Gleaner's 2007 Hot list

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Chester Francis' 2007 - HOTLISTS
published: Friday | January 11, 2008


( L - R ) Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell

YEAR's TOP personalities

Asafa Powell: Man of the Year - A world-class performer who showed his mettle.

Veronica Campbell: Woman of the Year - Lifted the national spirits at a time when they were sagging.

Abe Dabdoub: The balance of power rests on his legal challenge.

John Issa: Unimpeachable character. Unflappable grace!

Derrick Mahfood: Changing the face of Kingston.

Kingsley Cooper: Showed he understood the concept of 'conflict of interest'.

Ambassador Jesùs Silva: Distinguished himself by facilitating investment and dialogue between Spainand Jamaica.

Contractor General Greg Christie: Demanded accountability from those not accustomed to giving it!

Josef Forstmayr: Hotelier of the year.


Kingsley Cooper


Spanish Ambassador Jesùs Silva


Abe Dabdoub


Contractor General Greg Christie


Josef Forstmayr

Year's BigGest winners




Bounty Killer: Earned bragging and laughing rights to the Beenie/D'Angel fiasco.


Lisa Hanna: Under-rated political newcomer who out-performed her detractors.


Yendi Phillipps: International goodwill ambassador.


James Robertson: Given the benefit of the doubt

Audrey Chin: Empowering women and relationships.

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The biggest movers and shakers ... and losers of '07
published: Friday | January 11, 2008




Danville Walker: Became the news in the midst of the election campaign.



Kern Spencer: Suffered a severe loss of face and dignity.



Michael Lee Chin: Financial empire.



Chris Blackwell: World-class leverage.



Aida Issa: Social arbiter and power player.



Rex Nettleford: International cultural icon.



Kenny Benjamin: Financial and social clout.



Maurice Facey: Corporate titan.

Tony Hart: Pillar of rectitude.

Dennis Lalor: Power broker extraordinaire.



Michelle Rollins: North Coast power house and tourism ambassador at large.



Desmond Blades: Silent corporate giant.

P.J. Patterson: Dream of a one-party state dominated by the PNP went up in smoke.



Gassan Azan: Should be reminded of the old maxim: 'Th by great men ...'



Joan Gordon-Webley: The decent voters outnumbered the riff-raff.



Professor Dr. Trevor Munroe: dropped the ball.

Denzel 'Wizzy' McDonald: Went up against the PNP establishment and lost badly.

Aloun Asamba: The story of her untimely exit from the political arena is yet to be told.



Earl Witter: Seems not to have received the memo advising him we are in the 21st century.

Beenie Man: What a 'poppy-show'!



Prof. Rex Nettleford

MICHAEL LEE CHIN

MICHELLE ROLLINS

Aida ISSA

P.J. PATTERSON

JOAN GORDON-WEBLEY

GASSAN AZAN

EARL WITTER

DANVILLE WALKER

DENNIS LALOR

DESMOND BLADES

CHRIS BLACKWELL

ALOUN ASSAMBA

KERN SPENCER