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Stakeholders can benefit from Lauderhill, Florida – Falmouth, Trelawny SISTER CITY SOCIALS MIXERS in Falmouth, JAMAICA

Falmouth, Trelawny, Jamaica,  2011— Ras Astor Black, the liaison for the Lauderhill Sister City to Falmouth extend an invitation Jamaicans in business, culture and arts to come to Falmouth, Trelawny to explore opportunities on Friendays from 4pm until.

Share your BUSINESS OPORTUNITY in a social mixer style (networking) at the Rock Wharf – CARIBATIK- on Falmouth's famous Luminous Lagoon.

Lauderhill Sister City International Social Mix-up at the Rock Wharf – CARIBATIK - every Friday  from 4:00PM to promote and strengthen economic and cultural development between Lauderhill, Florida and Sister City Falmouth.

These weekly Friday evening “meet and greets” mixers will also be broadcast on both FREEiRADIO  www.freeiradio.net and soon on 88.9FM plus BobArtsTV locally; three broadcasting mediums licensed and operated by The Bob Marley School for the Arts Institute also located in Falmouth.
Stake-holders to benefit from these mixers are:
· Citizens Associations
· Community Cultural Leaders
· Government Elected Persons
· Security Personals
· Educators in Culture and Business
· Individuals looking for USA Partnership (auto biz, attractions, bike rentals, transportation, etc)

Rock Wharf – CARIBATIK - Falmouth's famous Luminous Lagoon
FRIDAY 4PM EVERY WEEK
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Lauderhill, Florida and Falmouth, Trelawny officially became Sister Cities on September 29, 2006. Some of the primary objectives of the pairing of the two cities have been to foster better relations in sports, education, health and culture as well as to further economic development in trade and business ventures and to improve investments and linkages to benefit both municipalities. The two cities share some commonalities, such as Lauderhill being home to one of the highest concentration of Jamaican-Caribbean people in South Florida, which has made the paring of the two cities a mutually beneficial partnership for both communities. Falmouth has also recently undergone major redevelopment particularly in the area of tourism, with the opening of the new cruise ship pier and soon-to-be-home of the Royal Caribbean cruise-lines megaship Oasis of the Seas.

Sister Cities International was founded in the USA in 1956. It is a non-profit network that creates and strengthens partnerships between the United States and international communities. There are currently more than 2,000 cities, states and counties partnered in 136 countries around the world. Other cities in Jamaica which have been partnered with US cities include, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Portmore and St. Ann.The organization’s mission is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation — one individual, one community at a time.” The organization’s stated goals are to:

• Develop municipal partnerships between U.S. cities, counties, and states and similar jurisdictions in other nations.
• Provide opportunities for city officials and citizens to experience and explore other cultures through long-term community partnerships.
• Create an atmosphere in which economic and community development can be implemented and strengthened.
• Stimulate environments through which communities will creatively learn, work, and solve problems together through reciprocal cultural, educational, municipal, business, professional and technical exchanges and projects.
• Collaborate with organizations in the United States and other countries which share similar goals

These mixers will take place every Friday from 4:00pm at the Rock Wharf – CARIBATIK - located on Falmouth's famous Luminous Lagoon. .

 For more information contact Ras Astor Black at the contact information listed above.

TODAY

 
CAPTION

By Kent Reid, courtesy Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean is leaking a few more details and some visuals of its new, $170 million port, Historic Falmouth Jamaica, now expected to open in January, after a year's delay.

On President and CEO Adam Goldstein's blog, Craig Milan, Royal Caribbean's senior vice president of Land Operations and President of Royal Celebrity Tours, calls the port a "marquee destination."

He says the port will be done up in classic Georgian style and predicts passengers arriving there "will feel like they are in the old world of the Caribbean and find themselves availed of numerous shopping and authentic dining opportunities."

Royal Caribbean has been working for three years in collaboration with the Port Authority of Jamaica to create the new cruise destination, located on the North coast of Jamaica midway between Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.

The 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas will begin calling there in March, but the port will begin to take ships the first of the year, beginning with the Navigator of the Seas, Milan says.

"Originally we had planned to open this port at the same time as Oasis arrived into Port Everglades but as is often the case with really big projects, it has taken somewhat longer than we originally anticipated. But we are no less excited by the prospect for the development," he says.

The project was designed by thematic designer Idea Group of Orlando, and Milan says it recreates the character of the 1769 town, once the original port of Jamaica. Falmouth was also where many slaves were brought to the New World and, for a time, the world's leading exporter for sugar and rum, Milan says. He adds that Royal Caribbean expects the new port to have a profound impact on the town of Falmouth, in a good way.

"As the phases of the port are implemented the new state-of-the-art port will blend into the old town. It is anticipated that the remaining designated historic buildings in the community will gradually be restored."

Milan says passengers arriving in Falmouth will be able to book shore excursion options in both Ocho Rios and Montego Bay, and will also find options if they choose to hangout in Falmouth.

"Historic Falmouth will blend well into the local town and will seamlessly allow our guests to experience one of the true treasures of Jamaica." --Fran Golden

  History of Falmouth, Jamaica

Falmouth, capital of the Parish of Trelawny, is situated on Jamaica’s north coast near

Founded by Thomas Reid in 1769, Falmouth flourished as a county seat and market center for the Parish of Trelawny for forty years.  Jamaica had become the world's leading sugar producer. The town was named after the birthplace of  His Excellency Sir William Trelawny, Falmouth, Cornwall, England, and is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved historic towns.

Falmouth compares well with  Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia in the United States.  Falmouth was meticulously planned from the start, with wide streets in a regular grid, adequate water supply, and public buildings. Interestingly, Falmouth received piped water before New York City.

During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Falmouth was one of the busiest ports in Jamaica.  It was home to masons, carpenters, tavern-keepers, mariners, planters and others. It was a wealthy town in a wealthy parish with a rich racial mix. This was the heyday of King Sugar.  Within the parish, nearly one hundred plantations were actively manufacturing sugar and rum for export to England.  Jamaica had become the world's leading sugar producer.   In Falmouth Harbor as many as 30 tall-ships could be seen on any given day, delivering goods and slaves, and loading their holds with rum and sugar manufactured on nearby plantations.

Starting in 1840, Falmouth’s post-emancipation fortunes as a commercial center declined.  This decline and lack of support for development has left many of its early buildings standing.   The streets are lined with many small houses known for their unique fretwork and windows, major merchant and planter complexes, and commercial buildings, all dating from 1790 to 1840.

While Falmouth saw little commercial advancement after the 1840’s, houses continued to be built. The town’s buildings, the old and the not so old, make up the historic townscape of Falmouth.  These shared characteristics weave the varied building styles into a distinctive pattern of early Jamaican architecture, and a critical mass of each variety makes the town an unusually distinctive place.

Within the Falmouth Historic District lies the largest intact collection of  Georgian buildings – unparalleled in the entire Caribbean.  There survive many small houses known for their unique gingerbread fretwork and jalousie windows, major merchant and planter complexes, and commercial buildings, all dating from 1769 to 1840.

Market Street is lined with the largest coherent group of colonnaded commercial buildings in Jamaica.   This contrasts dramatically with Falmouth’s residential areas, where rich and poor lived close to one another in a common pre-industrial manner. As a result, there are small wooden houses and brick Georgian mansions scattered throughout what is now officially designated as the Falmouth Historic District.

Today, a visit to Falmouth is like a walk through history: every house, every corner, and every street is filled with stories of Jamaica’s rich history.

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