involved in planning this large scale event each year. 1. Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues is now a branded major calendar event […]
Jamaica Year in Review 2007
Lest We Forget`A Year of Significant Milestones’ is how journalist Michael Burke headed up his list of reminders in The Sunday Observer in January to Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora. And indeed most new events this year seemed to have paled in significance when compared to anniversary events such as the first Local […]
Who are you? Just a Jamerican
A Jamerican is a person who was born in the United States, but has a strong affinity of the roots of their Jamaican parents or guardians. It’s also a person who gets confused of which culture that he or she belongs more with. Being a Jamaican or American. To add to the confusion, he or […]
Interview With Jamaica Business Journal Publisher Brent Williams
This month we interview, Brent Williams, the founder and publisher of the Jamaica Business Journal. Before starting a career in publishing with the Jamaica Business Journal , he was the Chief Financial Officer of a US$26 Billion division at Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco , California . He attended Wolmer’s Boys’ School, and completed […]
Interview With Poet, Author & Photographer Gina Rey Forest
This month we interview Jamaican poet, author and photographer Gina Rey Forest. She has been writing poetry since the age of 10 years. She has played a major role in the Jamaica’s poetry and spoken word revival. She is an award wining photographer and has authored 3 books. spent fourteen years in the computer industry […]
Visiting The USA
Getting to the United States may involve more than just buying a plane ticket with an itinerary bound for a US destination. The United States requires that most individuals from around the world apply for and obtain a visa at a US Embassy in their home country prior to entry. If an individual comes to […]
Potpourri 2007
This past year has been a busy and full one for this retiree. It started off by meeting Lorna who experienced Jamaica for the first time with the help of her daughter, Nancy, who has been coming to Jamaica frequently for the past ten years. Lorna had the unique opportunity to see this island nation […]
TOP 5 Digital Marketing Trends Caribbean brands Dare Not Miss
1. Mobile – Everybody’s got one.In Jamaica mobile phone penetration is 99%, which presents a fresh opportunity for marketers to connect with customers for brand awareness, loyalty programmes and to increase sales. Mobile marketing is direct, personal, immediate and cost effective compared to the traditional TV and radio marketing budgets. As long as marketers don’t […]
Sport And Budgeting
The commercial evolution of sport and how it has managed to move from the kitchen-table model to the corporate-boardroom model has become quite a sophisticated industry from a financial viewpoint. Benchmarks have been adopted from the USA and European professional sporting leagues which are seen as the most important leagues in the world and certainly […]