Women Business Owners Networking Event

(l-r) Michael Look Tong Director of Media Services at Flow and Jeanette Lewis Public Relations Manager at Flow listen intently to Carol Pryce CEO of RedBk Jamaica Limited, at the Women Business Owners  networking event held on Thursday April 19 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. At the event executives from Columbus Business Solutions discussed opportunities for data recovery, the use of business internet to find new markets and Columbus' remote IP surveillance for security purposes with over 150 women entrepreneurs.

(l-r) Beverley Thompson, director of residential sales at Flow, chats with  author Dr. Marcia Forbes and Michael Look Tong, director of  media services  at Flow, at the Women Business Owners networking event held on Thursday April 19 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. At the event executives from Columbus Business Solutions, the business arm of Flow, discussed opportunities for embracing technology for business success with over 150 women entrepreneurs

(l-r) Andrea Cowan CEO at Lillian Limited,  Michael Look Tong director of media services at Flow, and Denise Williams, director of government and corporate relations at Flow show their support of females in business at the Women Business Owners  networking event held on Thursday April 19 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. At the event executives from Columbus Business Solutions discussed opportunities for embracing technology for business success with over 150 women entrepreneurs.

Angelica Barrett (left) of Glad Helpers, recently named as one of  “3 to Watch” at Moguls in the Making, receives a Gift Basket from Stephanie Bryan of Columbus Business Solutions which she won at the CBS sponsored  Women Business Owners Networking event held on Thursday April 19 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. At the event executives from Columbus Business Solutions discussed opportunities for embracing technology for business success with over 150 women entrepreneurs who attended the event.

The Business of Sport Goes Live to the World

Jamaica’s sports conference “The Business of Sports” will be observed by a wider audience throughout the region and in North America via a live stream of the entire conference, powered by broadband service provider Flow.   The live stream will enable those who are unable to come to Jamaica to attend in person,  to view the panel discussions and presentations that will be delivered over the 2 days of the conference – May 3 to 4.

 Big names in sports including Bernard Stewart, ESPN Vice President; Ato Boldon NBC Sports Commentator and Olympian; Robbie Earl, ESPN Football Expert and former member of the Reggae Boyz; and Irwin Clare, CEO & Co-Founder of Team Jamaica Bickle who have just marked 18 years of supporting Jamaica’s track and field athletes to the Penn Relays will give presentations at the Conference.  They will cover a range of topics relevant to the development of the sports industry including presentations on marketing and brand building, contracts and legal issues, the psychology of winning, financial management and culture. Presenters include.

 "The Business of Sport International Conference is not simply dialogue on the imperatives of the development and value of sport,” said Christopher Samuda, Chairman of Strategic Corporate Interventions Limited, which is partnering with Carole Beckford & Associates in putting on the Business of Sport international Conference. “It is an enterprise which recognises that sport is an industry and an engine for transforming the way we do business and treat the infinite value of our human athletic capital.”

 Denise Williams, director corporate and government affairs, at Flow reaffirmed the company’s commitment to initiatives that support the development of sport in Jamaica and across the region. “As the technology partner for the Business of Sport Conference, we are pleased to be able to demonstrate how the power of the Flow network enables national and regional efforts to leverage opportunities for the development of various disciplines of sport. Broadband technology facilitates all aspects of sports management including marketing, the exchange of information, training both on and off the field of play and telemedicine applications for diagnosis of injuries and rehabilitation.”

 Carole Beckford, President of the Business of Sport, says that the use of technology to facilitate the discussions around the business of sport is critical. “Our partnership with Flow is significant in communicating the values we have placed in Jamaica as a destination for sport performance and sport business. We plan to reach as many of our stakeholders across the region and the wider world community,” she said.

 Flow has an established history of leveraging its broadband technology to enable sports development and fan engagement.  For the past 2 years, a partnership with international cable channel ESPN to stage football coaching clinics  has introduced over 100 Jamaican coaches and young footballers to iFootball, an online training and assessment tool which enables the development of players’ technical skills and identifies areas for improvement.   Recently, the Flow National Basketball League kicked off the season with a live stream of the opening match and the use of social media channels to provide match reports, schedules and results.

 Leaders in business, commerce and broadcasting from the Jamaican and international sports community gather in Kingston this week for  2^nd staging of this  significant event. The conference is to be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. 

Kingston Pon di River for Flow TV

As activities commemorating Jamaica’s 50^th year of Independence move into high gear, Flow has joined the mission to engage Jamaicans in the historic celebrations. The broadband service provider has partnered with organizers of Kingston Pon Di River, the literary, arts and music festival staged last weekend at Boone Hall Oasis, to produce a feature for broadcast on Flow TV, Channel 100.  

(second left to right) Flow’s public relations manager Jeanette Lewis, Kingston Pon di River organizer Janet Silvera, New York Times Best-selling author Jonathan Eig and Millicent Lynch, of Kingston Pon di River are entertained by Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman (left) at the opening event on Friday, April 27 at Studio 38

The initiative is another in a series that Flow is undertaking as its contribution to the national celebration of Jamaica 50, of which Kingston Pon di River is a part.  “We are delighted that Flow has partnered with us to leverage the power of its network to expand the reach of Kingston Pon di River,” said Dollis Campbell, one of the organizers of the Festival. “The broadcast of Kingston Pon di River on Flow TV will bring the diverse cultural expressions that was on show this weekend to a much wider audience.” 

The Kingston Pon di River feature adds to the impressive line-up of Jamaican productions that are now being aired on Flow TV and available on Flow OnDemand. Current offerings include The Making of Jamaica by Air, Reggae Strong, the animated series Cabbie Chronicles, the film Third World Cop among others.  “Great local programmes are an important part of the wonderful and diverse mix of content that Flow provides,” explains Michael Look Tong, director media services.  “We believe that it is important for Jamaicans to have content with which they can identify. The increasing viewership tells us that our people want to see the local productions and we are proud to be in a position to enable Jamaicans to enjoy the best of our own culture.” 

Kingston Pon di River at Boone Hall Oasis featured a night of drumming on Saturday with presentations of powerful beats and dynamic movement from L’Acadco Drum Xplosion, Latin Roots, Kingston Drummers and Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers. The Festival culminated on Sunday with appearances and presentations by singers, authors, and poets. The lineup includes Jamaican born poet from the US Karen Gibson Roc, Saxophonist Joe Tapper, dub poet Oku Onoura, Alvin Day, Dr. Carolyn Cooper and Desmond McKenzie, M.P., and Errol Lee and the Bare Essentials.