Andre Jebbinson, Staff Reporter
IT WAS definitely 'woman time' at the National Arena, St. Andrew, on Sunday, when Jamaica's powerful women performed for charity. Some of the nation's most influential professionals performed at the Mustard Seed Communities' benefit concert to raise money for some 400 children.
MC Brenda Cuthbert, CEO of COK Co-operative Credit Union, emerged on stage in Brian Lara cricket get-up, poking fun at the current state of the West Indies cricket team.
HOLY ROLLERS
The Holy Rollers brought the audience back to some real Ole Time Religion, dressed in all-black choir gowns and netted wigs. Christine McDonald of the Jamaican Folk Singers led the quintet in other favourites, such as Born Again, Daniel Saw and I am Under the Rock.
Television Jamaica presenter Carol Francis was accompanied by dancer Orville Hall. Then the National Dance Theatre Company's newest and biggest rival came in the form of the NGDT (National Geriatrics Dance Troupe).
Last year, former Postmaster-General, Blossom O'Meally-Nelson held a Post-Ivan Stress Syndrome clinic, but she is now president of the People Organisation for the Oversight of Parliament Affice. She managed to worked through a malfunctioning microphone.
"Unnu is too disrupt," she said of the uproarious laughter.
BAD AUDIO
The bad audio which plagued the show's first half continued in the second.
Hyacinth Bennett attempted to stage marry another female. There was an objection, however, as "shi deh pan di tape".
Miss Jamaica World 2005, Terri Karelle Griffith, made a spectacular appearance in her national costume, much to the delight of the audience.
The programme ended with a mass rendition of Celine Dion's The Power of the Dream, while choreographer Bert Rose took a bow. Music was provided by In2Nation.
