Posts Tagged: Grand Lido

Grand Lido, Crown Jewel of the Issa Dynasty

Before former U.S. Ambassador Lauren Lawrence left Jamaican shores to lead the Central American Action Committee, we spoke about Jamaica’s future. He leaned forward, his voice dropped to a confidential level. “There are dynasties to be made here,” he intoned. The…
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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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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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RED CARPET FOR LUCKY NUMBER 500

Recently the Grand Lido hotel in Negril has had 500 and more reasons to celebrate. The hotel received its 500th repeat guests for 1991 and the red carpet was rolled out for a lucky couple who had that lucky number….
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Lido resort sets a fast Negril pace

Negril – Jamaica’s north coast playground, famed for its relaxed attitude, its sun and its fine beached, has a new resort that epitomizes the Negril attitude and offers a new standard of holiday enjoyment for guests of all ages. The…
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Just wanna have fun

Photo Caption: All abroad with the girls that “just wanna have fun”: The Good Girls were recently guests on Grand Lido’s 147 ft. yacht, the M/Y Zein, and were entertained by Grand Lido’s resident manager, Joe Issa (second left)  …
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