Today, Jamaica welcomes a new governor general and his first lady to King's House. Their family, friends and associates have journeyed from far and near to share the memorable occasion. Mrs Allen will take a break from her customary two-piece suit, but we will keep the colour a secret. She will wear her hair in an updo, and, being a lover of beautiful shoes, those too will be special. CVM Television held its big awards function and G2K also partied on Tuesday night.

Dr Patrick Allen smiled warmly and cheered as he listened to the words of a citation read about his wife Patricia Allen, at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, where he received the honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service, last Tuesday. - Contributed

A fabulous Kamila McDonald shows her style at CVM Television's People's Choice Awards.

Singer CeCile (right) was among the first persons to get one of the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 handsets from LIME. Store manager, Ricky Collings (left), and LIME's vice-president, business development and sales planning, Xesus Johnston, gave her a quick lesson on its use. The songbird was given one of the new phones when she visited LIME's Lifestyle Store in Half-Way Tree, recently. - Contributed

Dominique Williams (left) and Mickie-Anne Brydson provided a warm welcome for guests at Monday's launch of the 2009 Mitsubishi Montero Sport at South Camp Road in Kingston.