From left: United States Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson, Jennifer Lim, Jamaica's ambassador to Washington Anthony Johnson, Keisha Phipps and Pamela Johnson, executive director of the American Friends of Jamaica, at the gala. - Contributed

From left: Father Richard Ho Lung, former United States Ambassador Sue Cobb, presi-dent of the American Friends of Jamaica, and Phillip Gore, chairman of Gore Develop-ments, at last Saturday's South Florida Gala and Auction. - Contributed

Jean Lowrie-Chin, managing director, PROComm, and Noel Julius, first vice-president, Nurses' Association of Jamaica, cut the cake at the press briefing of International Nurses' Day and launch of National Nurses' Week at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Monday. - Junior Dowie/Staff Photographer

Usain Bolt (second left), the world's second fastest man, gives The Gleaner's editor-in-chief, Garfield Grandison (second right), and Jenni Campbell (left), managing editor, a lot to laugh about during his visit to our North Street offices yesterday. Accompanying Bolt is Yvonne Wilks, Digicel's head of corporate affairs. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

Marcia Duncan, a member of staff at Glenmuir High School, poses for our photographer at the Glenmuir honour awards for its retired teachers at the school's auditorium, last Saturday. - Nathaniel Stewart/Freelance Photographer

Marcia Forbes and husband Richard are out to congratulate their friend, Security Minister Trevor MacMillan at his swearing in as government senator and minister of national security at King's House, yesterday. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer