LET ME SHARE THIS ONE WITH YOU, PM: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller<br />is momentarily detained by Gary Sadler, Sandals vice-president of worldwide<br />sales, who, no doubt, was regaling her with one of his famous impersonations.
June 4, 2015
Portia shines at official rebranding ceremony for Sandals Ochi Beach Resort
The official rebranding ceremony for Sandals Ochi Beach Resort was not only a moment for Sandals boss Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart to shine, but for Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to charm the hundreds in attendance Monday evening in Ocho Rios, the St Ann tourist resort town.
Whether she was flashing her trademark girlish smile, out-running her security detail or hugging the eager guests who lined up to greet her, Madam Prime Minister was at her charismatic best, heavy late-evening rains notwithstanding.
And Jamaica Observer senior photographer Joseph Wellington kept his lens trained on her throughout the night:
DID YOU HEAR<br />THIS ONE,<br />PM? Prime<br />Minister Portia<br />Simpson Miller<br />in a delighted<br />exchange with<br />Sandals CEO<br />Adam Stewart<br />(left) and<br />Chairman<br />Gordon ‘Butch’<br />Stewart at the<br />official<br />rebranding<br />ceremony for<br />Sandals Ochi<br />Beach Resort.
THAT’S A REALLY BIG PAIR OF SCISSORS! Sandals chairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart (third left) jokes about<br />the scissors used to cut the ribbon to symbolically mark the official rebranding of the Sandals Ochi Beach<br />Resort, formerly Sandals Ocho Rios, as Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (fourth left) and Opposition<br />spokesperson on tourism Shahine Robinson join in. Also participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony from left<br />are: Damion Crawford, state minister of tourism; St Ann’s Bay Mayor Desmond Gilmore; Adam Stewart, CEO<br />of Sandals; and Sandals Ochi Beach Resort general manager Ramal Sobrino.
THE RUNNING<br />WOMAN: Jamaican<br />Prime Minister Portia<br />Simpson Miller in full<br />stride as she runs,<br />security detail nowhere<br />in picture, towards the<br />podium to deliver her<br />address at the official<br />rebranding ceremony<br />for the Sandals Ochi<br />Beach Resort.
A BELLYFUL OF LAUGHTER: Whatever Prime Minister Portia<br />Simpson Miller (left) is telling them, Member of Parliament<br />Karl Samuda and his wife enjoy a bellyful of laughter.
