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Half Moon hosts environmental fair Over 70 students and eight exhibitors participated in Half Moon's environmental fair and poster competition held in celebration of National Environment Week. Under the theme 'Earth 119: Greening the Planet to Address Climate', the environmental fair comprised a poster competition that challenged students to depict their interpretation of the theme by submitting original, hand-produced posters. Posters were judged based on originality, creativity and relevance to theme. Goodwill All-Age, located in Goodwill, St James, bagged the coveted first-place prize and secured for themselves $9,000 and a trophy, while John Rollins Success Primary, St James, settled for second place with $7,000 and a trophy. Vaughnsfield Primary, from Vaughnsfield, St James, wound up the top three, earning $5,000 along with a trophy. Guest speaker Dr Dayne Buddo, marine biologist and University of the West Indies lecturer, encouraged the students to adopt positive environmental practices and heighten their awareness of issues affecting the environment. "I want to encourage each of you to plant one tree before next week. It may seem like a small exercise but it's a very important one that we must do to sustain the environment," Dr Buddo said. He also stressed that, with the severe weather conditions being reported around the world, it is clear that climate change is a reality and all persons need to do all they can to contribute to the preservation of the environment. Included among the exhibitors were the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, the National Environmental and Planning Agency, Jamaica Tourist Board, Eco Lab, Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Urban Development Corporation, and Ecological Technologies. hospitalityjamaica@gleaner jm.com … racks up international awards Half Moon has once again been singled out as among the best, this time by three international organisations. The United Kingdom's Business Destination magazine recognised Half Moon as one of the Best Luxury Hotels 2010 and the resort's 68,000 square foot spa Fern Tree, The Spa at Half Moon as Best Luxury Spa, at the company's recently held 2010 Travel Awards. Additionally, Celebrated Living, the magazine for American Airlines' premium class passengers, for the sixth consecutive year, named Half Moon among the Top 10 Caribbean Resorts, recognising Half Moon's new teen centre - Hype Zone - and spinning studio, as well as Fern Tree's complimentary spa sampler. Similarly, the Association of Travel Marketing Executives has selected Half Moon as the winner of the Green Innovation Award for the resort's pioneering and continued environmental and sustainable tourism programmes. "We are proud of each of these achievements," said Richard Whitfield, Half Moon's managing director. "They are tributes to the tireless work of our team to maintain and improve the resort, deliver impeccable service and create an experience that entices our guests to return year after year."
A Green Globe-certified resort, Half Moon is situated on a crescent-shaped white-sand beach, with 198 rooms, suites and cottages, as well as 33 four-, five-, six- and seven-bedroom villas; each with a private butler, cook and housekeeper, swimming pool and two golf carts. Green practices at Half Moon include a towel re-use programme where old beach towels are recycled into wash rags for cleaning; shredded papers used as packing materials for guests returning home with craft items; sawdust from the furniture shop sent to the Equestrian Centre for horse bedding; horse manure used to condition soil in the nursery gardens; waste oil sent to factories to be used in the manufacturing of poultry feed, and low-energy light bulbs utilised throughout the entire property. |
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