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Mandeville's stellar event

Published:Sunday | January 22, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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From left: Alicia Taylor, PanCaribbeanBank; Loven McCook, PanCaribbeanBank, and Wendy Freckleton, president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, enjoy the evening.
People's National Party (PNP) member of parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, greets the PNP South Manchester Member of Parliament Michael Peart and wife Annmarie Peart.
Kerry and John O. Minott.
Flow Public Relations Manager Jeanette Lewis.
Digicel's Sheena Meikle (left) and David Bates (right) hang out with former Manchester Chamber of Commerce President Jean Anderson of Global Travel Service.
National Commercial Bank Christiana Branch Manager Prince Myers with wife Daintylee Myers.
From left: The Scotia Investments team of Roger Grant, Nadia Jervis, Vanessa Reid Boothe, Lissant Mitchell, chief executive officer, and Omenito James.- photo by Dave Lindo
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Dave Lindo, Gleaner Writer

Mandeville came alive last Saturday with the staging of the 'stellar' calendar event, the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) Annual Awards and banquet which was held at the Golf View Hotel.

It was a night of glitz and glamour which had the 'movers and shakers' of commerce in the parish of Manchester, along with the upper echelons of corporate Jamaica coming out in support of the red-carpet event.

Chaired by the dynamic radio personality Heather 'Brown Sugar Grant, patrons in attendance included members of parliament for South Manchester Michael Peart and Mikael Phillips.

Guest speaker on the night was Lt Col Oscar Derby, director general of Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.

Some of the big winners on the night included Brumalia House which won the Business of the Year award. The banking and finance awards went to Manchester Co-op Credit Union. A company operated by the father and son team of Jackie and John O. Minott, Jamaica Standard Products, won the Family Business of the Year award. The Community Impact Award went to the Rotary Club of Mandeville. The Manufacturer of the Year award went to Pioneer Chocolate Co Ltd. Fontana Pharmacy won the Visionary award, the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award went to Devon Richards. The media award went to Northern Caribbean University Media Group. The Hospitality award went to Bloomfield Great House and the Technology award went to DecCarteret College BlackBerry team, o/c 'The Maestros'.

The audience was treated to some high-quality entertainment courtesy of singer Ken Boothe whose performance was simply electrifying, as well as Jambyz All-Star band and Sharon Martini.