Jamaica National Building Society’s Wealth Creation Roundtable, New York City

On October 24, 2008, Jamaica National Building Society in collaboration with the Association of Jamaican Potters held a wealth creation roundtable, entitled ‘Save & Invest For A Better Jamaica’, at The Hilton, New York, in New York City.

According to Earl Jarrett, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society is committed and dedicated to its customers and has been doing all it can to help and support small businesses in their quest for capital to attain success. To help make this point, Jamaica National Building Society collaborated with the Jamaican Association of Potters, who they have been working with to achieve success. Two members from the Association of Jamaica Potters were in attendance, Vilya Thomas and Margaret McGhie. They showcased very beautiful and impressive pottery pieces from members of the Association of Jamaican Potters, including pieces that they created.

Jamaica National Building Society is Jamaica’s third largest financial institution and is one of Jamaica’s oldest and finest. We here at Bonita Jamaica do not give financial and/or investment advice, but according to Earl Jarrett, Jamaica National Building Society is a solid financial institution and is great to do business with. So Mr. Barrett is asking Jamaica and non-Jamaicans all over the world to keep Jamaica National Building Society in mind for future financial services.

The event was intimate and rich in good financial information about current developments in Jamaica and in the global arena. Guests also got a chance to meet Vilya Thomas and Margaret McGhie, two of Jamaica’s most talented potters. Before the evening was over, we learned that pottery is a highly sophisticated art form that requires insurmountable skill, patience, discipline, and dedication. We also learned that pieces from Cecil Baugh, Jamaica’s ‘master potter’, are owned by the Queen of England (on display in Buckingham Palace) and by Nelson Mandela.

Dignitaries in attendance included Geneive Brown, Jamaica’s Consul General to New York City, and Una Clarke, former Brooklyn Councilwoman.

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Vilya Thomas (left) and Margaret McGhie (right), Jamaican Potters

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Pottery that was showcased from the Association of Jamaican Potters

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Pottery that was showcased from the Association of Jamaican Potters

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Pottery that was showcased from the Association of Jamaican Potters

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Pottery that was showcased from the Association of Jamaican Potters

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Earl Jarrett, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

Geneive Brown Metzger, Jamaica's Consul General to New York City

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Vilya Thomas, Jamaican Potter

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Jennifer Nunes (JNBS Jamaica), Market Penetration Representative for NE USA

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Some of the guests who attended

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Some members of the Jamaica National Building Society's team

JNBS Wealth Creation Photo Gallery

For more information on Jamaica National Building Society visit: www.jnbs.com

For more information on the Association of Jamaican Potters please contact:

Margaret McGhie – McghieMargaret@hotmail.com
Tel: (876) 977 0453

Vilya Thomas – Vilyat@yahoo.com
Tel: (876) 927 4501 or mobile (876) 369 0169

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

Usain Bolt Puma Billboards in Boo York

Usain Bolt Puma billboards are all over New York City. We spotted this one in a subway station close to where the World Trade Center was located, downtown Manhattan. Puma's gamble is paying off big time. If only we could get them to send us (Jamaica) a small cheque/check. Bim!

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

Dakaneh - Real Passa Passa En Espanol (TV-R)

Big up Dakaneh, from outa Madrid, Spain. Is this we a talk bout. Jamaica to the world. Tell dem sey we sey da video ya HOT. Love it. Bim!

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

ZYNC TV in Jamaica

ZYNC TV was in Jamaica recently to cover the World Tourism Day Seminar. They are good at covering stories and they really know how to have fun. Check out the video (above).

Big up ZYNC TV. Bim!

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

NY Times Features Ian Flemming, Who Created James Bond in Jamaica

NY Times looks back on the life of Ian Flemming, who created James Bond (007) in Jamaica. Flemming who died in 1964 would have been 100 years old this year. The NY Times story takes readers and viewers back to Jamaica. Ian Flemming was a wise man, he knew just how great Jamaica is. If it wasn't for Jamaica there would be no James Bond. Yup, had Flemming written the stories from another location James Bond probably would have been named Richard Kond (008), which is not as ingenious as James Bond (007).

Story here: NY Times Feature on Ian Flemming

Video here: NY Times on the Trail of James Bond's Jamaica

Ian Flemming's wiki

Big up the New York Times. Straight!

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

Rick’s Café – The World’s Greatest Café

Café is a French word, but the greatest café in the world is in Jamaica. It’s called Rick’s Café. Find it at the very western tip of Jamaica, West End, Negril. The world goes there to watch the perfect sunset, for cliff-jumping, and to eat, drink and be merry. But the truth be told, you’ve never really seen the sun set until you see it from Rick’s Café. Bim!

Rick’s Café Photo Gallery

Rick’s Café Flickr Group

For more information on Rick’s Café visit:
www.RicksCafeJamaica.com

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

Irie Jamboree 2008, Queens, NY, USA

Irie Jamboree is an annual dancehall reggae concert that is held in Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, New York, USA. It is an Irie Jam Media event. We passed through Irie Jamboree 2008 (held on August 30) and we must tell you that it was an awesome event. It was the first major Caribbean event in New York, following Jamaica’s great performance at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. So it really was a mixture of the Olympics celebration and a dancehall reggae concert in one. It was a perfect summer day and thousands came out to party and celebrate.

The artiste line-up included Beenie Man, Coco Tea, Sizzla, Mavado, Elephant Man, Assassin, Demarco, Admiral Bailey, Empress Isis, and Ras David. Sight and Sound sound system played an impressive set. Two of Jamaica’s female star athletes (Aleen Bailey and Chelsea Hammond) from the Olympics passed through and were well received by the crowd. The two athletes accepted honors on behalf of Jamaica’s Olympic Team. Dignitaries passing through included Yvette Clarke, NY Congresswoman, and her mother, Una Clarke, former Brooklyn counsel woman. Celebrities and special guests were around galore.

All the artistes delivered great performances. It was a beautiful event that drew the curtains down on summer in New York City in fine style. Bim!

Mavado Photo Gallery


Next up Coco Tea

For more information on Irie Jam Media, visit: www.blackemperorent.com

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

The Badass Dinner Toga Party

The thing about Hedonism II, Negril, Jamaica, is that they really know how to throw parties and show their guests a really good time. Of course, the same holds true for Hedonism III, Runaway Bay, Jamaica. And so you know, there is no Hedonism I. So no more emails about where you can find Hedo I.

We passed through this badass dinner toga party in late June this year at Hedonism II. And believe it or not, this was really the pre-party. The real party would start later in the nightclub that's on the property and would get even wickeder and wilder. But starting the night off right is important. So you serve yourself a fine meal. Then you get as many drinks as you need to get the right mood for the night. Then you watch the on-stage entertainment. Then you join in and and party like there's no tomorrow. Well, there is tomorrow, so in the morning when you wake, ask someone in watersports to take you for a water ski lesson. Yup, learn something new! All for one cool price.

And hey, what happens at Hedo, stays at Hedo. When you go, you know. Bim!

The Badass Diner Toga Party Photo Gallery

A Tour of Hedonism II Photo Gallery

Hedonism II & III Photo Gallery

Hedonism III Photo Gallery

Hedonism Resorts Jamaica Flickr Group - Nice

Hedonism Resorts Jamaica Flickr Group - Naughty

For more info on Hedonism II and III visit: www.SuperClubs.com

There's no party in the world like a Hedo party.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

Congratulations Judge Patrick Robinson

On November 4, 2008, Judge Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican, was elected President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The appointment will be effective on November 17, 2008. This is a great achievement by a top-ranking Jamaican. Congratulations Judge Robinson. This is what we are talking about when we talk about the great achievements of Jamaicans globally. We wish Judge Robinson well and we hope he will see to it that the good people of Yugoslavia get the justice that they seek. God speed and keep making Jamaica proud.

The ICTY is a United Nations body that was formed to prosecute serious crimes and atrocities that were committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia (since 1991), and to try their alleged perpetrators. The tribunal is an ad-hoc court and is located in The Hague in the Netherlands.

More about Judge Robinson: Judge Robinson's Achievements

For more information on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), please visit: www.un.org/icty

Wiki: ICTY

We saw this story on RJR News’ website and got the photograph of Judge Robinson from there.

RJR News story here: Jamaican Head of the ICTY

Then God made Jamaica, REVERED.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

RIP Byron Lee

Byron Lee was a great Jamaica icon in life and will continue to be a great Jamaican icon in death. RIP Byron Lee. Because we love to have fun and party, we will especially remember you for bringing carnival to Jamaica, from Sunday night at Chukka Cove to Sunday all day at the road parade. But your achievements went way beyond Jamaica Carnival. You did your part for Jamaica and you did it very well. You are a model for our citizenry and a true patriot. God be with you.

Our condolence to the Lee family, to Bryon Lee’s friends, and to everyone he meant something to. God be with you all.

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.

Congratulations Barack Obama

Congratulations Barack Obama, America's 44th President. God be with you and your family. And be sure to visit us in Jamaica. Bim!

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.

See you in Jamaica.