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Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams' 'Evening of Hope'

Published:Sunday | May 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Erica Tatham (left) and Janet Lewin-Griffiths at the cocktail reception at the Racquet Club in Montego Bay.
Jennifer and Henry McCurdy, caretaker for the PNP's NW St James, pose for the camera at the cocktail reception by West Central candidate Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams at her Racquet Club residence in Montego Bay on Friday, April 29.
Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre) and her children Leah (left) and Matthew.
The PNP's new West Central St James candidate Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams is flanked by general secretary of the party, Peter Bunting (left), and Senator Noel Sloley.
Fom left: Dr Winston Davidson, Janett Jackson and Eugene Ffolkes Jr.
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Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

Her father, Eugene Ffolkes, designed the People's National Party's 'Rising Sun' emblem at age 16. Some 50 years later, attorney-at-law Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams is making history by representing the same party in West Central St James.

Two weeks ago, at an event tagged 'An Evening of Hope', the 'People's' aspirant sought to introduce herself to a select group of Montegonians at a poolside soirée held at her family-owned Racquet Club housing complex in Montego Bay.

Ffolkes Abrahams has been described as a "feminine pulpitude" by her cousin, Dr Winston Davidson, who played the role of emcee for the evening.

"More women need to give leadership to this party at every level, it is not enough that women should only be workers," said Davidson, as he lauded Ffolkes-Abrahams for being among the backbone of this country.

Those who travelled wide and far to offer their support to Ffolkes Abrahams included PNP Chairman Robert Pickersgill; Peter Bunting, general secretary; Michael Troupe, councillor of the Granville division of St James; and Wentworth Skeffery, among others.

janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com


Photos by Janet Silvera