THE WEEKLY GLEANER | SEPTEMBER 12 - OCTOBER 12, 2024 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | NEWS 10 JEANETTE DOREEN HoSang, co-founder of Royal Caribbean Bakery (RCB) and Caribbean Food Delights (CFD), died on Friday, August 30 at the age of 78. The family said Jeanette died at home after a long battle with kidney and heart-related diseases. Jeanette and husband, Vincent HoSang, formed Royal Caribbean Bakery and Caribbean Food Delights some 46 years ago, where she served as president of RCB and vice-president of CFD. Other companies they owned include JerkQ’zine and the Vincent HoSang Family Foundation. “Mrs HoSang has left an incredible legacy, and her spirit will live on in our hearts and here at work. She is remembered as a visionary leader, wife, devoted mother, grandmother and friend who will be deeply missed. May her soul rest in peace,” her family and staff said in a statement. Family and friends are invited to Pleasant Manor Funeral Home, Inc. 575 Columbus Avenue – Thornwood, New York 10594 on Friday, September 13 from 4- 8pm for visitation. Religious services and tributes will be offered on Saturday, September 14 at (location to be announced) - visitation will be from 10- 11am, religious services and tributes will begin at 11am. Following the services she will be laid to rest in her family’s mausoleum at The Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York at 1:15pm. Services and tributes for the late Jeanette HoSang Jeanette Doreen HoSang ONTARIO, CANADA: APPLICATIONS ARE now open for the 2024 edition of the Denise Jones Memorial Award for the Performing Arts and will close on September 30. Jamaica-born businesswoman, the late Denise Jones, with her husband, Allan Jones, co-founded Jones and Jones Productions, the largest black-owned company in Canada, specialising in event management, marketing, and promotion. She passed away on December 3, 2020. A former student of Titchfield High School, and daughter of Portland, she was well-known as a fearless champion of Jamaican culture and Reggae music. A release from the Titchfield Past Students Association of Ontario noted that ‘many reggae artistes, and others in the entertainment industry, benefitted from Denise’s mentorship and her ability to open doors where none previously existed’. The Denise Jones Memorial Award, it said, was established in 2023 to continue Denise’s mentorship by providing financial assistance for a Titchfield student who has exhibited the same love and talent for the performing arts that she had. The award is presented with the collaboration of the Jones Family/Jones and Jones Group.’ The donors have commended the two beneficiaries of the inaugural award for continuing Jones’ legacy of excellence. The release describes Mikhayla Brown, the 2023 awardee as: “An exceptionally talented young lady, she has been blazing her own trail in dance, speech, and drama, amassing several medals and awards from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). She has just completed her first year at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA). Continuing to set the bar high, Mikhayla was one of a select few firstyear students cast in the March 2024 production of the Children’s Theatre Workshop’s ‘Riding Haas’ and ‘Dog & Iguana’, playing the role of Anansi. This is notable because first-year students are seldom cast in productions.” Awardee Kemar Haughton was also recognised for his growth and commitment to the performing arts. The release continued: “Kemar has garnered medals from JCDC for speech, drama and playing drums. Like Mikhayla, Kemar has just completed his first year at Edna Manley. He was also one of the first year students selected for this year’s production of the Children’s Theatre Workshop. We wish Mikhayla and Kemar continued success and look forward to their future accomplishments. The association expressed thanks to those who made donations in Jones’ memory, and invited people to visit its website at tpsaontario@gmail.com for more information on the memorial award. Applications open for memorial award Kemar Haughton Mikhayla Brown CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Denise Jones FILE DONOR GROUP COMMENDS BENEFICIARIES OF THE DENISE JONES MEMORIAL AWARD FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ‘Mrs HoSang has left an incredible legacy, and her spirit will live on in our hearts and here at work. She is remembered as a visionary leader, wife, devoted mother, grandmother and friend who will be deeply missed.’
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