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Jonkunnu in Paradise

Published:Friday | January 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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From left: Mystic Mountain's Marsha Mattos, Sunset Beach Resort's Tanesha Clarke, Charmaine Deane and Marion James, and Mystic's Noma Bailey-Moore at the opening ceremony.
Debra Lee (left) and Suzette Thompson are fabulous in black. - Photos by Janet Silvera
Spanish Court's Lee-Ann Godfrey was a picture of loveliness at the final-night party of Caribbean Travel Marketplace.
From left: Bahamians Raymond Francis, Inderia Saunder and Chester Robards at the final-night party of Caribbean Travel Marketplace at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, on Sunday night.
From left: International Continental Group's Patrick Flemmings, Silversun's Domi-nique Silvera and her better half Arthur Corbin at the final-night party of Caribbean Travel Marketplace at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, on Tuesday night.
From left: Rainforest Adventure's Annika Bratt, Paradise Island's Kapil Sharma, and Chukka Carib-bean Adventure's Paola Byles and Marc Melville at the final-night party of Caribbean Travel Marketplace at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas.
From left: Bahamian Minister of Tourism Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace and one of his staff, Tina Lee, share lens time at the final-night party.
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Just when delegates of the 30th Caribbean Travel Marketplace thought the Bahamians had discarded their jonkunnu for opera, they spun a surprise.

It was the traditional drumming and dance of the jonkunnu that said "welcome to paradise" at the opening ceremony of the annual tourism event last Sunday night at the fabulous Atlantis hotel, Paradise Island in The Bahamas.

And just as they opened with fanfare and excitement, the party people of the 700 islands sent delegates home on Tuesday night in fine style.

The Gleaner's Social pages did not miss a beat and brings you highlights of the fun people who were in attendance.

janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com