You are appreciated MEMBERS and friends of the King's Chapel United Pentecostal Church at Albion in Montego Bay dedicated a three-hour service on Sunday to 11 school principals who have served the profession over many years, 'for outstanding contribution to education, the community and the nation'. The decision to honour the principals came out of an idea from the Parent Teachers' Association of the Church's Sunday School Department. Many of the children in the Sunday School attend schools in the wider community and the association thought it would be fitting to let them (the principals) know that their guidance was Pastor Paul Gallimore said with limited funds, the number of principals honoured was confined to the immediate environs of the church, but it will be an annual event that is expected to grow in succeeding years. The honourees have been principals of schools for periods ranging from one to 27 years. They include Sam Reid, Farm Primary & Junior High; Pearlita Blagrove, LUAJ Tennyson Palmer Basic School; Pamela Drummond, Western Preparatory & Junior High; Lenoval Morle, Albion Primary & Junior High; Dahliah Hewling, Corinaldi Avenue Primary School; Monica Hinds, Montego Bay Infant School; Leroy Panther, Glendevon Primary & Junior High; A.T. Jones, Barracks Road Primary; Nola Morris, Chetwood Primary and Dorothy Smart, retired. In his sermon, Pastor Gallimore commended them for helping to direct the lives of young people and reminded them that, 'Jesus Christ is the way and you should never leave him out of what you are doing'. Changing places Now fully settled into the Sandals culture following his switch from industry rival, SuperClubs, last December, Patrick Drake has been promoted from director of operations at the 296-room Beaches Grande Sport at Ciboney to general manager of the 126-room Beaches Inn Resort in Negril. He takes over from Clive Miller who has been sent up the coast to fill the vacant operations manager position at Ciboney. Lionism in action The work of service clubs continues to be a major factor in the development of communities in which they exist. Over the years, service clubs in Montego Bay have been contributing in various ways to health, education, sports and others. The Lions Club of Montego Bay continues to be a vibrant force within the community after 32 years. With its emphasis on sight conservation, the club has been working with health teams and other Lions clubs to help thousands of adults and children in this vital area. Last year, working in conjunction with their partners from Canada, the Montego Bay club enabled 1,072 eye examinations and dispensed 485 pairs of glasses, at no cost to the recipients. The club also facilitated 41 adults in having surgical operations to remove cataracts. The programme of health care will be continued as a new administration takes over the reins of the Montego Bay Lions Club. Kenneth Hessing assumes the presidency for the administrative year 2001/2 with the support of 1st VP Dennis Scott; 2nd VP John Follett; 3rd VP Carl Jarrett; secretary for the 13th consecutive year, Gladstone Isaacs and treasurer, Oswald Martin. Other members of the new board are: tailtwister, Colin Frankson; lion tamer, Winston Chin; directors Neville Blake, Donovan Gordon, Henry Golaub and Everton Anderson. Crime forum The Rotary Club of Montego Bay East came out in the red with its staging last weekend of a two-day forum on crime, investment and tourism. But, if the information that came out of the event will help the country to overcome the problems identified, it would have been worth it all. Though intended for the wider population, over 60 per cent of participants on both days were police officers drawn from several parishes and departments. Their presence was obviously sanctioned by the hierarchy of the Force and everyone should benefit from the interaction. Over the two days, participants interacted with former New York City police commissioner, William Bratton; former US charge d'affaires at the Embassy in Kingston, Lacy Wright; operations director, public defender, Howard Hamilton; dual security and 'rogue cop' actor, Robert Finzi-Smith; assistant commissioner, C.B. Scarlett; director, Narcotics Division, senior superintendent Carl Williams; superintendent Owen Ellington and attorney Gena Morley. Forum co-ordinator, Gordon Brown, is happy with the connections that have been developed among those who presented papers, the law enforcement agencies and those members of the public who attended. In fact, he says an alliance has now been developed which will enable networking in address crime. He also had commendations for sales and marketing manager, Jackie Sangster, and her team at the Wyndham Rose Hall Beach and Golf Club 'for their commitment to the cause and support of a community event'. A giant He stands 7'2" alongside his wife Kelly, a six-footer and their two daughters who seem to be racing up the ladder to catch up with their parents. He is former Chicago Bulls player, now with the New York Nicks, Luke Longley. This 'giant' arrived in Montego Bay with his family for a few days of rest and relaxation at the Half Moon Club.
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