Sagittarians still spicing things up

Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor

As Sagittarians continue celebrating, among those making merry this week are Professor Dr Trevor Munroe; the lovely Kimala Bennett; Karen Kelleher, in Massachusetts; and the fab Rhita Kostali in Bordeaux, France.

Celebrating tomorrow are ceramist and sculptor David Pinto, in Falmouth, Trelawny; singer, entertainer Kevin Clarke, in Montego Bay; the charming Ulla Wyckoff; Bevon Bennett, formerly of Hedonism III, now in the Big Apple; the fab Dahlia McDaniel; the fabulous Lydia Cherry; and Sharon Malcolm, formerly of Spanish Town, now in New York.

On Sunday, the fabulous banker, Maxien Smith; media doyen Tomlin Ellis; designer Lilieth Edwards; Bishop Howard Francis in Lime Hall, St Ann; the affable Dwight Sangster; the fab Shernette Young, now in Freeport, Bahamas; the lovely Gloria Campbell, now in Houston, Texas; the lovely Wayian Smith, in New York; and Edward Brett, in London, England, will all share the same birthday!

On Monday, former prime minister and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, will consider Nomination Day a birthday present, as the firebrand politician celebrates her birthday on the campaign trail. Also celebrating will be Delroy Gordon; the stunning Nurma James; the fabulous dancer Stefanie Thomas; Elsa Thompson, formerly of Coleyville, Manchester, now in Nassau, Bahamas; Stephanie Baker Winchester, formerly of Montego Bay, now in Scarborough, Tobago; Junior Francis, formerly of Ocho Rios, now in Florida; Adrian Smallwood, formerly of Morant Bay, St Thomas, now in Toronto, Canada; Sharon Samuels Sutton Grant, now in Toronto; and the fab Alesha-Nicole Nicholson, formerly of Yallahs, St Thomas, now in London, England.

On Tuesday, among those celebrating will be the stunning Sandra Feanny; Ricardo Gayle; the lovely Khian Hendricks, now in Florida; Kenneth Preces Cyrus, now in New York; and the fabulous Moya Baston, now in Phuket, Thailand.

Come Wednesday, businessman Joseph A. Matalon; multimedia mogul Lennie Little-White; the fabulously talented songbird and composer Della Manley; former hotelier now writer Horace Peterkin; media doyenne Yasmin Peru; businessman Taj Alleyne; the lovely Diane E. McDonald, in Montego Bay; chef Lionel McNeil, formerly of Round Hill; the elegant Jean Fennell, formerly of Morant Bay, St Thomas, now in Loganville, Georgia; the lovely Janice Huey, in New York; the fab Alicia Brown, in New York; the inspirationally fab Shani Fenderson; and former Pulse model, now attorney, D. Franz McFayden, now in Toronto, Canada, will make it an international celebration.

On Thursday, celebrated photographer Janhoi Jaja; artist Viv Logan; the lovely Angela Amir; Craig Oates; the beautiful Catherine Goodhall; and pop dancer and model Romeo Mitchell; and the lovely Heather Gray, in Scarsdale, New York, will share the same birthday!

And belated birthday wishes to the lovely Shelly-Ann Hendrickson, who celebrated on Sunday; business mogul Lascelles Chin, who celebrated on Monday and Douglas Orane, who celebrated yesterday. Many happy returns, y'all, with champagne toasts and beluga treats!

Exemplary couples tower isle

And speaking of fabulous people and places, luvs, there's nothing like a little home-grown vacation to get away from the hustle and bustle and humdrum of the city. And when it comes to getting away, there are precious few places like Couples Tower Isle, here in Destination Jamaica, with the style and élan befitting a world-class destination. Dears, we are talking one fabulous resort here, where the living is easy and the service makes you wanna stay as it really does not get any better than waking up, looking out on the wide expanse of the Caribbean Sea on a Sunday, to be greeted with a knock on the door of your suite, with the resort's bellman deli-vering the bible of Jamaican newspapers from 'The Grand Olde Lady of North Street' - The Sunday Gleaner!

Service so fab makes one's stay simply memorable, and then some. So, little wonder that Couples Tower Isle keeps on racking up international awards! Each Couples Resort is a magical symphony of style and service and is an unsurpassed model of the all-inclusive resort, perfected by Issa and boldly designed to incorporate as much national cultural characteristics and regional inspiration to create a harmonic sense of nature and authentic Jamaican spirit. Little wonder that the resort chain enjoys one of the best repeat businesses in the industry.

Couples Tower Isle copped the top award at Virgin Holidays 'Awards of Excellence' 2011, beating all its competitors for the coveted Gold Award for Best Hotel in the Caribbean and Mexico, CEO of Couples Resort, Glenn Lawrence, collecting the award (read more on D4). And still speaking of fabulous places and happening people, executive chef Mark Cole, formerly of Hedonism III, is now at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

Former Miss Universe, the still stunning and leggy Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago, jetted into the island recently for a few days of R&R, and was spotted over in Ocho Rios before taking leave of our shores. And it seems that the New Year's Eve celebrations and all other major social shindigs around that time are now on hold, pending the post-election climate.