Kingston Calling September 2014 Edition

• Farewell Sir Howard • Why I Love Kgn • Pizza by Moonlight… • TSIP Success! • St. Thomas Trivia • Million Man March Comes to Kgn • Gloria Palomino cops Best JP Award

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Why I CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 27, 2014

CB PAN CHICKEN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES The western regional elimination of this cooking competition will take place at Dump Up Beach in Montego Bay next weekend. Activities start at noon. Winners from the regional competition will meet in a final showdown to compete for the title of CB Pan Chicken Grand Champion 2014 on Sunday, November 24 in Kingston.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL: 924-6000

September 27- October 4, 2014

PORT ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL MARLIN TOURNAMENT Port Antonio will be the scene of another intense angling competition in September with the 51st staging of the annual marlin tournament.

The event, from the Sir Henry Morgan Angling Association, is a highlight for fishermen in the region.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRA TION, CALL: 927-0145

September 30- October 5, 2014

October 4, 2014

FIH/JHF HOCKEY WORLD LEAGUE This regional hockey competition will take place over 6-days at the Mona Hockey Field in Kingston.

Teams from Jamaica, Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico and Venezuela will compete for a spot in the upcoming Olympic Games and World Hockey Cup. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.jamaicahockeyfed.org COME CELEBRATE JESUS This evening of praise and worship will take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. Gospel Artiste Ron Kenoly will headline the event.

Other performers include Shirley Simpson, Leharia Singers, Kevin Downswell, Clive Warren, The Singing Jewels and Donnett Hall.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.comecelebratejesus.com

Kingston for me is mountains that ring the strength, grit, resilience of protection of the Almighty.

Kgn… best symbolized by the city. They speak of the our people and the

I remember the first time I took a flight out of Jamaica and was returning via the then Palisados Airport. When those mountains came into view accompanied by the ‘Welcome Home’ from the purser, I was awash with emotional tears.

And then I love the people of Kingston -­‐ their industry, creativity, their genius, their humour. I used to go to Coronation Market at about 6:00. each Saturday morning and once struck up a conversation with a man who told me that he bought his house and sent his children to university by selling bottles!

And again when I had occasion to be travelling on the mini buses, I remember one Friday afternoon a ‘ductor’ being very upset that he was getting the ‘flu and losing his voice. He recognized this vocal instrument as a tool of his trade, critical to the success of the potential high volume Friday evening business. Voices are critical to Jamaican culture, to our music, to our street vendors and to Jamaican genius with words, remember ‘Street Hustle”: Cash fi gold, Cash fi gold, cash fi gold Any piece a gold me a buy, any piece a gold!

Phone cyaad, phone cyaad, phone cyaad Banana, Banana, Banana chips?

Kingston is perhaps the greatest symbol of the Jamaican paradox. I’ve had to do some major praying travelling on mini buses, but I’ve also seen the best of our people. I’ve seen strong young men lift full market baskets and children over rows of passengers, while almost simultaneously flipping seats to facilitate elderly passengers displaying the same community spirit that created ‘Day fi Day’ -­‐ neighbours helping each other to build homes, plant and reap agricultural products, celebrating milestones and comforting in times of sorrow.

I look forward to the day when Kingston will be mentioned in the same breath with London, Paris, New York. This is my Kingston!

Beverly Stewart

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Kingston welcomes the Million Man March

Chairman’s Corner by James Samuels Kingston celebrates an historic moment in October when the Million Man March journeys to the city to celebrate its nineteenth anniversary. First held in 1995 we may recall that it caused many of us locally to do our own introspection on the marginalization of the young men in our society. Among other things, it brought into focus the need for unity in our communities, self-­‐ help and self-­‐determination, qualities which our own national hero Marcus Garvey espoused through the years.

Representatives of the Nation of Islam along with leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan will for the first time in its history mark this milestone outside of the United States of America. We are indeed very proud to be given the opportunity, to show off our city, to this awesome group of religious persons.

Why Kingston?

We are told that Minister Farrakhan

TSIP SUCCESS

By Sasha Gaye Hart Working at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited, TPDCo has been a mind blowing experience. There is a warm, hospitable environment that I quickly adapted to with the help of the wonderful heart warming friendly co-­‐workers in the office. I would love to return to TPDCo for the following year!

has an undying love for our country and our city, and, quite significantly, his father was born in Kingston; in fact, in the heart of the city – Laws Street.

We are also told that this was not a difficult decision, notwithstanding his antecedents. We are told that this was and remains a spiritual determination, that we should play host to over 2000 members of his brethren.

In raw economic terms, we expect that our country will earn in excess of $150 million Jamaican dollars from being host to these celebrations. A not insignificant sum, I am sure you will agree. Most importantly, it will afford us the opportunity of showing off to the world, the extraordinary capacity of our city, to host an event of this magnitude. To be candid, we had taken a strategic decision that we, as a city, would accelerate our marketing efforts, to target the global religious markets. We did this because we felt very comfortable with our capacity to provide extraordinary hospitality.

This also provides an opportunity to involve our people more intimately, thus allowing for the Jamaican experience to “get into the bones” of our visitors. And yes, Kingston is the heartbeat of Jamaica.

We argue on being the cultural capital of the English speaking Caribbean. Our Reggae music; our foods; our theatre; Museums; the National Gallery; the repository of our intellectual homes, is exemplified by several universities. So we are very fertile ground for intellectual discourse. In fact, we celebrate this aspect of who we are and consider it a part of our DNA. So Kingston Calling welcomes the Million Man March to our city confident that the experiences that will be shared, will broaden and enrich our relationships to the benefit of all.

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Gloria Palomino J.P & Businesswoman –Caring and Committed Contributed by the Office of the Custos of St. Andrew

Kingston Calling joins the Office of the Custos of St. Andrew in paying homage to businesswoman Gloria Palomino who has given 68 years of voluntary service to the police force and by extension the Jamaican society.

Her voluntary service began in 1946 when she was just six years old. Her godmother, Lettice King, an Englishwoman who later became poet laureate of Jamaica, and her father, pushed Palomino into voluntary work by sending her to clean policemen's shoes and belt buckles at Newport Police Station in Manchester.

Every Friday, Gloria had to cut up pink and blue tissue paper and wrap one shilling in each square of paper for the indigents who would go to Lettice King's home on Saturdays to collect. Palomino says King was a major influence in her life from the time she met her until she died in 1957.

Palomino started serving the police at the Constant Spring Station in St Andrew in 1960 when the station was just being completed. "I got attached to that station because I knew one or two of the senior officers and they used to ask me to come to the station to type confidential statements for them. Out of the information I gleaned that police personnel were sometimes in very difficult situations," she said.

Working and living conditions were bad, particularly the state of the outstations. She explained that police personnel were always asking when they would get certain resources, so a police civic committee was started in 1963.

There are 16 stations in these two divisions and during the time of Commissioner Trevor MacMillan "we had at least 20 active civic committees across the island. Basically, civic committees raise funds to improve the living and working conditions of police personnel. We supplied from bed sheets to refrigerators. Also in the earlier years when a policeman was killed in the line of duty, it was the civic committee that would assist the family with the funeral expenses and so on".

Palomino worked at the Constant Spring Station in the St Andrew North Police Division for 32 years and then moved to the St Andrew Central Police Division, at Half-­‐Way-­‐Tree Police Station, where she continued her voluntary service for more than 20 years before returning to St Andrew North where she is still active.

Palomino was one of the first persons to initiate Christmas treats for children in the community. The purpose was to encourage better relationship with the police. The treats which were mainly for children in places of safety, started in the 1960s and continue today. At these treats, members of the police force assist in catering to and interacting with the children and forge strong ties with parents.

As a businesswoman, Palomino has to make sacrifices to undertake her work with the police. Her children used to complain that she spent more time with the police than with them. The children also had to clean police boots and whenever the family members meet, the topic of cleaning police boots and toilets comes up. Now her daughter, who lives in Hawaii, goes to the fire department and cleans and cooks meals for the firemen.

The police have shown great appreciation for her work and through their recommendations; Palomino was awarded the Badge of Honour and the Order of Distinction in the Officer Class.

Palomino gave voluntary service in other areas. She was one of four founding members of Woman Inc in 1984, serving as president and treasurer for many years and is now patron.

"Woman Inc still provides the only shelter for abused women and we are always desperately in need of resources," Palomino said.

She has also been a member of the Hollywell Conservation Trust for four years, served with the Tourism Product Development Company for 13 years, and chaired the Resort Board for the Kingston Metropolitan Area for some 10 years. She is still an active member.

She previously chaired the Friends of Devon House Committee, which raises money for the heritage site and is a member of the Greening Jamaica Foundation.

Palomino is also the former chair of the American Women's Club which runs a scholarship programme that brings one in touch with some of the most amazing people, she said. In her view, it is very motivating.

There is no doubt that she enjoys the work she has been doing throughout the years. "I think that as long as I have the energy to do it, I will continue," she said.

Gloria Palomino is the co-­‐ owner of the Grog Shoppe and the Mahogany Tree Bar at Devon House and operator of the Gap Cafe in Irish Town.

Currently she works alongside a group of Justices of the Peace and community and business leaders in enhancing the quality of life in the St Andrew North Police Division.

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Kingston has the potential to be one of the greatest city on this earth. Its historical legacy, cultural accolades and impeccable physical resources are only few of its astounding attributes. Specifically, the quaint appearance of Kingston, the hustle and bustle of people and traffic, the distinctive layout of the streets, and the descending land

mass into the seventh largest harbour in the world are such unique assets of this place of wonder ….and that’s why I love Kingston.

Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh Ph.D,

Editor’s Note The summer holidays are now a memory and a pleasant one I hope and parents and children are back into the hustle and bustle of back to school. The Kingston metropolitan resort area streets will no doubt be more congested and things will seem to be moving much slower. I recommend that you leave a little earlier so that you can be on time for your engagements.

The sweltering summer heat and water lock offs will soon fade as we look forward to the rains and a season of renewal and hope. In this issue our 8th issue we feature some of our interns who through the financial assistance of the Tourism Enhancement Fund were among some 800 plus, high school graduates and tertiary students who gained worthwhile work experience in TPDCo’s Tourism Summer Intern Programme. Gloria Palomino is our Kingston personality inside “Corporate Kingston,” three lovely ladies,

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insiders in the tourism sector tell us why they love Kingston, we say farewell to Sir Howard Cooke and much more.

As usual it’s a pot pourri of what makes us uniquely KMRA. Do enjoy and remember to send your feedback to kingstoncalling@tpdco.org One Love, Marline Stephenson Dalley, Editor

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In pursuit of gourmet delights Kingston Calling made the trip to Roedeen Close in the predominantly residential area of Millsborough, Barbican, Kgn 6 UPT. The occasion was the Wednesday Night Pizza by Moonlight at the not so well kept secret Moon Hill Villa/ gourmet eatery.

Good food good drinks and great company is an automatic success story but alas we digress….

Moon Hill had its advent in October of 2013 and on the eve of its anniversary the gourmet offerings at this picturesque gastronome escape have taken on new life with Villa Manager and Sustainable Agriculture trained Oliver Hill’s adventure, into a more eclectic gourmet and tourism ground.

Mr Hill, confessed to Kingston Calling that he has dabbled with the epicurious since childhood but in a much more simplistic way – he grew up on a farm in New Hampshire, USA and had the luxury of a farm-­‐fresh diet, one that many of his patrons would pay heavily to enjoy now!

He is not cautious in the least to offer a diverse faire and has created a commendable tribute to Jamaican favourite stamp and go as part of his appetizer line up. Speaking with him, we got the sense that he not only values his experience with cultivating crops in his humbler beginnings but also takes advice from his able kitchen staff in spicing up the menu and developing new products/events to show of their skill.

For fear of saying too much and dissuading potential customers, Kingston Calling spared no effort to consume the gala of pizza pies, in a variety of styles and all met with rave review! Go, Go Go and eat something great at Moon Hill Jamaica in Kingston.

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Farewell Sir Howard

By Marline Stephenson Dalley

I had the pleasure of interviewing the late Sir Howard Cooke past Governor General of Jamaica in our fiftieth year of independence. I’m happy to share with you an excerpt from this chat with one of the gentlest giants of our time.

Statesman, motivator, disciplinarian, mentor, family man, friend to all and indeed a “Teacher” Marline: “When you look back at your time at kings house and the period in which you served, what hits you the most?”

Sir Howard Cooke: “I had a certain anxiety, to make Kings House the house for all the people. I’ll tell you my experience. When I was just about seventeen, I was a scout and they sent me to Kings House, you know, to be on duty and I wanted to go inside to see and they wouldn’t allow me, I remember that clearly. So when I had an opportunity to become Governor General, I said if nothing else I will make the place available to Jamaica’s children and one of the great successes is that I was able to bring children from all over Jamaica to come into Kings House to let them know that it belongs to all of us.”

Marline: It takes a village to raise a child and I think you have by extension helped to raise many children through the classroom, through church, through the community. What would you consider to be the ingredients of a winning approach to life?

Sir Howard Cooke: To have a winning approach to life the first thing I would try is to get the person to be spiritual. When you are spiritually guided you are more likely to have progress and the creative genius of God expresses itself through you. So I would say to young people make every effort to be spiritual and to be guided by Jesus Christ.”

Sir Howard Cooke, 1916 -­‐ 2014

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Employers and interns alike have lauded the just ended TPDCo Tourism Summer Intern Programme. The demand for the programme in the Kingston metropolitan area has grown immensely since it started in 2007. Some 179 students from across the corporate area benefitted from jobs in a range of organizations.

To our trainers who ensured that participants were made aware of the intricacies of the industry, the career possibilities and how to conduct oneself in the world of work, we say thanks.

Special recognition must be extended to the thirty five partners who provided jobs, supervision and evaluation of our interns. We are pleased that in the majority of instances they added value to your organization.

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Miqueal Symone – TSIP 2014 The 2014 TPDCo summer internship has greatly influenced the way in which I view the working world. It has made me appreciate the many attributes of a productive worker: *Excellent Customer Service * the importance of teamwork * the importance of enjoying what you do.

This was a priceless opportunity for me and I'm very grateful to all who made it possible.

This would not have been possible without the consistent support of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) which provided funding for the programme. Kudos to the TEF!!

Chad Lambert – TSIP 2014

Simply rewarding would describe my overall experience with this programme. Initially, there were days when I would rather be home but overtime, the paycheck became just one of the motivators that carried me through each day. Being assigned to the Business Library Unit within the Information Services Department at JAMPRO allowed me to interact with friendly and helpful individuals. I felt my help was really valued as the Library is currently undertaking an inventory review project which they allowed me to be an essential part of. Lastly, they provided discounted lunch, which was great.

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Training Highlights

The Kingston Parish Church JCF Officers trained as Tourism Team Trainers – I love to see and hear all that makes Kingston the great experience it is, a cultural melting pot, with many hidden treasures: • Heritage sites especially historical churches, with stories and artwork of their own.

• Art and music galleries offering a variety of styles.

• Sporting activities.

• Gourmet meals.

• Easy access to the Blue Mountains • Beautiful parks or gardens.

In a few minutes one may be elevated to the cool hills over-­‐looking the city.

Please allow Olde Jamaica Tours guide you through the maze that is Kingston!

The first batch of police officers to be trained as team trainers in The Tourism Product Development Company Ltd.’s (TPDCo.) flagship “Team Jamaica” programme completed this rigorous exercise in Kingston recently.

Over six days, the group of eighteen were taken, through an intensive training programme, -­‐ including sessions on tourism -­‐ tourism awareness, trends in tourism, impact of tourism, marketing of Jamaica and the Tourist Board Act. The officers were exposed to topics on coaching, leadership and motivation; professionalism; adult learning methodology; technology in training and other aspects of Jamaica’s culture, history and the environment.

These officers will now coordinate and train groups of rank and file members of the JCF in tourism matters towards certification in the “Team Jamaica” programme, which is recommended for all tourism industry personnel.

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Training Highlights

Pictured above -­‐ 25 members of PICA’s executive management team recently trained in protocol and professional etiquette by the tourism training department of TPDCo to be better equipped to lead their teams to manage relations with the public both at the passport office and at the air and sea ports.

The course comprises Protocol and Diplomacy including the Vienna Convention, diplomatic missions, inviolability, the table of precedence and modes of address. It also includes matters dealing with the office of the Governor General (OGG) and the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), board room etiquette, social graces, wardrobe management and voice and speech.

An experienced and distinguished faculty provided the training. This included the Hon. Marigold Harding, Custos of St. Andrew, Ambassador Elinor Felix, Chief of State Protocol in the Office of the Prime Minister, Charmaine Henry Lecturer at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) and Captain Everton Phillips of Wedding Planner Plus.

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St Thomas Trivia Questions: 1.

True or false. St Thomas was also referred to as St Thomas in the east.

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Which national hero was from St Thomas 3.

Residents from other British colonies were invited to settle in St Thomas. About how many came and where did they come from?

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Name the lighthouse that is Jamaica’s oldest, and which guards the eastern most tip of the island 5.

Name the 3 main rivers in St Thomas.

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Name the only river in Jamaica which runs in an easterly direction 7.

How many miles did the delegation led by Paul Bogle walk to present their grievances to Governor Eyre in Spanish Town 8.

When did the Morant Bay rebellion take place and what was the primary issue at hand 9.

Name the Custos who was killed while trying to leaving the burning court house in Morant Bay during the rebellion 10.

Which other prominent figure was tried for conspiracy and hanged in the Morant Bay rebellion 11.

Name the 2nd oldest botanical Garden in the western hemisphere and say when it was established 12.

What is the official name of Bath Fountain in St. Thomas 13.

Name the geological formation which resulted when the earthquake of 1692, destroyed most of Port Royal and literally tore off part of a mountainside in St Thomas.

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45 miles

Plantain Gardens River

Morant River, Yallahs River & Plantain Gardens

The Morant Point Lighthouse

True

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1865 and the primary issue was land tenure

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Custos Maximillian von Ketelhodt

Paul Bogle

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George William Gordon

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Bath Botanical Garden /1779

1600 of them came

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The Bath of St Thomas the Apostle

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Judgement Cliff

from Nevis including the Governor of Nevis, his wife and children

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Kingston Calling is a publication of the Kingston Metropolitan Resort Board -­‐ an advisory board of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited.

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