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Promo: Caribbean Fashion Week 2009

Photograph by Giovanni Powell & Oliver Morrison

Caribbean Fashion Week 2008, Kingston, Jamaica, was fire hot. Be sure to attend Caribbean Fashion Week 2009, June 10-15, 2009, Kingston, Jamaica. For more information, visit: Caribbean Fashion Week

Photograph shows model Camille McDonald, wearing designs by Ashakai. View the full collection here: Ashakai

Caribbean Fashion Week is brought to the world by Pulse Investments Limited.

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The Beautiful (Rear & Rare) View

This is rear view is rare. Find it in Portland, Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica Flicker Photo Gallery

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A Toast To Luxurious Jamaica

A toast. To the great revered country named Jamaica. Good evening at Strawberry Hill Resort, Kingston/St. Andrew, Jamaica. Discover Jamaican luxury.

Strawberry Hill Hotel

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Flickr Groups Promoting Jamaica

The Flickr groups below are dedicated to showing off Jamaica to the world. Please visit them to get a real feel of what Jamaica is about before visiting.

Having fun in Jamaica


Green Jamaica


Served in Jamaica


Sexy in Jamaica


Rick's Cafe Negril (The wait for the perfect sunset)

Aerial Jamaica
Air Jamaica Planes
Beaches of Jamaica
Bird of Jamaica
Bonita Jamaica
Cliff Jumping Jamaica
Dolphin Cove Jamaica
Dunn's River Falls Jamaica
Flowers of Jamaica
Getting That Tan Jamaica
Green Jamaica
Grown in Jamaica
Having Fun in Jamaica
Historic Jamaica
Jamaica Olympics 2008
Jamaican Animal
Jamaican Attraction
Jamaican Churches
Jamaican Fruit and Food Trees
Jet Skiing Jamaica
Kingston Jamaica
Kissing in Jamaica
Negril Caves and Cliffs
Negril's 7-Mile Beach Strip
Parasailing Jamaica
Red Stripe Beer
Relaxing in Jamaica
Rivers of Jamaica
Sail Away Jamaica
Served in Jamaica
Sexy In Jamaica
Spring Break Jamaica
Sunset Jamaica
The Jamaican Flag
Waterfalls of Jamaica
Weddings in Jamaica

Please note that photographs are constantly being added to these groups so keep visiting them for updates. Thank you.

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Sandals Negril Wins Platinum Award

Congratulations Sandals. Keep up the great work.

Negril, Westmoreland - Sandals Negril resort has become the first hotel in the world to receive Green Globe's inaugural Platinum Award for consistently meeting and exceeding the organisation's standards for environmental preservation and community involvement.

Adam Stewart, chief executive officer of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the Caribbean's leading resort chain, after accepting the award last week, used the occasion to announce two groundbreaking environmental projects launched in St Lucia and The Bahamas which, if successful, will be replicated in Jamaica.

"We are changing the way we run our hotels, to serve Mother Nature," Stewart said. "If Sandals can do this in the other islands, then we can carry these programmes to Jamaica and other hotels will eventually catch on."

Full story here: The Jamaica Observer

Check out the Sandals Resorts Jamaica Flickr Photo Gallery here:

Sandals Resorts Jamaica

Note: New photographs are constantly being added to this photo collection (group) so keep checking back for updates.

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Floyd's Pelican Bar

Where can you find the world's finest bar? Well, you're looking at it. You don't need a liquor license to operate this bar, and no id is required (stay away kids). Introducing Floyd's Pelican Bar, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Ask about it when you visit Jamaica. Big up Floyd. Straight!

Pelican Bar (near)


Pelican Bar (far)



p.s. - Of course, if you will see inside Floyd's Pelican Bar when you visit.

Photographs by R. Lombardo

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The 2009 Wray & Nephew White Rum Calendar

Wray & Nephew make the finest white rum in the world. They also know how to host a badass game of pool. The 2009 Wray & Nephew White Rum calendar is sikkK, as usual. The calendar shows bottles of Wray & Nephew White Rum on shelves in the back, four fine ladies playing pool in the middle, and the days, weeks, and months of the year (2009) at the front. Stay in touch with your dates in 2009, and drink responsibly. Bim!

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Brenda LaGrange Johnson Loves Jamaica

The Jamaica Gleaner's Lifestyle Editor Barbara Ellington recently interviewed Brenda LaGrange Johnson, outgoing US Ambassador to Jamaica. It is a very interesting interview, especially her answer to the ‘best memory of Jamaica’ question.

Check this out:

Question
What's the best memory that you will take with you from your tour of duty and any advice for your successor?

Answer
The great people I have met and great friends I have made. In spite of the fact that there is a wonderful diplomatic corps and an amazing staff to work with, you have to branch out and meet Jamaicans. They are what make this country great. I have found everyone from the lowliest worker to the prime minister to be hard-working, loves their family and is very patriotic. I admire so much the fact that almost everywhere I go, the national anthem is played, even at the movie theatre. We sing ours at the Super Bowl and big events but not as often as it is done here. Patriotism is very much a part of the Jamaican psyche.

Question
You honeymooned here and you have seen a lot of the country; do you have a favourite spot in Jamaica?

Answer
I am a diplomat so I can't pick one, but my children love Kool Runnings, Jakes in St Elizabeth, to jump off the cliff, the Black River Safari, Dunn's River Falls and all the other places that offer adventure. I like the resorts like the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, Jamaica Inn where Britain's John Major goes all the time; Round Hill with Josef Forstmayr (if I were going to be in the hotel business, it would only be if he could manage my property). We constantly go to Tryall because our family is huge and the villas are large and it offers everything. They have a fabulous tennis programme. Sandals
Montego Bay has made me a convert to all-inclusives too. I was there recently with a large group and I was stunned by the quality of everything and my friends were amazed. They know how to service the customer. Those are among the places I love.

Question
Do you have a love for any particular Jamaican food or dish?

Answer
I love chicken and I do think I have had more here than anywhere else. My children love Scotchies Restaurant in Montego Bay. It's their favourite place here. They feel they are 'Jamerican' and are often upset if when they leave they don't have a set return date. They have been here 16 times in three years. My other favourites are jerk chicken, callaloo and yams (though I'll never be Usain Bolt).

Read the full interview here: Part One and Part Two

Brenda LaGrange Johnson’ Biography

Big up Barbara Ellington and the entire team at the Jamaica Gleaner.

Bim!

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The 4 x 4 Off-Road Safari

The 4x4 Off-Road Safari is a pretty neat adventure. Ask about it when next you are in Jamaica. This is a service that is provided by Chukka Caribbean Adventures.

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Flowers of Jamaica

The flowers of Jamaica are prettiful. See you in Jamaica.

Flowers of Jamaica Photo Gallery

Flowers of Jamaica Flickr Group

Note: New photographs are constantly being added to this photo collection (group) so keep checking back for updates.

All flowers are pretty, especially the flowers of Jamaica.

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Kissing in Jamaica

There's something very special and different about a kiss in Jamaica. Visit Jamaica and get your kiss on. Kiss Kiss!

Kissing in Jamaica Flickr Group

Note: New photographs are constantly being added to this photo collection (group) so keep checking back for updates.

Every kiss is better in Jamaica.

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Dunn's River Falls - Ocho Rios, Jamaica

The best way to climb Dunn's River Falls, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, is to start at the very bottom. When you get to the top shout out 'I'm the King/Queen of the World'. And mean it. Welcome to the world's friendliest waterfalls.

Dunn's River Falls Photo Gallery

Dunn's River Falls Flickr Group

Note: New photographs are constantly being added to this photo collection (group) so keep checking back for updates.

Many more waterfalls to see in Jamaica. See them all here, then visit them:

Waterfalls of Jamaica Flickr Group

Note: New photographs are constantly being added to this photo collection (group) so keep checking back for updates.

You will visit Jamaica.

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Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival 2009

Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival 2009 will be from Thursday January 22, 2009 to Saturday January 24, 2009, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

This years line-up consists of headliner Lionel Richie, Chicago, Nikki Yanofsky, The O'Jays, Randy Crawford & Joe Sample, Lou Gram formerly of Foreigner, Maxi Priest, Estelle, Alto Reed's Blues Entourage, Los Van Van, Robin Thicke, Atlantic Star, and many more.

This is the must-see Jazz and Blues Festival for 2009. Please call your travel agent and book your package immediately. Bim!

Make it your duty to visit ZYNC TV to keep abreast of Jamaican and Caribbean news and entertainment. Many channels out there, only one ZYNC TV.

Find ZYNC TV here: ZYNC TV

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You Will Visit Jamaica

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ZYNC TV in Jamaica

ZYNC TV was in Jamaica recently to cover the World Tourism Day Seminar. They are good at covering stories and they really know how to have fun. Check out the video (above).

Big up ZYNC TV. Bim!

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NY Times Features Ian Flemming, Who Created James Bond in Jamaica

NY Times looks back on the life of Ian Flemming, who created James Bond (007) in Jamaica. Flemming who died in 1964 would have been 100 years old this year. The NY Times story takes readers and viewers back to Jamaica. Ian Flemming was a wise man, he knew just how great Jamaica is. If it wasn't for Jamaica there would be no James Bond. Yup, had Flemming written the stories from another location James Bond probably would have been named Richard Kond (008), which is not as ingenious as James Bond (007).

Story here: NY Times Feature on Ian Flemming

Video here: NY Times on the Trail of James Bond's Jamaica

Ian Flemming's wiki

Big up the New York Times. Straight!

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Rick’s Café – The World’s Greatest Café

Café is a French word, but the greatest café in the world is in Jamaica. It’s called Rick’s Café. Find it at the very western tip of Jamaica, West End, Negril. The world goes there to watch the perfect sunset, for cliff-jumping, and to eat, drink and be merry. But the truth be told, you’ve never really seen the sun set until you see it from Rick’s Café. Bim!

Rick’s Café Photo Gallery

Rick’s Café Flickr Group

For more information on Rick’s Café visit:
www.RicksCafeJamaica.com

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The Badass Dinner Toga Party

The thing about Hedonism II, Negril, Jamaica, is that they really know how to throw parties and show their guests a really good time. Of course, the same holds true for Hedonism III, Runaway Bay, Jamaica. And so you know, there is no Hedonism I. So no more emails about where you can find Hedo I.

We passed through this badass dinner toga party in late June this year at Hedonism II. And believe it or not, this was really the pre-party. The real party would start later in the nightclub that's on the property and would get even wickeder and wilder. But starting the night off right is important. So you serve yourself a fine meal. Then you get as many drinks as you need to get the right mood for the night. Then you watch the on-stage entertainment. Then you join in and and party like there's no tomorrow. Well, there is tomorrow, so in the morning when you wake, ask someone in watersports to take you for a water ski lesson. Yup, learn something new! All for one cool price.

And hey, what happens at Hedo, stays at Hedo. When you go, you know. Bim!

The Badass Diner Toga Party Photo Gallery

A Tour of Hedonism II Photo Gallery

Hedonism II & III Photo Gallery

Hedonism III Photo Gallery

Hedonism Resorts Jamaica Flickr Group - Nice

Hedonism Resorts Jamaica Flickr Group - Naughty

For more info on Hedonism II and III visit: www.SuperClubs.com

There's no party in the world like a Hedo party.

See you in Jamaica.

The 9th Annual Epicurean Escape

The Epicurean Escape is a very special food (yum yum) festival that is hosted annually by Grand Lido Negril, the perfect resort. This year saw the festival celebrating its ninth year. And what a celebration it was. Five days (June 25 – 29, 2008) of food festivities being presided over by some of the world’s finest chefs.

Many celebrities, dignitaries, students, guests, media houses, and food fans converged upon Grand Lido Negril, the perfect resort, to eat, party, relax, and then eat again. Our favorite events were the cooking classes, the beach party, the grand gala banquet, and the cook-off (cooking competition). So many treats, so little time.

Special thanks to the management and staff of Grand Lido Negril, the perfect resort, for hosting such an awesome world-class food festival. You did Jamaica proud, yet again.

Cooking Class - Day 1

Corporate Executive Chef Michele Mazza, of Il Mulino (restaurant in New York City), with guest/volunteer while teaching a cooking class.

Welcome Cocktail Party - Night 1

Robert Pelliccia, General Manager of Grand Lido Negril, welcomes everyone and officially opens the 2008 Epicurean Escape


Cheryl Moore (left), Entertainment Manager (Grand Lido Negril), talks with Norma Shirley (right), Executive Chef / Owner of Norma On The Terrace (Restaurant in Jamaica).


Jose Riquelme (left), Corporate Chef of Sunset Jamaica Grande (Ocho Rios, Jamaica), talks with Sharon Parris-Chambers from Positive Tourism


Treats, Grand Lido Negril style.

Culinary Jouvert - Party on the Main Beach

Robert Pelliccia (left), General Manager of Grand Lido Negril, opens the beach party, with Ginger, (right) Entertainment Coordinator.


Beach party fun.


Beach party fun.


Beach party fun.


Beach party fun.

Grand Terrazza (Dinner Party) - Night 2

Gran Terrazza party fun


Gran Terrazza party fun


Hugabe (group/band) rocking the Gran Terrazza party


Gran Terrazza party fun


Gran Terrazza party fun


Gran Terrazza party fun


Gran Terrazza party fun


Gran Terrazza party fun

The Cook Off (Cooking Contest) - Day 3

Jean-Francois Bonnet (right), Executive Pastry Chef of Tumbador Chocolates, New York City, USA, and his wife (left)


Melvin Toledo (right), Executive Chef of Posh Restaurant, Atlanta, USA, and his partner (left).


Michele Mazza, Corporate Executive Chef of Il Mulino (Restaurant in New York City)


The heat is on...


Students look on as the competition picks up...


Sharon Parris-Chambers from Positive Tourism getting that interview


Adding a pinch of salt...


The heat is on...


Michael Price (CVM TV News, Jamaica) interviewing Suzanne McManus, Vice President Public Relations (SuperClubs)


The heat is on...


Grace coconut milk, the world's finest coconut milk


The heat is on...


The heat is on...


The three Judges


One of the Judges sampling...


Staff members and onlookers


Gal Kotzer (right), Executive Chef of Grand Lido Negril, talking with Jean-Francois Bonnet (left), Executive Pastry Chef of Tumbador Chocolates, New York City, USA


Chef clowning around...


Efisio Farris, Executive Chef of Arcodoro (restuarant), Houston, Texas, USA, clowning around with partner


Jean-Francois Bonnet (right), Executive Pastry Chef of Tumbador Chocolates, New York City, USA, clowning around...


And the winners are Jean-Francois Bonnet (right), Executive Pastry Chef of Tumbador Chocolates, New York City, USA, and his wife (left)

Photo Galleries
The 9th Annual Epicurean Escape Photo Gallery 1
The 9th Annual Epicurean Escape Photo Gallery 2
The 9th Annual Epicurean Escape Photo Gallery 3
The 9th Annual Epicurean Escape Photo Gallery 4

For more information on Grand Lido Negril and on the Epicurean Escape, please visit: www.GrandLidoNegril.com

See you in Jamaica.