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New york: Digicel Chairman Denis O'Brien has lauded the 30-year-old American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) for its focus and dedication to improving the lives of all Jamaicans.

WESTERN BUREAU:His batchmates at Norman Manley Law School held a prayer vigil for him, prayed regularly for his recovery, and when the time came to celebrate his survival, they hosted a party in his honour at the Iberostar Suites in Montego Bay, St James, on Saturday, November 19.

WESTERN BUREAU:The general manager of Montego Bay Convention Centre, Dittie Guise, and her beau, Kenneth Williams, opened their Spring Farm, Rose Hall, home to close friends, colleagues and relatives last Saturday afternoon, kick-starting Thanksgiving celebrations Jamaican style.

Tanya Stephens, Diana King, Dean Stephens and Mackie Conscious were among the artistes who turned out to pay tribute to Othneil 'Taddy P' Campbell at his Gimme Di Bass album launch at Blue Beat in Montego Bay recently.The bass guitarist, who has emerged...

The Association of Insurance Institutes of the Caribbean (AIIC) recently held the official opening of its 14th annual insurance education conference for the Caribbean at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. We bring you highlights.

WESTERN BUREAU:In the six months that Davon Crump has taken the reins of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chas E. Ramson western Jamaica bigwig has transformed the landscape of the business community.

Cool, cool Mandeville felt some musical heat on Saturday, November 12 at Ryde Entertainment's annual Waist Management party, held in the upscale residential enclave, Godfrey Lands. Of course, DJ Squeeze and Renaissance Disco were at the controls so, by midnight, they had coaxed everyone on to the dance floor.

In the early 1980s when their paths first crossed, St Catherine High School first-formers Andrew Holness and Juliet Landell did not dream that in 2011, they would be married, have two...

This is the first in a 10-part series by the multi-award winning Trafalgar Travel Limited that will inform readers about their concerns related to travel to and from next year's Olympic Games in London.

Mayberry Investments held its first Champagne Brunch at the National Gallery recently. It is a major sponsor of the Barrington Watson perspective that will be held next year.

There are balls and then there is the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Ball. The Civic Affairs Committee of the JCC hosted its 30th annual charity ball on Saturday, November 5, at its usual home, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

Luvs, there's no doubt about it - there are resorts and then there are hotels! What sets them apart is that resorts are fun places to vacation, visit or simply lunch, while hotels are about as exciting as semi-retirement homes. And dears, when it comes to resorts, there is none like Hedonism II, located near Negril, along the famous seven-mile stretch of white sand beach!