Maitland Gets CLM TV Media Personality of the Year Award

January 30, 2010

Ajamu Photo: Street Hype¹s publisher and editor, Patrick Maitland (l) accepts CLM TV Media of the Year Personality Awards from (l-r) Anthony Turner, Andrea Bullen and Clement Hume of CLM TV. The presentation took place at the CLM TV 3rd anniversary party at Sylvia's Also Lounge in Harlem last Friday. Maitland who has more than twenty years experience in agriculture, education, public relations, marketing and publishing was credited by CLM for his instigative investigative journalism and hard hitting stories.² He is currently the publisher and editor-in-chief of the popular Street Hype Newspaper.

By Howard Turner

Harlem, NY: Hundreds of Caribbean nationals in New York packed Sylvia’s Also Lounge in Harlem, New York — just a few blocks from where Jamaican national hero Marcus Garvey once operated his Universal Negro Improvement Association, UNIA — to mark the third anniversary celebrations and awards ceremony of Caribbean Lifestyle TV. The gala event, which attracted the who’s who in the Diaspora was a spectacular evening of music, dancing and high fashion.

Patrick Maitland, publisher and editor of the New York-based Street Hype Newspaper was the recipient of the CLM TV Media Person for 2009. Maitland has a solid reputation for investigative journalism and for publishing hard hitting stories that address topical issues affecting the Caribbean Diaspora in NYC. Maitland has a solid reputation for investigative journalism and for publishing hard hitting stories that address topical issues affecting the Caribbean Diaspora in NYC.

Maitland, in accepting his award said, “On behalf of the staff of Street Hype I appreciate the award and I pledge to continue serving the community with reliable and hard hitting stories. We attribute our success to the outstanding support and contribution from our readers and advertisers over the years.” Read more here…

Canadian Tennis Coach Promoting Caribbean Getaways

January 30, 2010

Lionel Eli with 15 year-old student Iman Mulesa at Tam Heather Curling and Tennis Club in Canada.

One of Canada’s top tennis coaches wants to help the Caribbean tourism industry with its sports tourism thrust.

Lionel Eli, a former Barbadian Davis Cup player now based in Toronto, said that in this year’s challenging global economic environment he is prepared to offer his treasured database of sporting clients to the region for the design and promotion of fitness getaways.

The president of the Lionel Eli Tennis Academy, who also is a respected personal trainer and injury therapist, commented, “we believe the Caribbean is the perfect location for North Americans to escape from both the stresses of life and the cold wintry conditions we experience each year … so I look forward to offering tennis and health and wellness packages to our existing database of sporting enthusiasts here in North America.”

This month Eli travels to his native Barbados with an entourage of Canadian tennis players who will participate in a week-long tennis camp, including playing friendly matches with Paragon Tennis Club. Read more here…

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