But the ultimate show-stopper was Beres Hammond who turned in the type of short, complete performance that persons would have paid to see. About halfway through the performance when he asked 'how me a gwaan?' the response was unequivocal as they urged him to continue. He performed such hits as S
, which had a few guests vacating their seats and taking to the aisles to move.
Guests included Stanley Ellis, Peter Lindo, Stephanie Hare, Dorothy Duncan, Greg Webster, Michelle Wilson-Reynolds, Camille Taylor, Winsome Callum, Millicent Lynch, Ingrid Scott, Juliet Green, Nicole Lacey, Stacey Aiken, Janet Farrow, Nordia Henry, André Wilson, Wayne Miller, Sandra Shirley, Geron Francis, Chevonese Dacres, Shekeenah Mitchell, David Crawford, Sebastian Ogden, Franklyn Francis, Carmen Tipling, Kent LaCroix, Dawn Green, Suzette Rochester, Mark Thomas, Erica James-King, Charmaine Smith, Hugh Duffus, Carolyn Long, Kerry-Ann Parkins, Peta-Gaye Walker, Sade Forbes, Nickolaus Price, Veronica Lovindeer, Susan Fox, Novlette Harris, Norman Walker, Trevor King, Karen Watson-Pink, Yanique Forbes and Peter Graham.
That's mine again? might be what Adrian Robinson (left) of Marketing Counselors is saying to Christopher Barnes, deputy managing director of The Gleaner, of the Top Billing Award trophy.
Jean Lewis (left) and Phyllis Doolan (centre) of Lindo FCB engage Seprod's Marcia Kitson-Walters in conversation.
PRO Communications boss Jean Lowrie-Chin (right) and Tanya Pringle watch the proceedings.
Ryan Mack (right) of GraceKennedy engages Radcliffe Daley of First Global Bank (FGB) (left) while Leighton Smith of FGB meets Kaydeon Thomas of Singer.
Either they're exchanging notes or they're sharing contacts, but both Christopher Barnes, deputy managing director of The Gleaner, and Cable and Wireless' Nasma Chin were caught up in the technology.
Gleaner Deputy Advertising Manager Nordia Craig (right) greets Karen Phillips (left) and Ann-Marie Minott Williams from Cable and Wireless.
The big man, Beres Hammond, enters the gathering to thunderous applause.
GraceKennedy's David Reid heeds the words of Guardian Life's Klao Bell-Lewis.
Sylvia and Calvin Lyn of Lyn's Funeral Home greet Winston Roman Jr of Roman's Funeral Home.
Radcliffe Daley (left) of First Global Bank converses with CGR's Andrew Rousseau.
Gleaner Company Secretary Collin Bourne (left), and Print and Plant Manager Ian Roxburgh listen keenly to Margaret Williams of D.C. Tavares.
