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A night of celebration for Manchester business leaders
A FEW GOOD MEN: (From left) X.clusive promoters Garth Walker, Pierre Goubault, Jermaine Brown,Deane Shepherd, Greg Christian, Phillip Palmer, and Carlos Phillpotts pause for a photo op.
Central, News, Regional
January 27, 2013

A night of celebration for Manchester business leaders

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — It was a packed room at the Golf View Hotel here recently as the Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) hosted its Annual Awards and Banquet.

A diverse audience, including former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson, was entertained by Fab 5 band, and given a glimpse of the work of the Chamber as it strives to fulfill its mandate as the “united voice” of the business community.

The honourees were: S&G Road Surfacing Materials — construction; West Indies Alumina company (WINDALCO) — community impact; Exclusive Dental Care — customer service; Dr Stephen Mungal-Singh — health; restaurateur Merveline Hanson — hospitality; Bank of Nova Scotia — banking and finance; Jamaica National Small Business Loans — visionary; Baking Enterprises Limited — manufacturer; Treasure Box Jewellers — entrepreneur; Vicbern Aluminium and Asphalt Roofing — family business of the year; Fontana Pharmacy — business of the year; while Northern Caribbean University (NCU) received a separate award for education and technology.

Chamber president Wendy Freckleton, who is now completing her second term at the helm of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, reported on a number of successes during the past year and emphasised that the work would continue.

She cited the opening of MegaMart Wholesale Club in teh Manchester capital, which operators say will generate over 200 jobs, and increased community outreach efforts as major highlights for the organisation.

Freckleton said the Chamber’s future plans include a drive to earn city status for Mandeville, as well as its development as a university town and a base for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

With financial help from light and power company Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the Chamber delivered on a promise to the Manchester police and handed over “three high-quality, heavy-duty mountain bikes” to assist them in carrying out their duties.

Other sponsors for the evening included Scotia Investments, Jamaica Observer, MegaMart Wholesale Club and DigicelBusiness Solutions.

Businessman Trevor Heaven copped the gate prize of a ticket for two to a Caribbean Airlines destination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merveline Hanson (left) accepts the hospitality awardfrom Wendy Hamm-McLean of the Manchester Co-operativeCredit Union.
Television Jamaica correspondent Courtney Morganreceives a special award from Chamber presidentWendy Freckleton. (Photos: Gregory Bennett)
(From left) RashidiThomas, director ofgovernmentregulations andeconomicdevelopment at theChamber; PeterBunting, Minister ofNational Security andMP for CentralManchester; MarlonNesbeth,Superintendent forManchester; WendyFreckleton, presidentof the ManchesterChamber of Commerce;and Kelly Tomblin ofJPS share lens time asthe mountain bikeswere donated tothe police.
Dr Mark Edwards (left) and his wife Princess, winners of the customerservice award, with Hilroy Nelson from Ranger Security.
Mandeville businessman Trevor Heaven collects the gate prizefrom sales executive at Caribbean Airlines Delia Bennett.
Victor Dixon Jr of Vicbern Aluminium & Asphalt Roofing received the Family Businessof the Year award from Vanessa Scott, VP of sales and service at Scotia Investments.
Janet Billings-Frith (left), business banking manager at ScotiaBank, collects anaward on behalf of her company from Chamber member Jodi Ming.

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