All this month, Jamaican patties from the Bronx-based Golden Krust Bakery and Grill chain will be pretty in pink for a serious cause: the fight against breast cancer.
To support the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the eatery’s patties will be wrapped in pink packaging with specially made patty boxes and paper wrappers with crimson bows for its “Eat for the Cause” initiative.
In addition to the visual reminders, the 19-year-old chain will donate a portion of its chicken patty sales to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The specially wrapped patties will be sold at Golden Krust stores nationwide from January 1-31.
For more about Golden Krust, visit www.goldenkrustbakery.com. For information on the National Breast Cancer Foundation, visit www.nationalbreastcancer.org.
The market is up
Despite economic woes worldwide, registrations are up for the Caribbean Marketplace 2009 conference, sponsored by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.
Association officials said registrations for buyer and supplier delegates have increased 6 percent over the same period last year. They said close to 1,000 delegates have signed up so far for the confab, which will be held Jan. 18-20 in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, in conjunction with the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association and the St. Lucia Tourist Board.
Buyers and suppliers of travel-related services and goods will meet at the event, which boasts a special initiative to plan for buyer-to-seller sessions via computerized appointments. For information on the conference, visit www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com.
Wedded bliss for less
With a little help, love does conquer all - including an economic recession, says the Anguilla Tourist Board, which is kicking off a special “Wedding OFF the Rocks” package next month.
Brides, grooms, friends and families are invited to take part in the travel special, which offers couples the wedding ceremony and the wedding night free at one of the island’s affordable Charming Escapes Collection properties.
The special elopement packages are available from January 5 through March 31, 2009. Guests must book a minimum of four nights to qualify for the “Wedding OFF the Rocks” package, which also includes discounts for family and friends, a civil ceremony, champagne and wedding cake.
For information on the “Wedding OFF the Rocks” Packages, call the Anguilla Tourist Board at 877-4-ANGUILLA, or visit www.anguilla-vacation.com.
Caribbean Images hosts gala
Caribbean Images TV will be holding its formal Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Award Dinner Dance and the 2009 event will celebrate Barack Obama’s presidential win.
The affair will be held in Brooklyn on January 17 at the Paradise Manor, 51 Avenue U, starting at 8 p.m.
There will be live performances by guest artists, including E-Uneek, an art exhibit and music by DJ Vice.
The Caribbean Images television show, starring host Peter Pouchon, covers news, entertainment, culture, sports, social and political issues from New York and the Caribbean. It airs on WNYX-TV channels 26 and 77 on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m., and on BCAT Cable TV channels 34 and 67 Saturday 6 p.m.
For information, call 718-693-0848, send e-mail to caribtvpp@caribbean imagestv.com or visit their Web site, www.caribbeanimagestv.com.
Roots album release
Known for working with Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailing Souls and others, reggae artist and producer Linval Thompson has released his long-anticipated roots album.
“Ghetto Living,” Thompson’s first album in 15 years, was released last week on iTunes on his Thompson Sound Jamaica label in cooperation with digital music distribution giant Zojak World Wide. The album’s worldwide release to online vendors will take place on January 15. The work features Thompson’s clever social commentary and music by the Hand Cart Band.
Visit www.myspace.com/linvalthompsonsound or www.zojakworldwide.com for information.
This column is reprinted from the December 14 Sunday editions of The New York Daily News. If you have items suitable for this column please e-mail them to jmccallister@nydailynews.com.
