Cargo docks at the Waterfront

Amidst the buzz and conversations about the Caribbean film industry, regional integration and the introduction of the award-winning Bahamian production, 'Cargo' (originally released in 2017) to cinemas in Jamaica, the members of its cast and crew, were invited to have an intimate dinner on Kingston’s Waterfront, at the Ribbiz Ocean Lounge, following their panel discussion last Tuesday.

Among the guests, Best Ever Film Production Company’s founder and Cargo’s screenwriter, Kareem Mortimer; and co-founder/producer, Alexander Younis; Hollywood-based Haitian actor Jimmy Jean-Louis; Jamaican model-turned-actress, Sky Nicole Grey and her husband, producer, Luke Flynn - more popularly known as the grandson of acting legend Errol Flynn, and managing director of Touchstone Ticketing, Marcia McDonnough.

And ofcourse Ribbiz Ultra Lounge was the ideal dock for the cast and crew that would only be on the island for a short time, says Mortimer, for a group of islanders that would not get to experience the complete gastronomical locale that is Jamaica. Though not his first time visiting, having vacationed in Falmouth, Trelawny last year, he admitted that it has been approximately 15 years since being in Kingston. The screenwriter was flabbergasted by the development of the city, saying, “There is definitely some positive progress, looking a little more modern and a lot more to offer. Being an individual that identifies as Caribbean and not just as Bahamian, the reaction to seeing the evolution makes me proud; that’s the lens I see our people through.”

The menu was inspected and in true Caribbean fashion, most opted for the Jerk Fish and Saltfish fritters (known as fish cakes to the Bahamians who were present).

Austria-born Younis, a vegetarian and foodie at heart, added that, “There are so many elements of Jamaica’s culture and atmosphere that wins over the Bahamas – that said, the food here is so much better.”