Sun | Nov 10, 2024

COPA reception at Rose Hall

Published:Friday | April 4, 2014 | 12:00 AM
Pause
From left: Doris Morgan, wife of prominent western Jamaica-based attorney Clayton Morgan, with Paula and Oliver Townsend, operators of Knutsford Express; and businesswoman Denise Dear. - Photos by Mark Titus
Conrad Robinson, of JAMPRO western region, gets cosy with his wife, Claudell.
From left: Speaker of the House of Representatives Michael Peart, with Mexican senator, Diva Hadamira and State Minister in the Industry Investment and Commerce, Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, during the 27th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Confederation of Parliaments of the Americas (COPA) and Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, at Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay last Saturday.
1
2
3

Mark Titus, Gleaner Writer

The Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay, former home of the legendary Annie Palmer, was the perfect setting for an evening of fun and relaxation, as delegates attending the 27th meeting of the executive committee of the Confederation of Parliaments of the Americas (COPA) and the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, were fêted Jamaican style.

Labelled Jamaica Night, the simple-yet-elegant affair showcased Jamaican food, music and culture, while entertainment was provided by the Montego Bay Boys and Girls' Club band who delivered an entertaining set.

Host

Hosted by Speaker of the House of Representatives Michael Peart, the reception was even more enthralling because of the mystery and intimacy associated with the property. Guests could not resist the temptation to take a tour of the infamous mansion.

It was the first time Jamaica was hosting the annual COPA meetings, whose membership includes representatives from Belize, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.