This email is lovingly delivered to you by Wellesley Gayle (that's me) and my-island-jamaica.com. If you like it, please do me (and your friends) a favour and share it with them. My-Island-Jamaica Digest Ezine #94: June 30, 2015
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Howdie ,
Thanks a million to you and my 5,000+ targeted email subscribers who continue to challenge, motivate and inspire me.
And if you completed the survey I posted last month, well, a "double thanks" to you my friend :-)
By the way , I hope you like this new newsletter format?
I've worked hard at it so I truly hope you do :-) (let me know)
Before I begin, I must tell you that I had the joy of meeting yet another of my ardent fans. This time June Lyons (and her daughter) from USA!
I already met up with them twice since last week and is looking forward to link them this Wednesday again. They even stopped by my house! (nice) I just picked some fresh lemon grass from my backyard for them to bring back to the family in the states.
Okay, Okay, back to the real stuff,
And so (as usual), we'll start with our DID YOU KNOW... |
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... that Jamaica is ranked in the top five wedding destinations in the world?
Oh yes. It is right up there with Las Vegas, Hawaii, Bahamas and the US.
Source: The Ultimate Guide To Getting Married In Jamaica
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Heritage Trail At Lovers' Leap |
It you know anything about the story of Lovers' Leap, you'll be happy to hear this!
Ironically, it was just a few days ago I
was talking about this same place with June and her daughter who are here visiting. Her daughter had a great interest in visiting this historic attraction.
I'll be watching the developments so I can share with you, so stay tuned to my updates please.
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Reggae Sumfest Is On! Adding $9M |
Jamaica, and Mobay in particular, comes alive this summer with the annual staging of what they call the greatest reggae show on earth!
What caught my attention though was the fact that the city stands to earn
approximately $9 million USD from it! Amazing!
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The rehabilitated, 705-room, Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica is slated for a soft opening on July 11.
Making the disclosure, Vice
President of Playa Resorts Management, the parent company for Moon Palace Jamaica Grande, Gibran Chapur, told JIS News that the resort is very close to being completed and that bookings are being taken.
The property was formerly the Sunset Jamaica Grande.
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Di 'Dutchie' - With Pumpkin Soup |
A few days ago, I shared this photo of a traditional Jamaican dutchie (cooking pot) with a tasty looking pumpkin soup... scotch bonnet pepper sitting pretty at the top!
Well I tell you, it created some great excitement, and I
dear say some salivating too.
Here is the photo on our Facebook fan page.
Please join in and add a comment :-)
(You
may need to sign in to facebook to comment on it) |
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Yeah, what 'thyme' indeed!
I bet you didn't know that Jamaican thyme had so much health benefits?
Here is an article about thyme that we recently posted on the
site. Thanks again to Crystal for helping me with the detailed research.
Learn and enjoy! |
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And by the way, I continue to share the latest via a special mail out.
Meet Rocky!
A Trusted Jamaican Tour Guide & Cab Driver |
A year ago when I toyed with the idea of getting partners for my site, this guy, Rocky and his wife (Roxanne) gave me the confidence.
They believed in the site and has stuck with us since!
Click Here to see my review of Rocky's business.
Today with have 5 and counting, as in addition to those we reached out to, we are also getting direct inquires about how to become a sponsor.
But we are very careful
in selecting partners (small or large companies) .
You have my promise not to lose focus of our core purpose - to be a trustworthy information hub of all good things Jamaican.
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That's all :-) Short, sweet and spicy :-) Enjoy the rest of your day now .
As usual, keep your comments coming, I love getting 'em :-)
Regards,
P.S. Please be sure to forward this edition to your friends or those you think could use this information.
They'll be thanking you for years to come :-)
P.P.S.
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