Posts Categorized: Achievements

Joe Issa the man with the Midas touch

Sixteen (16) months ago Joe Issa arrived at Couples Resort from Grand Lido the jewel of the Super Clubs chain of Hotels. In that time Joe established a warm working relationship with the staff at Couples, built around a 1990’s…
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Phi Beta Kappa members join an honored tradition

Forty Holy Cross College students were inducted into the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at ceremonies Wednesday. The inductees from Holy Cross are: Barbara M. Acton, Wilmette, III.; Paul H. Anderson, Winona, Minn.; David M. Banach, Auburn; Darlene E….
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Business Leader Awards

Photo Caption: Five of the nine nominees (representing eight companies) line up for photo. From left: Joe Issa, executive chairman of the Cool Group; Marc Melville, executive and capital partner in Chukka Caribbean Adventures and Tropical Battery and who shares…
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Cool Group at the Business Observer Awards

Photo caption: Members of Joe Issa’s Cool Group. From left: Blain Gonzalves, general manager for Cool Oasis chain of service stations; Freddie Marsh, general manager of Cool Bags, the plastic bag manufacturing company; Karoline Smith, manager of Cool Marts; and…
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Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine 2003 “Best of the Caribbean”: Readers Choice Awards

It was an intimate, understated affair at The Talk of the Town, Jamaica Pegasus, on Shrove Tuesday evening, as Sue Gilman, publisher Caribbean Travel and Life; Guy Britton Associate publisher/Territory manager, Caribbean Travel; Tourism and Industry minister Aloun Assamba, JTB chairman…
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Hedonism II does it again!: First hotel to win major awards four years in a row

Superclubs Hedonism II in Negril has once again come out on top at the recently held Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Culinary Arts Competition. The Hedonism II culinary team managed to capture 34 medals and awards through its hard work…
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