Posts By: Chetna

Resident Manager Plays Piano

Photo Caption: Resident Manager Plays Piano: Grand lido’s Resident Manager, Joe Issa (seated left), strikes up a tune for guests in the Piano Bar. Mr. Issa is accompanied by Helen Leyden (seated right), Grand Lido’s classical pianist. Standing from left…
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Joe Issa and Rev Ted Dziak

Picture caption: SuperClubs executive vice president Joe Issa (left) and Rev Ted Dziak of St. George’s College share a pleasant moment recently, after taking part in the Holy Cross Scholarship Committee walkathon to raise funds to assist students taking up…
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Cool Alliance

Photo Caption: Could MiPhone’s new CEO Alejandro Guitterez (left) and Cool Corp boss Joe Issa be in the middle of, dare we suggest, a cool moment in Ocho Rios. What with gas prices soaring, somebody better come up with a…
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Maurice Kirk… a warbird wins peace

The story of Maurice Kirk is an amazing ride, interwoven with animals and aeroplanes. Kirk, the veterinarian-cum-pilot, had an emergency landing at the Boscobel Air-Strip in St. Ann after his single- engine World War II warbird J3 Piper Cub US…
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Cool brand penetrating Jamaica

Joe Issa at his Cool Oasis flagship service station in St. Ann’s Bay In a strange way, Joseph (Joe) Issa was handed precisely what he, during his moments of private reflection, used to wish for, when, in June 2003, he…
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At Reggae Sumfest

Picture caption: From left: Ocho Rios businessman Joe Issa, Eric Clarke, Paul Hoo and Asha Issa as they enjoy the festivities at Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, ‘the Vibe City,’ last weekend.   Source: The Gleaner